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Civil Service Essays and Term Papers
The Rise Of The ManchusAlthough the Manchus were not Han Chinese and were strongly resisted, especially
in the south, they had assimilated a great deal of Chinese culture before
conquering China Proper. Realizing that to dominate the empire they would have
to do things the Chinese way, the Manchus retained many ...
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Abraham Lincoln 3Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Lincoln entered office at a critical period in U. S. history, just before the Civil War, and died from an assassin's bullet at the war's end, but before the greater implications of the conflict could be resolved. He brought to the ...
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Corruption In The NYPDFrank Serpico, the New York police officer who testified in 1971 at
Knapp Commission investigating , resurrects his
decades old criticism of NYPD by saying that " we need good role models,
and they have to start at the top." Twenty six years after Knapp Commission,
Serpico told a city council ...
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Theodore RooseveltDuring the course of the twentieth century, America has been influenced by numerous prominent individuals. The Wright Brothers pioneering flight on a dusty North Carolina field, and Charles Lindbergh’s piloting aviation to its utmost extremes during his arduous journey across the Atlantic are ...
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Gladstonian LiberalismWhat was Gladstone's liberalism and to what extent was it applied during his first ministry?
This question focuses on Gladstone's liberalism and to what extent he applied it during his first ministry, 1868-74. Liberalism is a political philosophy that stresses individual liberty, equal opportunity ...
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The History Of The Peace In Rome, The Pax RomanaThe Pax Romana era has ended. This time of peace started in the
year 27 BC and lasted up till now, 180. This period of time was started by
Augustus Caesar. Augustus created a system of government in which he
encouraged trade and glorified Rome by a splendid building program.
He created ...
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Thomas JeffersonJefferson was born at Shadwell, his father\'s home in Albemarle county, Va., on April 13, 1743. His father, Peter Jefferson, a man of legendary strength, was a successful planter and surveyor who gained minor title to fame as an explorer and mapmaker. His prominence in his own locality is attested ...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909Theodore Roosevelt was the second of four children. He was born in New
York City on October 27, 1858 of Dutch, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, French and
German heritage. Partially due to poor health, he suffered from Asthma and
bad vision, he was educated by tutors until he entered Harvard ...
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HitlerAdolf Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria on April 20, 1889. Adolf's father, Alois, was 52 years old and his mother, Klara, was 28 years old. Adolf's mom and dad were second cousins. Adolf had 7 siblings but only 4 made it to adulthood.
Soon after Adolf was born his father retired from being a ...
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Civil WarThe Civil War was an extremely difficult time for all Americans. Many people lost loved ones including sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, and cousins. However, the loss of losing a husband or wife is one that prevails over all others. A husband and wife have a bond that is stronger than any other ...
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Geoffrey Chaucer...I think some of Chaucer belongs to his time and that much of that
time is dead, extinct, and never to be made alive again. What was alive
in it, lives through him..._
--John Masefield
Geoffrey Chaucer¦s world was the Europe of the fourteenth century. It was
neither rich or poor, happy nor ...
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The Secret Serviceis a service that many people do not know about. In addition to guarding the president, has been used for many other tasks since its creation.
At the close of the Civil War, between one-third and one-half of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit. On July 5, 1865, the Secret ...
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ATFstands for The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms they
are basically a law enforcement organization within the United States Department
of Treasury with unique responsibilities dedicated to reducing violent crimes ,
collecting revenue, and protecting the public. enforces the Federal laws ...
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Pre-Civil War New OrleansNew Orleans is a city in southern Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River. Most of the city is situated on the east bank, between the river and Lake Pontchartrain to the north. Because it was built on a great turn of the river, it is known as the Crescent City. New Orleans, with a population ...
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The Rise And Fall Of American CommunismDuring the twentieth century, the popularity of the American Communist party was fueled less by its beliefs, than by the Government’s ever-more-antagonistic attitude toward foreign influences in America. After the armistice of World War I, disillusioned by the political and social turmoil ...
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New Orleans - Before The Civil WarNew Orleans is a city in southern Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River. Most of the city is situated on the east bank, between the river and Lake Pontchartrain to the north. Because it was built on a great turn of the river, it is known as the Crescent City. New Orleans, with a population ...
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The Presidency Of Theodore RooseveltThe turn of the century has always been a big deal for modern
civilizations. One hundred years of life is quite large compared with the
average 70 or so given to most. Because of that, people tend to look in
trends of decades, rather than centuries or millennia. When it does come
time for a new ...
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Boxer RebellionWhen Japan defeated China in 1895, European powers answered with an order they called, “ carving up the Chinese melon.” Following the division of Africa among European powers, they turned their sights to what they saw as an extremely weak Chinese government. European powers and ...
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HITLER, MUSSOLINI, STALINThese three names have a vast impact on the idea of dictatorship. These men established dictatorship and guided this type of rule throughout most of their lives. Dictatorship is a form of government in which absolute power is exercised and practiced by one person without hereditary right or the ...
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Yuan Shih-k’ai’s Transformation Of The Chinese MilitaryYaun Shih-k’ia (1859-1916) was one of China’s most successful rulers, but his rise to power came the way many modern dictators claim control. Yuan would use his military family lineage and knowledge to create the first modern and dominant army in China. This army would later be the reason he ...
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