Patrick Henry, famed for giving his well known speech “Give me liberty ,or give me death!” in 1775, proposed the suggestion in his speech that the thirteen colonies ,and great britain go to war in the Second Virginia Convention at St. John's Church in Richmond. Henry was able to accomplish to sway the individuals in the second convention meeting to his favor with his impassioned plea urging the Old Dominion to form militias to defend itself against the British with war. However, while many individuals in the revolutionary era strongly perceive that attending war was the ultimate ,and only option, they are indeed misguided. Therefore, there is a deathless much simpler solution than war, which is to offer to lower the taxes rates to colonists;…
In the April of 1992, Chris McCandless set out from South Dakota to Fairbanks Alaska. Five months later, McCandless's body was found rotting inside an abandoned bus. Chris McCandless had run away from his family and had hoped to survive in the wild with only the bare necessities. McCandless was a fool for what he did, he was a hard working, and vigilant man, yet he embarked without a backup plan, nor the proper supplies to survive out in the wild.…
Imagine you were a kid stranded on a deserted island with no adults but just other kids. In the book "Lord Of The Flies" by William Golding that's exactly what happened. Jack and some other schoolboys are stranded on a deserted island after their plane has crashed. Jack and his society were trying to be civilized and made laws with their new leader Ralph. But it's not long before jack starts to turn savage along with the rest of the boys.…
You might want to know how many people Jack the Ripper killed? Well, he killed 5 women that they know of. I bet you didn’t know that he sent letter to the police. In these letters he told them all the disgusting ways he killed people. He was sending these letters because he was taunting the police.…
Novel Prompt 1. Write a summary of the author’s personal life. Ernest J. Gaines was born in 1933 in a small town in pointe coupee parish, Louisiana. Gaines became a brilliant writer during the 1940’s His novels focused on the difficulties African American faced in the 1940’s.…
In the years America has had a democracy, four assassinations of the president have transpired. First, Abraham Lincoln in 1865, followed by James A. Garfield 20 years later and next, William McKinley. The most astounding assassination, in 1963, when Lee Harvey Oswald shot John Fitzgerald Kennedy during a motorcade through Dallas, Texas while traveling in an open-top convertible. JFK continues to rank among the most beloved presidents of all time- for raising minimum wage, increasing Social Security benefits and beginning the United States’ space program. As a very successful military man and an eminent president, his assassination on November 22, 1963 stunned the world.…
Ben Johnson O Dea Comp Lit P.1 16 January 2015 Huckleberry Finn The Controversy of Huckleberry Finn Over the past decades, the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain has been castigated, and banned from school districts all across America. The banning of the book has been up for debate because of the number of social and political faults which includes its profane language, racism, and satirical voice that can come off in the wrong way.…
In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton tells the tale of 2 gangs, the stuck-up, rich socs, and the rough, impoverished greasers. Pony thinks that greasers are the only ones that have it hard, and that they’re the only ones with problems. He then talks with his family who agrees, but friends who don’t. He proceeds to go to the movies and meet a girl named Cherry who talks to him about socs lives. Pony then decides to learn more and realizes that even if you’re given whatever you want, that you will still have problems.…
Have you ever wanted to live in a world the could be considered “perfect” or made up your own little world in you head in which everyone is the same, hunger is never an issue, equality exists, no crimes, or conflicts, and best of all, no bad memories? In Lois Lowry's book, The Giver, Jonas and his family, along with the rest of their community, they live in a utopia like society where everyone has the same rules, there are no important choices they have to make, there’s no war, pain or conflict, and everyone is assigned a role they have to play out it the community. Jonas was given the honor to be the next Receiver of Memories and is to be trained by the Giver. The Giver is the only one who has memories of true pain and pleasure of life and he must give the all to Jonas so The Giver can retire his position and Jonas…
That is true. That is what makes the sacrifice of one’s life so special. It is an ultimate act of selflessness. However, not anything is worth dying for. Because life is such a precious gift, it should only be given up when appropriate.…
In the articles “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” “Ban the Ban!,” and “Soda’s a Problem but…”, all three authors present their arguments with facts, opinions, and counterclaims. However, one article presents itself better than the rest. I believe that the article “Soda’s a Problem, but...” was the most convincing article. Sarah Conly- the author who wrote “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”- argues that the soda restriction is a good idea because people would be stopped from making foolish decisions that they’ll pretty definitely regret.…
JonBenet Ramsey’s death is one of the most compelling cases in the history of the FBI. Jonbenet was just six years old when she was killed. She was born in 1990 and killed in 1996. She was mainly famous for her pageants that she participated in, winning six total. Nobody knows how JonBenet truly died, and more information is still being discovered to this day.…
In Cold Blood Argument Essay In Cold Blood focuses on the effects of the murder of a family in a city in Kansas as well as the interactions between their murderers. The book focuses a great deal on Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, the Clutter family killers. Perry is painted throughout the book as a very complex character, the farther into the book one reads, the more details about his childhood and family are revealed. His childhood was traumatic for him and later in the book, that is explored as the reason for his behaviour.…
Although many important people deserve to have a holiday dedicated to them. Such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, but John F. Kennedy is one of the best example of who deserves to have a holiday based on them and their achievement and what they have done for the world or their country. JFK deserves a day that is all about him because of the many things he did and achieved before he was president, what he did during his presidency, and how his presidency had an impact on the people of america. In addition Kennedy is one of the few great presidents we have had, that should have a holiday.…
First and foremost, form alliances based on gut instincts, don’t make snap decisions based on a few conversations with someone who tells you they want you as their alliance; they could be telling everyone the same thing. If a player chooses an alliance right away it could appear to the other players that you might be desperate. Maintain moral and ethical behavior, whatever value set the player has coming into the game it is best to not sway in your personal beliefs, a person can win the game by sticking to their beliefs, they may just have to make some small adjustments; after all it is a game. If at all possible talk openly with other tribe members don’t sneak around plotting schemes against other players unless the majority of players are on board with the idea of voting someone out of the game, this person is usually the one that has proven to be deceitful. Controversy can be a game changer for many players; don’t form personal relationships that may appear to be more than just an alliance for instance, showing a romantic interest and paring up the end result could be unfavorable votes resulting in leaving the game.…