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    The last name “Underwood” originated in England and parts of Scotland. Scotland is the U.K.’s northernmost country located at the very tip of England. Scotland has a temperate climate with a yearly low of about 0 degrees Celsius and a yearly high of about 17 degrees Celsius. Scotland has a GDP of 2.4 trillion, 7.5% unemployment rate, 2.6% inflation, and a population of 64.1 million people. Scotland’s official currency is the Pound Sterling. One pound equals 1.41 U.S. dollars. The cultural traditions

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    Recently, Scotland has put the decision to separate from the United Kingdom or not up to a vote, and the competing sides turned out to be fairly equal. The sides include the “Better Together” campaign, those who would vote against Scottish independence due to the belief that Scotland’s independence would bring tension across the UK, and the opposing campaign “Yes Scotland,” which consists of those who are confident that Scotland could be stronger and better as an independent nation. In 2012, David

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    The two societies that are to be discussed are Modern Britain and the Old Order Amish. Family is a value that is shared by both the Amish and Modern Britain. Each values the word, family, in different ways. The Amish have a strong belief that family is sacred. Amish take their wedding vows seriously. Divorce is not sanctioned in the Amish church, though may occur in rare cases. Divorce is seen as reason for excommunication. Separations, however, do occasionally occur among Amish. Within

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    party whose purpose is independence of Wales, has been a party to reflect the rise of Welsh nationalism, like Scottish Nationalist Party in Scotland. However, Wales has seen the rise of its nationalism in a different way from the Scottish one. It is obvious that the economics was a factor, but language was another important factor for the nationalism of the Welsh people. Trend of rise of nationalism that occurred in Scotland in the late 1960s also occurred in Wales. PC won their first seat in the House

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    Patrick Henry change the attitude of the members when he gave a speech at the Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775. He is talking to the president of the Virginia Convention about going to war. He uses emotion and reason developing an argument, does not want to defend the men. He uses rhetorical questions in his speech. He was a political leader during the American Revolution. He uses ethos, pathos, and logos in his speech. Ethos is guiding belief or principle of a group or institution. Henry

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    Patrick Henry, in his speech to those gathered at the Virginia Convention and president Peyton Randolph, explains how the United States needs to fight in the Revolutionary War. Henry supports his statement by describing how important it is to answer the call for war. The author’s purpose is to emphasize how the war is inevitable in order to convince the president that they should definitely fight in it. Henry speaks in an inspirational and patriotic tone to those listening in on his speech. He establishes

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    In “Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention,” Patrick Henry conveyed rhetorical strategies such as repetition, emotional appeal, and appeal to God, in order to convince his audience to join the war effort. Throughout the speech, Patrick Henry used repetition numerous times in order to prove that they have tried everything to stop the British Ministry and that he is ready to fight for his freedom. For example, towards the middle of the speech, he said “we must fight” repetitively because

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    Patrick Henry effectively encourages Americans to fight Britain by using his tone, rhetorical appeals, and rhetorical tools. The Virginia Convention. Inspiring and encouraging Patrick Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention” speech encourage the Americans for war. On March 23, 1775 Patrick Henry gave a scheduled speech at a conference. Inspiring and encouraging Patrick Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention” speech encourage the Americans for war. Patrick Henry effectively encourages Americans

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    In Patrick Henry’s speech to the Virginian delegates in 1775, he persuades the assembly to fight Great Britain for their independence using the repetition of the word ‘hope’, powerful rhetorical questions and the horrifying images of slavery. Henry uses these rhetorical devices to inspire and convince his audience to take action against Great Britain. Henry repeats the word ‘hope’ at key points in his speech in order to prove that hope is a false illusion and that the colonists need to fight back

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    Change Over Time Essay During the time period of 1600 to 1776, the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed massively. The relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed greatly because of three main reasons: the relationships that the colonies and Great Britain were built on, the struggles that the colonists faced because of their relationships with Great Britain, and the anger that the colonists expressed because of the ridiculous taxes that they had to pay. Once

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