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    Pocahontas Movie Vs History

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    two have been based – albeit loosely – on real characters or events. Disney’s 1995 rendition of the story of Pocahontas is the first of the two historically grounded animations; historically based‚ however‚ does not necessarily mean accurate. In this instance‚ the film’s creators plucked a handful of factual events and the names of a handful of people associated with those events. The bulk of Pocahontas was designed with entertainment‚ rather than history‚ as the primary objective. Pocahontas‚

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    One of the central messages of the movie Real Women Have Curves deals with the insecurities‚ constant struggles and challenges of being overweight. Ana‚ the main protagonist of the movie‚ cannot go a day without her mom addressing her as “fatty.” She constantly struggles with an overbearing mom who just doesn’t understand. Although Ana’s mom means well‚ she doesn’t know the implications of her words. Instead of pushing her daughter to find a suitor‚ she pushes Ana away from her. By doing so‚ she

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    The U.S. Patriots Act

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    On September 11th‚ 2001 the United States witnessed one of the worst tragedies in American history. Approximately 3‚000 civilians lost their lives following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City‚ and the government at the time‚ lead by George W. Bush‚ took immediate action. The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26th‚ 2001‚ just forty-five days after the attacks‚ with the intent of lawfully allowing law enforcement more leeway when investigating terrorist organizations.

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    The Patriot Vs. The American Revolution As you watch the Patriot you see many of the battles fought during the American revolution. You also see the uniforms they wore to battle‚ and the guns they used and how they were used. But what you didn’t see was the fact that the movie doesn’t relate to the American Revolution‚ in ways that I’m going to explain in the next paragraphs. It was different because of the weapons they used‚ the way the slaves were being treated in the movie compared to in

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    The Patriot Act Summary

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    "The American people are beginning to realize that this piece of legislation poses a threat to our God-given freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution." In the following viewpoint‚ John F. McManus claims that the USA Patriot Act‚ which was passed in response to the September 11‚ 2001‚ attacks on the United States‚ gives the president authority and powers that are not limited to the pursuit of terrorists. McManus warns that the act licenses snooping on U.S. citizens‚ including the seizure of business

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    Throughout history many characters have been noticed to have power‚ in this case the group that was called “Patriots’’ or Sons of Liberty‚ were a very special group of colonist that used varies attempts of calling the the British attention‚ yet the main question was were they actually Patriots or terrorists‚ well terrorism at that time wasn’t as gruesome as today but for sure that it was still a thing‚ now‚ what is to ask is why did they do it‚ well the answer is that they didn’t like paying taxes

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    leader. Staring as Malcolm X was Denzel Washington who has been noted that this was his best role in a movie to date. As controversial as the flesh and blood Malcolm X was in life‚ so was the film version of his life as depicted by Lee. Lee made sure to not make the film just based on entertainment purposes as he focused on Malcolm X’s life and achievements by depicting actual events into his movie. Furthermore‚ Spike Lee tells the story of a not always likable‚ sometimes reluctant man. He shows

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    Bibliography: "AUSTRALIAN HISTORY‚ INFORMATION ABOUT AUSTRALIAS PAST‚ ABORIGINAL HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA‚ THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN AUSTRALIA‚ KEY DATES IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY‚ FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA." Australian Travel Information‚ Traveling in Australia‚ Backpacking in Australia‚ Holidays in Australia‚ Australian Travel Guide‚ Australian Explorer. Web. 28 Mar. 2011. . "Australia (2008) - Synopsis." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). 2008. Web. 28 Mar. 2011. . "HowStuffWorks

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    effects of Patriot Act

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    Congress passed the Patriot Act in 2001. Citizen privacy was abridged. The government had increased its ability to intrude on peoples’ private lives. Security policies of the United States were‚ supposedly‚ strengthened by being able to wiretap and use various other surveillance techniques without warning or acknowledgement‚ thereby infringing on individuals’ daily lives and lessening their personal freedom.  President George W. Bush signed into law the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act by all means

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    Colonial Patriot Party

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    At the time‚ revolutionaries were called ’Patriots’‚ ’Whigs’‚ ’Congress-men’‚ or ’Americans’. They included a full range of social and economic classes‚ but a unanimity regarding the need to defend the rights of Americans. After the war‚ Patriots such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and John Jay were deeply devoted to republicanism while also eager to build a rich and powerful nation‚ while Patriots such as Patrick Henry‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson

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