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    For Country and Freedom The war of 1812, so named for when it began, lasted 3 years, ending in1815 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. This war was between The United States and Britain, with most battles being fought along the Canadian border, in the Chesapeake Bay region, and along the Gulf of Mexico. Since the American Revolution, the United States had grown more and more impatient with Britain’s failure to withdraw from American territory, their supporting the Indians fighting against…

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    As most people know, the book and the movie are always very different in very noticeable ways. What I mean by this is, in the books they have to say the most intriguing words to grab their readers attention. In the movies they can't just "say" the most intriguing words. They have to show them something to catch their attention, so by doing that they have to change the story line. A couple examples of this is the characters names such as Anthony Marston changed to Michael Raven, Justice Wargrave,…

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    Therefore in stanza five the cannons are to the left, right and behind them. There is a lot of evidence that Tennyson says the men were heroes like, 'Honour the Light Brigade', 'Noble six hundred', 'While horse and hero fell' 'Dulce et Decorum Est', by Wilfred Owen…

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    In the Unites States of America, discrimination is defined in the following ways, and pertains to employment, law, regulation, and policy: Age Disability Equal Pay/Compensation National Origin Pregnancy Race/Color Religion Sexual Harassment Age discrimination involves treating someone poorly based on the person’s age, specifically, over age 40. It is illegal to factor in age when it comes to employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, hours,…

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    content of speech intonation, faces, gestures and volume related with how something is communicated.Therefore, the aim of this essay is to discuss the role of biology in emotion and the three theories of emotions which are the James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory, Schachter-Singer theory and Facial-Feedback…

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    battle of Saratoga was a crucial turning Point. There was another British army instead they had another plan. They wanted to seize Philadelphia and crush Washington’s army. Some of them went to cheapskate bay and marched to the north . They used cannons but not the same way they do today, today they use them like on a tank.…

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    Shakespeare’s Globe Theater was built so lots of people could see his plays. It was built in 1599 on the Thames River in the Bankside District of London, England. It was three stories tall and could hold about 3,000 people. The Gallery is where the people sat to watch the plays. The benches they sat on were very steep. Some people couldn’t pay to sit in the gallery. They were called groundlings. They only had to pay 1 penny to watch while standing in the yard. The stage was maybe 45 feet wide…

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    existed so that I could know them. This is all in no regard to whether or not the subject, or what’s in the subject, is true. So for example, prior to Star Wars Episode 7, all books and comics were cannon to the story meaning they were related. When Episode 7 came out all of those books were no longer cannon meaning they had no relation to the Star Wars universe. I still have the knowledge of the books and extended universe even though it is no longer accepted as part of Star…

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    In Roger Fenton’s image of the Crimean War, Valley of the Shadow of Death it is highly likely that he placed more of the cannon balls into the centre the scene to enhance the image. A couple of photographs were taken one with cannon balls and one without. It is a staged image by placing the cannonballs gives it more drama. Digital manipulation nowadays is a controversial subject when used for competitions, news reports…

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    that the other empires did not: rockets. Although these were essentially just arrows that packed a little bit more of a punch, they were undoubtedly an upgrade from standard arrows. As well as this, the Mughals produced very high-quality swords and cannons which were likely used in trade (although they had fairly limited trade, due to an inland capital). Though having such a good military definitely did come at a price, literally. The Mughal Empire spent an estimated 359 million rupees…

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