Canadian politician leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada‚ Brian Mulroney won election as leader of the PC in June of 1983. Born in March 20th‚ Mulroney pursued politics after being a lawyer and businessman. During the 9 years of his Prime Minister career‚ Mulroney brought in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)‚ introduced a new consumer tax (GST)‚ and also his change of the foreign policies — all which would nevertheless make him an effective Prime Minister of Canada
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“The March King” is commonly used to refer to the great American composer John Philip Sousa. Sousa did the majority of his work during the Romantic era and was highly known for his American military marches. He greatly affected the expansion of American musical taste. At the end of the 19th century‚ when someone thought about marching music‚ the great bandmaster’s name was automatically thought of. He composed more than 136 marches and at one point in his life‚ he was considered one of the most popular
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1:The American Revolution is when the 13 American colonies overthrew Great Britain’s rule. After they won the war America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. The war caused a great debt and the newly founded government realized they did not have the authority to levy taxes; therefore‚ they developed the Constitutional Convention which led to revising the Articles of Confederation. 2: George Washington was an influential leader because he listened and considered the people’s opinions‚
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Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible Did you know‚ Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible both became the leaders of Russia at under the of 16? While Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible strengthened the central government and took power from the nobles‚ Ivan the Terrible gained loyalty through death threats‚ whereas Peter the Great gave land to the poor to make them loyal. Peter the Great was born in Moscow‚ Russia in 1672. Peter took over as ruler in 1682‚ after Ivan V’s death. When he became ruler at the age of ten
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He felt strongly for the unification of the people. But‚ speeches and political rallies did not do it for the man. He made it a point to be seen in the public eye. Hoping to form a greater connection with them form his presence. Knowing that seeing the man behind his words‚ standing for them‚ would encourage confidence among the people to
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G-Dubz Da Greatest Before Washington‚ there was nothing. The confederate government was an uncontested failure. The only reason the new constitution and its convention had any gravitas is because Washington was a part of it. Washington aided in establishing the United States as one of the most powerful and respected nations in the world. Washington established numerous presidential precedents. For example‚ after being shunned from a legislative meeting‚ Washington appointed close advisors to
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Index Index 1 Introduction 2 Biography 3 The Tudors dynasty. 3 Economy and society 4 Financial policy 5 The administration of justice 5 Bibliography 6 Introduction. The Tudors: the birth of the nation state. The new monarchy. The Century of Tudor rule (1485-1603) is often thought of as a most glorious period in English history. Henry VII built the foundations of a wealthy nation state and a powerful monarchy. His son‚ Henry VIII‚ kept a magnificent
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354 and eventually became the Father of the early church. Referred to as one of the greatest philosophers and theologians of all time‚ Augustine influenced the development of Western Christianity and provided a new twist on the idea of thinking. He did through a few of his very famous and attractive writings‚ Confessions and City of God. “Scripture tells us that those who seek the Lord will praise him‚ for as they seek they find him‚ and on finding him they will praise him.” (Confessions‚ 7) His philosophical
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In Harper Lee’s book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus is displayed as the mockingbird because he shows courage and confidence by putting his marbles all in basket; the mockingbird is pure‚ which is another characteristic Atticus shows by always making the right choice‚ and showing his true colors and never hiding who he is‚ accepting others as well as himself; always being the best mockingbird.Atticus describes his plea for justice by saying‚”[I] am confident that you gentlemen will review without
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Nevis‚ Alexander was made to be a historical figure of importance. He had shown signs of great intelligence starting after a hurricane hit his hometown‚ and he wrote essays non-stop. He was one of the hardest working founding fathers of America‚ who did a lot for our country. Without him‚ the U.S. Constitution might not be‚ since alongside John Jay and James Madison‚ they wrote eighty-five essays amongst themselves‚ defending it. He contributed the other fifty-one essays to what
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