Republics

1. This background paper will educate on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s history of political violence and economic exploitation. Throughout its history, the region now called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been plagued with political upheaval and human rights violations. The nation possesses immense natural recourses, the cultivation of which attracts domestic and foreign influence to the country. 2. The history of Western involvement in the Congo region consists…

This history study will define the exclusive rights of governmental representation through the development of citizenship in the early Roman Republic. In the early Roman Republic, the fall of the monarchy provided a new way to interpret citizenship that provided a broader range of legal rights to the ruling classes. The “patricians” define an early example of the development of citizenship to grant specific governmental rights of representation, which dominated Roman society as a type oligarchic…

to the ability of a person. Within the book Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland there were some instances where it highlights such things being portrayed, as there were common men who would come into higher power through their skills and abilities. As there were some Romans who had a thirst for power and an unending ambition, that eventually leads to the fall of the Roman Empire. The Republic of Rome was a meritocracy as people would gain power depending on their skills…

Standing Out Against the Crowd During the Roman Republic under Augustus, Horace and Juvenal harshly scrutinize the immoral actions of the Roman people in their works, the Third Satire, and Satires: The Third Satire. Throughout the Roman Empire, Horace believes that the Roman disrespect and negligence of the gods "have brought many sorrows to suffering Italy". Horace easily recognizes the decline of Rome and dedicates himself to the moral crusades of Augustus to redirect the Roman people because…

World Studies Period 7 Mrs. Mann The Roman Republic and the Common Good By, Samantha Schmitz Introduction Ancient Rome is known to be a powerful and well put together civilization that was somewhat meeting the common good. The reason that Ancient Rome was a successful city was because they had a republic. A republic is a democracy where the people of Rome get to choose their leaders. The city had a huge population with a strong government. They had the five meanings of government, which were…

The current turmoil in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is arguably the greatest example of the unintended consequences of human greed and cruelty. The DRC had every potential to flourish, with enormous mineral reserves, a lush, tropical climate, and access to trade routes through the coast and the Congo River. The legacy of European colonialism in the country lead to disaster, however, and the Congo’s untapped potential remains untapped, as the country remains unstable, destitute, and…

Rome was wildly known for their success, but what was the reason they were so successful? Rome’s political institutions have a lot to with the great success and expansion and the ability to control so many territories. I feel the separation of power, the location and the desire for expansion is the reason for the great success in the Roman Empire. I will look at the Primary Source, The Roman Constitution by Polybius, The visual source of The Geographic and Cultural Environment. Rome had a…

Construction, Corruption, and Destruction Political agendas differ starkly throughout Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus and his Roman Republic. By analyzing the actions, opinions, and rhetoric of the individuals within their political groups, we gain a better understanding of the story’s three fundamental ideological pursuits, each represented by Spartacus, Crassus, and Gracchus. Spartacus and his slaves have the single mission of escaping Rome and returning home. Crassus and his followers seek to…

athletes and politicians. I learned more about famous people heard of and I also learned about new people I have never even heard of before. I also learned a ton of new things about the Chinese Government. I never knew that there was a People’s Republic of China and the Imperial China. Lastly, I learned a lot about chinese culture. Its culture including its language was fastinating and interesting. I was amazed and facinated by the statues, temples and other places its people created like the…

destruction of the Roman Republic. While Julius was a complicated man, he was a favorite to many in Rome, this made it difficult for people to truly decide whether or not his actions were the cause. (Bedoyere, 260) Because of Julius Caesar’s conflict with Pompey, his emergence into dictatorship, and his assassination, I believe Julius was responsible for the destruction of the Roman Republic. When Julius was a child, he was born into a patrician Roman family. (99, Brice) The Roman Republic…