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    Representation and Bias By Deborah Callaway Herzing College Online W4A1-Reflection Assignment November 26‚ 2009 Representation and Bias When creating or reviewing a research study‚ we need to consider the information and decide if it is representative or biased in order to make clear decisions. When the information or sample is representative‚ it means that the people studied are like the people who you wish to generalize and it must have the same significant

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    Many events led the American Colonies to join together and fight for independence from Britain. It wasn’t economic disparity and it wasn’t that the king was a belligerent leader. The British found out that they were not willing to pay England back for taking care of their own colonies in the New World. Geographical distance between England and the New World played a great deal into the problems that they were having. It took days and months just to send or even receive a message‚ they didn’t

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    countries besides Britain‚ and no representation in the government that ruled them. These factors led to small rebellions and boycotts‚ then eventually the Revolutionary War. The United States were being treated more as if they were property rather than people within an empire. Therefore‚ the colonists had every right to defy their ruler and become their own independent nation. Examples of factors that led to the American Revolution include taxation‚ no representation in government and the inability

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    Battle of Brandywine The Battle of Brandywine was fought in Philadelphia on September 11‚ 1777 during the American Revolution. The enemy was the British soldiers who sought to capture Philadelphia‚ the revolutionary state. The British came strong with 17‚000 troops under the command of General Howe. The Americanslead by General George Washington were outnumbers with 10‚000 militia men. In analyzing this battle‚ I will discuss several key factors in terms of METT-TC‚ OAKOC‚ and the Principles

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    Many revolutions have classified time periods in history‚ yet none have been as ruthless as the American industrial revolution. The American nation was switching its interests from its agrarian roots to a more modernized attraction to technology and industry. A group of men stepped forth from the masses to lay claim to the many facets of this changing world. They became leaders of their own fields of business‚ providing the driving force behind economic and industrial change. The leaders of this

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    Imagine American colonist fighting against strong‚ trained soldiers. This was known as the revolution. The revolution could’ve been avoidable because colonist had a good life compared to many others. For example they could life safely in their homes and not have to worry about somebody attacking them because they had and army protecting the colonies. Also the colonists were free and could pretty much do whatever they wanted to do within reason and the colonist were pretty successful in life. These

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    The American Revolution can be tied to a litany of well-known historical events‚ such as the Proclamation of 1763‚ the Stamp Act‚ Boston Massacre‚ Boston Tea Party‚ the First and Second Continental Congresses but these are just that events and not factors. When you break the revolution down to its simplest form the two most important factors were money and distance. As with every conflict going back to the first instance there was a currency to spend if you follow the money you will find your reason

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    Mexico protested the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz who ruled for more than 30 years. (Knight‚ historytoday.com) It was the first major social revolution of the twentieth century. Like most dictatorships‚ power and wealth were only given to a select few‚ and injustice was everywhere. Diaz was not always a dictator‚ though. He was once a hero in an earlier revolution. Sadly‚ he didn’t know when to end his rule and kept his rule through bribery and rigging elections. Things such as the length of Diaz’s rule

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    The Mexican Revolution‚ which lasted from about 1910 to 1930‚ ended the dictatorship in Mexico and established a constitutional republic. Revolutionaries including Madero‚ Zapata and Villa led various groups that fought in a long and costly war. Although a constitution was drafted in 1917‚ periodic violence continued into the 1930’s. Political oppression led people‚ like Madero‚ to organize and revolt against an unjust government. The action of taking away native land from the natives was another

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    The American Revolutionary war was a huge turning point in our history. The American colonies were ruled by the British Parliament. The British Parliament was harsh‚ they passed unfair rules‚ they made life difficult. The men and woman were forced to make a choice. Would they decide to fight for a new life? Would they decide to fight for a new independent nation? Believe it or not‚ many historians will tell you that the woman that backed these heroic men did play a major role in the American

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