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    For years Americans have thrived off the idea of originality and independence but‚ they weren’t the first ones to come up with these ideas. The US Government has become a blend of many European influences‚ keeping the good ideas and leaving the bad ones out‚ in order to create a “perfect” system. Americans wanted a new government‚ because of the flaws in the Articles of Confederation‚ their current system. The Articles of Confederation did not give the right to the national government to tax‚ to

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    century was a time of rapid English colonization. Throughout the years‚ several colonies emerged‚ grew‚ and developed in the "New World." In order to effectively reach their goals and survive‚ people had to establish standardized rules and orders through documents within their communities that would reshape and form their changing lifestyles. Two of the most famous of these documents are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut‚ written by pilgrims of Connecticut in 1639‚ and the Mayflower Compact‚ which

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    What is a Presidential doctrine: it indicates a program that a president uses to implement a policy towards either a country or region to attain foreign policy aspirations for the United States. The term "doctrine" denotes "A declaration of certified government policy‚ particularly in foreign affairs and military strategy" ("Doctrine‚" n.d.). Presidents like Jimmy Carter‚ James Polk‚ and George W. Bush put together their doctrines‚ but amid these the doctrine of President Ronald Reagan is most notably

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    With so many important eras in US history why would anyone believe 1950-1975 to be significant? With such great advancements in technology and civil rights this era helped shape what this country is today. The era of 1950 through 1975 was significant to America. This era was significant to America because of the Cuban missile crisis‚ the Apollo 13 disaster‚ and the march on Washington. The First thing that made 1950 through 1975 significant to America was the Cuban missile crisis. During October

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    which our nation was founded. Lincolns words “government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people” continues to speak for many today. At this time in the middle of the Civil War people were discouraged. Citizens needed something to believe in. In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln described the wonderful things the nation was fighting for. It was a new interpterion of American government and society. It was about preserving self-government. Before the Gettysburg Address the war was manly about state

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    States or by any state on account of race color‚ or previous conditions of servitude.” This amendment was granting African American men the right to vote. This was adopted into the United States Constitution on the 30th of March in 1870. It was passed by the congress a year before. By the late 1870’s‚ many people of Caucasian race did not want this amendment to pass. They did not want the African American people to vote especially in the South states. After years and many months of discrimination towards

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    The persecution of John T. Scopes was a very peculiar case‚ but it was also one of the most famous and important cases to ever appear in the Western world. The Scopes trial is often referred to‚ as Mencken says‚ “completely switching the direction the country seemed to obviously be going in at the time” (Mencken’s Trial Account). The Scopes trial is often misperceived in it’s message for the country‚ it is seen as a random trial against a science teacher that eventually led to an argument over evolution

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    the inverse. Frankenstein made a being and dismissed it directly after it sprung up. He was brutal towards the animal all through the novel on the grounds that notwithstanding when the animal needed to search for peace with a sidekick‚ Frankenstein wouldn’t concede this desire. Conversely‚ the animal was grim and monstrous outwardly however had all the more an accommodating nature than Frankenstein. The animal was benevolent and delicate before Frankenstein’s activities made him change his heart and

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    “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” began. The original intent was to learn the effects of syphilis on the body. The study began with 600 black men and was intended to last six months. Shamefully‚ the ethics of this experiment were nonexistent as misinformation and deception led the experiment to last a striking forty years. A primary object for the disgust surrounding the experiment was the lack of consent. Currently‚ the Institutional Review Board (IRB) requires informed

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    The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social‚ political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and

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