Republics

its republic, one of the most democratic places in the world. Democracy, of course, is a government in which people can vote to select/elect a leader. Romans had a government which allowed (essentially) all men to vote. Their republic lasted from 509-27 B.C. The Romans’ total democracy was built off of assemblies, voting, and legislative powers given to the citizens. Assemblies were one of the biggest parts of the Roman Republic.…

A question gone unanswered by the man who promised an explanation, “What actually does makes a republic tick?”. Joseph Epstein, in his very poorly named article “Machiavelli Explains What Makes Republics Tick”, does not actually talk about a republic, but instead ecompasess the quinecential Machiavellian style in order to give readers a proper understanding of the classic era without reading the work firsthand. Rather than focusing solely on the content of Machiavelli’s masterpieces, he instead…

Haiti and the Dominican Republic Haiti and the Dominican Republic: two isolated countries divided by a border on one small island. The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic breeds hatred, discrimination and racism stemming from a long, blood-filled history. Geographically close to one another, the countries remain psychologically separate, distinguished by an intangible boundary edified by the Dominican dictator Trujillo. Trujillo’s proclamations of antihaitismo and Dominican…

innovator for new technology advances, and political revolutions. Following WWI, the Weimar Republic underwent economic depression as well as political pressures due to the amounts of political parties trying to take power; insecurity of the people is reflected in the culture through music and visual art movements. High unemployment and war debt contributed to the immense economic depression of the Weimar republic. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that imposed Germany to pay for the…

factor that may have weakness the Weimar Republic. The Social classes and modernism shaped the Weimar Republic. The social classes were poor, working and rich class. Depending on the class, the class related to either Right or Left party. Moreover, the rich class did support Right party. Which it means, The Right had an advantage economically. Hence, the Left had the most support from poor and working class (middle class). But, it seem the Weimar Republic needed more than people support. The…

In the late Roman Republic, the external expansion of early Rome was a surprise to many. The era of the great expansion of Roman power and civilization is the era of the Roman Republic, in which its Senate ruled Rome and its assembly, which were establishments, formed at the beginning of the monarchy. The Republic had a history of many conflicts, aiding the Republic in becoming so powerful, thus making Rome become unstoppable. But as we all know from the conflicts that aroused in the past with…

There was not just one cause the downfall of the Roman Republic. Social and political problems, fast expansion, and corruption among the powerful had a huge effect on the fall of the roman republic. Some people say that the Roman Republic began in 509 B.C. with the end of the Roman monarchy in 27 B.C. One of the many issues that caused the falling of the republic was corruption in the government. Rome used to be democracy, Rome put power into the hands of many few (beard,2011). Only the rich…

problems? The Dominican Republic is blaming Haitians for their problems. They are blaming them for job loss and food loss. It seems like history is repeating itself. In 1937, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo did an ethnic cleansing and kicked out all the Haitians and dark-skinned Dominicans who did not know how to say the word “perejil.” Once again the Dominican Republic is hiding the cruel reality of a racist act by using excuses. Haitians should not be deported from the Dominican Republic because they…

The Roman republic was formed on the backbone of having a formidable army, consisting of several legions that pooled their numbers from all parts of the Republic. The sheer size of the Roman army, approximately 300,000 soldiers, made them unrivalled in the region. This numerical superiority significantly aided them in their conquests, leading to victories more often than not. The triumphant conquest of territories strengthened the power of Rome’s ruling elites, and brought about an increase in…

Ever since its establishment in in 1918, the Weimar republic appeared as though it was doomed to fail. It was created in the midst of vast and widespread political and social unrest as a result of the war. The Weimar republic was ultimately destined to be an unstable form of government due to the difficult economic circumstances facing Germany in the post war era; the violence that occurred from the extreme political left and the extreme political right. Firstly, it can be argued that one of the…