millions of citizens never exercise their right to vote‚ a few hundred party leaders select our national political candidates‚ and only those who have million-dollar treasuries can run for political office with a reasonable chance of winning. Latin American military dictatorships are called democracies. South Vietnam with a single candidate for president during the Vietnam War was called a democracy. The word democracy comes from two Greek words: a noun‚ demos which means ’’people’’ and a verb‚ kratein
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alcoholism. Carraway talks about the single most hopeful person he has met - Gatsby. Unable to articulate his memories‚ his doctor advises him to write them down. In a flashback to the spring of 1922‚ Carraway has just moved to New York in search of the American Dream. As he settles into a cottage neighboring millionaire Jay Gatsby’s mansion on Long Island‚ Carraway grows increasingly captivated by the extravagant parties held at Gatsby’s estate and the lavish lifestyle of the rich. Across the bay from Gatsby
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The American Industrial Revolution was a time of growth. Starting from the early 1800s the way of life started to slowly progress.There were many types of growth including economic‚population‚and agriculture. It had many positives and negatives ‚but the positives overshadowed the negatives. There were also things that were both positive and negative throughout the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution there were many positive changes happening. Factories were being
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North American Phalanx building in New Jersey‚ inspired by Charles Fourier’s concept of phalanstère. Claude Henri de Rouvroy‚ comte de Saint-Simon (1760-1825) was a French aristocrat who came to believe that in the France of his day an unproductive conflict existed between the "workers" and the "idlers." The workers included both wage workers and manufacturers‚ merchants‚ and bankers while the idlers were the nobility and priests. Saint-Simon imagined that the society of his day could be replaced
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Axia College Material Appendix B Audience-Focused Communication Matrix Use the matrix to complete the information. Write 3-4 sentences for each item. What are some audience characteristics you need to consider? What communication channels would be appropriate and why? What would you do to ensure your message is effective? What are some considerations you must keep in mind given the diversity of the audience? Audience-Focused Communication Audience Audience Characteristics Channels
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American Dream: The Conspiracy Everyone knows those stupid conspiracy theories about the Nazis and 9/11‚ but if you really think about it‚ is the “American Dream” any different? Or is it just a product of the government trying to keep us appeased? Government has used propaganda ever since the idea of a government was thought up. By definition‚ the American Dream is the idea that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity. My theory is this; the government has
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that. Madero started an uprising‚ and they met to restore the constitution of 1857. One thing that changed as a result was that Diaz stepped down‚ or out of power. Some positive effects of the Mexican Revolution was that people were finally getting what they wanted. The exact day that Diaz stepped down was May 25‚ 1911. Diaz was assassinated‚ and Obregon was elected President. The social classes became stabler‚ and the economy was slowly starting to
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and the head of a rabbit Bell was very startled by the discovery and did what every southerner would do and shot it several times the animal vanished. He thought nothing more about the incident until after dinner when his family and Bell himself began hearing beating on the outside of the house. The sounds began increasing frequency and force each night Bell and his family usually woke each night and rush outside to see what the cause was but always came up with nothing. Within the following weeks
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Tp what extent was the Spanish-American War a turning point in the development of American foreign policy? The Spanish-American War of 1898 could be seen as the pivotal point in foreign policy as it marks America’s first engagement with a foreign enemy in the dawning age of modern warfare however‚ one could also argue that the idea had always existed in American politics. Until the end of the nineteenth century‚ American foreign policy essentially followed the guidelines laid down by George
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By living in the United States of America‚ each individual experience a variety of cultures and social structures. The societal structure is composed of different group of people that practice same or different traditions‚ customs‚ and social status based on their religion or culture. It is important that as a part of a functional society‚ people must not disrespect the beliefs of others even when they do not agree with other people in a society. Today‚ I am going to share my experience which
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