my father got a new job at a family-owned hotel here in Indiana. We then moved here‚ and he held that job for about 8 years. Inevitably I worked there myself at one point‚ early in my freshman year here at Carmel HS. The hotel was in a rougher part of Westfield‚ and it was economically lagging itself. It was robbed a few times as well. During my tenure there‚ my dad was stringent about one rule -- the TV must be always on a news channel. If you’re like me‚ and you find yourself trapped in an
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In 1775‚ the American Revolutionary War eventuated amidst the American colonists and the British after years of surging tension and the opposition of British rule. This ascent in apprehension and hostility was the result of a variety of political‚ economical‚ and social conflicts that arose following the end of the Seven Years War in 1763. One could argue that it was the influence of the Enlightenment thinkers‚ who valued reason‚ science‚ religious tolerance‚ and the rights of life‚ liberty‚ and
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Rewrite Throughout time we see how the government that we see today evolved. From the 1790’s‚ American politics was a reflection of the hardships and degree of work needed to maintain an effective government. Throughout this time period the leaders of America faced many domestic and foreign affairs that were key to the formation of a new nation. With the election of Washington as the first president the chain of domestic affairs that helped shape American politics began with no other events in
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For many thousands of years‚ Hong Kong was subjected to the rule of the dynastic China. However‚ Britain gained the land of Hong Kong after defeating the Chinese army in the Opium Wars. Today‚ Hong Kong has a democratic government modeled very much after the British one. How did it get there? Why is it democratic? Why isn’t it included in the Chinese government? How did Britain come to play a part in a small country on the other side of the hemisphere? Ever since 1699‚ when the British East
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What is the importance of the Magna Carta (1215) to the American form of government? The Magna Carta is a very important document. It’s when King John has been limited power. Also it’s about how everyone and even the king have to follow these laws so no one gets to much power. Its meaning is having the rights of justice‚ having individual rights . 2. What is the importance of the English Bill of Rights (1688) to the American form of government? The importance of the English Bill of Rights is having
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America won the Revolutionary War‚ United States history explains and interprets the war and its causes from an ethnocentric view. Had the war been won by the British‚ the views would be quite different. Both countries often threaten the other; at other times they were conciliatory. The causes for the Revolutionary War are well documented from an American perspective. But what about the British perspective? This paper will assess and analyze the causes of the Revolutionary War from the British viewpoint
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The Foundation of the American Government A lot of thought went into writing the American Constitution. Many ideas were blended together‚ not limited to those of the men who were in the room as James Madison put pen to paper to write the Constitution. The Founding Fathers were inspired by many thinkers from the Age of Enlightenment‚ and the original ideas of these Enlightenment thinkers directly influenced the American Government. Montesquieu’s ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances
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Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people." Between 1642 and 1648 England gives the colonies a period of Salutary Neglect in which they are fighting a civil war. During this time‚ the colonies develop an even stronger sense of unity and rebellion against authority. The colonists’ location and demography‚ autonomous institutions‚ and unifying measures against British law helped them to already be an independent nation before the Revolution
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Chapter 4 We – the People Dividing Power: The American System of Government The Basics • Americans have distrusted any concentration of political power ever since its founding • American form of government was written down in a Constitution o 1787‚ after thirteen colonies gained independence from Great Britain • “Tyranny” of King George III – the Americans wanted to make sure no person was allowed to have too much power • Representative democracy o Elected representatives who could be
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November 7‚ 2011 Americans owe the French a debt of gratitude because without them‚ they would either; still be fighting the British for their freedom‚ or lose their freedom altogether. Americans have gained their independence but changes occur after the war. American society changed politically‚ socially‚ and economically during and after the Revolutionary War. Because majority of the men were at war‚ the women had to step up and take charge or how society was ran‚ or the American economy would be
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