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    The Sam Sharpe Rebellion

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    Rationale Slavery was probably the cruelest crime executed on a black African in the Caribbean. Although there were those who found it to be the norm‚ there isn’t an inch of doubt that slavery was an evil deed.  This research is aimed at enlightening the reader on how the major revolts in Jamaica affected its society. Table of Contents Acknowledgement Introduction   When the British took over Jamaica in 1655‚ the one thing on their mind was to make a profit.

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    Punishment Justified? Is capital punishment justified? Should people convicted of crime be punished in a hard way? Should the state of Florida remain the same rules for capital punishment? My answer is yes‚ it should stay the same way it is if we want the world to be a better place for living. The State must remain punishing people for first degree murder‚ capital drug trafficking‚ and capital sexual battery. All of these crimes should be handled by execution or imprisoned depending on how much was involved

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    Bacon's Rebellion Essay

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    background for the uprising. These factors made the rebellion inevitable. All of the chaos was precipitated by Governor Berkeley’s failure to defend the frontier against attacks by Native Americans. Bacon commanded two unauthorized but successful expeditions against the tribes and was then elected to the new House of Burgesses‚ which Berkeley had been forced to convene. Berkeley then sent out a warrant for his arrest and Bacon was put in jail. Bacon soon was released and he immediately gathered his supporters

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    The Blind Side

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    persuade my audience to watch the inspirational movie‚ The Blind Side. Thesis Statement: The Bind Side is an extraordinary true story that reflects upon many life lessons. Introduction I. Attention Getter: As once stated by George W. Bush‚ “America is the land of the second chance- and when the gates of the prison open‚ the path ahead should lead to better life.” II. Argument/Introduce Topic: The Blind Side is an extraordinary true story that reflects upon inspiring life lesson

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    Can War Be Justified?

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    people themselves refuse to go to war.” That man is Albert Einstein. He is a well-known physicist who developed the general theory of relativity. He was one of the people who thought that war could not be justified. He thought that unless the people refuse to go to war‚ it will keep on going - never stopping. I also think that war cannot be justified. To strengthen my opinion‚ I have three strong reasons. These reasons are; many people become victims during the war‚ the government should not start

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    Which technology was most effective during WW1 Machine guns were invented to cause a lot of casualties on both war fronts in World War One. Men who went over-the-top in trenches stood little chance when the enemy opened up with their machine guns. Machine guns were one of the main killers in the war and accounted for many thousands of deaths. This British machine gun is being fired by a team of two who are wearing early gas masks in case of a gas attack. To ensure that the machine gun’s barrel

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    The Blind Side

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    Introduction The movie The Blind Side is about a homeless‚ male‚ African-American teenager Michael Oher (Big Mike) who is taken in by the Tuohy family. Michael grew up never knowing who his father was and his mother wasn’t anything but a drug addict who he was taken away from when he was a child. Michael had very little education but had preformed strong in “protective instincts” which is later on used to help motivate his football skills and eventually shape his football career. The Tuohy’s provided

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    THE WAR AT SEA WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WESTERN FRONT VIVYANNE SOO 10A Is the war at sea more important or was the war at the Western Front more important? To support or contradict this view‚ we need to considerate the importance of the following things: the U-boat threat to Britain‚ Britain’s supply line‚ the British Blockade and the connections between the war at sea and the Western Front. In this essay‚ I’m going to write down the points that are for and against this view. In conclusion‚

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    stuffy European king who waged a battle long forgotten. The name is derived from King Philip‚ chief of the Wampanoag tribe‚ his Algonquian name was Metacom. The battle that ensued between the Algonquians and the English was the “most fatal war in all of American history but also one of the most merciless” (xiii‚ Lepore). Perhaps the name “Metacom’s Rebellion” might have been more suited to eliciting the correct image‚ however‚ that would have legitimized the Indian independence exuded in the conflict

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    Is war ever justified

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    “Is war ever justified?” The history of war is as old as the first murder.It is a heinous act which is usually performed either for defend‚wealth or property.To those of us who are horrified by war‚ it is easy to say at once that war is never justified and will totally disagree with this topic. Nevertheless‚ there are some circumstances in which going to war are justified. Like the war against Jews by Palestinian‚ war against Indian army by Kashmiries is justified. So I totally agree with this

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