War Had Not Happened The Spanish American War played a very important role in the future of the United States. Each and every event that happens in life shapes the future. However‚ the question in life is always what if this event had not happened. If the Spanish American War had not happened America would have been completely different. If the war had not happened America would not have had several social programs that benefit the poor as well as the sick and elderly. Also if this war had not
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The British Revolution During the late 1700s America fought for colonial independence against Great Britain in what’s known as the American Revolutionary War. And when the unorganized farmers of America actually defeated powerful and superior Great Britain it shocked the world. So what made the colonists become so angry and hungry for independence? Despite what most people think‚ the American Revolution should really be called the British Revolution because‚ although the American colonists underwent
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Hong Kong ESL speakers to understand American English than British English? Hong Kong people are using Chinese basely‚ English as a second language. English will be an official language for the Official documents or legal (Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee). Now a day‚ under the education of Hong Kong‚ students needs to be learned biliterate‚ it will be Chinese and English‚ also trilingual speak in Cantonese‚ English and Putonghua. Hong Kong as a British colony from 1841 to 1997‚ at that time
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Punctuation differences between American and British English There are many differences between American and British English as regards to spelling in general‚ but differences in punctuation are minimal. Actually‚ there isn’t an official book of rules in America about spelling: the American style was established for typographical reasons‚ a historical legacy from the use of the handset printing press. It is used by most American newspapers‚ publishing houses and style guides in the United States
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The colonists were justified in dumping the tea into Boston Harbor. This is because‚ they already had the Stamp Act‚ they didn’t want the tea in the first place‚ and they were just trying to prove a point. If you were forced to do something that you didn’t have a say in‚ would you be angry? If everything you could possibly do to make it stop backfired‚ would you do whatever it takes? This is exactly the kind of frustration the colonists were experiencing. The colonists already had the Stamp Act‚
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I am going to try to explain the British Colonies in America to an English citizen. I will emphasize the differences and the similarities of the northern‚ middle‚ and southern colonies. I am going to emphasize this by explaining the topics of origin‚ religion‚ government‚ economics‚ labor‚ and social life of the colonies. I will also explain how the differences and similarities of the colonies effected the relationship between New England and the Revolution and how the French and Indian war effected
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A Person Who Has Made A Difference In My Life Everyone go through their life and meeting new people every day. Sometimes there are some people who play an important role in our life which had made a biggest impact in our life. Fortunately‚ I met that person‚ Miss Stephanie. She is my form teacher when I was in Form One. I was a very naughty and bullheaded girl when I was in Form One. All teachers treated me so bad because they thought I would influence other good students. They often listed me
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In light of evidence from studies‚ there is a distinction that declares that top movies in box office include leads which are always a male. Despite it being the 21st century and being claimed the most modernized century‚ women still do not get recognition for their achievements. Women do an equal amount of work as men but still get paid less. It is easy to notice that the top 5 movies always have a male casted as the lead. In the year 2014‚ the only movie where the lead was a woman was in The Hunger
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Some of the world’s strongest speakers came from the African-American community such as Frederick Douglass‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Jessie Jackson. Although their oral tradition is “widely recognized” in educational literature‚ people describe African-American youth as verbally deprived or linguistically retarded. Some African-Americans do not sound the same as to Anglo-Americans when they speak. When people from different cultures come together‚ the cultures mix and adapt. However‚ when certain
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Dealing With Cultural Differences Native American Native Americans have respect of individual differences among people. Their expressions of this value include staying out of others’ affairs and verbalizing personal thoughts or opinions only when asked. In many cultures‚ it’s the man makes the decisions for the woman. They are very religious people who work also with tarot reading‚ and wicca/pagan things. How I would deals with a Native American is to treat them all with respect
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