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The Crisis No. 1 is the first of sixteen pamphlets Thomas Paine issued at the beginning of December 1776. The Crisis was written in December of 1776 to help motivate American patriots. This pamphlet was handed out to soldiers during the Revolutionary war in hopes of gaining support for independence from Great Britain. Paine uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to persuade his audience. Ethos is an appeal to ethics. It is a way of convincing the audience of the credibility or character of the one…

INTRODUCTION “We fight, we get beat, we rise, and we fight again.” This research project will explore the evolution of Nathanael Greene, as a paradigm, from being a prominent Quaker pacifist to becoming one of the most active members as General of George Washington’s military unit during the American Revolution in order to understand how Quakerism could potentially be faithfully compatible with pacifism and the struggles of a “just” war. As an activist for the same principles of the American…

Nelson Mandela was in prison for over 27 years, because he had some political opinions. The South Africa government or the Apartheid did not want the black majority in South Africa to have any power of justice. If the Apartheid gave the black majority power, then the British people could lose their advantages, more likely the white people could lose their advantages. Everybody would hate to be in prison for 27 years, they would take revenge. Mandela, but did not take revenge, he was using his…

Literature review Nelson Mandela was a South African leader. He succeeded to end apartheid and with the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first one who won the presidential election with black-African origin. Thus, Mandela received the Nobel Prize for Peace (Britannica, 2016). 27 years as a strong-willed prisoner (Shriberg and Shriberg, 2011, p. ) improved his personal development of forgiveness for his rivals, formed his strength and established supplementary leadership skills like…

In the book, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the Capitol rules over everyone. All the districts from 1-12 serve the capitol, supplying them with different resources. The people who live within the Capitol live a life of luxury. They are provided with whatever they want whenever they want. In the Capitol there is no poverty. Sadly, the same can’t be said about the districts. All of the hardships the Capitol should have had are dumped on the districts as they suffer from hunger, disease and…

The Cosa Nostra formulated the Sicilian Mafia Commission or “La Cupula” to resolve intermafia issues. In 1962, La Cupula was formed between all of the Cosa Nostra bosses. La Cupula was instrumental in ending the first Mafia War. Keeping the peace between the Mafia bosses was a tough task, but it was necessary in order to complete political actions. As long as the mafiosos could cooperate and not give up other mafiosos positions, the entire operation would benefit. This was all that was…

persuade others to agree with the constitution America might have a completely different government. By keeping the convention calm in times of chaos and creation compromises he shows great significance, because we could have an entire different congress since the “Great Compromise”. Benjamin Franklin also wanted equality which is shown by him going against slavery, and agreeing with the small state plan even though he was the delegate for Pennsylvania, which was not considered to be a small…

In this paper I will discuss how these two codes contributed to the laws of Western Civilization, what scripture says about law and justice and how these examples are evidence that or fall short of the Biblical standard. The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables were sets of laws established long ago in two different time periods and despite their differences they share a lot in common. The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables basically established the foundation for todays justice…

Frank Cormier, author of LBJ The Way He Was, was the White House Associated Press correspondent during Lyndon Johnson’s tenure. Working as White House AP correspondent for 20 years, Frank Cormier documented the presidency of five former presidents, from JFK to Jimmy Carter. As evident in his book, Frank Cormier obtained the trust and confidence of Johnson, building a close, yet professional, relationship. LBJ The Way He Was, a memoir of LBJ’s presidency, captures the Lyndon Baines Johnson in his…

The White House is a symbol of United States democracy, as well as a symbol of Presidential Power. The engraving, The President’s House, From the River (1840) by William Henry Barlett depicts a scene along the Potomac river. The White House can be clearly seen on a hill from the Potomac River among the grass and trees. The President in 1840, when this image was completed, was Martin Van Buren, who was elected in 1837. Symbolism is a common theme throughout the history of The White House. The…