music of Ireland spoke to me the most. Some of this music focused on telling stories of the everyday Irish person‚ whereas other songs focused on retelling a particular historical event in Ireland. The specific piece of music I selected is called The Patriot Game by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy
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The Patriot‚ starring Mel Gibson‚ Heath Ledger‚ Jason Issacs‚ and many others‚ is a suitable example of what Hollywood does to history. Although certain events and issues handled in the film are correct‚ there are glaring examples of liberties taken with the source material‚ which is history itself. The Patriot begins rather idyllically‚ which is a warning sign to begin with; the film is about the Revolutionary War after all. Mel Gibson plays a character named Benjamin Martin‚ who is actually an
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The Patriot Act was signed into law on October 26‚ 2001 by President George Bush. USA Patriot Act is actually an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Since it has passed‚ it has been one of the leading roles in preventing many terrorist attacks that are planned to hurt innocent civilians. Its goals were to strengthen the power of law-enforcement agencies and the domestic securities. Not only was it extremely controversial
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means fighting a war against the British then so be it‚ we will carry that burden to fight for a free country. When we have independence we will have the right to our own government and our own democracy. We have a right to follow any religion along with the rights to our property‚ which includes paying taxes. We will have the right to many things that currently we have had taken away from use due to monarchial dictatorship of Britain. Paine also states‚ “The duty of a patriot is to protect his
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The French and Indian war had a great impact on British Empire. The most profound impact was the expansion of British territory claims in America. However the war put financial strain on Britain with increased war debts. To offset these costs‚ King George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763‚ which prohibited westward expansion due to the cost of protecting the colonies from Native Americans‚ and a series of increased taxation acts. (Cider Act‚ Stamp Acts‚ Sugar Act‚ Townshend Act‚ etc.) These
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The Loyalists were the people who didn’t want to be divided from the Britain. The Loyalists were loyal to the Britain although they weren’t being treated as a human‚ by the Patriots. If you were a Loyalist you would be hanged or immediately sent to jail. And families that were patriots and loyalist would be separated. The patriots stayed in the thirteen colonies and the loyalists came to what is known as Canada now. Loyalists ancestors descend from places like England‚ Scotland‚ and Ireland. The majority
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Star Wars: Ever since Star Wars‚ the iconic film series that stuns audiences with its beautiful scenery and action‚ came out in 1977‚ it has been called one of the best movie series of all time by many fans. The original Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) shot the top of off the box office and has been a classic since then. In a galaxy far‚ far away‚ a man named George Lucas has been directing a movie of his called American Graffiti‚ while filming the movie‚ he gets a great idea‚ a movie‚ a space
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The Great War Known as World War 1 had an enormous impact on the world. It had the most impact on all the people that served on the field. Which witnessed ugly situations throughout the war. Many were traumatized and others went insane. However‚ these soldiers were not the only ones that were impacted by the war. The people on the homefront also experienced similar conditions when they had to alter towards the war. We see many of these things in the sources we read from and also the movies. World
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“Young Patriots” “To all Bicolanos‚ every calamity is a reminder of Typhoon Reming.” November 26‚ 2006. Typhoon Reming. I remember of how terrifying it was to hear the hissing sounds of strong winds; the loud heavy rains aggressively pounding our roof and windows; and how for the first time‚ our house was entered by rainwater. But then‚ last November 8‚ 2013‚ Typhoon Yolanda happened. The typhoon that was way worse than Reming. The typhoon that nearly wiped out the whole Visayas‚ specifically
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1980’s; Charlie Wilson was a Texas congressman. The movie starts out him in a stage then sitting in a hot tub‚ with bunch of naked woman‚ having drinks. There was a television showing Afghanis being invaded by Russians‚ telling him to rise up the volume‚ so he can hear it better. Throughout the movie‚ Charlie Wilson is a congressman who always has a glass of scotch whiskey in his hand‚ representing the district of Texas that gets involved in the war that was ongoing on in the Middle East. Watching
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