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    Discipline means obedience to a superior authority. Accepting the norms of the family‚ society‚ the commands of elders and obeying them is also discipline. Discipline means accepting punishments for violation. Discipline also means training of mind and character‚ developing self-control and the habit of obedience. In the entire universe‚ there is an order and discipline. The stars‚ the planets‚ the earth on which we live‚ the moon and the sun we see‚ move according to a system of discipline. We

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    In the speech "The Virginia Convention" Patrick Henry set out to convince the Virginia delegates that the war with England is inevitable‚ the longer they wait the harder to win the war and that the war had already started. The author uses repetition‚ rhetorical questions‚ and facts to allow the speech to be more effective‚ interesting‚ and strong. Repetition is one of the stronger designs that Patrick uses to help stress the importance of taking on this battle now rather than waiting and being to

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    in particular are "Declaration of Independence" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Both writings are very effective and successful in reaching out to their intended audience. However‚ "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is more effective in communicating its purpose to its audience. This was done in a time when black men and women were systematically and violently denied a platform from which they could publicly voice their issues to the nation. "Declaration of Independence" and "Letter from Birmingham

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    VII. Impact of Speeches The impact of the 2016 DNC speech was left on the first night of the convention. According to Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post (2016)‚ there were more than 28 hours of live programming over the four days of the Democratic National Convention. Even though‚ the first lady’s speech came on the first night of the convention‚ “it held the championship belt against all other for the next three days’’ (Cillizza‚ 2016). She stood alone amongst the best of the politicians in

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    our mother country. Our role as British colonist is to support Britain rather than to separate. We should obey the king’s decision because he is concerned with benefitting the interest of our people. So as a group we should not draw up a declaration of independence. As British colonies we should embrace our British heritage and have national pride in our mother country. By severing the ties we could lose British protection and many families could experience conflict. Instead of participating in rebellious

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    Great Britain and declared independent by the Declaration of Independence which included the Constitution of the Bill of Rights. It has a huge influence on the amendments and establish natural rights for all men and women created to be equals. The Declaration of Independence influences the Constitution by freed the colonies from the abusion of the Great Britain‚ add new type of government to protect people’s right and “unalienable right” for freedom of speech. First‚ the thirteen colonies were being

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    This closed all ports the colonies had access to trade with..Richard Lee‚a Virginia delegate‚proposed a resolution:"That these United Colonies are‚and of right ought to be‚free and independent States." This resolution also explained America breaking away from Britain.Congress approved this resolution but felt that a more decent document should be written. Congress then created a committee to write a more formal declaration. The committee consisted of Benjamin Franklin‚John Adams‚Roger Sherman‚Robert

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    “We hold these truths to be self evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚” Banneker quotes the Declaration of Independence. Using this reference is only one of his many strategies used in the letter. His persuasive tactics merge together to present a persuasive argument. “...How pitiable it is to reflect that although you were so fully convinced of the benevolence

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    friends‚I wish you a happy independence day. INDEPENDANCE DAY means a day when we had got freedom from not only our brute rulers but freedom from want from fulfillment of right needs... India was under the British rule for 3-4 centuries. It was in 1857 India started it’s independence struggle forcefully through a revolt named "The Great Revolt" against the British. Mahatma Gandhi was the spine and brain behind the Indian independence struggle and finally her Independence. "Non-violence" or "Ahimsa"

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    Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd U.S. president. Thomas Jefferson was a leading figure in america’s early development. Thomas Jefferson Served in Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia during revolutionary war.Thomas Jefferson later served as U.S. minister to France.He was also the U.S. secretary of state‚Thomas Jefferson was vice president under John Adams. Thomas Jefferson was elected in the 1800’s

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