American inventors

theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706. Mr. Franklin played a major role in the American Enlightment. As an inventor, he was known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove. Benjamin Franklin was born into a family of candle makers, but his family knew he was different. He found a new nation and defined the American character. They gave him the nickname “a harmonious…

revolution. The 1950s African American middle class shared similarities with those that preceded them where they sought for sociopolitical reforms from the government. Inside the stable American family, alienation of teenagers and young adults become more than just a typical inner self conflict of adolescent phase; it lead to a polarizing countercultural revolution. Out of these struggles for change, a new form of music materializes bringing an unprecedented influence on american society. The…

speak English. African Americans can be viewed as bad people who will eventually end up in jail. These are two great examples of stereotypes that are currently occuring in America, which are completely wrong. There are plenty of people of Mexican heritage that are engineers who speak English and are just normal American citizens. There are African Americans who are doctors and police officers that help communities everyday. Some of the worst stereotypes are about Native American people. In…

the treatment of African Americans in this nation. This segregation has led to the separation of thousands of families throughout the nation to the Jim Crowe practice; these types of stigma often left a person devastated. On the One Hundredth celebration of Emancipation, James Baldwin wrote “A Letter to my Nephew,” discussing the role of race in American history. This letter is often seen as a plea to his teenage Nephew as well as other young African Americans telling them to let go of…

Lincoln’s “Emancipation Proclamation” ensured freedom and a hope for a better life to the African American community. Three decades later, the idea of a better life had been forgotten. Instead, the Black Americans had begun to endure their suffering, pretending that the unfair laws created by the White Americans were fair. Paul Dunbar describes in his poem, “We Wear the Mask,” the roles that African Americans began to play in life in order to survive. In his poem, you are able to understand the…

robbers, short temper, violent and their gangs and mafia can be found all over Europe and North America. Americans are obese, love drugs, have the highest percentage of gay men in the world, Christian and has weight problems. Arabs are anti-Semitic; everyone supports or commits terrorism against white people, religious zealotry, Muslims and rich. Argentines are hated by other Latin Americans. Armenians are alcoholics. Austrians are excellent singers and great musicians and composers.…

Who was the inventor of football you might ask? It was Walter Camp. He was born on April 17, 1859, in new haven, Connecticut. He attended a school named Yale from 1876 through 1882 .Walter camp was also very known as the father of American football. The first game of the sport was in Nov.6, 1869. He died on March 14, 1925. The creator of basketball was the one who introduced the helmets to American football. The sport is still really famous and the crowd goes…

Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His real name was Samuel L. Clemens, but Mark Twain was his pen name. He was also a riverboat pilot, lecturer, journalist, entrepreneur and inventor (A&E Networks Television 2017). He was the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens. When he was 4 years old, he moved with his family to Hannibal, a bustling town of 1,000 people (A&E Networks Television 2017). The adventure of Huckleberry…

dared to try: he swims, and he is good at it,” (Morgan, 2-3). Chapter one provides examples of why I agree the quote. For example, while America was trying to gain its independence, “[...]Franklin was in Paris, winning the alliance that secured American independence,” (Morgan, 27). Franklin was such a popular and influential man that during the revolution, he was sent overseas to Paris to make an alliance. Also, he was a great ruler in the eyes of many, however did not have much of an interest…

millenniums as the face on the one hundred dollar bill. Ben Franklin was one of the founding fathers of The United States of America. Among other attributes, he was a well respected Diplomat, a curious being at heart, who was also a scientist and an inventor. He was vocal and argued against slavery, making him one of the first abolitionists. Despite the fact that he only had a few years of formal education, Ben Franklin lived in London for several years and held royal appointments. Stamp Act…