Thomas Cushing

The final years of his life were riddled with tragedy and pain, his death becoming the most famous duel in American history. Born between 1755 and 1757 and orphaned at a young age, Alexander Hamilton climbed the social ranks from a poor immigrant born in the small Caribbean island of Nevis, to one of the most prominent founding fathers of America. Through several scandals and the harsh criticisms of his enemies, Hamilton made incredibly important contributions to American history. He was instrumental

Another lesson I learned from reading The Crucible, is to not abuse power. Abusing power is using power to an advantage in a bad way. Good leaders use their power to influence people in a positive way, while bad leaders use their power mainly for personal benefits. In the play, many of the characters with power abused it. They took complete control of situations influencing other characters to do bad things. One character from the book that abuses his power is Judge Danforth. Danforth ran all the

The Jeffersonian era and the Democratic-Republican Party lasted from the early 1800’s to the late 1820’s; this era was known as the Era of Good Feelings because of the single-party domination by the Democratic-Republicans, which resulted in political cooperativeness. Following the Jeffersonian era was the Age of Jackson. The Jacksonian era, also referred to as Jacksonian democracy, lasted from the time the Jeffersonian democracy ended to about 1840. During this time, though, there was a two-party

treacherous actions within the literature of this time demonstrates that these differing views made people feel betrayed by their associates. The idea of betrayal is prominent in the lives and texts of several authors of this period, including Dante, Thomas More, and Niccolò Machiavelli. From a Christian perspective, betrayal was a grave sin befitting serious punishment, while it was irrational from a Humanist perspective and an inevitable, even beneficial part of mankind from an amoral perspective.

Flappers What is a flapper? The flapper is one of the most essential parts of the 1920s. They represented a new type of woman. Whether in attitude, attire, or slang. The 1920s flapper demonstrated how women could transform into something that is a part of the modern construction of women’s identity. The flapper was a major part of “The Roaring Twenties”. The flapper was how young women sought to define themselves. Prior to the 1920s American women were seen in a very traditional light

and Hyde was written. It contains those same elements of good and evil with the addition of smoggy streets. The Victorian period was a point in time when Queen Victoria I ruled England and vastly expanded its economic well-being. In the words of Dr. Thomas Arnold, an English educator and historian, about the

In the book “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” written by himself, Douglass writes about his experiences as a slave in the 1800’s. In the beginning of the book, he explains that he does not know his age because most slaves are not allowed to know their age. Douglass recalls the memory of his aunt getting tied and whipped until she was covered in blood at a very young age. He reveals to us that slaves only get extremely limited allowances throughout a year. Children barely get any clothing

The Shawshank Redemption is a prison drama movie released in 1994 and is based on a novella named “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. The novella was written by Stephen King and published in 1982 in a compilation of four novellas which was named Different Seasons. “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” was the first novella in the book; King called this first chapter HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL. The rest of the novella chapters had references to summer, fall and winter. However, King

I wrote this on three hours of sleep (A Critique of The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson) In 1776, the Continental congress elected that Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston help write what many now know today to be The Declaration of Independence. The whole point of this document being written was to declare to Great Britain and King George III that the British colonies in North America would no longer be a part of Great

This country has come to terms with the unfortunate reality of today’s wicked world. Brutality, inhumanity, and bloodshed seem to coincide with day to day lives of the innocent. Americans are constantly bombarded with the ever-growing drawback of violence. Let’s face it, these very own streets being casually wandered upon by faultless community members has now become a fiery battleground. This identified truth cannot be ignored and any individual would be a fool to turn a blind eye towards the damage