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    same religion, they believed in the same principles in government, and had very alike manners and traditions. Fukuyama declares that at this time, the government could have been identified as the friends of George Washington. Fukuyama states this, since President George Washington chose men like himself who he taught had great traits and serious dedication to the regime. Concerning President John

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    On October 9, 2015 I went to the Smithsonian, National Museum of African Art along with attending the Million Man March down in Washington D.C. The experiences were wonderful and I was very excited to be at both events. While at the museum I took two tours one at 10 am that was led by a woman named Nkechi Obi. She talked about docent African Arts. The next one was shortly after at11 am that was led by a teen ambassador named Nicholas Stewart, who was very intelligent. He talked about numerous pieces

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    The subject of human rights is a topic that most countries around the world are familiar with and approach in varied ways. The United States of America has a democratic form of government that receives its power from its people, which is in stark contrast to the theocratic system in Iran whose power comes from a group of cleric’s interpretation of the Quran. The U.S. was founded upon a document known as the Constitution of the U.S. and Bill of Rights, while Iran’s government is wholly set forth by

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    Thomas Jefferson, in his inaugural address, stated that America was, “A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful land, traversing all the seas with the rich productions of their industry…advancing rapidly to the destinies beyond the reach of mortal eye...” He was a strong believer in the progressive nature of morality and held an optimistic view of the nature of humanity and human ability. Jefferson believed that all people were equally naturally endowed with the ability to determine right

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    Socrates As A Moral Man

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    One of the main propose of the story “Crito” center on its main character Socrates, who was a moral man, which had faith in some kind of God. Socrates saw himself as a gadfly, who was sent by God to educate the people in Athens on the injustices occurring around them. Socrates is willing to die for his beliefs of finding out the underling truth that the government tries to conceal from the people. The story presents an important question between Socrates and his friend Crito, as to whether the opinion

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    1 What is your main research question and hypothesis? Question= Have there been any declines in the riverine ecosystem of the Nisqually river and if so what are the declines caused by? Hypothesis: Due to the recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal Global Change Biology says increased flow variability has crucial negative effects on salmon populations of multiple climate factors considered and the salmon quality over the recent years showing a decline the prediction is the findings will

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    In a study conducted through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on “average 79 people will receive an organ each day; however, an average of 22 people die each day” waiting for transplants that cannot take place because of the shortage of donated organs (U.S. D.H.H.S). The average amount of patients waiting for an organ can reduce to zero with the continued development of 3-D printers. 3-D printing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The digital

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    Americans have been dreaming since the Mayflower arrived in the New World and the American Dream itself has withstood threats up until this very day to all of its internal characteristics: international peace, health, leadership, wealth, supremacy, and equality. H.W. Brands states in his book American Dreams that “Americans had dreamed since our national birth, and in the twenty-first century we are dreaming still”. Both Brands’ story and Nathaniel Philbrick’s account in Mayflower assist significantly

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    What is my Idea of a perfect Government system? After this semester class and finally understanding our Government in the United States of America, I’ve come to realize that the Idea’s that our founding fathers had put down on paper were perfect. Although putting them into play is a whole different story. No Government is perfect! We all can hope and dream but nothing will ever be perfect. Our Democracy in this country has had to learn from many mistakes over the past 239 years to make “A more

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    The Declaration of Independence is one of the most well-known documents in history. The Hollywood movie, National Treasure, helped reintroduce it to a whole new generation of Americans. In the movie, the main character emphasises one key section, “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future

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