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    The Gallipoli campaign was a significant period of time which allowed Australia to become the independent nation it desired to be. Although the campaign empowered Australia to unify their nation and allowed the nation to have national pride, it was one of the most hopeless event of war to this day. The involvement of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 and the events they had to endure during that time, has caused an enduring impact on the Australian society

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    When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature 's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation (Jefferson). This is the opening paragraph to the Declaration of Independence, which is one of

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    One of the main differences between criminal cases and civil cases is that they are held in different courts, this is because there is a significant distinction between a civil wrong and a criminal wrong. Crimes are considered to be a type of wrongdoing, however civil wrongs tend to have only an impact on the parties involved in the case. For example: a breach of contract. Where as criminal wrongs tend to have an impact on society itself. For example: a murder, theft or rape

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    Evolution of British Policy in the Colonies: 1750 to 1776 The relations between England and the British North American colonies could always be considered precarious. Prior to 1750 British essentially followed a policy of benign neglect and political autonomy in the American colonies. (Davidson p.97) The colonies were for the most part content with benign neglect policy, relishing in a “greater equality and representative government”(Davidson p.95) within the colonies. Competition among European

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    CHECK FOR ACTIVE VOICE Fix measurements Critical Reasoning Battle Analysis: Gallipoli SFC Rebecca Watchers SLC 16-001 3rd PLT Critical Reasoning Battle Analysis: Gallipoli Introduction The Gallipoli Campaign was a defining moment of World War I- both for the Allies and the Central Powers. A critical reasoning analysis of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I reveals the enduring lessons learned which might still be applied in modern warfare. Thesis: The Battle at Anzac Cove proved

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    time period, cars were still too expensive for the average citizen. More established companies in Europe and the New World had the market in industrial oil. Luckily, Winston Churchill, who had taken a new role in British politics as First Lord of the Admiralty, came to the rescue. Churchill felt that Britain needed a dedicated oil supply. So Churchill looked to the British

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    The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase stamped paper for every legal document, license, and newspaper and imposed special “stamped duties” on packages of playing cards and dice. All who disobeyed the Act were to be tried in the vice-admiralty courts. By May of 1765, Boston shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers united in a resistance group called Sons of Liberty. By the end of the summer, the Sons of Liberty harassed customs workers, stamp agents, and royal governors faced mob threats and

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    Chapter 1 Infant tongue Denotation- Infant means newborn, or new, while tongue means the organ the human body uses when it speaks. Connotations- What Dickens could try to mean in this small passage is that he doesn't have the mastery that he should have over his tongue because he is very young and doesn't know much about the world. Simple Sentence Declarative Sentence It relates to the theme of social class, because Pip is a poor young boy at the time. Being a from the poor class, he doesn't

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    The War Of The Great War

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    In the year of 1918 the Great War had ended, leaving mostly Western Europe scathed by conflict between nations. With groundbreaking technology the conflict proved to be one of the most devastating in world history, especially with the immense amount of casualties of over 38 million. Picking itself up from the ground that was stained with blood, Europe at the time did not have any idea of the conflict that would soon follow approximately twenty years after; another world war. It is the end of the

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    The Birth of the Republic Edmund S. Morgan Notes James Otis – 1765 “Were these colonies left to themselves tomorrow, America would be a mere shambles of blood and confusion . . . . there would soon be civil war from one end of the continent to the other.” 20 years later these same people united to create a government that has had a longer continuous existence than that of any Western country except England. P. 8 - Colonial governors helpless to take action without the assistance of the

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