“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led‚ like sheep to the slaughter”. George Washington served most of his life in the Military and lead the Continental Army to multiple victories which had an enormous significance in getting France involved in the war for their independence. However‚ Washington wrote his “Farewell Address” at the end of second term of his presidency stating that he will no longer serve as the president of the United States America. But why? Was
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Farewell Address Washington’s Farewell Address‚ which was issued as a public letter in 1796‚ was and still is one of the most influential documents of our nation. It was also said to be a corner stone to our nations foreign policies. Drafted primarily by Washington himself‚ with some help from Alexander Hamilton‚ the address gives advice on the essential need of and importance of national union‚ the value of the Constitution and the rule of law‚ the evils of political parties‚ and the appropriate
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flying bullets‚ throwing away enemy grenades and shooting the invaders of the holy fatherland. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway‚ gives a critical view on this general thought. By using different techniques‚ Hemingway states multiple times that war is sad‚ horrible‚ meaningless and that the heroic image some people have is false. During the book we can see many moments Hemingway expresses his thoughts on the war by using the main characters. He hates the war‚ and he hopes it is going to end
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RETIREMENT SPEECH – for August 29‚ 2011 In 2005‚ I put in my notice of retirement to occur on March 31‚ 2010 and those five years flew by much to my surprise and as the time of retirement drew near I felt that I was not ready for that big step. So as any government employee would do‚ I requested and was promptly granted a one year extension which was in turn extended for another six months‚ and then another month. The time has actually arrived and I go with mixed feelings. Many plans that I had
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$18 trillion dollars and it is rising fast. The national debt today is the highest compared to the past U.S. national debt. In George Washington’s Farewell Address‚ it declared to avoid going into debt and if the nation end up in a debt that it should pay off the debt so it doesn’t burden the future generation. Like all the other things in his Farewell Address‚ the nation didn’t listen to him. The ideal goal right now is to stop the debt from increasing anymore because it is impossible to stop the
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S. had the 10th best retirement-income system in the world. One year later‚ that hasn’t changed‚ according to the third annual study of the pension systems of 16 countries by Mercer and the Australian Centre for Financial Studies. In its study‚ Mercer and ACFS measured the overall pension benefits that are being provided to the citizens of 16 countries‚ the likelihood that those systems will be able to provide benefits in the future‚ and the integrity of private retirement plans. Same as last year
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Mediterranean Scrub Introduction: Regions of Mediterranean-type climate occur roughly between 30° and 40° latitude on the west coasts of continents‚ where offshore there are cold ocean currents. Each region in which the Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands occur is island-like in character and thus there is frequently a high degree of endemism. Comparative studies of the several regional expressions of this biome reveal interesting examples of convergent evolution in plant families and birds (but
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Speech on Childrens day I am to give a five minute speech on Children’s day in a school. This is what I want to say to them: Happy Children’s day‚ all of you. And I mean‚ all of you‚ all of us. I find children’s day very very special. Do you know why? Because the child in me also celebrates. All of us‚ including grown ups‚ have the child within us. Childhood is common to all of us. We are still our parents children‚ and to God‚ all of us are his children‚ aren’t we? From the youngest child
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countries‚ Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of teachers; World Teachers’ Day is celebrated across the world on October 5. Ever since the importance of teachers has been recognized by UNESCO‚ by adopting the “Recommendation concerning the status of teachers”‚ World Teachers’ Day has been celebrated annually.[1] This includes celebrations to honor the teachers for their special contribution in a particular field area or the community in general. Teachers are a significant
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Grinning Behind His Mustache. “In war time wet and dry burn together” After Attacked Japanese Air force to Pearl Harbor‚ USA government decided to internment Japanese- American people to keep them in a camp called Manzanare in the book Farewell To Manzanar by James D.Houston‚discipe and explan the people life in the camp during world war two‚ Woody is one of the character that we read about him in this book. He has very important and effective role in his family. Woody said: “yes Papa‚ when his father told
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