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The flag is a symbol of freedom and prosperity, and of hope. It is also used to express patriotism for example, in which solders raise the flag to symbolize an American victory in war. The American flag is the symbol that exemplifies our nation. Justice Stevens, who disagreed with the majority’s argument

I chose to do my report on Frederick Douglass because while I was reading his biography, it seemed very interesting. What I found most interesting was that Frederick was born a slave. He also was an escaped slave. Plus despite everything he went through he became the most important black American leader of the nineteenth century. This is why I chose Frederick Douglass as my Black History report. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born on the year 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland, but no one

It was created in 1978. The article discusses that Susan B. Anthony, a founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association, influenced the voters of today. Many women who were voting for Hillary Clinton went to Anthony’s grave site in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester , NY. After voting on November eighth, they placed their “I voted” stickers on her tombstone. The article states that the tombstone was “nearly invisible”. This shows just how influential Susan B. Anthony was, and still is on

Culture Essay: Israel Introduction: "Israel was not created in order to disappear- Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."This quote from President John F. Kennedy 's Zionists of America Convention speech can considerably show that despite the small size of the country, its culture spreads out from many different

Passages from the Gospels of Mark & Matthew Throughout the New Testament Gospels, an abundance of enriching, soulful narratives thrive and live on through their cultivated messages of hope, compassion, miracles, and redemption. Recalling in detail the heroic life and journey of Jesus Christ, expounding his teachings and philosophy, and revealing hidden components of God’s divine nature, the Gospels are rife with symbolism and potent imagery which are accessible to people of every faith. The timeline

With over 51,000 dead and wounded soldiers, the battle of Gettysburg is arguably the costliest and bloodiest battle of the Civil war. Many people have heard and maybe even memorized the Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln without truly understanding the significance of the battle. To be able to understand why the battle of Gettysburg was so important, one must understand what happened during the three day battle, what it was like for the soldiers to fight in the circumstances of the battle

What’s in a name? As you stroll around the streets of Nelson, do we ever look up at the blue signs, wondering the stories behind these names that roll off your tongue so everyday? Do you stop to picture Nelson, 170 years ago, imagining the people that walk the same path to work as you everyday, down Trafalgar Street? These steps that the first settlers of Nelson made, have shaped our city, creating the perfect base for following generations to make change upon. As generations have occupied Nelson

the Jews for the Black Death or "Bubonic Plague" outbreak in the middle of the 13th century, as a punishment from God for harbouring them. In Strasbourg for example, 2000 people were burnt on a massive scaffold erected in a Jewish cemetery in 1349. Many countries started to evict the Jews from Europe as they were seen as "evil and rash men, enemies of God and Christianity". Over the next 100 years hundreds of thousands of Jews were made homeless and had to seek a safe land

Lewis Carroll 's “Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Though the Looking-Glass are classics of the English language, Vying with the Bible and William Shakespeare as source of quotation(Blake, Kathleen 112).” Lewis Carroll 's Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland has always been a favorite for many children since it came out. It also has been interesting for any adult that has read it. Lewis Carroll is a literary genius even though he wrote plenty of nonsense. Born on Janurry 27, 1832, Lewis Carrol

by copying poems into personal correspondence she controlled who would read her poems. Emily Dickinson died on 15 May 1886, at the age of fifty-six. She was buried in one of the white dresses she wore in her later years and now rests in the West Cemetery of Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Donoghue 38). The Homestead at Amherst, the place where Emily was born and spent much of her childhood and almost all her adult life, became Emily Dickinson’s Museum and now open for the general public