I miss you all greatly so it brings me joy to say that I will be coming home in the next few weeks. Everyone is fighting a long and hard battle, if things continue in our favor we will come out victorious. Unfortunately, father got went somewhere around Georgia to talk with the French so I don’t know how he is doing. I owe my life to your Commander in Chief George Washington. He took what essentially was a bunch of famers and made them into a formidable army. In the beginning we were out gunned by the British, they kept coming wave after wave taking over New York, Boston, and Charleston. It was clear we couldn’t win in a face-to-face battle so we had to develop new strategies. We would send small group of men to do hit and run attacks
In his farewell address, Washington warned against political parties and foreign affairs. The first two political parties, Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, formed pretty much right after Washington left office. However, we did follow the advice to stay out of foreign affairs up until the presidency of James Madison and the War of 1812. John Adams stayed away from war with France and England and Thomas Jefferson passed the Embargo act to try to stay out of the mess of war. During James Monroe’s presidency, we have the Monroe Doctrine to warn other nations not to come and mess with the United States. The European nations heeded this warning and we stayed out of any conflict. In later years, we did not follow the advice to form political
First president of the U.S and also the commander in chief during the American Revolution for the Continental Army.
At the end of his second presidential administration, after forty-five years serving America, President Washington did not want to leave without imparting some final guidance and wisdom. To do so, Washington, working from drafts written by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, wrote a letter to the American people titled “The Address of Gen. Washington to the People of America, on his Declining the Presidency of the United States” and more popularly known as “Washington’s Farewell Address.”
The American defeat of the British during the Revolutionary War was a direct result of George Washington's incredible leadership and generalship which epitomized the greatness of Sun Tzu's "Art of War"
It is a general consensus that from an economic perspective that businesses are expected to benefit shareholders and contribute to society through value maximization. Milton Freidman, however, takes this a step further by asserting that this is the basis of moral behavior for businesses and that they act immorally when they diminish profit by trying to assume other “social responsibilities” instead of letting greater population do that on their own. Although this philosophy would ideally maximize both profit and the amount of money that people could contribute to the social cause of their choice, it does not work as efficiently in a society where there a large portion of society is not in a place to focus on social issues. When this situation is viewed from the perspective of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, it is evident that until substantial gains are made in the quality of life in the general population, Freidman’s position will not result in social responsibility. Andrew Carnegie unknowingly takes the hierarchy of needs into account when he counters Freidman’s position in the Gospel of Wealth. In his work, Carnegie argues that the proper way to maximize the efficiency of social causes is for elite businessmen make the choices that many others are
Many people know George Washington as the first president of the United States but most don’t know the real George Washington aside from that. George was born into a family that consisted of a mother, a father and his nine other siblings. When Washington was 11 years old his father died and was put in the care of his half brother Lawrence.
George Washington’s Presidential Farewell Address consisted of three critical elements that were considered vital for the functional survival of the country that had just won its independence. On September 19, 1796, President Washington advised the nation to stand together as one united country, warned the people about the dangers of political parties and he established foundational reasons for the country to not become over involved in foreign affairs. These three principles set forth an understanding that was monumental for American society. Their level of importance serves as a near perfect reflection to both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution as the building blocks to a great nation. Each of these three principles, even though they were not written as laws, went on as a tradition for this nation; each being clung to with the same level of importance and integrity as the Founders sought in the aforestated documents of freedom.
George Washington, the first president of the United States, had written a very important historical speech and document towards the end of his time in office. He had written the Farewell address which focused on helping America understand the importance of preserving unity, acknowledging the rise of political parties forming, strengthening religion and morality, and he stated his position on American foreign policy. He addressed these ideas with strong tone and used incredible amount of dictions that strengthens his tone as well as representing his appeal to ethos to a strong degree. However, today’s society seemed to forget Washington’s position on foreign policy and has created a new form of the policy. But nonetheless as time grew,
In George Washington 's Farewell Address, Washington warns against the dangers of political factions by stating, “it occurs as matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discriminations, Northern and Southern, Atlantic and Western; whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views” (Washington). However, despite American leaders such as George Washington and James Madison warning of factionalism, the country would be divided by political parties arising out of the Northern and Southern states of the union. By the time Walt Whitman wrote “Songs of Myself” in 1855, tensions in the United States created by factionalism were at a high and were constantly elevating. In writing “Songs of Myself”, Whitman sought to help mend some of the wounds created by factionalism by seeking to bring together Americans whom factionalism had rendered alien to one another and by teaching to believe in oneself rather than the beliefs of political parties.
“Washington’s Farewell Address” is a compelling and inspiring speech that lifts the spirits of Americans while George Washington rejects taking a third term as President of the United States. This speech was never spoken to an audience, however, the speech was published in the American Daily Advertiser newspaper. This speech was created by George Washington, but James Madison and Alexander Hamilton helped Washington edit the document. It took George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton 5 years to publish the speech. The speech was finally published in 1796.
There is a saying that someone comes into your life for a reason. Today, as I was going about my business a complete stranger crossed my path and a conversation began. This man was dressed in a peculiar fashion, he spoke in a dialect of English that seemed odd, and as he looked around he appeared to be confused and staring at everyone and everything as if it was the first time he had seen any of the surroundings. His name was George Washington. As I quickly googled him on my computer I realized that this man was not just an actor or a strange man, he was the George Washington, the first President of the United States. I was in shock when I realized my new friend was known as one of the greatest Presidents of the United States. He was
George Washington wrote a farewell speech in 1796, marking the retirement of his leadership of the United States of America. He published his goodbye, titled his “Farewell Address,” in many papers. The long, revised copy of his speech, originally intended to be read at the end of his first term, tells of how he wanted to retire four years previous, but how he had been begged to stay on. He states that he never considered himself to be worthy of leading the
There is nothing more desirable to a person than to love and be loved. Everybody
Some Christians don’t support the use of capital punishment because the 6th commandment forbids murder. The 10 commandments are very important and every christian has to adhere them therefore, they believe that it is wrong to use capital punishment because you are taking someone’s life/murdering them and you are not allowed to do that because all life is holy and belongs to God therefore,he should be the one to give or take life.Also, Jesus through out his life gave people a chance to reform themselves but capital punishment doesn’t give the offender a chance to learn from his/her mistake and christians should be following in Jesus’s footsteps. So, basically, capital punishment goes against christian beliefs.
An Analysis of George Washington's Farewell Address Carmen Williams Liberty University: GOVT 200-B102 Professor Edward Soto George Washington's Farewell Address is one of the most eloquent pieces of literature delivered. It's content and intent constitutes that of a man who was not only prophetic, but a sage. His Farewell Address was printed in the Philadelphia American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796. The Address was not merely a statement of resignation, but an open letter of advisement exemplifying unity, in addition to warning the American people about their long-term freedom and pursuit of happiness. There are twenty key points in Washington's Farewell Address; however the focus will be on five of these: (1) The Preservation of the Union. (2) The Danger of Factions. (3) Religion and Morality. (4) Preservation of Public Credit. (5) America's Role in the World. The Preservation of the Union. Washington's persistent theme throughout the Farewell Address is the preservation of the Union as the crux of American Nationhood. In paragraph 9 Washington notes the Union, "is the main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home; your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize." Washington warns of those, internally and externally, who would covertly work to destroy the foundation on which America was built. In paragraph 10, Washington accentuates the far greater significance