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George Washington George Washington and the American colonists were collapsing under the excessive taxation being inflicted on them by the British. After experiencing the effects of the rising taxes, George Washington realized that it would be in everyone’s favor to declare independence from Britain. George Washington was against the rising taxes that the British were imposing on the American colonists, and because of that belief he was for American Independence because gaining independence…

Winston Smith in 1984 is in a society run by a totalitarian group called “The Party”. The Party makes the citizens believe that the outside world and anything not approved by them is terrible. Everything The Party does is credited towards their figurehead “Big Brother”. Winston believes that a governing body founded on fear, hatred, and cruelty will never survive long term. Winston fails to realize that a government can be founded on these principles as long as the citizens don’t realize that…

There is a question in the textile world that always seems to have two answers. “Did humans realize that plants and bugs could excrete dye first, or did humans gain the desire to color their textiles first?” The answer to the question is often debated. With archeologists finding new things everyday, our answers are often re evaluated. Its hard to make a concrete decision when our growth on the knowledge of history is always changing. It can be assumed that dying textiles started in different…

I have lived in Athens, Georgia my entire twenty-six years of life. I went to the same high school in Athens that my mother and father both attended and my parents know just about everyone in Athens in some way or another. Even though Athens is a college town, there are people that have lived here for generations and never ventured out. My mom’s side of the family is from rural Oconee County and full of farmers. My dad’s side of the family is from Jackson County and full of factory workers and…

Will Webster World History Mrs. Lodholz 9/28/16 Benito Mussolini and the Italian army killed over 300,000 people across the span of World War 2.(add footnote) The Italian army was an unstoppable force that quickly expanded across the world. Mussolini was the leader of the Kingdom of Italy, and his dictatorship was one of the main events that led to one of the worst wars in world history. Mussolini was taught at a young age…

The underlying reason behind the Jacobins' rise to power in 1793 was the fact that they appeared to be saving the revolution. By cultivating a public image that depicted them as revolutionary heroes, the Jacobins were able to gather the public support needed to take power. For example, in September 1792, Jacobin-led National Guards thwarted a Prussian attempt to crush the revolution at Valmy. By capitalising on their victories, the Jacobins soon became th most popular of all the revolutionary…

though most of us only think about what he did in the concentration camps, he also used violent tactics to climb up the power ladder all the way to dictator. In the text it says "As Chancellor, Hitler used unethical and sometimes violent tactics to gain support within the government and increase his own power. For example, he made a decree that gave himself the power to make any law without the consent of the German congress. Other political parties quickly fell apart. He was now, by default, a…

Reflection #1: Financial Gain over Honesty This week's readings about P. T. Barnum and the rise of popular culture in the United States highlights how certain individuals have the ability to recognize that times are changing and as a result they attempted to be the first to capitalize on the new era. The readings showed how Barnum became very popular and started the phenomenon which would become known as popular culture, yet they also highlighted some of his negative traits such as greed and…

Over the years, I’ve learned how to make myself gain and lose weight, at will. I thought about the times when I’d gain weight on purpose so I could audition for acting roles. There were also times when I lost weight, so I could audition as well. I was gaining and losing weight so much, that I decided to do it differently. I knew that constant participation in yo-yo weight transformations, wasn’t healthy for me. During the times that I went to auditions, and didn’t get the roles--I…

In order to explain the reason of why I want to attend the Musicians Institute’s Bachelor Program, I would need explain a bit about myself first. You see, when I was young, I've never really had friends or anyone to really talk to, and because of this, I spent most of my childhood alone. Due to the position I was at, I tried to fill in the missing void by wandering inside my imagination, so naturally for most of my time I would be day dreaming. One day I was driving with my parents to school and…