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    Rhetorical Analysis Of Lincoln's Inaugural Address

    presented this early speech to address if future generations of, not only women, but sturdy men, can preserve their government. Men should set aside their differences and work to secure their country. After the American Revolution, and the passing of the founding generation, government has shut down. Lincoln addressed the violent act of mobs fluctuating over freed slave negroes, successful men who morally focus upon themselves, lynching, and various uproars throughout the political institution. During this

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    Gunownership vs Gun Prohibition

    reasons in support of pro-guns ownership for private citizens, comes from one of the founding fathers Thomas Jefferson (n.d.) who eloquently stated “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." He also said," No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” This belief was not his alone but that of all the founding fathers. This belief was so strong that this intent of private ownership of guns

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    Electoral College Time for Change

    of the Electoral College was born by the founding fathers during the Constitutional Convention. There were roughly four ideas of how to elect a president to the United States. First was the idea of giving the power to Congress to choose the president, but detractors worried that giving the authority to Congress could create corruption, political bargaining, and foreign influence on their choice. Plus this could upset the balance of power that the founding fathers were trying to create with the Constitution

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    Heloo

    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California on an 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus near Palo Alto, California, United States. It is situated in the northwestern Silicon Valley, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of San Jose and 37 miles (60 km) southeast of San Francisco.[6] Leland Stanford, a Californian railroad tycoon and politician, and his wife Jane Lathrop Stanford

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    David Mctaggart Research Paper

    of nuclear waste in the ocean, block the production of toxic wastes, end nuclear testing, and protect the Antarctic continent from oil and mineral exploitation. What a big job for one person! David McTaggart’s most significant contribution was the founding of a group called Greenpeace, which contributes to saving wildlife. David founded Greenpeace in the late 1960s. He was the spokesman and chairman of the Greenpeace International group. The Greenpeace group has grown from 10,000 members to 2.5

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    Important Things Relevant To America's History

    document written over 200 years ago. We the people. All very important things relevant to America’s history, and its founding. America is a country that was founded 242 years ago. America is unique because it gives the citizens freedom of religion, speech, the ability to protest and petition, and so much more. It is also very unique because “We the people...” founded it. America’s founding started with the pilgrims coming over to our land from Great Britain way back in 1620. They began to build houses

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    Immigratrion

    Constitution, the federal government has the authority to make decisions regarding citizenship, yet recently the state governments have been passing policies which have been either helping or negatively impacting immigrants. Founding Documents: According to the Founding Documents the federal government has the authority to make decisions regarding immigration. Though some states do not approve the citizenship of immigrants, the decision is really up to the federal government. In Article 1, Section

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    National Symbols: The American Right To A Viewpoint

    scrutinizing or loosely based, due to the ideals of the American journey to freedom. In the history of America, numerous perils and hardships have been conquered in order for the U.S. to be the land of the free. As a matter of fact, the work of our founding fathers gave each citizen of the U.S. has the right to, freedom of speech, religion, fair trial and many more. To this day, troops are fighting across the world, risking their lives, in order to preserve these fundamental rights. National symbols

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    Asylum Seekers Research Paper

    At times, it is certain that the majority of refugees seeking the ability to enter our nation are not only treated unfairly, but unethically with some of their most basic human rights being abused. With the significant growth of asylum seekers, it is important that the Australian Government does not overlook this issue, but instead reviews its policies in order to correctly align with the fundamental principles of family unity and refugee protection as stated by the United Nations (UN). Therefore

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    Alexander Hamilton's Influences On The Ratification Of The Constitution

    upon which the country was built. These individuals in the meantime built legacies- accomplishments that would forever make honor and respect synonymous with their names. Alexander Hamilton, however, is wrongfully overlooked when compared to other founding fathers, despite his disadvantageous upbringing and the lasting positive impact his principles and philosophies brought to the nation. Truly a modern thinker, Hamilton worked tirelessly as Secretary of the Treasury to push his plans for the Bank

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