Excellency

Despite such claims to republicanized monarchy in Great Britain, certain colonists and thinkers were not convinced. Englishman, and later colonial resident, Thomas Paine, for example, called into question the integrity of such claims in his pamphlet Common Sense. Written in 1776 and dispensed throughout the colonies, this seminal pamphlet attacked the absoluteness of the British monarchy. Unlike Wood’s interpretation of British monarchy—which is, granted, aided by hundreds of years of…

pollution, no air contamination on the grounds will be seen as rising technology will be manufacturing new auto which utilizes sunlight based and electric force. Numerous atomic station will be constructed. Impact of machine in life will achieve its Excellency. Everyone will be utilizing machine, so meeting expectations will be much simpler than now. Mongolia will be more effective in science. Water will be more extravagant, in light of the fact that there will stay next to no water asset. As…

It is no surprise that history repeats itself which even includes the most horrendous events of the past that people hope will never occur again. Unfortunately the sad reality is that events that seem so dark and out of control from the past do occur again in the future like in the 1950s. During that time Joseph McCarthy: a United States Senator, accused many people into being communists which similarly happened in the Salem Witch Trials that occurred in the 1690s where many innocent souls were…

James Graft Military S-7 SGM Gissel 28 Jan 2016 General Patton on Battle of the Bulge "Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance." This quote from General George Smith Patton, Jr., exemplifies the philosophy that he followed in his life. General Patton is considered to be one of the most successful United States field commanders of all time. He is also considered by many as one of the most flamboyant and outspoken military leaders in United States history.…

Purpose In his autobiography, When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi reflects on his life and stresses the importance of living to leave a legacy while never settling for the ordinary. After being diagnosed with lung cancer, Kalanithi spent the rest of his conscious days writing his life story in order to inspire people to pursue their passion and “calling”. Kalanithi was a doctor, so he knew the conditions of his diagnosis, and instead of give up, he wrote to warn others that life is…

In today’s modern day and age it is hard to see beneath the human skin of appearance, to see a person’s real flaws or abilities. What is the real reason for the flaws of humanity? Is it nature that forms a man’s personality and morality or is it nurture? John Locke suggested that man was born with no particular inclinations toward good or evil and that life “writes” a man’s personality and character on that slate. Others argue that man is born either “good” or “evil” and that his personality…

The works of Phillis Wheatley often displays restrained emotion to her personal situation of enslavement. In her letter To His Excellency, George Washington, Wheatley uses classical Greek mythology such as the muses and aspects of ancient history to create allusions as she goes about her thoughts on slavery. This showcases her intelligence and learning when she calls upon the “Celestial Choir! Enthroned in realms of light, Columbia’s scenes of glorious toils I write” (Wheatley 362) as a…

little pay. This then relates back to selling themselves as indentured servants and working again for someone. Now in reality some black did in fact receive their freedom. For example, on December 14th, 1775, “the said [Cato Hamanday] has hereby his Excellency Sir Guy Carleton 's Permission to go to Nova Scotia, or wherever else he may think proper.” This is simply one certificate of freedom that was found of freeing a slave. There could have been many more however,…

The friction between evil and good ultimately ignites every battle, from the minutest of internal conflicts to some of the greatest disputes. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, great evil has overtaken the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Lives of innocent people are ripped from them because of a certain terror that has infused itself into the minds of the townspeople. This terror that floats among the people of Salem is nothing other than witchcraft. When a person partakes in witchcraft, they…

In the key battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown, about six thousand Americans and seven thousand French men fought for freedom in October of 1781 . Between 9 and 10 am on October 17th, 1781, a British drummer stood on a parapet as a red coated officer waved a white handkerchief . This flag of freedom was waved through the air, delivering the message of surrender for all soldiers to witness. At this sight, thousands of British troops surrendered to the Americans and the French, a…