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    Define: estate – a division of three groups in France’s society based on wealth, status, and occupation before the French Revolution old regime – the political and social system of France in the 18th century before the Revolution republic – a government in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch émigré - a person who fled from France due to opposition to or fear of the French Revolution (referred to…

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    Under the guidance of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, Germany underwent a slow evolution that targeted racial minorities during the nineteen-thirties. Striving to create a racially pure, Hitler stressed the creation of a new, Aryan community. By dominating every aspect of societal life, the Nazi regime promised to stabilize Germany’s economy through employment opportunities, militarization, and land seizures. Furthermore, they advocated for reinstating Germany to her former, pre-Treaty of…

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    With over two million deaths caused by brutal murders and torture and the total corruption of the Cambodian government. The Khmer Rouge Regime has become one of the dangerous and the top greatest injustice the human kind has ever faced in history. This great injustice all began with Pol Pot. Pol Pot was born in northern Cambodia in 1925. Like all great evil leaders Pol Pot (young age) was an excellent student was an intellectual person, who got scholarships to go to any school he chose…

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    The beginning of the French Revolution marked the end of the Old Regime. During the Enlightenment, Rousseau developed the idea of ruling by the “General Will.” His ideas influenced the people that the use of an absolute monarchy was unethical. As a result, on August 24, 1789, the nobles and clergy of France lost their privileges by the National Assembly. The French Revolution is an outcome of the combination of the bankruptcy of France, the inequality of the Estates, and the slaughtering at the…

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    Abuses of the Marcos Regime Martial law is the most ruthless way to extend one’s presidency in a nation. Ferdinand Marcos made the young activists and concerned citizens look like rebels that are trying to ruin our nation. He made it as a reason to impose martial law in our country. But before the imposing of martial law many significant events happened in our country. After he won his election to for presidency in 1965, he planned numerous projects that would definitely boost our economy.…

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    Your Toxic Beauty Regime Kiara Ventura’s “Your Toxic Beauty Regime” gives us insight on the beauty industry and the products that they sell are harmful. These beauty industries are putting harmful chemicals in the products to sell to the masses and doesnt care if it kills them. So, we as consumers need to be aware of indgredients used in our beauty routine to protect ourselves. Ventura’s main argument in this essay is to make us readers aware of everday items we use for personal hygiene. She…

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    authoritarian regimes such as in early European history. Legislatures in authoritarian governments have very little real political power and often serve to maintain political parties and help provide legitimacy for the authoritarian government. As seen in Timothy Colton’s book on Russia, the legislature of the Soviet Union was controlled by the authoritarian leader and was used to suppress criticism of the regime, maintain party strength through rigged elections, to gain legitimacy of the…

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    The Dehumanization of Jews by Hitler and the Nazi Regime Hitler and his Nazi regime used effective tactics to dehumanize and degrade the Jewish people, and reduced them to nothing but small beings that they could then rid themselves of. Some of these tactics were small, and some of the tactics were large. No matter the size, all of these tactics were completely inhumane and horrifying. Sadly, they also all took place in the book Night, by Elie Wiesel. His memoir can attest to how…

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    determined optimism, despite lampooning it through a series of unfortunate events, is a critique of Voltaire’s own argument. This can be proven by explaining the religious and social critiques of the book with relevance to the Enlightenment and Old Regime. In Candide, the characters must overcome many struggles, including rape, torture, shipwrecks and earthquakes. Their situations are exacerbated by the unending nature of their misfortunes, seemingly coming one after another after another. The…

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    In Vega's case, the court is likely to find that Jones was not willful or wanton disregard of Vega's safety because Texas law seems to have a high standard and Vega does not have any evidence which may show that Jones had actual knowledge that Nelly's such tendency would cause injury or potential of danger. Vega's case is very smiler to Young. In Young, like McKim knew but failed to warn Young that the horse was mistreated before and gelded freshly, in Vega's case, Jones also knew but failed to…

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