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    Essay: A Call For Independence Through the years before the Declaration of Independence‚ the colonists were not treated properly. They deserved their independence. The colonists have gone through a lot of trouble and I believe it was justified for them to have independence. They have gone through the Tea Act‚ Sugar Act‚ and other Townshed Acts. I will be including my opinion about what I believe to be the strongest grievance in the grievance In the Declaration of Independence is‚ the events leading

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    Text Commentary of the Declaration of Independence    ‘THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES’ (July4‚ 1776) This is a text commentary about ‘The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America’. The Declaration of Independence is a juridical and legal document written sometime between June 11 and June 28‚ 1776. The reason for that lapse of time is because a draft of the declaration was asked to a group of five delegates of the Continental Congress on June 11‚

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    like to stay up late‚ it is still when I do my best work. Even though I do not enjoy writing‚ however I like reading some books for example The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Summer reading is one of the most painful things that high schoolers and middle schoolers are required to do over the summer. I will always dislike summer reading no matter what day it is. Twenty years from today I will still dislike all of those books I had to read over

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    “The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson: A Summary “The Declaration of Independence” written in 1776 to declare the United States independence from England. The Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal‚ that they all have natural rights that should not be infringed upon by a government. That a government should be made up from men and get its power from the ones that they govern. If any government fails in its purpose to protect the people’s rights

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    When Did Cyprus Gain Independence From The UK? The Republic of Cyprus gained independence from the UK on August 16‚ 1960. From the word go‚ Cyprus’ independence was going to be thorny issue due to its ethnic composition that includes Turks and Greeks. The London and Zurich Agreements developed a constitution for an independent Cyprus after the February 19‚ 1959 agreement between the UK‚ Turkey and Greece. according to the agreement‚ the UK would maintain two sovereign bases in the country whereas

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    find a place where they could practice freedom of religion rather going to the churches. They wanted this new land so they could produce the products needed by England. However‚ if they wanted this land they must overcome hardships and longs years of wait. The Sea Dogs were well respected in England and they were loved by their country‚ while most other countries believed they were pirates. There are many well know individuals who potentially tried to help settle in the new world including guys like

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    decided to seize Opportunities for income such as taxing the American colonists in order to pay for the army protecting them. Before the war started most of the colonies had directly contributed to British custom revenue. According to Robert Wilde It appeared to the British government that a few new taxes to pay for their garrison should be easily absorbed Source: Wilde‚Robert (2014) Why Britian Attempted to Tax American Colonist.

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    INDEPENDENCE DAY "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru (on Indian Independence Day‚ 1947) “Every year‚ we celebrate our Independence Day with great fervour as well as joy and justifiably so‚ as it commemorates that day‚ when after many years of subjugation‚ our country gained its freedom.

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    The Declaration of Independence is very important in the history of the United States of America. It is the justification of the American Revolution presented to the world. It was used to officially declare the thirteen colonies of the United States of America as a separate country that is not and will never again be ruled by England. It helped create one of the greatest countries in the world. The colonist felt like that they weren’t able to do anything without permission. They were

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    The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott

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