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Arlington is a very quiet, respectful and breathtaking place. Arlington hasn't always been a cemetery. It has a very fascinating and complicated backstory. George Washington married a widow named Martha Dandridge Custis. Martha’s first husband was Daniel Parke Custis, they had 4 kids and only two lived. After his death, Martha and George married. George Washington then adopted 2 kids, John Parke and Martha Parke Custis. Adopted son, John Parke Custis grew up, married and raised his family. He received

Revolutionary era took place from 1763-1789. In this era was the Continental Congress. 1774, Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, address many grievances against British, called First Continental Congress, included George Washington and John Adams. October 1774, First Continental Congress petitioned King George lll, Congress called for a general boycott of British goods. May 1775, Second Continental Congress, State house (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, new members included Benjamin Franklin and Thomas

Imagine being an active participant in the American Revolution in the late 1700s. Not only that, imagine being on the side fighting for your freedom. The war ends, you're in the clear for a leisurely life of freely doing what you please, and you're happy. You're also a farmer that happens to be located in Pennsylvania. Before you know it, Congress comes to the decision to pass a tax on the production and distribution of whiskey, one of your main crops. What? Woah, woah, woah, wait a minute, did you

Kylie Murphy Professor Wilson WR 122 5 February 2015 Analysis Essay          George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” is a story about the experience of the narrator who was asked to shoot a wild elephant. He was a police officer who worked for British imperialists and killing the elephant would help him receive good judgement from the villagers in Burma. Orwell says that imperialism is evil and should be eliminated while others think that it is good for the public. The purpose of Orwell’s story

George Washington is a towering historical figure who is considered the father of the United States. James Thomas Flexner captures the man, not the myth, behind this legendary icon in one concise single-volume biography, Washington: the Indispensable Man. This book is a condensed but altogether new version of Flexner’s previous four-volume biography of George Washington. This smaller scale book is well written, and explores Washington as “the human being behind the legendary icon” (New York Times

Gradwitz told Georg Znaeym that if Ulrich’s men come faster than Georg’s men then Ulrich will tell the men to rescue George first, and that they have better things to do than “getting the better of a boundary dispute” (Saki 86). The quote shows that Ulrich wanted to be friends with Georg rather than fighting over who gets the forest land. Ulrich asked George to be his friend, and George accepted his request. Waiting for their men to come and help them, both wished that their private men would come first

Culture of Consumerism, Gender Roles, and Violence: Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Boyle’s 28 Days Later (2002) I would like to address the culture of consumerism, our desire for violence, and the change in gender roles from Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, to Boyle’s 28 Days Later. Since the beginning, humanity has overcome diseases that could potentially wipe out the human race. From earliest forms diseases such as measles to modern day pandemics such as AIDS, mankind has

Florida is a popular state when discussing political controversy. The media rushes to Florida during congressional and presidential elections due to its reputation as a conflicted state. Here we find the southern regions to be rather liberal and voting democratically, and on the other hand, we see the northern regions voting mostly conservatively. This creates controversy in the United States because Florida is a major determining factor of what kind of outcome we are going to get for a presidential

The Virtues of Apathy “I just don't think I can continue to live in a place that embraces and nurtures apathy as if it was virtue.” Morgan Freeman speaks these words in the movie Se7en after declaring that he is going to quit his job as a detective. His character sees crimes of hate, aggression and murder every day, and he also observes the public’s reaction to them. People turn a blind eye; they no longer care. What has happened to society? Why has what used to be considered incredibly shocking

George Washington The king of England, George III, was fond of farming. His favorite diversion was to ride about his lands, chatting with the tenants about the crops. "Farmer George," he called himself. His arch-opponent, George Washington, had the same fondness for farming. He too enjoyed riding about his lands and talking about the crops. Indeed there was nothing else he enjoyed quite so much. But there the likeness ceased. And among the many other matters that differentiated George Washington