outnumbered‚ inexperienced‚ and they even had a large British Loyalist population. Despite all of this‚ the Americans were still able to unite and defeat the British army. Because the Rebels had a clear purpose‚ efficient communication‚ and strong leadership‚ they were more united than either the British forces or the Loyalists. The British restraint and the French assistance also enabled the Americans to win the war. The United States won the Revolutionary war because they were more united
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The Affton Alumni Association Scholarship will make a difference in my post-high school education in three ways: financially‚ educationally‚ and personally. Financial assistance is a necessity for many college students‚ particularly those planning careers that require many years of education beyond the undergraduate level. Many students graduate from college with enormous student loan debt or limit their education in an attempt to control costs. Because scholarships are free money‚ students can
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In order to win the war‚ the Union had to think smart and play it to their advantage. In the book The Civil War: A Visual History‚ author John E. Stanchak declared‚ “During the 19th century‚ the new era of rail and steam that marked the Industrial Revolution was centered in the Northern states‚ and a summary of economics and human resources shows their advantages” (Stanchak 54). The North had a lot of railroads which helped them travel faster. They also had more money and organizations than the South
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seats in the state senate. This mostly consisted of the issue of extension of slavery into other territories. The debate that originally came up nearly 40 years before was eventually set to rest in the Missouri Compromise‚ but I guess it managed to arise again. The mexican war added new territories and the issue arose again in the 1840’s. Again‚ the issue was temporarily put to rest. However‚ the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 which was sponsored by Douglas‚ brought this slavery extension issue to the
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Racism is ignorance among people all around the world. People can be racist because they were brought up to hate a certain ethnicity‚ or they came to dislike them on their own. Either way racism is unjust and should not exist in today’s world. Unfortunately it used to be accepted in society by many people‚ but the world has come so far that petty things like racism should not occur. Racism might not seem like anything to some‚ but it is like the butterfly effect. One racist thing a person says or
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‘Do you know why people like violence? It is because it feels good. Humans find violence deeply satisfying. But remove the satisfaction‚ and the act becomes... hollow.’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I stood in front of the mirror‚ gazing at my reflection through tears. They are always like this I thought. Violent. What did I ever do to them? I rarely talked to them. Yet‚ they always picked on me. Well
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The election of 1932 was one of the biggest landslide wins in presidential elections. Held on November 8‚ 1932‚ in which Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican President Herbert Hoover. The election was held during the Great Depression‚ which is a main influence of the severity of Hoover’s loss. This was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world‚ sparking changes in economic institutions‚ policy‚ and economic theory. The fundamental cause
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1. One of your inmates is a murderer. When he was 18 years old‚ he killed his girlfriend. He received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for
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My education has been a unique journey; by receiving a scholarship‚ I will be able to continue my educational adventure. When I was five years old‚ my five-month-old sister Abigaile had a sever reaction to her vaccines. This reaction caused epilepsy and left her permanently disabled. With a vaccine injury‚ there is no such thing as a “cure”. My family began traveling across the United States to do damage control for my younger sister. This traumatic experience affected my family financially‚ emotionally
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