Both the Hispanic culture and the Americans have their independence day. Independence Day is a day that celebrates the anniversary of a country’s national independence. Panamas Independence Day is November 28th. It is celebrated with the schools, the police and others. The firemen are accompanied…
Malachi Thomas Mr. Westlund US History Per. 4 12 October 2015 Founding Documents Comparison The Declaration of Independence By Thomas Jefferson was signed on July 1, 1776, the Second Continental congress met in Philadelphia. On the that same day the 12 of the 13 colonies voted.…
Cote d'Ivoire and the United States of America The United States of America is the most developed country in the world located on the continent of North America while Cote d'Ivoire is an African country located in West Africa. These two countries are not the same by their way of living, their climate and also their area. These differences lead us to ask the following question: what are the differences between these two countries? First of all, we will talk about the differences in the climate and weather and then show how these countries celebrate their national day.…
The Declaration of Independence was written on July 4th, 1776 and believed all men were created equal and deserved certain rights like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These rights belong to everyone no matter what race,…
Paper 2 “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Almost anyone in the United States can tell where this famous quote is from because it is from one of our very important American documents The Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress met up on July 1,1776 to discuss The Declaration of Independence, and the next day 12 of the 13 colonies signed to declare independence from Great Britain. The Congressmen spent two days revising the declaration made up by Thomas Jefferson.…
Filled with passion and sorrow, the historical fiction novel Come August, Come Freedom, written by Gigi Amateau, brings tears to eyes. Each chapter brings on a new journey and hardship faced by the main character Gabriel, and the slaves alongside of him in Virginia. As Amateau tells the story of Gabriel, the reader follows along with the journey ahead of him. Gabriel, born into slavery along with all other African Americans in Virginia, starts his life as a young slave boy.…
Mardi Gras is a festival of feasting, dancing, and having a good time. It is a time to celebrate with family, friends and neighbors in the area. When it’s the most remember holidays in New Orleans to be yourself. I was about ten years old when my mom took me with the family to Mardi Gras festival. Remembering going to my first Mardi gras experience was amazing.…
QAQ Reading Response #4 Racism is sadly still a prominent thing around the world. This last election, I feel brought out a lot of racist people. The world we live in isn’t where it should be with racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. Hate is something that we are allowing to happen, especially with our newly elected president.…
Tomorrow, When the War Began, written by Australian author John Marsden is set in a small Australian town known as Wirrawee. The text displays the themes of war, change, friendship, leadership, growing-up, romance and courage. The novel tells a story of a group of teenagers who lives turn around, when they return from their camping trip from Hell. All eight of them need to step up in order to stay alive. The main themes highlighted in the chosen passage are friendship, romance and leadership.…
Before coming to this country, first important things that I been taught about this country was July 4th 1776. July 4th was a heroic day for the America. When it come to July four you would see many people gather together and celebrate this memorial day. People would do firework and BBQ with their family and friend. It was the only day that you would see and heard a lot of fireworks all day and night.…
Trevor Svendsen History 1401/ Hopkins October 30th, 2014 Argument Essay America’s Childhood July 4th, 1776 was the day that America declared its independence from Great Britain. American colonies did not like the way they were being treated; therefore, colonists looked to gain their independence and live by their own standards. There were numerous factors leading to the revolution, eventually this caused them to go to war and take their freedom. The Sugar Act was created by Great Britain in 1764 to continue taxing the colonies on goods.…
“What just happened, why is Mason crying!” Many thoughts were going through my head during the toughest moment of my life. It was the 4th of July, and I was having a great time at a friend's house, nothing bad could ever happen, right? concussions are not a real struggle for many people, but for me they are about as real as it gets. Many do not worry about their health, but this scare brought it into a whole new light for me.…
On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted and signed marking the beginning of a new nation and one of the most daring conflicts of all time, earning the title of Revolutionary War. The war was a conduit for political, economic, and social change. Politically an entire new government was created, one which not only proved to be effective, but also innovative worldwide. It began with the Articles of Confederation and led to the creation Constitution of the United States. This document set the formation of the new government as well, one with three branches and fostering a system of checks and balances as well as liberty.…
I think that if there is an event that happened that is very significant, it should always be remembered in some way. For example, the 4th of July is a historic event that is so important to America because it is where we gained our independence. This why we celebrate the 4th of July and are proud of it, and wouldn’t want it to just pass by as any other day. The same way is for the Greek and their tragedies. The tough times that the Greek have gone through is something that was intense, and created a lot of effect on them.…
We have gained independence from Great Britain, discrimination and lack of equal rights still exist among the people . As shown in the article “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde contains about discrimination which occurred on the independence day in Washington D.C. Audre Lorde visits Washington, D.C. with her family where she comes across many things that she wasn’t aware of. Her family couldn’t stand up for themselves which made Lorde get frustrated about the situation.…