Oath of Citizenship

The Rise of Napoleon At the age of nine, Napoleon Bonaparte was sent to France to train for his military career. Napoleon rose quickly in the ranks during the French revolution. He drove British forces out of the French port of Toulon in December 1793. Bonaparte captured most of northern Italy and continued to defeat the Austrians. Napoleon’s plan to weaken British trade through an Egyptian campaign failed miserably. To prevent word of his defeat spreading, he censored the press. Napoleon’s…

Spartans lifestyle was controlled by Sparta’s government. This is often notorous compared to modern lifestyle. Sparta was a state of warriors. Sparta’s government used to play major role for Spartan’s fate. After the messian war in 730 BCE,Sparta conquired it’s neighbor Messenia and messenians(Used to call Helots) became slave of Spartans. Messenia’s land was distributed among Spartan warriors who participated in the war and Helots were assigned into farming and other shameful…

If people and religious groups want to stop abortion, they should turn to methods that do work. These include comprehensive sex education and safe, affordable contraceptives. Unfortunately, as illogical as it sounds, the people who are most against abortion are also often most against these preventative measures. If they truly wanted to reduce the number of abortions that occur, they would embrace these methods. Although abortion rates have dropped over the years, that does not necessarily mean…

announced the proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. Ultimately allowing southern states rejoin the Union and then if a minimum ten percent of those who balloted during the 1860 election took the oath of allegiance to the Union and to accept emancipation. Lincoln did not target southerners to take the oath such as confederate officers and military officials. Those people would have to apply for a presidential pardon. Along with confederate military officials, african americans were…

After the war, the victorious northern states enforced the 13th amendment (abolition of slavery), 14th amendment (everyone born in the United States is a citizen or has equal citizenship) and 15th amendment (granted the right for African Americans to vote). These amendments shared powers to decide or input laws in the country. Indeed, changing routines seem to be possible for some people and not acceptable to others in the same country or region. This mindset of changing routines may be the same…

involving ten years in the White House, Richard Clarke brings a remarkably extensive perspective on the United States’ struggles to battle terrorism both on the home front and abroad. Clarke discusses how he, like other government employees, made the oath and swore to protect the nation, “against all enemies” (). With this preface, he leads into the essence…

ROE V. WADE 2 Roe V. Wade: A Woman’s Right To Choose The case that made abortion legal was the Roe v. Wade case that acquired a lot of controversy. In many cases of the women’s right to choose most people believed it to be wrong to…

SPARTAN POLITICAL ORGANISATION: Additionally, the Lycurgan reforms brought forward a new system of government. Ancient historians Plato and Polybius, described this new form of government as a mix of democratic, monarchist, and oligarchist systems, comprised of multiple organs. The government consisted of the Ekklesia, an assembly for all Spartiates over thirty years of age; the Gerousia, an exclusive body of thirty senior Spartiates; the Ephorate, consisting of five ephors elected by the…

Abe Lincoln is Dead, and You are not Free: The Memphis Riot of 1866 and Its Roots in the Social Upheaval of the Reconstruction Nathin J. Birkrem Abstract On 1 May 1866 in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, an altercation between black Union soldiers and Memphis police officers started a chain reaction that eventually brought about what has come to be known as the Memphis Riots of 1866. The group of amicably intoxicated soldiers reacted negatively when told by a small group of officers to break…

Although he remained in the Union during the Civil War, his real loyalty was to the South. During his presidency, Johnson passed policies that helped former rebels and attempted to override policies that helped former slaves transition from bondage to citizenship. Johnson’s reluctance to support African American interests, and his willingness to help former Confederates made him the worst president in history for advancing the African American agenda.Growing up in the South,…