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    Over the past 240 year history of the United States, there have been many successful argumentative documents that have changed history. Some of those documents include the Bill of Rights, the 15th amendment, and the 13th amendment. None however, had a more successful argument than “The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America.” (US 1776). This document was so successfully argumentative that 56 members of Congress signed the document knowing that it would brand them as traitors

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    together and quiet. The most ironic quote about this situation is, “Nobody had any good war stories to tell”. We’ve all heard veterans tell war stories. When you think of war, you think about the war stories. These men don’t have any. They’re in war right now and it is awful. They can’t tell any stories because the war, no matter how awesome it may have been before, got them captured. The soldiers are all now sitting around, with other soldiers, in a camp basically, run by the Germans. They

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    to build up slowly. For example, “The colony even began to look a little like the cosmopolitan haven of liberty… Men of all countries appeared there: French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Portuguese, and African. Virginia took them and began to make Englishmen out of them.” The diversity in the colonies

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    "inalienable rights" of all citizens, including "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The Declaration of Independence was written to commence to the world the situation that the British colonies on the North American continent were advocated in announcing themselves free from the authority of Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson

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    sense that Franklin is actually agreeing with his fellow people. In “Benjamin Franklin: Remarks concerning the Savages of North America,” Benjamin Franklin is a credible writer. He is not being ethnocentric when viewing how life is with both the Englishmen and Native Americans. The title of Franklin’s document catches the attention of many, making it seem as if Franklin is talking about the Natives themselves. The trust and credibility Franklin has with his audience has the effect of persuading his

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    The Englishmen where mostly Puritans, a group of people mostly families, who came from Europe to America to reform the church of England People came to the New World for several reasons Work in many countries, you wouldn't work so they came to work where they wanted. Peace, some countries were in war so people would come to escape the war. Money, many people thought that in America, you could obtain large amounts of money. Religious Freedom, many countries came to find land to practice their religion

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    Stamp Act Justified

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    Just the other day a fellow colonist asked me if I thought the Stamp Act was justified. Not only do I not find the Stamp Act justified, I find it absurd! Paying a tax on newspapers, legal documents, licenses, and even playing cards is something that would only come straight from England! Prime Minister George Grenville was wrong about the Sugar Act and he is wrong about the Stamp Act too. While I understand that our sweet Jesus said “…Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's

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    an act of protection. As Englishmen we must defend our rights. As rebellion struck in Massachusetts on April 19th, 1775.Those first few shots that were made at Lexington and Concord proved what the both of us wanted. Many hoped for the rebellion to die out but it unfortunately did not. Battles proceeded with it and more and more people were separating in their different ways. There were four main options that started to arise, but out of all of them defending our rights is the best. By doing this

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    America was once a colony of great britain. Great britain is the mother country of america. Which lasted from 1775-1783. Prior to the revolution the american colonies never wanted to break from great britain, because they considered themselves englishmen. Up until 1763 the end of the french and indian war , the colonies ruled themselves instilling the tradition of self government in the colonist. After the british won empire in north america, the british no longer allowed the colonists to rule

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    Dracula Seen in New Eyes

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    Dracula Seen in New Eyes Dracula by Bram Stoker which is written in the style of journal entries, newspaper clippings, and other forms of personal narratives from various characters, and their viewpoints of the peculiar events surrounding them. There are many interpretations of this novel, many different viewpoints on the themes of the novel. Carol Senf, wrote an essay called Dracula: The Unseen Face in the Mirror. In this interpretation, there are many different viewpoints and ideas about Dracula

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