Prompt:Please write your thoughts and reflections on the movie, The Amistad.

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    This week, our discussion of American society focused on the economic differences of this new nation.  Much of America’s reputation since the 20th Century has roots in an economic model which came forth in, you guessed it, 1776.  However, this model did not come from an American; rather it came from what Adam Smith put forth as “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.”  This was perfect timing because Ame... Read More

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Prompt: Please write a 500-700 word response on your experience visiting the Crandall Printing Museum.

Response: The Crandall Printing Museum was incredibly amazing. I am so happy I was able go and learn a lot more about the history of the printing press and how it directly affected the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This was such an awesome experience. I even want to go again to catch things I mig... Read More

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                  I am proud to be an American. When I am proud of who I am or of certain aspects of my life, I am not just faintly proud. That word holds so much more meaning and power behind it then to be feebly used. I feel the pride encompass my whole being. I am filled with fervor and delight when I consider all the sacrifice that went forth to create this American Nation. The revoluti... Read More

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    “I am filled with deep emotion at finding myself standing here in the place where were collected together the wisdom, the patriotism, the devotion to principle, from which sprang the institutions under which we live.”  This single sentence originally spoken in Independence Hall by Abraham Lincoln is praised by Martin Diamond as a clean encapsulation of the two great documents upon which America’s origins rest.  The Declaration of Ind... Read More

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