It was a day before the dance and I was excited. I was going to the dance with Celia from the Dominican republic. Also Froggy was going he wanted to be the 3rd wheel between us. Today was the day‚ it was the day of the dance I have been waiting for this day all year. I had finally made it to the dance I could tell nobody wanted to dance because everybody was sitting next to the wall. So me and Froggy went to join them. As me Froggy were sitting I had started to worry so I got up and started
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During the mid 17th century‚ the Dutch Republic enjoyed a booming economy‚ dominance in the shipbuilding industry‚ and European recognition as a dominant nation. They held most trading routes in the Baltic area‚ and the position to carry most trade goods between countries. However‚ during the late 17th and early 18th century‚ the Dutch Republic encountered a stumbling decline which led to their loss in the monopoly in Baltic and Atlantic trade‚ and many men due to European wars. The Dutch declined
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During the Roman Republic‚ Ancient Rome was at its very beginnings and a civilization was just being created. Like any other civilization there were different levels of status between classes and several positions of power in which people could obtain. Subsequently‚ just as there were people of power and wealth‚ there were also people of little to no power and poverty. The Ancient Romans utilized the institution of slavery to help promote their civilization and became a major factor in the economy
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In The Republic‚ Plato wrote a dialog between Socrates and his friends about the meaning of justice. They came into four definitions of justice‚ returning debts‚ helping friends‚ a system that benefits the strong‚ and a virtue that feels food. When asked about the meaning of justice‚ Cephalus believed that justice was the repayment of debt. Justice is completed when one‘s debt if fully returned. Socrates believed that the theory was flawed and may deliver disastrous result if applied in every situations
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Racism‚ a big problem in America. Even today‚ people are being harassed because of their skin color . But going back to 1960‚ we can see how big racism was‚ and how it made a big impact on America. Leaders‚ politicians and regular everyday people stood up against it. A leader‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered because he stood up for african americans’ equal rights. he would lead calm‚ peaceful protest because he thought that violence would not solve the answer. He often got death threats
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America: Democracy or Republic? Despite popular belief‚ The United States of America is‚ in fact‚ not a democracy according to the true meaning of the word. America is in actuality a republic. Although it is often referred to as a democracy‚ a democracy in its truest form is a nation in which the people do the actual voting on the issues at hand. A true democracy would place the power completely in the hands of the people‚ which can prevent matters from being handled in a timely matter. The founding
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Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes What is Societal Problems?? A social problem is a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable. Everyone would agree about some social problems‚ such as murders and DWI traffic deaths. Other social problems may be viewed as such by certain groups of people. Medical Marijuana is a big societal problem in the U.S. lately. Some toke for pleasure‚ others for better health. But what ’s the truth about "medical marijuana?" Medical
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In The Republic‚ Plato presents a dialogue of Socrates‚ in which he seeks to uncover truths about what constitutes a just society‚ and what kind of men would rule such a society. As such a society would require a sound government‚ Socrates presents five possible types of governments‚ which involve varying levels of liberty and justice. Although the arguments demonstrate that aristocracy is the ideal form of government‚ all forms of government have fatal flaws that lead to continual replacement by
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How important was Gustav Stressman‚ amongst other factors‚ in making the Weimar government successful in the years 1924 to 1929? Gustav Stressman‚ play a key role in helping Germany get back on their feet. He used his negotiation skills to make a deal to lower reparation payments to a more realistic level and to secure loans from the united states of American to stabilize the hyperinflation currency of the Weimar republic also the young plant lower the amount of reparation he had to pay back. With
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of The Birth of the Republic. In his book‚ The Birth of the Republic‚ Edmund S. Morgan puts forth an account of the quarter century span‚ from 1763-1789‚ in which the American Republic was born. This work provides a detailed description of what historians call “The Revolutionary Era” in American history. Morgan seems to be making the argument that while the revolution may have begun for economic reasons‚ and that the founding fathers may have stood to gain financially from it‚ it eventually became
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