8th Grader Wins “What Freedom Means to Me” Essay Contest Wednesday‚ February 2‚ 2011 | Written By Freedom Alliance Brandi Anderson is an 8th grade student at Warner Christian Academy in South Daytona Beach‚ Florida‚ and was the winner of the AMVETS Post 911’s “What Freedom Means to Me” Essay Contest. Brandi and her family were guests of Freedom Alliance at the Hannity Freedom Concert in Orlando‚ Florida‚ in August 2010. Brandi’s father‚ Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Anderson‚ was killed
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England were all trying to win control of North America. Spain already had control over Florida‚ and France maintained its reign of the northern and central areas. The Frances interest in fur trade and England’s concern over their tobacco crop caused the inclination for more land that led to clashes between the two countries. England won this struggle for many reasons‚ some of which were: its ability to annex other countries with its military power‚ and failures of the other super powers. The Spanish
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election. However was this win purely down to the conservatives and their policies or was it down to the failure of the Labour party. In 1978 Labour were met with‚ what could be‚ one of the most catastrophic events of their time in government; the Winter of Discontent. Source 7 expresses that “that winter enabled Thatcher to come to grips with Callaghan…Callaghan tried to downplay the crisis”‚ here Young is expressing that following this winter the conservatives were sure to win. On the 22nd January
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We all know the Nazis were defeated in WW2‚ but do you know the battle that led to the Allies finally defeating them? According to Michael Peck‚ an award-winning author with an MA in political science‚ The Battle of Moscow stopped Hitler’s army. One of the main reasons this battle is a big deal is the soviet union crippled Germany’s army and made it possible to defeat them‚ but this was not surprising considering the fact that the Soviet Union had 20 million soldiers and Germany only had 13 million
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the North and South led to a great battle known as the Civil War. Even though they both had their advantages and disadvantages to winning the Civil War‚ But they were both amazing. The more you know about what they fought for and or about. The North and South both had different advantages. If you read ahead you will learn some of the advantages of North and South. The North had advantages during the civil war because they had more railroad tracks to transport things. They used railroad tracks a lot
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Charlemagne for help. Charlamagne of course sent help. He believed it was the job of the king and his army to protect the church. Two days after Leo took an oath of purgation in Rome‚ he crowned Charlemagne the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. Only a Pope can grant a person the title of the King of the Holy Roman Empire. Leo worked his way up from a commoner showing that the church has the power to transform anyone into an influential
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ribbons‚ medals‚ trophies whether they win or lose? When you grow up you most likely have seen changes in sports. A lot of us participate in extracurricular sports. Such as basketball‚ football‚ softball‚ volleyball‚ etc. Playing we realized how much it hurt to lose‚ while we watched the other team celebrate their win. Everyone learns how to cope with winning and losing at points in their life. At this time it really seems like a lot of kids that play a sport will win a medal‚ ribbon‚ or trophy for playing
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Up until the end of the Great War‚ and especially during the war years‚ Lloyd George served his Nation greatly. He has often been hailed as ‘the man who won the war’. Although after the war he struggled to make good on his promise of making Britain ‘a fit land for heroes to live in’. Nevertheless he did his Nation a great service. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for what he did to the Liberal Party. Lloyd George was never a party man and cannot be said to have served his party well‚ he played
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Republic.*Dependent on hazardous ineffective militia units‚ different fronts operated separately | *Even though initial disunity‚ Africanistas contained the best troops in the country thus they could cover other forces.*Key to success was unified command. Franco’s leadership was accepted by other right-wing parties‚ including Italians.*Sound communicators‚ military equipment and large amount of junior officers together with Franco’s ability as a military leader were decisive factors. | Economic advantages/disadvantages
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controlled Cuba‚ and this a nuisance for the U.S. due to the fact Cuba was the largest producer of sugar in the world at the time. (2) Cubans rebelled in hopes of breaking free from Spain’s control and become independent. However the U.S could not let Cuba win this war by themselves. They feared if Cuba won the war without them‚ this would lead to the abolition of slavery. Cuba would lose American influence thus leading to end of slavery. The U.S could not let that happen due to the fact it was slaves who
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