Why Celebrate Constitution Day? Few people know what today is. That is a shame‚ because it is the anniversary of a remarkable event in history: the signing of the United States Constitution. On September 17‚ 1787‚ thirty-nine of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention‚ held in the summer heat of Philadelphia for four long months‚ signed the document for which they had labored so hard to produce. During both the drafting of the Constitution and the ensuing debates over its ratification
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Published in 2004 by Gover Atlantic Inc‚ David Von Brehle wrote Triangle: The Fire That Changed America that recounted that fateful day at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 26‚ 1911. Von Brehle portrayed not only the horrors of the trapped workers in the factory but also included the poor state of worker’s safety and low wages. Von Brehle’s purpose of writing about the Triangle disaster is to inform readers that factory conditions in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century
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become too dependent on the automobile for travel? Today‚ people all over the word‚ prefer the automiobile to using for travle. In my opinion‚ people in North America such people all over the world‚ strickly depandent on the automobile for travel. I feel this way for two reasons‚ which I will explore in following essay. First‚ these days‚ people accustomed to the automobile for all transportation. When you want to go to the office‚ or centershop‚ or a lot of other task‚ first thing which you will
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their closing note on Sunday morning with a church service by the lake. It was the most beautiful settings‚ a perfect spring morning. As we all settled down at a picnic area we introduced ourselves to each other. The first person I spoke to that day was a man named Heartstrong. He’s a vibrant character with lots to tell and he express his emotions dramatically with the works of his hands and body. I remember he told us the story of his name which help to explain his character and joyfulness.
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An Incident that Changed My Life An Incident that Changed Young Girl Life matto matt matto matt‚ Yahoo! Contributor Network Oct 9‚ 2008 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here." More: Splurges Young Girls Shopping Malls tweet Print FlagPost a comment I used to be a real spoilt brat. My parents are quite well off and I usually get what I wanted. Being the youngest of three children also guaranteed that I get the most attention. I had no lack of luxurious
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Kids These Days: A Study of the Millennial Generation “When I was your age…” and “Kids these days!” are the rallying war cries of the independent Baby Boomers and Generation X’s cynics. The world has too many problems today‚ and‚ of course‚ it’s all our fault. We are the Millennials. We come after Generation X‚ and while many historians have tried to call us Generation Y‚ we have clearly stepped out of their shadow and made a new name for ourselves. It’s estimated that a Millennial is
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Australia day be changed? Introduction: Most Australians celebrate Australia Day as the day Australia was founded. In contrast‚ Aboriginal people mourn their history and call it ‘Invasion Day’. My Three Arguments: Fairness/Justice/Equality because its fair for aboriginal people. Rebuttal: The most common refrain against this is‚ ‘It’s time to move on’. Here’s the problem with that statement. If you apply the same logic to non-Aboriginal Australia‚ then we should stop commemorating Anzac Day. ‘It’s
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essential so we’re not bothered by it. However‚ we will remember our watermarks forever even if we’re growing older by the days because it makes us who we are. Different people have their own different lives to live‚ so of course everyone’s story is not the same. As for me‚ the one watermark that I still remember until now was when I moved to America back in 2008‚ because it has changed my life forever. I was still naive‚ sensitive and carefree back in 2008‚ simply because I was a seven years old girl
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Columbus day. Did you know that on the second Monday of October‚ almost 319 million people in the U.S. celebrate this holiday? However‚ did you also know that Christopher Columbus may have been responsible for the death of over 2‚000 people? Recently‚ him and his holiday have been under fire due to new evidence about his history. People all over the U.S. are wondering why we spend an entire day giving tribute to a man who was so obviously cruel and unjust. I personally agree with them‚ and believe
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10 American Inventions That Changed the World From the mundane to the truly spectacular‚ numerous American inventions have changed the world. Here is a countdown of ten things invented by Americans that have become part of our everyday lives here and across the world. 10. If you find buttons quite a fuss as you dress up for work‚ then you have to thank Whitcomb L. Judson‚ an inventor from Chicago‚ for inventing the clasp locker‚ the zipper’s predecessor which was introduced in 1893. The modern
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