James Franco

in New York City, New York. He attended Kings College, which is presently known as Columbia University. In 1774, at the age of twenty-eight, he was the second youngest person to attend the First Continental Congress. Jay was a Federalist and helped James Madison and Alexander Hamilton write The Federalist. He supported the federalist version of the draft of the…

The popular cliché sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me has bothered me since kindergarten. Words can never hurt me? Words have hurt me will hurt me will change me will make me better and are impactful. During Ireland’s revolutionary period of ideas and nationalism it makes sense that poets and writers flourished. In class this semester we had a working definition of Nationalism meaning a devotion to the interests and culture of a particular nation; a striving force…

When Doodle said he could not walk, Brother replied, “Shut up. I’m not going to hurt you. I’m going to teach you to walk” (Hurst 346-347). Brother teaches Doodle to walk simply because he is embarrassed by his disabled brother. In fact Brother admits, “All of us must have something to be proud of” (347). Although Brothers reasons are selfish, Doodle is provided with a better life because of Brothers selfish actions. In addition, because Brother is so successful in teaching Doodle to walk,…

meaning of the First Amendment and of freedom of speech and press. Thomas Jefferson called the Alien and Sedition Acts “an experiment on the American mind to see how far it will bear all avowed violation of the Constitution.” Thomas Jefferson and James Madison helped draft the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions which both protested the acts through the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. "That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocally express a firm resolution to maintain and defend…

Ernest Hemingway’s story “Hills Like White Elephants” is a perfectly simple story on the outside, but when you delve into the depths you uncover hidden meanings, symbols, and a tense situation. As Alex Link, a student from York University, explained, from an onlookers’ point of view there is very little that occurs between the two protagonists. Link describes the encounter as: “a couple has drinks at a train station in Spain and argues about something rather vague” (Link 66). To the untrained…

In works of literature, authors will use a foil character of the protagonist to illuminate differences and similarities between the two and elucidate the protagonist’s true character. In Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus, the creature is the best known foil character of Victor Frankenstein because the two contrast yet resemble each other in several aspects. The divergent characteristics of the two allow the reader to harvest important flaws in each. With the creature and Victor having…

Over the years the lasting debate has been whether values or evils play a bigger role in the scientific exploration and development of the human race. Supporters of the side favoring values believe that humans are born evil, as if it is evolutionary programming. As to supporters of evils are defined through harmful and pernicious acts. The author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley believes the opposing side of this debate. The novel takes place in an eerie setting, with gothic and romantic elements…

The Constitution of 1787 represented a true revolution in government. It guaranteed certain basic rights for citizens. It also established fundamental laws in the national government. America was in need of a reformed government. Several events led up to the Constitution of 1787. These events include the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, Treaty of Paris, Land Ordinance of 1785, Shays Rebellion, etc. The Constitution of 1787 paved the way for the strong government we have today.…

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The chapter entitled “Do You Want to Live for Ever?” in the book The Last Days of Innocence by Meirion and Susie Harries recounts the events of a particular battle during World War I that had a significant impact on how the rest of the countries fighting in the war— both the Allies and the Central Powers— viewed America. Using the anecdote of the battle in Belleau Wood to explain why the world’s evaluation of America’s abilities changed is a strategy that both draws the reader into the story and…