In David McCullough’s 1776, one of the most important years in history and the most defining year of the Revolutionary War is described in detail. McCullough focuses his writing on the important figures of the war such as King George the III and General George Washington. Describing these important figures in detail, McCullough made me feel as if I connected to the characters, unlike other narratives of the Revolutionary War that only focus on the battles and development of the ideals of liberty and freedom. Having discussed the Revolutionary War in class as well as having prior knowledge, I had a reasonably good understanding of the battles and important political figures involved in the war. However, with McCullough’s use of imagery and detailed descriptions of major battles I felt as if I was actually there with General George Washington’s troops in the trenches.…
Rachel Persinger Dr. Davis HIST 102 4 June 2017 Comparative Analysis of Necessary Colonial Relationship with Africans In past history, there was a certain relationship among white Europeans and black Africans during periods of colonization for many centuries. This was that the Europeans, in most cases, held control over the Africans and their native land. Bernhard Dernburg, who was a former German Colonial Director, referred to this type of relationship in his speech, England Traitor to White Race given in 1916.…
Both Ruth and James dealt with the death of Hunter Jordan much differently. Ruth had acted to herself and James was very outspoken with his actions rather than his words. James made his first statement when he had dropped out of highschool because he started failing all his classes (Chapter 2). James also began to get into petty crime like shoplifting he even claimed to have robbed a drug dealer at one point in his life (Chapter 2). James when he was cutting school would hang out with his friends to go to the movies, smoke weed, wave razors, and ride the subway (Chapter 2).…
Freeman was “one of the greatest English historians of this century.” Thus, in order for one to live an interesting life a challenge is needed, thusand this book appealed to be a challenge. Not only that, but the…
The Man He Killed deals with the uselessness, or pointlessness, of war. It dramatizes a battle scene between two men. It is told from the point of view of an ordinary working-class soldier, who is reflecting on the idea that the man he killed in battle probably had a lot in common with him. He deals with an internal struggle as his thoughts are regretful before he even shoots. The narrator ponders that , he would have befriended the combatant.…
William Faulkner American novelist born in 1897 had great works even today. Many of Faulkner’s books have been published over the years. The main stories many people point you to are the sound and the fury and as I lay dying. Throughout the stories many tell about the narrator’s point of view. The novels will explain the life in the south by also using the stream of consciousness and with the monologue and narrative that he uses in the novels.…
Five days before Kurt’s body was found in their Lake Washington Home, Courtney Love (Kurt’s wife) hired a Private Investigator by the name of Tom Grant. She had called to report someone using her credit cards, which she eventually came clean a few days later that no credit cards were stolen and that she had called the bank and told them that so they would cancel the card and it would cut Kurt off from any funds. In one of the first conversations between Courtney Love and Tom Grant, Love had mentioned that Kurt had recently bought a shotgun and that he was very suicidal. He had left the rehab facility that he was attending without any warning or communication and she admitted that she thought he was going to commit suicide. After so many days…
It is coated in safety, and of a period of time that was well received, but benith that is a dreadful sense of a complete lack of morality and of understanding. These characters are not to be repeated, but to be a portrait of the past. As one writer said “Thus, one observes two disparate ways of thinking at work. Do Americans want a return to the ideal past, or do they want to be forward looking.” The idyllic picture of the past is alluring, but shallow and cheap.…
Albert Einstein once said: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing.” The Civil War started because of differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. The war was fought from 1861-1865, and it was the bloodiest 4 years in U.S. history. It started when the Confederates bombarded the Union soldiers at Fort Sumter. The majority of the fighting took place in Virginia and Tennessee.…
Does hearing about the latest shootings make you as emotional as you were during the first ones? If the answer is no, psychological experts believe that you may be losing a normal emotional reaction to something called desensitization. Frank McAndrew, psychology professor says that it's beginning to become a “fatalistic acceptance” that is now a part of our everyday life. The human brain is trained to notice things that are shocking and traumatic, but now when it's shootings they are becoming an ordinary thing that happens. McAndrew also points out “One shooting is a tragedy, 20 is a statistic.…
Within the first couple sentences of “The Angels”, a short story by, Tom Wolfe, the element of anticipation is portrayed very early. A couple of sentences deeper, it seems that the wives of pilots are dismayed by “bad news”. Bad news can only mean one thing when it comes to pilots. A crash. The theme of the whole story can be figured quickly.…
Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 - March 11, 1820) was a recognized American history painter. He painted within and around the times of the American War of Independence and the Seven Years War. For many years he served as the president of the Royal Academy in London. The British Crown took an interest in him and, he was offered knighthood. He turned this down because he believed his desires should be art.…
As an African American in the still very racist 60’s era, Harlem writer James Baldwin finds it imperative to write a letter to his nephew James, in which he forewarns and advice’s his still highly naïve nephew of the oppressive and ignorant America that he is destined to grow up in. While he cautions young James of the harsh and crude realities of the era, Baldwin prompts his nephew to not succumb to the stereotypes and expectancies of the white American man. Through the use of various rhetorical combinations Baldwin not only appeals to the emotional, logistical and credible senses of his audience, but by infusing Sturken’s concepts of memory and cultural products, he makes this historical piece of prose relevant to the 21st century by retelling…
A Guy Who makes Monsters When most people think of Stephen King they think horror. Though he has written many short stories and novel based on horror, he writes many different genera’s except romance. Based on his biographical information it will help readers understand why this is. In Kings’ western themed story “A Death” Jim Trusdale is arrested for the murder of a young girl and for stealing her silver birthday dollar. This story takes place in Black Hills, Dakota.…
Baraka Journal Assignment In his poem, Five Ways to Kill a Man, Edwin Brock claimed the easiest way to kill someone was to put them anywhere in the middle of the twentieth century. He wrote that it was more straightforward to leave a man in the twentieth century than to go through all the difficulties and steps that it took to kill a man in previous time periods. After reading this poem and watching the film, Baraka, I decided that I agree with Edwin Brock’s statement. I believe that the most effective way to eventually kill a person is by placing them anywhere during this time based on the environmental, human rights and economic issues that all took place and caused problems during this time.…