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    On September 22, 1862, after the Union’s victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, proclaiming that the slaves of the Confederacy were free. However, throughout his presidency and the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln remained seemingly indifferent to freeing the slaves. His main focus was to maintain the Union and win the war. Thus, the Emancipation Proclamation acted more as a political maneuver by Lincoln to make the abolition of slavery a war aim for the Union, forcing

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    Brian Cooper HIST 300 Dr. Karr December 4 2013 Shays Rebellion and Young American Democracy After the Revolutionary War, the newly formed United States were finding their governmental system, the Articles of Confederation, facing its first years of trials. One of these trials, which was a culmination of many political and economic conflicts of the times, was Shays’ Rebellion. Shays ' Rebellion was an armed rebel uprising that took place in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787. The Rebellion was a

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    In light of the 2016 election, there have been some question as to weather or not conversion therapy is a suitable and ethical practice. Conversion therapy, also known as reparative therapy or ex-gay therapy, is used to try and change a persons sexual orientation and/or a persons gender identity. United states President Donald J. Trump has not yet said anything about his views on the matter, however, Vice-President elect Mike Pence has ‘advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion

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    What is secession? The definition is the act of withdrawal. This can mean a country such as Germany withdrawing from the European Union, or a state or states withdrawing from the United States. This can also be broken down into a withdrawal of counties from a state or even a town from a county. This can even be broken down into an individual act of secession, an individual withdrawing from the government. Within this essay I intended to show that not only is secession legal but also that it is a

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    Kervick 10 Orwell?s Plea for Understanding George Orwell has gone done in history as one of the greatest novelists of the Twentieth Century. His works Animal Farm and 1984 have been acclaimed masterpieces of social commentary. While his less known work ?Shooting an Elephant? is perceived as imperial criticism, it is actually much more. It constitutes his public declaration of why he chose to leave his job, live for years with the poorest of the poor and flip his political views upside down. Born

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    Music in the American Revolution

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    ensemble with his law professor George Wythe. Jefferson was part of the musical culture of the land owner amateur musician of the south. The same pattern of music making as more of a private affair repeated itself in other southern states like Maryland, the exception was Charleston. Charleston enjoyed a more public musical life due to a more developed urban metropolitan life, comparable to London. The city boasted of more of a public musical culture with concerts and operas being presented in

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    Amish Religion and Culture

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    would purchase produce such as fruits, vegetables, and even eggs. My parents would make purchases from them because they said everything grown by the Amish was much fresher and was cheaper to buy than in our local grocery store. Each Amish province is completely independent and lives by its own set of unwritten rules or Ordnung. The Old Order Amish are the most rigorous of them all. One way that the Old Order Amish punish members who have been disobedient to the community and God is by shunning

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    The Holy Quran says, “O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).” The God created and made us as nations and tribes that might know one else not to fight one else. The God not just created males and females

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    for independence of Turkey's Arab provinces. Sharif Hussein of Mecca agreed to help the British in the war by attacking the Ottoman Empire, which was an allie of Germany in WWI. The British fought alongside Sharif of Mecca against the Ottoman Empire. Two people shared a great experience, but as far as the Arabs were concerned this was quickly changed to bitter disappointment. The British government's promise of support for the independence of Turkey's Arab provinces was flatly contradicted by a series

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    Apush Timeline 1607-1775

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    1. (1607) Jamestown was formed: This event was significant because it was the beginning of the English colonies in the New World. Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The colonization was funded the by Virginia Company. After this colony was formed, more people started to come over from England. Without these colonists the Virginia colony would be much different. It also helped them learn about what kind of people they needed to send over. At first they sent over gentlemen

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