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    Was Guy Fawkes Framed?

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    Before Elizabeth I death in 1603‚ the Catholics had a rough time with the religious changes and after her death‚ thought they would have a catholic king. They got James VI of Scotland and soon to be James I of England. The whole catholic religion celebrated for they thought it would be the end of their religious troubles. Sadly they were wrong and it got even worse. He made the Catholics become Protestants and if they didn’t he would punish them severely. This made the Catholics angry and so they

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    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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    A film made at the turn of the twenty-first century with the sound of a speakeasy alive during the prohibition. Who Framed Roger Rabbit incorporates the films genre explicitly into the film’s soundtrack. Dramatically motivated‚ the music by Silvestri shows how his work is evidence of himself being well versed in the medium of film and narrative structure. Using many distinct elements‚ the sounds in the film help to create an extravaganza of the feature-film for what it’s worth (Barsam 378). Much

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    unity in diversity

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    Unity in diversity is easy to talk but impossible to achieve in a country like India. India is secular country meaning in India every single religion has equal rights. With the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976‚[3] the Preamble to the Constitution asserted that India is a secular nation. However‚ neither India’s constitution nor its laws define the relationship between religion and state. In spite of secularism India is lacking in “Unity”. Unity means the state of being

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    Unity in the Colonies

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    The colonists had a clear identity and were united as Americans at the Eve of the Revolution. This is proved by events and movements such as the Great Awakening‚ the Enlightenment‚ and the French and Indian War. The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment sparked new ideas that lead to important documents such as The Declaration of Independence‚ The Constitution‚ and The Bill of Rights. The Great Awakening swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. It was a turning point back to religion

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    Chapter 17-The West: Exploiting an Empire Time Period: 1850-1900 1. Beyond the Frontier -line of white settlement at MO timber country by 1840s What’s in the West? What land? -“The Great Plains”/Prairie Plains: rich soil and good rainfall (Wisconsin down to Texas) -High Plains: rough‚ semiarid (Montana down to NMex.) -Rockies: formidable barrier (Alaska to NMex.) -Western Basin: home to many NA‚ desert‚ held in by the Cascades and Sierra Nevada‚ MOST travelers here (Idaho and Utah)

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    What forces and events affected national unity and growth? The nation was both strengthened and weakened by different forces. Some of the forces that strengthened the nation were the Industrial Revolution fueling economic growth‚ the American System encouraging economic self-sufficiency‚ improving transportation and communication by linking cities and regions‚ and the United States expanding and defining borders. Some of the forces that weakened the nation were new industry and inventions leading

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    The 1850s can be described as a “prelude to the Civil War.” Three occurrences during that time that would support that conclusion are the Westward Movement‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ and the most significant prelude to the Civil War - the Kansas/Nebraska Act. After President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ the United States doubled in size giving the United States control of vast lands west of the Mississippi. As Americans pushed west‚ the issue of slavery came to the forefront

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    Colonial Unity

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    Colonial unity in the Americas were really weak. Each colony was like a separate nation‚ with no central government but the parliament leading them. The colonial political unity in America has grown from the French and Indian War to the Second Continental Congress. They have struggled to keep unity between the colonies during these times. Between the end of the French and Indian War and the Second Continental Congress‚ colonial political unity has changed and grown. Near the end of the French and

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    The Compromise of 1850

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    The Compromise of 1850 was effective for the southern states even though California was a slave free state in 1849 when California joined the union. (1) Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois managed to push this agreement for California to enter the Union as a free state but there were concessions made to slave owners about other acquisitions. (1)With this result the people in the southern states felt a relief of tension and a cause for celebration. This gave the southerners the right to retain

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    Compromise of 1850

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    Jonathan Sacelaris Professor Crider HIS 173-01 April 1‚ 2013 The Successful Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a successful negotiation regarding the discord between the slave owners in the South and the opponents of slavery in the North. The Compromise of 1850 included a series of five acts‚ which were aggressively debated within Congress‚ based on the dispute of slavery. Congress hoped to end the strife between the North and South by reaching an agreement that would ease tensions

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