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    Thomas Paine was a renowned English-American revolutionary in the 1700’s, and is credited as being one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Though he was also a political activist, philosopher, and political theorist; Paine is most commonly remembered for authoring some of the most influential pamphlets of the revolutionary time. His most famous work that went into circulation was Common Sense, a brief read that inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. The…

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    The N Word Controversy

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    The N-Word is said to be one of the most unique yet controversial epithets in the English language. While it is considered the ultimate insult that has tormented generations of African Americans, alternatively over time, it has become a term of endearment by the progenies of the very people who once had to tolerate it. As early as the 17th century, “negro” evolved to the N-Word and we still have not overcome its burdens in the 21st century. The still very racist world we live in today is…

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    the British they were being strongly being monitored, not being taxed fair, problems were being ignored and led to some political issues also. These issues and more has been addressed server time and still no results. They wanted to be free. An American Revolutionary War started as war stared at Battles of Lexington and Concord. Petitions was sent to King George III that was formed by the Continental Congress still no results. Thomas Paine published a pamphlet entitled "Common Sense." in…

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    With the establishment of the first American colonies, there existed a level of unprecedented self-rule. As time went on, more and more trademarks of democracy appeared and laid the foundation for the future nation. Coinciding with this was the Enlightenment across the Atlantic which soon spread to America and introduced the notion that each individual had certain natural liberties. When the British Parliament passed numerous acts that violated these rights, colonists were outraged, which…

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    century Jewish and Italian immigrants were discriminated and they were seen as racially inferior to other Americans. Muslims is going through the same case as the immigrants because their religion is different from mainstream religion. According to Jen'nan Ghazal, even though U.S. is considered more religious than its economically developed western allies as the research shows that 93% Americans believe in God or some other higher spiritual being (Pg,93). To put into perspective Muslims are no…

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    The American Revolution, also called The United States War of Independence, was a political revolution that occurred between the years 1765 till 1783. The revolution ended with 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies winning political independence and forming the United States of America. The French and Indian War which took place between 1754 and 1763, was one of the causes of the American Revolution. This war between Britain and France ended with the victorious British deeply in debt.…

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    Rock Time frame history Nowadays, rock is a very popular music. It have a short history about it. It is from the USA and the UK in early 1950s. It derives from rock and roll in 1940s and 1950s. The style attracts many African-American genres of blues and rhythm and blues. Its development is in the UK and the USB in1960s and later. In 1960s and later, different styles of rock music appear. Like blues rock, folk rock, country rock and raga rock. Between 1960s and 1970s, rock became a trend. And it…

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    will look at my experience in United States in depth, both the positive experience and the negative experience. It will also look at what Americans expected from me and my culture, how these expectations affected our relationship, the assumptions which Americans have on my culture and how true or false they are, the forms of pressure to conform to the American norms and the opportunities which I felt were open to me in the United States.…

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    The English language has and will continue to be the unifier of worldwide linguistic diversity. As a result of its globalization and its relative status symbol, the spread of the English language has facilitated the decline of several smaller languages such as those discussed in Russel G. Rymer’s article “Vanishing Voices”. Containing what is arguably the densest concentration of English speakers, the United States population speaks the language with a distinct vocabulary and accent. The form…

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    My English cousin I hope is well and I writing you with cold regards. The issues you bring up in your letter may seem disrespectful to the Crown or just plain out absurd. I applaud you for your criticism and tact. You are entitled to your opinion. However, as a colonial citizen, I am replying to you with fiery conviction to plead the contrary! The acts and measures that the Crown has taken against the colonists are unjust, illegal, and egregious! My dear cousin, you state that the British…

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