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…of growing resistance. In 1775, colonial militia met the British troops at Concord and Lexington, and after the shot heard round the world was fired, a battle ensued that left many dead or injured. These battles began the American Revolution, when…

…, and romantic writers. George Washington was an all American hero back in 1789; he fought for our freedom and peace. George was inaugurated to be the first United States President. The United States faced many problems and still does today. One of the nations…

…In the movie American Beauty, Kevin Spacey changes. Whether it is good or bad one can form their opinion. But as far as Kevin’s character is concerned, he feels that he is doing the right thing. Kevin’s character, which is Lester, is a man in his mid…

…American Government America as we know it includes a vast network of representative governments. During the colonial period of early America, Virginia was the first to introduce a representative assembly. This first glimpse of democracy influenced…

…Prohibition On midnight of January 16, 1920, one of the started around the turn of the century, when many people got the idea that most of what was wrong with America was caused by boozepersonal habits and customs of most Americans came to a sudden…

…on the teaching. I really feel came from African . Is damnation coming on American more, due to our poor relation with God. It really speak for itself, are does it? At one time the position of Christianity vastly improved when Emperor Constantine became…

…years, but in the end the North won, and the Confederate States of America rejoined the United States of America. In human lives, the Civil War cost more than any other American War. Total between both sides, about one million men died, most of which died…

…a "nuclear" family today. Until about the 1960's most Americans shared a common set of beliefs about family life, a family should consist of a husband and a wife living together with their children. The father being the head of the family, earns the family's…

…Americans and individualism The United States of America is the land of the free, the land of opportunity, and the wealthiest country in the world, a country that half the modern world is modeled after. Its President is referred to as the “Leader…

…PAPER No. 1 In my paper I would like to respond to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” and to Frederick Douglass’ “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave”. Even though these two novel weren’t written in the same…