1. Francis Joseph became emperor in 1848 over the Habsburg domains and ruled until 1916. However‚ his reforms in his administration and government proved to be a weakness in the empire. The basic weakness of the empire was created in 1860‚ when Francis Joseph issued the October Diploma‚ creating a federation among the states and the provinces of the empire. This dictated the abolition of local diets dominated by the landed classes and a single parliament. In 1861‚ he issued the February Patent‚ creating
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Very little has been written about the visionary‚ predominantly British architectural movement‚ Archigram‚ since it first came to prominence in 1960. Of the scant texts available (of which many are in Japanese‚ as opposed to English)‚ the authors generally attempt to describe this radical form of architecture only in terms of its designers/innovators - Ron Herron‚ Michael Webb‚ Warren Chalk and Dennis Crompton - and the ways in which it differs from the pre-existing traditions. The fascination of
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Continental Movement Essay Continental Drift is the idea that refers to the movement of Earth’s continents and plates relative to each other. This means that the earth’s plates move because of the unending cycle of cooling and raising of molten rock‚ adding new material t0 the edges of the plates. This movement is called divergent movement‚ the most common of the three types of movement between plates. The other two movements are called convergent and transform-fault. This idea was first
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are many who do not recognize or refuse to recognize that there is an evident need for a reform. Martin Gross‚ the author of the Conspiracy of Ignorance‚ writes that the reality is parents are not witnessing their children become properly educated. In reality‚ they are
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to change the way money is involved in campaign financing has been a common theme in American politics‚ even in non-election years. Since the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1972‚ many people have had the opinion that much more had to be done to reform the way money was involved in politics‚ especially in elections. The focus for many is on the federal elections‚ pointedly the presidential elections. A few weeks ago‚ the United States House of Representatives took the first step towards ending
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candidate’s campaign‚ they expect the candidate to respond to their issues. Because special interest groups‚ as well as private citizens donate more and more money to campaigns‚ there is some concern that there is a great need for campaign finance reform. The total price of the 2004 presidential and congressional elections was $4 billion and perhaps a lot more‚ up from nearly $3 billion in 2000 (opensecrets.org‚ 2006). Campaign contributions cover the cost of advertisement‚ political consultants
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American Literary Movements American literature has progressed through many great phases throughout history. One such literary movement was romanticism. Romanticism was a movement characterized by a fascination of the supernatural and strong emotion. Regionalism is another interesting period of American history. In regionalism‚ the author tends to focus on a specific area‚ and tries to convey the “local color”‚ or traits of the specific area. A third example of literature movements in America was
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INTRODUCTION The name of the Chipko moment originated from the word ’embrace’ as the villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from wood cutters from cutting them. The movement practiced Gandhian methods of satyagraha and non-violent resistance‚ to protect them from being felled. The modern Chipko movement started in the early 1970s in the GarhwalHimalayas of Uttarakhand‚ then in Uttar Pradesh with growing awareness of rapid deforestation. It was the strong uprising against those people
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United Nations Reform Many of the UN’s functions and responsibilities have come under weighty circumstances. For example‚ the delegation of revenue to it’s ramifications and the standard of which "who" will "maintain" a seat on the security counsil are two of the main topics. First off‚ financing the United Nations 15 specialized agencies‚ the UN itself‚ and roughly 9‚000 staff members (of which 40% are of professional grade) with the "Regular Budget" is a problem that continues to be a major
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