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- 2751: Rome
- ... of Italy by the Meditterranian Sea.(3:289) The city of Rome was founded, according to the legend, by Romulus in 753 BC. Remus and Romulus were two mythological sons of Mars, the god of war. "T hrough military expansion and colonizations, and by granting citizenship to conquered tribes, the city joined all of Italy south of the Po in the 100-year period before 268 BC." First, the Latin and ... democratic features added in the fourth and fifth centuries BC, deteriorated under the pressures of empire and class conflict (Gracchus brothers, social reformers, murdere d 133,121; slave revolts 135,73). After a series of civil wars (Marius vs. Sulla 88-82, Caeser vs. Pompey 49-45, triumvirate vs. Caesar's assassins 44-43, Antony vs. Octavian 32-30), the empire came under the rule or a defined monarch (first emperor ... local self-rule in provincial cities were su pplanted by a vast tax-collecting bureaucracyin the 3d and 4th centuries. The legal rights of women, children, and slaves were strenghtened."(1:721) Roman innovations in civil engineering included water mills, windmills, and rotary mills and the use of cement that hardened under water. Monumental architechture (baths, theaters, apartment houses) relied on the arch and dome. "The network of roads (some ...
- 2752: Hamlet: Hamlet Resembles A Real Person
- ... ghost is telling the truth or not. If Hamlet had killed Claudius solely on the ghost's advice, he would certainly have been tried and put to death himself. There would probably have been a war to choose the new king. Being the humanitarian that he is, and taking account of his responsibilities as a prince and future king, Hamlet most likely would want to avoid civil war. Even though Claudius is a murderer, and probably not as noble a king as Hamlet's father was, he is still a king. He brings order to Denmark. Hamlet does not wish to plunge ...
- 2753: Andrew Jackson
- ... At this time his political career looked over. In 1814 Jackson was a Major General in the Tennessee Militia, here he was ordered to march against the Creek Indians (who were pro-British in the war of 1812). His goal was achieved at Horseshoe Bend in March of 1814. Eventually he forced All Indians from the area. His victory's impressed some people in Washington and Jackson was put in command of the defense of New Orleans. This show of American strength made Americans feel proud after a war filled with military defeats. Jackson was given the nickname "Old Hickory", and was treated as a national hero. In 1817 he was ordered against the Seminole Indians. He pushed them back into Spanish Florida and ... system of "rotation in office." This was used to protect the American people from a development of a long-standing political group by removing long-term office holders. His enemies accused him of corruption of civil service for political reasons. However, I think that it was used to insure loyalty of the people in his administration. States rights played an important part in Jackson's policy's as president. In ...
- 2754: Facts That Lead To Poverty: Th
- ... last several years and have meant that many families are unable to purchase sufficient amounts of bread, sugar, or other basic commodities Throughout the continent, SAPs have called for the reduction of the often-bloated civil service sector, triggering widespread urban unemployment, and have also prescribed repeated currency devaluation, thus reducing the purchasing power of consumers. (Reeves p.124) The third factor that triggers hunger is the militarization Africa. Throughout the years, in wars were fought inside and outside the lands of Africa. These wars had negatively weakened the production of the people. War turns farmlands into battle zones, removes able-bodied producers from the agricultural sector, disrupts transport and marketing, and directs the bulk of foreign exchange earnings to the military. (Reeves p.111) As wars continue to spread throughout the lands, people turn to refugees and try to seek the way out of the war-zones. This flow of refugees will contribute more hunger inside Africa. The problem of refugees also increases the unemployment rate as people are unable to work stable and continue to perform at one cite. ...
- 2755: Capital Punishment
- ... speaking of love and the nature of an ideal spiritual community. Love of this kind abandons the right to kill another in self-defense and will refuse absolutely to kill enemies even in a just war. If made into a social ethic, it requires the poor to sacrifice for the rich, the sick to sacrifice for the healthy, the oppressed to sacrifice for the oppressor. It allows the neighbor to be ... and will repel if possible any denial of ones own right to be fully human in every respect. Against the pacifist, ethical love would justify killing in self-defense and killing enemies in a just war when non-lethal alternatives are unavailable. They are necessary and tragic emergency means here and now to stop present and ongoing violence. Capital punishment is opposed since the crime has already been committed, and isolation ... but it cannot be the day to day standard for ordinary life even in the family or the church. Can Christian love in the ethical sense be an appropriate norm for a large, secular, pluralistic, civil society? Can unconditional love for the other that regards the welfare of the neighbor equal with ones own be the ideal expected of the citizens of New York or the United States? Surely, to ...
- 2756: Paul L. Dunbar
- ... 1872 in Dayton, OH. His mother Matilda, was a former slave and his father Joshua had escaped slavery and served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and the 5th Massachusetts Colored Calvary Regiment during the Civil war (online). Joshua and Matilda separated in 1874. Dunbar came from a poor family. After his father left, his mother supported the family by working as a washerwoman. One of the families she worked for was ... time. Even though many of his poems convey the life of personal vision with no attention to racial or social detail, a lot of his poems celebrate the black tradition. They eulogize black heroes in war or peace; praise whites who have helped the cause of black liberation, while condemning those who perpetrate injustices towards blacks; defend the black community and satirize racist institutions. We Wear the Mask and Ode ...
- 2757: The Search for a Better Tax System
- ... complicated, intimidating, and paycheck draining process we have come to accept today. Prior to 1913 people lived and worked relatively free from the hassles of federal income taxes (Tyson 8). With the exception of the Civil War income tax, signed in by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 (abandoned ten years later), most of the revenue collected by the federal government was levied on goods such as liquor, tobacco, and imports (Tyson 8). Starting ... was wanted by the British tax ministry for evading what would be millions of dollars in taxes today. He "enraged the British tax bureau by signing the Declaration of Independence first" (Adams 29) During World War II, taxes were increased for upper income earners from seven percent to seventy-seven percent (Adams 211). Interestingly though, tax revenues remained about the same. One explanation for this is given in Charles Adams ...
- 2758: John Wilkes Booth
- ... became an important part of U.S. history because he was the first person to assassinate a U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln. John Wilkes Booth approved of slavery and sympathized with the south in the civil war and believed that Lincoln was responsible for the war.
- 2759: Was Sir Tomas More's Decision Correct?
- ... his country. He believed that in order for his line to continue he must have a male heir. He also thought that if there was not a male heir when he died there would be civil war. Henry's push to instate himself as supreme head of the church was in fact a way of protecting national security. Thus for More to stand in the way of the Kings attempt to prevent war, he was being treasonous and in the opinion of the state his decision was fatally incorrect. More's family (mainly Alice) had a hard time coming to terms with his decision. Alice thought that ...
- 2760: Jimmy Carter: The 39th President of the United States
- ... Hubert Humphrey, who had been elected vice president of the United States. He remained a senator for about fourteen years. As a senator, he was known for voting on bills such as in favor for civil rights, consumer protection, education reform, and political campaign financing reform. In 1976, at Jimmy's request, the Democratic National Convention nominated Walter for vice president (Grolier 1) (World Book 235). III. The election campaign was ... order to ahcieve a more limited but workable arms control treaty. Jimmy's biggest problems were with Congress, which was less susceptible to party discipline and presidentail direction than in the years before the Vietnam War and Watergate. He had little politcal credit with senators and representatives, having in effect run against them during his presidential campaign. His inexperienced assistants on Capitol Ill failed lto confer adequately with congressional leaders. Carter ... wouldn't be valued as one of our greatest, either. He came into office at a tough time, after Watergate, Vietnam, before great technological advances and had to deal with problems such as the Cold War and hostage situations in the Middle East, over oil. The farmboy from Georgia will always be optimistic and remain as one of our better presidents. Works Cited Church, George J. "A Peace Here, A ...
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