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When computers were first discovered in the early 1990s, the whole world foresaw a golden new era for the political arena.  The growth of internet since its discovery has led to transformation of economies, societies and the world of politics (Chadwick 2006: 384).  It has changed the way people live, think and react towards all…

            There are many social, political and economic changes that have taken place in the first decade of the 21st century. In the 21st century, the United States has found itself as the only superpower in the world following the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, recent changes in the world indicates that other countries…

Majorly, the British rule in 1315 characterized the history of Sri Lanka, The country attained independence in 1948 following the influx of the British by 1796. Moreover, the Portuguese were the first European to visit Sri Lanka. Based on the widespread scramble for Sri Lanka by British nations, The Ceylon National Congress was founded to…

The American and French revolutions were more similar than different in many ways, The French revolution was inspired by the revolution of the colonists against the British. These revolutions occurred during the enlightenment period when philosophers were pushing the idea of popular sovereignty rather than a monarchy, which gave more power to the people War…

The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech that will be remembered for ages to come. What makes this such an effective and moving speech? In the speech Lincoln uses rhetorical strategies such as repetition to make the reader feel. Lincoln uses repetition to emphasize the location the battle took place, the people who died there,…

For a multi-ethnic society such as Southeast Asia, ethnic conflicts and political instability are inevitable. In the course of nation building when homogeneity is aimed out of heterogeneity, each ethnic group struggles to assert not only their rights to equality and autonomy, but also their sense of uniqueness and identity. This provokes many of them…

Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language — so the argument runs — must inevitably share in the general collapse….

The Presidential election of 1972 had two strong candidates,President Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issueswhich had a great deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war andthe stability of the economy at the time were two main factors. The electionended in one the largest political scandals in U.S. history, being theWatergatebreak-in,…

On November 13th, 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi, a pro-Democratic political leader in Myanmar was released from house arrest after 15 years of imprisonment. On November 12th, 2010, one day before her release, a group of her supporters gathered outside her home, holding portraits of her, and wearing t-shirts with the words “We stand with…

De Ia Vega, what would you do at this point? Do you think De la Vega has waited too long to make a substantial change in his relationship with Bustard? Why? If I was De la Vega, I will take the initiative to discuss and clarify with De la Vega about my role and responsibility…