attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress passed the USA Patriot Act on October 5th‚ 2001. This act expanded the surveillance powers of domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies. The controversy that must be discussed is whether or not this legislation fully or in part has violated the Constitution and/or endangered our civil liberties in any way. John Kerry former presidential candidate is opposed to the patriot act stating "We are a nation of laws and liberties‚ not of
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The film “The Patriot” is about a father named Benjamin Martin who quit fighting in order to raise his family but is forced to fight when his son Gabriel Martin returns to the army after being injured. Benjamin leads a militia into battle against the British army who were considered as the most powerful army in the world at the time. At the beginning of the movie‚ the mood starts off in a happy way because it’s a sunny day and the kids were excited because the post rider came. Benjamin Martin visits
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The Patriot Video Work Olivia D. Henning Doc. Gary Wray HIST 111 29 July‚ 2012 The Patriot is a movie that takes place during the American Revolution in 1776. The movie follows the life of an America patriot named Benjamin Martin. He is the father of seven children and is a widower. He and his family lived on their plantation and work the land alongside of free‚ employed African American men‚ and a few slaves. Throughout the movie‚ Benjamin changes his mindset from wanting
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Mckenze Sander The Patriot The Patriot was about man name Benjamin Martin who was once was a French and Indian war hero‚ is a patriot who does not want to fight in the war against Britain. Benjamin has seven children and raised them by himself after his wife passed away. They lived in South Carolina. His oldest son name Gabriel enlistes in the army and‚ when South Carolina goes to war with Britain‚ he is involved. Colonel Tavington‚ the enemy had come to South Carolina with the .Gabriel
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Iran always had a history of insecurity; this had affected its foreign policy making and its self-defense actions. Instances in history have created the feeling of insecurity in Iran: Iran was divided in 1907 in a convention held and signed by Sir Arthur Nicolson the British ambassador to Russia‚ count Alexander Izvolsky who was the Russian foreign minister. In this convention‚ Iran was split into three zones: A zone under the control of the British authorities in the southeast‚ northern Persia under
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Some would argue in the movie “The Patriot” that Benjamin Martin’s main motivation for participating in the Revolutionary War is his patriotism. However‚ Martins motivation for entering the war is personal revenge for the loss of his son and his plantation burning to the ground. At the beginning of the movie Martin argued against fighting the British. He wants to live peacefully on his small plantation‚ and wants no part of a war with such a powerful nation‚ Great Britain. On the other hand his
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The poem ‘The Patriot’ is based on a man who has worked and fought for his country‚ which is clear in the title of the poem. The poem goes on to say that the public have not understood his intensions and they have punished him with the sentence to death. To begin with‚ the first stanza sets the scene and the setting of the poem‚ allowing the reader to understand where the writer is and what the poem is generally about. It says: “It was roses‚ roses‚ all the way”. Connotations of ‘roses’ are love
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Running Head: Homeland Security Are we safer since the creation of this department? Michele Pulley April 26‚ 2010 Professor George Strayer University Spring Semester Outline I. Topic: The United States Homeland Security and The War on Terrorism II. Thesis Statement: Homeland Security plays a major role in the war on terror. Topic Sentences 1. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 reduces the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism. 2. The Department of Homeland Security was
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that provides a good mix of history while remaining entertaining for an extended period of times. Like most Hollywood History films‚ The Patriot tries to find the perfect balance of fiction and truth into a very entertaining two hours. By examining the film’s story and its historical accuracies and inaccuracies‚ this will becomes increasingly apparent. The Patriot‚ released in 2000‚ details the campaign of a war that has been‚ for the most part‚ ignored in the film world. It is 1776 when the Revolutionary
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The War on Terrorism and Patriot Act are two important acts regarding terrorism. What is the War on Terrorism and Patriot act you may ask? Well the Patriot act was made so that the United States could hold someone in custody if they are connected or could piently be connected to terrorist groups. Now we have the War on Terrorism act. This act was made so that in the case of a terrorist attack they can stop it with military action. Even though they both have their pros they also have cons. Terrorism
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