The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said that the law is free from passion. The United States does not enforce laws based on the feelings of others; we enforce them for the better of the people and society. Passion should not dictate our rule; reason and precedent should be the most absolute principles included when determining the laws to safeguard the country. The sovereignty of the United States would diminish if laws were not based on virtuous causes. If the prosperity of the United States could
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The definition of democracy is a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting and where everyone is treated equally and possess equal rights. The Constitution is created to have both democratic and undemocratic elements in it. The Constitution was created to have three parts of the federal government‚ which is the Executive‚ Legislative‚ and the Judicial branch‚ and this one of the democratic aspects of the Constitution when the Constitution tries to promote democracy. These three
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All across the continent of Europe‚ darkness and death greets every living soul. The Bubonic Plague has obliterated over a third of the population in less than a five year period. The Middle Ages had been ongoing in Europe for nearly a thousand years‚ and original Greek and Roman culture had been forgotten. All had seemed hopeless for the life of an average European. Suddenly‚ at around 1350 A.D in Italy‚ a major shift in history caused Europe to spring into a Modern Era. This period in history is
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Many years ago at around 3500 B.C. Mesopotamians invented two things that would change the world forever. These inventions still influence our world today. Ancient Mesopotamia helped the world and still does‚ but if there wasn’t a written language everything would be a disaster‚ but two inventions helped the world and it was a written language and Hammurabi’s Code. How would you communicate with letters? Well‚ the Mesopotamians paved the way with the invention of cuneiform. Cuneiform was developed
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was the first national education law. It’s goal was to provide federal funds for education‚ and help provide access to education for less fortunate. I believe the ESEA is an example of federal leadership because the government took charge by making choices that would benefit schools. The federal government does not have too much power over education. I believe this because the government is doing what best for all and not just what’s best for a small
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During the years 1865-1900‚ American society was changed forever by industrialization. Industrialization negatively impacted the economic state of America‚ as seen by the lowered wages and monopolization of the market. Industrialization also negatively shaped society by creating sharp divisions among the different social classes. It impacted politics in a negative way as well‚ mainly through the political machines and corruption that occurred during the height of industrialization. As industrialization
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One of the leading causes which made the United States went to war with Great Britain in 1812 was the trade restrictions that England had placed on America. At that time‚ Britain was at war with France‚ and they depended on a maritime economic blockade to defeat France. However‚ America was a neutral side‚ so American merchants tried to get commercial interests by trading with the French. England wanted to block this trading‚ so they issued twelve “Orders in Council” to impeded American trade with
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The ancient civilizations had a tendency of starting along rivers such as the Nile‚ Indus‚ Huang He‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates. I can see the importance of the rivers and why this has been a common factor through history having land bordering rivers. Different outcomes occur along the river such as poverty or riches. There are also a large amount of advantages and disadvantages of living next to a river. An advantage of living by a river would be having an accessible supply of fish near your
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Between the years of 100 and 1450 trade developed and thrived between different regions of the world. These regions included Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia‚ and the Americas. Trade was established between these areas using different trade routes. As these areas traded more than just goods were spread. Ideas‚ religion‚ and technology were spread along the trade routes. These cultural aspects were combined with traditional cultures to create new syncretic societies. These trade patterns led to cultural
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In 1894 the microwave was invented. Mistakes can cause new discoveries. Mistakes have lead to the invention of the microwave‚ ancient artifacts in Troy were found‚ and can cause major damage to the earth. So people learn from their mistakes. To begin with‚ two friends decided to dig up trenches to find ancient artifacts. They did this because they wanted to have a piece of history from the town of Troy. According to text 1 paragraph 7 it states‚ “He had workers open up huge trenches in the
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