Characterization of Yunior Junot Diaz was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated with his family to New Jersey‚ where a collection of his short stories are based from. Out of that collection is a short story “Fiesta‚ 1980”‚ which was featured in The Best American Short Stories‚ 1997. This story is told from the perspective of an adolescent boy‚ who lives in the Bronx of northern New Jersey with his family. He is having trouble understanding why things are the way they are in his family. Diaz
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Cited: Frank‚ Andrew K. American Revolution: People and Perspectives. Santa Barbara‚ CA: ABC-CLIO‚ 2007. Web. 7 March 2012. Kidd‚ Thomas S. God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution. New York‚ NY: Basic Books‚ 2010. Print. Jameson‚ J. Franklin. The American Revolution Considered as a Social Movement. Princeton‚ NJ: Princeton University Press‚ 1969. Print. Volo‚ Dorothy D‚ and James M. Volo. The American Revolution. Westport‚ CT: Greenwood
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December; cold and harsh. The Continental Army outside and risking frostbite walking through snow. Their spirits low after several defeats‚ the soldiers needed motivation. The British soldiers have been following the Continental Army all the way to New Jersey. Commander-in-chief George Washington had a plan though. He was going to cross the Delaware River and surprise the Hessians. The problem was‚ the army was suffering under terrible conditions. There were many ice storms and the Delaware River
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gives an idea of his world-view near the end of the book: The transformations through which the United States is passing in our own day are so profound‚ so far-reaching‚ that it is hardly an exaggeration to say that we are witnessing the birth of a new nation in America. The revolution in social and economic structure of this country during the past two decades is comparable to what occurred when independence was declared and the constitution was formed‚ or to the changes wrought by the era which
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dramatic expansion of England that began with the establishment of “plantations” in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and reached a peak with the conquest of Canada and the extension of British influence over India during the 1760s. In the New World alone at the time of the American Revolution Britain had close to two dozen colonies‚ most in the Caribbean‚ apart from the thirteen rebellious ones. As was the case for other colonizing nations‚ this expansion was driven by a variety of factors
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New Jersey has decent laws for handheld firearms but they are not good enough. New Jersey is a extremely populated state. For such a small state with so many people‚ New Jersey needs strict firearm laws‚ to keep things safe. The problem of New Jersey’s unsafe handgun laws can be solved by more strict laws and tracking devices because many handguns are bought‚ used‚ sold‚ and transported illegally. Of all firearms‚ citizens abuse the laws of handguns the most. When you hear or read on the
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visited the East Coast? I visited Boston‚ New york‚ New Jersey‚ and Time Square. Last fall I went to New jersey but on the way there we passed through New York City. As I arrived it didn’t look anything like Indianapolis‚ Indiana. There were a lot of huge building and a lot of people too. New York City is a very cool place to go. The idea of this essay would be to inform you to go to New York City. As my brothers‚ sisters‚ mom‚ step dad‚ and I walked in New York City and Time Square‚ it was very exciting
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life was moving to New Jersey in 2013. Moving to New Jersey led me to compete in National History Day (NHD). Furthermore‚ I got into a Gifted and Talented school for the first time. This resulted in me making incredible friends and having amazing teachers. If you do not know‚ National History Day is a rigorous History competition. The competition divides into five different categories‚ the category I competed in was the exhibit category. Each year the competition selects a new theme‚ last year’s
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state‚ and local budgets. In 2010‚ New Jersey Governor Chris Christie created the New Jersey Privatization Task Force to research and evaluate “opportunities for privatization within state government” (New Jersey Privatization Task Force‚ 2010). The Task Force found that city governments across the United States including Chicago‚ Philadelphia‚ and Indianapolis‚ had successfully privatized up to 49 city services while saving up to $275 million each(New Jersey Privatization Task Force‚ 2010). In
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popular work Washington Crossing the Delaware. The painting shows George Washington‚ along with 2‚500 soldiers‚ crossing the Delaware River in order to surprise the British’s Hessians army with an attack. This historical event took place in Trenton‚ New Jersey during the Christmas of 1776. Leutze’s work displayed the heroic actions of Washington and his army braving the icy and cold weather. Washington is at the head of the boat‚ staring at his goal into the distance with a dramatic pose. Several soldiers
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