McCullough also sheds new light on how the war went down by focusing on minor, for lack of a better word, characters in the armies. For example, McCullough highlights the lives of specific Continental soldiers, like the brave Israel Putnam, a "hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill, who at fifty-seven was known affectionately as 'Old Put'" (34) and small soldiers like Private Joseph Martin, who at 15 was rather excited for the war, enjoying the "muttering of cannon fire thinking the sound was musical, or at least grand" (138). ... He was always a brave man, who at 21 ...

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Thus, it is better first to discover the true sense of state violence, its predicted and observed causes and then illustrate the phenomenon by giving some major examples from the real world such as the Irish and Lebanon interstate conflicts. ... The last question to answer will be the future of nationalism, will there be an end to the imagined idea of nationalism in this smalling global world or are we going to witness strengthening of the power of nation-states? ... Now, let's take a look at today's world. ... According to him, the violence is bravely justified in the name of h...

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Jefferson (2013) stated "Over the next 17 days, Jefferson drafted one of the most beautiful and powerful testaments to liberty and equality in the world history" (para. 11). ... His defense of the British solders was not taken well by the Boston community causing his law firm to suffer but would later serve him well being viewed as a fair and brave man. ... Franklin enjoyed this work and wanted to write for the paper his brother produced called The New England Courant. ...

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