Calvin Coolidge Dichotomy Analysis

Politics, in short, is divisive. Attending high school in a vibrant political climate like DC, I find difficulty avoiding political discussions as issues seen on Twitter feeds and classroom conversations frequently spill into heated lunchtime debates on immigration, gun control, and healthcare. At Visitation, one can either sidestep the conversation or fully engage. I chose the latter. But in the times that I am red in the face, attempting to digest the opinions of my hyper-conservative counterparts, I remember an important message from Teddy Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech: “It’s not the critic who counts… the credit goes to the man who is actually in the arena…” Roosevelt’s words challenge me daily to strive for political change in

​The United States Constitution was carefully crafted by a group of deliberate and thoughtful individuals; each having their own unique and particular ideas about government, and the people it may govern. As this supreme foundation for government was molded, each founding father put forth their learned beliefs and philosophies to be integrated into this modern document. All of the crafting members were both well-read and thoroughly educated, allowing for deep and extended discussions on past governments, their efficiencies, and their deficiencies. Through their readings and philosophical discussions, it became apparent that two previously governing bodies stood, in their opinions, above the rest: The Greek and Roman empires. Their governmental practices and virtues were key in the development of the Constitution, as they were dissected, and eventually, emulated by this country’s founding members.

When America’s founding fathers broke away from England, they weren’t the first colonial Englishmen on the American continent, there were plenty of French, Spanish, Dutch and even Russian colonial outposts established before them. What makes the English colonies along the Eastern seaboard story so important, was the fact that 13 colonies joined together to form what is now known as the United States. Furthermore, this 13 colonies New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia risk their lives, fortunes, and sacred honors to start a new nation free from Great Britain’s rule. In the mist of declaring independence from the most powerful nation on earth, America’s founding fathers created a governmental system that was unfamiliar during their era. America’s founding fathers created a government designed to protect civil liberties and encourage independence, a complex yet young and evolving system.

America: “The land of the free, and the home of the brave” (Key 7-8). When our forefathers overcame the colonial reign of the British Empire, they formed the United States of America based on the premise of enlightened ideals promoting life, ownership of land, and liberty. But after the revolution, the country’s problems were far from solved. The country’s post-revolution issues sparked a Civil War, which was followed by a reconstruction. In some ways, the Civil War and Reconstruction helped the United States accomplish its original goals, but in many ways, that was not the case.

The United States, a developing nation, remained under the influence of idealism and paradox for a period of time, and thus were incapable of being self-sufficient enough to run a country on their own. They relied on England to protect them and practically run the colonies from overseas. Subsequently, America joined the family of nations that preaches men are created to be equal. This notion is expressed in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. Though in the past Jefferson was seen as the greatest founder of the United States, today his more unknown attributes in the nation have come to be a topic of discussion, making a debatable conversation about the concept of presentism arise. Today, Thomas Jefferson is examined and evaluated from many different perspectives of his career during his lifetime in both adequate and deficient aspects, arousing the question if founding fathers, like Jefferson, should be remembered for their highest achievements, or for their individual failures and how the concept of presentism disarrays these outlooks.

Thirteen colonies, united strong and firm to bring down the King of Great Britain, who had been controlling them for a period of time. In these colonies, various people gathered together and formed a document known as The Declaration of Independence, that broke them free from the king and made them a nation, America. But before becoming America, they were held captive by the King of Great Britain, who did no good for the people and brought them nothing but misery. America slowly, but eventually evolved itself since the mid 1700’s and has become one of the strongest nations even till this day. With all these changes and history this nation has become of, so has it’s actions changed and outgrown throughout these years. The nation created in 1776 can be represented in various characteristics, as when the Age of Reason occurred. The Age of Reason focused on reason, individualism, and skepticism, impacting the society in a variety of ways, creating the colonies to react and show several emotions. During this period of time, people were convinced the reason held by humans could make the discovery of natural laws of the universe and natural rights of mankind. And this conflicted with the religious beliefs because people based on their life from the word of God and didn’t believe a discovery like this would prove God wrong. Above all, the two most important characteristics that best represent America during the Age of Reason are inquisitive

This world may never be 100% crime free and because of that, some people don’t let crime dictate whether they will move into a city or not, however. If a city had a dangerous gang roaming the streets day and night, opening businesses and driving other well off businesses out, would he or she still move to that city? If a city had 4 of 5 of the adolescents on probation, house arrest, or on an ankle monitor, would a person want to raise their child/children there? If yes was the answer to either of the questions then Coolidge, Arizona is the place to be. In the city of Coolidge, a person can literally work backward in life while watching the juveniles run amuck.

New, fragile, and alliance-less, America was starting to look like an easy meal for the wiser, more advanced European countries. After all, the colonists relied heavily on France’s troops in the latter part of the War of Independence, who’s to say America is able to defend against another eager country looking for more colonies. Enter the Founding Fathers and Congress, a good representation of the colonies making up America, to shape the newly born country into the powerhouse it is today. But under the Articles of Confederation, the first attempt at a government in the states, there was several issues burdening these great names in history. Pockmarked with related issues like settling skirmishes

The how and why of our beloved republic, are so much better known and understood, than the who. The United States of America was born in 1776, but it was conceived 169 years before that. The earliest settlers had watered the new world with sweat, and they had built substantial holdings for themselves and their families. When the time came, however, to separate them from the tyranny an ocean away; at the best it meant starting all over again after the ravages of war. This paper gave me a whole new outlook on what the Founding Fathers of our great nation endured and sacrificed in order to bring to us the United States as we know it today. All other of the world’s revolutions were initiated by men who had nothing to lose. Our ancestors had everything

Most people have realized that our country has changed over the last 220 years, but most have not realized the issues our country is facing today are issues that were recognized by our Founding Fathers during the beginning of our country. After prudently researching George Washington’s prodigious address to the citizens of America, I believe that his ideas on issues that plague our current government were spot on.

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Calvin Coolidge, many young people have not heard the name Calvin Coolidge as they're growing up. President Coolidge has earned the right of not being very known. He was known as “Silent Cal” because of the fact that he never really talked that much and because of his quiet demeanor. Because of this, he chose not to seek his second term.

He was born on July, 4th, 1872 and in Plymouth North, Vermont and died on January 5th, 1933 in Northampton, Massachusetts, and they couldn’t tell if he was dead or not because of his shy personality and many people questioned it. He was known for many names like, John Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge, and John Coolidge. He was a farmer, and his mom died when he was 12 and then his sister died a few years following. His son Calvin Jr, died from an infected splinter, he had 2 children and was known as a strict father. In 1905, he married Grace Anna Goodhue, who was a teacher for the deaf. He went to Amherst College and graduated in 1895. He was a lawyer. He liked to ride mechanical horses as much as he could, and when he would do it, he would act like he was a cowboy.

Calvin Coolidge. A man born on Independence Day, left a legacy that lasted a lifetime. Coolidge came from a humble background and worked his way up to being President, accumulating many traits and values that distinguish him as a man and that demonstrate how he got to the place that he did. Although he had many admirable values, the value I found most important was how cautious and self-disciplined he was. Cautious is not always seen as a positive trait, but in the terms of Calvin Coolidge, he was cautious in a favorable way in which he did not waste time, was a good listener, an insightful advisor, and got things done. His had a philosophy of “don’t do” and was known as ‘Silent Cal’, a nudge at his shy and cautious demeanor. He was considered the ‘great refrainer’, and this differentiated him from other presidents of his time, because being a refrainer allowed him to get results that other men of action had wanted but couldn’t achieve. He was a skilled and effective public speaker, but in private he was a man of few words which he later explained as “The words of a President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately."

Calvin Coolidge was a man of action, he was never stagnant on an issue and tried his best to listen and solve problems at hand. He lived a minimalistic life, living on what he needed not on what he wanted. In addition, he was a listener and less of a speaker, but in today’s societywe need people to understand problems not to blabber endlessly on matters without getting anything accomplished. Personally I am similar to Coolidge because I try my best to deal with problems even If I’m not completely successful. I try to live a minimalistic life knowing what I don’t need is simply going to distract me and through me off my road to success.