Issue 7: Was the Constitution of the United States Written to Protect the Economic Interests of the Upper Classes? According to radical historian Howard Zinn, the Founding Fathers were an elite group of northern money interests and southern slaveholders who used Shay’s Rebellion in Massachusetts as a pretext to create a strong central government, which protected the property rights of the rich to the exclusion of slaves, Indians, and non-property-holding whites. Zinn uses an excerpt from historian George Bancroft to explain his reasoning. Bancroft basically said that the Constitution left out individuals and favored certain classes. Zinn also uses an excerpt from historian Charles Beard to explain his reasoning.
Even though (A) and (B) present Napoleon’s regime in a rather cynical light, neither claim he solely introduced a “Police State”. (C) further disagrees with the claim that Napoleon introduced this form of governing, instead arguing that it was a development from the Directory. This is significant as it clearly highlights that Napoleon could not possibly introduce a “Police State” as a more restrictive regime was already in place and so comparatively, Napoleonic France placed less control on the population. The biggest debate between the sources is what to label Napoleon’s form of governance. (A) and (B) support the title of “Police State”.
Jacques Necker Necker was born in Geneva, then an independent republic. His father was a native of Prussia now Poland. Jacques Necker was sent to Paris in 1747 to become a clerk in the bank of a friend of his father. By 1762 he was a partner and by 1765, through successful speculations, had become a very wealthy man In October 1776 Necker was made director-general of the finances -- he could not be controller because of his Protestant faith. He gained popularity in regulating the finances by attempting to divide the tax more equally.
If whatever happens in a form of literature is the opposite of what takes place, then the reader just experienced situational irony. "I've quit my job at Donnegan's Plastic Box Company." "....I knew of it when Mr. Donnegan showed me the petition." This would have been least expected from the reader for many reasons. He would believe that Charlie would have gotten a promotion or even a raise because Charlie had saved his manager, Mr. Donnegan, money, and he was also at work every day, unless he had surgery.
1. Although Benjamin Franklin’s Plan for the Union was designed for protection and not power, it did have some aspects to it that were more politically and economically motivated. It suggested that a general assembly was to be formed, providing a general and uniform government in the colonies for the first time. This council would not only make military plans and preparations, but also make laws and “levy…general duties, imposts or taxes” on the colonies. This was most likely why the British government did not support the plan, as it would have given the colonists even more power to self govern, and would have allowed the Colonies to have more power of taxation during a time where Britain was beginning to levy more taxes on them.
The President surprised the diplomatic arena with his early dismissal of one of the State Department's most experienced, Henry White, the Ambassador to France. The only suspected reason for this decision was that White was thought to have somehow slighted the President and his wife 25 years earlier on their honeymoon in Europe. Taft was oblivious to the serious damage which this decision caused his political reputation. [64] (The following year White accepted Taft's appointment to head a delegation to the Pan-American Conference in Buenos Aires.) The President made it a top priority to reorganize the State Department, saying, "It is organized on the basis of the needs of the government in 1800 instead of 1900.
In an investigative article written by Welch Suggs, he discovers through Internal Revenue Service records that the South Eastern Conference (SEC) took in more than 150 million dollars in revenue in the fiscal year of 2002 (Suggs 46). This does not include what individual universities made from ticket sales and footwear contracts. The flow of this money stops well short of reaching the athletes that are performing to generate it. How is it fair that these athletes be used as slaves for big TV executives and athletic department presidents? When will Congress step in and decide the NCAA does not have an autocratic rule over the funds being generated?
Some may say that Henry was largely successful in achieving his aims with his biggest success being the battle of the spurs in 1513. Henry VIII want to be seen as a different king to his father who had a bad reputation for being aware of his money and not engaging in many wars which the nobilities did not like. He started by giving away the crowns land and gave many titles to the nobilities to prove that he would be different to his father. Catherine of Aragon, who had married Henry’s brother Arthur was still kept in England after Arthur had died. Henry had immediately married her after all the delays that his father had caused.
Another way people bring excitement into their lives today, includes gambling. Gambling may be fun to many and may give them an adrenaline rush, but it does more bad than good. Over the past several years, many state governments have permitted gambling by going as far as sponsoring lotteries. They believe this will increase state revenues and keep taxes down. State governments have no business promoting gambling.
Old Spice The power of advertising has never had a reach so far as it has over the last decade. Billions of dollars every year are thrown the ways of writers and directors to create an appeal to audiences everywhere in hopes consumers will purchase their product and stay on board for repeat business. This is especially critical for companies such as Proctor and Gamble to do with older brands such as Old Spice. Having been around for over seventy years, Old Spice was in need of a campaign that would not only appeal to the purchasing audience, but also to revamp the image of such a staple in the hygiene industry. The advertising drive of 2010 featured the hit slogan “The man your man could smell like” (OldSpice, 2010).