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    Independence Day

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    The Mechanical Celebration of the Independence Day Congratulations to all my fellow countrymen‚ on the occasion of the sixty fifth independence day! I wonder to see the number ‘sixty fifth’; as I think what we‚ the Indians have done for our motherland? Mother India is watching all her children in low spirits. Except in some fields‚ we Indians have not yet crossed a single mile in the journey of towards national progress. How mechanically the Independence Day celebration is going on year by year…

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    Industrial Revolution played a major role in shaping today’s modern world. It began in 18th century Britain; the heart of the Industrial Revolution. At this time‚ Britain had just experienced the Agricultural Revolution‚ which led to many new concepts and inventions; these inventions replaced many farmer’s jobs‚ so these farmers went to look for work in factories. Great Britain also controlled many colonies from whom they gained valuable resources. Surprisingly‚ it was not until a century later that other

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    American Independence

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    The year is 1776 and America has just gained its independence. But growing as a nation will take time. The United States of America was not always as powerful and influential as it is today. Shaping the country took time‚ money‚ and a lot of help from the people. The United States grew physically‚ politically‚ and socially from its founding through 1860. First off‚ the U.S. grew enormously in size. It physically expanded over time and did not always have the land it has now. The Louisiana Purchase

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    In the early seventeenth century‚ relations between American Indians and European colonists were often characterized as much by collaboration and cooperation as by competition. However by the mid to late seventeenth century‚ brutal wars between Indians and colonists broke out in nearly every colonial region‚ from New England down to New Spain. While nearly all colonial regions endured worsening relations between the Indians and Europeans‚ the disputes occurred due to different reasons depending on

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    government is to be aware of whether it is corrupt or not. Its their duty to throw out or establish a new or better government. 3.What does Jefferson say about women? Is there any way you can determine his views from reading this document? Does he appear to favor the patriarchal system? From my reading‚ I do not believe he mentions women specifically. I can not really determine his views on women to an extreme. I believe he really favors it‚ this was written at a time when everyone had like views

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    Question: What were the Europeans (explorers‚ conquerors‚ and/or settlers) and Native Americans like just before contact and what were their encounters like‚ as the Europeans struggled to establish themselves? Europeans and Native Americans both had very distinct lifestyles and each viewed one another differently due to the encounters they experienced together during the era that Spain‚ France‚ and England were establishing themselves in America. These three European countries were each looking

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    The Declaration of Independence is a defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. In the spring of 1776‚ one colony after another instructed its representatives to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence. In early June‚ young Livingston joined the committee assigned to prepare a formal statement declaring independence from Great Britain. Jefferson willingly took responsibility for creating

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    Was Appeasement Justified

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    before WW2. Appeasement was a policy between Britain‚ France and Germany. The policy meant that the allies would give Germany what they wanted as long as they didn’t start a war or cause trouble. The Dictionary definition of appeasement is: (Government‚ Politics & Diplomacy) the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace. Many people now oppose the policy but not many people did at the time apart from the MP Winston Churchill. An argument

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    this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned. Before trying to justify the revolution we must first understand what brought about the anger and resentment towards Britain in the first place. The colonies were settled by Britain and consisted of mainly British

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    When is war justified

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    When is War Justified? War is justified and only justified when a nation is acting out of self-defense to protect their nation as a whole. One might argue that humanitarian wars or wars that are fought because they seem morally right are also justified. However‚ wars like these do not protect the interest of their nation as a whole‚ and are usually fought to establish political connections rather than to protect the nation. In the article‚ “When is War Justified?” by Elijah Sweete‚ he states

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