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    George Washington Carver

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    Stephanie Springer October. 12‚ 2012 George Washington Carver was born in January 1864 into slavery in Diamond‚ Missouri. His master Moses Carver was a German American immigrant who brought George’s parents Mary and Giles. George had 10 brothers and sisters who all died prematurely. When George was only a week old‚ he was kidnapped along with his mother and sister‚ George’s older brother James got to safety though. The raiders sold the stolen slaves in Kentucky. Moses Carver hired a man named John

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    My Mother's Hometown

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    your sleep. The smell of fresh cooked toasts will make you get up and see what else is there to eat. Anyway‚ this town is really nice. It’s rather old‚ more than 400 years old‚ and the architecture is quite interesting with a number of ancient monuments. There are a lot of houses built at the end of the nineteenth century. When you walking along the central street‚ which is one of the oldest‚ you can feel like you went back in the last century. Finally‚ this is a place where everyone is smiling

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    a memorial. Several factors need to be considered before a group or agency creates a monument to memorialize an event or person. No doubt‚ location of the monument should be strongly contemplated. People need to have

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    was George Washington. Firstly and foremost‚ George Washington was the commander in chief during the Revolutionary war‚ so his role was crucial to it’s victory for America. Secondly‚ George Washington had served as head of the militia forces during the Whiskey Rebellion to save America when it was still considered young. Finally‚ Washington had facilitated the Jay treaty‚ preventing the still young America from a war with Britain‚ which it wasn’t prepared for. Firstly‚ George Washington was commander

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    Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington was a great influence for the black community. The efforts he made to become such a wonderful leader were incredible. Booker T. Washington was a man that started up from scratch. He grew up as a Black slave‚ who did not have many choices in life. He was born on April 5‚ 1856 in Virginia and he had a white father and a black mother. When he was still a child he went to work in a coal mine after the Emancipation Proclamation. When Booker was seventeen he

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    George Washington As a soldier George Washington demonstrated enough courage to become the commander of the Virginia troops that defended the state’s western frontier during the French and Indian War. He was also a successful tobacco planter at his family plantation. In 1787 Washington’s concerns about the crumbling of the nation prompted him to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He presided over the convention and his support was very important to the ratification

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    Overall‚ America has seen some pretty strong and note worthy presidents. One amazing and powerful president was George Washington. George Washington is one of the strongest and most influential presidents America has ever seen. One reason George Washington is one of the strongest and most influential presidents America has ever seen is because of his military experience. Washington had fought in the French and Indian War. As a result of being involved in the French and Indian War‚ George gained

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    George Washington is the most influential person from the American Revolutionary Era because he led the colonist to a victory in the Revolutionary war against the british which is the most powerful army in the world‚ he was the first president on the United States of America‚ and he also was the president of the constitutional convention in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. The first reason why he is the most influential person in that Era is the he led the colonist to victory against Great Britain which

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    FRQ: Contributions to a Stable Government (George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were two important men who greatly affected our nation’s independence and the beginning years of our country. Each made their individual and unique contributions to an unwavering government following the adoption of the Constitution. After the war‚ the Articles of Confederation had begun to fail. The federal government couldn’t collect taxes to pay for the colossal debt that

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    Irving integrates these three characteristics very well. One‚ it is set in the past in a remote time. Two‚ the story has remarkable and exaggerated characters. Lastly‚ this tale includes mysterious events and their consequences. “Rip Van Winkle” is a myth. A myth is a traditional story‚ one concerning the early history of a culture. A national mythology is a body of stories that reflect and celebrate a nation’s idea.  The story “Rip Van Winkle” is set in a remote place during the reign of George

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