Essays Tagged: "political life"

Robert E. Lee

rents Harry and Ann and Lee's wife, MaryCustis, with some reference to his father's army career and political life.After Lee's early years, the reader will learn of his schooling at the MilitaryAcadem ... e transportation problem became progressively worse, andthe Armies were continually at the mercy of political plunderers. Against thesuperior forces of the Union, Lee pitted all the strategy of a mast ...

(13 pages) 174 1 2.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Robert E. Lee

rents Harry and Ann and Lee's wife, Mary Custis, with some reference to his father'sarmy career and political life. After Lee's early years, the reader will learn of his schoolingat the Military Acade ... e transportation problembecame progressively worse, and the Armies were continually at the mercy of politicalplunderers. Against the superior forces of the Union, Lee pitted all the strategy of a mast ...

(13 pages) 171 1 3.7 Sep/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

an essay over Warren G. Harding , a former president

Warren g hardingEarly political lifeIn the 1890s Harding increased his social and business connections in Marion. He joine ... sman, and reporter at the Marion Democratic Mirror. Harding liked his work but was irritated by the political views of the democratic Mirror. In 1884 he and a friend bought an unsuccessful four-page n ...

(4 pages) 75 0 3.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Thomas Paine: Propaganda and Persuasion

iver ultimately became a turning point in the war. As noted by John Keane in his book, Tom Paine: a Political Life, "Tom Paine strikes our times like a trumpet blast from a distant world."Thomas Paine ...

(3 pages) 117 0 3.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Socrate's First Accusers and Athenian Law

Socrate's First Accusers and Athenian LawOf all confrontations in political philosophy, the biggest isthe conflict between philosophy and politics. The problem remain ... t realm of philosophy - thepursuit of wisdom. Socrates was the instigator of the conflict. While thepolitical element takes place within opinions about political life,Socrates asks the question 'What ... Socratic philosophy is plagued by a destructiveelement. It reduces the authoritative opinions about political life butreplaces it with nothing. This is the vital stem from which the 'Apologyof Socrate ...

(4 pages) 125 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Television's effect on the Political Process

The introduction of television and its components into the political process has greatly influenced politics. Television has given politicians a whole new way ... their beliefs to voters. There are a few significant effects that this form of media has had on the political process.Firstly, television tends to make political life more fluid and volatile. Outcomes ... he Liberals would have surely been doomed.Television also forces much of the backstage machinery of political life to endure extremely heavy exposure, making it much more open than it used to be. Prio ...

(2 pages) 97 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

HOW SHOULD WE ACT AS LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY? A comparison between Nicollo MAchiavelli's theories for leadership and those of the Catholic Church

heories.Nicolo Machiavelli lived in Florence, Italy. At the time which he lived, the country was in political upheaval and Italy was not united but was rather a collection of city-states. Machiavelli ... r a collection of city-states. Machiavelli became an important diplomat and was involved in much of political life within Florence. However, when the Medici family came into power, he was tortured and ...

(5 pages) 195 1 2.9 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Caesar: A Man of Power. History essay proving why Julius Caesar was a great leader and so successful in his political rise in Rome.

th. He was both an intellectual and courageous. These characteristics gave him an early lead in his political life. He not only changed the lives of Romans of his time, but also left his imprint on th ... an early age, Caesar had shown a natural talent for the art of persuasive argument. He started his political career at the early age of twenty-two. (Isenburg, 24) Everyone could see that he was a gif ...

(3 pages) 151 0 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

From Medieval Europe to Modern History.

D, the world was thrown into a period of chaos and disunity that came to be known as the Dark Ages. Politically, economically, and socially, everything of the old system that had been tediously develo ... d as means of education, spiritual redemption, and was both an important factor in their social and political life. In such a time of 'chaos' the people turned to the Church to tell them what to do. T ...

(14 pages) 295 1 4.9 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Globalization in the 21st Century.

Globalization has become one of the principal symbols of economic, cultural and political life in the 21st century. Although there is no precise definition of globalization, due to ...

(3 pages) 641 2 4.6 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

"Inside The Kremlin's Cold War: From Stalin to Khrushchev"

the Soviet leaders who shaped the foreign policies and showed their motivation for directing Soviet political life as they did. Perhaps part of why this book was so powerful, is they also completed bo ...

(4 pages) 71 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Political Effects of the Renaissance by: GirlLuver33

Political Effects of the RenaissanceHistory has shown us how civilizations evolve over time. Broadly ... dieval jurists with a philological and historicalinterpretation of the sources of Roman Law. As for political thought,the medieval proposition that the preservation of liberty, law, andjustice constit ... dieval proposition that the preservation of liberty, law, andjustice constitutes the central aim of political life was challengedbut not overthrown by Renaissance theorists. They contended that thecen ...

(2 pages) 62 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Political Effects of the Renaissance

ieval jurists with a philological and historical interpretation of the sources of Roman Law. As for political thought, the medieval proposition that the preservation of liberty, law, andjustice consti ... dieval proposition that the preservation of liberty, law, andjustice constitutes the central aim of political life was challenged but not overthrown by Renaissance theorists. They contended that the c ...

(2 pages) 59 0 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Puritan Beliefs and Values

70% of New England literate in 1770D. Intolerance--error must be opposed and driven outII. Puritan Political LifeA. Voting restricted to church membersB. Blurring of political and religious authority ...

(1 pages) 44 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"Political Experiments of the 1920s" - Study Notes

world and the development of humanity. Communism was an exportable commodity that could disrupt the political life of other nations, and throughout the history of the Soviet Union, its leaders sought ... which became known as the Black Shirt March. King Victor Emmanuel III, because of both personal and political concerns, refused to sign a decree that would have authorized the army to stop the marcher ...

(4 pages) 45 1 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Aristotle

theoretical issues, which not only reflects both the ideals and the short comings of ancient Greek political life, but also contains valuable ideas for today.'Man" said Aristotle 'is by nature a poli ... ion, offered perhaps through his father's contacts to become tutor to the son of Philip the 2nd.His political thought is a critical analysis of the Greek 'poleis. Greece was not a single political sys ...

(7 pages) 150 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Summary of "The Subjection of Women" by Mill

obtaining and maintaining control over other human beings, has been rejected in every other area of political life. Mill states that physical strength and violence should not be tolerated in the matte ...

(1 pages) 14730 2 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Cleopatra

he course of history by being a woman. She lived in a time where women didn't really play a role in political life. This made her fascinating for people all over the world, who got word of this powerf ...

(4 pages) 57 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Benito Mussolini is Not Inherently Evil

that the dictator was influenced to become wicked during his childhood, his wandering-life, and his political life. Mussolini is one of those individuals who exemplify that humans are influenced to be ... as unnaturally evil, and he exemplified this during his childhood, his wandering-life, and also his political life. The story of Benito Mussolini's life was an allegory to most readers. It reminds man ...

(4 pages) 65 2 4.9 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Theodore Roosevelt

here he became an avid hunter. After about 2 years of the outdoor life he decided to go back to his political life when he married Edith Kermit Carow of London. He then ran for mayor of New York City ... of the government. Now, this was a very big accomplishment for him. This was a new beginning of his political career.About two years later, while William McKinley was President, he became the assistan ...

(3 pages) 44 1 3.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents