The issue behind this case is that the Montgomery County school system has made changes to a very important quote in the Declaration of Independence. By doing this, they have cause an uproar due to them teaching this falsely worded quote to the fifth graders of that county. ... The school system thought this would teach the children that the writers did not care about the slaves even though the quote said the slaves are as equal as us. ... With the other side of the argument, the people want the students to learn the correct version of the quote. ... If the kids are too young to handle th...

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It is because this quote shows why Texas became a state on the United States instead of a territory in Mexico. ... " This quote shows us that James Polk provoked the Mexican Army to fight. ... " And when he used this quote it shows us that James Polk used an excuse that out of 70 men, 16 men were killed or injured because of the mexican troops in american soil to Congress so they could all agree on having on a war and voting on it. ... " this quote shows us that United States was unjustified in going to war with Mexico because the Americans didn't follow the Mexican rule. ....

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I selected this quote because it shows the vast number of people that WWII has effected. ... I selected this quote because it shows how WWII had mentally effected Fred. ... I selected this quote because it shows just how the after effects of war can push a person to insanity. ... This quote shows how war can drive a sane man to insanity. ...

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That is what Thoreau is also saying in his quote. ... The dream the quote refers to is Gatsby's dream of Daisy being with him. ... It is stated in this quote that when analyzing an individual's "character" or personality another will be able to debate on a different view and therefore may create a disagreement. ... Two people may use the same quote to defend their arguments that are totally opposite. ...

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This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181- 182). ... This quote shows the pristine goals of where the possibilities were endless and one could accomplish anything through hard work. ... This quote shows the lack of motivation and meaningless to which the empty rich society has turned to. ...

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This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181- 182). ... This quote shows the pristine goals of where the possibilities were endless and one could accomplish anything through hard work. ... This quote shows the lack of motivation and meaningless to which the empty rich society has turned to. ...

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This quote explains how profiling helped at a time in the United States to evacuate the overpopulation of illegal immigrants. ... As described in this quote "It also strikes me that one can distinguish singling out a category of people for special scrutiny from judging people by different standards. ... This quote explains how police officers use racial profiling to condense the search of people who may commit crimes. ...

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This quote says that the people who fought at war and died had great consequences that united our nation and we will remember that. ... Limerick explains this as she quotes, They are tales from hell because they are stories so loaded with tiresome detail and pointless plot twists that narrative art bends and breaks under their weight. ... (472) From Limerick's quote she is explaining how readers don't get the real fact about history if they only know the little facts; they need to get the real facts to learn what is really going on. ...

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This quote symbolizes the flowy loose fitting dresses women during the 1920s wore. ... This quote tells apart the difference from upper class to lower class. ... The following quote demonstrates how fashion and jewelry bring across the matter of money and satisfaction. ...

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The exhibit presented pictures, legal documents, political cartoons, excerpts and quotes from politicians, and a chinese timeline form 1839-1965. ... One quote I found interesting was from Denis Kearny that stated, "The Chinese must go!" ... The exhibits had data, pictures, quotes, and useful non-bias information. ...

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King quotes, "I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for the law." ... Thoreau quotes, "I did not for a moment feel confined, and the walls seemed a great waste of stone and mortar. ... Those categories have their proof through quotes of the writers. ...

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David Thoreau would unarguably agree with Plato's quote. ... Now does that not sound similar to the quote taken from The Apology? ... This quote proves to the readers that many politicians make illegal and unjust decisions on their own. ... The answer is mentioned in this quote: "If the tax-gatherer, or any other public officer, asks me, as one has done, "But what shall I do?" ... This quote further clarifies that justice cannot exist in the political world, by explaining to the readers that due to Socrates" commitment to justice, it would not have been possible for him to survive in publ...

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By examining this quote, one can see that Antonia's mother, a immigrant, was a poor girl who had a poor job. ... One can see from the following quote that Jim Burden, along with everyone else, knew that this is how the world was going to be. ... The following quote from the novel explains how the daughters of the immigrants, like Antonia, were not only constrained by the people around them, but by their families as well. ... (Cather) This quote explains that Antonia's only hope to succeed in life would be to teach a country school. ...

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In one of his amazing speeches Martin Luther King quoted the above. The quote starts off with Martin Luther King talking about the people that wrote the Constitution and the declaration of indepencdance. ...

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(need an introduction to the quote)"But now was the time for us to cooperate wholeheartedly with France" (State Department). ... (intro to quote)"An oddly-shaped country, stretching like a letter "S" along the coast of mainland Southeast Asia from the Chinese border to the Gulf of Thailand" (Lessons 3). ...

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I will conclude with how this "war against terrorism" as affected the country's perception on Terrorism as defined by the FBI quoted on The Terrorism Research website is "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." ... That is the definition that is written on The stentorian website, and quoted by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony. ...

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Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri is quoted saying "his government has chosen "the path of peace" it's acceptance had "no condition, no reservations."" ... Yet the U.K. still doesn't give the Iraqi president much credit for honesty quoting Abel Darwish of The Independent, "It would be a big mistake to underestimate Saddam's ability to weather the coming storm." ...

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As Richard Henry Lee's idea was brought forward he was quoted as saying "....these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states". ... After writing the Declaration Jefferson was quoted as intending the declaration to be "placed before mankind the common sense of the subject in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent...Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind" The declaration of independe...

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Name: Anonymous Submitted: 08.29.01 Word Count: 4987 "This site kicks-ass!!" The Ozone a Hole in the Theory The protective ozone layer around our world undergoes much thought and debate. The "Hole", however, only exists in the minds of environmental, self-serving scientists and politicians. It interests many to find all the faults in the publics consensus of the "ozone depletion." Most scientists do not believe in this "depletion", they think it is a natural phenomenon. ...

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The symbolism in this quote is important because Hala as learned to look beyond the surface with mind. ... This quote shows that even though she has learned about her culture and to take things in slowly, she still forgets about how liberal things are in America. ... This quote explains that one should incorporate their heritage and what their family has taught them in their daily lives and continue to be who they are, while following their own beliefs. Soraya does not follow this quote due to the fact that she doesn't know who she is. ...

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By granting to Congress a power to collect moneys from the commerce of these states, indefinitely as to time and quantity, and for the expenditure of which they are not to be accountable to the states, they would become independent of their constituents; and so the proposed impost is repugnant to the liberty of the United States. " (Document A) This quote from the letter of Rhode Island explains that they reject the recommendation of Congress to control imported goods because it would hurt the economy of commercial states and Congress would abuse the power and take over the economy disregardin...

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In the book, The Just War, Paul Ramsey quotes St. ... Again in Ramsey's The Just War, he quotes Augustine's certain reasons for waging war when the time is right. ... This quote by Augustine states why an injustice is a greater evil than war, and it was proper to carry out a lesser evil if it would prevent a greater evil. ... In Pope John Paul II's address to the diplomatic corps in mid January, the Pope is quoted as saying about the possible Iraqi war, "War is not always inevitable War is never just another means that one can choose to employ for settling difference". ...

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This quote shows the way that Trudy sees Rose and her family as and thinks of them, when she hasn't even given them a chance to settle in. ... This quote shows that it was very dangerous for girls to be working alongside managers who were men because they would be in risk of going through an experience just like the one Rose was in. ... This quote shows the suffering Rose felt when she thought about the loss of her sister, and it shows that her American Dream of having a better life completed with her family was in risk of never being achieved. ...

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There is a famous quote from the television show Friends where the character Rachel tells her partner, "No uterus, no opinion" (Kelly). ... She then gave the implication that the governor stood by these allegations with the quote, "the fact that one of the actor's defenses was that he didn't realize that this was objectionable, otherwise the governor-elect of California wouldn't be a guy who thinks it's 'playful' to grab and grope, and the voters wouldn't ratify that attitude" (Quindlen 2-3). ... The article was full of studies and quotes...

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The three boys allegedly claimed that the murder was inspired by Slayer's lyrics; however, in Thom Geier's article, "Facing The Music," one of the three boys, Joseph Fiorella, was quoted as saying, "The fact is Slayer music didn't have anything to do with the murder. ... Ressner then quotes Steve Van Zandt, a musician who supported Biafra during the trail, as saying, "Young artists are being pressured not to be so controversial (22)." ... The singer was quoted by Daren Davis, in his article, "Manson's "Holy Wood" Hits Stores, Cover Banned by Best Buy and Circuit City," as...

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