Swift also wrote pamphlets to defend the Irish against the oppressive policies of their English rulers. ... In 1728 Pope wrote The Dunciad, which attacks dull, uninteresting writers of all kinds and shows the forces of stupidity, ignorance and folly taking over the world. ... A wise man, moralist, and eminent writer and critic, Johnson is famous for a great variety of writings and for three large projects: A Dictionary of the English Language (1755); an edition of Shakespeare's plays (1765); and The Lives of the Poets (1779-1781). ...

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Washington wrote "The duty and interest of the United States require that it should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue friendly and impartial conduct toward the nations at war" (Washington, 1793). ... In 1801, Thomas Jefferson wrote a statement encouraging the U.S. to not even think of the foreign policy and focus on themselves. ... Personally I think either allying or not would both be a equal beneficial, if we play our cards smart than will could be allies take over Britain and get the land, but that just me. ...

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In the cave, he encountered a group of men playing a game that seemed to be a lot like bowling. ... The original author Washington Irving wrote the story in 1819, and the story was part of the book, The Sketchbook. ... Irving was called the literary vagabond in England, Holland, France and Italy and frequently wrote using the creative tools of fiction to comment on historical background and events of American history. ... (P.274) This quote shows how Rip Van Winkle interacted with the children of the village, and it tells the reader what the American children in the early 1800s enjoyed p...

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Denis Diderot was a French encyclopedist and philosopher, who also composed plays, novels, essays, and art. ... The clergy wrote mainly for the purposes of the church, such astranscribing books or writing works on God or religion. ...

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Abigail Adams wrote to her husband while attending the constitution convention to "remember the ladies." ... (Benjamin Rush, 62) In conclusion the role that the women played during the war was very crucial. ...

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In June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in Congressionally imposed secrecy. ... I wasn't able to play a lot, nor participate in sporting activities like they did. ...

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The colonists often had issues with it's mother country, however this first really came into play after the French and Indian War. ... After the Stamp Act was passed a group of delegates came together in New York and wrote up a list of grievances to the King, asking both him and Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. ...

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Throughout all of history, religion has played an important role in the actions of groups or individuals. ... In this new land, religion would play just as significant a role as it had in all other parts of the world. ... Founded essentially by the Puritans, religion played a strong role in the everyday life of early Americans. ... This instance of religion playing a significant role in politics is but one of many in the history of America under rule of Britain. ... Since the end of the 1800s, however, rationalism has played chiefly an antireligious role in theology. ...

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The Miller Center (n.d.) states that in 1774 Jefferson wrote "Summary View of the Rights of British America". ... Adams also played a major role in the establishment of independent governments in the colonies. ... Franklin also played a role as a public servant. ...

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He wrote this magnificent piece of propaganda so that any literate person could understand it. ... the actions of dedicated colonists played an essential role in the fight for independence because with these actions, the reasons to break away would be unknown, and there would not have been any orchestrated measures taken against the English. ...

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Joseph Reed, Washington's adjutant general, wrote to the commander on December 22, urging him to take action: "Our affairs are hastening fast to ruin if we not retrieve them by some happy event. ... " By the end of the book, however, it is also clear how much chance played its role in the quest for American independence. ...

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Samuel Adams wrote in 1772 that, "while their property shall be disposed of by a House of Commons at three thousand miles' distance from them, and who cannot be supposed to have the least care or concern for their real interest; who have not only no natural care for their interest, but must be in effect bribed against it, as every burden they lay on the Colonists is so much saved or gained to themselves", [Ada72]. ... The following year the Stamp Acct applied, "a tax stamp on legal documents, almanacs, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards", [Dig141]. ...

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The creation a central government in America soon became a common goal among Congress, and Lee's strongly democratic views and insistence on political reforms came into play. ... Once, in a letter to John Adams, Lee wrote, "The hasty unpersevering, aristocratic genius of the south suits not my disposition, and is inconsistent with my ideas of what must constitute social happiness and security." ...

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Involved were such things as playing cards and marriage licenses, plus other commercial and legal documents. ... Who wrote such things as the Declaration of Independence and "Common Sense", being a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that advocated America's complete independence from Britain. ...

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Sidney wrote that a mob-action was detestable if "aiming only at the satisfaction of private lust, without regard to the public good" (Maier 34). ... America soon adopted this version of mob which played an important role in America's road towards its independence. ...

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