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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    Arriving home from a business trip in Charlotte, Jerry went to play golf with his friend, as Marlene showered and dressed to go shopping. “I shouldn't wear these," she said, removing her favorite earrings, putting them in the jewelry box. She selected another pair and picked up her diamond necklace. After putting on fresh lipstick, she checked to make sure she looked perfect before leaving the house. +++ After ringing the doorbell several times, pounding on the door, Karen screamed, “Wake up

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    Isabelle Grala 7th Period Walley Removal of The Cherokee In 1838, the Cherokee Indian Removal Act forced Cherokee and Creek Indians out of Georgia on a 5,045 mile walk all the way to the farthest west land that the United States had at the time, Oklahoma[1]. This event is now known as The Trail of Tears known for the many tears shed by the Indians that had to travel on the trail. The main reason for their removal from the premises was because of the gold that was discovered in the land of the

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    Andrew Jackson first got elected as the president of the United States in 1828, and this signaled a shift in the social and political powers of the government. During his presidency, he regarded himself as a representative of “the people” and his goal was to elevate the “laboring classes” of white men and regulate equal rights and laws. This was a change for Americans because before Jackson, the U.S. government was mainly made up of elitists; those who were the wealthy citizens of the nation. The

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    well. Under President Monroe’s presidency, the War of 1812 broke out and was ended through the Treaty of Ghent in 1812. News of the end of the war didn’t reach America until 2 weeks later so the Battle of New Orleans occurred and it consisted of Andrew Jackson defending New Orleans because the British was intending to snatch the city and hopefully divide Louisiana from the US. Jackson's army would end up killing 2,000 British soldiers including the chief. Jackson’s army didn’t have many casualties

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    Andrew Jackson became the nation’s seventh president from 1829-1837 after becoming elected during 1828. During this time, Andrew Jackson did many things during his presidency. Some of the events he was involved in include opposing the Second Bank of the United Sates, the battle over South Carolina, and the Indian Removal Act. Upon all of those events, the Indian Removal can be seen as a point when Andrew Jackson had a positive intension for the removal of Indians, but even with a positive intension

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    one political party? Well, from the years 1812 to 1824 the Republican Party was the only political party in the U.S. Due to an increasing amount of voter interest the election of 1828 saw the first presidential candidates from two separate parties. Andrew Jackson was the representative from the Democratic Party, and Henry Clay represented the Whig Party. Both Democratic and Whig parties impacted America in many ways during the 19th century, but one in particular stood out significantly amongst the

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    Whigs vs Democrats

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    Jacksonian Democracy & Whig Values Emerging from the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans in the 1830’s, came a new party, led by the famous Andrew Jackson. This new party derived the same principle of appealing to the average American that their predecessors did. The Jacksonian Democrats took it a step further though, and boasted their dedication to the “common man” by insisting that the government bowed to the will of the people. They were also a proponent of smaller government, and that all

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    while at the center of the dreams of many, are often compared to the grandest things in life. The allusion in the poems “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell, “Peace” by George Herbert, and “Hymn to God, My God, In My Sickness” by John Donne most accurately craft the author’s purpose of the need for love, peace, and acceptance from God. Since Andrew Marvell bases his poem, To His Coy Mistress, around his love for his mistress, he begins to compare the extent by which he is willing to fight for

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    greed. Men such as Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie was the first man to ever mass produce steel. Steel would help to fuel the industrialization of America. Not to mention that his constant philanthropic efforts, in where he would donate over 350 million dollars to libraries and schools to help educate the poor. However, his workers complained of extremely low wages. Based on the information in the mock trial and outside research, Andrew Carnegie should not be guilty of, reckless

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    to abandon their homes, robbing their lands, taking their freedom, and forcing them to adapt and to assimilate into a new territory and culture showed how vindictive President Andrew Jackson was regarding the Native Americans. Until 1828, the federal government agreed that Cherokee had rights to their land, but when Andrew Jackson was elected President, that all ended. Jackson refused to believe that the tribes were sovereign and thus viewed Indian treaties, as an absurdity (Warshauer). The

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