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    People of the Declaration of Tea Party Independence wanted to restore the policy which are proved safeguard liberty and prosperity for all. Without the right to alter or abolish our government we would not be able to be as free and strong as we are today. Our American belief that everyone is equal has given people hope, changed lives and helped people’s dreams

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    Alimony & Spousal Support

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    case of Orr v. Orr 440 U.S. 268 (1979), an Alabama man was ordered to pay alimony to his ex-wife pursuant to Alabama statues which stated that husbands, not wives, are required to pay alimony upon divorce. The man appealed to the Alabama Court of Appeals, insisting that his constitutional rights had been violated. The State of Alabama sustained the constitutionality of the statues and the man then decided to appeal to the United States Supreme Court, where the State's decision was then reversed and

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    Famous David Statues

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    The story of David and Goliath has escaped the biblical scriptures to become one of the most famous stories in the world. It is a story of an unlikely victory, where David, a young boy and the future king of Israel defeats Goliath, a mammoth sized Philistine warrior. The figure of David has become so influential that people have commissioned artists over the years to make sculptures David for them, in different time frames, such as David during the battle or after the battle, reveling in his victory

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    Back Road

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    things they saw. Joe and Sam were able to get a direct view of a beautiful river, which on the highway they would not have been able to see. Joe and Sam then saw a white statue in the river. Even if Joe and Sam were to see the beautiful river on the highway, they would be moving so fast to where they cannot notice the small white statue in the river. In the second to last paragraph, Sam says, “Thats why these backroads are so great...” This is textual proof that the two main characters enjoyed taking

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    "brought me from my Pagan land." So, the speaker is a slave that was brought from Africa to America by "mercy." And it's mercy that converts the speaker to Christianity, which she knew nothing about in Africa. In “The New Colossus,” The Statue of Liberty to become a symbol of welcome for thousands of European immigrants. It says “Green frame from land to land, sea washed, with a torched flame.” “To New York,” was limited to focus of the “great long-legged golden girls.” The poet appears

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    Each movement of the concerto represents a specific sight form the Brooklyn Bridge. The first movement (I. East) describes the view over the Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights. The second movement (II. South) represents the famous Statue of Liberty. The third part (III. West) symbolizes the view of the Wall Street and the lower Manhattan where The World Trade Towers used to be. The last and the final movement of the concerto (IV. North) represents the sight over the Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building

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    Frederick Hartt does an excellent job of describing the essence of the statue: “Throughout the statue, but especially in the head, the conflict between line and form… …is intensified and deepened. The features are more deeply undercut than in any of the earlier works, possibly because of the height from which the statue was originally intended to be seen. …The enormous eyes …seem at once liquid and fiery. The flat planes joining at determined

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    The scope of Gordon Wood’s history, “Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815” is approximately 730 pages bracketed into nineteen chapters. Clearly, this affords Wood the opportunity to cover a lot of territory in his lengthy study of a crucial period in the nation’s history. Wood spent nearly twenty years preparing this work, and yet he dedicates a whole chapter the two years preceding the turn of the 19th century. I chose The Crisis of 1798-1799 because it seemed to be one

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    Lazarus and Anna Quindlen have very different view points on the same thing, immigration to the United States. Both authors think immigration is positive. For example, Lazarus wrote “Glows world wide welcome.” Emma Lazarus is talking about the Statue Of Liberty. One of the first things people see when they immigrate is that huge symbol welcoming them, and it shows everyone that they are welcomed and accepted in this free country. Next Quindlen wrote, “The greengrocer stocks yellow peppers and fresh

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    Unity Of Immigrants

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    the immigrant experience, being part of a unified group, and serving one's country. I draw this definition from Anzia Yezerska in "America and I," President Frankling Roosevelt in " Address on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty," and Senator John McCain in his speech "Verterans Day: Never Forget Their Duty." Sample

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