Do Nations Truly Last
Do nations last forever? As Noah Feldman put it, “Empires inevitably fall, and when they do, history judges them for the legacies they leave behind.” Many countries have shown this including Rome, Ancient Greece and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The leaders and citizens of these powerful nations all believed as if they were God among men and their country was the shining light in a world full of darkness. As you know, they all eventually came to an end. No nation can last forever, but it can leave a lasting impact on the world.
As we go through our lives, we learn by the experiences of ourselves and others. We might recall how stupid and foolish our actions were and what we could have done better. Governing
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Somalia has neither law nor solid punishment system. Columbia has a weak centralized government that fails to provide services that are considered essential .This does not look promising for people hoping to buy land. Monopolies is another big factor. They put all the cash flow to one place and discourage other companies for starting jobs, halting job and economic growth. Other economic troubles include debt, which is destroying current Greece, and inflation, which is why people stopped using Soviet money. Political struggle can destroy a country as well. The USSR fell when challenged by NATO and the United States. Political struggle can also be internal. Civil war tore apart Sierra Leone and is currently tearing apart Syria, Iran, and Iraq. Weak leadership has destroyed civilizations from the beginning of time, for some odd reasons people thought being the son of a ruler makes them qualified to rule.
It seems that when your country is on the brink of destruction, you would band together with your political enemies. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case for most empires. We can look to Rome and Greece as examples of this. They were unable to unite and ultimately signed their own death sentences. Again, it is impossible to say how current leaders would react and what decisions they would make, but history tends to repeat
In what ways did these empires differ from one another? What accounts for those differences?
Rome was the largest and most powerful empire of its time. Its reign from 27 CE to 200 CE was by far the greatest civilization at that point. However, at some point every empire falls. The primary reason for this was the people of Rome. Due to the citizen’s unhappiness, Rome slowly crumbled starting with its leaders, then its army, and finally its economy.
Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a “perfect” society? Truth is, there are no “perfect” societies due to the many reasons that lead them to fall. So why do societies fall? Many great societies have fallen due to corrupt leaders, scarcity in necessary resources, and sickness. Germany, China, Sierra Leone, and the fictional society of Ember, are all examples of how once great societies fall. All of these societies fell due to corrupt leaders, resource scarcity, and sickness.
opposition to President Andrew Jackson’s decisions, and Jackson lost his popularity. So, because of Andrew Jackson’s ignorance of events that transpired over the course of American history, he lost the presidency. If Andrew Jackson would have made better choices concerning Native Americans affairs and learned from the past, his popularity may have grown. This applies to me because if I don’t want to suffer major losses, like Andrew Jackson, learning from my own mistakes and the mistakes of my peers will benefit me by not hindering my progress, academically and personally, because of poor judgement.
internal problems that affect them, and lastly greed takes them over and forces them to make the
Identify clearly what these lessons are, how they will be acted upon and what is expected to change as a result
In conclusion, political leaders across the world are often noted for their accomplishments during times of crisis in the minds of the people and within the books written about such events. Although political leaders must have certain skills and abilities in order to fulfill the tasks given to them once they enter office, those skills are simply tools to be used against the challenges faced. How political leaders face the challenges and how the challenge is initially solved, such as how they benefit the people at large by their actions, is what they are remembered the most
“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.”
The Western Roman Empire was marked by its vast territorial supremacy, as it conquering its neighbors to absorb their energy surpluses whether in agricultural outputs, mineral resources, or human capital. With the rapid growth of the Empire, the cost of maintaining order, production, and other logistical elements grew as well. This cost grew to the point there simply weren’t enough resources to defend against invasion especially when disgruntled peasants welcomed the removal of Roman control. The Maya empire failed due to the burdens of competitive warfare between the various city-states of the region. This was unsustainable especially given the population was already weakened by crop failure and drought. The Chaco Empire failed due to the communities coming to the conclusion that the costs paid to the central faction to be redistributed outweighed the benefits gained so they departed one after another. (Chippindale 1)
History has the unrelenting power to reenter our present lives and show that it is far from a dormant topic that is drilled into school students. The past has a purpose to teach us, to provide us with the knowledge of our failures along side our successes. The past is there to be sure that we do not continue to make the same mistakes endlessly. If we constantly look toward the future without remembering our country’s past experiences, than we are going to concede to repeat.
not learn to make responsible situations because the decision was always made for them. This can lead
To know the past is to know the future. In his essay Knowing History and Knowing Who We Are, David McCullough argues about the importance of studying and teaching history. In his essay, he explains that there are three main points about history: character and its effect upon destiny, our failure of teaching the future generation, and the importance of learning and listening to history. David McCullough strongly advocates that audience should start to listen to and teach about the past in order to learn about the way a person’s character can affect their destiny.
In conclusion, life is full of new experience and without those experience we won’t be what are we today. For me, my experience reflects me who I am today, winning geography award made me full of passion for geography, transition to high school made me mature and self-dependent and lastly moving to Canada made my experience unique. A famous quote by Albert Einstein “The only source of knowledge is
Modern African states have several problems ranging from corruption, to armed conflict, to stunted structural development. The effects of colonialism have been offered as a starting point for much of the analysis on African states, but the question of why African states are particularly dysfunctional needs to be examined, given the extent to which they have lagged behind other former European colonies in many aspects. In the first section, I will consider the problems with African states from the level of the state. That is, the nature of the states' inceptions and the underlying flaws may explain some of the issues that have been associated with African states today. Next I examine the development of, or lack of, civil
Raw Materials Unavailability: Raw materials are less available or unavailable. It may be gathered from distance sources that incur high expenses. Poor infrastructure for production of product & services: Due to undeveloped mode of every sector , Production infrastructure is not suitable. Markets are not available: Market for products are not available. People want low cost product because they have less sources of income. Customers are less available for good products: High quality products are costly. They are not beared by customers because their purchasing power is low. More dependent families: Less people earn and more people want to consume. It means more people are dependent upon income generating members. Lands are not suitable for agriculture: Lands are mostly barren due to poor irrigation system, mismanagement of water, unavailability of modern agriculture methods application and tools, etc. People depend upon still upon ancient irrigation system. Cheap labors are available: Labors are easily available at low costs but they are mostly unskilled. So they are useless in technical works or in high rated projects.