The Articles of Confederation was the colonies first attempt at a national government. It was a weak form of a central government which had very limited abilities. Most of the power was left to the states which operated almost like independent republics. There were several downfalls of the Articles of Confederation‚ the most prominent of which was its lack of power to tax. During the 1780’s‚ the wealthiest and most groups recognized the problems with the Confederation and began working towards
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Leadership of George S. Patton Over the years there have been a number of military men who have led this nation on the front lines‚ but when these men come to mind‚ none stand out quite like General George S. Patton. General Patton was a United States Military officer who was best recognized for his leadership during the Second World War. Patton came from a long line of military leaders‚ which is no surprise as to why he became interested in the military. At an early age‚ George Patton set his
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A Black Males Strengths & Weaknesses in Education Today ’s education is often viewed today as failing in its major goal of educating students‚ especially those students characterized as minorities‚ including African American‚ Hispanic‚ and Appalachian students (Quiroz‚ 1999). Among the minority groups mentioned‚ African American males are affected most adversely. Research has shown that when Black male students are compared to other students by gender and race they consistently rank lowest in
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Throughout my educational career‚ I have always disliked group work. To me‚ group work is only beneficial to those individuals that normally do poorly on projects and who view the opportunity of working in a group as a chance to improve their own grades at the cost of the other individuals in the group. When working on a project on my own‚ I strive for perfection by watching every detail closely—from the font on a page to the alignment of sentences on a PowerPoint presentation. But‚ since I am not
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The Weimar Republic was set up in Germany after world war one‚ after the Kaiser had been abducted in 1918 . It was the most democratic government in the world‚ even allowing women to vote. The new government got off to a bad start‚ Germany was nearly bankrupt and unemployment was higher than ever. They were labelled ‘November criminals’ due to the agreement of the treaty of Versailles and unpaid reparations lead to challenges from political extremists. The new system of government was weak and faced
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The American Revolution started a decade ago after the Britain’s win in the French and Indian War; to pay off its significant war debts‚ Britain enforced several regulatory measures on the colonies‚ which generated outrage‚ protests‚ and eventually armed resistance from the colonists. First established during the American revolutionary war‚ the Articles of Confederation created a “league of friendship” among the 13 states by vesting them with equal authority in a weak government with only limited
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Being reliable means to be able to be trusted. There are very few reliable people in this world. Thomas Spears exhibits great characteristics of being reliable. If asked any questions‚ you can count on him to think of a clever response. He can be trusted with important information. Thomas Spears can also be relied on for support. Thomas can be relied on for questions‚ related to sports and music. For instance‚ at the start of the basketball preseason‚ people were very curious about which team drafted
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George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States of America. His administration implemented many policies‚ but I am going to focus on some of his environmental policies. Some may say that Bush didn’t care about the environment because he rarely attempted to approach environmental policy in 2000 through 2008. Even though he didn’t do much‚ he did manage to regulate air quality and drop air pollution by 12%. George Bush also signed the Great Lakes Legacy Act and Brownfields Legislation of
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extravagant spending. Eight years earlier‚ Former President George W. Bush inherited a surplus and envisioned tax cuts for his presidency. These cuts exceeded $1 trillion over 10 years and were‚ mostly‚ to the wealthy. Since former President Ronald Reagan‚ Republicans institute a tax-cut approach to the economy. However‚ in the 1990s‚ Republican George
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power each state had while maintaining its “Sovereignty‚ freedom‚ and independence and every power‚ jurisdiction‚ and right.” Although‚ many of the ideas behind the Articles of Confederation were well thought out‚ in reality‚ it revealed many of its weaknesses as the framework of America.The Articles were
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