of the great sacrifice and bloodshed from common men and families that paid the price for independence. Several men and their families were captured‚ tortured or killed as traitors. Many lost their lives or sons’ lives in fighting the war. The Patriot is a well acted and gripping revisitation of the Revolutionary War with painfully realistic‚ bloody battle reenactments that compromise dramatic integrity. It has captured the brutal
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In response to September 11‚ congress passed the USA Patriot Act which‚ by creating new laws‚ increased the goverments’ power of surveillance‚ in the hope to aid in the prevention of future terrorist attacks. The ACLU believes that the USA Patriot Act challenges the law when it come to the protection of privacy for Americans‚ however‚ the USA Patriot Act instead‚ ensures the safety of the American people; and although it was one of the quickest pieces of legislation to be passed‚ it was an effort
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Congress passed the Patriot Act in 2001. Citizen privacy was abridged. The government had increased its ability to intrude on peoples’ private lives. Security policies of the United States were‚ supposedly‚ strengthened by being able to wiretap and use various other surveillance techniques without warning or acknowledgement‚ thereby infringing on individuals’ daily lives and lessening their personal freedom. President George W. Bush signed into law the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act by all means
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Senate). The title of the act‚ USA PATRIOT Act‚ is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Since its historic passage there has been much debate on the constitutionality of the act. Some would claim the Legislative and Executive branches acted opportunistically and enacted a law that infringes on the rights of Americans. This paper‚ for sake of brevity‚ focuses on Section 213 of the Patriot Act‚ the “sneak and peak” section
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Throughout history many characters have been noticed to have power‚ in this case the group that was called “Patriots’’ or Sons of Liberty‚ were a very special group of colonist that used varies attempts of calling the the British attention‚ yet the main question was were they actually Patriots or terrorists‚ well terrorism at that time wasn’t as gruesome as today but for sure that it was still a thing‚ now‚ what is to ask is why did they do it‚ well the answer is that they didn’t like paying taxes
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Courniecia Phillips U.S. History Dr. Pointer 2B October 11‚ 2012 Patriots On May 15‚ 1776‚ the Virginia House of Burgesses resolved that "the delegates appointed to represent this colony in General Congress be instructed to propose to that respectable body to declare the united Colonies free and independent states. “On June 7‚ 1776‚ the Continental Congress received a resolution for declaring independence from Richard Henry Lee‚ leader of the Virginia delegation. Voting on
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were called Patriots. This left approximately 1/3 of the colonist with neutral beliefs. While Patriots and Loyalist were largely different‚ there were some similarities. Both groups criticized Great Britain’s Taxation of the colonies. As a result many households were divided in support.(Half Loyalist; Half Patriot) In addition Patriots and Loyalist were much alike in their goal to support their country. (Loyalist who continued to believe Great Britain was their country‚ and Patriots who viewed America
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The patriot Part 1: Introduction Because I know I’m not writing this essay for someone who hasn’t seen the movie‚ I’m not going to describe every single second in this summary‚ just the most important parts. The movie is about the historical event: the American Revolutionary War. The main character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ whom I like to call Martin rather than Benjamin and so I will‚ has fought in the French – Indian war‚ also known as the Seven Years’ war or the War of
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The movie “The Patriot” was first released back in the year 2000 on June 27th. There are four different production companies that produced The Patriot and they are Columbia Pictures‚ Centropolis Entertainment‚ Mutual Film Company‚ and Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG. This movie stared Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin‚ Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin‚ Joely Richardson as Charlotte Selton‚ Jason Isaacs as Col. William Tavington‚ Chris Cooper as Col. Harry Burwell‚ Tchéky Karyo
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At the time‚ revolutionaries were called ’Patriots’‚ ’Whigs’‚ ’Congress-men’‚ or ’Americans’. They included a full range of social and economic classes‚ but a unanimity regarding the need to defend the rights of Americans. After the war‚ Patriots such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and John Jay were deeply devoted to republicanism while also eager to build a rich and powerful nation‚ while Patriots such as Patrick Henry‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson
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