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    Baptist emphasized the lordship and atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, believer’s baptism. -American Baptists believe that Jesus Christ is lord and savior, Bible is the inspired word of god. -Local churches are the fundamental of American Baptist. -Baptism, immerse into the water, after that the believer can start they are new life follow Chris. -American Baptists believe that the people who believe god can approach God directly. -American Baptist respect the faith of others, and support the…

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    One advantage may be that they were fighting on their own land. This is an advantage because they knew how to use the land which was a huge asset to why they won the war. Another advantage may be that they had a lot of determination, so even when Valley Forge came along…

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    The Revolution is over a decade past; it’s 1787, the United States is currently using the Articles of Confederation. The recent events of Shay’s rebellion show us that the Articles of Confederation is inefficient and fails to protect people's natural rights. This raises a concern that the Articles of Confederation should be replaced by the new Constitution. We should ratify the Constitution to better protect people's natural rights. Amos Singletary, a Massachusetts representative, is against the…

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    He started his career in the Washington Militia. In June 15, 1775 Congress ordered George Washington to employ a winning strategy that included signal victories. Some of George Washington’s victories are Valley forge and Braddock disaster of 1755. George Washington was 67 when he died. During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British and became an American hero. Over the course of the terrible eight-year war, the colonial…

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    Paine ever published. Later that same year on December 19, 1776, Paine published his first edition of “The American Crisis” Because of the motivation words, General Washington ordered that this would be read to all his soldiers before the Battle of Valley Forge. He wrote 16 issues of of “The American Crisis” between 1776 and 1783, and they were all signed “Common Sense”. (Foner) These pamphlets encouraged Americans and their militias. These three instances in American history have led to…

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    Stereotypes In History

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    Given the increased access to information in the last twenty years, it is shocking to see that social studies taught in the same way as they were taught thirty years ago. Walk down most hallways during the school day, and you will see the glazed over eyes of students that have to listen to facts that will never obtain any type of relevancy for them. This is not to say that lecture does not have it's place, but we really need to involve students in history. The easiest way to accomplish this is…

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    An Analysis on The Great Gatsby Francis Scott Fitzgerald once said “Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” Fitzgerald creates a story full of symbols including the American Dream, Dr. TJ Eckleberg Optometrist’s eye advertisement, the Valley of Ashes and the Green Light. The novel The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald embodies many themes; however the most significant one relates to the corruption of the American dream. The American Dream is defined as someone starting low on the…

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    The French played a key role in aiding the American colonies break away from their monarchy in England. At the time, Great Britain was one of the biggest military powers and they had a big advantage over America with war experience, size of army, and also naval power. America needed all the help they could get to beat Great Britain, so they needed France to become an ally. France was a big help in the end of the war. They gave America the extra push they needed to break away and become…

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    allowed for the apologies between the principals at several points so everybody could go home alive.[7] At the same time the Irish Code Duello became popular, Continental officers were improving in competence through battle and in training at Valley Forge. The more competent officers became, the more they began to consider themselves military professionals who commanded an extra measure of respect. This made them even more sensitive about insults to their honor. It seems a bit odd, but the…

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    Recommendations The following recommendations are compiled from personal observations upon a few visits to Ledyard, analysis of qualitative interviews with Mr. Allen and a few students, and feedback from a live session. It is important to note that while reviewing the pertinent information in making these recommendations, I found a certain level of conflict to be present in what resources are currently available and what resources I believe should be made available, and subsequently, what is…

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