Born on the Fourth of July

The First Battle of Bull Run The first battle of bull run took place on July 21, 1861 near Manassas, Virginia. The leader of the union troops, General McDowell, encountered confederate troops near Bull Run Creek, led by P.G.T. Beauregard and Joseph Eggelston Johnston. McDowell spent two days trying to get around them. Union troops crossed Bull Run Creek and managed to drive back all of the confederate forces except one battalion, led by Thomas Jackson. He earned his nickname when one soldier…

rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.” But it is also the same for the blacks at the time, they who are black or are female do not compare to the men of America. In “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” and the “Declaration of Sentiments”, Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Cady Stanton had the same basic purpose for giving their respective speeches, and they accomplished their end goal in very similar ways, including, that they both…

The White Rose shined as a light in the darkness of Germany from 1942-1943. This resistance group courageously published 6 pamphlets in Nazi Germany rebelling and criticising Nazi Germany and Hitler. From childhood, to their time in University, to their arrests and executions, the members of the White Rose resistance group showed tremendous courage when taking a stand against the Nazi government. Leading up to the White Rose movement, Hitler had a extraordinary rise to power. After World…

progressed? Will oppression have come to an end? For the future, all I can hope is that our society comes together, finally putting an end to all forms of oppression. In Frederick Douglass’s What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? he speaks from the slave’s point of view of celebrating the fourth of…

strong man. He was very fortunate throughout his life. Until one day that all ended and the world was devastated. The patriotic John Fitzgerald Kennedy placed his life on the line as he accepted the privilege of being an American president. John was born on May 29th, 1917 to a very devoted family (Brauer).In Boston Massachusetts (Discovery Education). As a child john was given the nick name Jack (Brauer) He as a, child experienced multiple illnesses and one of the reoccurring ones would be…

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in which he had to overcome many obstacles with the help of education to pursue his goals. He had many influences like his mistress Mrs. Auld, the poor little white boys, and his wife Helen Pitts who aided him in succeeding in his life goals. In addition, another influence was William Garrison a man who helped him become an orator and significant abolitionist of who we know today. By people having literacy they gain courage to do what they believe in.…

“He flipped a switch. The gray windows disappeared as the house glowed full of light” (94). Unlike the various areas that represent a motif in Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, the Valley of Ashes is portrayed as a forsaken, dull, and polluted wasteland. Fitzgerald does an exceptional job at depicting the barriers of wealth and poverty by creating this location a common motif. The Valley of Ashes is described as “...a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and…

Elizabeth Jones Honors English Mrs. Warren 5 November 2017 King Henry VIIIs Love Life King Henry VIII, born June 28, 1491 presided over England during the beginning of the Renaissance and the English reformation. Henry was the second son of Henry VII, first of the Tudor line, and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica) In the 56 years that King Henry lived, he had six wives. Some would say he was a good husband and others would tell you he is evil. The…

Based on the evidence provided in The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro, author Frederick Douglass highlights the differences between the republican ideology held within a disgraceful United States regarding the support for liberty and equality, and the converse reality which is faced by slaves across the nation. In his speech given on July 5th, 1852 in Rochester, New York, Douglass argues that the deceitful actions brought on by the United States in regards to slavery, labels the supported,…

Dorothy Hodgkin, also known as Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and born as Dorothy Mary Hodgkin was a British Biochemist. She was born on May 12, 1910, and died July 29, 1994. (84 years old) Dorothy was born on May 12, 1910, in Cairo, Egypt to her father, John Winter Crowfoot and her mother Grace Mary Crowfoot. Her parents were both archaeologists which were safe to assume inspired her to what she became. Of the four children that Dorothy’s parents had, Dorothy was the oldest of the bunch. While…