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    business. For much of the 18th Century‚ this relationship was at peace with one another. Colonists enjoyed the full wealth and protection of the British government‚ including the British army and navy. Colonists‚ who inherited a large amount of English common law and thoughts on the rights and liberties‚ tended to discuss local affairs in the town tavern. The British came up with different Acts to have the colonists pay off their debt from the French and Indian War. The British came up with the

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    1776 by David McCullough Characterization: George Washington: Washington was 43 year old when he was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Commander-in-Chief of the American army. He had almost no formal schooling‚ and was a self-educated man. He was a brave man who was totally dedicated to America‚ the country he loved. He was strong and rarely showed his discouragement or despair‚ even though he suffered greatly through the course of the American Revolution. After seeing Washington

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    Summer Vacation

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    Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students and instructors are off school typically between 6 and 14 weeks‚ depending on the country and district. Criticisms and support[edit] Some countries only get six weeks or two months summer vacation because students supposedly forget large amounts of information learned in the past year (See: Summer learning loss).[1][2] Other education reformers believed that children

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    also draws modern parallels in themes that make the ideas of the mid-eighteenth century relevant today. The situation and sentiments that brought about The Declaration of Independence are reflected in those of Hamilton‚ showing the relevance of political literature in the past to the present. The Declaration of Independence expresses the concern of immigrants that their government was not paying attention to them. A new culture had formed in America that didn’t fit with old

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    Title : Summer Solstice By: Nick Joaquin ] AuthorName: Nicomedes Marquez JoaquinAka: “ Quijano de Manila”Born: May 4‚ 1917 (Paco Manila on Calle Herran)Died: April 29‚ 2004 (San Juan Metro Manila)Parents: Atty. Leocadio Y. Joaquin (colonel of the Philippine Revolution) Salome Marquez (school teacher)Educational Background: Elementary: Mapa High School in Intramuros Secondary: Mapa High School in Intramuros (up to 3rd year) College: St. Albert College in Hong Kong Setting :"Summer Solstice"

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    The Declaration of Independence 3/10/2015 By: Thomas Jefferson On July 4‚ 1776 in Philadelphia the Declaration of Independence was signed by all thirteen colonies. The document was addressed to the king of Great Britain King George III. The document was written because the thirteen colonies are demanding their independence from Britain‚ because the Americans are tired of being controlled by a bunch of tea sipping-cracker munchers. I believe that some of the harsh things that the

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    About Summer

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    Summer is the Best Season (possible topic sentences with suggestions for details) o The four seasons of the year all have their appeal‚ but summer is by far my favorite. [Give examples of wrong is wrong with the other seasons and what they don’t offer that summer does.] o One aspect of summer that makes it so attractive involves clothing. [Give examples of why doing laundry is easier‚ what kinds of summer clothing you enjoy wearing‚ and why clothing in other seasons is less

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    You could write an essay about what Ray Bradbury is saying about mob mentality in "All Summer and a Day". "All Summer in a Day" shows Margot‚ the quiet‚ invisible outcast of the class‚ being singled out by the rest of her classmates‚ after telling everyone the sun would come out. The sun never comes out on Venus‚ making this an extraordinary deal. The deal was too much for the class‚ and the students display a term called "mob mentality." Mob mentality is‚ unfortunately‚ very common within society

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    Revolution‚ the Americans built up a series of grievances against the British government. Those complaints were clearly articulated in the Declaration of Independence. The colonists did this to prove to every other country in the worlds that their reason for war was justified. It is also important to keep in mind that when Thomas Jefferson wrote this‚ he did not mean for it to be a historical text‚ he wrote it as a persuasive essay to gain support from other European countries. So the fact that some of

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    film and one corresponding novel from the list below. You will then work towards completing a comparative analysis of the two chosen works. The steps of the ISP are as follows: U1A5 – Statement of Intent/ISP Proposal U2A6 – ISP Progress Report #1 (here you will review your ISP novel) U4A1 – ISP Annotated Bibliography U5A1 – ISP Progress Report #2 (here you will review your ISP film) U5A2 – ISP Thesis/Outline U5A4 – Final ISP Essay ISP TOPICS FILM CHOICES NOVEL CHOICES Personal Liberation/Redemption

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