"Let us contemplate out forefathers‚ and posterity‚ and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former‚ for the sake of the latter. The necessity of the times‚ more than ever‚ calls for our utmost circumspection‚ deliberation‚ fortitude‚ and perseverance. Let us remember that ’if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty‚ we encourage it‚ and involve others in our doom. ’ It is a very serious consideration that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event
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War‚ which he saw was coming‚ and when it broke out in 1898‚ went to Cuba as lieutenant colonel of a regiment of volunteer cavalry‚ which was made up of the hunters and cowboys of the West that he had known before. Elected governor of the state of New York in 1898‚ he invested his two-year administration with the dynamic and professional characteristics which were his trademark. He would have pursued reelection of governor in 1900‚ since much of his work was only half done‚ but the Republicans not
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warfare was higher than it had ever been in the history of the United States. Tensions began to mount early in 1861‚ a rumor began to spread that Federal troops were on their way up the Arkansas River to reinforce the arsenal in Little Rock. The Governor of Arkansas Henry Massie Rector informed Captain James Totten and sixty-five federal soldiers who were garrisoned at the arsenal that if any destruction of arms or reinforcement of the arsenal would result in conflict. This would prove to the state
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Spain did not begin in earnest until 1564‚ when another expedition from New Spain‚ commanded by Miguel López de Legaspi‚ arrived. Permanent Spanish settlement was not established until 1565 when an expedition led by Miguel López de Legazpi‚ the first Governor-General of the Philippines‚ arrived in Cebu from New Spain. Spanish leadership was soon established over many small independent communities that previously had known no central rule. Six years later‚ following the defeat of the local Muslim ruler
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This book was a really interesting it was all about politics. I tell you a story about Louis Riel. The man who harangued the crowd was the same man has urged them‚ the Sunday before to make this trip across the river. His name was Louis Riel. Once in Quebec‚ had wanted to be a priest‚ but the excitement of the North- West had called him back. Now he was one of the most vocal of the Métis leaders. Will we stand for this? Riel demanded. Will we stand here and let someone else tell us what to do‚ someone
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In the essay written by Gary Nash‚ he argues that the reason for the American Revolution was not caused by the defense of constitutional rights and liberties‚ but that of "material conditions of life in America" were not very favorable and that social and economic factors should be considered as the driving factor that pushed many colonists to revolt. The popular ideology which can be defined as resonating "most strongly within the middle and lower strata of society and went far beyond constitutional
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in the play Iago’s two-faced personality and mastery of psychological warfare. Iago reveals the reason behind his hatred for Othello when telling the story of how he was passed over for promotion to lieutenant‚ saying that three influential men approached Othello on his behalf‚ "But
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The military oligarchy occupied a dominant position and has been in effective command of state power ever since the creation of the state. This oligarchy installed politicians and political parties in office to provide a façade of parliamentary government for adecade; it then decided to expel them in 1958‚ when the prospects of the impending general elections seemed to pose a challenge to its supremacy. The intervention of this oligarchy and more particularly‚ of the military‚ became more effective
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were able to drop their prices so low. Another reason that people turned to smuggling was because of the inconvenient requirements of being a legal merchant at the time. Document 1 reminds us that master of English ships would have to report to the governor and pay for permission for the goods they would take with them upon arrival at Spanish ports. This information revels that not only did merchants have to deal with competition from French
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KIRAN BEDI Kiran Bedi‚ the tough Indian woman‚ multifaceted and inspiring‚ is one of the lone crusaders whose ideal is to hate the crime and not the criminal. An iron willed police officer adopts a broad minded approach towards the multifarious problems of a complex existence; a personality that combines confidence‚ dignity‚ honesty and courage along with a genuine sympathy for the underprivileged. Kiran Bedi is truly an icon of heroism. She was the first Indian woman
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