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    when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru At the strike of midnight of the August 15‚

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    Once the line from civil disobedience is crossed then chaos breaks out ‚ then it is no longer civil disobedience.Then it becomes a whole other argument which does not meet the criteria. As long as the fight has a meaning and/ or promotes a safer life‚ it is acceptable

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    The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. This document‚ written by Thomas Jefferson and the colonists‚ was their explanation for why they were unhappy with the way things were going in England at the time and how they planned on fixing it. It was written to be persuasive and to get the reader‚ King George III and his government‚ to understand why they felt the way they did. His argument was very effective because of the way he set up this document

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    After the Seven Years War ended‚ Britain was deeply in debt and trying to govern a far flung empire. Britain believed the colonists should help pay the costs for protecting them by levying taxes. In addition‚ they defaulted on their promise of land‚ in order to stay out of any new‚ costly battles. Both of these actions and colonists reaction to them‚ plus a fear of limited freedom caused the American Revolution. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settling land west of the Appalachian

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    riot on King Street in March of 1770‚ where five colonists died. Military presence in Boston was the British government’s first reaction to the colonies’ rebellion that did not involve passage of a new piece of legislation‚ which showed that they thought they needed physical force to remind the colonies of who was in charge. The colonists’ reaction to the British government’s first use of military force in the colonies showed how protective colonists had become of their land and people. These events

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    The Education in Britain and China Abstract: Education plays an important role all over the world. A highly developed nation depends on educated professionals and a skilled workforce. Education is an absolute necessity for economic and social development. UK and China‚ sharing different culture‚ have two typically different education systems. This essay pays more attention to the diversity of two education systems.Some similarities and differences can be found‚ which can be classified as the comparison

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    prosperous years of Independence. A day so special in the history of India that wouldn’t fail to remind us of the heroic deeds of not just our freedom fighters but the citizens of India. On the eve of Independence our 1st Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a speech on Independence Day‚ “ When the world sleeps‚ India will wake to life and freedom.” My dear friends ‚ we are the fortunate ones to be able to breathe this air of freedom since the day we were born. Fortunate enough

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    1773. More than one hundred colonists called the Sons of Liberty threw about forty five tons of tea from British ships into Boston Harbor. This “protest” was a very justified act that showed confidence‚ determination‚ and bravery. Others believe that the act was unnecessary and the colonists went overboard (no pun intended) with their behavior‚ even though the colonists didn’t even damage the ships at all. This whole thing probably wouldn’t even have happened had Britain successfully sent the tea

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    Mexican Independence In New Spain‚ the Bourbon monarchies in 1808-1810 encouraged some creoles leaders to strike for total independence under the cover of Ferdinand. On July 1808‚ Napoleon’s capture of Charles the VI and Ferdinand the VII‚ and capture of Spain reached Mexico causing intense debate between Mexican elites. Creoles and Peninsulars prepared to take power and ensure their group would have power over the other; New Spain‚ like other Spanish colonies‚ went through the crisis of the Bourbon

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    know as Independence Day‚ was the day when America officially declare independence from Great Britain when the colonists signed the Declaration of Independence. When the colonists first settled down in America‚ they never wanted to be separated with Great Britain. However‚ their rights were being taken away‚ their voices were never heard‚ and they were controlled unjustly by the king. The tension between the British colonist and the king had built up over a period of time. Before the colonists finalized

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