Jimmy Carter writes, “tearing open the heart of our greatest refuge,” to describe what industrialization will do to the Arctic National Wildlife refuge. The general argument in Carter’s forward is that this Arctic refuge should not be developed for industry. First, he uses facts and evidence to build his claim. Then he uses word choice and imagery to support his argument. His purpose is to persuade his audience that development will have negative consequences for the Arctic refuge, in order to protect this unique awe inspiring wildlife refuge.…
There’s a saying that questions “do the ends justify the means”? This means does the outcome outweigh everything sacrificed to get there. In the early to mid nineteenth century, America was hurt socially, technologically, economically, and politically due to the Trail of Tears, President Andrew Jackson, and Industrialization. Beginning in the late 1700’s and advancing into the 1800’s, the Native Americans that had lived in America for the past 12,000 years gradually lost the majority of their land.…
If North Were South by Ricardo Arjona The song “If North Were South,” by Ricardo Arjona form his album If North Were South Released May of 1996 compares North and South America, and the stereotypes Latin America has over North America. This song also focuses on the influence that North America has over South America, and south Americas desire to be like North America, Arjona states that idea in the line “stripes and stars are taking over my flag, and our freedom is nothing but a whore”. Ricardo Arjona concludes the song with the line “If North were South, it would be the same junk,” in this song Ricardo Arjona tries to persuade his Latin American Audience to change their point of view of North America with the choice of words to them examples…
Thomas Nast was a cartoonist in the 19th century, who primarily focused on issues with race and equality through the Civil War and Reconstruction era. He was given the name “Father of the American Cartoon.” During this period, the North and South were going fighting with one another due to opinions that both sides wanted the other to follow. Nast used his cartoons to influence the public opinions in the North which influenced public policy and showed his change of views of Reconstruction. Thomas Nast attempted to influence the North’s public opinions by focusing largely on issues the concerned the North and their own views.…
“I UNDERSTAND THE DEFINITION OF PLAGIARISM AND THE FOLLOWING IS MY ORIGINAL WORK.” What was the “culture of slavery?” How did slaves attempt to define their own culture? Culture of slavery was basically just slaves figuring out how to make their own kind of culture. Some African culture was put into the slaves culture.…
Dating back to the years of 1800-1855 the United states was growing in population, size and knowledge. Before the 1800s the US colonies had accepted the idea of expansion as settlers were migrating west even before winning their independence from Britain in the Revolutionary war. The year of 1830s brought many ideas that influenced the need to expand such as the manifest destiny coined by American columnist John O’ Sullivan. O’sullivan introduced the idea of manifest destiny which relies on the foundation that it is a god given right for Americans to expand their territory. Although the manifest destiny and the issue of territorial expansion created many disparities and conflicts among foreign nations, such as the Mexican-American war, it…
A person’s autonomy is a privilege that is earned through the knowledge gained through life experiences. For children, the right to decide is withdrawn because the parent’s are thought to know what is best in the circumstances concerning their children. The ability to understand and comprehend the severity of illness or the consequences of decisions is lacking in adolescents. They are deemed incapable of making informed decisions thus incompetent; therefore, the parents are given the authority to provide or deny consent on behalf of their children. Similarly, elderly who are experiencing deteriorating illnesses may have an altered competence due to being in denial or having fear of the outcome.…
Neldon Ryan Hamblin Professor Robb Kunz History 2600 September 21, 2015 Compare/contrast Assignment A common theme is ever present in both The Legacy of Conquest by Patricia Limerick and The American West by Anne Butler and Michael Lansing: a profound feeling of responsibility by the authors to set the record of the west straight and to enlighten our minds with facts and depictions of the true west. They do this by using accounts from primary sources, not the fabrications of Hollywood or “John Wayne” that we are used to seeing. However, the books differ in explaining the origin of the romanticization of the west.…
Jadyn M. Foster Mr. Harris History 7th Period 1/23/2018 Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny The Westward Expansion was a big story in the U.S. It began along the East Coast and continuing until it got to the Pacific. Before the Americans won the battle against the Britain, some settlers were already moving west into what today is called Tennessee and Kentucky. And some parts of the Deep South and Ohio Valley.…
In Search of the Promised Land, written by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, presents a story of the Thomas-Rapier family who has many family members who experience their own struggles and different journeys in search of this promised land they hope to find. The authors describe different tales of Sally Thomas and her kin as they live through and encounter the harsh forces of racism and slavery. While exploring the family’s search for freedom, economic stability, and the promised land where black people would be treated equally, the authors illustrate an unknown aspect of southern history of the quasi-free slaves and free blacks. The authors were extremely successful at providing useful and insightful information about quasi-free slaves and free blacks in the south during harsh times of racism.…
One of the greatest developments of the 19th century was the Industrial Revolution, as it paved the way for a new way of living in America. New forms of technology and transportation contributed to the increased expansion from the established eastern cities to the western frontier. Although this expansion created many new possibilities, there was still people who felt expansion was detrimental to the nation. Between 1800 and 1855, supporters and opponents of territorial expansion influenced federal government policy by urging the government to act, or not to, on expansion debate that would affect the future of the nation. During the 1800’s, America was ready to expand but the French held control of New Orleans and the Louisiana territory,…
After the United States declared their independence, it began to divide into two, and later three, main sections: the North, the South, and in the late 1800’s, the West. The North and South had several differences between them, which created significant tension, leading up to the Civil War of 1861-1865. The North was much more industrial than the South, partially because of factors such as being a more popular immigration spot, as well as geographical factors. The South was more agricultural, and seen as more of an agrarian society. Some disagreements were political, while others were geographic and economical.…
Year 9 Geography 2016 Geographies of Interconnection Fieldwork Report Assessment Task Task 1: Introducing interconnection a) In your own words, describe what the study of the geography of interconnections is. The study of the geography of interconnection refers to the connection between environments and places.…
Composers are successful in the manipulation of responders to place them in a position that helps convey their story and its messages that the persona is trying to tell. In ‘North coast town’ and’ Flames and dangling wires’, Gray uses a combination of imagery and similes to relate to the responder therefore easing his task of positioning the reader to experience what he is seeing when he writes. In the poem, Grey is trying warn the responder that society are causing pollution and not noticing it while He is appreciative of the environment, and highly critical of humanity’s exploitation and destruction of the natural world. Similar to ‘Byron bay: Winter’, Grey successfully explores important issues relating to relationships of man and Nature,…
When comparing the North and South, there aren’t many similarities. Both believed the exact opposite on many different topics. These include topics of economics, social, military, and political ideas. At the end of the Civil War, the rural South and urban North were able to come together as a single and strong nation.…