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    In this essay‚ I will be focusing on how music was revolutionized because of The Beatles. The Beatles became so successful through their style of music. The band never copied a style of music from previous bands or artists. The music that the Beatles played made the recognisable and distinct to their listeners. Their songs never focused on one topic‚ usually being about love‚ they wrote their songs with a wide variety of topics (1). The Beatles were a rock group formed in Liverpool‚ England in 1960

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    The Civil Rights Movement was a time in which African Americans struggled from the mid-1950s into the 1960s to gain civil rights that made them equal to that of whites. The movement was intended to restore the citizenship of black people‚ which had been tarnished and tainted by Jim Crow laws of the South. These Jim Crow laws‚ also known as black codes‚ passed by Southern states‚ legalized segregation between blacks and whites. Later becoming the norm of the South‚ black codes regulated where black

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    years after the revolutionary War began‚ the United States government faced a small-scale revolution by some of its own citizens. As in the previous war‚ taxes were a central issue. And Alexander Hamilton understood that putting down this rebellion was critical to the life of the nation. In order to create a self-supporting and effective government‚ Treasury Secretary Hamilton knew he needed to find a steady source of revenue. He proposed an excise tax on whiskey produced in the United States‚ and

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    The morning of March 4‚ 1861‚ was a turning point for America. Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. On that day‚ Lincoln was called to present his inaugural address. His speech was an important one because he would be verbalizing not only as the first president but additionally as the Commander-In-Chief of a nation in crisis. For guidance and inspiration while composing his inaugural address‚ Lincoln turned to historical documents. All of them were concerned with states’ rights

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    During the Revolutionary war many people were considered the villains or in the other hand the superheros. King George the third and George Washington are arch enemies. They have battled each other‚ fighting to gain victory. Many battles made up the Revolutionary war. George Washington‚ and all of his men were fighting for freedom. King George‚ along with his troops were fighting to keep the colonists caged up and under his commands as if they were pets. While George Washington and the colonists

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    cultural for His time and is still considered countercultural in modern times. In order to show this‚ I will first deal with the culture of violence in modern times. Then‚ I will deal with the culture of violence in Jesus’ time. Finally‚ I will present and explain the context and message of the referenced scripture. Once I have done this‚ it should be clear that Jesus’ teachings about dealing with violence were counter cultural in his time and is still considered counter cultural today. Violence

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    ended on July 3 and it was on the date of 1863.Robert E Lee General Of The Confederates invaded the North aka the Union army held off Lee’s army to defeat the Union once and for all but the Union was unsuccessful and retreated to Gettysburg‚Pennsylvania this was a major turning point on the war. :The Leaders of the Confederate Army was led by General Robert E. Lee along with Longstreet and Pickett. The North Army Aka The Union was led by General George Meade.The Battle was 3 days long. On the first

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    Analytical Assignment Turning points that occur during a conflict such as a civil war may be found in men‚ as well as forces of events. Turning points are the moments or acts which are thought to have had profound effects which are necessary to drive the war along the course which it took. During the American Civil War in the 1860’s there can be a widespread debate over which actual event was the turning point in the war that led to a Union victory. Most analysts refer to July 4th‚ 1864 when

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    the world” Mahatma Gandhi. Through the course of his life‚ John Lewis experienced some key turning points that shaped him into becoming the determined and brave leader he was. Lewis was not alone during these major events as several people‚ including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Jim Lawson‚ helped him during these times and expanded his knowledge. The trilogy March demonstrates some of these turning points in books one and two‚ those being his first bible‚ spiritual journey‚ the non-violent workshops

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    It seems clear that the Tet was indeed a major U.S. military victory. Else‚ why would LBJ’s military advisors begin to push for more troops‚ and a stronger war effort? (Small page 91). At the same time‚ the Tet offensive did some real political damage to LBJ‚ when Americans saw the Vietcong in the U.S. embassy‚ it caused many to doubt victory in S. Vietnam was possible. On the other side of the question of victory‚ this offensive was later viewed as a turning point in the war. For the first

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