Adam Duritz

Although colonists settled in America as an escape from England, due to unfair laws, lack of organization and colonial revolts, and intellectual reforms, it prompted the colonists to seek for freedom from England which is what made the American Revolution inevitable. When King Charles III ruled the colonies, he paid more attention and intervened with the colonial affairs. Around the 1660’s, merchantilism transformed the America’s economy (3). England sought for more wealth from trade and…

The American Revolution, also called The United States War of Independence, was a political revolution that occurred between the years 1765 till 1783. The revolution ended with 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies winning political independence and forming the United States of America. The French and Indian War which took place between 1754 and 1763, was one of the causes of the American Revolution. This war between Britain and France ended with the victorious British deeply in debt.…

During the founding era of America, the American colonies initially directed their corruption anxiety towards Britain. However, this concern shifted focus when the Framers realized the impending civic corruption in their own country that threatened their own attempts to create a structure of self-government. This shift suggests the variable nature of corruption and its ability to fluctuate based on perspective. In Corruption in America, Zephyr Teachout uses the generations of the Framers to…

Revere was sent by his friend Dr. Joseph Warren to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the approaching British soldiers. Revere left Boston at approximately 10:00 pm with two others. He went first to Charlestown where he borrowed his horse from a fellow patriot, Deacon John Larkin. Revere had prearranged a message to warn the Sons…

Wendy Martin’s article titled “Women and the American Revolution,” presents the lives of women during the revolution in America and the challenges they encountered. In the article, women are evidenced to experience tough moments that altered their lives emotionally and socially. As men engaged in combat, women adopted male dominated jobs, such as taking care of farms and working in factories. In addition, some women pursued roles in military operations in conjunction with men. Wendy argues that…

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed” is stated by Martin Luther King, Jr. This powerful quote speaks for all thirteen colonies wanting to separate themselves from Great Britain. Fifty-six men were determined to fix multiple problems by introducing the fundamental ideas through a document. The belief brought to attention was all men are created free and equal and own the same inherent, natural rights. This treatment was not given to the…

The war of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Britain. The declaration of both nations going to war was a result of 30 years of bad relationships between the two. The war was a result of numerous disputes between United States and Great Britain. One of the causes of the war, was the violation of American shipping rights. The British had been violating American shipping rights for a while. The British felt a threat to the growth that America had commercially. Restricting the…

similar creation and flood stories, one can grasp a deeper understanding of the people the story was written for including their beliefs, traditions, values, and culture. One of the direct correlations between Popol Vuh and Genesis is the story of Adam and Eve. In Genesis, God creates the world and everything in existence in six…

What Is in a Name? Does your name reflect what you do in your life? If you were a character in C.S. Lewis’s book, Perelandra, your name would describe you, and reveal your personality. C.S. Lewis used the names of his characters to portray their significance, and their place in the plot of the story. His characters’ names have been thought-out, making each name coordinate with the overall story, and coordinating with the stories hidden beneath the main plot. Each name is intentional, and has a…

A creation myth is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how the people first came to inhabit it. For example, two of them are the Genesis story and the Chinese story. Although the two stories have a great deal of dissimilarities they also have a number of indistinguishable elements. Both creation stories have some things in common. First, in both stories humans were made from the earth. The Chinese story states that Nu Wa sculpted humans from the mud. “From the edge of the pond she…