For His Son

During the War for Independence the colonists had to decide whether to be a Loyalist or a Patriot. To me choosing to be a Loyalist was the best thing they could have done for the war. Many of the Sons of Liberty and the Patriots didn’t know how to respect England. The American Colonists did some very disrespectful things to us Loyalists and they didn’t respect our views! Although numerous Americans think that England gave us taxation without representation, we should have just gone along with…

The Daughters of liberty The daughters of liberty were a group of women who were angry with Britain because of all of the unnecessary taxes being given to them, so they decided to rebel against the British by making homemade things instead of buying them from British merchants. The daughters of liberty consisted mainly of five women, Martha Washington born June 13, 1731 in New Kent County, VA, Sarah Franklin Bache born September 11, 1743 in Philadelphia, PA, Esther de Berdt Reed born October 22,…

life. A Prayer For Owen Meany begins with Johns narrating his life leading up to the death of his mother, Tabitha Wheelwright. Owen Meany, his abnormally small, religious, virgin birthed, and peculiar friend hit a foul ball that ended her life forever changing John’s life.…

The American Revolution was a war in between America and Great Britain in which America demanded independence from the British. The official start date of the Revolution is April 19th, 1775 which was the first battle of the war. However, the official date that America began rebelling against the British was far before the first battle. Americans were already attempting to get the attention of the British and forcing them so listen to their concerns. Although the first battle marks the official…

Our lesson this week starts off with a discussion about a very bad habit we have of not being thankful for the magnificent gift of salvation that we have received from Jesus Christ. If we ever stop and think about being so ungrateful for the great gift of salvation that Jesus made available to us we can review a biblical account that will make us stop and think that we aren’t the only ones who have failed to thank Jesus for some wonderful gift he gave them. Jesus gave ten men that He encountered…

Macbeth is a tragedy play written by the infamous William Shakespeare, in Shakespearean language, in the form of iambic pentameter. Macbeth is a play about a man named Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, the plot for Macbeth to become king and how he deals with the consequences of his actions. In this tragedy, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to convey the message of the story. One of the literary devices he uses are motifs, a literary device that is found in either a person, object, or…

the king and others who pose a threat of taking his crown. Throughout the story of Macbeth there are many actions and causes that lead to Macbeth’s downfall. While other may say that lady Macbeth is to blame for Macbeth's downfall in the story, Macbeth is the sole person to blame for his downfall. Macbeth was a brutal killer and very ruthless in his fighting, it was Macbeth's idea to kill Duncan, and his ambition to have power and be king led to his downfall in the story. Macbeth…

it is realized through several major events. Three components of the book are significant examples of this motif: Johnny’s search for identity, Johnny’s search for faith, and America’s search for values, leadership, and truth. Johnny’s search for his identity is one of the most demonstrative instances of the motif that “nothing bears out in practice what it promises incipiently.”…

People who joined the sons of liberty were usually the types of people who were affected the most by the tax laws. Most of these people were merchants, importers, and store owners just to name a few. They were losing money and customers and their products were harder to get so they joined to help get rid of the taxes. Other people who also joined were common everyday people who could have worked anywhere. They all feel strongly about the british and that they should leave and never return.people…

Throughout the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving writes a story about two boys growing up and learning the works of the world. The protagonist, John Wheelwright, is narrating the book about his life as an adult and sharing details about his childhood. In his childhood, he writes about his closest companion, Owen Meany. Owen leads John to become an anti-American, pessimistic, all girls private school teacher in Canada. As John is going through college and Owen is serving the Vietnam war…