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    William stepped onto the floor. He paused at a bulletin board to read Christian-themed literature, and dates for upcoming Christian Coalition meetings and events. He turned and walked down a hallway lined with whitewashed doors to a single room at the end of the hall. He knocked softly. While he waited, he read from a whiteboard on the door. The whiteboard was headed Resident Assistant, Mary Malfronte - Floor Rules. At the bottom of the list of rules, Mary had written in neat block lettering -…

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    As Great Britain became powerful, it expanded its power across the Atlantic Ocean to North America, where it had established colonies. Great Britain used very risky techniques that caused disaster across the Atlantic Ocean to its colonies and eventually leading to an American Revolution. The Americans had legitimate reasons for the rebellion against Great Britain due to high rate of taxes and treatment received from the Great Britain government. At the end of The French and Indian War, which was…

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    Father Comes Home from the Wars, Suzan-Lori Parks Suzan-Lori Parks created a character that had the illusion of choice. She showed how Hero’s perception of having control of his destiny undid his relationships. The costumes of this production propelled this show into modern day and made commentary on how systemic racism may still be inhibiting the freedoms of African Americans. This play forces the audience to reconcile with the past sins, and then points out the ways society still discriminates…

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    when he made several points leading to his theories that the colonies should separate from Great Britain. In his argument for independence, he made quite a bit of points, but his three most effective points would have to be that, while Britain protected the colonies during hardships, they only did it to have a gain on their financial standpoint. His second point which is that, any relations with Great Britain cannot exist, because as long as they do…

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    Independence was waged in the American determination of gaining freedom from its overpowering mother country. Several factors contributed to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Most prominently, the major contribution to the war originated from Great Britain spending a surplus of money and resources on the French and Indian War. Resultantly, taxes were enforced upon the people of the colonies in an array of different forms. This understandably developed fury and resentment among the…

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    that the most powerful argument for Independence from Great Britain is, only a government that is located on the continent can maintain peace. His most important reason for this conclusion is that internal revolt is likely to continue to occur, and that this fate is far worse than war with Great Britain. The argument will be analysed through the five major pieces of inductive evidence Paine uses; First, those who have been harmed by Great Britain are many, likely to grow in numbers. Second, that…

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    During the nineteenth century there were two concepts of governmental belief, Liberalism and Conservatism. Both concepts displayed beliefs as to how a country should be run. Liberalism though specifically is a political philosophy emphasizing on the economic liberty of the individual as opposed to utilitarianism. This political group expresses several ideas in regards to freedom of speech, equal opportunity, how powerful the government should be, market economies, as well as free trade.…

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    1.The documentary differs from the textbook in the sense that is provides more information about the personal aspect of his life and the flaws that James II made during his reign as the king of England. Also, it gives us an in-depth understanding of what actually lead to the downfall of James II and caused the ‘Glorious revolution’. Dutch conquest of England in year 1688 had profound implications not just England but the entire world. William of Orange who conquered England in 1688 brought in a…

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    occurred and Charles I was overthrown because he was trying to rule without parliament. During the Glorious Revolution, James II was forced off the throne because he had a son that would have been raised as catholic. As these changes took place in Britain The colonist was continuing to develop as Americans. They had adopted a philosophy of John Locke which stated that everyone had natural rights. Colonist believed that everyone was born with the right to life, liberty, and property. They…

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    What is the difference between Britain and Great Britain? The official group name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. If Scotland left Great Britain it would become just England. The difference between Britain and Great Britain is that Britain is England and Wales while Great Britain is Britain plus Scotland. Is England a country? England as a country is part of Great Britain which also includes Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom includes all of these countries…

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