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    The British Revolution During the late 1700s America fought for colonial independence against Great Britain in what’s known as the American Revolutionary War. And when the unorganized farmers of America actually defeated powerful and superior Great Britain it shocked the world. So what made the colonists become so angry and hungry for independence? Despite what most people think‚ the American Revolution should really be called the British Revolution because‚ although the American colonists underwent

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    flights. By earning On Business Points you can: make your travel budget go further earn Avios (points) for yourselves if you or your colleagues are members of the Executive Club benefit from a smooth travel experience and attentive service on British Airways‚ or one of our partner airlines. First Class The first thing you notice about First is how BA new cabins create a retreat in the sky. Your seat is surrounded by elegant and practical touches such as: - Unique personal windows‚ incorporating

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    became aware of the career opportunity available at the Simon Scholars Program through an online search and‚ after careful consideration of the necessary qualifications and expectations‚ I would like to formally express my interest in the role. As a first-generation college graduate born and raised in Southern California (SAUSD)‚ one of the greatest accomplishments I could have received in my high school years would have been to be named a Simon Scholar. Unfortunately‚ due to a lack of awareness of

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    unique without slavery. Settlers came to the New World because they wanted to get out of Europe. People also thought that the New World was going to be this great and wonderful place because of all the booster literature. Booster literature was pamphlets or posters about the New World‚ but they told lies and made the place look a lot better than it really was. The people that came were mostly serfs and lower class people who had to sell everything they owned just to pay for the boat trip to the

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    bank was not closing when he wanted it to close‚ so he took it into his own hands to close it himself. In result‚ the economy was destroyed for many years until it began to recover. Jackson is the type of president who does whatever he wants. His logic is that if a state is not doing what he wants‚ it is okay to invade and kill them all just so he can get his way. He may have helped the United States get some control of Florida‚ but Jackson was unfit to be president‚ after executing British men in

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    George of Dwyfor‚ (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945)‚ wasBritish Liberal politician and statesman. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led a Wartime Coalition Government between 1916 and 1922 and was the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1926 to 1931. During a long tenure of office‚ mainly as Chancellor of the Exchequer‚ he was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state. He was the last Liberal to serve as Prime Minister‚ his

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    Introduction: In the poem ‘manhunt’ written by Simon Armitage‚ the poet uses form‚ structure and linguistic devices to convey the meaning of the poem. As the title of the poem suggests‚ the poem is written from the perspective a woman trying to find the person her husband was once‚ before he got injured. This poem explaines how War can cause Physical‚ emotional and psychological pain and how that can affect an intimate relationship. Structure: 13 stanzas of couplets each with irregular rhyme and

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    reasons why the colonists rebelled against the British in 1776 were many. Unfair taxation‚ violations of human rights‚ changes in the British military policies‚ and a long legacy of both religious and political ideas prompted the colonists to break away from British rule and declare their own independence. Taxation was clearly one of the major factors that led to the colonists’ rebellion. In 1763‚ George Grenville became the prime minister of England. While in office‚ he noticed that England was spending

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    The British Raj was the rule of the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. Raj is the term used when the British government stopped the Sepoy Rebellion and took control of India during the reign of Queen Victoria. Back then India wasn’t a nation it was divided into various parts which where governed by different kingdoms and different rulers‚ even if they had the same language. But just some of the kingdoms where actually powerful‚ and the ones that had it where excelled

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    Outstanding physical condition is a necessary state of being for a fighting man. This quotation was written by an American Infantry General and was taken from a speech by Major General K Spacie OBE‚ Director of Army Training on 24th September 1985‚ to the Army Physical Training Corps. It is accepted that great physical demands will be made upon soldiers in the heat of battle. The test that the British Army uses to determine whether or not a soldier is at a satisfactory level of fitness to carry

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