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    There are two special projects in particular in which I would like to share my experiences that have prepared me to be an effective leader with the Federal Government. The results of these experiences have strengthened me both personally and professionally as a serviceman‚ a leader‚ and a team member. In addition‚ these experiences have resulted in followers satisfaction based on work performance and positive outcomes. As associate development director‚ I served as project manager on a major grant

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    The most effective way I know to improve your writing is to do freewriting exercises regularly. At least three times a week. They are sometimes called "automatic writing‚" "babbling‚" or “jabbering" exercises. The idea is simply to write for ten minutes (later on‚ perhaps fifteen or twenty). Don’t stop for anything. Go quickly without rushing. Never stop to look back‚ to cross something out‚ to wonder how to spell something‚ to wonder what word or thought to use‚ or to think about what you are doing

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    Jason Whitmarsh HUM 2020 12 April 2017 Life of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) Amenhotep IV is the second son of Amenhotep the Magnificent and he was a pharaoh of Egypt. The time he reigned was during the New Kingdom period. The New Kingdom was known to be time of Egypt’s prosperity; as a result‚ Amenhotep IV‚ who would later change his name to Akhenaten‚ was able to do whatever he wanted. This can include starting a religious revolution and ignoring your allies. After Akhenaten’s reign‚ many of his

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    ‘In the years before WW1 Germany was progressing towards an effective democracy’ how far do you agree? Germany before WW1 had a climate that possible could have led them to follow democracy. After all the biggest party in Reichstag was a democratic party and there was a constitution. Along with this the voting system was fairly progressed giving votes to most men and turnouts for these elections had increased showing political participation to be increasing along with general interest in politics

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    Democracy‚ as defined by Polybius‚ was a “regime based on effective rule by the people.” In Polybius’ Histories‚ democracy was not based on each citizen having the ‘right to do whatever they wish or propose’ but true democracy relied on “reverence to the gods‚ succour of parents‚ respect to elders‚ obedience to laws‚ are traditional and habitual‚ in such communities” as well as decisions being decided by the majority. It has been agreed upon by most ancient historians that Rome was not a democracy

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    Abstract The essay to follow will discuss what is meant by liberal democracy. The term will be defined and further discussed. In addition‚ it will be contrasted with that of a socialist democracy. This democratic system will be defined in political terms with reference to valid examples as too will liberal democracy.   The following essay is based on a contrast between liberal and socialist democracy from a political perspective. An analysis of the terms‚ concepts and the question will then

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    Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that states that the right course of action would maximises the most utility. An action is right if the sum total of utilities produced by that act is greater than the sum total utilities produced by any other. Utility is defined in various ways so there are some misunderstandings of using utilitarianism. Utilitarianism states that an action is right when the action produces the most utility for all persons affected by the action so we should compare the utility of all of

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    What Was The Iron Curtain

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    "Iron Curtain" was a metaphor that Winston Churchill used to describe the dark times that had fallen on Europe. Much of Eastern Europe had fallen to Soviet Control‚ from East Germany and Poland to Russia. This had to do with the Cold War because the cold war was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA‚ which resulted in Western Europe being a part of NATO (US Allies) and Eastern Europe was part of the Warsaw pact (USSR). The iron curtain severed the ideologies of Communism and Democracy. Because the

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    Absolutism Vs Liberalism

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    States‚ the culture war is based on conservative values versus liberal values. Liberalism started with the Founding Fathers who favored liberty‚ private property‚ capitalism‚ freedom of religion‚ and a limited Republican style of government. Throughout the 20th century‚ people began to articulate propositions that opposed the views that majority of Americans held. Ideas such as same-sex marriage‚ equality for black people‚ and women rights began to divide America and unintentionally created a culture

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    Winston Churchill said that democracy was not perfect but that it was the best political system available. Was he right? Democracy first appeared in Ancient Greek civilisations‚ before being wiped out entirely and not returning to western civilisations only until approximately a hundred years ago. One definition given for democracy is a political system that allows the constituents and citizens of a country the right to fairly vote and contribute to the decision of which individuals are ruling

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