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    Samson. For 17 months‚ Samson served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. When she was wounded she had to cut a musket ball out of her own thigh so a doctor wouldn’t find out she was a woman. Years later‚ in 1804‚ Samson was awarded a pension for her service. This is one of the bad things that women went through just to be able to serve our country. Many of the other women did the same thing as Deborah‚ but some were not as lucky as her and died as men and their true gender was not revealed

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    well-liked‚ he had the support of the majority of the people. He was very smart‚ and had very high morals. He was a man whom people trusted because of his character‚ morals‚ wealth‚ and status. He had experience playing a leading role in the Revolutionary War being a general to a very inexperienced army‚ leading them and America to victory and freedom from Britain. Washington‚ often referred to as The Father of the Country‚ was admired by an innumerable amount of people. “Washington lived and

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    Causes of World War 1 World War 1 was a major part of history and impacted many things. Lots of things were required to be done‚ with how it went on. Many of the colonies had their differences with one another. The Germans did not like that they were in between Russia and France‚ so they created an alliance with Austria-Hungary to try to reassure them. That did not end up working. Then Serbia decided to assassinate the Archduke of Austria and his family‚ hoping it would trigger a rebellion in the

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    first‚ I must admit that our former enemies have been vital to this war for independence. However‚ my dislike for them still holds somewhat true‚ being as they were always criticizing the not-as-well equipped Americans. It seems to me that they were not here to fight for our independence‚ but that they were here to simply see the British lose part of their empire. I’m grateful for their help‚ but it irks me knowing that they were not here for the right reasons. Our regiment was stationed next

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    Post-war British Politics of Consensus Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Post-war consensus 3. The lack of consensus 4. Conclusion 5. Works cited Introduction The post-war period was an extremely difficult period in the history of Great Britain. In fact‚ after the end of the World War II the country was practically ruined in the result of the regular bombings from the part of the German aviation and the entire infrastructure of the country was in a very poor condition. What is more important

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    What is philosophy... and particularly political philosophy? Philosophy is a broad or specific study of areas concerned with existence‚ values‚ ethics‚ knowledge and reason. The word philosophy is rooted in the Greek word philosophia which literally meant ‘the love of knowledge’ So questioning human existence is one example: Does God really exists etc. Important as well are questions about what we know and what we can know; both constitute the area of philosophy known as epistemology (the theory

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    What made the Industrial revolution a revolution or revolutionary?” According to Dictionary.com‚ one definition of a revolution is “a sudden‚ complete or marked change of something.” Another definition provided on the site is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Both of these definitions can be applied‚ at least in part‚ to the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution was quite different from

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    What caused the little country to voice its mighty roar and take on the world giant? The timing of the American Revolution was right for both the colonists and the British subjects in England. For the colonists‚ they felt that they did not have a voice in Parliament and the laws and taxes that Parliament passed on to them were unfair‚ unjust and illegal. This was the being of the frustration felt by the colonists‚ but it had not yet reached the boiling point. When Parliament passed the 1763 Proclamation

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    The Revolutionary war had many causes and effects that led to the French Revolution. The Storming of the Bastille‚ the Reign of Terror‚ and the passing of the Declaration of Rights of Man‚ where all key components of the french revolution the biggest being the execution of the king and queen. These important historical sites‚ and documents all pushed towards the French Revolution. It caused tensions from the American Revolution‚ The economic crisis in france pushed towards social injustices towards

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    What were the Underlying Causes of World War I "War...is  as  much  a  punishment  to  the  punisher  as  to  the  sufferer."  ­Thomas  Jefferson.  World  War  I  was  no  different.  All  throughout  Europe‚  World  War  I  severely  punished  both  powerful  and  small  countries  alike.  Ten  million  lives  were  lost  from  four  long  years  of  World  War  1.  This  devastating  war  provoked  people  to examine the underlying causes of  World War I.  With  all  the  European  countries’ 

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