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    fundamental common law principle that aims to set a fair criminal trial. The right to have the assistance of counsel for defence is the right of a criminal defendant to have a lawyer assist in his defence‚ even if he cannot afford one. This right comes from a variety of sources‚ the first one being the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution‚ which is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions. 1 The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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    Battle of Gettysburg

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    2000 The Battle of Gettysburg " The Turning Point of the Civil War Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. This is the most famous and important Civil War Battle that occurred over three hot summer days‚ July 3‚ 1863‚ around the small market town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. More importantly Gettysburg was the clash between the two major American Cultures of their time: the North and the South. The causes of the Civil War‚ and the Battle of Gettysburg‚ one must understand

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    Battle of Gettysburg

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    Battle of Gettysburg This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days‚ July 1 to July 3‚ 1863‚ around the small market town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by its end involved 160‚000 Americans. Before the battle‚ major cities in the North such as Philadelphia‚ Baltimore and even Washington were under threat of attack from General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had crossed the Potomac River and marched

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    Letter from Trenches

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    A letter from the trenches Grade 9 Humanities - Assessment Task AOI: Health and Social Education Imagine you are a soldier fighting in the First World War in 1915… Your character could be in the trenches on the Western Front as: British‚ French or German soldier a native conscript from one of the colonies in Africa or Asia a volunteer from a commonwealth ally like Canada or South Africa Alternatively‚ your character could be: a German or Russian soldier on the Eastern Front a Turkish

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    Gettysburg the Speech

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    [Date] The Gettysburg Address Introduction Gettysburg Address is one of the important dictations of values that provided much needed direction for the future leadership of the United States. It shaped the societal values and beliefs of the country. This assertion can be affirmed with the speech ’s enduring presence in the US culture. Notwithstanding its noticeable place cut into stone units on the south divider of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ D.C.‚ the Gettysburg Address is every now

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    Letter from Prison

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    adviceguide.org.uk Advice that makes a difference Prisoners - letters If you’re in prison‚ it’s very important to keep in touch with family and friends. This fact sheet is about keeping in touch by letter. It’s for prisoners and their family and friends. Sending letters If you’re in prison‚ you can usually write letters to anyone you want‚ as long as what you write follows prison guidelines. You will‚ however‚ need to get permission from the prison governor to write to some people. For example‚

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    Gettysburg DBQ

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    DBQ: The Battle of Gettysburg It is 1863‚ and the people of the United and Confederate States are wondering who will win this Great Civil War. Southern General Robert E. Lee decided to make a bold move and marched his troops to Pennsylvania to achieve a victory on Union soil. As the news of Lee’s army reached Northern General Meade‚ they followed in immediate pursuit. The Battle of Gettysburg is a crucial turning point in Civil War due to the termination of the Southern advance into Northern States

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    Birmingham Bombing

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    Michael Reynolds English 101 001 Dr. Roger West May 13‚ 2013 The sixteenth street Baptist church in Birmingham‚ Alabama used for meetings to protesting the cities unwillingness to desegregate it’s public schools on September 15 1963 a bomb exploded during Sunday school killing Denise McNair‚ Caroline Robertson‚ Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins‚ it would be fourteen years before anyone was even charged with the crime and many more before all were brought to justice. On that same day Governor

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    Letters from Wolfie

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    1. Book Title: Letters from Wolfie Author: Patti Sherlock 2. This story takes place in 1969 during the Vietnam War. Some of the story takes place in Vietnam and Fort Benning‚ Georgia. 3. The Main Characters in the book are: Mark Cantrell: A thirteen year old boy living in Colorado during the Vietnam War. Mark donates his dog‚ Wolfie‚ to the Army’s scout program. Mark is the younger of two brothers. He is not as popular as his older brother and is more reserved. Mark

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    A Letter from the Front

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    My Darling Amy‚ I hope this letter finds both you and the boys fit and well. I know that I said I would write every day‚ but it has just not been possible for the past couple of days‚ I hope you haven’t been worrying too much? We moved into a new position yesterday. I am now in a place called the Somme‚ It’s somewhere in the north of France. This morning I received two of your letters‚ dated the 3rd and 7th December in addition to the package you sent. Will you thank the boys for the lovely pictures

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