The term “Manifest Destiny” refers to the belief that white Americans must expand across the North American continent and that such expansion was ordained by God. The United States would act as the diffuser of Protestant Christianity and Jacksonian Democracy to as many people as possible. Because of this doctrine, several different presidents, particularly John Tyler and James K. Polk,...
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According to Armstrong (2001), “Training is a systematic process of knowledge, skills, and attitudes given by an individual to perform accurately to a given task or job”. Merriam-Webster dictionary (2014), The term ‘training' indicates the process of planned programs and procedures undertaken for the improvement of an employee’s performance in terms of his attitude, skills, knowledge, and behavior. These training...
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Walt Whitman (1819–1892) was the greatest American poet and his classic volume 'Leaves of Grass' was considered both a radical departure from convention and a literary masterpiece. Whitman, who had been a printer in his youth and worked as a journalist while also writing poetry, viewed himself as a new type of American artist. His free verse poems celebrated the...
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Was Cleisthenes’ role as a reformer of Athenian political institutions a significant one or not? In this essay, I propose to show the significance of Cleisthenes’ role as a reformer in Athens through his extension of power to the common people which further led to their involvement in political and governmental issues resulting later in the development of democracy. Cleisthenes...
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There is no denying the great influence the Ancient Greeks had on the Western world. History remembers Ancient Greece for its monumental contributions to art, and military strategy, and essential for creating the democratic societies that paved the way for our founding fathers. The ways in which these ancient civilizations functioned fascinate historians and philosophers alike. This particular part of...
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In Greek Lives, Plutarch allows us to learn about, and understand, the lives of several interesting and important historical figures from Ancient Greece. In these biographies, we learn about their rise, their power, their deaths, and the insight all of these figures had. Of the seven men Plutarch talks about, I found Lycurgus, Cimon, Pericles, and Alexander the most interesting....
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Democracy for everyone According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, there are some rules for every citizen around the world. For example, every human is allowed to live free from discrimination. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is seen as one of the milestones in the history of documents. It specifies all the rules for human life. Article 21...
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Once taking the time to think, one realizes that the ancient Greeks, especially the city-state of Athens, have affected nearly every facet of life. Athenian innovation continues to impact everyday American life. The Athenians are the basis of the American education system. They pioneered mathematics, philosophy, science, and the practice of medicine. Maybe the greatest single idea America learned from...
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The United States of America is a union of countries that teamed up to provide a consistent means of protection from outside threats and give us more economic power, more specifically at the time of the British King George III. We act as a country now, sort of, but we are not a true country, which causes much of the...
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The essay’s argument is that a strong and united republic would be more effective than the independent states at controlling “factions” – groups of citizens united by some cause “adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the… interests of the community.” In other words, there were groups that had radical ideas that weren’t good for everyone. Factions are...
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Introduction The terms "democracy" and "republic" often evoke images of Ancient Greece and Rome, respectively. These civilizations laid the foundations for modern democratic systems, yet their approaches to governance differed significantly. Greek democracy, particularly that of Athens, was a direct democracy where citizens actively participated in decision-making. In contrast, the Roman Republic embodied a representative democracy, where elected officials governed...
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Leadership in Army is one of the most important qualities required. According to Storey (2016), there are a number of different leadership styles which can be utilized to maximize the performance of a team. They highlight that for leadership to be profitable, motivational and influential qualities should be characteristics of a successful leader. The Army (ND) highlights in its Army...
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After raging tensions between two alliances, the triple entente and the triple alliance, World War I began. The main causes of World War I had an effect on the path the war would take us. Woodrow Wilson kept America out of the war for years but soon joined with multiple reasons that America would not tolerate. There were over 10...
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During the Second World War, countries rushed to develop fighter aircraft for war, which greatly improved the structure and engine performance of the aircraft. And at that time, civil aircraft manufacturing technology that could carry a lot of passengers and cargo also made great progress, and civil aircraft pilots appeared. During this period, the aviation maintenance industry has formed a...
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The historical approach to concepts is based on the notion that “concepts have a history” and that it “seeks to improve our awareness of their historical depth. However, the motivation is not simply historical curiosity to explore how concepts were used in the past, but also to provide a better understanding of how they evolved and how we arrived at...
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Jefferson had a great many opinions on how governments should be run and how citizens should be treated. Although he lived in a different time than Thomas More did when he wrote Utopia, a lot of the fundamental issues that Utopia was trying to solve were still present. There was still great inequity in the time of Jefferson, and tyrannical...
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Analysis of Washington’s Foreign Policy Principles In 1796 after Washington decided not to seek reelection for the United States presidency, he delivered a valedictory address to his ‘Friends and Citizens’. In the address, Washington articulated the principles he hoped would guide the United States as he retired. By examining Washington’s Farewell Address (co-authored by Alexander Hamilton), it can be argued...
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In 1791, Benjamin Banneker, a man who was a farmer, mathematician, astronomer, and the son of former slaves, wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson. In his letter, Banneker points out the contradictions between the rights which the Declaration of Independence promised and the continued existence of slavery. To effectively get his point across, Banneker uses several rhetorical strategies, such as...
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Pluralism is a theory that argues a group of people, not all individuals, govern the country. These groups of people include trade unions, professional organizations, civil rights groups, financial lobbies, environmental activists, formal or informal organizations, or like-minded people. These associations dictate and make administrative laws and policies. The general public only acts as bystanders because the participants only constitute...
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Democracy: In Today’s World In today’s world, we are living in a modern and civilized era powered by technology. This all started a long while ago when all the nations started building. In different nations among different people civilization took place to make them stronger. People emerged as integrity as a whole with their diversity, locality, language, and systems. But...
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By the late 1760s, Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England. Washington served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 in Philadelphia. By the time the Second Continental Congress...
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How does Locke describe the “state of nature” and what is his recommendation regarding the social contract? What is the primary purpose of government according to Locke? According to Locke, the “state of nature” is a far more pleasant place to be than Hobbes’. He also gives Laws of Nature, “that mankind is to be preserved as much as possible.''...
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To start out, we live in a democracy and republic based on what we believe in, but a democracy is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people, and in some cases, it can even be directed by the people, so we vote for who runs the government. I feel that democracy is a good state...
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As a result of various economic sanctions enacted against the United States by Great Britain and France, including the practice of impressment, where the British Royal Navy captured and forced Americans into naval service, the War of 1812 began. After a little over two years of warfare, the Treaty of Ghent was signed and ended the war, resulting in a...
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Democracy is not a good thing, but it is the best system we can find so far. ——Churchill. In today's society, democratic countries account for a large proportion, Joseph Schumpeter’s ‘elitist’ view of democracy has an indispensable influence in today's democratic countries. Joseph Schumpeter said: “The democratic method is that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals...
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The 22nd and 24th president of us of America Cleveland said, 'Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.' albeit this former president passed away over 100 years ago, this quote seems to suit the present political situation sort of a glove. Several countries around the world are browsing crises and, as we will observe in real-time, it's...
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The first president to do several things was Abraham Lincoln: he was the first president to have a mustache, the first to kill the firstborn outside of the original 13 states, the first and only one to have a pet cat eat with him at the White House dinner table, and he was the first president to have something patented....
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The great 16th President's beginnings are rather humble. Lincoln is a unique national precious treasure, a legend that best depicts the democratic ideal. The great Lincoln wanted to gain skills to proceed with his position in society. Lincoln had bright ideas to change America for the better. Abraham Lincoln came from a necessitous family in Kentucky. Lincoln was considered a...
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Executive Summary In order to meet a contract requirement Ocean Carriers must decide whether to purchase or not a 180000-deadweight tons dry bulk carrier for the price of 39 million dollars in order to lease the vessel. After careful analysis of both, the industry and exogenous factors we conclude that the purchase of the vessel is advisable only if we...
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The Building from the fathers shows us how they understood federalism by giving this group called The Creators of the U.S. Constitution. Because of the people we know as Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and George Washington, it illuminated by showing the need of reducing the probability of persecution, it increased the commitment of occupants to their lawmaking body and gave...
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