Republics

1. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country with a vast amount of resources and potential, yet it has suffered greatly. It is important to look into the country with a full comprehension of its past, in order to fully understand its current status. DRC cultural domains will be examined beginning with history and myth, followed by family and kinship and finally the United States’ interest in DRC. 2. Beginning, in 1908, the then-Republic of the Congo (RC) was established as an…

a beautiful April. The year was 2012 and my mother wanted to fly to Dominican Republic for the spring break as usual. She bought the flights for April 5th to the 12th. I was thirteen years old, but had a mind and an appearance of an older person. Nobody could 've said I was younger than 16. It had been four summers in New York with my father. It was about time I got out. When I finally arrived in The Dominican Republic, I felt so alive. As you exit the airplane, you could already smell the…

“Houston was courageous, sensible, and practical. He was right far more than he was wrong, and he never hesitated to oppose mass opinion so long as there was a chance of converting it to his own way of thinking” (Campbell xii). These are the words Randolph Campbell uses in the preface to set the tone for the way he is going to discuss Sam Houston for the rest of the book. Campbell’s opinion and view of Houston is highly romanticized and idealistic. Although he does admit that Houston does have…

Introduction The Senate of Rome was the first actual representation of republic system around the world and played a pivotal role in Roman politics, it transformed from the advisory agency to the most authoritative political power of Rome. On the other hand, the senate not only make great influences and important decisions for Rome, but served as the foundation of the modern republic system. In this extent, it is vitally important to understand the history of the Roman Senate in order to…

The Communist party is the one party in control currently, created in 1921 the communist party of china finally accepted the people’s republic of china in 1949 after years of armed struggle. The Party's 85-million membership makes it the largest political party on earth. Every important choice affecting China is first debated and permitted by a handful of men who sit on the party's Political Bureau or Politburo which is the nexus of all rule in this land of 1.3 billion. The 25-member Politburo…

Chinese Republic and the Soviet Union. During the rise of the Communist Chinese Republic, the Soviet Union had already gained status as a World Power. As a result, Chairman Mao idolized the Soviet empire, and utilized it as a model for the Chinese Republic. In order to attain a similar empire to the Soviet Union, the Communist Chinese Republic required a great deal of foreign aid. Therefore, in order to support the expansion of communism, the Soviet Union provided funds to the Chinese Republic.…

The Tragic Hero, Marcus Junius BrutusMarcus Junius Brutus often referred to as Brutus, was a politician of the late Roman Republic. After beingadopted by his uncle he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, but eventually returned to usinghis original name. He took a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.Brutus was close to General Julius Caesar, the leader of the Populis faction. However, Caesar's attempts to assume greater power for himself put him at greater odds with the…

Julius Caesar- dictator of the late Roman Republic, and Nicholas II- last tsar of Russia under the Romanov Rule were both abdicated from their throne. Caesar was a long standing politician and general who made his way up the political latter through strong leadership and influence among the Roman citizens. Nicholas II was the son of Alexander III, who inherited the throne after his father died in 1894. Though Nicholas received an extensive education, he failed to comprehend politics and…

Within the People’s Republic of China, Chairman Mao Zedong during the latter years of his reign, mid-1960’s to mid-1970’s, implemented a series of reforms that attempted to further guide China towards a socialist society vis-à-vis a communist society. These reforms that Mao implemented were in regards to the increase corruption found within local leadership and underdevelopment found within villages, for example: Chen Village. Chen Village, a village within the People’s Republic of China,…

1. Why was the rule of the Chinese Republic so brief? The rule of the Chinese Republic was so brief because General Yuan Shikai tended to be dictator, despite the Nationalist Party’s efforts to spread Western influences in China. When Yuan was president of the new Chinese Republic, he did not fully comprehend the Western ideas being introduced to China. On the other hand, the Nationalist Party advocated for these Western ideas. However, Yuan promoted traditional manners such restoring Confucian…