George Packer

Marquis de Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette was often known by the nickname of "a hero of two worlds". The reason he was commonly referred to that nickname was the fact that he had bravely fought in the Revolutionary War and rebuilt his home country of France following the French Revolution. If you never read about him before you may not know much about Marquis De Lafayette. Luckily, this essay will go over the early life, role in the American Revolution, and post American Revolution life of…

Benjamin Franklin once said “[t]hose who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The message Franklin was trying to convey is that liberty is a gift, and it should not be used as a bargaining chip for ones personal desires. His warning to all about the value of vital rights is not just right-wing propaganda, but rather a warning with truth behind it. Throughout history many people have given total devotion to a ruler in hopes…

In the Chipotle super bowl ad, there is a wave of depressing feelings being portrayed as the ad shows a farmer, who has just started a family, and seems like a nice guy that soon turns into a farmer that begins caging up all of these farm animals and injecting chemicals and other inhumane things into them. Luckily, the farmer comes to a realization towards the end as to what he has done and is able to 'save' the farm animals by undoing all the horrible things he began doing in the beginning. I…

with his books” (Ellis). He was fascinated with “Englightment philosophy, 17th-century English history, [and] political theory” (Jefferson, Thomas). At the College of William and Mary, Jefferson eventually studied law under his teacher, George Wythe. In 1767, George Wythe granted Jefferson the ability to practice law in Virginia (“Thomas Jefferson”). He represented farmers who were…

“If the British went out by water, we would shew two lanthorns in the North Church Steeple; and if by Land, one, as a signal” (Paul Revere). These are the famous words from a very famous Revolutionary War hero. Many people believe that they know all there is to know about Paul Revere and his life’s accomplishments. However, people do not know about his upbringing from adolescent to a grown up, how he joined the Sons of Liberty, and his attributions to the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere’s…

Marilyn Monroe: The Icon The bright lights of Hollywood attracted many star like moths, and perhaps the most influential and treasured of these stars are the young starlets of the twentieth century. Forever the icon and representative of these starlets is Marilyn Monroe. The subway grate drifted up Marilyn’s dress and she said the words, “ Isn’t it delicious?” shot Marilyn into stardom. Marilyn Monroe was and still is an iconic sex symbol known for “the shot seen around the world” (Stapinski 1)…

In ways Animal farm and Chicken Run are different but are alike at the same time because both stories have the same plot which is being neglected by owners. One farm stays and realizes the mistakes they have made. And the other goes over a fence to live a better life with their families. They both meet their goals but is one farm actually happy about the decision they choose? The reason why Animal Farm failed was because they were not in control of the situation they were not supervisors or…

The book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917 though most know it as a story which that explains Communism. The story starts with a barnyard of animals feeling abused by their owners and wanting their lives to be different, not long after we hear about that we meet an older boar on the farm named “Old Major” who tells the animals about a dream he had where unless the animals rebel most of them will die within the year. Shortly after Old Major dies and…

Through these books: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley the issue of social control is shown throughout but the approach differ from each book, with the society of The Hunger Games being aware of the inequality or control and the world of Brave New World are not aware of the inequality or the controlling that is happening because they are happy. In The Hunger Games poverty is used to control the Districts and Katniss is fully aware of the poverty she herself…

pressured by the native people of Africa to shoot an elephant. He does not want to look like an idiot in front of them, so he lets the pressure get the best of him. He shoots the elephant, even though he did not want to make that choice. On page 1323, George Orwell writes: “But I did not want to shoot the elephant.” In this case, he let peer pressure make him do something he didn’t want to do.…