The form of government known as democracy had its early roots in Ancient Greece but its influence has a direct connection with the type of government we have today in the United States. ... The civilizations of Greece passed through many stages of government. ... However, tensions began to arise between these wealthy landowners which left the majority of the public in a state of discontent and fury. This discontent of the majority of the people made way for the form of government called a tyranny. ... In Greek civilizations a tyranny is someone who seizes power of the King without proper royal...

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He sees modern civilization as a murderous beast. ... "The darkness drops again what rough beast, its hour come round at last" " (18, 21): In a manner similar to the beginning of the previous gyre, the downfall is signaled by the advent of the antichrist. ... It finds its identity by differentiating itself from what it is not; for example, not Realism, its predecessor, which is characterized by its attempt objectively to offer up a mirror to the world. ... Modernity consists in a revolt against the prevalent style, against the official order "that's why modernist writers seem inacce...

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The originality of the system resides in the fact that the dynamic elements of society, whose discontent might have engendered revolution, are really satisfied with their social condition and do not seek to change it: a man of so- called "inferior caste" would categorically refuse to enter a so- called "superior" one. 1 In Africa, it is not rare for members of the lower caste to refuse to enter into conjugal relations with those of the higher caste, even though the reverse would seem more normal. MAJOR DIVISIONS WITHIN THE CASTE SYSTEM Let us proceed to a description of ...

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Bismarck's Domestic Policy 1871-1890. Along with getting an IB Paper 3 question about Biz's foreign policy, you might also (instead?) encounter a question about the domestic policy that Biz pursued as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871-1890. So let's deal with that now. OK? ...

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It is mentioned in Irish History that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. This seems an impressive feat and we seem to be able to confirm it as fact as Ireland is indeed a country without snakes. However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is...

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