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    If I Were President

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    If I were president‚ I would focus on the central issue that will carry this country into the future: education. Education is the reason we are living in such an advanced time. We have touch screen‚ motion activated‚ voice command‚ and all these amazing things and all we have to thank is education. It has been our roots and rocks for years‚ and should be for many more to reach our high point. Education‚ although a long-term investment‚ will benefit this nation better than bailouts‚ mandatory health

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    If You Were a Millionaire It is true that miracles do occur in man’s life. If I become a million¬aire by the blessings of Almighty‚ my dreams will become true. I have certain plans in my mind regarding the investment of money. As man is selfish by nature arid I am also a man made of flesh and blood first of all I will invest half of my money for the upliftment of my own family. I will set up a beautifully decorated departmental store in some posh colony of the city. I will make some investment

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    that the colonies were causing‚ but I had not expected it to be such a serious matter. When I had heard you would be traveling across the pond to broaden your horizons I never thought anything such as this could happen. Perhaps you should come back to Newcastle with the next available ship? As to insure your safety of course. As for your comments of whether the colonies should actually separate from Great Britain do not be absurd. The colonies are still very young and small if it were not for

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    Book Review: And Then There Were None An intriguing‚ bone-chilling murder mystery that will guarantee to drown you into its void of darkness. Ten victims‚ each aching with guilt and fear‚ are selected by a murderous hand and escorted onto a remote island off the coast of Devon. Oblivious as to whom their captor may be‚ they are murdered‚ one by one and soon enough ten dead bodies are found on lonely Indian Island. Only a revelation in a bottle unveils how nobody remained on the isolated island

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    Ackroyd and And Then There Were None‚ and Josephine Tey’s The Franchise Affair. Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd presents a murder at the beginning of the novel‚ and the story—through its narrator and detective‚ Poirot—attempts to retrace the steps that led to the murder; thereby‚ solving the critical question: whodunit? It is a typical detective story in that respect; however‚

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    who were the loyalists

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    ngbvngnbbhhbvhnvg During the mid 1800’s many colonies battled over who had the most power.the French and the Dutch were apart of this battle.to prevent any take over‚ the British government set aside several laws. According to the text book‚the making of the Bahamas‚ the British empire passed laws imposing taxes and tried to tighten its rule over the colonies.the Americans however‚did not agree with these laws that were passed so they fought for their independence.these Americans were called the Yankee’s .those

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    AP U.S. History I Colonial Society in the 18th Century The British colonies in the 18th century had changed a lot since the 17th century. For example‚ in the year 1670‚ 90% of the population was English‚ and 4% was African. In 1770‚ 50% was English‚ and 20% was African. The colonies had become very distinct. The immigrants were 8% English‚ 8% Scottish‚ 15% German‚ 33% African‚ and 36% Scots-Irish. The characteristics of the colonies were diverse‚ as well. Colonial America was dominantly

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    England and the Chesapeake Colonies were two very distinct colonies. The colonist came to the Americas in order to escape religious toleration and economic prosperity. As time passed the colonist were changed by their different surroundings. Although the New England and Chesapeake colonies both had English immigrants‚ they differentiated due to economic‚ social‚ and religious causes. In contrast the colonies were very different societies. There is many differences between the New England and the Chesapeake

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    American History 231-01 February 8‚ 2014 Different Types of American Colonies There are different types of English colonies‚ including Royal‚ proprietary‚ and private as the most common types. These are three very different types of colonies and had different rules associated with them. Each colony was a part of one of these types‚ but some even switched between the three types of colonies. These switches came from changes in power and needing different types of government to make this happen

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    "In the 1600’s there existed a degree of religious freedom in some colonies‚ while others were characterized by strict intolerance." then go on to further explain and elaborate on the thesis. As the textbook reveals‚ the colonists in New England were made up of a web of families who were extremely devoted to their faith (Christianity). This is where the university of Harvard originated which was originally meant to train ministers and over half of the graduating students became congressional

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