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    who were the loyalists

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    most power.the French and the Dutch were apart of this battle.to prevent any take over‚ the British government set aside several laws. According to the text book‚the making of the Bahamas‚ the British empire passed laws imposing taxes and tried to tighten its rule over the colonies.the Americans however‚did not agree with these laws that were passed so they fought for their independence.these Americans were called the Yankee’s .those that stayed loyal to Britain were called the loyalists ‚.........

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    If I Were President

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    If I Were President If I were president of Vietnam‚ I would change a series of recent laws. In my opinion‚ the most important thing that leads to the lives of happy residents is the laws. Of course‚ it must be a very strict law instead of a lax law which is not enforced First of all‚ I would ban alcohol. As far as I know‚ most of the accidents and crimes are related to alcohol. The drunk are usually out of control and don’t know what they are doing. The other option would be people could drink

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    Originally a hunting lodge for Louis XIII‚ Versailles is now a grand palace and a popular tourist attraction. Louis XIII’s son‚ Louis XIV‚ disliked his palace and wanted to live somewhere else. After searching‚ Louis found what he wanted‚ his father’s old cabin. He hired‚ Louis Le Vau‚ a famous architect‚ to build this humble estate of his father into a luxurious palace. Le Vau built much of the modern-day Versailles. Taking many years‚ Le Vau extended this building into a stone and brick palace

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    Firstly‚they were both autocrats‚in that all decisions of state had to be approved by them.Secondly‚they both wanted to curb the power of an ambitious nobility.However‚they achieved this aim differently; Louis made his court at Versailles the centre of power‚so the nobility had to spend all their time there if they wanted to have any influence.This kept them away from their own provincial power bases‚making it hard for them to plot against the king.Peter on the other hand tortured and murdered any

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    much different their pet’s lives would be without someone there to keep them in good health. Without veterinarians‚ pets would die sooner and would not have good health. Many pets would have diseases that their caretakers didn’t know about. “What If There Were No Veterinarians? - Eastern College of - Atlantic Canada.”

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    If I Were a Millionaire

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    If I were a millionaire‚ I would have a plan to use the money in the best possible way. This is how I would go about it: First‚ I would give alms to the beggars in my town. I would particularly help the blind and the maimed beggars. I do not have an iota‚ of respect for the able - bodied ones. When this would be done‚ I would send for all my poor relations‚ and give at least a thousand rupees to each of them. I have a very poor relation‚ a struggling writer. I would give him five thousand rupees

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    Purpose of Producing Suspense’. This essay demonstrates whether detective novels are composed backwards with progressive and digressive elements in order to produce suspense by looking at Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and And Then There Were None‚ and Josephine Tey’s The Franchise Affair. Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd presents a murder at the beginning of the novel‚ and the story—through its narrator and detective‚ Poirot—attempts to retrace the steps that led to the murder; thereby

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    If Wishes Were Horses

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    was recorded in William Camden’s (1551–1623) Remaines of a Greater Worke‚ Concerning Britaine‚ printed in 1605‚ which contained the lines: "If wishes were thrushes beggers would eat birds".[2] The reference to horses was first in James Carmichael[disambiguation needed]’s Proverbs in Scots printed in 1628‚ which included the lines: "And if wishes were horses‚ pure [poor] men wald ride".[2] The first mention of beggars is in John Ray’s Collection of English Proverbs in 1670‚ in the form "If wishes would

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    If I Were a Teacher

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    dhanno2696 Date Submitted: 01/09/2011 Category: English Words: 310 Pages: 2 Views: 558 Popularity Rank: 1584 If I were a Teacher When I was young‚ I was fond of playing the role of a teacher. I would imagine a class of children in front of me‚ a black board on the wall and myself - an ideal teacher. Everything was imaginary except the ruler in my hand. If I were a teacher‚ I would give greater importance to example that to precept. I would make the children understand

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    if i were the principal

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    If you were the Principal of your school... The Principal of your home school has taken a leave of absence and you have been appointed to fill in during his absence. What are the three main changes you would make to your school to make learning easier for you and the students? I would make some classes shorter. I would have lots of fun. I will let some things go if the kids are getting their work done. DA The first thing I would do is make my classes smaller. At my home school it is about

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