On May 25‚ 1787‚ 55 delegates‚ representing every state but Rhode Island‚ met at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia‚ which is now known as Independence Hall. Notable delegates included George Washington‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and James Madison. At first‚ the convention was very secretive. No members of the press were allowed to observe‚ and no official journal of the proceedings were kept. In fact‚ chaperones were assigned to Ben Franklin at all times‚ the eldest of the
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Living in Two Big Cities When my family and I moved away from Ho Chi Minh City‚ where I was born and grew up‚ to America‚ there were many beautiful cities that we considered but finally‚ we chose to live in Fort Lauderdale‚ a city in the state of Florida. The most common between Ho Chi Minh City and Fort Lauderdale is the climate which is warm and sunny. However‚ both cities in which I have lived have quite dissimilar in the areas of time zone‚ house‚ job opportunities and kinds of transportation
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As July began in 1776‚ the once prosperous relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain came to an end. As the tension grew‚ the colonists no longer withstood the tyranny‚ and as stated in the Declaration of Independence‚ the representatives of the colonies decided that when the situation reached a dire state‚ “it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another.” Before the document was written‚ Great Britain mistreated the colonists
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The Declaration of Independence is the foundation of America. It contains “the words that made America‚” (Fink‚ 9). Five of the founding fathers got together and penned this important document. As they penned this document‚ they were inspired by a number of European philosophers and writers. One of these philosophers was Jean-Jacques Rousseau. “Jean-Jacques Rousseau played a significant role in three different revolutions: in politics‚ his work inspired and shaped revolutionary sentiment in
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ENC1101‚ Tuesday‚ 11:40 P.M 25 September 2011 Two different Styles of Shopping. There are so many differential topics between men and women; the most talked about topic is shopping. There are some similarities and there are some differences. Many people think that woman takes more time for shopping than men do. And many men and women will agree with this statement because they been through the same situation .Every house hold has always argument about this subject. There are three main ways that
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Compare and contrast Everyday‚ stereotype is used in the society. Sometimes‚ when people use stereotype on other people‚ they don’t even recognize it because it’s so common and is ignored by the society. It’s a way to judge people through their common believes based on ethnicity‚ gender‚ skin color‚ appearance and language of the people who are being judged. For example‚ when people see a Vietnamese woman in her 20’s‚ 30’s and 40’s just migrated to America‚ they would assume that she will be working
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Comparison/contrast essay Facebook vs. Twitter Nowadays‚ everyone can use the internet for communication even though they are not in the same place. Teenagers like to talk and share ideas with each other all the time using the internet. The two most popular websites are Twitter and Facebook where people can chat and share ideas with each other all the time. These two services include similarities and differences‚ but both Facebook and Twitter make people addicted. Everything
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In the first paragraph of the declaration‚ Jefferson states the reason for the writing of this document. What reason does he give? He gives the reason that they have the right of separation if they wish it Where does a government acquire its power‚ according to the declaration? The people of America. . 3. What are the "unalienable rights" that Jefferson states? Jefferson says that life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights. Who or what does Jefferson hold accountable
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without her husband. The sorrow that Mrs. Mallard felt in the beginning slowly turns into joy. “Free body and soul free!” (Chopin 40). She knew that she would grieve over her husband like a wife is supposed to‚ but internally her new found independence takes over. Finally she gets to live for herself and do the things she had longed to accomplish. It is safe to say that she does not see this as a misfortune‚ but as an opportunity‚ as if she were given another chance at life. Louise Mallard
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also agree with what Noynoy Aquino has said. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s assumption of independent statehood‚ usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state‚ more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Most countries honor their respective independence day as a national holiday and some countries or nations’ independence-date honors’ are contested. Independence Day is the day to commemorate all the works of certain
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