Adam Hochschild

Timeline The Louisiana Purchase 1803 The Louisiana Purchase was a land purchase made by the United States in 1803. President Thomas Jefferson bought the territory from France, which was led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The purchase was made for fifteen million dollars. The first men sent to negotiate the deal were only meant to spend ten million, but the French government said that for five million more they would sell all of the Louisiana territory. Jefferson agreed to the deal, and used his…

Constitution’s power and the impact of foreign policy and economic growth on the young United States. The Federalists were the first group to control the government of the United States and the accomplishments of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams defined the party. On the other hand, distinguished men like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison fought to turn over the government into the hands of the Democratic-Republicans. The vast differences between the groups mentioned are…

Book Review The book “The Presidency of George Washington” by Forest McDonald mostly concentrates on presidential organizations. It talks about how the presidency of George Washington was one of the most significant events in the history of the United States of America. Also, it discusses social factions, national opinionated politics, war debt, and the regulation of the state and federal governments. McDonald, proclaims that, the office of president may have not existed today if not for…

by unskilled workers, production time and costs have been reduced. Lower production expenses lead to completed products being less expensive to purchase. Labor division is a characteristic of capitalist society. The division of labor was viewed by Adam Smith the Scottish economist, “as a key to economic progress by providing a cheaper and more efficient means of producing goods.” (Britannica, 2014). All goods and services that are produced have a value partially based on the labor required to…

before the advent of Judeo-Christian dogma, Milton 's description could also be referenced as the fate of way things are to be. In Milton 's epic poem there are two narrative story arcs. One about Lucifer and the other following Adam and Eve. In the poem God had given Adam and Eve total freedom and power to rule over all creation with one explicit command: not to eat from The Tree of Knowledge on penalty of death. In other words, The Tree of Knowledge was tabu! Here we see the similarities in…

Original sin comes from the first sin, which was the punishment for disobedience, when Adam and Eve were put into temptation and ate the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. Sin is believed to bring us further apart from God. Original sin is a part of the human condition and the human tendency towards evil. For…

The acts passed by the British generated angry and motivated colonists. The British were not intentionally trying to infuriate the colonies; they had to find ways to get themselves out of war debts. But for every British action on the colonists, colonials had an overwhelming animosity toward their homeland. The reoccurring taxing prompted the colonies to rebel against Britain in attempt to become their own independent country. Striving to reduce the smuggling of Sugar into the colonies from…

the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die. '" (Genesis 3:3, http://biblehub.com/genesis/3-3.htm). This excerpt is taken from the creation story of Adam and Eve. It is true that Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent and then excommunicated from the Garden of Eden. They were ultimately forced to live in the mortal world and endure all of the pains and brutalities it posses. This creation story parallels…

History has a tendency of repeating itself. Norms and laws may change, but viewpoints tend to fluctuate between being optimistic and pessimistic. This can be traced throughout humanity, with some decades being notably prosperous and optimistic and others being much more difficult and pessimistic. However, there are two periods in humanity that can be compared to on many different aspects and topics, with one of those topics focusing on human nature and epistemology. More specifically, whether…

Genesis 2 and 3 might seem that it focuses on the creation of the world as we know. However, if we look beyond this storyline, we can see that Genesis 2 and 3 is actually about how God tests Mankind. The testing is not to see Mankind fail, but rather, how Mankind can improve. Throughout the entirety of Genesis 2 and 3, we see that The Garden of Eden was made by God that one may test Mankind. We can see this through the order of creation, how Mankind gets tested, and from how the punishments are…