The patriot Part 1: Introduction Because I know I’m not writing this essay for someone who hasn’t seen the movie‚ I’m not going to describe every single second in this summary‚ just the most important parts. The movie is about the historical event: the American Revolutionary War. The main character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ whom I like to call Martin rather than Benjamin and so I will‚ has fought in the French – Indian war‚ also known as the Seven Years’ war or the War of
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Nobody Won Abstract When the Arthur Andersen LLP/Enron scandal surfaced in 2001‚ there was much confusion as to whom committed what crime and how many employees were actually involved. After the facts and criminal charges were final‚ the sequence of events makes sense; the union of two companies‚ the rise of the participating executives‚ and finally the end of the money ride. The leaders of both companies used dishonesty to make an abundant amount of
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At the time‚ revolutionaries were called ’Patriots’‚ ’Whigs’‚ ’Congress-men’‚ or ’Americans’. They included a full range of social and economic classes‚ but a unanimity regarding the need to defend the rights of Americans. After the war‚ Patriots such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and John Jay were deeply devoted to republicanism while also eager to build a rich and powerful nation‚ while Patriots such as Patrick Henry‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson
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was a founding father who has contributed to the war by writing two pamphlets‚ Common Sense and The American Crisis‚ writing articles‚ and donating money. Even thought he is an English Quaker‚ he still believes in the cause. As Thomas Paine writes in Common Sense‚ “In England
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abroad‚ time and time again fundamentally conflicting ideas have resulted in physical confrontation. The United States has a love affair with war‚ dating back to its creation in 1775 and the revolutionary war. No war however has had such a dramatic effect on American society as the Civil War. It has been said that “the although the north won the war‚ the south won the peace”. This observation although valid in some respects‚ is also a very broad generalization and is by no means without its flaws.
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Causes of the American Revolution Back in 1775 there wa a big war between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. The thirteen colonies are known as the united states of america but back then they were the thirteen colonies because they belong to Great Britain. But after awhile the colonies got tired of Great britain of the rules and laws they would make that would benefit Great britain and it wouldn’t help the colonies. Some of the reasons the colonies made these laws for example proclamation
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In the text from the Patriot the author highlights many historical inaccuracies‚ one of those being the fact that in the text the British cavalry wore a red dress uniform. In reality they were given the name Green Dragoons because of the obvious fact a green coat was worn during battle. Another misleading fact in the movie The Patriot was the main character Benjamin Martin. Benjamin Martin was a made up character for movie purposes. The actual events for his character a made up of multiple real life
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“Young Patriots” “To all Bicolanos‚ every calamity is a reminder of Typhoon Reming.” November 26‚ 2006. Typhoon Reming. I remember of how terrifying it was to hear the hissing sounds of strong winds; the loud heavy rains aggressively pounding our roof and windows; and how for the first time‚ our house was entered by rainwater. But then‚ last November 8‚ 2013‚ Typhoon Yolanda happened. The typhoon that was way worse than Reming. The typhoon that nearly wiped out the whole Visayas‚ specifically
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have been talking about King George; he got “fed” because he got money and resources from the colonies with very little work‚ he got “slaughtered” through the revolution because he started asking for too much. The colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. Britain treated the colonists unfairly‚ and used their limitless power to harm the colonists. Britain had complete control over the colonies and enforced their power through their armies. Document 5 states‚ “What is
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The prevention of the American Revolution was possible had the right steps been taken. Great Britain and the colonies both made attempts at preventing the war‚ but there were some major actions that could have been made to prevent the war. Great Britain could have found another way to regain their financial losses from the French and Indian War‚ rather than putting so much stress on the colonies. If they hadn’t taxed Massachusetts much of the conflict could have been avoided and they may have avoided
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