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- 4381: Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Analytical Essay
- Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Analytical Essay Benjamin Franklin was quite possibly one of the greatest early American men to write about his times and life in Early America. He was and is still known for his literary works, Poor Richards Almanac, his autobiography, and numerous of periodical type publications. These numerous works ... based upon a version of the Whig ideal. Both the new and old Whig ideas helped to contribute to the thoughts of Franklin’s works. This ideal also relates to the enlightenment of the early American philosophies. Relating to Religion, power, politics and information to the people. Through examining chapter nine this will show through. In his autobiography, Franklin mentions on numerous occasions his printing presses. The Whig party tried to ...
- 4382: Judith Sargeant Murray
- ... with her brother and considered women and men intellectually equal. As a novelist, essayist, dramatist, and poet, Murray asserted her opinions about the equality of the sexes. Harris explains "As a commited feminist she urged American women to enter a 'new era in female history,' yet published her own writings under a man's name in hopes of more widely disseminating her ideas"(xv). Murray addressed many controversial topics, including female ... here. Murray's husband advocated education for women and encouraged her to continue her endeavors after their marriage; subsequently many Universalist feminist tenets sprung from the mind of Judith Sargent Murray. Rossi asserts "Perhaps no American woman writer . . . equaled Murray in intellectual powers, in the breadth of genres in which she wrote, or in public recognition,"(21). Judith Sargent Murray is best known for her short essay "On the Equality of ...
- 4383: Hitler's Ambitions
- ... with his men, marched to the War Ministry building demanding the police to surrender. The police then shot Hitler and his men, a few people and Hitler’s bodyguard were killed (Heyes p34). So the revolution failed because of Hitler’s inexperience and lack of planing. Even after the failure Hitler was not going to let go of his ambitions to take over Germany. Although he was tried for treason, luck ... luck was with him. Hitler in the third month of his sentence was sent to a special cell in an old fortress. During the time in jail Hitler thought of his failure in the Nazi revolution. Hitler just spent 9 months in jail, he was released in December of 1924. After being freed Hitler realized that it was too early for the Nazis to try to over throw the government. Hitler ...
- 4384: The Biography of Husband E. Kimmel
- ... chosen to review a biography about Husband E. Kimmel, USN, Ret. VA. In 1941, Adm. Kimmel was the fleet admiral to the Pacific forces at Pearl Harbour. Admiral Kimmel was accused of treason by the American government after the Pearl Harbour attack on December 7, 1941. The book The Accused, follows the events of his courts-martial and subsequent appeals. The book gives a brief history of his naval career from ... difficulty if having never served or been involved with the military, understand a majority of the exemplary level of the language. Most of his words are directed to a more general audience of the average American household. The book is difficult to read without interest and concentration prevalent. Works Cited --- The Accused, Brownlow, Donald Grey, Vantage Press, New York-Washington-Hollywood, ©1968---
- 4385: Ulysses S. Grant
- ... 1868. (Simon 315) In Grant's inaugural address on March 4, 1869, he advocated freedom from sectional prejudice, resumption of specie payments, restoration of the national credit, healthy national commerce, reform in national policy toward American Indians leading to their ultimate citizenship, and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment. (Scaturro 4) On March 30, Grant ratified the Fifteenth Amendment which states that no citizen can be denied the right to vote based ... Grant National Memorial. Mrs. Grant died in 1902 and was buried at his side. Works Cited Porter, Horace. Campaigning With Grant. New York: Mallard Press, 1991 Scaturro, Frank. "Grant History." 9/25/96 "Battle Statistics American Civil War." Simon, John Y. World Book Encyclopedia. "Grant, Ulysses S." Chicago: World Book Inc, 1990
- 4386: Abraham Lincoln
- ... tragic incidents in United States History occurred. It was when President Lincoln was shot. The incident occurred on April 14, less than a week after Lee’s surrender. President Lincoln was attending a play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre. Suddenly, during the third act, a shot rang from the presidential box. John Wilkes Booth a slender, dark-haired actor shot the president from behind (Stefoff 113). Booth then leaped ... bullet had entered Lincoln’s head but he was not dead. Lincoln died at about 7:30 the following morning, Lincoln died without regaining consciousness. He was 56 years old. He was also the first American President to be assassinated (Stefoff 113). The news of Lincoln’s death stunned the nation. A manhunt was mounted for Booth and those who joined him in the conspiracy. On April 26, Booth was killed ...
- 4387: Biography of Pocahontas
- ... two centuries since the death of the Indian princess Pocahontas, legends and stories of romance have been imbedded into our minds, but her dramatic life was more important to the creation of a segment of American history than legend. Around the year of 1595, Pocahontas was born to chief Powhatan, the powerful chief of a federation of Algonquian Indian tribes who lived in the tidewater region of Virginia. She was but ... and son. Her arrival was well acknowledged and she was well received by the king and queen. The bishop of London entertained her and the royal family adored her because she was the first native American to be taken back to England. It was recorded that while in London, Pocahontas encountered John Smith, whom she presumed dead. It was said to have been a very emotional encounter, but it is unknown ...
- 4388: Benjamin Banneker
- ... used his knowledge in mechanics to help farmers construct their mills. By 1774 the village of Ellicots Mills had been founded. Ellicot’s wise decision to grow wheat became a key source of food for American troops in the Revolutionary War. Banneker traveled on horseback to Philadelphia in 1776 to attend the Second Constitutional Congress. There he witnessed the future U.S. president Thomas Jefferson submit the Declaration of Independence. Banneker ... Working mostly alone, with very few visitors, he published an almanac in 1792. The almanac offered weather data, tidal information, recipes, medical remedies, and poems. It was the first scientific book written by an African American. His book, which was updated yearly for ten years, was read widely throughout Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. On the basis of his calculations, Banneker accurately predicted that a solar eclipse would take place on ...
- 4389: Life and Work of Shirley Jackson
- ... heroine, because her character is too weak for the battle. She does not choose madness, but is overwhelmed by it." (Kittredge, 15). Throughout all her work, critics seem to have respected Shirley Jackson as an American novelist, short story writer, and nonfiction writer. Mary Kittredge writes that "in all the aspects of her life,.....Jackson fought whatever obstacles she encountered at least to a draw. Her success in the horror genre ... York, 1985. p. 4, 12, 14, 15. Kosenko, Peter. "A Marxist/Feminist Reading of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' ." The New Orleans Review. Spring 1985. p. 225. Nebeker, Helen. " 'The Lottery': Symbolic Tour de France," American Literature: Duke University, North Carolina, 1974. p. 107. Oehlshlaeger, Fritz. "The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning of Context in 'The Lottery'." Essays in Literature. No. 2, Fall, 1988. p. 259, 261. Oppenheimer, Judy. Private Demons ...
- 4390: Stalin
- ... and exiled by imperial police in 1908 because of his illegal underground activities. His escape the next year was followed by further arrests, exiles, and secret trips abroad during the years leading up the Russian Revolution of 1917. In 1912 Lenin elevated Stalin, who by this time had adopted the Russian psudonym meaning, “man of steel,” to the leading Bolshevik Party body, the Central Committee. At Lenin’s behest, Stalin wrote ... to Siberia before the essay was published in 1913. Stalin was released from exile upon the overthrow of the Russian monarchy in the February (or March, in the New Style calendar) phase of the Russian Revolution. He went to Petrograd (later Leningrad; now Saint Petersburg), where he became a member of the party’s Central Committee bureau. He then asserted editorial control over the party newspaper, Pravda (Truth). Although he did ...
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