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    consequences of the gold rushes have been exaggerated‚ especially when studying the political effects of the Eureka Rebellion‚ it is still clear that through the intensity of mining a significant change occurred economically‚ urbanely and industrially‚ that has benefited Australia to this day. The primary consequence and gain of the gold

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    Surrounding the Whiskey Rebellion For hundreds of years‚ there have been many reasons for citizens to feel like they were being taken advantage of by their government. The biggest source of these exploited feelings seems to be taxes. Now‚ when citizens feel like they are taken advantage of‚ there seems to be 2 ways that they deal with it: they accept it and pay their taxes‚ or they get angry until the whispers of rebellion are heard ‘round the country. A great example of a rebellion caused by taxes was

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    English 102 TEACHER NAME HERE 2 October 2012 Analyzation of Rebellion: Good or Bad? William Butler Yeats’s poems "Easter 1916" and "The Second Coming" each portray the theme of rebellion. However‚ rebellion is not always heroic and these two poems clash with one another to prove this point. "Easter 1916" contains text which presents rebellion as a positive action; whereas‚ "The Second Coming" makes the reader believe rebellion only leads to pure chaos and disorder until the end of time. In addition

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    Starting with Shay’s Rebellion in 1786 then with the Whiskey Rebellion following in 1791 and the last being Fries’ Rebellion in 1799 were three rebellions the uncultivated American government had to put down and dispose of. Shay’s Rebellion being the first and biggest set the standard for each. All the rebellions thought they were exercising their rights and following their nation’s suite by revolting and using their voice and Shay’s case arms as well. After the Revolutionary War the United States

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    Throughout 250 years of American slavery‚ the unfortunate common of slave rebellions is that they are all failed to stand up against the whites. Although some revolts had been thought out carefully‚ the leader would eventually be exposed by one of his followers‚ leading to their death and failure. Furthermore‚ with the rigorous police of the whites‚ it is understandable that large scale uprisings were rare; in fact‚ the four most famous ones all took place in a 35 years period at the beginning of

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    Is armed rebellion ever justifiable? Why or why not? Nowadays‚ we knew that there’s some point where armed rebellion can be justifiable and not so really justifiable. Its inceptive was usually due to the unrest‚ disturbances and disorders of the ruling government. But in my opinion‚ armed rebellion is not that much justifiable for some reasons such as: First‚ they don’t have any considerations‚ they ruining everything which affecting the normal living of the citizens. Second‚ those who

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    (A) 10-10-12 The Importance of Rebellions in Early America Many people think rebellions are a bad thing. Those people probably do not know that there were three rebellions that would change America for the better. The three rebellions happened in three key states/colonies. Shays’ Rebellion was in Massachusetts‚ the Whiskey Rebellion was in Pennsylvania and Bacon’ Rebellion was in the colony of Virginia. The most important rebellion was Shays’ Rebellion because it gave this country the need

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    The Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada The Rebellions of 1837 began after Papineau’s rights were denied by the governor to 92 resolutions of reform. Papineau had thought it was important that the people of Lower Canada should have a more suitable government‚ rather than the small oligarchy. After his rights were denied he led the Patriots against the Oligarchy gov’t. His attempt for reform through rebellion was unsuccessful however; it sparked the idea of rebellion of W. Mackenzie in Upper Canada

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    “If they give you ruled paper‚ write the other way.” - Juan Ramón Jiménez. The theme is a connection of rebellion by following your own path in the process. In other words‚ the theme means to not always live life the way it was written for you. In “Fahrenheit 451‚” by Ray Bradbury the contrast of the two characters‚ Faber and Captain Beatty‚ show the two sides of rebellion. For example‚ Faber is a paranoid man who believes it is okay to not always follow the law‚ while Captain Beatty is a tyrant

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    The Sepoy Rebellion was an armed conflict between British Soldiers and indian Soldiers in the year 1857. This event was the event was the start of the fight for independence for india and set the stage for other countries to fight against imperialist countries like England. In this essay‚ I will discuss the causes of the sepoy Rebellion and i will refer to facts from eyewitness accounts found in documents A‚B‚ and E. I will explain the evidence that i believe to be the reasons why the Sepoy Rebellion

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