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    The Giver By Louis Lowry

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    The Giver‚ a book written by the New York Times best seller Louis Lowry revolves around a community that encompasses one major trait‚ order. This community has many rules and a structure to everything that happens in the society from putting everyone in a job they believe is best for them‚ having precision on language to fully understand what each person is trying to say‚ and releasing The Old once their life is fulfilled and newborn babies who don’t meet the health code of the community. There is

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    How successful was Edward the confessor in dealing with his problems? By Daniel Beer Edward the Confessor did not really solve or deal with his problems as King of England very well. Edward the Confessor was a strong but often ruthless Monarch. He managed to restore the Royal authority of the House of Wessex‚ which had been weakened after years of Danish rule. In his early years Edward restored the traditional strong monarchy‚ showing himself as vigorous and ambitious man. Edward’s reputation has

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    How democratic was Britain by 1914? Britain was a democracy to a certain extent by 1914. By "a democracy" we mean that there should be several certain features present. These features consist of universal adult suffrage‚ equal constituencies‚ every adult being able to stand as a candidate‚ a secret ballot‚ regular elections‚ a choice of political parties and freedom of speech/press. There is a debate over when exactly Britain actually became a representative liberal democracy. This essay will show

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    How democratic was the Second Reich? There is clear evidence for and against the Second Reich being democratic‚ though in the years it only reaches "Nascent Democracy"‚ even if that. However‚ on the whole the Second Reich is most definitely based around Kaiser therefore quite far from democracy. Kaiser shows his power all throughout the three case studies; Hottentot Elections‚ Daily Telegraph Affair and the Zabern Crisis. As well as that it is clear from the Constitutional Theory that there is

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    totalitarian type of government contains an absolute style. Most of there time there are limited freedoms and things are chosen for you. In the book The Giver by Louis Lowry there was an absolute government. The controlled everything from what people’s jobs where to how much food came in to even what children they have. In the book they chose spouses‚ kids‚ jobs‚ and almost everything for their citizens. They never let their citizens really know what the outside world was like due to the amount of censorship

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    How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Democracy is defined as rule by the people‚ either exercised directly or through elected representatives. Politically‚ being a democracy basically means the people have a say in government. A democratic person would typically believe in voting rights for all adults‚ the right to run for political office‚ freedom of speech‚ majority rule‚ and so on. Andrew Jackson is the main political leader connected so often with this type of government‚ and he’s said to be

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    To what extent was the industrial revolution a progressive process The industrial revolution‚ which took place in Britain and later spread to other parts of the world from the 18th to the 19th century was where there was a process of change from a hand production economy to machines and industrial methods. Moreover it later allowed mass production of food‚ material and significant inventions which was essential for conditions of life and that are still in used today. Although it occurred around the

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    Nicole T How Democratic was Andrew Jackson? Mr. P 12/21/12 Andrew Jackson was the first person from the West to be elected as member of the senate and later a president of United States. He was also a war hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812 against the British. As president he destroyed the charter of the Bank of the United States by abusing his veto power. But the reason the people consider him a "Democratic" is because he granted his supporters‚ friends‚ and illiterate

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    choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Reading Comprehension Directions Read the following selections. Then answer the questions that follow. Athene’s City Olivia Coolidge In the days when Greece was first being settled‚ Cecrops was king in Attica‚ a rugged‚ triangular little country‚ good mainly for goat farming and the culture of honey bees‚ and surrounded on two sides by the sea. Here Cecrops planned a city around a steep rock that jutted from the plain

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    its relation to Jack Why did Hitler rise to powerhow did he rise to power‚ what did he do to gain the power? These are all questions one may ask‚ along with how it ’s related to Lord of the Flies‚ let alone a character from the story. Although both of these events share many differences‚ they can relate in a way. Jack rises to power in a somewhat similar way. After both of them already having a backing of followers‚ they rise to even greater power. Hitler already had partial backing from his

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