Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? Most people in the United States celebrate the 4th of July‚ but do you know exactly why the holiday is so important to our country? Imagine how you would feel if someone older than you (maybe an older sister or brother) kept telling you what to do all of the time and kept taking more and more of your allowance. That is how the colonists felt in the years leading up to 1776. Great Britain kept trying to make the colonists follow more rules and pay higher taxes
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Why We Fight Wars are sometimes necessary to maintain and preserve our American values‚ way of life‚ liberty‚ and freedom. Most wars have been to preserve these American values‚ but some wars seem to have been fought other reasons. As American’s we fight to spread liberty and democracy. Our nation wants to prevent terrorism from happening in the United States. Our government fights wars because it is familiar. It is what we know as a nation. Throughout history‚ we have fought wars
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Valencia Knowles Pd.4 12-11-14 Symbols of America America has been through a lot of stressful events. Some events ended up killing many loved ones. Some destroyed part of our country‚ but it has also brought us all closer together. There are some articles that I have read that explain and show the sorrow and extreme pain of an America as a country. Three articles that I have read shows‚ in great detail the destruction that has happened. “A Quilt of a Country”‚ “The Gettysburg address‚” and “The
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The United States is considered one of the greatest countries in the world since World War II. However‚ this country has accepted millions of immigrants since the Americas were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492. The United States is composed of immigrants from around the world that came in search of freedom. This desire has become known as the American dream‚ and the dream is still sought today. On the other hand‚ America‚ the land of the free‚ is not as free as it is conceived around the
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What Does the American Flag Mean Anymore? Among all of the current conflicts that have arisen in the United States‚ minor conflicts such as the issue of U.S citizens not respecting the American flag anymore‚ should also be addressed. The American flag stands for justice‚ purity‚ perseverance‚ and freedom; all of which this country has paid a large price to earn. At the cost of many lives‚ freedom was won‚ yet few people acknowledge this. It is uncertain whether or not people actually
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Intro =pathos =logos =ethos I would like to thank Mrs Diciaula for monitoring this debate and you guys for listening and asking questions. Your decisions are the best privilege that you have‚ the only privilege that matters in the United States is the privilege of making free decisions- we all have that privilege in a free country. Although it seems greedy‚ sometimes people need to see the benefits on the other side of the table before making important decisions‚ important decisions
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“America is another name for opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of divine providence on behalf of the human race” (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Most people take pride in being an American‚ as America has provided greater opportunities and has fostered economic success for its’ citizens to be successful. By coming to America‚ people are able to take advantage of the better opportunities presented to them. The majority of people would interpret living in America as a privilege‚ as America
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Revolutionary ideals formed during the the American “Revolution” were somewhat effectively turned into political realities. The common colonist‚ as well as the elite upper class had many different ideas of what they wanted their lives‚ society‚ and government to look like. Although many had different specific ideals‚ their general ideals regarding how they’d like to be treated as individuals and as a nation stayed mostly the same. The outcome of the revolutionary period in 1787 fairly matched the
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Index: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………2 Body………………………………………………………………………………………3-7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………….8 Introduction: How did Nationalism begun in India? Well these were organized mass movements emphasizing and raising questions concerning the interests of the people of India. In most of these movements‚ people were themselves encouraged to take action. Due to several factors‚ these movements failed to win Independence for India
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Do not ask what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country "We have to labor‚ and to work‚ and work hard‚ to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for the world‚ for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace has been said to be indivisible; so is freedom‚ so is prosperity now‚ and so also is disaster in this One World that can no longer be split into isolated fragments." A true patriot
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