Excellency

His Excellency: George Washington Joseph Ellis sets out to make George Washington, the person we think of as an icon, into a real person. He wants to show us what makes him tick. He wants to turn the marble into the man. So many students today see George Washington as a memorial, a monument, a face on a dollar bill, and the man who could not lie when he cut down the cherry tree. He wants to show us the man George Washington was in his day. Ellis’s method was to divide George Washington’s

Everyone knows George Washington as the first president, but most people do not know his other roles in the creation of the United States of America. In Joseph J. Ellis’s book, His Excellency George Washington, Ellis tells about Washington’s life. He includes his time as a general in the Revolutionary War, his life in retirement after the war, and also his time as the president. Ellis’s main focus in the book is to paint a picture for the reader so it almost feels like they are right next to Washington

In every Disney's fairy tale, a happy ending between a beautiful princess and a charming prince always satisfies young audiences around the world. This model, therefore, was applied to a famous princess's movie "Sleeping Beauty". According to Wikipedia, "Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney based on The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault." This movie tells a story of a gorgeous princess who is cursed by a powerful and evil witch called Maleficent

the text states,”’What have you done?’ demanded the Emperor. ‘I have flown in the sky, Your Excellency,’ replied the man. ‘What have you done?’ said the Emperor again. ‘I have just told you!’ cried the flier. ‘You have told me nothing at all.’ The Emperor reached out a thin hand to touch the pretty paper and the birdlike feel of the apparatus. It smelled cool of the wind. ‘Is it not beautiful, Excellency?’ ‘Yes, too beautiful.’ It continues with the Emperor calling the executioner to execute the

First of all, I would like to extend our warmest gratitude to His Excellency Modi, for allowing me to take His place. A kind and an understanding soul, who realized since we are sharing a long border with the United States of America, not only I need, but also loved to be here. Like His better half, God bless Him for running His beloved nation of India as smooth as silk. I, and the millions of Afghans are wishing His Excellency had a brother, who can run the Land of His Holiness Ancestors Afghanistan

In the poem “To His Excellency General Washington” the author Phillis Wheatley incorporates many themes to show the strength the new nation, America, actually has. Wheatley uses these themes to incorporate them into a bigger idea. He uses themes of freedom, grand hero and divine rights. All of these come together to help mold the view of George Washington as the father of our country. By having all these themes molded into the poem based on Washington builded up to a view that he is a patriot and

enslaved at just eight years old. Lucky for her she was purchased by a Boston family who taught her how to read and write. Due to her special talents and skill she had written and published her first poem at thirteen. She had written a poem “To His Excellency, General Washington”. She patiently waited for his reply and soon did get one back. Washington explains that if he had published the poem he would seem too egotistical. This poem speaks a lot about freedom and makes a perfect example or definition

Odinn McLoughlin Journal His Excellency George Washington by Joseph Ellis 1. George Washington first fought as a British officer in the French and Indian War. Though faced with defeats, such as the defense of Fort Necessity and retreat from Fort Duquesne, his reputation till enhanced as he was able to remain alive and make the most out of the broken circumstances he was given. 2. Washington kept clearly defined boundaries in his mind. All those who deserted from the Virginia Regiment faced death

Wheatley's poem, "To His Excellency General Washington", was written in a time when a young, new America was fighting to be free from other nation's. Although America had previously won the war with the French, other nations sought to control this new land. She gives warning to the other nations that they will meet the same fate in the end. Wheatley speaks of the strong support she has for General Washington and the fight for freedom. She expresses that America has labored hard for freedom, and although

Many know his name, but few know his actions that became scorched into the country's history. George Washington, the first president, assisted in shaping the budding country into what it has become today. In His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis, Washington's life undergoes an analysation to assess the contributions he made that impacted the young country. Washington became a critical part of history who left a huge impact on the forming of the early United States through his relationships