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invented the dumbwaiter, a swivel chair, a lamp-heater, and an improved plow. In May, 1784, Congress appointed Jefferson a diplomat. Jefferson was to go to France. There Thomas Jefferson was to help the other ministers, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, in arranging commercial treaties with various European countries. When Franklin retired in 1785, Jefferson replaced him as the U.S. diplomatic representative to France. One of Jefferson's

Valley and surrounding area that Ansel Adams started to recognize his passion for photography in the 1920s and more importantly his passion for conservation. Ansel Adams used his photography to capture striking images of landscape in order for tourist to see how important it was to preserve the land as it was found. Adams love for photography is a curious combination of the interest of both his parents, Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray Adams. Charles Adams started to study astronomy at the University

today’s world, human behaviours are driven by the civilization preset by society. In the rare occasion that the civilization is taken away, humans unveil their true selves: animals with a savage and evil nature. In 1954, after leaving the Royal Navy, William Golding wrote his story Lord of the Flies, which focuses on a group of young boys stranded on an island after their plane crashed.

There are numerous examples of powerful imagery; however, none of them surpass the strong presence of repeated garden imagery. It is difficult to disregard of the similarities between Hamlet and the story of The Garden of Eden stated in the Bible. William Shakespeare parallels the Garden of Eden and the Royal Kingdom in Denmark to reveal corruption, temptation and the fall of innocence in the play. The image of a fallen Eden is threaded throughout the entire play, as Shakespeare tells not only of the

Most Americans know who George Washington, John Adams, Charles and Thomas Pickney, and Benjamin Franklin are. These brave men declare independence from Britain, fought hard in the American Revolution, and worked together to write the United States Constitution. However, very few know who Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Eliza Pickney, and Deborah Franklin are and how they played a role in helping to build the nation. Cokie Roberts, a journalist and best-selling author. set out to tell the story

As John Adams once said “Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write (https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/john_adams).” John Adams is a very important part of the development of the United States, he did so much that helped us in so many ways. John Adams not only was the seconded President of the United Sates but he was also a lawyer, a diplomat, a statesman, and a Founding Father. Like every person there is always a beginning

John Adams John Adams did not really play a big role like some of the others in the making of America. His wife was a great deal in the making of America. Even if John knew he was not the best he never let it bring him down. Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts in October of 1735, even though they weren't sure the actual date (Diggins, 17). His father was a farmer, he persuaded him to go to Harvard college, after that he was persuaded to make a career in the congregational ministry (Ref

Je’Quan D. Sailes-Irving APUSH Summer Assignment Chapter 1: Chapter 1 focused on introducing two politicians that were about to have a duel on July 11, 1804. Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States and the vice president during Thomas Jefferson’s term. Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States and apart of the federalist party. Both Hamilton and Burr were each other 's political rival and would insult one another until they arranged a duel to end their

The theme of the 'heroic' in John Milton's Paradise Lost is one that has often been the focus of critical debate, namely in the debate surrounding which character is the 'true' hero of the poem. Most critics of the subject have, however, noted that the difficultly in defining the 'hero' of Milton's work is mainly due to our “vague understanding of what constitutes heroism”1 and the fact that “the term itself is equivocal”2. The 'vague' terming of what heroism can be defined as it what draws critics

Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The New Republic, and The New Yorker. Ellis has also appeared on commentaries such as CBS, CSPAN, CNN, and PBS because of his scholar in American history. Ellis studied attended received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary (1965) and earned a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy, and a Ph.D from Yale University. Ellis was a