dignity of several citizens in Salem. As always‚ there are many actions that costed innocent lives to be taken away from them.The dramatic effect that deceitfulness has on Salem is costly only to the ones trialed. On a personal viewpoint‚ it can be justified that the following three charachters are responsible: Abigail‚ Danforth and Tituba. The real lesson to be learned even after hundreds of years after the Witch Trials‚ is that ignorance is a main cause of the disintegration of society Abigail is
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its level of catastrophe‚ but also considering the fact that it caused Americans to join together in a war effort. Before‚ Pearl Harbor‚ the country was divided due to the fact that not all Americans wanted to be a part of World War II; however‚ after Pearl Harbor‚ the decision to go to war became unanimous. Pearl Harbor motivated Americans to fight for what they believed in‚ even after World War I debilitated them of most of their supplies. The tenderness Americans felt can be best explained by the
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It was unjustified for Clytaemnestra to murder Agamemnon on the basis of revenge for their daughter Iphigenia because of how long it had been‚ the fact that it was done for the greater good and because of Clytaemnestras’ infidelity to Agamemnon. This is summed up elegantly by the chorus of old men when they say to Clytaemnestra‚ “…And You‚ innocent of his murder? And who could swear to that? and how?...” (A‚ 1534-35). One reads very early on in the book of Agamemnon that “Ten years gone‚ ten to
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about how Polk wants to go to war with Mexico so that we can take their land. Many people oppose this‚ including Thomas Parker. Parker wants the land‚ but doesn’t want to gain it by war but rather by better ideas and a welcoming society that would make the Americas desirable. People back home thought this war was unnecessary‚ they wanted the Americans to be captured and held hostage; with no harm done to their bodies. How the majority of the Americans felt about this war is a social factor because it
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Britain attempted to control through mercantilism and tried to increase tax on colonies‚ which resulted in the resistance from colonies. This eventually led to the outbreak of fighting to declare independence. The Britains believed in achieving a favorable balance of trade‚ they wanted the colonies to be prosperous because they wanted all of the exports to come straight to Britain and for the other colonies to receive a small portion of goods. Britain wanted to make as much money as possible out
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War can never be justified. Discuss War. One of the most destructive and futile thing on our planet‚ yet the ambition of war is usually to find peace is it not? Battle tends to start over the love of power; William Gladstone once said "We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace." So therefore is it not correctly speaking by saying that war is needed in order to destroy the love of power that creates such emotions
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slaughtered” might have been talking about King George; he got “fed” because he got money and resources from the colonies with very little work‚ he got “slaughtered” through the revolution because he started asking for too much. The colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. Britain treated the colonists unfairly‚ and used their limitless power to harm the colonists. Britain had complete control over the colonies and enforced their power through their armies. Document 5 states
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Vietnam war was the longest war in American History which fought between 1964 to 1975 and the most unpopular war for the American of the 20th century. This is the only one war that United States lost the war but no one knows the truth because the US government had not told about this war yet. The resulted in nearly 60‚000 American deaths and in an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths. It seemed like the American won the war but actually they were not. The experience for the American soldier
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Ryan Hsin 10/17/14 US History Period 2 Causes of the Revolutionary War DBQ A great things started somewhere. For a powerful‚ free‚ and role model country like the United States of America started somewhere. The journey of our storied revolution and transformation to one of the world’s premier powers have its roots derived from Great Britain. Unjust colonial rules implanted by the King of England acted as the catalyst for revolution amongst the colonies. Once a happy family‚ key events triggered
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The civil war was the bloodiest war in American history. Families torn apart by different views‚ all fought in the name of liberty. Was this war about race? How could it not be? It was a fight of one group of people‚ whites‚ to own another group of people‚ blacks‚ and for blacks to be free with no oppressive master controlling their lives. A fight that lead to blacks being a free people. Black men were barred from joining the U.S. military because of an existing federal law passed in 1792. President
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