The American Revolutionary War‚ from 1775 to 1783‚ was predominantly fought between two groups of people – the Patriots and the Loyalists. In general‚ both the Patriots and Loyalists were culturally identical‚ such as speaking the same language‚ wearing the same clothes‚ and going to the New World with the same goal – to seek a better life. Then why did the two groups fight against each other during the war? Initially‚ when the First Continental Congress met and protested against Great Britain’s
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The Effects of Voter Identification Laws “To make democracy work‚ we must be a nation of participants‚ not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain” (L’Amor 5). By writing this‚ the famous western novelist‚ Louis L’Amor explains that the backbone of democratic process depends the citizens to vote. A responsibility decides representatives as well as diplomatic viewpoints. Corruption‚ on the other hand leaves citizens not properly represented. This has led supporters to stress
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The Patriot‚ starring Mel Gibson‚ portrays the story of a South Carolina plantation owner who was hesitant to enter the American revolution‚ but eventually does when the British kill his son and burn down his house. Gibson’s character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ is a compilation of multiple Revolutionary War figures‚ including Francis Marion. Symbolism plays a large role in this film. The British in this film are made out to be evil people. This feeds into the American narrative that the British were the
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to sell Bibles in Flint‚ Michigan as Thompson. The Civil War broke out while Edmonds was living in Flint. Although Edmonds was not an American citizen and had no obligation to participate in the war‚ she argued that she could not allow so many people to suffer while she had a comparatively easy life. In her memoir‚ Edmonds stated‚ "It is true‚ I was not an American—I was not obliged to remain here during this terrible strife . . . . It was not my intention‚ or desire‚ to seek my own personal ease
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Over the last 40 years‚ voter turnout has been steadily declining in the established democracies. This trend has been significant in the United States‚ Western Europe‚ Japan and Latin America. In 2014‚ the New York Times reported that the November midterm elections was abysmally low in regards to voter turnout. Over all‚ the national turnout of the election was only 36.3% compared to over 70 decades ago when the voter participation turnout was only 36.3% (Board 2014) . Thus said‚ with a clear non-advancement
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On September 11th‚ 2001 the United States witnessed one of the worst tragedies in American history. Approximately 3‚000 civilians lost their lives following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City‚ and the government at the time‚ lead by George W. Bush‚ took immediate action. The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26th‚ 2001‚ just forty-five days after the attacks‚ with the intent of lawfully allowing law enforcement more leeway when investigating terrorist organizations.
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According to the document League of United Latin-American Citizens From Civil Rights Organization‚ 1929‚ The League of United Latin American Citizens‚ originally called the United Latin American Citizens‚ is the oldest and largest continually active Latino political association in the United States and was the first nationwide Mexican-American civil-rights organization. The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition‚ educational attainment‚ political
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1. The first systematic reason why Americans vote at a lower rate is as a result of registration requirements. In order for Americans to vote‚ they must be registered‚ this became necessary so that people wouldn’t try to cast more than one ballot on the day of election. This led to a decline in U.S. elections for the reason that it was no longer as simple as before. Some Americans who tried to vote were held back as a result of not yet being registered‚ either because they had forgotten or simply
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particular voter is not concerned with the outcome of an election‚ the benefits one obtains from voting may be enough to outweigh the cost” (Miles 372-373). Second‚ demographics of the area voting play a large role in voter turnout. “In the aggregate‚ voters tend to be older wealthier‚ more educated and white than non-voters‚” which means that these types of voter
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Revolutionary War‚ many American Colonists dealt with a conflicting issue of whether to remain loyal to the crown or join the Patriots in their fight for Independence. The colonists‚ most in the North‚ were taking the side of the patriots while others were not. The question was whether the colonists were being pragmatic or were they just being anti-liberty if they weren’t choosing a side. It is important to determine the reasoning behind why they would remain loyal or join the Patriot cause. Unaware of
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