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    Before the Revolutionary War‚ Thomas Jefferson took over George Washington’s position as a delegate to the Second Constitutional Congress. During this time‚ Thomas Jefferson was appointed by Congress to a five-person committee in charge of writing The Declaration of Independence. The other four members were John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Roger Sherman‚ and Robert Livingston. The committee members recognized Jefferson’s talent and chose him to be the principal author. Jefferson was responsible for

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    2 Trompenaars’s Dimensions. Trompenaars there are seven dimensions had been highlighted. Firstly‚ Universalism is the ideas can be used around the world without do any changing where as particularism do the opponent things. Particularism is an idea that use around the world should be based on nationality style and it cannot be same around the world. Example of country using universalism and particularism is United State‚ Australia and Germany also Indonesia and China do respectively as it. Next

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    creations that nature has to offer. There is just something about the sight of thousands of tons of water flowing over a cliff and plunging into the river below. There are many beautiful waterfalls around the world but this list features the 10 greatest and most amazing waterfalls we were able to find. 10 Jog Falls Jog Falls‚ created by the River Sharavathi‚ falling from a height of 253 meters (829 feet)‚ is the highest waterfalls in India. Before the rainy season Jog Falls is nearly unrecognizable

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    territory. This war was like the rich against the poor. The US troops had nothing to lose. However‚ the Vietnamese knew that they had everything to lose. The US soldiers were nothing new to the game. Even since the American Revolution‚ we have been at war. For example‚ World War 1. World War 1 was also known as “The Great War.” Over 70 million military troops were involved. World War 2 was also a war that made their even better at combat. Unlike the Vietnamese‚ who weren’t used to wars and weren’t

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    quest for totalitarian power over the whole world set in motion conquests that led to the Second World War‚ the effects of which are present to this day. Using the insult of Treaty of Versailles on Germany‚ the chaotic political system in Germany and the economic depression as a stepping stone‚ Hitler became the ultimate dictator of Germany. His greed for world domination also caused his defeat‚ forcing him to kill himself before the brink of defeat in the Second World War. Hitler‚ the ruthless

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    Aftermath of World War I Signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919. The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old

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    Belva Lockwood‚ an American lawyer and reformer perfectly embodies the spirit of revolt among women in the early republic (Cameron Paul). Indeed‚ the US Revolutionary War is often defined as a struggle for independence rather than an attempt to redefine social roles and structure of society. Women’s implications and social movements during the war is often diminish but has been brought to light by historians over the last decade. During the Revolution the social significance of women became gradually

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    the Stamp Act was finally repealed‚ thanks to Prime Minister Rockingham‚ the British stood their ground and created more acts like the Declaratory Act and the Tea Act‚ angering the colonists to form more riots. When the controversial law was established into the colonies‚ the citizens reached a point that they had to perform violent revolts in order for Britain to notice and to understand. The colonists were so upset with the law that they burned stamp agents’ houses down until they were satisfied with

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    identify the mystery and explain how the investigation illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. 2. Morally ambiguous characters - characters whose behavior discourages readers from identifying with them as purely good or purely evil - are at the heart of many works of literature. Great Expectations has a morally ambiguous character play a pivotal role. Write a well-organized essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed as morally

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    how historically accurate is the new world 1.) How historically accurate was the movie you watched? How do you know? Did any inaccuracies affect your perception of history? The new world was accurate for the most part‚ but there were few inaccuracies that occurred during the movie. For one‚ it is not historically proven that the relationship between Pocahontas and John Smith was a romance relationship‚ as portrayed in the movie. In The New World‚ Smith leaves Jamestown because of orders from

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