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    The average American appreciates the Seventh Amendment (Amendment VII), though the text itself reflects much of the times in which it was drafted. They understand that it codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases, and hinders courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact. The reason most people comprehend this amendment is because, The Seventh Amendment is generally considered one of the more straightforward amendments of the Bill of Rights. In this essay, I will share my opinion

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    The Importance of the 7th Amendment I believe that knowledge of the fundamental principles which form the basis of our freedom and independence should be acquired by every person who benefits from American liberties and protection. The Declaration of Independence and The Bill Of Rights charter our freedom as an independent nation among “powers of the world.” Thomas Jefferson, aided by such great Americans as John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, wrote the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration

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    Amendment 7 One day you’re sitting on the couch eating a bagel. Then, BOOM!!! The police are knocking on your door. BANG!!! You find out that you were accused for murder and are arrested. Then one day you are released because a jury trial has proven you not guilty. You might think something like this would never happen to you, but if it did luckily we have the 7th Amendment in the Constitution which guarantees a trial by jury. This protects you from being wrongly accused and/or have one person decide

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    For Katie’s birthday, she received a free trip to Europe to go with her mother. She has never been to Europe and it is a dream come true. They are going to get to go to Paris ! She has a poster of the Eiffel Tower above her bed frame. It looked big and bright and beautiful, like a dream. The next day, Katie began packing for her big trip. She went into her closet and drawers, she sprawled all her clothes on the floor. Since she would be in Paris for a week, she needed seven different outfits

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    UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Spur Ride Study Guide 4-7 JUN 14 GARRYOWEN! UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Unit History (Abbreviated) The 7th Cavalry Regiment was constituted on July 28, 1866 in the Regular Army as the 7th Cavalry. It was organized on September 21, 1866 at Fort Riley, Kansas as part of an expansion of the Regular Army following the demobilization of the wartime volunteer and draft forces. From 1866 through 1871, the Regiment was posted at Ft. Riley and fought in the Indian Wars, notably at the Battle

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    The two poems today are To Sir John Lade, on His Coming of Age, by Samuel Johnson, and When I Was One-and-Twenty, by A.E. Housman.The two poems presented talk about two young men who are 21 years old. They both talk about money but in two profoundly different ways. The first poem, To Sir John Lade, on His Coming of Age, talks about a young man who has just turned 21 and inherited his grandfather’s fortune. We know this from lines 11 and 12 “Lavish of your grandsire’s guineas,/Show the spirit of

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    In the movie “We Were Soldiers” the main character Lieutenant Colonel Harold “Hal” Moore was played by Mel Gibson. The movie is based upon the best-selling book "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young" by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and journalist Joseph L. Galloway. LTC Moore was tasked with leading and commanding the newly created air cavalry unit. Upon arrival to his new unit, he studied his new “War horse” – the Bell UH-1D “Iroquois” helicopter. He first introduced himself and his SGM to the

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    George Gordon Byron is probably one of the best known English romantic poets. Although Byron’s poetry was prominent urging the era he was writing, it was also often considered as immoral. Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty” is “regarded as one of his loveliest short lyric poems”; his use of imagery, symbolism, and rhyme scheme allows the reader to experience the perfection of love. George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron was born in London. He was born January 22, 1788. Byron was the biological

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    The Parthenon Marbles

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    Located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, the Parthenon is the most famous and most important piece of architecture in Greece. Standing in ruins as a former temple dedicated to the Greek Goddess of wisdom, Athena, the Parthenon has held the most important sculptures made by the Greeks. During the 1800s, when Greece was under the control of the Ottomans, sculptures from the Parthenon were sent to Britain by Lord Elgin for safe protection. The Parthenon Marbles have since then never been returned

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    "Not though the soldier knew, someone had blundered. Thiers not to make reply, thiers not to reason why, thiers but to do and die." Lord Tennyson wrote the last sentence as part of a larger poetic tribute to the courage of those who made a particular charge during the battle of Balaclava. This essay is to address the Mission Command principles of Lord Raglan, and how as commander he influenced the Battle of Balaclava. Lord Raglan's most notable impacts on the Battle of Balaclava was not building

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