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    Harvard Pilgrims defeated the Oregon Ducks by one point , six to seven . At the time it was called “The tournament East-West football “. It was so Historical—since that was the first and last time they met . This was the first Rose Bowl game following the World War I. Ever since then a tradition was formed, a team from the Eastern part of the country played an organization from the west coast, until 1994 , during World War II. In this decade, the mammal made from the man’s ribs has finally gotten

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    1776, the country was challenged with the problem of creating a process for governing the states. The Patriots were concerned about forming a centralized Parliament, like in Britain, because power was abused by the wealthy. Initially, the vision was to give states governing authority and leave minimal power to a national Union. But as the years passed and conflicts arose, there was a need to create a national government using the U.S Constitution as the blueprint. The focus of the paper is to

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    Jennifer (Shiyu) Zhuang Law, Business, & Society: Writing Assignment 1 In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Court sought to discuss the issue of whether state bans on same-sex marriage were constitutional and if states had to lawfully recognize marriages performed in other states. In a narrow vote of 5-4, the majority ruled that the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee the right to marry for same-sex couples as one of the Constitution’s fundamental liberties

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    Freedom of speech? Do we, as Americans, even have that right anymore? America loves freedom of speech until you say something they do not want to see or hear. In today’s society it seems that freedom of speech only counts if you agree with the rest of the population. Among other cherished values such as religion, petitioning, press and assemble, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech. The U.S. Supreme Court often has struggled to determine what exactly constitutes protected speech.

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    Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of Treasurer and Jefferson was the first Secretary of State. Jefferson was the older man of the two with twelve years being born on 1743, in Virgina to a wealthy family, while Hamilton was born on 1755 in the West Indies to a poor family. Jefferson had the best education the colonies could offer due to his family's status as wealthy planters and slave owners giving Jefferson plenty of opportunities to be successful himself. Hamilton had a different route due

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    goes by, the public goes along with how the government runs. The changes in government affect us directly in our lives. These impacts are a direct result of the Amendments. In the beginning of the government system, many had hoped for a central power. The Constitution changed frequently in order to adapt to the public. By the use of Bill of Rights, we are able to extend and shape the society and its surroundings. Some changes include the 13th Amendment, which put an end to slavery and anything

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    Grant was made a general. He became a leading figure of the war in the West. In 1863 he captured the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. He starved the city into surrender.

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    Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The thirteen colonies played an important role in expansion, farming, politics, religion, and freedom. I

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    The Confederate States of America (a.k.a. the Confederacy, the Confederate States, or CSA) were the eleven southern states of the United States of America that withdrew from the Union somewhere between 1861 and 1865. Seven states proclaimed their autonomy from the United States before Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as president; four more did as such after the American Civil War started with the Battle of Fort Sumter, when the CSA assaulted the U.S. The United States ("The Union") held withdrawal

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    Confederate once again proved and established their immense power by successfully withstanding the Union’s attacks with Commander Robert E. Lee and his successful counterattacks. During the afternoon, information was received at headquarters revealing George B. McClellan, Commander

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