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Compare And Contrast George Washington And Captain John Paul Jones

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General George Washington and Captain John Paul Jones have many similarities but they also have their differences that make them unique. In the first paragraph it talks about General Washington and what characteristics he has that are different than Captain Jones's. In the second paragraph it talks about Captain Jones and what characteristics he has that are different from General Washington's. In the final paragraph it talks about what both Captain John Paul Jones and General George Washington have in common.

General Washington has lots of great characteristics that make him unique and different than captain Jones. For example, George Washington is a general for the war, unlike John Paul Jones who is not. There are four other things that

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