Betsy Ross Speech

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Betsy Ross did not have an extremely interesting childhood. She was born Elizabeth Griscom on January 1, 1752, to a Quaker couple. Her father's name was Samuel Griscom, who worked as a carpenter. The Quakers were "members of the religious society of friends." (Comptons 1). She lived in

American journalist Clare Boothe Luce writes a speech to the Women’s National Press Club about how the press sacrifices sensationalist stories. Luce’s introduction talks about how the American press is wrong and how she tries to address the problem. She starts off by tells the other journalist how she is happy, but the audience makes her unhappy and challenged. This shows her hard work in writing and how the press lacks in writing true stories.

Language plays a crucial role in the development of power. Famous personalities in the United States use rhetorical devices to emphasize a specific point and make it clear to the audience. President Thomas Jefferson is a Democratic-Republican and won the election of 1800. In 1801 he presented his inauguration speech and was significant because it was the first time in the history when the power shifted from one party to the other. Martin Luther King, Jr. served as an American minister and played an active role in the civil rights movement. John F. Kennedy delivered his speech during his inauguration in order to develop relations with the Soviet Union and end Cold War. All the speeches were delivered by most known personalities and made use of rhetorical devices such as allusion and repetition to make their message memorable in the hearts of the citizens of America.

The Gettysburg Address was a speech composed and addressed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, at the time of the political fight in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. At that time, Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States. He was also the President who led America through the Civil War. During the Civil War, at Gettysburg, some soldiers died protecting the nation. This was mentioned in Lincoln’s speech, which was meant to be dedicated to the soldiers who died defending their people. He spoke of how a piece of land on Earth should be dedicated in their memory in order to show respect for dead soldiers. The Gettysburg Address was an effective way of President Abraham Lincoln communicating with the people of the United States at a time

Betsy Ross sewed the first flag, however she wasn’t always sewing flags. Betsy was the eighth child. she had 6 older sisters, Rachel, hannah, debby, susan, mary, and sarah. she had 1 younger brother and 1 younger sister, Geroge and Martha. she went to a Public Quaker school there she was taught writing,reading, sewing and instruction in a trade. after the finished school her father apprenticed her to a local upholsterer. an upholsterer worked on sofia's,

Freedom, the one thing that America is know for. Freedom doesn’t just happen, it is earned. Patrick Henry was the man who said the first words that needed to be heard to bring about the freedom the we have today. Patrick Henry was born May 29, 1736, he lived his life defending people who couldn't defend themselves and became a attorney. In 1776 and 1784 he became the first and the sixth governor of Virginia. He was married twice, the first was in 1754 to Sarah Shelton, who later passed away in 1775 to what was believed to be postpartum psychosis. He was then married to Dorothea Dandridge in 1777 until he died on June 6, 1799.

Church. She and her family followed the sermons of John Cotton, a young Protestant minister

The session that I attended was Dolores Huerta speech, which was very interesting. Dolores Huerta was born on April 10, 1930, she is a labor leader and civil rights activist who, along with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the national Farmworkers association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta has received numerous awards for her community service and advocacy for workers, immigrants, and women’s rights. She is truly a leader, working tirelessly to help the poor and women and children. She talks about war, genocide, Mass incarceration, and poverty. During her participation in non-violent protest she was arrested 22 times trying to make changes in society. Her main question was what can we do as people to solve things in the

The chosen document was written by former president Andrew Jackson on December 6, 1830. Andrew Jackson was a less educated political figure, he was fairly illiterate but he did make major changes to the united states. The purpose of this speech was to justify, to the American people and to congress; the removal policy already established by the Indian Removal Act of May 28, 1830. During this speech, Andrew Jackson gives his reasoning for why the Indians should be relocated. He states that the Removal Act will, “separate the Indians from immediate contact with settlements of whites; free them from the power of the States; enable them to pursue happiness in their own way and under their own rude institutions..” (Jackson) This is an absurd statement, because even though relocating the Indian tribes and communities did help expand the land of the United States, this act left many of Indians without any ties to the land they were forced to move to. Just because the Indians wanted to keep their land and would do anything to defend it, didn’t mean that they were a threat to the white civilizations. Though, of course, these arguments are the exact reason why Jackson gave this speech. Throughout this document, Jackson keeps giving explanations as to why the Removal act improves both the Indian and white societies, in his point of view anyway.

She was born on 1/1/1752. Ross’s parents had seventeen children and she was number eight. Her first husband was John Ross, they split up after two years. When John died Betsy made uniforms, tents, blankets, and flags. She was married three times. Betsy’s last husband was John Claypool and they were together for 34 years. They had two children Zilla and Eliza. Zilla died after nine months in Claypool and Ross’s house. By 1833, Betsy was totally blind and had to live with her daughter Eliza. Altogether Ross could not see for three years before she died. She died 1/1/1836, in her sleep.  She was 84 when she died, her family buried her at Christ Church Burial Ground. That is a cemetery that has lots of famous people, like Benjamin

She is the daughter of Samuel and Jennylyn Griscom. Her real name is Elizabeth Griscom and is a fourth-generation American. Mrs. Ross went to a Quaker Public School in Philadelphia she was also an apprentice for seven years at upholstery (where people make sofas). Betsy Ross married three men. Two of the men died of sickness, with the last one being Mr. John Ross. Betsy and John were married in New Jersey. Her family was split because she married John who was not the same religion. She was an excellent seamstress and ended up having seven daughters two which died of sickness. Miss Betsy Ross died January 30th, 1836 at the age of eighty-four years

The American flag is the symbol of our nation’s strength and unity. Many people wonder was it Betsy Ross that sewed the American flag. Betsy Ross played a big role in making the first American Flag. Betsy Ross was born on January 1, 1752 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her real name was Elizabeth Griscom, her mom called her Betsy. She is one of seventeen children and was very close to her sisters. During this time many girls didn’t attend school, but she as one of the few that did and learned how to read and write (USHistory, 2010).

In Abraham Lincoln’s Lyceum speech given in 1838, he instructs the audience how perpetuate our political institutions. How do we keep our country united? “The answer is simple. Let every American, every lover of liberty…swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others.” But what about bad or unjust laws? “[I]f they exist, [they]should be repealed as soon as possible, still while they continue in force, for the sake of example, they should be religiously observed.”

In his acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention on June 27, 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt mentioned many challenges and concerns facing the United States during that time period. In his speech the President used short-hand phrases, brief references, and pejorative naming to make his larger, political and ideological points. FDR used terms like ‘economic royalists’, along with phrases like ‘new despotism wrapped in the robes of legal sanctions’, to identify the large corporations, investors and employers, who according to him are trying to influence policies and control the government for their own personal benefits. The President also uses phrases like ‘Necessitous men are not free men’, to reiterate his concerns and to point out how the working people of America are being deprived from their rights by these very same privileged employers. FDR compares 1936 to 1776, referring to the American Revolution and its significance in putting the power back in the hands of the average Americans, and how it is necessary to check the power of the corporations in order to protect the interests of the American people and restore the power back in the hands of the people.