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    Revolutions Throughout history there were many revolutions in the world. Some had huge impacts on what the world is today‚ while others were just dust in the wind. Some of the major impacts in this world was the American‚ French and Mexican revolutions. All of these revolutions were based on trying to earning freedom from tyrants. The American Revolution was based on getting freedom from the British. The American Revolution took place in North America when Great Britain sent a fleet of ship to colonize

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    What does it mean to be an American for you? We use “American” word so freely but do we know what it exactly means to be an American? Only living in America does not mean that you are an American. Millions of people migrate into the United States of American in order to achieve their dream and earn the name of an American. For hundreds of years the United States has been attracting immigrants from a variety of different countries‚ races‚ and religions to come live in a land full of freedom and opportunity

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    What does it mean to be an American? Many people dream about being an American. They dream because they envision America as the land of peace and prosperity. But is it? At times it has been‚ and at times its not. It is hard for the United States to be correct all the time because they have been unwilling designated as the "World Police". Throughout history there have been examples politically‚ economically‚ and socially‚ where being an American is rewarding and times where it is embarrassing

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    Do you know what it means to be an American? There is several ways to show what it is to be an American. For example‚ the police protect our streets everyday. Also the people that have careers that makes our country a better place. An American is showing patriotism‚ having freedom‚ and showing love and devotion for your country. “Patriotism is a love and a duty‚ a love of country expressed in good citizenship.” (Act. 1.2) Although‚ patriotism may have several different meanings it all comes together

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    What is an American? Americans are self-spoken individuals full of radical ideas and egotistical spirits. This spirit has created the supreme economic monster that is America today. America is about freedom of speech and press‚ freedom of religion and most importantly freedom of choice. These three key components make up what it means to be an American. Freedom of speech was granted to Americans in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This freedom can be in the form of a peaceful protest

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    Nicholas Farruggia Cara Snider/ Section 23 February 21‚ 2007 What Makes the Super Bowl So Super? "Super Sunday" is able to attract greater audiences to the annual event than any other television event‚ but how? Are the teams matching up better? Are the games becoming more competitive? I feel the enormous number of viewers each year has nothing to do with the game. The NFL has incorporated many other aspects to the championship night‚ including pre-game entertainment‚ National Anthem renditions

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    September 21‚ 2016 The Origins of American Interventionism The doctrine of manifest destiny was indispensable in explaining the initial origins of American expansion across the North American region in the early to mid-1800s. By the late 1890s‚ the idea of manifest destiny also saw a re-emergence during the Spanish-American War‚ fueling pro-war sentiment in the American public and helping to push Congress towards the path of interventionism outside of the North American region‚ namely in the territories

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    display starving and sick African children‚ or high end fashion designers use afrocentric patterns on the runway‚ or Taylor Swift glorifies the beautiful lions in the wide open safari‚ in the end a hugely biased view about Africa forms. A young African American woman names‚ Amandla Stenberg‚ discusses this issue in her video titled‚ "Don’t Cash Crop My Cornrows”. Stenberg defines her point as‚ "Appropriation occurs when a style leads to racist generalizations or stereotypes where it originated‚ but is

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    George Washington is a person with many talents and I know this because I am George Washington’s horse. George Washington is a person with many talents such as swordplay and being a good leader for people to be able to look up to. George Washington is a great warrior especially in battle because he knows how to lead his entire Army to victory‚ I am always in battle with him giving him a helping hand wherever he needs to go during each battle even in life because I am his horse. He then became someone

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    Ronald Reagan is one of the best presidents the United States has had so far. He never gave up on the disaster America was becoming. He always strived to make the country safer‚ more peaceful‚ and stronger. Despite the confusion with his involvement in scandalous foreign affairs‚ he stood for what he promised. He had a sense of sanity and peacefulness in his poise and voice that could calm the worst of a storm. He truly knew how to comfort and provide for the people of America and never stopped

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