Protestantism. Since we hold so many religions we have many holidays that are celebrated in Texas. Some of the overall holidays that are celebrated are Christmas, Mother’s Day, and 4th of July. Most people believe that Christ was born on December 25, so they celebrate His birth on Christmas day. Texas celebrate 4th of July because in that day is when they received their independence. The four popular sports in Texas are American Football, Basketball, Soccer, and Baseball. The food in in Texas is fattening
Introduction The speech "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" was given in Rochester, New York on July 5th, 1852 by Fredrick Douglass; a former African American slave. In the speech, he discusses the true meaning of the widely celebrated holiday known as The 4th of July and what it really means a Negro. Who was Fredrick Douglass? Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland in the year of 1818. In 1838 he managed a successful escape with the
opportunity, but most importantly, liberty. In America, we are all born with liberty or as others call it, “rights.” To begin with, America has lived up to these expectations by giving freedom to everybody. We’re born with liberty and rights. Although many take their rights for granted, America still provides rights for those who don’t take their rights for granted. The day United States declared independence was shown on Placard P. 4th of July is celebrated every year
Declaration of independence was introduced by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the freedom of 13 colonies from The Great Britain. It was the most important event in jefferson’s life. Jefferson was born in shadwell, virginia on april 13, 1743. Jefferson studied at the college of William and Mary. He was a U.S governor, Government official, Diplomat, U.S vice president, and 3rd president of the United States. Congress picked a committee of 5 people to write explaining why the colonies wanted independence
Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery in 1818. After Douglass escaped slavery in 1838, he wrote the speech “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?.” In “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?,” Douglass utilizes imagery, tone, and syntax in order to show the dehumanization of slaves and human rights. Douglass uses his own experience of being a slave to fight against the institution of slavery. Throughout the “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?,” Douglass employs imagery
Frederick Douglass who was born into slavery in 1818. After Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 he writes the speech “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?.” In “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?,” Douglass utilizes imagery, tone, and syntax in order to show the dehumanization of slaves and human rights. Douglass uses his own experience of being a slave to fight against the institution of slavery. Throughout the “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July” Douglass employs imagery to
voice on social justice through a long profound, powerful, and influential career. Frederick Douglass’s famous Fourth of July speech has caused much criticism over the years. Douglass believed that on a day when white Americans were celebrating the slaves and former slaves were reminded of how their liberty and equality were disgraced in America. Frederick Douglass was born a slave but escaped to New York in 1838 where he learned to read and write. This lead to his
It was a sunny July afternoon. All was silent except for a few birds singing. The silence was soon broken by the cries of a new baby boy. The time was 12:02pm and Justin Thornburg was born. July 14, 2001, was a life changing event for his proud parents Melissa and Chris Thornburg. Justin weighed a stunning 7lbs and 10.5oz. Justin was the second son of soon to be three. As time went on Justin grew and had dreams of changing the world. As a toddler Justin had many adventures. He had moved towns, from
inventor and one of the most significant men in the history of making America who we are today. One of our founding fathers and our third president, Thomas Jefferson was a very well-known man. He was born on April 13th, 1743 in a small town called Shadwell in Virginia. He was born at his father 's tobacco plantation on the Rivanna River, which flows through a gap in a small range called the Southwest Mountains. In 1760 when Jefferson turned 17 he rode to Williamsburg so he could attend the
daughter named Brianna and a godson also. So our small family turned from 3 to 5 in a matter of seconds. Life went great until Brianna’s mother died. This changed her in the worst way. She started being a pain in the butt to my mom and me. In 2007 on July 4th, Kenney walked away. The day went ok, when we woke up. My mother called aunt, and all hell broke loose. I am standing in my kitchen, looking out the window. His face seems so calm, like he had no care in the world. I can tell that my mom was hurting;