The 13 colonies believed that they deserved all the rights that people in Britain had, while Britain thought that the 13 colonies were best used in a way that benefited their country (crown,parliament). The British tried to impose taxes on the colonies because King George III had spent a lot of money on the French and Indian War. The colonies were outraged. One of the most famous outcries was the Boston Tea Party (taxed tea was shipped out and a bunch of colonists dressed up as indians decided to throw the tea into the ocean)
<span>"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" </span>is a novel written by Mark Twain
In chapter 22 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.: "Then at the bottom was the biggest line of all, which said:
LADIES AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED.
"There," says he, "if that line don't fetch them, I don't know Arkansaw!"
Twain is most likely using humor to convey his viewpoint that people are often tempted by the thrill of something naughty.
If this question is based on Billy Milligan story, than yes :) There were real examples, although just a few of them during the whole history, or maybe noone knew about such a syndrome earlier.
Believing one's original theory of the case despite evidence to the contrary is called: <span>belief perseverance.
</span>The term denotes the tendency people to maintain a belief despite new information that firmly contradicts it and <span>it appears that they shouldn't believe anymore. </span>
