James G. Blaine

It was early in the morning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Madison had been elected to be a representative to The Constitutional Convention. This morning, when he woke up he wasn't just hungry for food, he was also hungry for a strong government. He had an especially hearty breakfast, his meal consisted of eggs, bacon, and homemade biscuits that he had learned to make when he was growing up in Virginia. It wasn't a typical day, he woke up with an urge to write, to make a difference. At…

Throughout the novel of Mary Shelly “Frankenstein” there has been a lot of situations were the characters encounter both justice and injustice. Many of these injustices have to do with just one person provoking causing them and others being punished for the acts that they did not commit. Within the novel this type of case of injustice was encountered by victor who was punished for the crimes he did not make. In a various amount off books there has always been injustices for those who are good…

The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay is a collection of essays advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. “These essays first appeared in the New York papers unidentified in 1787 and 1788 under the name 'Publius.'” In total there is eighty-five essays written, but the most distinguished and the most quoted is Federalist Ten and Fifty-One. In those articles James Madison argues that a large republic and federal government structure…

Brothers always give each other hard times. But the narrator in “The Scarlet Ibis” has taken it too far. The narrator is a bad brother to his younger, disabled brother, Doodle. The narrator was a bad brother because he was selfish, cruel, and pushed Doodle too far to make him a “normal” kid. One way that I know the narrator of the story is in fact a bad brother is that, he was selfish and only cared about his benefit from it all. The narrator was selfish because, although he taught Doodle to…

In, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Walter Mitty has many real life character traits and character traits of the men in his daydreams, that are very different and show the man that he wants to be and the man he doesn’t like to see himself as. Many times in Mitty’s daydreams, he is a leader who is well-respected and leads with authority. In his first daydream he is a commander who is trusted by his men who believe, “The Old Man’ll get us through” (Thurber, 2.) While in real life, his wife is the…

In James Hurst’s story, The Scarlet Ibis, the narrator’s excessive obsession with self image and pride is shown through the characterization and symbolism of himself and his disabled little brother, Doodle. The story starts when the narrator’s little brother, Doodle, is born. He was expected to not be able to do much because he born extremely disabled. Throughout the story, the narrator characterizes himself and Doodle in many ways. For example, in the text it states, “Renaming my brother was…

the most annoying and loving people in our lives. My siblings are my greatest friends. Most of the time they make me mad, but no matter what, they always make me proud. My pride can get in the way though. In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, by James Hurst, the main character, Brother, tries to help his brother, Doodle, in many ways. When pride came along, it gets in the way, and Brother accidently hurts his brother: the consequences are tragic. Although his past actions may seem otherwise,…

The Scarlet Ibis After reading “The Scarlet Ibis”, I’ve come to the conclusion that the narrator was guilty of killing his brother, Doodle. From the start, he thought of Doodle as a “disappointment”. (page 342) There was a very clear list of things Doodle was not supposed to do, a list of which the narrator ignored as soon as they left the house. He was constantly adding stress and strain on Doodle. On page 345, the narrator clearly states, “...so I began to make plans to kill him.” Does…

The Federalist Papers The structure of America’s Constitution was influenced and promoted through the collection of persuasive essays known at The Federalist Papers. The lasting effects of these significant works in American history still resonate today. The Supreme Court justices initially looked to The Federalists Papers to uses a guidance tool prior to making rulings and decisions on the constitutionality of a law. The writers of these papers all had a progressive agenda for the American…

German codes, these experiences influenced his writings of the James Bond series (“Ian Fleming”). He was committed bachelor for most of his life. Although he would later go on to commit to Ann Rothermere when she became pregnant with his child. When he was to get married he wrote Casino Royale to calm his nerves as he claimed it to…