But the Fourth of July‚ Independence Day‚ is something more than just another holiday. It is the birthday of a great idea-not merely the idea of independence‚ not merely the idea of the rights of humankind‚ but also the birthday of a profoundly idealistic and profoundly influential charter of liberty. The revolution signaled by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4‚ 1776‚ laid down the principles which have been the foundation stones of human progress ever since-the
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• Why is September 16th Mexican Independence Day? What happened on that date? (Include in your answer a summary of two Catholic priests: Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Maria Morelos). Notably‚ September 16th is Mexican Independence Day because revolutionary activity was already a pattern throughout Mexico‚ “but the cause celebre of independence was El Grito de Dolores (The Cry of Pain)‚ a proclamation made by Miguel Hidalgo‚ a parish priest‚ on September 16‚ 1810 (Vigil 112). Furthermore‚ Hidalgo was a
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The President of 1960 John F. Kennedy On November 22‚ 1963‚ when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office‚ John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullets as his car wound through Dallas‚ Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die. Of Irish descent‚ he was born in Brookline‚ Massachusetts‚ on May 29‚ 1917. Graduating from Harvard in 1940‚ he entered the Navy. In 1943‚ when his PT boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer‚ Kennedy‚
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The famous person I would most likely choose to spend the day with would have to be our own 44th president Mr.Barack Obama‚ Reason being‚ off top he’s runs the country; and not only that‚ he’s for the people and he likes a lot of activities that I’m involved with on a regular. Mr Obama is also the first African American in office‚ he was even the senator for Illinois’ I believe Barak Obama is a great role model and he has a numerous amount of respect in the U.S.A. Meeting with Mr Obama is mostly
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Presidential Campaign Speech In every school election‚ people will make long speeches about how they are qualified to be president of their grade. In middle school‚ I had to sit through speech upon speech as people I’d never vote for tried to sway my opinion‚ and I realized‚ I should be president‚ because everyone else is just boring. I never think about what might come about because of my actions‚ because I feel it’s best to live in the present. As Albert Einstein once said‚ "I never think
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We The People In President Barack Obama’s speech‚ he often mentioned the past history of the United States of America‚ starting with the founding documents of our country. The founding documents its self are the history of our country‚ but we looked at it in a different perspective; as it was an idea of freedom‚ in the term of all men are created equal. President Barack Obama is using history as a tool to links his audiences back to those timeline when our country were at war with fascism‚ segregation
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prime minister manmohan singh speech on independence day 2006-08-15 My dear countrymen‚ brothers‚ sisters‚ and dear children My greetings to all of you on this day‚ the anniversary of our Independence. Today is an auspicious day for our country. Today we enter the 60th year of our Independence. Today we re-dedicate ourselves to the progress and prosperity of our nation. To the welfare of all our people. To the unity and integrity of our country. Today we salute our beloved tricolor. We pay
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second Inaugural speech President Barack Obama addresses the events that shaped America into the country it is today and outlines the reasons why Americans should take pride in their country. In his speech‚ Obama uses the rhetorical appeals of pathos and logos interchangeably. He also makes use of ethos‚ but not as much as he uses the other two appeals. He uses all three of these appeals to convince citizens that America is a country to admire. In his Inaugural speech‚ President Obama uses pathos
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graders! I hope that you’re all paying attention‚ because believe me‚ this speech was not easy to write. I don’t want to waste too much time‚ so let’s jump right in. I believe that the ideal class president would have a set of brilliant qualities- intelligence‚ perseverance‚ the list goes on. However‚ we’re all human‚ and we can’t all be perfect presidents. Some qualities that I possess that would be suitable for class president are openness and fairness. I can’t really say intelligence because I’d
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Personal Essay……………………… Jacob Elsayed A day in the life of (insert celebrity here) would be an outstanding day for several reasons‚ a few being‚ Format: Five paragraphs—Introduction paragraph‚ three body paragraphs‚ and a conclusion Topic: This essay will present the major influences on your life so far. You will write about these topics: a person‚ a place‚ a thing‚ an idea‚ and an event that has changed your life. The change can be positive or negative. Specifics: Person: You may
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