The book starts out with an account of the British troops leaving Boston Harbor in March of 1776. The people of America were celebrating George Washington and what they thought was the end of the war. Washington wasn’t so convinced. He alludes to many difficulties that he “was obliged to conceal then from my friends‚ indeed from my own Army.” We are then given an account of Washington as a boy and young man growing up in Virginia. There he grew up amongst gentlemen that held a code of honor
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I began my journey in August under the leadership of the great General Washington after he received news that the French would join us in September. Although I was extraordinarily skeptical at first‚ I must admit that our former enemies have been vital to this war for independence. However‚ my dislike for them still holds somewhat true‚ being as they were always criticizing the not-as-well equipped Americans. It seems to me that they were not here to fight for our independence‚ but that they were
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USA PATRIOT Act: Title II – Privacy on the Line The terrorist attacks against America on September 11th‚ 2001 have dramatically changed the way in which America safeguards herself. Following the events of September 11th‚ Congress passed the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001’‚ abbreviated as the ‘USA PATRIOT Act’ and known simply as the ‘Patriot Act.’ The Act‚ aimed at updating both the Foreign Intelligence
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attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress passed the USA Patriot Act on October 5th‚ 2001. This act expanded the surveillance powers of domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies. The controversy that must be discussed is whether or not this legislation fully or in part has violated the Constitution and/or endangered our civil liberties in any way. John Kerry former presidential candidate is opposed to the patriot act stating "We are a nation of laws and liberties‚ not of
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“We can’t all be Washingtons‚ but we can all be patriots.” Writer Charles F. Browne says this‚ meaning that we can’t all be perfect but we can be patriotic in our own ways. We can’t help the nation as much as Washington did but we can still help the government as much as possible. To be an American is to pursue unique and individual ideas and freedoms to benefit the central government. This includes the rights that the Founding fathers created. These rights are shown with the rejection of tyrants
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On March 31‚ 1774‚ The Boston Port Act was passed. This act closed down and blockaded the port of Boston until the colonists had paid for the tea they destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. Many American Colonists were angry about this law. The next act passed by Parliament was the Massachusetts Government Act. This provoked even more outrage by the Colonists since it took away Massachusetts’ charter and put it under control of the British Government. On June 2‚ 1774‚ The Quartering Act was passed. Many
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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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against it. The colonists have been under the rule of Great Britain since the 1700s. But now the rule has started to collapse between the colonies now that they had been divided into three; Loyalists‚ Patriots and neutrals‚ who had different beliefes about the government. Some believe the Patriots should declare independence; however‚ they should not because they are not being taxed fairly and Great Britain is doing a poor job protecting them.
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“If you don’t take chances‚ you’ll never make advances”-- a famous quote by President Abraham Lincoln who not only strived to make the country a place where every man was treated equally‚ but succeeded with great victory and molded the society we live in today. In the time of Lincoln‚ a soon to be famous poet in American history was beginning his world changing works. Walt Whitman wrote over two hundred-eighty poems‚ some of which are yet to be discovered. Before his poetry‚ Whitman lived in a
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From the title we understand that the Patriot is someone who is passionate about his country. We feel he is a hero as he seems to have earnt a heroic status from the public “it was roses‚ roses all the way” this shows the love he got from the public. “it was I who leaped at the sun” illustrates him showing bravery and sacrifice which show traits of a hero. It is later revealed that he has done something wrong‚ this is discovered through him claiming he has been falsely punished and hasn’t done anything
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