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Ben Stickle Mrs. Elia US History Honors 2/24/17 Term Paper Many believed in 1812 the second war for independence occurred. This statement like many other things in this war had different perspectives. The war of 1812 was a war between four main groups. These included the Americans, Canadians, Native Americans and British. The War of 1812 was a thirty-three month long war between the British and United States which all groups perceived differently. The War of 1812 did not just start…

Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams was born on July 11 in the year 1767, in Braintree, Massachusetts now known as Quincy, Massachusetts. John never went to school; he was tutored by his cousin James Thax, and by fathers lawyer, Nathan Rice. Adams was named after his mothers’s grandfather, Colonel John Adams, after whom Quincy, Massachusetts, was also named. At the age 12, in 1779, John Quincy Adams started to write a diary, which he continued until just before he died in 1848. Most of his…

The War of 1812 occurred for two main reasons. One of these reasons was trade. Britain and France had been in a long arduous war. In order to weaken the other side, France tried to block America from trading with England, and England tried to block America from trading with France. Congress was angered by this, and the president’s attempt to counteract act this ended in failure (e.g. the non-intercourse act crippled the U.S. economy rather than solving the problem). However, the official reason…

I enjoy immersing myself in a painting and learning the intentions of the artist but what fascinates me most is relating the work to its context. When I researched, wrote and produced a documentary for the national competition SPoKE on Raphael's 'Transfiguration,' I was able to develop my understanding and love for a work of art which I thought I knew well. I regard the compositions of Raphael as more sophisticated than those of any other 16th century artist, but investigating the stylistic…

To Clone, or Not to Clone? Human cloning, a once impossibility in biological studies, is now surfacing as the next step into the future. According to Katrien Devolder, a founding member of the Bioethics institute of Ghent, human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. The word cloning implies the somatic cell nuclear transfer, a technique that removes the genetic material of a somatic cell and places it into an oocyte that is later treated with an electric current to…

NAPOLEON I. ON HIS IMPERIAL THRONE “Victory belongs to the most persevering.” -Napoléon Bonaparte Throughout the ages, showing own power and authority with art has been very popular. Because using visual propaganda is more influential than just words. Especially in portraits using just face proportions is not easy because as an artist you have to make the viewer’s understand what you wanted to express. In this essay, I will going to try to explain Jean Auguste…

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was a prominent political figure in early 19th century America. In contrast to the presidents who preceded him, he was a “self-made man,” growing up in the underdeveloped backwoods territory of the Carolinas and receiving little formal academic instruction beyond his primary education in local schools. He was the first president to truly be a common man; his antecedents had all come from wealthy families along the east coast and were…

Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) was the world’s leading provider of speech and language technology products, solutions, and services to businesses worldwide. Both Microsoft and Intel invested millions in L&H. however, accounting scandals and fraud allegations sent the company’s stock crashing, and forced the firm to seek bankruptcy protection in Belgium and in the US. Selected information was gathered concerning L&H operations: • Consolidated revenue increased 184% from 1997 fiscal year to 1998 fiscal…

I believe it is valid to call the war of 1812 the worst fought war in America. First off, The United States Capitol was burnt down by the British and everything was destroyed except a picture of George Washington and The Colonial Flag. The United States believed that they were going to win Canada 's land and they weren’t able too. The war ended in a tie because they were extremely focused on the French Revolution and Napoleon. Issues within the country also created conflict with the American…

connect the dots. It is one thing to keep your audience on their toes, it is another to lose them completely. I believe that it was in the second act that we began to see the audience drift away, and become less interested in the show. However, Alana Ghent (director of act two) was brilliant to incorporate different genders into each role, and I found the concept of gender bending innovative, and wonderful. One actor in particular stuck out to me in the second act, and that was Brandon McCoy.…