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    distance, bombs explode like thunder, slashes lighten the sky, gunfire falls like rain.”(Lai, 48). The previous citation displays that no matter where you are the war will always be too close. Furthermore the Time's article “A Syrian Refugee Story” states “ As he and his wife scampered through neighborhoods pocked by war, a missile crashed into a nearby building.” (Altman, Time). Similar to Há and her family missiles and rockets were going off everywhere. The rockets and missiles are dangerous because

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    American independence. There was a great deal of coordination prior to the actual engagement consequently leading to this outcome. The total number of soldiers consisted of 17,600 American and French soldiers, under the command of General George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Comte de Rochambeau, and Rear Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, the Comte de Grasse lead a French Naval Fleet. 8,300 British forces were commanded by General Charles Earl Cornwallis with 7,000 additional forces sent from General

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    narrative is eloquently written by Washington Irving, a prolific nineteenth century American writer. The Author sets the story in a village near the Hudson River, along the banks of the Catskill Mountains where Great Britain once held reigns. Irving presents the reader with a story that effectively delivers an abundance of connotations representing the era of its origin. Through the use of characterization, imagery and symbolism, the reader can infer that Washington Irving is conveying a complex theme

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    George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the eldest of six children by Augustine Washington and his second wife Mary Ball. The majority of Washington’s education came from his father and after his death when George was 11 years of age in 1743, his elder half-brother Lawrence. Young George quickly learned the trade of surveying and at the age of 16 in 1748 he joined a surveying party sent out to the Shenandoah Valley by Lord Fairfax, a land baron. For

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    where the American cause was popular. Lafayette wanted to believe it, and pretended to comply with the order to report to Marseilles, going only a few miles east before turning around and returning to his ship. La Victoire set sail for the United States on 20 April

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    Many individuals ponder whether paranormal activity in fact does exist, or whether it is just a hallucination of the mind. Although, this may be a controversial topic, countless individuals can swear that they have witnessed a spirit with their own eyes, as others couldn’t disagree more. In the book, The Hauntings of Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, the author uses personal encounters of witnesses to justify the presence of a spirit in a historical location. The tales the author includes pertains

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    scandal to ever hit the United States and are largely credited with ushering in new era of accountability and transparency for elected officials. The story however did not come easily. Both Woodward and Bernstein were relatively young, unseasoned reporters with no major stories to their credit. In fact, when the initial break in at Watergate was discovered, most media outlets considered it not important and paid little or no attention to it. The editor of the Washington Post at the time, Benjamin

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    Honoring the Veterans What is Honor Flight? It is an amazing organization that honors World War II and Korean veterans. The veterans go to Washington D.C. to see their monuments for an entire day and some even go for multiple days. The veterans finally get to see the monuments that were built for them. The Korean War memorial, the World War II memorial, and the beginning of Honor Flight all have a great story. Honor Flight is one the widest known organization that is dedicated to veterans. Honor

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    Who was the first fatality of the American revolutionary war? The American revolutionary war was the war between England and the American colonies for the colonies freedom from the English empire. The revolutionary war was a war of firsts. The first submarine attack took place during the American Revolution. The colonists declared war on the British because they wanted all of the rights as a regular Englishman. The army that would eventually win the war was established on July 14, 1775. The stamp

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    The story of Ona Judge Staines told by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, expands the knowledge of the new nation’s stance on slavery to the modern American. As the story goes on, we learn the different views of the states and how they differ from the north to the south. Ona Judge’s life gives us personal insight on the struggles of being a slave in the new nation. On July 4, 1776, Americans cheered with joy and celebrated independence. The spilt from England proved Americans had what it takes to govern their

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