John Parker Analysis

On the evening of March 5, 1770, with a foot of snow on the ground, groups of Bostonians gathered around the Custom House on King Street. Some had buckets of water, after responding to a fire alarm. Others had clubs to defend themselves or perhaps to threaten the despised “lobsterbacks.” Private Hugh White was, in fact, being threatened by several wigmakers’ apprentices (Aron 24). When Captain Thomas Preston heard of Private White’s situation, he came with seven other soldiers to help. Words escalated into snowballs and stones, and the soldiers began to fight back with the butts of their guns. The crowd of Bostonians was growing and now numbered about 100 (24). Then, a huge chunk of ice came flying in from the mob and knocked

In the story "John Adams and the Coming of the Revolution”, author David McCullough discusses how John Adams was asked to defend the British soldiers in court of the soldier’s accusation of man slaughter, following the Boston Massacre. Being such a problematic case that could ruin his reputation, John Adams accepted to defend the soldiers because of his experience in difficult cases, and his strong principles and beliefs. John Adam’s reputation did not even tarnish because of how skillfully he handled the case gaining the respect of the people of Boston.

On the cold and snowy night of March 5, 1770, rioters marched down King Street in Boston, breaking the usual silence. In front of the customs office, the violent rioters were met by five British soldiers and their commanding officer. They immediately began haranguing the soldiers. During the ensuing chaos, the soldiers, who had been bombarded by stones and balls of ice, were becoming anxious as they waited for commands from their superiors. However, the soldiers panicked when they heard, through the yells of the rioters, the word “Fire!”. Upon hearing that word, the soldiers opened fire on the crowd with their muskets. “Shouts and curses filled the air.” (pg. 206). Five rioters were swiftly killed.This was the infamous Boston Massacre- An event that shaped U.S. history and fed the growing flames of revolution among the British colonists in America. After the massacre, the outraged people of Boston called for a trial. Defending the soldiers was renowned lawyer and future president John Adams, who believed that everyone should be granted a fair trial. With the help of Mr. Adams, the soldiers were determined to achieve victory. Through months of thought and many struggles, they succeeded. As punishment, the soldiers were branded and sent back to England, but

Over the first few months of 1775 Concord struggled to gain and train a functional militia. After month of angry talk amongst citizen and leader in Concord action became more prominent, Gross stated “Nearly all of local life took on a military cast” towards mid spring point of 1775(69).

While it is impossible to truly elaborate or even go into much detail on the exploits of Captain John Smith’s life, in this paper I will be covering several of his many achievements. In addition, I will be dispelling several of the popular myths in regards to his life that many modern day Americans believe in. Some of these more modern day myths or false narratives are due to his story being adapted and changed in order to make a children’s video by Disney, while others have been debated by historians ever since they were penned by Smith in one of his most famous works consisting of six volumes: The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles.

Francis Marion “the swamp fox” and his involvement in the revolutionary war. He was an extremely important in keeping South Carolina out of the British control. He was an uneducated bachelor who was described as eccentric or an odd ball. He often didn’t get along with fellow military officers.

Following the events in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775, state militiamen from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont gathered in Cambridge and the area surrounding Boston. British General Gage and about 6,000 soldiers and marines were in possession of Boston, while the American force consisted of over 16,000 men. Sickness and missing soldiers brought the number of available soldiers closer to 9,000. In addition, the American force was extremely short of gunpowder, having only around thirty or so half-full barrels of powder over what was carried in the horns of their citizen soldiers. (Ellis 27-29)

According to James Ison, John Parker was sold at the age of 8 and moved to Richmond, Virginia. Soon after he was sold again and walked to Mobile, Alabama, where he was bought by a physician to work as his house servant. The physician’s two sons taught John to read and write although they were breaking Alabama’s laws. The two sons stole books from their father’s library to give to John to read. While still enslaved, John developed a great joy for the works of Shakespeare and the English poets (Ison).

In conclusion both modern day soldiers and american revolutionary soldiers have similarities and differences in their uniforms, transportation, and the weapons and gear they use. Through all the similarities and differences between soldiers from the period of 1778 and modern day, they all had a purpose when they were fighting whether it was to protect, save, sacrifice, support, or some other reason. Though not many people pay attention to the many changes and advancements over the years we know that soldiers do what they can with the help of weapons and uniforms for protection and

One of the most well known person from the American Revolution is the man who warned the troops that the “The British are coming! the British are coming!” Paul Revere was a American Revolution era silversmith and Patriot against the English forces trying to take back control of America. Paul Revere’s famous phrase was one of the reasons that the minute men around Boston, Massachusetts were on ready for an attack at Lexington that would have been major in the war. Although we know him for his “Midnight Ride” and the 1861 poem he is the star of, right now the focus is not around him or his actions, it’s around his outhouse.

The Unreedeemed Capitive discloses the story of John Williams and his family becoming captives of the French and Mohawk Indians and after their return from Canada, pursuing to “redeem” Eunice Williams, John William’s daughter, back to a puritan lifestyle. Starting at Deefield, Masschusetts, October 1703, “Reverend Mr” John Williams writes a letter to the governor Joseph Dudley of Massachusetts Bay of the apprehension of being attacked by the French and the Indians and a request to abate the taxes to help rebuild a fort.(p.11) On February 28, Deerfield was attacked. After the massacre, John Williams, his family and other residents of Deerfield became captives of the French and Indians. They now had to march to Montreal in the snow on a unknown

To a majority of people on this Earth, the name John Ippy McLeod means nothing. It’s probably just your average guy, but long story short; John Ippy McLeod is not your average guy. Within the walls of Havelock High School, Mr. McLeod is a superhero. He teaches the hardest sophomore biology class, instructs the leadership class, and advises the student council. Everything he does is for either the school or student council. His car is always the first car in the lot and the very last one to leave each night. The depth of his passion for what he does is obvious in everything he does. He is the person that will go the extra length for a student no matter what is going on in his life. He truly is a superhero.

Pastor John Piper thinks television personality Oprah Winfrey misinterprets the Bible by likening God granting blessings to the Third Law of Motion.

Introduction This task requires the close comparison of two jazz pieces of different decades and their defining styles. The musical styles, instrumentation, compositional techniques, structure, technology and role of lyrics are key factors in the comparison and will be focused on. The artists’ lives as well as the historical and social contexts of those decades will also be analysed because they played key roles in the composition of the music. Charlie Parker’s 1945

Parker Brothers, the original creators of the Nerf brand, started in 1969. Reyn Guyer, a Minnesota-based toy invention company, came to Parker Brothers and introduced a new volleyball game. Parker Brothers decided to scrap the whole thing except the foam ball, creating the first Nerf product, the Nerf Ball. In 1970, the Nerf Ball started production and was introduced as the “the world's first official indoor ball”. Nerf is a slang word or the foam used in off-road racing. It’s marketing slogan says "Throw it indoors; you can't damage lamps or break windows. You can't hurt babies or old people.” Four million units were sold within the first year. The Nerf Ball had a four-inch diameter (102 Millimeters). Later, a larger version of the Nerf Ball