Happy Independence Day 2013 Speech Model: 1 Independence day speech Honourable Chief Guest of the day‚ distinguished guests f or the occasion‚teachers‚ parents and all my dear f riends‚T his day 15th August of every year is a golden day engraved in the history of the world. We got f reedom on this date and it is a day worth a celebration. When we celebrate it hoisting the f lag‚ playing our National Anthem with f ervor‚ distributing sweets‚ we need to sail back into the past to remember and pay
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Military rule On 2 March 1962‚ the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d’état and the government has been under direct or indirect control by the military since then. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. In May 1990‚ the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years and the National League for Democracy (NLD)‚ the party of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ won 392 out of a total 489 seats (i.e.‚ 80% of
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The Declaration of Independence‚ in 1776‚ written by Thomas Jefferson was the document that declared America wanted nothing to do with Great Britain and desired to be their own country. In the video‚ Jefferson includes key arguments about why the colonies needed to separate from the British. Jefferson believes that all people are born with the unalienable rights‚ life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. He says that when these rights are not given‚ the people have the right to abolish the government
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Declaration of Independence contains fascinating ideas of good government. The ideas that benefit the people are natural rights or inalienable rights‚ and all men are created equal. Besides containing laws that benefit the people it also includes ideas that prevent power corruption from any form of government and makes the only reason for a government existing is to protect the people’s natural rights. What natural rights or inalienable rights are is the rights that cannot be taken away from you. Which
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The Declaration of Independence‚ a statement issued in 1776‚ claimed freedom for all people living in the United States of America from British rule. The United States‚ which was formerly a collection of colonies settled by Great Britain‚ proclaimed themselves citizens of “free and independent states” after more than a century and a half of calling themselves the British. In the 18th century‚ much in the New World changed to get to this expression of autonomy. For many years‚ the popularly held
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"What Do Murderers Deserve?" Feelings toward capital punishment have varied over time. Among democratic nations‚ few now impose it. In the United States‚ 38 states have death penalty laws while 12 have rejected the ultimate punishment in favor of other strong sentences‚ such as life without parole. Many death penalty states‚ including New Jersey‚ rarely impose it. The death penalty is an emotional topic but apart from the moral questions the death penalty evokes‚ apart from questions of whether
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"Independence of Latin America" In the 1800’s‚ Latin American countries won independence‚ but many new independent countries had trouble creating strong‚ stable governments. The Creoles played an important role in the independent movements. These countries won their independence through strong leaders and many other factors. As soon as these countries won their independence from Spain and Portugal‚ they did not want to return the way they did. Many countries revolted‚ we even find out that the
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Women Deserve More Respect Femininity is the quality of being a female‚ which includes the behaviors and roles that are generally associated with women. In the 1960s and earlier‚ mothers usually stayed home‚ did the household chores such as laundry‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ as well as taking care of the children. The men would go to work then return home after a long day and expect dinner ready‚ and then relax. Within families‚ in many generations‚ women taught their daughters to do the same to be the
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The Declaration of Independence written in 1776‚ was and still is an important document in American history. The declaration was primarily written by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was a supporter of John Locke‚ clearly evident in his use of Locke’s idea of natural rights‚ after minimal modifications. Most founders were in agreement to Locke’s ideas. Such as his idea of unalienable rights‚ which are life‚ liberty and property. In the Declaration of Independence they are stated as life‚ liberty and
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Do I deserve ?! The idea of obtain a scholarship‚ provoked me to think hard why I deserve this scholarship more than the others. However after careful analysis‚ I believe I really deserve it. Let me briefly summarize who I am and why I deserve this scholarship and then follow it with my argument. My name is Jose Pereira.I migrated from Brazil to the United States of America in March‚ 2007. Although I found myself in a new complex world‚ with a challenging language I had to learn from
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