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    rebellion sent out his army to the village of Concord to confiscate the arms of the Americans‚ and to Lexington to capture colonial leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The Americans got heed of this‚ and sent out messengers Paul Revere‚ and William Dawes to ride out to Lexington and Concord to warn the militia‚ and have them prepare to defend themselves. Samuel Adams and John Hancock successfully managed to evade capture by the British soldiers‚ and most of the arms and ammunition were moved to another

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    After King Georges war and French and Indian war‚ Britain became a superpower. Has defeated French and Spanish and in return received the largest portion of North American colonies‚ but also had the largest amount of debt after these wars. Because of the debt that was accumulated‚ Britain had since started to control the colonies overseas‚ and imposed several economic acts on the colonies. Great Britain and her North American colonies were economic in origin rather than rooted in political and social

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    inspire love of the homeland in their students. One of the most influential proponents of this classical notion of patriotism was Jean-Jacques Rousseau.[1] Enlightenment thinkers also criticized what they saw as the excesses of patriotism. In 1774‚ Samuel Johnson published The Patriot‚ a critique of what he viewed as false patriotism. On the evening of 7 April 1775‚ he made the famous statement‚ "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."[6] James Boswell‚ who reported this comment in his Life

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    among the first novels in the English language. Henry Fielding along with Samuel Johnson is considered to be the founder of English novel. Henry Fielding was in fact a satirist and initially he was known for his satirical works on the political corruption of his times. His work shows the realistic approach towards portraying the picture of the contemporary society. Fielding’s first venture into prose fiction was the effect of Samuel Richardson’s” Pamela” and Fielding himself defined his novel Joseph Andrews

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    evolved from their work. A short but true story narrated in the beginning of Martin Esslin’s book The Theatre of the Absurd provides the best commentary on the significance of the Absurd‚ and also helps in understanding the human values of Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot‚ which is famous as an Absurd Drama par excellence. This is the story as told by Mr. Esslin – “On 19th November 1957‚ a group of worried actors were preparing to face their audience. The actors

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    his 1962 book on the subject. According to Esslin‚ the five defining playwrights of the movement are Eugène Ionesco‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Jean Genet‚ Arthur Adamov‚ and Harold Pinter‚ although these writers were not always comfortable with the label and sometimes preferred to use terms such as "Anti-Theater" or "New Theater". Examples of absurd play: 1. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 2. Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco 3. Journeys to the Home of the Dead by Eugene Ionesco 4. The

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    In both Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard‚ the language and tone of the plays create a lack of purpose of the lives for the characters in their plays. Both plays were written during the time of the Theatre of the Absurd. The Absurdist movement was used to show a sense of senselessness of the human condition. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead follows two men who are clinging onto their royal summons from King Claudius for meaning‚ but

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    the revolutions started the French people would kill anyone who supported the king and‚ the ways the revolutions ended. The American Revolution stared April 19‚ 1775 at the Battle of Lexington. It started when 700 British solders came to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Paul Revere found out about the British coming and then he made his famous ride through Lexington warning people that the British were coming. Then the Americans got together and a shot was fired and a battle started. It

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    treated unfairly by the British. Colonist believed parliament did not have the right to tax them because the American colonist were not being represented in the parliament. The Boston Tea Party was organized and carried out by a group of Patriots led by Samuel Adams called “The Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty was made of males from all occupation. Famous Boston Patriots who were members of the Sons of Liberty‚ including John Adams‚ john hancock‚ Paul Rivera. In 1773 parliament passed the “Tea

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    Three Men In the play‚ "The Crucible"‚ by Arthur Miller‚ there are three main authority figures. Unlike what the Bible teaches on this subject‚ Reverend Samuel Parris‚ Reverend John Hale‚ and Deputy Governor Danforth show their understanding of authority in alternate ways. In the Bible‚ Peter says‚ ". . . I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority--the authority the Lord gave me for building you up‚ not for tearing you down" (2 Cor. 13:10). In "The Crucible"‚ the Biblical view of authority

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