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    equality for their people. But without the intelligent and powerful revolutionary leaders‚ the colonies wouldn’t have had the same success. One of the most well known leaders‚ Simon Bolivar emerged triumphant from his movement for freedom‚ granting independence to those who fought with him. But his successes and motivations didn’t develop overnight. They were fueled by many different aspects of Bolivar’s life‚ stemming from type of people that he met and heard about‚ to his need for glory. Simon Bolivar

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    Abdelrahman Hassan 10/21/14 AP-USH Blocks-7/8 DBQ Essay The colonist’s departed/declared independence from Britain because of unjustified taxes‚ physical abuse‚ Britain’s attempt of redirecting the lower class against their colonists‚ and their view of republican values. It started with Political Philosophy‚ than shifted to Economic Grievances‚ Propaganda‚ and finally them being justified as a lower rank/Social Class. Many

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    The Declaration of Independence 1.) There is a list of 18 wrongs presented in the Declaration of Independence. The list presents the beliefs of the colonist on how to make America great. A mission of the list was to strengthen the royal control over the colonies. The purpose of the list was to declare the wrong doing of America and how to make it a well organized and successful country. It presented many good things for America‚ such as‚ the rights to liberty‚ life‚ and the pursuit of happiness

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    document that convinced the colonists to break free from the British government was known as the Declaration of Independence. This document pursued to happiness and liberty for the colonist in the 13 colonial states of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson use the rhetorical devices diction and repetition to convince the United States to declare independence from Great Britain. The choice of words that was presented in the article makes the context of the article

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    Essay on India After Independence By vidyadharghate on June 29‚ 2011 in Essays India got freedom on 15th August 1947. Many unknown heroes risked their lives so that all of us may breathe in freedom. Achieving independence was a tremendous task. After the building of the country began in right earnest. India is heading towards major superpower in the world. During the last sixty years‚ India has seen many up and downs. Typically speaking‚ if a person reaches 63 years of age‚ he is labeled as

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    The Influences on the Declaration of Independence and Constitution Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ Rousseau‚ and Voltaire influenced the Declaration of Independence and Constitution in many ways; they were also Enlightenment thinkers. First‚ Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers to avoid tyranny and promote liberty and justice‚ which was expressed in the Declaration of Independence. The theories he had made were very influential in the making of the Constitution. He wrote a system of check and

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    The purpose of The Declaration of Independence in 1776 was to give the other countries of the world the reasons the colonists had for their war with England. The Revolutionary War already started and many major battles had been fought. The colonists were trying to not have any connections with England and had already gotten rid of most of the major connections. They also started to make their own country by establishing a congress‚ their own currency‚ an army‚ and a post office. In 1776 Congress

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    Quang Thai Professor Allison English 101 2 September 2014 Rhetorical Analysis In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of the United States‚ explains to his readers why the colonies chose to abolish Great Britain’s government. His goal is to inform the readers that the government has certain responsibilities to the governed and that the British failed to adhere to its responsibilities to its colonists. His second goal is to justify their actions by explaining

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    Throughout the history of the Human Race‚ violence and destruction is a reoccurring theme. In modern society we view ourselves as socially and economically evolved people when comparing ourselves to our ancestors‚ who were barbaric and uncivilized in comparison. However‚ our society has not evolved very far from this. There remains an instinct and desire for chaos and destruction in humans. I will not say this applies to all people‚ but it cannot be agued that the Human species is the single most

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    it really mean?‚ what would it mean for Scotland to gain independence from English rule?. What would happen to the UK if Scotland became “free”? Scotland has always been a country that has wanted to become “free” but has never managed to achieve complete “freedom”. How would Scotland gain independence; through protesting and voting‚ through a violent revolution or through the UK falling apart. When you think about Scotland gaining independence you need to think about the consequences like what would

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