Representation of the People Act 1918

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    Australia, a country with a population of more than 22 million has quite the complex governmental system. Australia is known as a federation, a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy all in one. As a result, Australia has a queen, who resides in the United Kingdom, but is represented by a Governor-General in Australia. Following, a Prime Minister governs the country. In addition, there is a two-chamber Commonwealth Parliament that makes the laws. This diverse government is often referred

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    This time it was not against the Tsar but against the provincial government. To the lower classes the provisional government was only a rebranded Duma, the representation of the Bourgeoisie and so their anger was not calmed just redirected. The incidents that took place during October-November 1917 are highly debated by historians. While some classify it as a “revolution” by the lower classes others see the rise

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    Feminism. So, what is Feminism and how did it begin? By definition, Feminism is the political, social, and cultural movement towards women's rights and equality between men and women. It is the belief that all sexes deserve to be treated as equals regardless of any physical and biological attributes. The history. The term itself originated from, socialist, Charles Fourier, back in the 1890s. Various historians believe that the history of the Feminist Movement had three waves. The First Wave began

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    Providing each citizen with the right to vote in periodic elections is a key aspect of Australia’s democracy. Voting acts as a mean for citizens to contribute to the government, by choosing who is elected. Australia was progressive in promoting democracy, as the country’s early electoral systems implemented compulsory voting, preferential voting and it gave women the right to vote. However, a history of malapportionment of electoral districts has prevented true voter equality from being reached.

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    Women's suffrage refers to the right of women to participate in democratic processes through voting on the same basis as men. In the medieval and early modern periods in Europe, the right to vote was typically severely limited for all people by factors such as age, ownership of property, and gender. The development of the modern democratic state has been characterized internationally by the erosion of these various limitations following periods of collective struggle. Women's suffrage has been achieved

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    War II, and the effects it caused around the world, especially to the Jewish People. During that time the Nazi’s were killing off Jewish people, and sending them to concentration or work camps to be eventually killed off or worked till they are almost dead. People called it the holocaust, and it was the genocide of the Jewish. Genocide is one of the worst things in the world today, as it injured and killed many people. It is referred to having malicious intent of destroying or hurting a specific

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    corruption within a church which advocates honesty, Raimi composed in the twentieth century where secular society is concerned with the affairs of this world that is temporal. Chaucer explores the idea that the tale corrupts, that they begin as bad people but begin to get worse until it leads to death in The Pardoners Tale. He cleverly uses emotive language in order to manipulate the responders, it is a blunt, brisk powerful narrative that positions the audience to feel the same emotions that those

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    Gender is a word used to identify the differences between males and females. Educational theory and provisions over the years was defined by gender, meaning that depending on your gender your educational needs were outlined for you, as compared to modern day were all genders receive the same education in Britain. Karen Bradley notes that ‘historically, debates surrounding women’s education have focused on what has been characterised as the competing demands of the private sphere of the family.’ (K

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    The Industrial Revolution is a period where people went from an agricultural society to an industrial society, meaning since the refinement of the steam engine, the invention of the internal combustion engine, the harnessing of electricity and the construction of canals, railways and electric-power lines most jobs were in factories and all hand production methods were transited to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production. During the industrial Revolution women wanted to have rights

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    any previous experience or training before he received his throne. Much like Czar Nicholas II, Mr. Jones was also the leader of some things and had many similar battles and problems. Mr. Jones is the farmer in the book Animal Farm, which was a representation of Czar Nicholas II. Nicholas II was born on May 6, 1868 in Pashikin, Russia. His father is Alexander III, whom he inherited his throne from, but Nicholas II was not ready. He was crowned on May 26,1894, after his father's death, without having

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