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    “East London Opium Smokers” The document entitled “East London Opium Smokers” is a document written by an anonymous author‚ very possibly because he did not want to be identified. The excerpt is a story of a journey into England’s Bluegate Fields in search of the “Opium Master” to obtain opium‚ his specific drug of choice. He claims that this man will teach him his trade‚ something more special than receiving the drug from any chemist or other distributor. However‚ it is acceptable to say the

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    British Literature Annual Booker Prize is televised as an important national event‚ causing a great deal of discussion. The rich variety of theatre performance available in London is one of literature attractions to visitors. Early Writing: much early British writing was concerned with Christianity: Anglo-Saxons produced beautifully illustrated. Few people in this period were literate‚ because the English language was so different that make native English people give up reading. One of the

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    DECLARATION FROM ZAKAT C-Z-50 Under The Provision To Sub-Section (3) of Section 1 of The ZAKAT & Usher Ord. 1980‚ (XII OF 1980) and Rules 20 of Zakat (Collection & Refund) rules 180‚ Sworn on Oath before. I/We Age years residing at do hereby solemnly swear by ALLAH that: (a) I am/We are Muslim and follow FIQAH HANFIA/ JAFEERIA

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    Analysis of The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson was made in order to give the colonists a way to break free from the shackles of King George. This document has affected the building blocks of the United States and is one of the most important documents in U.S. history. The Declaration of Independance was the foundation of what this country was based on. However‚ what Jefferson and the other signers might not have expected is the strech‚ the firm

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    The Declaration of Independence” changed from the early drafts to the final document signed in 1776 because of the need to eliminate some aspects. There was a need to delete the attack on slavery in the initial drafts of “The Declaration of Independence” . The issue sparked a heated debate among the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia. The clause was instead replaced with a different passage about domestic insurrection. According to Walton‚ Hall and Gwinnett‚ the deletion of the passage on slavery

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    The French and Indian war officially began in the year 1754‚ and ended 9 years later in 1763 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Even though the war ensured that the Great Britain gained territorial control in North America‚ the costs led to the colonies paying for the war expenses through the frontier policy. This had great effects on the colonies businesses and livelihood and thus ultimately led to great discontentment between the British and the colonies eventually leading to the American

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    first issued the Potsdam Declaration late July. They demanded unconditional surrender of all our armed forces! If this wasn’t disreputable enough‚ they threatened imminent and complete destruction of not only our forces‚ but they insured absolute devastation of our homeland if we failed to comply with their egregious policy! One consequential condition declared on the Potsdam Declaration undoubtedly resonated with me personally and many other leaders and advisors. The declaration specified “elimination

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    The Cold War: Communist China The Cold War was a tension-filled period that started when the anti-communist beliefs and the anti-democracy beliefs clashed. The main conflict in the Cold War was between the Soviet Union and the United States of America‚ and it lasted from 1947 to 1991 (44 years). From the USA point of view‚ communism was an idea that wasn’t right. The country believed that the world would be a much better place if communism was replaced by democracy. However‚ the countries that supported

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    Thomas Jefferson was one our nation’s founding fathers. Prior to being elected America’s third president‚ Jefferson was selected to draft the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson had visions of a nation independent of the British hold that was grasping our country at that time. With beautiful‚ flowing words and true foresight into the future‚ Jefferson used the appeal of Ethos‚ Pathos and Logos. Thomas Jefferson vision for this country was well represented in the writing as he wrote it before

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    political relationship with the land‚ that shows how valuable it was and how imperative it was to their ad. The land was seen as a necessary gain for America and its people to grow economically‚ In John L. O’Sullivan’s work entitled‚ “Manifest Destiny” of 1839 we read how many Americans’ viewed the land and why expanding for more land meant so much to them. During this time period land meant a lot of things. It was symbolic to power‚ the more land a country had then

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