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    announced its intention of transferring power no later than June 1948. As independence approached‚ the violence between Hindus and Muslims in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal continued unabated. With the British army unprepared for the potential for increased violence‚ the new viceroy‚ Louis Mountbatten‚ advanced the date for the transfer of power‚ allowing less than seven months for a mutually agreed plan for independence. In June 1947‚ the nationalist leaders‚ including Pandit Nehru‚ Abul Kalam

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    The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. This document‚ written by Thomas Jefferson and the colonists‚ was their explanation for why they were unhappy with the way things were going in England at the time and how they planned on fixing it. It was written to be persuasive and to get the reader‚ King George III and his government‚ to understand why they felt the way they did. His argument was very effective because of the way he set up this document

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    when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance .... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru (Speech on Indian Independence Day‚ 1947). The day when India woke up to freedom back in 1947 was a day of great celebration. A country got rid of her foreign yoke and became a sovereign nation‚ she celebrated her sovereignty on this day - the triumph of numerous martyred

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    Elizabeth’s Feminist Independence and Freedoms The character of Elizabeth Bennet portrays startling unique and individualistic personality traits throughout her story in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Indeed‚ Austen uses Elizabeth’s frank nature to challenge traditional notions of gender. Unlike other romantic heroines‚ Austen chooses to depict Elizabeth as a level headed‚ deductive‚ and observation individual who is objectively distant from her social world. Thus‚ Pride and Prejudice challenges

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    when and if presented with such a considerable refugee increase further in the future. Christopher Phillips’ article‚” The human cost of sanctuary‚” originally published in World Today. Oct/Nov2012‚ Volume. 68 Issue 8/9 Magazine‚ has a stronger argument for the need to improve refugee housing provided by Sweden‚ surpassing Gormley’s

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    Pages‚ 2010). There are many determining factors that lead to delayed development when a child is exposed to trauma. Neglect and abuse are labeled the most common and are reported to be the single most import public health challenge within the United States (Van and Bessel‚ 2005). Child abuse may lead to emotional‚ physical‚ and/or neurological developmental issues. In infants and small children‚ due to the extreme pliability of their bones if trauma causes skeletal injuries such as fractures or breaks

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    When the Declaration of Independence on July 14‚ 1776 was created‚ separating colonies of America from Great Britain‚ it was stated in the second paragraph that “All men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” was to represent the freedom of each individual to an extent‚ but more importantly it was created for all men to be equal. This set in stone formal institution simply can not

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    passed‚ the colonists had the same reaction. They felt cheated by the British and they wanted a say in these new laws. Even though the colonists’ actions and reactions to the British were not always appropriate‚ they were justified in declaring independence against Britain in order to create their own identity with their own laws and acts. The colonists responses to the British laws were not necessarily valid due to their violence. The British were imposing the new taxes and laws in the colonies

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    Explain how the Declaration of Independence reflects Enlightenment philosophy. The Declaration of Independence was a revolutionary piece of writing that impacted the whole world for decades after it was written‚ by starting a chain of angry citizens overthrowing unjust governments. But the elements that made it so different and revolutionary were not thought up all at the time; many of the ideas put into the Declaration had been envisioned by a wide variety of thinkers during the Enlightenment

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    Bangladesh on 16‚ December‚ 1971‚ following civil war in which India actively supported the East. Leader of this independence movement‚ Sheikh Manipur Rahman became the first prime Minister. In January 1957 parliamentary government was replaced by a presidential form of Government. Sheikh Manipur Rahman became President‚ assuming absolute power. In February‚ Bangladesh became a one-party state. On 15 August‚ 1957 Sheikh Manipur and his family were assassinated in a coup. Chief of Army Staff‚ Major-Gen

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