On May 25th 1787 fifty-five delegates from the thirteen colonies meet in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. They met after the Shays Rebellion to discuss the problems with the original Articles of Confederation and adjust things accordingly to the problems. This meeting would otherwise be known as the Constitutional convention and would go on for the next five months. One of the fifty-five delegates was William L. Pierce. William L.Pierce was on the the four delegates from the states of Georgia at
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Intro about the story The Case for the Defence is a well-written thriller by Graham Greene‚ a famous English novelist‚ which deals with a strange murder trial. The defendant‚ guilty of murder of a woman and having four eye-witnesses to testify against him is thought of standing no chance of acquittal. Yet‚ a twist in the story renders the jurymen helpless and they have to acquit him for lack of evidence. In the end‚ he or his twin brother meets with a horrible death‚ having been crushed under a
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The Elegant Universe is a book‚ also adapted into a television broadcast‚ in which Brian Greene introduces and discusses the string and superstring theory. Greene discusses the essential problem facing modern physics: unification of Einstein’s two theories‚ general relativity and quantum mechanics. He suggests that the string theory is the solution to these two conflicting theories. Albert Einstein‚ throughout the last thirty years of his life‚ was determined to pursue a single theory so powerful
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Dear Diary‚ February 16th‚ 1778 I’m writing to you from Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Life here is horrible. There’s a lot shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. My men are sick from disease‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Right now‚ were camped in crude log cabins and have endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes. Naked and starving as they are we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery. My men
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The Patriot Video Work Olivia D. Henning Doc. Gary Wray HIST 111 29 July‚ 2012 The Patriot is a movie that takes place during the American Revolution in 1776. The movie follows the life of an America patriot named Benjamin Martin. He is the father of seven children and is a widower. He and his family lived on their plantation and work the land alongside of free‚ employed African American men‚ and a few slaves. Throughout the movie‚ Benjamin changes his mindset from wanting
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By the end of the novel fowler is a greatly changed man. Do you agree? In the novel “The Quiet American”‚ which is written by Graham “Vintage” Green‚ follows a man called Thomas Fowler‚ who is a British journalist currently travelling in Vietnam. Thomas Fowler is aged in his fifties or so and his work has been covering the French war in Vietnam. Throughout the book Fowler becomes a greatly changed man‚ through meeting characters and becoming twisted in events. Fowler at the start of the book has
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In Hollywood‚ history is typically overlooked in the name of entertainment. It is rare to see people flock to the theatres for the sake of an hour and a half history lesson. Rather‚ the major blockbusters of our time are often composed of nothing but a purely fictional script. It is rare to find a film that provides a good mix of history while remaining entertaining for an extended period of times. Like most Hollywood History films‚ The Patriot tries to find the perfect balance of fiction and truth
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attend to‚ this brilliant technology is of no use. However‚ Greene states that‚ “Researchers and commercial labs around the country are building experimental homes to test technology that could make domestic life easier and extend the independence of older homeowners” (Greene 337). The speaker believes that this transition into smarter homes will be beneficial to humans. Through the usage of diction‚ the positive‚ approving tone Greene has towards this technology is shown. Technology and the future
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Cullan Mary McClean American History 2 September 2016 Movie Review: The Patriot On September 2‚ 2016 I watched “The Patriot” on my computer via DVD I borrowed from my grandmother. I sat down at twelve o’clock and finished at two o’clock. This is my opinion and account of this movie featuring the American Revolution. The movie begins with a post man delivering the mail to a plantation where Benjamin Martin lives with his family Benjamin was a veteran of the French and Indian war where he regarded
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The Patriot The Patriot is a 2000 American historical war film. The film mainly takes place in York County‚ South Carolina. The movie depicts a story of an American who is swept into the American Revolutionary War when his family is threatened. Benjamin Martin‚ one of the main figures‚ is based on four real American Revolutionary heroes being: Andrew Pickens‚ Francis Marion‚ Daniel Morgan‚ and Thomas Sumter. In the movie‚ Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson)‚ a veteran of the French and Indian War and
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