Excellency

The Bacon’s Rebellion Bacon’s rebellion is a revolution that occurred in Virginia, which started in the year 1676. Nathaniel Bacon was the leader of this revolution who was born in England. Since he was very troublesome, his father sent him to Virginia from England with an expectation that he would mature and have a better life. During that time, William Berkeley was the governor of Virginia and also happened to be bacon’s cousin. The governor, Berkeley, treated Bacon with respect by giving him land and a seat in the council. There are many descriptions about how and what caused the rebellion to start. Low price of tobacco, high taxes for the poor and disputes over native Indian lands were some reasons that is known to ignite the revolution. Among the many reasons to which the rebellion started, the underprivileged farmers have played a pivotal role. These farmers were known as the yeoman farmers and were the servants of the wealthy people in Virginia. Once the yeoman farmers, servants, paid their dues, the owner would give them the least profitable land. The lands that were given to the farmers were not cultivable which caused problems for the farmers to earn their living. Furthermore, the native Indians of the area would refuse to give their lands and would harass the farmers. As in the context of the Bacon’s rebellion, the yeoman were the most of the people that took part in the rebellion. In addition, there was a clear partition of wealth in the society. The higher…

Translators are literary ambassadors. They bring foreign works to the audience of the target language. During the past semester, I have been working to translate part one of His Excellency, The Ambassador, by Ghazzi AlQussaibi, for its popularity among Arab readers around the world. Some critics claim that the novel is actually a true story of an Arab politician. This is because the author was a renowned political figure for most of his life, where it would be within reason to assume he had a…

n Excellency within a child’s educational endeavors begins with a comprehensive look at policies that institute educational facilities. Ecological factors including family, the community, and the individual can be indicative of how a child will thrive. From birth to eight is a vital period in the development of a child’s learning and social endeavors; this timeframe sets the foundational groundwork for an education. Governance in the City of Chicago sees the importance of educationally…

Logan Pfister Instructor Donald Charlton FIQWS 101008 October 7, 2015 Reading Précis: Joseph J. Ellis, “His Excellency: George Washington”. In chapter six of, “His Excellency: George Washington”, Joseph J. Ellis, argues that there were only two presidents in our nations history - Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt – who experienced as much of a proportionate crisis to George Washington. The author makes several valid points showing Washington’s greatest upheavals and unfortunate…

When it comes to George Washington—the Father of Our Country, the American Fabius, the first president of the United States—there is no shortage of myths surrounding him. There’s the classic myth of him chopping down a cherry tree, and there’s also one of him throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River. Another about his wooden teeth. There’s also this mythos that he was the greatest man to have ever lived or the most wholly ineffectual and overrated president as of yet. And as the gap…

Initially, when reading two different poems, written in two different centuries, by two different authors it can be very hard to make comparisons. To His Excellency, General Washington by Phillis Wheatley, and On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou seem like completely different poems on the surface. However, when you look a little closer at themes, characterization, and personification the similarities may become a little more obvious. Hope is a central theme in both To His Excellency,…

"Enlightenment is not a change into something better or more, but a simple recognition or who we truly are" (youhavechosentoremember.com). Today, realization shapes my true identity. In the beginning, I did not know who I was and what I could accomplish, always thinking it was "good enough". If I would have been less ignorant, I would realize that "good enough" blocked my excellency. Significant events in my past altered my morals and shaped the habits I hold today. Even though I was not the…

Two sources from early modern Europe: A treatise on the nobility and excellency of women-Kind by Cornelius and Microcosmographia by Helkiah Crooke. Both sources dealt with the views of women in society. These two sources suggest a change in the views on women in early modern Europe towards treating women and men more equally, and not inherently created to be subjugated. However, they differ in their delivery of past and present, and use religion and morals to justify their claims. Both sources…

On January, 1942 the Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Treaty of 1942 was signed in Tehran. It is a treaty of alliance between Great Britain, The United States and Russia, which prevented Germany from utilizing Iran’s resources and territory. Included in the treaty, Russia, the United States and Great Britain had to defend Iran from Germany or any other country in order to prevent invasion again. The treaty was formed due to the Anglo-Soviet invasion that took place in World War II from August 25 to…

He was very swayed by the afflicted girls in the first acts, but as the play went on he changed for the better. He tried to get the accused men, woman, and some children to confess to witchcraft so that they wouldn’t be hanged. He tried to persuade the judge that he should postpone the trials when he states, “Excellency, if you postpone a week and publish to the town that you are stirring for their confessions, that speak mercy on you part, not faltering.” (Miller 1109). He is being realistic…