and became a nation. The Declaration of independence was one of the founding documents that defined liberty and freedom at the start of America’s new government. The Gettysburg Address was spoken by President Lincoln near the end of the Civil War which redefined what liberty and freedom meant in America. These definitions had to be changed after the Civil War because of secession and slavery. The time periods dictate the interpretation of the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg address
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A Call for Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence for the American colonists to proclaim freedom from Great Britain’s oppressor‚ King George III. American colonists had been suffering for many years when this important document was drafted. King George III had pushed the colonists into a state of tyranny and most decided it was time to start an independent nation under a different type of government. Jefferson focused his piece toward many audiences. He wanted not only
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CATALONIA INDEPENDENCE The Catalonia independence movement is a political movement which is derived from Catalan Nationalism. Catalonia independence have strong roots from past 19th century that Catalonia is nation which is derived from contemporary political and cultural ideology based on the history of Catalonia that is the Catalan language and tradition. The starting of the separatism can be seen from early 20th century‚ when some organization and political parties started demanding for full
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Military rule On 2 March 1962‚ the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d’état and the government has been under direct or indirect control by the military since then. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. In May 1990‚ the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years and the National League for Democracy (NLD)‚ the party of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ won 392 out of a total 489 seats (i.e.‚ 80% of the seats)
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Were the colonist justified in declaring independence from England? I feel that the 13 colonies were justified in starting a revolt against England. Tension between England and the 13 colonies rose due to unjust taxation and tyrannical rule. The colonists tried to influence the British government through petitions and boycotts. After failing‚ the colonist’s only option was the war. According to the British government‚ however‚ the colonists were not justified in waging war. England was their mother
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In Search of Excellence | A review of the elements and the book. | | | | | 8/30/2010 | | Thomas Friedman in his book “The World is Flat” outlines how the entire world is shrinking and become a close net ball replete with information highways transferring data‚ ideas and meaningful business information at a pace that was never imagined before. In the same way the concept of “speed” is conceptually driven in the mind of business leaders by Bill Gates in his famous book. Scores
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document has been the topic of many heat debates and has gone through many changes and interpretations throughout the years. The forth amendment of the constitution is one of the most debated amendments. This is the amendment that covers the area of search and seizure as well as privacy. The fourth amendment states‚ "The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon
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Sam Robert in the article A Decade of Fear argues that american turn against each other because of mccarthyism. Robert supports his claim by explaining‚ demonstrating and contrasting. The author’s purpose is to persuade the reader to convince the reader that mccarthyism turned americans against each other. The author writes in a direct tone .I confidentially agree with roberts claim. Mccarthyism resulted in americans turning against each other because of fear of spies‚ paranoia and hysteria Clearly
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The 90’s decade was probably one of the best ten years of all times. This decade had a major impacted on society from technology to the toys‚ music‚ movies‚ and fashion trends. What makes the 90’s great is a service that we all use the majority of the time called the internet became available to the consumer. Without the internet‚ we could not surf the web‚ check Facebook or Instagram‚ better yet take online classes. Thanks to the creator‚ Tim Berners-Lee for paving the way for us to be able to use
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looking towards a positive future full of possibilities. The music of the 1940’s consisted mainly of jazz‚ big band‚ and swing. ( These styles were popular thanks to musicians’ strikes in 1942 and 1948 and eventually gave way to Crooners later in the decade. “Crooners” was a term used to describe male vocalists that often had powerful‚ professionally trained voices and maintained a specific posture or stage presence that could be described as intimate. Successful crooners include Nat “King” Cole‚ Frank
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