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    “Andrew Jackson versus the Cherokee‚” Andrew Jackson wasn’t love by the Indians at all; in fact he hated the Indians because the Indians are getting support and protected by the Supreme Court. In this article‚ Robert V. Remini says‚ “Chief Justice John Marshall handed down his decision on March 18‚ 1831… but he also rejected Jackson’s claim that they were subject to state law” (355). Jackson’s claim is that the Indians are relying on the Supreme Court more than themselves‚ which is why Jackson dislike

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    How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Democracy is defined as rule by the people‚ either directly or through elected representatives. Politically‚ being a democracy basically means the people have a say in government. A democratic person would typically believe in voting rights for all adults‚ the right to run for political office‚ freedom of speech‚ majority rule‚ and many other things. Andrew Jackson seemed to be the main political leader with this type of government. Some say that he was the founder

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    Many people would classify Andrew Jackson as one of the worst presidents in American history and same may even call him a villain. But I’m here to tell you why he may in fact be a hero. Andrew Jackson was a hero because he was a common man‚ had the Nullification Crisis‚ and expanded suffrage. Andrew Jackson was a common man‚ which pretty much means that he like everyone else. He was born in a log cabin‚ which was very common back then‚ to a poor family. He was self made man that was able to

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    Percy Jackson/ADHD Does Percy Jackson have ADHD? I think Percy Jackson has ADHD because he is always doing something‚ or blurting something out. When he is doing something‚ he is doing something else the next minute. First‚ Percy Jackson is always doing something and not ever just sitting down. ADHD is when you always have to be doing something. If you go up to Percy and tell him not to do something‚ he always will probably do it. In the book The Lightning Thief it says “He is never

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    Andrew Jackson has been considered the first modern president because‚ he significantly contributed to the expansion of the office‚ he was considered the first popularly elected president‚ and‚ throughout his presidency acted his role as a populist. Jackson’s Presidency was the beginning of the modern presidency‚ one in which the powers that the president holds while in the office of the grew immensely. Jackson was the first President to introduce the spoils system‚ the system in which when a

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    Most stories that people read have six elements of fiction. The story the lottery by Shirley Jackson contains six elements of fiction like any other story. The six elements of fiction are Structure‚ Characterization‚ Theme‚ Symbol‚ and Setting. Structure is an element of fiction. The structure is split into four parts: exposition‚ Rising action‚ Climax‚ and resolution. The exposition in the lottery occur when the villagers gathered around for the town lottery. The complication/rising action occurs

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    Unknown Life Most kids when they are young‚ dream of being a hero or having hero-like abilities. Percy Jackson‚ in the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan‚ lived that dream. Percy heads on a journey to fix the gods problems by going over the united states to collect orbs for them to get back to the real world. Percy fights many enemies on the way and through it all‚ he completes his task and get backs to where he belongs‚ Throughout the novel‚ The Lightning Thief‚ the hero’s journey is shown

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    While President Andrew Jackson is often made out to be a villain for his treatment of the Native Americans‚ he is not to blame for the massive loss of life the tribes experienced. Most of the non-natives in the South‚ especially Georgia‚ supported the Indian Removal Act‚ shaping the South’s political views and putting pressure on Congress‚ the Senate‚ and Jackson himself. Eager to take on Native American lands‚ appetites were large for the Native Americans to be removed. With demand for the Native

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    of the bank‚ Nicholas Biddle. Economically speaking Jackson strongly opposed federal power and did almost everything in his power to destroy the successful bank which he deemed a Monster. The actions of Jackson included defeating the bank’s supporters politically and crushing the bank itself economically. In the 1830s during Jackson’s presidency the federal bank had many enemies‚ several factions with varying motives opposed the bank. Jackson gained lots of political support from these groups which

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    In Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery the writer hints to the fact that society can be somewhat controlling. Jackson wrote this piece and it caused a big uproar. Times Magazine published this and because of the subtle setting people thought this story to be true and were appalled that this was happening. Even though people were horrified by the actions that took place in the short story no one bothered to put into action a plan to stop what was going on. Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” is

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