Imperialism
.... world war?
My opinion is that Imperialism is a natural phenomenon occuring in social species. I mean, look at ants... they'll take over other nests and steal the eggs to eliminate competition and give themselves a boost. It's survival. Humans are that way, only more complex and less instinctive. That in no way makes imperialism right... but it does remove some blame from Europeans. The world powers had a "right" to take the land because they said that they did, and back then, as now, supreme rule ma .....
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The Secret Service
.... making presidential protection a Secret Service responsibility.
The Secret Service has also been assigned other protective duties. These assignments included providing security for the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Gutenberg Bible, and other valuable documents during World War II. Additionally they have provided protection for a number of foreign leaders who visited the U.S. during World War II as well as protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" while on exhibi .....
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Juvenile Crime And Prevention
.... Policy Seminar was that the "first presumption of policies and programs should be to support and supplement family functioning, rather than substituting for family functioning." 40
Testifying to the Little Hoover Commission about the proper state role, the California Youth Authority said that while history shows that the juvenile justice system has been a shared state-local responsibility, prevention activities have been primarily local activities:
The state role is limited to advising, evaluat .....
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Essay On The F.B.I.
.... agents investigated violations of mainly bankruptcy frauds, antitrust crime, and neutrality violation. During World War One, the Bureau was given the responsibility of investigating espionage, sabotage, sedition (resistance against lawful authority), and draft violations. The passage of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act in 1919 further broadened the Bureau's jurisdiction.
After the passage of Prohibition in 1920, the gangster era began, bringing about a whole new type of crime. Criminals engaged in .....
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Should Defense Spending Be Decreased
.... war with Russia, the United States should not need to spend as much money as it had in the past to protect against a threat that no longer existed. Anti-missile defense systems could be eliminated or scaled back, fewer troops would need to be kept on alert, and antiquated hardware could be destroyed and need not be replaced. The Center for Defense Information, a Washington D.C. think tank, points out that the US was able to defeat Iraq in 1991 using only 17 percent of active and reserve personnel an .....
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Condemnation Of The Church And Foreign Intervention
.... who are not involved in the church and government from obtaining power.
In the film Maria Candelaria teh film portrays the power of the church when Jose and Maria wish to marry but they cannot afford the cost that is required by the church. I think this illustrates the power of the church because if one cannot afford to pay thefee they cannot marry that not event the poorest peasants can escape its grip. A scene with the blessing of the animals also portrays how the grip and influence, the scene has .....
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Importance Of Capital Punishment
.... be legalized in all states, because it is morally just and it will deter crime.
The many opponents of capital punishment who are against it feel that the death penalty is not a deterrent and that it is barbariaertic of the past. It has no place in a civilized society today. One of the biggest arguments against capital punishment is people feel that it violates the eighth amendment which forbids cruel and unusual punishment. People against Capital Punishment believe the death penalty .....
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The Writing Of The Bill Of Rights
.... also argued that a state tax was unfair since each state was different with different needs. Yet another argument was the new central government would be far away from the people and that a small number of representatives would lead to the election of the wealthy and well known, and that would lead to a national power.
Madison one of the many Federalists stated that in a small republic, tyranny could be much easier to accomplish since it would be easier to dominate others, unlike in a large republic .....
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Checks And Balances In The Government
.... For example, on August 5, 1974 it was discovered that President Richard Nixon had ordered the FBI to stop the infamous investigation of Watergate. That is when the legislative and judicial branches would come into play because the crimes that were committed by Nixon were grounds for impeachment. As stated on the Constitution of the United States it is the duty of Congress to impeach and remove the president, if necessary. If President Nixon would not have resigned on August 9, 1974, impeachme .....
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Why The Crucible?
.... He accused each and every one of them of being a communist or having communist ties. The only catch was that those who were accused, in most cases, were not even communists. He realized that after World War II, the whole nation was afraid that communists would overtake the country. McCarthy did not know much about communism, but he used it to scare people. He told them that if they were not careful, communists would take over the country. Soon after, a committee was formed called the House Co .....
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Wilson’s “War Message”; Bush’s “War With Iraq”
.... selfish objectives, seeking nothing for ourselves but what we wish to share with all free peoples…”
Bush: “Our goal is not the conquest of Iraq. It is the liberation of Kuwait.”
These statements each emphasize the unselfishness of the American people in their addition to the war effort. Both Wilson and Bush are highlighting the fact that the wars they are going to fight are not America’s wars, but that America is willing to help for the greater good of humankind.
Wilson: “We shall fight for the thin .....
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Government Spending & Budget
.... Meanwhile, an ABC poll from November reported that over 70% of those polled disapprove of the current performance by Congress, and most blamed politicians for failure to take action (Cloud 3709). These accusations of failure to follow through come with historical proof that Congress and Clinton have failed to compromise and resolve the issue. After all, current budget plans are dependent on somewhat unrealistic predictions of avoiding such catastrophes as recession, national disasters, etc., and in .....
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Canadian Immigration
.... depending on the resources the group brought with them. Those immigrants who made the journey to America on their own freewill with economic resources found that it was much easier to find good jobs than those immigrants with less than such freewill and resources. Small business opportunities unfortunately were not available for most immigrants. The English created colonies and forced land from the native people. The English also established a form of capitalism. During this same time Africans were se .....
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Absolute Monarchs
.... Frederick construction program beautified Berlin with new churches and huge public buildings. He also established an academy of Sciences. Tsar Peter I was the only one of the autocrats to build an entirely new capital, called ST. Petersburg.
Policies were implemented to establish precedence. Louis XIV implemented polices to expand Frances’s frontiers and to assert his superiority over other European states. In the early 1680s, Louis adopted the Marquis aim and asserted his right to a s .....
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Conscription In Canada
.... anayway ? France herself was no better ; she had deserted her Canadians a century and a half ago, had left them in the snow and ice along the St. Lawernce surrounded by their enemies, had later murdered her anoited king and turned athiest... if a people deserted God they were punished for it, and France was being punished now. " 1This sort of sentiment was one that was shared by many French Candiens. French-English relations were already suffering and continued to do so before World War 1. But the bigge .....
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