Essays on Faction

Which conflicts are ethnic and which conflicts are protracted?

Mauritania (ethnic, protracted) Government of Mauritania against Polisario; Senegalese against Mauritanian Guinea (ethnic) The Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea fights against the government of Guinea-Bisau. Mali (ethnic, protracted) This is an ethnic conflict occurring for a long period of time. Conflict in Mali involves a number of ethnic groups and the conflict has become protracted. The government of Mali fights several ethnic groups, including governments of neighboring countries. These groups include the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia/Union of Islamic Courts (ARS/UIC), North Mali Tuareg Alliance for Change, Government of Somalia; factions like Malinke, the MNLF – HM (Moro ...

Question 1

A faction is a group of individuals, comprising of members drawn from either a majority or a minority, who are opposed to the common interests of the larger society. Madison states that the motives of a faction are driven by passion or selfish interests (Congress, n.d.).

Question 2

A democratic government comprises of a small number of citizens who gather and administer the government in person. As such, there are no mechanisms or structures to limit the effects of a faction. In such governments, the effects of a faction are most likely to ripple out and affect the majority explaining why ...

The following primary documents include two antifederalist essays and three federalist essays that were published in newspapers three to six months following the Constitutional Convention. The antifederalists aimed to convince the states that the new constitution would not work while the federalists hoped to gain support and ratification of the new constitution. In 1787 and 1788, when the essays were written, the new country was struggling. The Articles of Confederation were not sufficient, and the fears that resulted in the Revolutionary War were still very fresh in the minds of everyone.

SUMMARY OF THE ESSAYS

THE ANTIFEDERALIST NO. 18-20 WHAT DOES HISTORY TEACH? ( ...

Feminism and women empowerment are growing across oceans at different levels. Today, in the 21st century, the issue of violence against women, inequities between men and women, among many other injustices are becoming a popular advocacy not only in the West but also in the developing countries. Women and feminist movements are even gaining its grounds in the grassroots. However, despite this development especially today in the 21st century, there are still countries that are lagging behind. Middle Eastern countries are now one of the hot spots regarding the regression of women empowerment. The dominion of patriarchy is still ...

The French Revolution was one of the most important moments in world history. The French Revolution symbolized that the ideologies and methods of the Enlightenment were no longer only the work of philosophes, academics and of the salons of Paris. The French Revolution was the moment when all of this theoretical knowledge regarding the way societies and governments should be organized left the pages and entered the streets, the cafes and the political clubs.  The French Revolution was the result of a crisis in France’s ancien regime and its assertion of the division of the state, the polity, ...

Chaebols are South Korean form of family-run business conglomerates. The word chaebol translates into ‘wealth clan’ or ‘money faction’ where chae means ‘wealth or property’. Bol on the other hand means ‘faction or clan’. In South Korea, chaebols are not only considered as companies, but are also dynasties. For one to be considered a true chaebol, a conglomerate must be family owned and have businesses in at least two different areas. For example: Samsung electronics manufactures television sets and smartphones and it also has subsidiaries that run a luxury hotel, sell life insurance and build crude oil tankers. These ...

Research Design

Introduction The study design is the investigator’s general plan for acquiring answers to the research questions[s] that are guiding the study (Breakwell, Smith, and Wright, 2012, p.8). The intentions of design are to help the researcher plan and execute the research in a way that will aid him or her obtain the intended results, a factor that would increase the chances of acquiring useful information as opposed to irrelevant data. This study will use quantitative and exploratory descriptive designs within a cross-sectional study. The aim is to determine the correlation between self-harm adolescent girls who are receiving ...

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Clear Statement Abraham Lincoln’s plan to table the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery; despite not having the full support of the Republican Party

Brief Summary

According to the movie, Abraham Lincoln decided to table the 13th Amendment in the Senate, which would abolish slavery. Lincoln tabled it at a time when the Civil War was all but won and knew that once the south lost or surrendered, it would be difficult for him to pass the Amendment in the senate. Lincoln knew that people in the conservative faction of the Republican Party would not support the abolition of slavery, as ...

Definition of terms

Social change: This is the transformation of a people’s culture, way of life and social institutions over a certain period of time.

Social movement: These are groups of people who come together with the aim of championing for social change.

Collective behavior: It is the expression of a specific type of behavior by a large group of people and can best be described through mobs, crowds and riots. Global warming came out as a cautionary movement against human activities that was said to contribute to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Humanity was challenged to go green and stop any activity that seemed to endanger the climate and that social movement seems to bear ...

ABSTRACT

The Hamas in a terrorist organization that has a long and diverse history. In this paper, I will examine this body and break down its organizational structure. Other sectors of key interest will be its ideologies, military involvement, and past atrocities. This will facilitate an in-depth understanding of the Hamas, its vindication as a terrorist organization and the role it plays in the Middle East.

INTRODUCTION

While all these definitions appear concise at face value, countries worldwide are confronted by a serious challenge of picking a comprehensive definition. With the State Department of the United States' definition, for example, sub-political ...

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One of the most significant milestone that has been done for the United States’ civil rights platform is enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These rights were enacted on July 2nd, 1964. It is through these rights that the rights of civil servants in the United States were assured of protection against such discriminations based on their sex, race, and religion, place of origin or color of their skin. This paper will in detail examine the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The paper will in detail elaborate on the meaning and significance of the Act as well ...

The following essay is a response paper to the book “Days of Rage” by Bryan Burrough. It mainly talks about the main concerns addressed by the author including the organized gangs in America during the 1970s in the wake of the Vietnam War. In this response, I have brought together various sources. These sources include print resources, such as the book itself and other hard-copy journals. Online resources used include website articles such as the wall street journal and the New York Times. These sources have given conclusively concluded reviews that helped in writing this particular response. Bryan Burrough ...

The main sources on the formation of American statehood are the Declaration of Independence, "Articles of Confederation", the US Constitution of 1787, and the Bill of Rights. Also, referring to the origins of the formation of the statehood, the Mayflower Compact is surely an important document. The British political heritage has had a tremendous influence on the formation of the state system of America. English settlers brought with them the political ideas that developed in England for centuries. English Bill of Rights of 1689 was very important for the American colonists – it differentiated the rights and obligations of the ...

Demographic Characteristics of Society

Introduction Demographics are a collection of factors and characteristics that describe the population living in a particular community or society. Some of these demographics that are collected and collated during census, survey and other research approaches and methodologies may include age, gender, religion, race, marital status, education, income level, economic status and other significant factors. Demographics are very useful and help in the analysis and study of the given population in order that the researcher could come up with the community’s profile, which will include its aspirations, political inclination, religious and cultural beliefs, and many others. This helps ...

Totalitarian political system is based on the unlimited authority and power to ‘rule’ every dimension of the social and even private life of the individuals, which is in direct contrast of democracy. Such governments maintain their rule by regulating a comprehensive propaganda campaign that is communicated through the television channels and print controlled by the state. Public at large is the major party that has to go through the tyrannical control of the state over economy, media, surveillance, and freedom of speech and thought. The use of terror is common and widespread in totalitarian states, to keep the opinion ...

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Assignment Title Terrorism, terror attacks, terrorist, suspected terrorists- these are the words that can be found in news articles around the world. Although terrorism and terrorist attacks are nothing new and have been an instrument to cause fear and damage for ages, it has become ubiquitous since the 9/11 terror attacks in the US. However in spite of numerous articles, essays and reports having been written about terrorism, there is no one clear definition of the term that can be accepted by everyone. It could be that terrorism operates at so many different levels with various reasons, actors and ...

Community Resources in Corrections

While organized crime can refer to any hierarchically structured and excusive association of people governed by specific rules, who carry on criminal activities for financial gain and who show a willingness to use violent or other illegal act in order to perpetuate their existence; in the United States, organized crime is most commonly linked to the Italian-American mafia (Abadinsky, 2010). To be sure, although there are a number of organized criminal networks operation in or against the U.S. that include a range of ethnicities and national origins, such as the Russian mafia, the Mexican drug cartels, and Chinese triads; ...

William Penn articulates that the church and the state should have a cordial, divine and collaborative relationship in order to help men pursue and live a Godly life. Using the Divine Law (jus natural), William postulates that the church is a facet of the society that is established by man as a God’s agent to help man control his passions and adhere to the divine laws, which are formulated and enacted by the state. In essence, the church and the state should support each and obey God’s provisions as envisioned in the divine laws. In other words, the State and the ...

According to Madison, a 'faction' is a number of citizens, who could be in majority or minority of the whole population who are united by a common passion, interests as disseminated by the authority over the rights of other citizens or to the summation of interests of the larger community. 2. The two methods of curing the mischief of faction are through controlling its effects of removing its causes. On the other hand, the methods of removing causes of 'faction' are; through the destruction of the liberty of which the faction exists and by giving every citizen the same passions, ...

The experiment in national government under the Articles of Confederation proved to be a failure. The Articles of Confederation served as the 1st constitution for the country. The Articles of Confederation had crucial flaws such as a weak executive, no control over national taxation and no power over trade. The government had no power to compel people to perform national obligations as they were carried out in individual states (Declaration of Independence, 65). Under the Articles of Confederation, each state still retained its full “sovereignty, freedom and independence” (Political, 33). The Founders saw it wise to call for a constitutional convention ...

1. Read chapter seven from Forrest McDonald, E Pluribus Unum: The Formation of the American Republic, 1776-1790. Indianapolis, IN: Liberty Fund, 1979, the answer the following questions. This rubric will be used to score your response question assignments. (20 pts.)

a. What problems faced the Philadelphia convention from its inception?

The convention faced some problems during its inception, which would ultimately jeopardize its practicality. First, was the challenge of identifying which power was legitimate as provide in the convention. Furthermore, the convention did not contain the bill of rights which were the fundamental aspects initially sought. Absence of this hampered the route to success. Additionally, there existed the tussle between the republicans and the democrats. In most instances, these two groups often have different ideologies and each would like their wishes to be fulfilled. This became eminent during this ...

In 1892, Francisco Franco was born in El Ferrol Spain. After serving in different positions in the government, he rose to power and became a dictator in Spain from 1939 to 1975 (De Madariaga 17). In his manipulation to form the second Republic, Franco took advantage of the situation of realism in the build up towards the World War II. In many ways, Franco’s rise to power was slow and planned culminating in the aftermath of the 1931 municipal elections. During the years towards the World War II, the political struggle between nations presented a perfect chance to take advantage ...

2016 Presidential Election Nominees 2016 Presidential Election nominees

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After two consecutive Democratic Party victories in the Presidential Election (2008 and 2012), the Republican Party will be looking to regain the country’s top Executive position although they face significant challenges in doing so. President Barack Obama remains relatively popular although he has taken quite a battering on the healthcare reform issue with the Republicans fighting tooth and nail to deny him any progress in this field. His final two years will also be significant, since Congressional elections in 2014 will probably see the Republicans take over the Senate, thus ...

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On the 15th of December 2011, American troops lowered the US flag from their base in Baghdad, signaling the end of the American military and peacekeeping mission in Iraq. After a year short of a decade of military missions in the country, the dismantling of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as well as the explosion of sectarian violence and civil disturbances, the situation was further aggravated by the continuing involvement of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. In this light, the official departure of American troops from Iraq, and the cessation of active US participation in keeping the peace ...

Introduction

In the early 18th century America was divided into 13 independent states each governing themselves. The US constitution, which upon being signed established the national government, came to be in September 17th 1787, approved by the delegates in attendance at the constitution treaty in Philadelphia. By signing the constitution it meant that that the 13 states are under one central government with three main arms; the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. This however was not supported by all and it’s what brought about the major conflict between two groups the federalists and the anti-federalist, who differed in ...

I. INTRODUCTION: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY Upon looking at the history of the British East India Company in India, there can be little doubt that much of Britain’s superior ability to colonize areas of Africa, Asia, and the Americas was due in large part to the success and power of the British East India Company. In its heyday, the British East India Company commanded immense amounts of political and economic power in England, Britain, and abroad; however, its initial beginnings were much more humble. Initially, the East India Company was founded by ...

Abstract

A rich history exists about various developments that have happened to India in the last 400 years. The history encompasses the influence of rainfall in influencing socio-economic lifestyle of the Indians, political system, the colonization, and decolonization of India, the partition of India and the factors that contributed to the partition, as well as the influence of World War 2 in resisting the colonial rule. The political model of Mahatma Gandhi is instrumental in defining the history of India during the colonial era as well as decolonization and partitioning of India into India and Pakistan. While history tend to ...

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‘Subject’ Should the US have stricter gun control laws? Guns have a special place in American history and Americans have always had a love for firearms. This love affair for guns started in the seventeenth century, when the early settlers were required to carry gun to protect themselves from Indian attacks. The ‘Kentucky rifle’ of the 1700s, Samuel Colt of the nineteenth century and WWII veterans bringing home their enemy guns as trophies are all symbols of the proud American past. However, the spate of recent mass shootings has called for a stricter regulation of gun ownership and distribution. The ...

Introduction

The Muslim Brotherhood refers to the transnational political and religious group that was created in Egypt by the Islamic scholar Hassan al-Banna on the basis of the belief that Islam is a way of life and not simply a religion. Banna was opposed to the Western concepts of democracy and justice. He considered the imitation of Western customs sacrilegious. Therefore, he founded this organization to unite the believers of Islam from all across the world into the bond of brotherhood and liberate Egypt from the bondage of Western influences (Jones and Cullinane 2013). By definition, democracy refers to a form of secular ...

The possibility of a “tyranny of the majority” is emphasized in the de Tocqueville reading and also in Madison’s Federalist Paper #10. When comparing and contrasting both author’s thoughts on tyranny of the majority, you come across de Tocqueville’s feelings towards a democracy and Madison’s feelings towards a democracy too, both authors seem to follow the same goals but instinctively it really falls on the author that feels the majority is overbearing. De Tocqueville felt that a society that was comprised of equal citizens shouldn’t just depend on the majority being right, since they were all supposed to ...

INVESTIGATING & CRITIQUING THE ROLE OF VISUAL MODALITIES IN MEANING MAKING IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

Critical Articles’ Appraisal of the Described Visual Learning/Teaching Medium (Digital Stories) or Strategy PRACTICAL FACTORS IN THE USAGE OF VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM IN LANGUAGE TEACHING Christine Canning Wilson Vol. 6. No. 11. 2000. Video is best defined as the selective and sequential use of pictograms in an audio visual format. Considerable confidence has been placed in the valuation of audio visual assistance for enhancing foreign language learning, despite the minimal amount of empirical data on audio visual material in learning foreign languages. However, given the time devoted to utilizing video in the study of a ...

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‘Subject’ Gun control vs. gun right “We have to try and stop this. It will be a long journey involving the personal choices of individuals and families, public discussions, mental health reforms, a change in the culture – you name it.” “I want people to be afraid of the fact that this could happen to them. But it’s real. It doesn’t have to be understood to be real.” The above words were uttered by Peter Rodger, father of Elliot Rodger, who killed six people in Santa Barbara, and Peter Lanza, father of the Sandy Hook killer ...

James Madison was the fourth President of the United States and one of the founding fathers of the nation. He wrote America’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, as well as the Bill of Rights. Despite his many accomplishments, Madison is probably best known for his theories on democracy and democratic government, which has often described as Madisonian Democracy. Madison was a strong believer in democracy and the right of a people to choose their leaders by a majority of votes. However, Madison also understood that if limits were not put on what a majority could do with its power, an open ...

Question one

Ideas on the role of the media in political conflicts have taken the form of advocacy in terms of mitigation that is based on agenda setting role of the media. In a sense, the media is regarded as the body that decides to place attention on particular political conflict thereby making it a matter of interest. Wolfsfeld, Segev and Sheafer conclude that the role of the media can be best understood from the perspective of developing an understanding of the implications of political factors. Later one can infer on the role of the media given the influences and dynamics in the ...

Background of the Author

William Golding was born and raised in Cornwall, United Kingdom (UK) in 1911. Having gained education at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College in Oxford, Golding initially received training from his parents for him to become a scientist, yet he focused on English literature instead. Apart from being a writer, Golding also became a musician, sailor, lecturer and schoolmaster, and actor. Golding first published his written works in 1935 – a volume of poems he wrote with the influence of the education he received in Oxford. Bishop Wordsworth’s School gave Golding the opportunity to become a lecturer, although the Second World War cut his ...

Morocco was among the Barbary state between 17th and 18th centuries. It was the capital city of pirates the robbers of people who traded in Mediterranean. In 1840, conflict developed between French, Spanish and the European power, immediately the European powers showed some interest in the share of morocco. In 1904, Spain and French became partners and divided Morocco into two unequal parts with France taking the biggest part while the smallest portion in the southern of morocco was left to the Spain and it was named Spanish Sahara. At the end of the century, Morocco had become the ...

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Answers - Vietnam War is widely perceived to be a strategic misstep by the United States. The Vietnam War which was fought from 1964 to 1972 was another proxy war fought during the cold war era. In this war, the ultimate aim of the US involvement was to contain the spread of communism in Indochina. The war was between North Vietnam supported by its communist allies and South Vietnam supported by anti-communist countries mainly the US and as Zinn opines it was the tussle between the organized technology and human power, with the human power emerging as the winner. ...

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The cold War Relations between the USA and the USSR were always defined by many complicated interwoven political and economic factors, and the relationship which was a cautious cooperation during the World War II transformed into a superpower rivalry after the war. The basic distinction that existed in the political systems of the countries created an environment, which did not aid in mutual understanding and for a period of almost four decades there was a high military tension between the two nations. This sustained tension between the two countries and their allies and the ensuing political scenario, was commonly denoted by the ...

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Founded on three fundamental principles of equality, fraternity and liberty, the French revolution spanned from 1789-1799. The revolution was really a historical landmark in the world for the massive bloodshed and intensity of the revolution. The country had been torn apart by political and religious strives which had persisted for a decade. After the revolution, the napoleon Bonaparte assumed power as the emperor. The revolution had begun due to the resentment of the feudalism, civil inequality and religious intolerance. It was geared towards the French establishment of a new political and social system where all people would enjoy equality before the law, ...

The text clearly outlines the history of Buddhism and its spread in Sri Lanka as well as its eventual decrease in influence in both India and Sri Lanka. Buddhism took a turn for the worst in India due to the onset of Islam. A great number of people in India were swept by the Islamic wave thus relegating Buddhism to places such as Sri Lanka and patches of India. The spread of Buddhism in Sri Lanka was relatively easy. The main fact that boosted the spread of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as the fact that Buddha himself had visited ...

Abstract

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the two major wings of the political phenomenon in one of the world’s oldest democracy, the United States of America. Democrats and Republicans came together on doctrines of completely different ideologies and therefore their take on issues have always remained different, though agreements have occurred on small scale now and then. This article is a discussion of differences and rarer similarities between these two wings and the differences amongst factions within.

Introduction

The United States of America is, without a doubt, one of the oldest democracies in history. The political history of United ...

Paradise Lost is a long standing work that has been credited with illustrating the many aspects of the human condition. This essay will explore Milton’s work in order to develop a better understanding of the layers of philosophy that have been responsible for generations of debate. This review will begin with an analysis of the how I believe the human condition has been reflected in this work and then move to illustrate the irony that is inherent in the reading. In the end, this literature review will demonstrate the full range of the reflected human condition as well as the ...

Socrates, in Book 5 of Plato’s Republic as explained by his student Plato distinguishes the terms faction and war. Socrates distinguishes the two terms by stating that faction is hostility towards one’s own people. On the other hand, he refers to war as hostility towards strangers. In the book, which is written in a dialogue form, Socrates is speaking to Glaucon whom he tells that faction only occurs between kinsmen. He further illustrates by giving an example of a Greek race fighting against another Greek who are its own and kin, as faction rather than war. On the contrary, ...

Summary (Chapters 12 to 21) of Mary Chestnut’s Diary

Summary Mary Boykin Chestnut has encapsulated the experiences of her fellow Confederates at the time of the Civil War in her autobiographic novel Mary Chestnut’s Diary. Mary went through various endeavors during the Civil War with her Senator husband, James Chestnut, with most having been eye opening for her. Serving as quite a fitting historical account for the Civil War, the novel by Mary has provided deeper insights on the way Confederates carried out their resistance against the Unions (Chestnut). During the Civil War, slavery has become a highly controversial issue, although the majority from both the Union ...

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The implementation of a mentoring program that utilizes the essential elements of effective mentoring impacts the level of job satisfaction and the retention of faculty in a school of nursing in many different ways. A mentoring program that utilizes the essential elements of effective mentoring impacts the level of job satisfaction because it encourages the mentor to teach the rewards of being a nurse this increases job satisfaction for both the mentor and the new staff member. When a mentoring program that utilizes the essential elements of effective mentoring is introduced it impacts the level of job satisfaction because the faculty and staff ...

A faction is a group of people who are in support for something or are against something (Adair, p90 Factions are formed due to common interest by people to be more precise shared belief. It is sometimes considered to be a political organisation. It is considered unconstitutional as written in an article by Ball in the federalist paper, as it is considered to go against people’s liberty. Factions are the hardest things to eliminate, since the people who form it have a common goal or interest thus the best way of handling it is from the root cause. That way ...

A faction is a group of people of people who are in support for something or are against something (Adair, p90). It is formed due to shared beliefs by the people; mostly it is considered as a political organization. According to this federalist’s paper, a faction is believed to limit the liberty of some individuals and therefore go against the constitution (Ball, p56). The best way to deal with factions is to completely remove the causes of factions or deal with the effects. The one issue that stands out is that people should not be allowed to have similar interests as ...

Civilization in Cold War

The end of the Second World War left the world with two superpowers – the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) – that nearly controlled every aspect of politics, economics and social life worldwide. The two superpowers, after completion of the Second World War, started fierce rivalry that did not involve direct military engagements in the battlefields. The fight for scientific, political, economic, and military control as a way of civilization led the Americans to support one group or country over the others. The war involved the two superpowers in hideously supporting, financing and implementing their ideologies ...

This 1787 essay by James Madison, originally a letter written to a New York newspaper in support of ratification of the Constitution, has long since become the most famous of the Federalist Papers and one of the most frequently quoted documents in U.S. political history. Although Madison published it anonymously, under the pretense that he was simply a concerned citizen, Federalist No. 10 can be taken as a definite statement by the principal architect of the Constitution on why he did not regard it as a democratic document but rather one designed to guard against the rule of the majority, particularly when it threatened ...

The Japanese Constitution, which was effected in the year 1947, is based on the fundamentals of popular sovereignty, the protagonism of peace, and respect for basic human rights. The political system of Japan is one of constitutional democracy. Contrary to other systems like the American and the British political systems, which fundamentally have existed in their present form for many years, the current political system of Japan is a much more recent concept dating from Japan's defeat in the World War two and its consequent occupation by the United States. The 1947after-war constitution is an anti-militarist document that includes the ...

The Pax Romana is distinguished in history as a roughly 200-year period of progress and growth separating the civil strife of the 1st century B.C. and the onset of marked decline that began with the third century A.D. Roman military power had pacified subject populations from the Euphrates River in the east to the uplands of northern Britain in the far west, while Roman law established a cohesive civilizing influence throughout the empire. The absence of strife in all parts of the empire made it possible to travel safely virtually anywhere in the known world and a highly competent and relatively benign ...

The cutting of trees did affect wildlife populations adversely. This was common in west of Appalachians. Trees do provide a natural habitat for wildlife. The wildlife population did decline. Wildlife populations do thrive in natural settings. The settlement of people in the forests led to decline in bear and deer populations. There was a disappearance of Bisson in the area of the Mississippi (east). The decline was as a result of clearance of 1850, 100, 000, 000 acres of the forest. The climate and environment suffer greatly due to deforestation. Soil erosion is common and major problem. The water tables in ...

Yesterday was the fifth day of December 2012. This day will be remembered as a dark fateful day in the books of Egyptian history. The reason why this day will go down in the books of history is because, for the very first time, there broke out an armed confrontation between two political factions (Saleh and Awad 2). Yesterday, it was the Islamist youths battling the secular political faction. Today, tension prevails in Cairo. Still, the situation is expected to get worse. Thus is the situation in Egypt. There is tension and anticipated political turmoil. The reason behind these happenings ...

America’s Vaguest Conflict

Donald Hickey’s history of the War of 1812 closely examines the international diplomatic incidents and political infighting that shaped what would essentially become America’s second war for survival. The international situation, dominated by the conflict between Britain and France, complicated the exchange of commerce between the new American republic and Great Britain. Hickey’s account of the prelude to war, and the war’s prosecution, reveals that the war’s desultory outcome, which ended in America’s survival, was remarkable in itself considering the incompetent military and administrative performance of the Americans.

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The Tea Party Movement is a movement marred with a mix of rejoinders and ideologies. Coming from a long history dating back in mid to late 18th century, the movement has stuck its roots deep into the American society. Various writers have taken a keen interest in the Tea Party Movement and trying to grasp its fundamental belief pattern. However, sad to say is, the fact that, with such a complex setting, it is imperative that different factions of the movement hold divergent beliefs that tend to create relative confusion. While one faction believes that the tax burden is overwhelming, others take such opportunities ...

What is Pan-Arabism? In what ways has Pan-Arabism expressed itself in the Middle East? Why has Pan-Arabism failed to produce Arab Unity?

The term Pan-Arabism refers to the concept of the al-Umma al-‘Arabiyya or the Arab nation. The term was first conceptualized in the late 19th century when the call for Arab Unity was requested upon the establishment of several secret societies in Lebanon and Syria, urging the revolt against Turkish rule of the Arab region. It was constantly expressed by Arab nationalist in several periods such as in the First World War, wherein various Arab nationalist groups demanded the creation of an independent Arab nation once they revolt against the Ottoman rule; the West’s approval of the Zionist ...

Islam in Mozambique

Mozambique is an independent, secular nation located in southeast Africa, northeast of the Republic of South Africa. It has a coastline along the Indian Ocean. Muslims constitute approximately one-sixth of the population, with Sunnis and Isma’ilis being the major factions. There has been a Muslim presence in Mozambique for centuries. There is a large ethnic Indian Muslim community in the north and scattered communities of mixed African, Arab and Portuguese ancestry in the rest of the country. These groups have been relatively isolated, both geographically and in terms of the practice of Islam. The Indian community tends to be rather strict ...

Many of us puts a different meaning in the concept of democracy. For some, it is a set of political institutions, for others it means a particular political regime. In fact, the nature of society, which claims to be democratic, is determined by how clear the idea of ​​democracy is and the nature of institutions that are designed to ensure the implementation of this idea to life. The very essence of democratic government is the absolute will of the majority – in such a way it was defined in 19th century by Alexis de Tocqueville. However, according to one of the founders of the ...

Pompey was made sole consul in 52 BC. To what extent did he engineer the situation so that he would be called upon to "save the state?

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Rome in 52 AD was a rather parlous state as it was still reeling from the effects of the slave revolt a few years earlier which had been crushed by Crassus and the constant bickering and infighting between himself, Julius Caesar and the same Crassus. Becoming First Consul in 49 BC was obviously important and crucial to the continued well being of the Republic and Pompey obviously felt very much in control when faced ...

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The radical conception of power is the failure to keep normative and analytical questions which means that some scholars mistakenly confuse the critique and identification of power relations. In this paper, the argument is that the definition suggested by several authors does not meet their intention. The fundamental conception of power may be made to work within the terms originally expressed by the authors and they are forced to draw a challenging comparison between objective and objective an interest, which makes the identification of third dimensional power value burdened and irrational. At the same time places the analyst in the ...