My Desire For Life During The American Colonial Period

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In my opinion, people are becoming more cruel because of the terrorist forces, but more and more people desire for power, desire to live a life with a lot of money, so they are willing to sacrifice lots of innocents to break this peace. For example, during the American colonial period, everyone lived in fear every day. Britain used laws to deprive the power of ordinary people who were residing in the United States to live in dire straits. United States citizens want to live their lives with their power, dignity, and freedom. Without these things, life is not as complete as dead. Even in such a difficult life, people still maintain a high degree of unity and still have hope for life, so the United States has become independent, the people of

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