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    Declaration of Independence‚ he drafted America’s first Model Treaty‚ and‚ working eighteen-hour days‚ he served as a one-man department of war and ordnance. In the end‚ he worked tirelessly on some thirty committees. “Every member of Congress‚” Benjamin Rush would later write‚ “acknowledged him to be the first man in the House.”

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    Benjamin Banneker‚ a well educated man‚ wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1791 arguing against slavery. Banneker uses several rhetorical techniques including tone‚ allusion‚ diction‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ and counterargument to make his position of the given subject clear and to make Mr. Jefferson change his own opinion about slavery. Banneker uses formal style diction and uses abstract words and ideas to show the vastness of freedom‚ slavery‚ and emotion; like in the phrases‚ “...tranquility which

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    12 schools and interdisciplinary programs that allow students to draw on the resources of the entire University. In as much as it is an ivy-league school‚ the institution help students shine like the sinking stars. The institution was founded by Benjamin Franklin who was one of the founding fathers of the United of States. Looking at my collage once can see different pictures. These pictures depict what I want to see in next school I will attend further my education. The picture of books

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    honesty when you don’t hold up to it it really makes you look worse and it only hurts you in the long run. Trust me I have learned this through my mistakes and others that have made the same ones around me. It is not an easy mistake to fix. It’s like Benjamin Franklin said “A slip of the foot you may soon recover from‚ but a slip of the tongue you may never recover.” And it really is true. Being around people that actually keep their promises really does make a difference on a person. it is scientifically

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    P. Morgan. J. P Morgan formed the US Steel Corporation creating another monopoly. In 1884 Grover Cleveland became president. He supported the large companies‚ and did not give aid to Texan farmers when they requested it. During 1889 through 1893 Benjamin Harrison was president. Throughout his term the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed it forbade combinations in restraint of trade. It was used to curb labor unions or labor combinations. The Fourteenth Amendment was created to help freed slaves‚ but

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    this story about how he felt about being a slave was very horrible for example he said that when he was 11yrs old he was under the deck of the ship with many slaves and he describes how crowded it was‚hot and many slaves were getting diseases. Benjamin Banneker letter to Thomas Jefferson was thought of as protest literature because he was writing an almanac to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson in regards to abolishing slavery. Banneker felt that since in Jefferson’s past life he should agree

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    Jack The Ripper Assessment: - Why were the Whitechapel murders solved? 125 years ago in The East End of London there was a series of murders took place‚ the man said to be the murderer signed his named as ‘Jack the ripper’. However the murders were never solved. But why? There is many reasons why the murders were never solved‚ such as the way The East End was in 1888. One of the given sources (Source A) shows a picture of The East End of London in 1888‚ from this we can see that it was a poor

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    Though very few remember him‚ Mesmer’s interpretation of animal magnetism marked the beginning of mental therapy as we understand it today. At a time when methods reminiscent of medieval superstitions were being viewed with suspicion. His theories bridged the gap between ancient superstitions and modern psychotherapy. Franz Anton Mesmer (1733-1815) was born on the 23rd of May 1733 at the village of Iznang near Switzerland‚ on the German side of Bodensee (Lake Constance). He was originally intended

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    events leading up to the revolution. Robert Hewes had encounters with British Soldiers and did not like them. This is what fueled his drive to help lead the revolutionary movement. Alfred Young wrote this piece using the writings of James Hawkes and Benjamin Thatcher from their face to face interviews with Hewes himself. Young is able to paint a perfect picture in the reader’s mind about what influence and importance Robert Hewes had in the events that sparked the revolution. After Robert Hewes had

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    Will’s hand splayed on the table‚ his knuckles turning white while they supported his weight as he leaned across the table towards his father. “You’re going to sign it?” Will was aghast. The older Mr. Franklin leaned back in his chair‚ casually crossing his arms over his ample stomach. “Of course. Our independence is priceless. The citizens are being taxed on everything. Did you know that the Ackermans down in the village had to move back with their cousin back in England?” Will was indignant. “Good

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