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Queen Elizabeth King George
1,679 wordsA QUEEN ADORED: ENGLAND'S ELIZABETH II Countess of Longford, Elizabeth Pakenham, was born in London England in 1906. She attended Lady Margaret Hall and Oxford University where she studied classical history and philosophy. She later married Oxford professor and politician, the seventh Earl of Longford in 1931, with whom she had eight children. She worked as a tutor from 1930 - 36 in the Worker's Educational Association, and was a member of the Paddington and St. Pomcras Rent Tribunal from 1946 -...
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Law Of Nature Supreme Court
1,487 wordsSpeluncean Explorers v. Court of General Instances of the A. Five members of the Speluncean Society went into a cave to explore. While they were in the cave a landslide occurred covering the entrance and trapping them in. B. Twenty days later after the entrapment messages were sent from the explorers to a rescue team outside of the cave. C. The explorers explained their conditions and rations to doctors and asked if they would be able to survive until the predicted date they would be saved. The ...
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Funk Wagnalls Soviet Socialist
1,398 wordsJoseph Stalin (1927 - 1953) led the Soviet State through the challenges of World War II. Although the war was a terrible drain on the already impoverished and exhausted society, it resulted, paradoxically in strengthening the Soviet dictatorship. The war distracted the Soviet people from Stalin's excesses in previous years and generated patriotism and national unity. It also greatly strengthened the Soviet military. The Soviet Union emerged from the war as second in power only to the United Stat...
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Aggressive Behaviour National Geographic
1,010 wordsAustralian industry loses more than one billion dollars a year because of sickness caused by alcohol. Alcohol plays a part in more than 50 % of serious crimes in Australia. In violent crimes it plays an even bigger part: more than 75 % of them are linked to alcohol. About half of the people killed in road accidents are killed because somebody has drunk to much. Effects of alcohol on human behaviour From the above facts it is clear that alcohol has a major impact on the lives of Australians. This...
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Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector
768 wordsOliver Cromwell was one of the most important figures in British history, a great general, and lord protector of the commonwealth, or republic, of England, Scotland, and Ireland for five years. He was born at Huntingdon on April 25, 1599, to a local family that customarily furnished members of Parliament. He was elected the member for Huntingdon in 1628; Cromwell made his first mark by attacking the bishops of the Church of England. For the next 12 years Cromwell was prominent in local affairs i...
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Death And Dying Terminally Ill
1,307 words... italy rights" issue The Commonwealth parliament considered the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act to represent a basic shift in Australia's ethos and social fabric. It had additional national significance as all Australians, indeed all people, could have used the Act. It therefore became not just a matter for the people of the Northern Territory, but a matter concerning all people of Australia. The Constitutional framework of Australia divides legislative responsibility between the States and ...
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Man And A Woman Homosexual Couples
1,657 wordsQuestion I First Article WHETHER THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSSETTS SHOULD RECOGNIZE GAY MARRIAGES? We proceed thus to the First Article: - Objection 1. It seems that the Bible, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics, the majority of Protestants, and most major cultures are opposed to gay marriages. Marriage, as defined by the Code of Canon Law, is the matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by it...
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Alien And Sedition Acts
1,675 wordsIn 1798 the United States was involved in an undeclared war with France. Fear of the French immigrants in the United States, caused the government to pass two acts. The acts were called the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts helped to succor the government's sense of security for the United States. Although the government accepted the acts, people like James Monroe were apposed to what the acts stood for. To protest the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were written...
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State Of Nature Law Of Nature
946 wordsThomas Hobbes was one of the most influential political philosophers of all time, providing both support and justification of government. During his lifetime there was considerable political turmoil between the King and the Parliament, whereby Hobbes wrote in support of the King and the concept of absolute sovereignty. What is particularly interesting about Hobbes writings is that he was the first philosopher to use a scientific approach in an attempt to understand human behavior. Supported part...
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Separation Of Power Hobbes And Locke
1,566 wordsPhiladelphia, PA. 1787, the Founding Fathers set before them foundation for a new nation. This nation was to be formed in the interest of its people: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Important he...
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The Four Political Parties Of Canada
1,094 wordsIn a country as vast and as culturally diverse as Canada, many different political opinions can be found stretched across the country. From the affluent neighbourhoods of West Vancouver to the small fishing towns located on the east coast of Newfoundland, political opinions and affiliations range from the left wing to the right wing. To represent these varying political views, Canada has four official national political parties to choose from: the Liberals (who are currently in power), the Progr...
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English Common Law Separation Of Powers
1,809 wordsAUSTRALIAN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND ITS MANY RAMIFICATIONS The framework for law and government in Australia is seen as a system that is comprehensive of administrative law that has evolved through the years. Main elements of this are judicial review by the courts, merit review by administrative tribunals, investigation of administrative action by the Ombudsman and human rights agencies, and the conferral of information and privacy rights under freedom of information and privacy legislation (McMil...
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Niccolo Machiavelli Athenian Democracy
1,336 wordsWhat is Hobbes, Plato and Machiavelli's view on liberty respectively? Plato has successfully shown the inherent weakness of liberty in its potential to collapse into tyranny, he has failed to recognize that this weakness can be minimized, and hence I, personally, dont share his low opinion of democracy. Before I begin my discussion of Plato's argument for the inherent weakness of democracy in The Republic, I have to clarify what is meant by democracy (liberty) in this context. By democracy Plato...
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Australian Legal System Part 1
1,644 wordsAustralian Legal System 1. Discuss the role of the High Court in the Australian system of government. Give examples. The High Court is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. The court was created in the early 1901 in correspondence with the Australian constitution (section 71). The main role of the high court is to interpret and uphold the Australian law, remain the judge in case of constitutional disputes or over the laws of Australia. Also the court should hear various cases from...
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Alcoholic Drinks Aggressive Behaviour
1,106 wordsHow Alcohol May Affect Human Behaviouyoung man started behaving in an aggressive and abusive manner after he had a number of alcoholic drinks at a party. The next day he was behaving quite normally and was quite concerned when shown a video of his behaviour the previous night. Explain how alcohol may affect human behaviour. Some Facts Australian industry loses more than one billion dollars a year because of sickness caused by alcohol. Alcohol plays a part in more than 50 % of serious crimes in A...
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European Union British Government
1,426 wordsHow Would You Characterize The Uks Relationship How Would You Characterize The Uks Relationship With The Eu The essay will attempt to evaluate the UK with regard to Europe and (what has developed into) the European Union (EU) in a political perspective by analyzing their history with each other following the Second World War ( WWII), and thus will be limited to up until the UKs inclusion in the EU in 1972. The viability and relevance of the first sentence will be put to the test as the timeline ...
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Declaration Of Independence View Of Human Nature
1,645 wordsHuman Nature and the Declaration of Independence by Jake Repp I would like to show that the view of human nature that is shown in The Declaration of Independence is taken more from the Bible and that that view is in disagreement with two of the three ebay given in class. The Biblical perspective of man is that he was created by a divine Creator with a specific plan in mind and made in the image of his Creator. Men are entitled to the pursuit of happiness but also required by the Laws of Nature a...
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19 Th Century Sq Mi
1,341 wordsMalta is an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of a small group of islands Malta, Gozo, Kemmuna, Kemmunett, and Filfla located in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. The area of the largest island, Malta, is 95 sq mi; of Gozo, 26 sq mi; and of Kemmuna, 1 sq mi. The combined area of Kemmunett and Filfla is 0. 12 sq mi. The total area is 122 sq mi. The capital and leading port of the country is Valletta (population, 1997 estimate, 7, 172). The population of Malta (2...
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Second World War Rest Of The World
2,140 wordsOUT OF EMPIRE: EDWARD GOUGH WHITLAM More than any other part of the old Empire, Australia remains inhibited and limited by its nostalgia for past associations and pretensions which the British nation, and in particular, the British monarch have long since abandoned. Nothing has done more to retard Australias relations with Britain or to distort the very real and substantial nature of that relationship than the obsessions of the Australian conservatives with the British connection and their manip...
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Booker Prize Commonwealth Literary British
413 wordsUS authors entry to Booker prize seen as betrayal The literary establishment sharpened its talons last night as Booker prize judges warned that plans to Americans the prestigious award would cause irreparable damage to a great British tradition. The prize, Britains most sought-after literary award, was last month renamed the Man Booker prize in honour of its sponsor, the Man fund management firm. The sponsor swiftly announced that the &# 163; 50, 000 award, for Commonwealth writers only, could b...
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