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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Declaration of Independence"”.
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The breakup: the Declaration of Independence, Frederick Douglass, and me
<p>The Declaration of Independence declared sovereignty and freedom for America predicated upon the inherent equality and rights of its people. The Declaration also invented a revolutionary expectation and right of protest should government fail to deliver and protect those rights. These rights and …
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Memories, myths and misconceptions : an analysis of dominant Zionist narratives formalized in the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
This thesis contends that from the inception of Zionist ideology until the formation of Israel, the Zionist leadership, through the skillful use of narratives and the process of articulating a specific position and constraining opposing narratives, has been highly effective in creating and molding …
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The Primacy of the Individual: Its Affirmation in the Declaration of Independence and in the American Scholar
By the very nature of its subject-matter, the present study is both historical and literary.|Historians and political philosophers without number have examined The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson and discussed endlessly the principles which it contains. Innumerable educators and …
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From ‘sacred and undeniable’ to ‘self-evident’: a rhetorical analysis of Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence
… examines Thomas Jefferson’s original draft of the Declaration of Independence. Ostensibly written for the simple purpose of justifying the American separation from Great Britain, the Declaration nevertheless utilizes persuasive techniques and narrative themes that are not necessary to the …
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The Diplomatic Career of Silas Deane
In March 1776, prior to the Declaration of Independence, the Secret Committee of Correspondence sent Silas Deane to France as commercial agent to secure aid for the Colonies. After July 4, 1776, he was appointed to serve with Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee as a diplomatic representative. He was …
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A history of Maamba coal mine and its socio-economic impact on Zambia, 1968-2010.
This study examines the origins and development of Maamba Coal Mine and its socio-economic impact on Zambia. It demonstrates that although Ian Smith’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence (U.D.I) in Rhodesia, 1965 was the key driver in the development of commercial mining of coal in the country, …
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William Henry Harrison's Indiana: Paternalism and Patriotism on the Frontier, 1795--1812
I argue that Americans prior to the War of 1812 maintained practially the same ideology that had driven them through the Revolution, i.e., a tendency to attribute all social or political ills to British influence. The Declaration of Independence had blamed George III for slavery, Indian wars, and …
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Native Sovereignty, Narrative Argument, and an International Shift: The 1974 Rhetoric of George Manuel and Vine Deloria, Jr.
The modern era of globalization presents a situation where indigenous cultures are potentially being eroded away. As a result, leaders of these groups need to begin using effective rhetorical strategies in their efforts to defend their worldview against the dominating views of Western ideology. …
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Mythic reinscriptions in W.E.B. Du Bois's The souls of Black folk, James Weldon Johnson's The autobiography of an ex-coloured man, and Ralph Ellison's Invisible man
… significantly defined and supported the idea of "America" have consistently ignored the contribution, or even the very existence of the American black population. Meaningful participation in the promise of these myths, loosely bound up in the notion of The American Dream, and defined in texts …
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Conflict Transformation Through Integrative Mediation in Mitrovica, Kosovo
This paper explores the effect of applying Integrative Mediation in Mitrovice/Mitrovica—a city divided along ethnic lines in Kosovo—through the work of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre - Mediation Centre Mitrovica (ADRC-MCM). Following Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence, the region …
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Zimbabwe's economic crisis & hyperinflation, 1997-2009
The focus of this paper will be on Zimbabwe’s particular hyperinflationary episode. The crisis has its roots in Zimbabwe's struggle for independence, which took place in the 1970s. This struggle, known as the Second Chimurengo, culminated in Zimbabwe’s declaration of Independence on April 18, 1980. …
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Thomas Paine: Author of American Independence
… in 1776, Thomas Paine should be considered one of the primary author of American Independence. It will illustrate how the writings of Thomas Paine helped propel America towards Revolution and independence. In an age where monarchs held power, Paine believed that the authority should lie in the …
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Social movement trade unionism: An investigation of workers’ perceptions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions practices on election and living wage issues
This study investigates workers’ perceptions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) practices on elections and living wage issues from a social movement perspective from the Apartheid (South Africa) and Unilateral Declaration of …
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Lincoln: Reformer or Revolutionary? An Analysis of Lincoln's Legacy as Compared to the Political Ideals of the Amerian Revolution
… challenges that resulted from decades of politicians tabling the insoluble problem of slavery. He operated within the realms of constitutionally allocated authority to meet those challenges. Where the Constitution provided no direction, Lincoln developed solutions that more closely …
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The Rhodesian crisis in British and international politics, 1964-1965
… the events leading up to Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on 11 November 1965 from the perspectives of Britain, the Old Commonwealth (Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), and the United States. Two underlying themes run throughout the thesis. First, it argues that although …
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I Won't Be Reconstructed: Good Old Rebels, Civil War Memory, And Popular Song
The following thesis traces the life of a song generally known as “I'm a Good Old Rebel” to explore the impact of popular culture on the creation of Civil War memory. Penned in the aftermath of Lee's surrender and containing lines like, “I hate the Yankee Nation / And everything they do; / I hate …
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Changing Anti-Corruption Practices in Ukraine: 2022 Onwards
The problem of corruption in Ukraine has existed since its declaration of independence. With the help of civil society, recommendations of international organisations, and international cooperation, Ukraine slightly improved the situation, but there was not as much change in the public acceptance …
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A Study on Factors Affecting the Performance of Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)
… seventies. This was built after the government of Mr. Ian Smith in Northern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, declared a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from the United Kingdom. Very few railway organizations in the world make profits, leave alone breaking even. Most of them suffer losses, …
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European integration and foreign policy in Central and Eastern Europe: the cases of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania
This thesis examines the impact of Europeanization on the foreign policy of the new member states of the European Union, using as case studies Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. It asks what the extent of Europeanization of foreign policy is and whether and to what extent there has been divergence in …
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Liberty in full : Justice Stephen Field's cooperative constitution of liberty.
… Court Justice Stephen Field's understanding of liberty. Scholars often define Field's liberty solely as opposition to government regulation. I challenge this position, arguing that Field articulated a fuller liberty, one which encompassed liberty both from and through government action. …
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