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    2.03a Patrick Henry 1. According to Patrick Henry‚ there was one basic question being debated at the Virginia Convention. "Give me Liberty‚ or give me Death!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry made it very clear that if he did not have freedom‚ then he would rather die. 2. At the time‚ Patrick Henry did not trust the British. The British at the time did not treat the colonists fair. In his speech at the House of Burgesses‚ he continued to urge the legislature to take

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    Patrick Atkinson of The Dream Maker by Monica Hannan‚ was a strong man of God. Atkinson may not consider himself religious‚ however‚ he is highly spiritual. Through his spirituality Atkinson was able to do great work within vulnerable communities and population. Atkinson was a man who used his spirituality to guide him to his next destination‚ Atkinson believe that it was God’s calling for him to help people‚ regardless of how difficult or life threating it may become. With spirituality and trusting

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    “Give me liberty‚ or give me death!” Patrick Henry’s famous words still remain in history to influence our country‚ but many Americans generally neglect this phrase. We often take our freedom for granted without understanding how our Founding Fathers fought for our liberty from Britain. As Americans‚ we should respect our country and the freedom and rights given to us. We shouldn’t take this for granted because so many people around the world are unfortunate to not have this gift that most of us

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    The American Dream To people all around the world‚ America is known as the land of endless opportunity. However‚ what society does not know about America is that it enables a greedy‚ corrupt and overachieving way of life. Both F.Scott Fitzgerald and Arthur Miller saw this side of America when writing The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman‚ respectively. Both men expose an underhanded America that is driven by the pursuit of power‚ happiness and wealth‚ as well as disloyalty‚ and misrepresentation

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    4th‚ 2013 A dream is something that you have very much wanted to do‚ be‚ or have for a long time according to Websters online dictionary‚ but if dreams are supposed to be long thought out plans why do we use the word so often? Since we were young we have always been told to “dream big and don’t let anyone tell you no.” Well those repetitive words of wisdom have changed every 5 year olds life. If you surveyed an elementary school from anywhere around America‚ 50% of the kids would dream of being a

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    Patrick Henry Questions 1. When Henry says “listen to that song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts”. He is using a mythical allusion. He metaphorically comparing how the British are saying things to the colonist which are promising false hopes. This creates an emotional argument. Also when Henry said “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided‚ and that is the lamp of experience.” Henry he is metaphorically calling experience a lamp. He says that experience will “light” the way

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    About Sacagawea and her baby In this paper you will learn about Sacagawea and what happen in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Sacagawea was born in the 1788 and died in December 20 1812. Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who accomplished the Lewis and Clark expedition as a interpreter. She traveled from North Dakota to Pacific Ocean. Sacagawea was pregnant with her first child when they hit corps discovery. They arrived near the Hidatsa village to spend the winter 1804-1805. Charbonneau

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    The Saints of the Media: Irish‚ Russians‚ and Italians Don’t judge a book by its cover. One of the most cliché sayings ever imagined onto the planet. While this cliché may be extremely overused‚ there is some truth to it. Whether or not we want to admit‚ we all judge people the first time we meet them. More often than not‚ stereotypes about that that group of person also come to mind. These range anywhere from gender‚ ethnic‚ and even socio-economic stereotypes. Because of the unavoidable nature

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    American Dream: Reality or a Dream? By Maria Algarra Do you think the American dream still provides to the poor‚ tired‚ and huddle masses? I think America still provides access to everybody who steps foot on this country. Today many people immigrate to the United States in search of the American dream. The American dream have made millions of people from other countries to come to America to have a new and better life of freedom

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    Rodriguez Historically the American Dream is known as happiness‚ wealth‚ and having materialistic items. In the short story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzpatrick the character of Judy Jones is used as an example of the American Dream through beauty and actions‚ she influences Dexter. Dexter Green is a hardworking middle class boy‚ he denies his middle-class lifestyle‚ and aspires to become a member of wealthy class. As a consequence Dexter realizes the American Dream isn’t what he expected it to

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