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    The Constitution Essay

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    THE CONSTITUTION We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. IDEALS: Justice, tranquility , liberty, and posterity Notes : Gen. statement about what the con. will entail Setting stage for American identity

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    There are many beautiful places in the Northwest of the United States, but Eastern Washington is easily the most beautiful area of Washington State. I have lived in Eastern Washington for almost seven years, I have lived in California and have been to Oregon several times and have seen many beautiful regions on the West Coast. But, Eastern Washington is the best. Eastern Washington has many beautiful landforms and is full of wonderful Wildlife areas. These Wildlife areas contain many large forests

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    speech on the 28th of August in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. King gives this speech in the midst of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where about 250,000 African Americans and white civil rights activists marched, making it the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage (“Civil Rights March on Washington”). In order to fight for civil and economic rights and guide his fellow activists

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    Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech was one of the most famous speeches in history. The speech is to make people woke about the hardcore discrimination of people of color in the United States at the time. He uses many convincing and factual points to make people realize the injustice that African Americans and other minorities were facing. King uses rhetorical devices like anaphoric, synecdoche, similes, personification, and metaphors to add character and depth to his speech. In the

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    Politics: just the sound of this single word induces a variety of thoughts and facial expressions. Some embrace the inner workings of politics, while others leave the room immediately after hearing anything relating to it. Like it or not, politics is an integral part of the United States and affects our daily lives. Trying to avoid politics is like a stranded person in the desert swimming their way out of sand. Whether interesting or not, esteemed or despised, politics has become an especially frequent

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    There are many people other than Thomas Jefferson that considers his election revolutionary. The reason for this is because of the changes that was made in the presidency and in Congress. The Federalist lost control of both, presidency and Congress, and the Republicans took control. Jefferson was the vice president of John Adams from 1797-1801. In 1800 Jefferson was elected to president. There was a tie between Jefferson and Burr with 73 electoral votes a piece and the committee chose Jefferson

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    I. Introduction-lead in & background: A. “I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.” This is one of the many lines in the “I Have A Dream” speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. this particular speech as been on top of the list of greatest speeches of all time. B. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave this speech over segregation and racism in the United States on August 28, 1963. C. He was a civil rights activist, he was giving this

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    In 1787 the Framers established a new voting system known as the Electoral College. (Brown) It is a group of electors chosen by the voters in every state to select the President and Vice President of the United States. The reason for its creation was because the founding father were terrified of direct election to the Presidency. They also had the interests of the small states and rural areas in mind and wanted to make sure they were protected. This is how the Electoral College works in five steps:

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    Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. are both very influential African American leaders. Both have had an extremely positive impact on America, especially for the African American community. Obama spoke out about the past struggles, struggles of today, and what can be done to resolve these struggles for African American children in particular during his speech at the NAACP Centennial Convention in 2009. In King’s speech “I Have a Dream” given back in 1963, he spoke about the change that we need

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    Imagine living in a world where you are immediately judges bases on the way your skin looked . Where people with a certain color of flesh aren't allowed to have the same luxurys as the others. This is exactly what Martin Luther KIng Jr. was fighting against, in the speech “I Have a Dream.” his purpose in writing is to persuade us that equality for African Americans can be found if we learn to accept what has been put on this earth. When we do that freedom will find every person and so will happiness

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