Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of India’s Independence. “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance .... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again." Did we really discover our soul? I think
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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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INDIAN INDEPENDENCE India’s Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. All over the country‚ flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in attendance. The main event takes place in New Delhi‚ where the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts. In his speech
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time of unrest for the people in the thirteen colonies. As Great Britain was continuing to make more and more decisions for the colonists‚ the colonists were getting more and more irritated. After each new law was passed‚ the colonists had the same reaction. They felt cheated by the British and they wanted a say in these new laws. Even though the colonists’ actions and reactions to the British were not always appropriate‚ they were justified in declaring independence against Britain in order to create
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In the book Thirteen Reasons Why‚ by Jay Asher it follows two main symbols the color blue and scars. The symbols represent and reflect thoughts about a young freshman girl named Hannah. Hannah is the main focus of the book because she is the one who committed suicide and gave out thirteen reasons why she committed suicide. An adolescent boy named Clay is on one of the tapes of her suicide reasons. But he does not know that yet. “Well‚ you’re right. Something did happen. Justin grabbed my hand. We
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“The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson: A Summary “The Declaration of Independence” written in 1776 to declare the United States independence from England. The Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal‚ that they all have natural rights that should not be infringed upon by a government. That a government should be made up from men and get its power from the ones that they govern. If any government fails in its purpose to protect the people’s rights
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struggle in the year 1820. Even though Indonesia gained independence in 1945‚ they haven’t get rid of the Dutch until 1950‚ so the process of decolonization ended at 1950 instead of 1945. It happened in Jakarta‚ but at that time it was called as Batavia. Some war even took place in big cities such as Bandung‚ Yogyakarta‚ Surabaya‚ etc. It wasn’t called as Indonesia at that time‚ it was called Dutch East Indies until Indonesia gained independence and finally changed their name into Indonesia. There are
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The Independence of Kosovo Generally speaking‚ one can state that theories possibly explain specific actions of a country or a government‚ but that governments do not automatically act accordingly. Therefore the question arises‚ whether Kosovo’s independence can be explained by a single theory of international relations and‚ if so‚ to what extent one theory can explain the processes that took place in Kosovo. On 17 February 2008‚ Kosovo’s declaration of independence was adopted at a meeting of
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In some cases weight gain is often stress related. Did you know that stress also depletes nutrients in the body? Stress is highly destructive to the health of the body if left untreated. When stress becomes a part of your normal life you will have a tendency to lose control and eat excessively. Cortisol and Weight Gain What is the connection between cortisol and weight gain? Cortisol is a natural steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands and performs several important functions. The release
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For Thursday‚ February 2 Wallace Stevens’ Sunday Morning and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird The two poems‚ Sunday Morning and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird‚ communicate part of the life story of the author and share reminiscent events in his life or the life of people he has known. The poems involve various themes as well… themes of love and women‚ for instance. One is in the first person‚ the other in third. Sunday Morning is a poem that includes many biblical references and
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