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    Introduction: The American Revolution, fought between 1775 and 1783, was the tussle by which the Colonies of North America acquired independence from Great Britain to develop into the United States of America. The war was successful because of the efforts of key leaders in the revolution. Having a broad historical understanding of these leaders is essential in understanding the reasons for the accomplishments of the war, so that educated conclusions can be constructed about the past; so that we…

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    All Quiet on the Western Front, directed by Lewis Milestone, is a harrowing Anti-War movie depicting the horrors of World War I through the eyes of German schoolboys turned recruits. It stars popular actors from the time period, such as Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, and John Wray. It follows the life of a young soldier and his friends who voluntarily joined the war because of how gratifying and heroic their professor made it seem as he pressured them to fulfill their “patriotic duty”. They witnessed…

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    All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, is a story about war and the lost generation told through the perspective of a soldier. Some books attempt to romanticize or cover up the true face of war, but, All Quiet on the Western Front is an example of what being on the trenches was actually like. Throughout the story, Paul goes through many struggles equally physically and mentally scarring. All Quiet on the Western Front is an excellent demonstration of the Lost Generation because…

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    to El Salvador, unlike Unferth who spent months there joining and becoming a “Sandinista” herself. Both of their experiences are completely different but have similar themes such as scorched villages, corpses on the ground and the fixation of the United States capitalistic…

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    Change in the role of Women during revolutionary war // Women 's Lives in the American Revolutionary Era (before, during and after)------change this theme Examples of women role b4 RW Before the Revolutionary war, women’s role and rights were strongly inferior to men. Men hold all the power to make decisions, however married women lack of legal rights. The law strongly disagreed to recognize that the women’s rights in every aspects, such as political and economics in the eighteenth century.…

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    The American spies of the Revolutionary War, also known as the Culper Spy Ring, changed the course of history, helped save America and shaped the future of military intelligence as it is known today. In the summer of 1776, the future of America’s colonies was unclear, would America continue to be under British rule or gain independence. The first artillery fire was in Boston, but fear and mistrust were spreading throughout all thirteen colonies. After the continental army defeated the Regulars…

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    accuracy has its ups, and definitely has its downs. Many inaccuracies occur, such as lack of loyalists, freedom of slaves, and types of crimes committed by the British. This film should not be taken to be a completely accurate view of the American Revolutionary war, and…

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    The Ever-changing Role of Women in History Had Martin Luther not dared to question the Catholic Church when he nailed The Ninety-Five Theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517, had King Henry VIII not been so set on a divorce in 1533, had the Pamphlet Wars during the turn of the 17th century not taken place, the life of women in the New World in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries may have been very different. These central characters, and so many others, set the stage for a revolution.…

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    George Washington could arguably be the best president but reasons as to why Washington was the nation 's most well done president can be drawn from before his presidency as a general during the revolutionary war. During the war he demonstrated great strength in leadership and intelligence, leading his outnumbered army away from defeat on two different occasions that gave them a much needed advantage that ultimately won the war. The first occasion was during the battle of Princeton on December…

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    Another document was the pamphlet, Common Sense written by Thomas Paine. Common sense was written as a push to the colonist to break ties with Britain. Americans could not easily break ties with Britain, as simply as1, 2, and 3. Also, many colonists since birth have worship the king and England. There was a fear of how common people can rule themselves. Therefore Pain wrote Common Sense and “encourage colonist to break free from England and start a new independent and democratic society” (The…

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