My Grandfather's Son Character Analysis

Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee that depicts the infamous Scopes Trial. The real names of the persons involved in the case were changed, however, the play recounts the same story. One journalist in the story, E.K. Hornbeck, who is closed-minded, a hypocrite, and very cynical proves that the religious community of Hillsboro is not the only one to be intolerant.

“Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power”, written by Jon Meacham, is a single volume biography about the third President of the United States. This biography explores Jefferson’s entire life, ranging from his birth, to his years as a student at the College of William and Mary, to President of the United States, and, finally, to death. Throughout this novel, Meacham tries to humanize one of the most important political leaders in United States history. The purpose of this paper is to review a biography written about Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas James Flaming is an American military historian with a special interest in the American Revolution. He graduated from Fordham University, receiving his bachelor’s degree, with honors. Fleming wrote about Thomas Jefferson being born in Albermale County, Virginia. According to Fleming Thomas Jefferson’s past times consisted of hunting,

“ His Expression remained the same- cynical, defiant, painful” (Gaines 84). Miss Emma did not think that Jefferson knew he was going to be put in the chair, which kind of furthers this whole idea that everyone has that’s he’s incompetent. Even his own aunt without realizing has degraded him. I think that maybe Jefferson can’t read or write but he’s a human who understands laws. At the beginning of the book I was feeding into the notion that he was mentally challenged, but I think now that he just grew up in the uneducated black stigma put on him by white people not letting black school have the same education. And so he knows he is going to die, he doesn’t fight he doesn’t resist he faces the unjust punishment with grace and is going o let

Born on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson grew up on his family’s plantation in north-central Virginia with his seven siblings. He was, “freckled and sandy-haired, [and] rather tall and awkward,”(Freidel)

In the “Apostle of Republican Liberty” by Eugene R. Sheridan, the author presents a biography of Thomas Jefferson in honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the third president of the United States. The author cites him to be “The Foremost Champion of Liberty” of all of the Founding Fathers. In the biography, he speaks about the historical remarks that Jefferson made throughout his political life. Praising him as an icon for the achievements he made as one of the founding fathers. The author also includes all of the progressions that Jefferson did in his several roles as an accomplished lawyer, agronomist, educator, inventor, scientist, philosopher, linguist, archaeologist, musician, writer, architect, and statesman.

We always hear about Thomas Jefferson in our history classes, as one of the most influential American politicians at the time of the nation’s birth. Though, we don’t always take the time to understand why this is the case. Looking at what he accomplished as president and politician seems mind boggling. In my blog, I will discuss Thomas Jefferson’s major accomplishments, his leadership lessons, and criticisms of his actions.

Clarence Thomas is just the second African American justice to serve on the Supreme Court. Until the very recent confirmations of both Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, for the past twenty-five plus years, Thomas had been the last conservative to be named to the current court, which is the complete opposite of his predecessor Justice Thurgood Marshall. Thomas’ confirmation hearings have gone down in history as those containing the most drama. His hearings would produce such intense arguments over race and gender. Thomas is one of the most publicly criticized justices in the history of the Supreme Court. The primary reason for that is the "uncommon" connection between his views and the color of his skin. Many black and white

Thurgood Marshall - well known for his victory in the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - has died at the age of 84. Marshall’s education, determination, and appreciation for the United States Constitution and the rule of law are paramount factors which led him to become one of the most accomplished African Americans during the civil rights era. He played a key role in advancing equality for African-American men and women in the United States.

Thomas Jefferson’s Life was very important in is Politics because he had a lot of high standards for his family. He sent them to school and got them a very good education, he had six children, five girls and one boy. Him and his wife got married and then soon ten years after getting married, his

Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell plantation in western Virginia on April 13, 1743. He had three siblings, later four other siblings were born into the family. During six years of his life, he spent his time roaming the woods and studying his books. He was in boarding school until the age of 16. “From 1762 to 1767, Jefferson pursued legal studies under George Wythe, who also taught John Marshall and Henry Clay, two of the most outstanding figures in American History” (Onuf, pg.1). He got a good education due to that his dad’s financial success. Jefferson’s dad died on 1757, leaving Jefferson 7,000 acres of land in western Virginia. After his father’s death, Jefferson looked up to his teachers for fatherly advice and direction. During his

Both Dade and Julian where fixated on proving themselves right and defending their beliefs about

Mr. Freeman had aided Melinda to converse openly about her clandestine occurrence by conferring. Melinda hardly responded to others, therefore it wasn’t a true conversation with replies and questions back and forth. Although this is a method that is expected of Mr. Freeman for him to help her, it is still an incredibly crucial reason for how he gave her back her voice. Melinda had no one else in her life that provided her with even the smallest chatter. All the students in her school dislike her, her teachers and school staff are not close to her, and her parents can hardly understand and stand her.

Joseph is a pastor in his mid-thirties, who is in a spiritual battle struggling to find peace after his only son drowns. He descends into hell and is besieged by angry, violent causing him to abuse himself, his wife Brenda and their daughter. Joseph suspects that his wife Brenda and his brother Wayne are involved in a sexual relationship. He life is uncontrollable; he uses drugs, is continuously intoxicated and spends hours in strip clubs and with other women having unprotected sex. He wants to change, and return to his church, but the pain after the loss of his son, and the forces of evil are too great.

For this essay the character I will be using is Grandfather. The one moment that I think that Grandfather responded best when faced with adversity was when his heart started to act up and Mattie was unconscious with the fever. I choose this moment because even though he was very sick, and could barely walk, he decided to walk through an entire city to get her to safety, because she might of died if he didn't, or he might of caught the fever himself if he has stayed where there were so many mosquitoes, and so little portions of food and water “Fruit? I spun around, wide awake and hungry, above me hung gnarled branches heavy with green speckled pears. I grabbed one and bit into it, ignoring the juice that ran down my fingers and chin. I gathered as many pears as I could carry and set off with new energy to find Grandfather. With food, we could hold out for days” (Anderson 94), “Then, blackness” (Anderson 95).