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    Bill Gates changed the world by his wonderful and useful inventions use in everyday life. Bill Gates made a major impact in this world not just by his inventions but by hard work, being intelligent and being open-minded.He even change the world through technology, business strategy and aggressive business plans, and by charities, He dropped out of college to chase career and so he and his partner/ friend, Paul Allen made the best microsoft in the world. Microsoft changed the world completely.…

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    There are currently twenty-seven ratified amendments. The first ten amendments are known as: The Bill of Rights. James Madison first drafted the Bill of Rights. These were first passed by Congress on September 25, 1789 and ratified on December 15, 1791. The amendments’ purpose is to provide a law with the safeguard of the federal government. Amendments usually reflect the changing social views of the people and are to look after the people from unfair state legislature. Amendment 1 is freedom of…

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    The 14th Amendment and the Bill of Rights John Barron was a business owner of a wharf that was located on the Baltimore’s harbor in the deepest part. In 1815, the city of Baltimore decided to do improvements to their streets, which in turn diverted streams this caused the soil in front of Barron’s wharf to build up. In a little over 6 years the soil build up made it where ships could no longer tie up at the wharf. John Barron had to go out of business. In return, John sued the city of Baltimore…

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    Constitution, there was conversation over the necessity of a bill of rights to define people’s rights and limit the government’s powers. Many federalists believed such a bill of rights would not only be unnecessary, but would weaken the constitution and the people, and give the government powers they should have. Noah Webster, Alexander Hamilton, and James Wilson each make arguments against a bill of rights. Webster argues that a bill of rights may be irrelevant in future generations, but people…

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    The Bill of Rights is an article that’s original purpose was to both persuade the states to ratify the Constitution and to create a system of unalienable rights which all US citizens are entitled to. States wanted this “in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of... powers” by the federal government. This was a large fear at the time because of the recent revolution that was directly over misuse of power from the English federal government. The actual content of this article is the first 10…

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    seem to forget about what is allowed and what isn’t? Do you know what you are entitled to as a human being of the United States? Of course you do because you know your rights, The Bill of Rights. Did you know that since 1787 27 amendments have been added to that Bill? No! You say, well I know you that you know that the bill of rights started off with ten basic amendments. If not then I am appalled! I’ll cut you a deal I’ll take you down this road of history if you like, but you have to pay…

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    Lewis Toledo U.S. Government 3rd Period Mr.Nichols 10/5/15 The Development of the Bill of Rights Once independence had been declared, in 1776, the American states immediately began writing state constitutions and state bill of rights. In 1791, the Bill of Rights, containing 10 amendments, was ratified into the constitution. The purpose of these documents was to state the liberties that people had and that the government could not infringe on. James Madison wrote these amendments to…

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    The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution, that give United States Citizens basic rights. The document was written by Thomas Jefferson and was ratified on December 15, 1791. The rights outlined in the Bill of Rights mostly pertained to governmental and judicial rights, the liberties that all people in the country have and cannot be infringed upon by the government. Educational rights were not included in the Bill of Rights but were included in Article 26 of the Universal…

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    The Bill of Rights, powerful, commanding and potent are the first ten amendments as well as the most critical components to the United States Constitution. Written by James Madison, and established in 1791, the Bill of Rights are still in place to this day and have an impact on the everyday lives of Americans. The Bill of Rights was pushed by Founding Fathers who believed the Constitution was not protecting the basic principles of human liberty. This being said, the Bill of Rights was the most…

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    Bill Gates and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation: Bill Gates is one of the wealthiest men in the world, his net worth alone is $77.7 billion dollars as of July 14, 2016, ranking him number one of the wealthiest people on the planet according to Forbes. This to some, will not come as a big surprise since Gates is both the founder and owner of Microsoft Corporation. However, with great power comes great responsibility to dedicate the wealth you have earned to something that will benefit…

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