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    of the American Revolution? Well‚ I’ve got the perfect book for you! In the novel The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood‚ he explains the democracy and Revolution in a way that you haven’t heard it before! The author is a pretty wealthy man‚ who has a pretty good resume. He’s taught at: Harvard‚ The University of Michigan‚ Cambridge University‚ and a few others.(Wikipedia) The author’s purpose for writing the book was to educate the reader even deeper on the Revolution. The intended

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    African Americans in the American Revolution Leading into the American Revolution‚ African Americans were placed in a dilemma of whether to rebel or remain faithful to the crown. There were two sides of the American Revolution; the Patriots (also known as the rebels)‚ were the Americans that wanted to gain their independence from Great Britain. The Loyalist was the people who wanted to stay under the control of Great Britain. Some African Americans joined the Loyalist because they were promised

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    There is no Revolution without a Dance Before it A little essay about the reasons and the outcomes of The American Revolution‚ the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. Jakob Tegnér History A 20/03/06 Katharina Brummer Björk Source Criticism In order to achieve this essay I found help in three different books. The first book‚ "A History of World Societies" by the authors McKay‚ Hill and Buckler‚ was my primary source. It is a history book of 1800 pages which thoroughly explain the basis

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    studied throughout the duration of this course‚ which one do believe to be the most important to teach someone else about the American History‚ that would be The American Revolution. The American Revolution is one of the most important events from 1775-83 and known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. There are many reasons to say The American Revolution as the important historical events of the United States. This is the events in which America got their independence from

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    In the book The Radicalism of the American RevolutionGordon S. Wood analyzes Colonial America on the eve of the American Revolution. By describing the social hierarchy and patriarchal dependence in the colonies‚ he depicts the colonies as a pre-modern society. Gordon Wood depicts colonial America as a pre-modern society by describing the social hierarchy of the time period. The colonists lived with an intricate class system that was strictly followed. Those of higher standing were to be afforded

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    Gilbert “Gil” Scott Heron was an African-American poet and musician renowned for his spoken word on political and social issues in the United States. One of Heron’s most famous works was The Revolution will not be televised published in 1970 with his band group “Black & Blues”. The poem was not initially considered poetry instead it was considered a song‚ until its spoken word by Heron. During the 1970’s‚ President Nixon‚ a biased and unreasonable leader‚ had control of America. Many bills were passed

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    Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay is a British chef. He was born on November 8th 1966. Ramsay is most famous for his television show Hell’s Kitchen. Gordon Ramsay was brought up in Stratford upon-Avon‚ England. When Gordon was younger he had high hopes on being a professional football player. After a few serious injuries he finally decided it was time to settle in and focus on his culinary education. At age 19 he enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study Hotel Management. After graduating

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    Ramsey branded the celebrity chefs a ‘bunch of whingers’ and complained to the press that most of the stars ‘hadn’t done a day’s work in their lives’ Gordon also enjoyed huge success in America with the television show Hell’s Kitchen USA. The American public loved him and in 2006‚ he took the Ramsay empire to America where he opened Gordon Ramsay at the London in New York. The same year saw him gain further recognition with an OBE "for services to the hospitality industry" as well as receive

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    2014 American Revolution or American Coming-of-Age? The American Revolution paved the way for many changes in the structure of the government and society of the United States of America. Because of the immense amounts of change the occurred after the revolutionary war‚ despite the fact that most of these changes were not direct results of the war itself‚ the common view is that American Revolution was a real revolution. In contrary to this view‚ the American Revolution was not a revolution because

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    Gordon Ramsey Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8‚ 1966 in Stratford‚ England. His dream was to become a soccer star. At the age of 15‚ the talented Ramsay joined the Glasgow Rangers‚ a pro club. His time with the team spanned three years until 1985‚ when a knee injury prematurely ended his career.he went back to school to study Hotel Management. When he was 16 he moved out‚ his father was abusive and an alcoholic. Gordon Ramsay has had a few run ins with the law once was for driving under the

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