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    Why was There an American Revolution? There where a lot of reasons on why there was an American Revolution. In fact‚ there are so many reasons why there was that we can’t list them all‚ only a few of the key and most important ones. During my writing‚ I will be talking about a couple of the different acts and groups and what they imposed and intended to do‚ and what effects they had on the colonist and how they all lead up to a revolution. Stamp Act: The Stamp Tax was a tax that aimed for

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    natural resources

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    Natural resources are all the things on Earth that support life. Plants‚ animals‚ air‚ and water are natural resources. Natural resources are also things that people use to make life easier. Your life is easier because you can ride in a bus powered by gasoline. You can cook your dinner in a microwave oven powered by electricity. People use natural resources to make gasoline and electricity. People use many natural resources to make their lives easier. There are different kinds of natural resources

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    Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American

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    experiment I had was reading the Qur’an. I read the first fifteen pages trying to follow Richard Foster’s four levels of study which are repetition‚ concentration‚ comprehension‚ and reflection. Richard Foster truly sets up the foundations for a successful study and understanding. I also studied outside where distractions were absent. I needed a concentrated area in order to fully comprehend what I was reading. My experiment of study was more successful that I imagined it to be because my mind was centered

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    Why Was 9/11 Important

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    important to me is 9-11. That was crazy. On September 11‚ 2001‚ Osama Bin Laden was the stupid mastermind behind this attack. He had his men hijack 4 commercial planes‚ two of which crashed into the Twin Towers. The other two were planned for the Pentagon and the White House. They both failed for the Pentagon and White House. Some of the people on board of the plane put a stop to the hijackers and made them crash into a field. This event was the 3rd most important to me. It was important because this

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    Why is the Bill of Rights Important? What is the Bill of Rights? The Bill of Rights is your unalienable rights. You receive these rights at birth and they cannot be taken away. For several states the only way that they would be given the ratification of the constitution was if or when a Federalist supporter promised to add a BIll of Rights. Anti federalist like George Mason feared an overly powerful Government. The first congress assembled in 1789‚ they immediately started deciding whether or

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    Was America justified in going to war with Mexico? This question is hard to answer as there were many reasons on both sides of the argument. However‚ in my opinion‚ the answer would be no. The Americans violated Mexican laws. How? According to Document D‚ American slaveholders crossed the Sabine River‚ which borders Louisiana and Texas‚ into Texas. This was an act of defiance against the Mexican mandate of freedom. In Mexico‚ owning slaves were not allowed. Also‚ when rebellion started‚ so did territorial

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    This is supported by many primary and secondary sources that were created during and after the Revolutionary War. My main primary source used was The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States‚ compiled by Dr. Francis Wharton. It held a series of articles written by the actual writers themselves to explain what truly happened during war of independence. But one must take caution

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    Prohibition in America: A Lesson Learned? Infamous gangster‚ AL Capone‚ and many like him built their dynasty off a short period of time during United States history called Prohibition. Prohibition was a period where alcohol was not permitted in the United States‚ which lasted from 1920 to 1933. After the Revolutionary War‚ drinking was on the rise in the United States‚ and many orginizations were created to disuade people from becoming intoxicated‚ starting a new temperance movement (Lerner 96)

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    Natural Law

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    Natural Law 1. The "order of nature" interpretation of natural law is also known as "generic natural law". This interpretation of natural law is influenced by Ulpian’s idea of ius naturale‚ which is what man shares in common with the animals. The "order of nature" emphasizes human physical and biological nature in determining morality. This theory of natural law supports physicalism over personalism and is strictly biological. Physicalism understands nature as the viceroy of God and that the

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