Uprising College Essays Samples For Students

Egypt uprising of 2011 occurred after collaborative efforts from various interested groups. The elites and non-elites participated at different scales and levels. The Egyptians had tolerated poverty, political oppression, and corruption for decades. As a result, human rights and labor activists alongside NGOs begun protesting the government. During 2010, just before elections, the Muslim Brotherhood, a group of youths that defied the government and Mohammed ElBaradei’s campaign for reforms got a national attention especially when the Mubarak attempted to install his son Gamal as heir. The government machinations suppressed most of the activist. Police killed Khaled Said triggering ...

Abstract
Poland has experienced remarkable historical events in the last100 years. The 20th century started with the creation of the Second Polish Republic (1918 – 1939), then the World War II (1939 – 1945), then the creation of the People's Republic of Poland (1945-1989), and finally the birth of the Third Polish Republic (1989-today). Within these periods, several events took place, some of which will remain in the ears of the Polish for ever. One such event is World War II, which is considered as the most devastating event in the history of Poland. I set out to investigate this ...

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In late 1987, the Palestinian community in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip started a mass civil disturbance designed to overthrow the “occupying” Israeli forces in their territories. The rebellion, or the Intifada, was not called for or mobilized by the leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) from its Tunis base; rather, the uprising is a mobilization of the general public as well as the groups and entities that were developed during the occupation of Israel in the area.
The movement engaged a large number of the population, with a good number of them without ...

Looking back a couple of decades ago the Middle East used to be a region that was represented by a singular ruling aspect. The Islamic dynasty or kalifate as they are called in Arabic is the king that rules with justice in God’s name. Taking that into perspective the historic circumstances of the region countries are highly correlated with one another due to the region being socio-politically connected.
After the European imperialism of the region the separation of regions within the Middle East to create individually controlled countries, a new reality to a once united region. Due to ...

The Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion shook Qing China. Two armed conflicts between China and the states of West, known as the "Opium Wars" (1839-1842 and 1858-1860), led to a terrible Chinese national disgrace, completely loss of political independence and the separation of China to zones of influence between foreign powers.
At first, the casus belli was closure of the vast China market for countries of West. All the foreign states were forced to market only to certain Chinese companies situated at the port area in the Guangdong Province, without possibility of trade within the city, this caused artificial ...

The advent and use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, amongst others has resulted in drastic change in the society. In this case, these sites are widely adopted for the main purpose of communication. As opposed to the past where spatial barriers obstructed communication, social media sites have broken these barriers and have resulted in a more connected world, leading to the inference of the world being a global village. The impact of the use of social media on individuals and the government has been tremendous with some, understandably, having negative effects on society.

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Darwin’s Nightmare is a movie about several inhabitants’ version of survival and trying to become successful. The movie takes place in Tanzania. Tanzania is in the eastern part of Africa that is located between Kenya and Mozambique. Presently the population in Tanzania is 51,045,882. In the film, the nickname for Tanzania was “fish country. This is an appropriate name because the region where Tanzania is located has the second largest lake in the world (Agency, 2016). The country is also known for fishing, and agriculture. One of the main sources of income is the fish that ...

High-risk investments mean volatility associated with the returns on investments and stock prices change. Any investment transaction has a risk element. Moreover, the major proportion of the investment theory states that the potential profitability is inversely proportional to the risk level . At this, it is not important whether it goes about the passive investment, active stock transactions or new business projects. Risk allows earning much and provokes losing much because associated with potential losses even in the case of success. It is extremely important to understand quantitative and qualitative characteristics of risks, which affect the amount of the invested ...

Since time immemorial, leaders from developing countries have been made attempts to curb instances of revolution. Protests and demonstrations have been condemned by the ruling parties to avoid the conflict of interest. According to JF. Kennedy, “those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. At times, the public has engaged in peaceful demonstrations by they later get impatient as the government in charge remains unwilling to hear their pledges. In such situations, it is likely that the public will confront the authority with force or use of violence, and the emergence of an uprising will come ...

Francisco De Goya, the great Spanish artist, was born on 30th March 1746 in a place called Fuendetodos, which is located in the province of Saragozza. He moved to Saragozza later with his father who was guilder by profession and studied at a school called “Escuelas Pias de San Anton.” Goya started learning art when he was 13 years old and became an apprentice to a local painter in Saragozza (Felisati and Sperati 264).Initially, Goya copied the work of different artists such as Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez and Rembrandt Van Rijn. He developed a friendship with a ...

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Contribute to Building and Sustaining Good Societies
Social Justice
Nonetheless, if there is fair treatment of every citizen in the society, in which his every right is safeguarded, whether it is economic, political or social, and its laws and agencies are not oppressive, then the moral obligation is incumbent upon every citizen to recognize and obey the laws. When the government or the society has all these qualities, it has every reason, political will, and moral ascendancy to eliminate discrimination and inequality among the people. Giving justice to everyone where it is due, maintaining equal protection of ...

Ever since attaining its independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822, Brazil has seldom enjoyed any prolonged spell as a true democracy. In fact, Brazil’s longest period as a truly democratic state began a few years ago in 1985 after transitioning from a military government. The period after independence has been dotted with a monarchy; which was one of the few in the Americas, and a series of military coups that the country became synonymous with in the 20th century. A multiplicity of both domestic and external factors coalesced to create political instability in the country with a ...

Introduction

The connection between Colonial America, Atlantic trade and slavery helped in the development and growth of America’s colonies. Without slavery, it would have unmanageable for European colonists to develop the New World (Morgan 6). It is also inconceivable that colonists and settlers could have managed to settle and develop America without slave labour. Slave labour is the essential reason American was able to produce major consumer goods that became the basis of global trade of tobacco, cotton, rice, etc. (Dodson).
Slavery and the Making of America is a documentary made by PBS that discusses the role played by ...

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“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” Anne Bradstreet. ("Anne Bradstreet") Anne Bradstreet was a puritan and a poet whose father and husband were part of the local government in the early year of the Massachusetts Colony. Her quote is a direct result of her experiences with politics during that time period of early American Colonial Puritan life. Her perspective on the most important factors involved in how politics worked is also reflected in a few of her poems. However, the statement above shows her perspective and understanding of ...

The world wars of the XX century put the world civilization on the brink of death, they were an ordeal for mankind, of humanist values, developed throughout its preceding history. At the same time, they were a reflection of fundamental changes that have taken a place in the world, one of the terrible consequences of the process of civilization. Both World War I and World War II had similar causes. Their true causes ars rooted in the complicated contradictions among member countries. The rise of the global crisis of civilization as a result of industrial progress should be mentioned ...

Internal Displacement and Statelessness; the theory and practice

Internal Displacement and Statelessness; the theory and practice

Introduction

The Refugee Convention of 1951 defines the term ‘refugee’ in words that are very much self-explanatory when it says that a refugee is an individual who “owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country.”
The people who have to flee their homes and sometimes their countries face challenges that ...

The Shi`i century roughly corresponds to the period between 945 and 1500 C.E. Muslims stretched their territories from Asia all the way to al-Andalusia in Europe (Ullmann 8). This is an era that saw the end of Muslim influence that had prevailed for nearly two centuries. But despite this being the overall feeling, this historical episode did not necessarily translate to the direct decline of the ideas of the Muslim community. The economic and political changes at the time resulted in Shi`i uprising, increasing their intellectual influence. This uprising was fueled by a want to see their ...

1. What were the causes of revolution in the British colonies of North America in the 18th century; France in the 18th century; and Mexico in the 19th and 20th centuries?
The feeling of inadequate representation caused unpopular unrest that led to revolutions in France, America and Mexico. Americans opposed taxation without representation and in France, heavy taxation and king’s incompetence made the people rise up to overthrow the political establishment. In Mexico, oppression of the majority by a clique of powerful elite made the masses take up arms. Desire for equality and freedom informed these revolutions.
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Political movements have for a long time been characterized by various aspects, ranging from peaceful movements to terrorism and even genocide. As human beings struggle to make civilizations, governments and laws, it is quite true that there are always some aspects which bring in controversies, leading to revolutions or terrorism. In the modern world, there are several nations affected by these political and social situations, and one only has to look at the situations in Egypt, the Middle East and Tunisia.

Although defining terrorism may seem to be quite obvious, the distinction between revolutionary movements and terrorism is quite difficult, ...