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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Martin Luther King Jr. uses rhetorical strategies, such as logic, quotes from the bible, and authority figures in his letter to the eight clergymen. ... Martin Luther King Jr. uses quotes from the bible and other authority figures to strengthen his argument in the letter to the eight clergymen. Martin uses quotes from the bible because the eight clergymen were bishops, pastors, and rabbis. ... Martin also quotes St. ... He uses these authority figures to show that he might be an extremist, but he is doing it for the good of his people just as did the people he had quoted. ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Although a combination of crazy weather on the East Coast - first an earthquake and then Hurricane Irene - prevented the official Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute from taking place as scheduled, a two-hour interfaith prayer service was conducted at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,...

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In the eight chapters between the quotes and ten generations between Adam and Noah, man sins and perverts the world. ... "By killing man suppresses in himself, unnecessarily, the highest spiritual capacity-that of sympathy and pity towards living creatures like himself, and by violating his own feeling becomes so cruel (Tolstoy, quoted in 4)."" ... And to act so is immoral (Tolstoy, quoted in 4)."" ...

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Numerous times throughout her story she quotes scripture. ... While the Indians were mocking her slow, staggering steps, she quotes Isaiah (p.51) "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee." ... Either way, the very fact that she quoted scripture at all in her story reflects her sense of self in relation to society. ...

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In the short story America and I the author Anzia Yezierska can be quoted as saying "If murders had robbed me and killed me it wouldn't have hurt me so much." ... Anzia can also be quoted as saying "America is no utopia. ... Another demonstration of courage was literally at the birth of the nation we live in today, Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams often wrote to her husband and in one of her letters she can be quoted as saying "How many are the solitary hours I spend, ruminating upon the past, and anticipating the future, whilst you, overwhelmed with the cares of state, have few mo...

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This quote also mentions a game of basketball taking place. ... You said the beginning paragraphs with quotes is a good thing but not when used excessively. I made a few topic sentences, and now only two of the paragraphs begin with a quote. ...

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Numerous times throughout her story she quotes scripture. ... While the Indians were mocking her slow, staggering steps, she quotes Isaiah (p.51) "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee." ... Either way, the very fact that she quoted scripture at all in her story reflects her sense of self in relation to society. ...

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Upon the careful of examination and analysis of Bradstreet's first literary work, The Prologue, there are several different quotes that should be discussed due to the fact that they give the impression that they are challenging the Puritan ideals. ... The specific quote is found within the first few lines of the poem and states, Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain, who after birth didst by my side remain (Bradstreet 119). ... This quote is the ending of the poem, and through these words it appears that Bradstreet is actually downing her work, and accepting the fact that she is ...

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This quote illustrates how the U.S government is over abusing their power towards their own citizens simply to become wealthier and re invest the tax papers money in industries the government sees as profitable for them. ... Evidently, this quote proves that the U.S government is not the worst of how they impose their rights and economic justice, yet it is still important to take note that how they are treating people is wrong. ... " (p.119) This quote illustrates how wealth controls the interstellar domination of all social aspects of life. ...

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This quote also mentions a game of basketball taking place. ... You said the beginning paragraphs with quotes is a good thing but not when used excessively. I made a few topic sentences, and now only two of the paragraphs begin with a quote. ...

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Thomas Jefferson felt that with hard-working, moral, virtuous farmers the nation would be shaped in the same manner and is quoted as writing, "Corruption of morals in the mass of cultivators is a phenomenon of which no age nor nation has furnished an example" (Major Problems, page 165). ... Jefferson and his followers were not impressed by this possibility, as illustrated by a friend of Jefferson's and his quote from Slaveslap Kiddnap, "To yon tempestuous sea of liberty may it never be calm" (Major Problems, page 179). ...

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One way that Reagan very legitimately relates modern evangelicals to the Founding Fathers is by quoting people like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The quotes that he uses from old presidents show that Evangelicals have always been a very important and strong part of our country. ...

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Handling LGBT High School Students' Needs: Catching Up With The Here and Now Thompson's quote argues "the moral order has to catch up with the moral necessities of actual life in time, here and now.... Thompson's quote speaks to the plight of teens stuck in a school system unreceptive to their needs and insensitive to the wider social trend toward acceptance of LGBT identity. ...

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In a quote by Alta Charo, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, Alta says, "Here there is extremely little precedent, one could make the case that research is expressive activity and the search for knowledge is intrinsically within the First Amendment" (Works cited, 1). ... Elizabeth Foley, of Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University explains in a quote, "One of the problems with speculating in this area is there have been very few times in history where government has tried to restrict somebody's ability to reproduce. ...

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In a March 2000 episode of the television sitcom, Third Rock From the Sun, on of the characters makes a direct quote in relation to the extravagant display of triumph. The character was quoted to say, "She is about one goal away from ripping her shirt off."" ... As quoted in Business Week, women have "few Leagues of their own."" ...

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The best way to sum up tobacco and advertising comes from this quote in US News, "Is it the use of a cartoon character in an ad proof that you are targeting children? ... When I was looking through the booklet on Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada I found a handful of quotes from world experts that could be quite useful in showing how children are affected by the advertisements. ...

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