Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers‚ 1776-1820 Benjamin Franklin (Painting courtesy Library of Congress) Thomas Paine (Portrait courtesy Library of Congress) James Fenimore Cooper (Photo courtesy Library of Congress) The hard-fought American Revolution against Britain (1775-1783) was the first modern war of liberation against a colonial power. The triumph of American independence seemed to many at the time a divine sign that America and her people were destined for greatness
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Teen Rebellion is common in “The Lion King 2” and the play “Romeo and Juliet”. I think this because in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet are both from different feuding families (Capulets and Montagues)‚ but end up falling in love. In The Lion King‚ Kovu and Kiara are from opposite families (Pridelanders and Outsiders) but like Romeo and Juliet‚ they fall in love with each other. What we can learn from this is that‚ “Sometimes in life‚ the tragic consequences of conflict‚ shows us why keeping
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The years 1750-1776 were very volatile years regarding the relationship between Britain and the North American colonies. A large scale war‚ taxes‚ and revolts all played a part in the hostilities between the two nations. Economics‚ however‚ may have been the spark that started the fire between the two nations‚ and might perhaps be the most significant cause of the future conflicts between the North American colonies and Great Britain. The French and Indian war was fought from 1754-1761 primarily
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history and in our past and future‚ the progressive state of mind in which we have come to deal with has come through multiple forms of disobedience. From‚ the colonies revolution from many decades ago to our own unsettling and unique ways of everyday rebellion disobedience has been a prime factor. In many ways disobedience creates the human characteristics that now exist. we live to establish and command only to further destroy and separate. Although these words may sound negative‚ they don’t have to be
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The phase‚ youth and adolescence is something that everyone goes through in their teenage life. This anthology contains two poems dealing with adolescents. They are highly appropriate for this anthology being relevant in today’s society‚ and as everyone is familiar with the topic‚ youth‚ and experiences in their life. These poems contrast in both their theme and mood. The recognition of different features and understanding of adolescents is clear in this anthology. Dennis Enright’s free verse
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George Washigton protected the rights of the American people.“Whereas‚ [groups have formed] to defeat the [enforcement] of the laws laying [taxes] upon spirits distilled (alcohol) within the United States… it is in my judgement necessary… for calling forth the militia in order to suppress the [revolt]... and to cause the laws to be duly [enforced].”- Document 2 Whiskey Rebellion. Also when George Washington got there with his military he also pardoned and showed mercy to the Rebels. Since George
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was a man with a vision that would change America forever. His vision may have not sounded right to the average person but to Nat Turner‚ he was on Earth to realize his vision. Nat Turner is the most famous and most controversial slave rebel in American history‚ and he remains a storm center of dispute("Fires of Jubilee" author Stephen B. Oates). Nat Turner’s slave revolt may have not been the greatest way to solve the problem of slavery‚ but it did open many people’s eyes. Slavery was an
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Bacon’s Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. The colony’s lightly organized frontier political culture combined with accumulating grievances (including‚ but not limited to‚ he left Bacon out of his inner circle‚ and refused to allow Bacon to be a part of his fur trade with the Indians)‚ especially regarding Indian attacks‚ to motivate a popular uprising against Berkeley. He had failed to address the
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Is armed rebellion ever justifiable? Why or why not? Nowadays‚ we knew that there’s some point where armed rebellion can be justifiable and not so really justifiable. Its inceptive was usually due to the unrest‚ disturbances and disorders of the ruling government. But in my opinion‚ armed rebellion is not that much justifiable for some reasons such as: First‚ they don’t have any considerations‚ they ruining everything which affecting the normal living of the citizens. Second‚ those who
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The word rebellion describes “an effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country by the use of protest or violence”. In a more basic sense‚ rebellion is a refusal or opposition of what is perceived or enforced as a standard. A rebellion can be as simple as a child disobeying a parent‚ or as complicated as an entire population of people fighting a high power for what they believe in. The rebels which carry out any rebellion are often portrayed as selfish‚ ignorant and dangerous
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