George S. Patton

In this world, people are labeled based on their appearance. Everyone is different, but similar in multiple ways. “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is a novel about two different social groups: Socs and Greasers. Socs and Greasers are two groups who live their lives differently from one another. Socs are the upper class: wealthy and treated with respect. But, on the other hand, greasers are the low class: poor and treated like garbage. Socs and Greasers face different challenges in their lives,…

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned author, has wrote hundreds of novels throughout his career. Many of these novels are thought to be inspiring in a Catholic sense because of Lewis’ religious background. Specifically, in Perelandra, one of his greatest works, Lewis’ incorporates many Catholic themes and traditions into his novel; one of which themes references the story of the Garden of Eve. Moreover, the two main characters in Perelandra, Elwin Ransom and the Un-Man, could possibly resemble Adam and…

In 1749, at the age of 17, Washington began his career as a professional surveyor. He subsequently received a commission and surveyor's license from the College of William and Mary and became the official surveyor for the newly formed Gulper County. Thanks to his older brother Lawrence's connection to the prominent Fair fax family, Washington had been appointed to this well-paid official position. In less than two days he completed his first survey, plotting a 400 acre parcel of land and was…

Dwight Jon Zimmerman is about, as the name suggests, the last days of Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was our nation’s president during the Civil War. He was a great leader who helped bring the Union to victory alongside General Ulysses S. Grant and General George Gordon Meade. However, this book does not only highlight Lincoln’s life during the Civil War, but it also tells what happened during the end of the war and how he was assassinated after. This book is overall a classic tale of the…

Would you stand up for the people you were representing? Isaac Murphy showed great courage by sticking with his beliefs and beliefs of the people he stood for. Murphy changed history. Isaac Murphy, famous Arkansan, impacted the state of Arkansas by voting against secession and becoming the governor of Arkansas during the union governor of Arkansas during the end of the war and after the war. Murphy's childhood set him up to become a well respected adult. Murphy's childhood was fairly normal. He…

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are considered to be two of the greatest authors of the last century. Ralph C. Wood in his article “Conflict and Convergence on Fundamental Matters in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien” analyzes the stylistic and philosophical differences between these two authors. His article focuses on the correlation between an author’s philosophy and writings. Although Wood makes valid arguments he is clearly biased towards Tolkien, therefore affecting his credibility. Wood…

War, a lot of people played different roles on both the Confederate and the Union sides of the war. There were spies who used their seductive powers to get information out of the officers and women who dressed up as men to be accepted as a soldier 's. The Civil War influenced much of society by beginning segregation, secession, and gave rights to slaves. According to the biography on her website, Karen Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City, American Rose, and…

The Reconstruction was the period of time, after the Civil War, that attempted to reunite the Confederacy back into the Union under its new laws. During this time, tensions between black slaves and white Southerners were severely heightened due to the change in order and social standards. In the essay “An Insurrection That Never Happened: The ‘Christmas Riots’ of 1865,” the author, Stephen Nissenbaum, highlights a different perspective about the Reconstruction Era. He argues that the events that…

As history progresses, we learn from our downfalls and progressions. As a country we need a leader to guide us through both of these. A strong speaker will give humanity, faith and guidance. First off a man who speaks of faith, hope, and charity I will speak of President Roosevelt. Than a man who wants the original American dream with the possible friendly competition. Saying we are the solution to a better America and we are the way to fix it Mr. Richard Nixon. I read Franklin Roosevelt and…

As I stated in my review for Battle Cry of Freedom, I believe that James McPherson’s loyalties in his writing are staunchly Northern in regards to the Civil War. The word revolution is defined as “a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.” So, if we go by the actual definition from the Northern point of view then yes it was a revolution but from the southern man’s point of view then no it was not a revolution. The word revolution was used in context to…