The party, led by a small vanguard, began implementing communist (Leninist) ideologies whilst gaining popular support amongst the population, by succeeding their campaign slogan, peace bread and land for example. ... Leadership conflict, played to a small extent, a role in shaping the history of the Soviet Union, as Lenin had popular support, and despite not having great success in the election of the constituent assembly, with Bolsheviks only gaining 24% of the votes, through the Cheka, Lenin made sure that leadership conflict was non-existent, and further achieved this through a series of pu...

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One popular monitoring method is keystroke logging, which is done by means of an undetectable program on employees' computers. The Web site of a vendor for Spector Pro, a popular keystroke logging program, explains that the software can be installed to operate in "stealth" mode so that it "does not show up as an icon, does not appear in the Windows system tray...... As a 2005 study by Salary.com and America Online indicates, the Internet ranked as the top choice among employees for ways of wasting time on the job; it beat talking with co-workers "the second most popular method" by a ...

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Constitution, he argued for popular sovereignty, the right of rebellion against oppression, and toleration of religious minorities. ... For Voltaire as for the French philosopher and dramatist Denis Diderot, the state is a machine for the creation of happiness and a positive instrument designed to check a strong nobility and a strong church, the two forces they considered most uncompromisingly dedicated to the conservation of old institutions. ... His essay "On Liberty" (1859) is one of the most eloquent defenses of free speech. ... Despite a prevalent tendency to find fault with the U.S., E...

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Each branch should be, for the most part, in Madison's opinion, independent. ... Beard argues that the Constitution was essentially an economic document based upon the concept that the fundamental private rights of property are anterior to government and morally beyond the reach of popular majorities. ...

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For literature, Tragedy was considered the most important in Aristotle's Poetics, Musical genres were composed of classical sonatas and symphonies, and genre painting depicting domestic life and daily social encounters began to surface in the 17th century and were then followed by genre painting that came to suggest an image of a "slice of life. Ultimately these genres were linked to the stage, and the most popular genre of the 19th century melodrama was formed. ... It adapted an industrial mass production format, which allowed for movie producers to reuse script formulas, actors, s...

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Best known as a leader of a 1689 New York rebellion that came to bear his name, Jacob Leisler was one of late seventeenth-century New York's most prominent merchants, land developers, and foremost exponent of Reformed religious fundamentalism and Orangist political ideology. ... He thereupon implemented a program based on direct popular representation that had, as contemporaries noted, wide impact from the Chesapeake to New England. ... Best known as a leader of a 1689 New York rebellion that came to bear his name, Jacob Leisler was one of late seventeenth-century New York's most pro...

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In the 1980's, most reform efforts were intended to raise course requirements and scores on standardized tests. ... Today, most experts agree that attempts at reforms attempted here and there are swallowed by the complex, multifaceted nature of our educational system, maintaining the status quo; and that major improvements will require more drastic changes. ... For this reason, the use of technology for promoting educational reform is more popular than ever before. ...

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A fictitious example of this would be for a cinema complex to intentionally sell a number of tickets to a movie screening that exceeds the available number of seats in that screening and then offer disgruntled customers a ticket to another less popular movie that may not be selling too well. ... Most customers (those who arrived at the cinema early) got the seat they paid for, the cinema complex made their profit and only the minority of customers were forced to watch a less popular movie so it is evident that the greatest number were afforded the greatest happiness. ...

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Of these benefits the most substantial and relevant would have to be that of the consumer's; people are accustomed to paying for genetically "enhanced" foods loaded with GMO's and preservatives opposed to food organically grown in a manner respective to its nutritional value. ... Farms contribute more in taxes than they require in services due to a lack of the need for heavy employment and maintenance on equipment, whereas popular brand name producers and their massive manufacturing centers require more in service fees than they contribute to taxes. ...

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A society must ensure that the most functionally important roles are filled by those most talented and efficient, with education and stratification allowing individuals to have an occupation that best suits their abilities. Whilst they claim that a meritocratic society gives high reward (financially and status-wise) to motivate the most gifted and inequality means those disadvantaged wish to improve on their position, there is much resentment over "fat-cat" pay packets in today's world. ... Women have been harshly disadvantaged in employment until recently, due to previously being unable ...

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One such politician is Pauline Lee Hanson, arguably one of the most controversial politicians in Australian history. ... Her maiden speech, debatably one of the most controversial speeches ever to be delivered in Federal Parliament, made her an overnight figure of controversy in Australian politics. ... Undeniably, her constant coverage was the most important element in maintaining such a high profile amongst Australian voters. ... It seemed though, that Hanson's populist policies were merely in the moment of Australian popular culture, and the relentless scrutiny from the media growingly...

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This mode is appropriate for relating literary theories to real-life experiences in my quest to subvert the popular assumption that literary theory is an esoteric pursuit that is irrelevant to our lives. ... Admittedly, committing to a single concept had been the first and most challenging hurdle of this course. ... I am currently broadening my knowledge of other philosophers and studying the original works of Derrida which is the most effective way toward the completion of the first essay section of my composition. ...

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The half truths that conceived the myths of marijuana came from similar sources who opposed liquor, tobacco, jazz, rock, rap, provocative dress, pinball machines, video games, comic books, television and a catalog of innumerable issues but all of which who for the most part remain entirely legal. ... According to popular belief, smoking marijuana will cause a person to acquire brain damage to the point of retardation wherein they will lose the abilities of memory, cognitive action and learning. ...

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Economics can also be defined as "the social science that analyzes the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services" (Unknown, 2007), these goods and services need resources in order to be completed or created and thus get the most out of them. 10 Economic principles have been created that are basic towards understanding the importance and function of this science in today's world and how it benefits each and every one of us in our daily lives. ... The second principle that I chose is "Trade Can Make Everyone Better Off", this is a very important and...

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Although socialist theory points to self-interest as a fault in the Lassiaz Faire market economy, Individualism embraces self-interest as a means for promoting competition for the most efficient production and social good. ... Yet, Marx saw how, "parliamentary democracy could provide the appearance of popular participation even while the economic basis of political power was becoming more concentrated," (66). ... Contrasting strongly with both Owens call for social welfare legislation and Marx's cooperative revolution, individualists promote limited government to allow the most ...

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The dependency approach to African politics, which presents the subject most accurately, argues that the current state of impov! ... Western corporations enjoy a monopoly on the national resources of most nations, and financing a war is a small price to pay to stay in control. ... The principles, popular development strategy, and self-reliance, empowerment and confidence and self-realization provide the citizens with the ability to develop society from a statist perspective. The dependency theory, which is most suitable to analyzing African politics, presents the external factors in the ex...

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Anti-Muslim hate crimes have incrementally increased; these vicious attacks have an ample spectrum, anything from street harassment to murder - with the most recent and devastating atrocity being the murder of 3 college Muslim students, by a crazed terrorist homegrown in the USA. ... Consciously and willfully perpetuating unfounded and harmful stereotypes about Muslims is done for an assortment of reasons, 1.) to gain a political advantage during elections, 2.) to earn money via perpetuating Islamophobic jokes/stereotypes in popular media which appeals to a wide majority of citizens, and 3.) t...

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It is widely believed that the concept of Buy Local has particularly become popular after major retailers such as Whole Foods, Wal-Mart and Tesco realized that they need to differentiate their services from mainstream food stores by identifying exclusively local sources for the products they sell from their stores. ... Moreover, most of the industrial farming establishments are the main sources of water and air pollution. Most of the food produce is harvested at least 3-7 days before it is put up on shelves in supermarkets. ...

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Various individual and different factors equal in significance contributed towards inhibiting Germany failing to unite before 1860; these included: the Bund; Austro Prussian Rivalry; Inter-State rivalry; popular indifference; the failure of the Frankfurt Diet and the 1848 Revolution and the lack of foreign support; each factor had a direct baring on the failure of Germany uniting. ... Unification was impossible to establish as long as an Austrian controlled Bund existed, this was very unlikely to change as the members of the Bund were not prepared or supportive at all of trading autonomy f...

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On the other hand, The "Armstrong" phenomenon that we are going to be analyzing step by step, made ​​a huge repercussion for several reasons: not only was known as ''Ambassador Satch'', a cultural ambassador, under the sponsorship of the United States that captivated colossal audiences around the world, but also, the innovative improvisations that he did and the way his compositions were transmitted to others through his acting technique, produced a reputation for serving as a model for artists such as Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and even, harmonically, L...

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