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- 1171: The American Revolution
- ... their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That sentence still remains a truth with the Americans today. Jefferson wrote the preamble with the help of John Locke and Rousteu. Within the preamble Jefferson writes that the people, "to secure these rights...whenever any form of government becomes destructive...it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it." It ... king is sending over large armies to "complete the works of death." The third section officially declares independence in writing. The entire effort to complete the Declaration of Independence was done by Thomas Jefferso n, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston. In order to pass the declaration all of the representatives had to vote yes for independence. In one of the earlier drafts a statement roughly 175 words gave black slaves independence . The south however did not agree and threatened not to pass the declaration. Knowing that nothing would get done if it was not passed, John Adams gave up the war to allow for that to clause remain in the declaration. The declaration was officiall in effect on July 4, 1776.
- 1172: The American Civil War
- ... terms of men and supplies. This in mind, Grant directed Sherman to turn around now and start heading back toward Virginia. He immediately started making preparations to provide assistance to Sherman on the journey. General John M. Schofield and his men were to detach from the Army of the Cumberland, which had just embarrassingly defeated the Confederates at Nashville, and proceed toward North Carolina. His final destination was to be Goldsboro ... be stalled not by the Confederate army but by runaway slaves. The slaves were attaching themselves to the Union columns and by the time the force entered North Carolina, they numbered in the thousands (Barrett, John G., Sherman's March through the Carolinas. Chape Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1956). But Sherman's force pushed on and finally met up with Schofield in Goldsboro on March 23rd. III. THE ... now a much stronger nation. X. BIBLIOGRAPHY "The Civil War", Groliers Encyclopedia, 1995 Catton, Bruce., A Stillness at Appomattox. New York: Doubleday, 1963 Foote, Shelby., The Civil War, Vol. 3. New York: Random, 1974 Garraty, John Arthur, The American Nation: A History of the United states to 1877, Vol. 1, Eighth Edition. New York: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995 Miers, Earl Schenck, The Last Campaign. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1972 ...
- 1173: The Stamp Act
- The Stamp Act "Before the actual war of the Revolution could begin, there had to be a revolution 'in the minds and hearts of the people' as John Adams put it. One of the most important factors in this change of heart was an innocent-looking document which received the assent of George III 'by commission' on March 22, 1765. It was known ... people who dwell in the colonies shall inherit the rights and liberties of those natural born subjects within the kingdom of Great Britain. Many distinguishable figures acted out against the Stamp Act. Among them was John Adams who wrote out resolutions against the tax, which were adopted by many Massachusetts towns. Adams argued the act was illegal because the people had not consented to paying it. Benjamin Franklin was also a ... Act, however it passed the Declaratory Act. The Declaratory Act affirmed British control of the American colonies. Works cited McGranahan, Ronald W. “ The Stamp Act…”. The American Revolution Homepage. “An Outline of American History”. Bullion, John L. “Stamp Act”. The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1998 World Book, Inc.
- 1174: The Watergate Scandal
- ... G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt, were indicted in September of 1972. They were charged with burglary, wire-tapping, and conspiracy. They were subsequently convicted of these charges four months later. (Watergate 1). Judge John Sirica, who convicted these men, was lenient on their sentencing because he felt there was not enough hard evidence and details. He did not feel that the evidence revealed were pertinent enough to the specific ... appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the possibility of involvement of higher officials in the government hierarchy. Archibald Cox was sworn in as the Special Prosecutor in May of 1973. (Watergate Scandal 1). Shortly thereafter, John W. Dean III told Cox and the Ervin Committee that the President had known of the cover-up and deliberately denied any knowledge of the break-in. Later, a former White House staff member, Alexander ... Nixon presented his resignation to the American people on national television. (Hartman 3). Several political reforms resulted from the Watergate Scandal. An important area of subsequent reform was political campaign finance regulations. During the investigations, John Dean stated that he had discussed with Nixon the cover-up many times during meetings at the White House. Dean claimed that in one of these meetings, Nixon suggested that 1 million dollars should ...
- 1175: The Crucible Men Of God
- ... flaws by establishing a good versus evil scenario. Miller creates characters to fuel the evil and others that evolve to show the outbreak of good. Two of these characters are Reverend Samuel Parris, and Reverend John Hale. These men are the spiritual leaders for two neighboring towns in New England, whom many in the community looked up to. Although the personalities of these "men of God" seemed very similar throughout the ... self-serving character, far from the God he claims to serve, unfortunately in this act he is not alone. Further into Act 1, the minister whom Parris has called upon to investigate the situation appears; John Hale. Hale seems to be looking for the same type of attention Parris is, and speaks as though he has been divinely appointed to bring the devil from Betty Parris. Instead of investigating the situation ... respect from the townsfolk. Both men have realized the fault in their actions, but deal with it differently. The Crucible by Arthur Miller displays a wonderful development of characters, distinguishing good from evil. Accordingly, Reverend John Hale begins as a self-serving conceited individual, who ultimately sees the light, and attempts to reverse the effects of his actions, but the fact remains that Reverend Samuel Parris ends as he began ...
- 1176: The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political Changes
- ... of the "Golden Years" of the fifties, the changing economical state from the fifties to the sixties, the Black Panther Party, women moving into the work force, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy Jr., the war in Vietnam, the Kent State protest, and finally the Woodstock festival. The electric subcurrent of the fifties was, above all, rock'n'roll, the live wire that linked bedazzled teenagers ... a reaction to the growing violence of the 1960's, many people turned to the ideals of peace and love. Ironically, many of those who were seen to be in favor of peace - including President John Kennedy, his brother Bobby, the black civil rights leader Martin Luther King, and many unarmed civil rights workers - were themselves murdered. The horrors of the war in Vietnam dramatized what many saw as drift towards ... 60s. New York: Summit, 1989. Dickstein, Morris. Gates of Eden: American Culture in the Sixties. New York: Basic Books, 1977. Gitlin, Todd. The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage. New York: Bantam, 1987. Ingham, John. Sex'N'Drugs'N'Rock'N'Roll. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press, 1988. Kostash, Myrna. Long Way From Home:The Story of the Sixties Generation in Canada. Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, 1980. Martin, Elizabeth. 57 ...
- 1177: The Crucible - The Deteriorati
- ... church lost many of its parishioners because the interest of the town was now on Abigail because people wanted to know who was going to be named next. When the church was trying to excommunicate John Proctor, there were not enough people at church to do it. The people were getting misled so far as to leave a dagger stuck in the door of their minister’s house: “Tonight, when I ... the trials the accused witch had two choices, death or imprisonment. The punishment of death was given to all people that pleaded not guilty; the other punishment was to plead guilty and go to jail. John Proctor gave his view of the justice system when he said “I like not the smell of this ‘authority’ ”(29). “And do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead ... order to get Corey’s land. Abigail used her power of getting people to listen to her to her advantage when she charged Proctor’s spouse with being a witch so Abigail could live with John. This again proves that Abigail had control of the town and the unexplained turned neighbor against neighbor. The social breakdown in Salem was the major factor in the tragedy that took the lives of ...
- 1178: Good And Evil In The Crucible
- ... of the Puritan society created a rigid social system that did not allow for any variation in lifestyle. The strict society that was employed at this time had a detrimental effect on the Proctor family. John Proctor, a hard working farmer who had a bad season the year before and struggling this year was occasionally absent at Sunday service. This was due to the fact he needed to tend to his crops. Also, Proctor did not agree with the appointment of Mr. Parris as the newest minister, and therefore did not have his last child baptized. With the latest craze of witchery and swirling accusations, John Proctor was easily indicted of being a messenger for the devil by the testimony of his disillusioned servant Mary Warren, who in the past committed perjury. The court who heard the testimony easily accepts it because she is a church going person, while John Proctor slightly deviates from the norm. This transfer of blame is also noticeable when the truth is first discovered about what the girls were doing in the woods. The girls were not blamed. The ...
- 1179: The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
- ... his farm. The difference between the two Hagars if that Hagar Shipley is not confronted by a divine manifestation like the Egyptian Hagar. Hagar's vision and realization comes when she and her favored son, John, leave home. Hagar slowly begins to see John's true character. Hagar Shipley wished her son was like Jacob, a faithful son in the Old Testament; however, she soon realized that he was not like Jacob. When Hagar returned to Manawaka, the statue of the stone angel had been pushed over and she requested that her son, John, fix it. Hagar says, "I wish he could have looked like Jacob then, wrestling with the angel and besting it, wringing a blessing from it with his might. But no." (pg. 159). Hagar's ...
- 1180: Social deterioration in "The Crucible"
- ... church lost many of its parishioners because the interest of the town was now on Abigail because people wanted to know who was going to be named next. When the church was trying to excommunicate John Proctor, there were not enough people at church to do it. The people were getting misled so far as to leave a dagger stuck in the door of their minister's house: Tonight, when I ... the trials the accused witch had two choices, death or imprisonment. The punishment of death was given to all people that pleaded not guilty; the other punishment was to plead guilty and go to jail. John Proctor gave his view of the justice system when he said I like not the smell of this `authority' (29). And do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead ... order to get Corey's land. Abigail used her power of getting people to listen to her to her advantage when she charged Proctor's spouse with being a witch so Abigail could live with John. This again proves that Abigail had control of the town and the unexplained turned neighbor against neighbor. The social breakdown in Salem was the major factor in the tragedy that took the lives of ...
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