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    KEY PLAYERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1. George Washington - Served as the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief to raise troops. During the war more than 230‚000 soldiers served in the Continental Army‚ while 145‚000 served in militias. 2. Marquis de Lafayette - A French aristocrat who served in the Continental Army. Known as the hero of two worlds‚ he was also great friends with George Washington 3. Baron Friedrich Von Stuben - He trained the soldiers of the Continental Army through his humane

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    Historic Flood Hits Minot The sounds of a siren crushed the hearts of an entire city as water overcame the dikes and flooded the streets. The people of Minot‚ North Dakota heard the siren and knew that their lives were about to greatly change. The Souris River topped the dikes in Minot on June 22‚ 2011. About twelve thousand residents were evacuated out of their homes after a desperate attempt to build sandbag walls around their houses and neighborhoods. All that the residents were able to do was

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    Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (A Study On Postcolonial Innovations) A Thesis Presented to the Department of Literature College of Nursing In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in Literature 101 World Literatures Tan‚ John Ryan N. March 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………………………3 CHAPTER 1 The Problem and its background A: Introduction………………………………………………………………………

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    Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress‚ which moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. The law went into effect in 1971‚ but in 1975 President Gerald Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11‚ due to the important historical significance of the date.Great Britain‚ France‚ Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World War I and World War II on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance Day‚ while Britain has Remembrance Sunday the second Sunday of November

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    History of Indian Novels History of novels was endowed with the rare impetus of Indian Freedom Movement‚ flourishing under its colossal umbrella. It would perhaps be just not a mere overstatement if stated that - literature and history are very much intimately linked. Literature is known to represent history without any exaggeration or a biasness of the mind set-up. And history is no better portrayed in Indian literature than the novels that have been rendered life with much pain‚ love

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    A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess portrays the problem between order in society and the freedom of individuals. The novel represents the universal values and dangers of all societies due to this fundamental conflict of choice and individualism. The freedom of individuals must be limited in order to achieve stability and order within society. The antagonist of A Clockwork Orange is fifteen year-old Alex‚ a vicious boy with constant violent impulses. Alex rapes‚ steals‚ and murders because it

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    Mohammed A. Haque Mr. Huth A Historical Dinner Party It is December 31st‚ 1914‚ just a couple more hours until the New Year. The loud sound of cars and taxis honking could be heard from all over. Times Square was as vibrant as ever during this time of the year with its streets and buildings all still lined up with Christmas and winter decorations. The window displays of department stores showcased their after-Christmas sale specials. However‚ some stores were thinking ahead and already had Valentine’s

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    society are two sides of the same coin that we can’t isolate from each other. The derived parts of society: material society and non-material society have been utilized to clarify the antiquated and mankind’s history of the city. Social parts of the novel are talked about as per the determined ideal models with respect to socio-political‚ religious and verifiable parts of the life of royal city through different times. Keeping in mind the end goal to have a superior comprehension of the writings setting

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    Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Nursing profession has evolved greatly over time‚ moving from dependence upon total medical direction providing basic care into an independent practice modality with its own nursing theory practice‚ nursing models‚ and distinct nursing interventions. Nursing theories have been developed by many of nursing theorists who have contributed to the development of professional nursing practice into the current practice of professional nursing. Nursing is moving

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    In order to keep order in society there is a need for law enforcement. Since the beginning of time‚ man has created ways to protect citizens and communities. The most common way of doing that is with the police force. The police today are employed by the government and are usually very distinct from regular citizens since they wear uniforms in most cases. There are many different types of law enforcement officers‚ the most common ones are “local police officers‚ county deputies‚ state highway patrol

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