after September 11‚ 2001‚ the US passed the Patriot Act on October 26‚ 2001. The term USA Patriot is an acronym which stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (Zara Gelsey‚ p.473). This act allows the FBI to watch what people are doing. The USA Patriot Act gives the government too much power to invade privacy. This act may very well put our futures in jeopardy. The Patriot Act is a dangerous law. It is completely the
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on April 19‚ 1775. Patriots started firing because British tried to hide their weapons. The battle started unexpectedly patriots won which was very surprising to everyone. The colonists finally gained independence in 1783. First of all you might be wondering how did the battle even start and how did it happen. Anger had been growing between the colonies and the British for a while now‚ ever since the stamp act had come to play. Paul Revere sent out signals so that the patriots would know that the
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after the Boston Tea Party. The colonist‚ clearly in a position of weakness‚ says “make no mistake… I’m still in command of this vessel.” Despite the colonist’s words‚ the patriots had clearly “won this battle”‚ and had taken a huge step forward towards independence. The cartoon shows that this event‚ organised by the Boston Patriots‚ weakened the colonists‚ and helped the Americans in their fight for independence. Context and Purpose: This cartoon was most likely drawn by a pro-American artist‚ as
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Battle of Qubec was a fierce battle between the British and the Patriots. However‚ it was a major loss for the Patriots and set them back in the American Revolution. It started way back in September‚ when the troops began their march to Quebec to try and take over the British held city to win support from Canada. The sides involved in this battle were not so simple. The three main sides were the Canadians living in Quebec‚ the Patriots‚ and the British soldiers. It was not that simple‚ however‚ because
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The year 2015 has seen many exemplary and lauded films. In the opinion of many‚ Mad Max: Fury Road‚ directed by George Miller‚ is by far the best. By far‚ the cinematography was above and beyond any film released in 2015. Filmed in the Namibian desert‚ the natural beauty and viciousness of this landscape was illustrated tremendously through wide shots‚ eye-popping color‚ and unconventional camera techniques. Through the method of jumpy cam‚ the main action and climax is viewed from many different
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Thesis: Patrick Henry a fighting‚ patriot rally’s the Virginians to inspire and unify them as one to battle against the British for their freedom. Body Paragraph: Patrick Henry a fighting‚ patriot rally the Virginians to inspire and unify them as one to battle against the British for their freedom. Mr. Henry uses biblical allusion to persuade the hopeful‚ patriots to fight by stating “having eyes‚ see not‚ and having ears‚ hear not‚ the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation”. Showing
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Loyalists‚ and to add to that‚ most were undecided. These people were in conflict with the Patriots. Therefore‚ although the groups of attitudes like Loyalist and Patriot were united groups in thought‚ America itself had not yet reached any common identity or unity on the eve of revolution. Patriots were united in their attitudes and rage against others. One of the first visible steps toward unity for the Patriots was the French and Indian War. After the war‚ the salutary neglect policy ended and the
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upstate New York. The Battle of Saratoga was an important achievement for the Patriots during the American Revolution. The battle also persuaded foreign countries‚ such as France‚ that America could win the war. Lastly‚ the battled renewed the morale of the American public. The Patriots won the Battle of Saratoga. The patriots went north to the village of Saratoga with 5‚000 surviving troops. On October 13‚ about 20‚00 patriots surrounded the British and four days later Great Britain was forced to agree
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History vs. Hollywood The Patriot The Revolutionary war‚ sparked by the colonist’s anger towards taxation without representation‚ was a conflict between the United States and its mother country Great Britain. This event had been considered the most significant event in the American history. It separated the thirteen colonies from the tyrannical ruling of King George. The revolutionary war was not a big war‚ "The military conflict was‚ by the standards of later wars‚ a relatively modest one. Battle
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The Revolutionary war was a time where the Patriots broke away from the British. In Chains by Laurie Haldane Anderson‚and in Charles kuralt’s “Independence Hall” both Isabel and the patriots faced obstacle before attaining their goals. Some of the conflicts they faced similar and others were different. In Chains and “Independence Hall”‚ there were external and internal obstacles. Isabel had faced many internal and external conflicts in Chains. One internal conflict Isabel faced was when Curzon asked
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