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    Spencer was now a freshmen in college and very depressed without his dad in his life anymore. When he heard about the war, Spencer remembered his letter he had gotten three years before. That night spencer booked a flight for Mexico City. After a long flight, Spencer was relieved to unclip his seatbelt and stretch his confined body. A warm blast of air hit him as soon

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    apprehensive President Woodrow Wilson prepared to request from an unmotivated and unprepared country a declaration of war against Germany. After exerting every attempt possible to retain the peace and honor of the United States, the President was finally forced to choose between the two, in which he opted for the latter (Seymour 26). As he sat down to compose his congressional address proposing war, the uncertainty of his decision overwhelmed him. He confided to a member of his cabinet, Frank Cobb

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Woodrow Wilson's War Address to Congress With the status of the country’s belligerency heavily in question, an apprehensive President Woodrow Wilson prepared to request from an unmotivated and unprepared country a declaration of war against Germany. After exerting every attempt possible to retain the peace and honor of the United States, the President was finally forced to choose between the two, in which he opted for the latter (Seymour 26). As he sat down

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    Nationalism In Ww1

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    Nearing the end of WWI U.S. troops fought their first battle at the second battle of the Marne. The U.S. had chosen to join the war, and because of WWI was finished. The path to U.S. involvement was back and forth, many people thought that joining the war was the right thing to do, while others thought it was wrong thing to do. While both sides tried to use nationalism to convince the people, there were other ways they did so. To convince people to get involved they said it was their duty to protect

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    Live Forever”) “Now it was to kill, or to be killed,” (Meirion & Susie, 1917) said by one of the marine surviving soldier. The World war one had created such a loss to many people thanks to Woodrow Wilson and Ludendorff. The World war one lasted through 1914 till 1918 and the total cost of being thirty billion dollars. (Random History, n.d.) During the years of the war it was such a struggle for the Germans, French and the Americans because of the loss to its many people and the struggles the marines

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    Summary of President Woodrow Wilson’s “War Message” President Woodrow Wilson’s “War Message” addresses the momentous event of breaking neutrality and declaring war on the German government. Wilson explains that America can no longer remain stagnant. He calls his audience to action, through a tactical combination of both structured logic and emotional inclusion. Wilson begins his deduction with several points, starting with the details of the submarine warfare and the “wholesale destruction of men

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    The Declaration of Sentiments is modeled after the Declaration of Independence because they are both have the same wording, and they cover the same concepts but it is directed toward women wanting their rights. For instance, the Declaration of Independence states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" (Declaration of Independence). This statement from the Declaration of Independence shows that they wanted freedom, and they thought that all men were created equal

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    Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to explain why we were breaking free from the British, even though we were already rebelling. The Declaration of Independence was unnecessary to the colonists separation with Britain because acts of rebellion were all that were needed to start a war, King George III thought it was insignificant to him, and the signers risked treason along with death. The colonists staged many rebellions before the Declaration of Independence. For example

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    Gift To My Generation

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    America’s history. Before the Declaration of Independence was signed, we were subject to the British tyranny. Then the Revolutionary War took place. The Revolutionary War marked the first time in history that people fought for their independence. The British surrendered and we defeated them. About 7,200 Americans died during the war, fighting for our freedom. Although, American’s didn’t get their independence right away. The First Continental Congress announced a declaration of the rights to every citizen

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    The American Declaration of Independence of 1776 was one of the biggest event in Western Civilization. This war between the Great-Britain and the United States changed the world forever. The 4th of July 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the 56 delegates to the Continental Congress. The original document was written by Thomas Jefferson, but it was modified by the Congress to satisfy the South of the country. It is true to say that this paper brings political, military and socio-economic

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