Martin Luther King Jr. ... King once said, "He felt the transcendent God his father had told him about "a power to make a way out of no way- and "God was no longer a metaphysical category- to him. ... Martin Luther King Jr. ... What made King look backwards? ... If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in your struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos"(Autobiography 132)....

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Fidel Castro once said, "The Revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploitees." ... Fighting against the British monarchy, the American colonists desired independence and formed their own country, mapping out America's future for generations to come. The colonists were ruled by England's reigning monarch, King George III. ... The Parliament grew very angry with King James I because they were used to sharing the power with the monarchs. Everything was fine until the king came along and took all of the power for himself. ...

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The Way of Napoleon, or King Louis? ... They also used it to end to tithe once and for all. ... They had that very a short amount of time, but once Napoleon came along and literally crowned himself emperor, it was over. ... This did not occur but, they did come up with a set of goals that showed what they would like to see happen in the future. ... Exactly like King Louis. ...

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After establishing removal from British Rule, the Declaration specifically lists every wrongdoing by King Henry and his government. ... " The document set forth what they wanted to see from the future rule of the United States. ... Because once it started, there was no way of stopping it. ... The obvious solution is to say that hard work and continuing to "do the right thing" will lead me to an honest future. ... It's easy to say on the outside that one wouldn't put up with the corruption, but once you're in the middle of it, it is a whole different ball game. ...

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My utopia consists of similar ideals from Moore, King, Jefferson, and from the film "Children of Men.... In today's day and age air travel is not as glamorous and safe as it once was. ... In the film the community itself has lost all hope due to the fact that women lost the ability to become impregnated; this causes the citizens to lose hope in a future therefore the city is in ruins. ... Although a utopia may never be possible to exist in a world in today's day and age the teachings along with thinking's of King, Jefferson and Moore can bring us closer to this mystical soc...

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Even after the war, it took years to settle the old hatreds and to have once again a newly independent nation united. ... The given definition of a "loyalist" is "a person who professed a continuing allegiance to the King of Great Britain." ... (Allen, 3) This loyalist definition also excluded a good number of those who may have been labeled a loyalist for more self-serving reasons without strong feelings for the British or the King one way or another. ... At the end of the war, those deemed loyalists faced a bleak, uncertain future. Although it was specifically stated in the Treaty of Pari...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Even after the war, it took years to settle the old hatreds and to have once again a newly independent nation united. ... The given definition of a "loyalist" is "a person who professed a continuing allegiance to the King of Great Britain." ... (Allen, 3) This loyalist definition also excluded a good number of those who may have been labeled a loyalist for more self-serving reasons without strong feelings for the British or the King one way or another. ... At the end of the war, those deemed loyalists faced a bleak, uncertain future. Although it was specifically stated in the Treaty of Pari...

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He once said "I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. ... During this time there was only some unrest between Colonial America and Britain, but Mayhew's discourse became an extremely interesting bridge between the radical Puritan past and the American Revolutionary future. ... Jonathan Mayhew justified overthrowing the King by proving that intentional unjust laws are considered abuse. ... One would see petitions overlooked and the foolish and harshness of the crown (a.k.a. the King). ... The...

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In response, Jefferson sent future U.S. president James Monroe to Paris to aid Livingston in the New Orleans purchase negotiations. ... The delegates wanted approval of the Declaration to be unanimous since they all were fully aware of the type of impact that the Declaration would have on the future of this nation. They were blatantly waging rebellion against their king, and admitting it in writing. ... The third paragraph reflects on Jefferson's beliefs and philosophy on both the sovereignty and natural rights of the people, concluding that once adopted, no law is irrevocable and shall a...

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At the time of the signing the US consisted of 13 colonies under the rule of England's King George III. ... As the unrest grew in the colonies, King George sent extra troops to help control any rebellion. ... It is said that John Hancock signed his name "with a great flourish" so "King George can read that without spectacles!." ... But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future secur...

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The Seven Years War between Great Britain and France and its subsequent acts had a substantial impact on British-American relations once the war was over. ... In a last attempt to avoid a revolutionary war, the Congress sent the "Olive Branch Petition" to King George that declared they wanted to remain allies with Britain but be given a certain independence. A section of the petition reads as follows, "we solemnly assure your Majesty, that we not only most ardently desire the former harmony between her and these Colonies may be restored, but that a concord may be established bet...

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The colonists of other nationalities, quite obviously, felt no loyalty whatsoever to King George the Third, Parliament, or Britain. ... The American version primarily dealt with the creation of new government power once the authority of England was abolished. ... The war itself encouraged growth of production in America, and brought in foreign investors.4 The American Revolution provided freedom of trade and shaped the future for a capitalistic America. ... The revolution and the chaos following it caused many differences of opinion as to how France's future as a nation sho...

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He warned the new king Charles II that his usage owas for the most part destructive to his citizens at home and with his characteristic outspoken manner, frequently spoke up for the freedoms and rights of the lower classes. ... Similarly to General George Washington, General Lee was once a general in the Seven Years War, yet, by circumstance, was drawn to the colonies to reside. ...

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In his acts of rebellion against King George III's presumably tyrannous misdeeds ultimately led to the separation of the colonial people into the Tories and the Whigs, the loyalists and the patriots. ... Eventually Napoleon lost use for this land though luckily and sold it to us pocketing the cash for his own future battles with England. ...

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