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    nation and maintain order. Citizens of the country argue that the Government is out to get them or somehow some way not doing what is right. I myself cannot say what exactly the government is doing right or wrong. Throughout my life I have had many great amenities as every tax paying citizen should have the right to. That being said, I am not one of those people who believe in conspiracies against the Government. In the early days of our founding fathers, they knew becoming an independent nation would

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    The War of 1812 was a conflict that took place between the United Kingdom and the United States of America from 1812 to 1815 (Schultz 151). The UK had support from their Native American allies and the North American colonies. By the time the war came to an end, a lot of issues had been resolved, and the American boundaries remain untouched. In order to understand the impact that the war had on the country, it would be necessary to highlight is cause, the course of events while comparing the major

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    Delivered in 1940 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom “We shall fight on the beaches” is arguably the most defining speech in world history. Being the second of three speeches delivered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, during the midst of World War II. The speech was used to the deliver news regarding the greatest military disaster to date in Dunkirk. In his speech Churchill was able to channel into audience patriotic spirit and desire to preserve, by depicting the deeds of the brave

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    him. One the most notable poems of Wordsworth are “London, 1802”, which describes the decadence of Great Britain from his point of view, with notable focuses on its meaning and structure; Wordsworth

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    made. The colonies were subordinate to the Parliament, but the Americans lost their connection to Britain and would not obey their laws due to the fact they had no

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    United Kingdom is located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. It has an area of 242,495 km2, establishing it to be the 79th largest country in the world, with a population of roughly 66 million people, making it the 22nd largest country by population. The population of the U.K is nearly 10 million people more than 42 years ago. It is a fairly diverse community with ethnic crowds including White European. Black British/Afro- Caribbean, Indian, multicultural, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese

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    speak to each other because of their different views. Loyalists and Patriots had very different opinions on whether or not to stay loyal to Britain. While the Patriots had more followers, the Loyalists had strong reasons to remain loyal to the British government. While there were many advantages, the key and most essential arguments are the following; Britain gave the colonists safety, the taxes and acts that the British put in place were to help and not hurt the colonists, and the British Army would

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    King Arthur is said to be a medieval knight that was head of the kingdom Camelot. Many people debate on if he was real or not. Some say he was a military leader that fought off a Staxon invasion in the 5th and 6th centuries. His legend has been written by many authors, poets, and journalist. Not much is known about Arthur. Different writers have written different stories on Arthur. Some say he was a warrior that lead the British army. Others say he was an actually leader of Camelot. King Arthur

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    Revolutions: The Road to Independence Essay

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    by political, social, and economic disputes. Consequently, the common matter for the American, French, and Latin America revolutions emerged to gain their own independence. In North America, the colonists put emphasis on their independence from Great Britain and established a new republic. In France, protesters abolished the authority of France and reorganized the French society, and Latin America sought liberty from Spain’s control. One thing all three revolutions had in common was that they were

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    Celts Vs Paganism

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    from different groups of people. Among these groups were the Celts, the Romans, and Germanic tribes including the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Medieval Britain served as “the meeting place” for these major groups, making it very rich in culture. The recorded history of Britain began with the Celts in 400 BCE. There were two types of Celts in medieval Britain: the Brittonic Celts and the Goidelic Celts, who “achieved linguistic and social dominance” (David Damrosch and Kevin J. H. Dettmar 9). The Celts

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