Edmund

neither his title nor his land unlike his half-brother, Edgar. Edmund, instead of living out with the support his father provides him behind the scenes, schemes to replace Edgar and get his father to reveal him to the world as he is. According to him, he is, in a way, righting a wrong; after all, his father loves him more than the other, or so he believes: “Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land // Our father 's love is to the bastard Edmund” (Act I, Scene II). One who survives does not…

The Shawnee Prophet by R. David Edmund is a book to tell the story of Tenskwatawa’s life and the way he believed he was leading his people, the Shawnee. Edmund researched a lot about the Shawnee people and why the Shawnee Prophet was the leading figure. I think one of the main themes from this book is the importance of Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh to the Shawnee people. Tenskwatawa, formally known as Lalawethika was a drunk until he was in a coma and when he woke up he believed he seen a vision. And…

Retreat Reflection 1) I found that retreat was a chance for us as students to have a day where we remove focus from our busy school lives and try to refocus, thinking about others around us and social justice. I found that retreat did enable us to do this because we were able to remove distractions like our school work, and the activities we completed helped us to really think about our society and what we see occurring there. 2) From the Global Village activity, we completed prior to retreat,…

as well as certain historical periods that are considered significant. This essay focuses on chapters 2, 10, 15, 21, and 23. They are about the city-states of Italy, the Royal society, Montesquieu, Thomas Jefferson and the American Revolution, and Edmund Burke respectively. Thinkers throughout history are each very passionate about their thoughts, and many have very different ideas about a wide variety of topics, such as government. As a whole, Western thought became more progressive and more…

The Witch and The Wardrobe have a lot in common, First of all, they both are stories in a wonderland place with a bad witch. In addition, they try to save Mr. Tumnus. Also in both the book and the movie no one believes Lucy about Narnia. Similarly, Edmund lets Lucy be the leader because she knows Narnie more than him.…

capable men. He chose John Adams as his vice-president. For his Attorney Generals he chose Edmund Randolph, William Bradford, and Charles Lee . His Secretaries of War were Henry Knox, Timothy Pickering, and James McHenry (“George Washington”). His Secretaries of the Treasury were Alexander Hamilton and Oliver Wolcott Jr. As for his Secretaries of State, he chose mainly John Jay, but also Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, and Thomas Pickering (“George…

Richmond Burr was taken to a room in his hotel for examination by Chief Justice, John Marshall. Starting the examination was District Attorney George Hay. He supported the charges of treason, and said that Burr was gonna acquire New Orleans by force. Edmund Randolph Burrs Defense Attorney says that he did not overt any act of treason. Burr then addressed the court and argued his interpretation of his actions, and also brought up his acquittal by the grand jury in Mississippi Territory. Marshall…

John Shakespeare and Mary Arden were parents to William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's birth date is not exactly known, but it is known that his birthday is celebrated on April 23 and died on April 23, 1616 William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 27, 1582 at age of 18. They had their first daughter Susanna on May 26, 1583 soon later Anne giving birth to twins, Hamnet and Judith which were baptized on February 2, 1585. Shakespeare only son Hamnet died at the age of 11, in 1596 ("William…

Lao Tzu once said, “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; Mastering yourself is true power.”. Knowing yourself, let alone mastering yourself is much easier said than done. People tend to lose sight of who they are with the constant judgement of society, living a lie to impress others is anything but uncommon. People constantly try to project a persona onto others, work at a cushy job not doing what they love, or even act rashly based on…

The ramifications of Leopold’s crimes in the Congo could be felt long after his death in 1913. Although he sold the Congo to the Belgium government after the truth regarding his atrocities could not long be denied there was much work that needed to be done to change the fate of the Congolese people. Business remained to be practiced in the same manner as under Leopold’s direction, and because of this many of the Congolese people remained enslaved, only in a different form. Because there wild…