James Naismith

In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, a young boy is given the responsibility of taking care of his disabled brother, Doodle. While at first the brother thinks of Doodle as a burden, later, he takes pride in teaching his brother to walk and swim. The older brother’s pride pushes Doodle too hard, leading to the tragic event of Doodle’s death. Doodle’s life and last days were painful because his brother’s pride blinded him, so he treated Doodle cruelly, yet Doodle tolerated this because…

strayed so far from scientific norms. Even so, there is no doubt that William James contributed much to the field of psychology as a whole and shaped many of the ideals held dear in the study of psychology. From his theories on emotion, consciousness, and will to his pragmatic and functionalist contributions it is not difficult to see that James had a heavy hand in shaping the field of psychology in the United States. William James contributed much to the field of psychology as a whole but his…

between the protagonist, Brother, and his younger sibling, Doodle. It is then that Brother remembers all the time they spent working through his condition. Brother also recalls what happened to Doodle, and how much he is to be held accountable for. In James Hurst’s short story “The Scarlet Ibis,” Brother is to blame for the cruelties done to Doodle; however, he is not totally at fault because his actions are out of love. Primarily, Brother’s pride causes him to overwork his brother in order to…

and revolutionary history and obscure individuals who for a moment in time stepped onto our country’s stage, the founding drama of our new nation. These characters ranged from George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry to lesser-known personalities like William Findley from Pennsylvania and James Iredell from North Carolina. With her narrative style, Maier was able to take an interesting subject that contains a great deal of information and present it in such a way that one learns…

The Federalist Papers were papers written in 1787 by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. There were eighty-five papers in total. However we will just be covering numbers ten, fifty-one, forty-seven, and thirty-nine. These cover many of the major problems that would be facing a new government. These papers were very important to our constitution, and our founding. Federalist Paper number ten was written by James Madison to guard against the issues of factions. In any society…

James Madison wrote the Federalist Paper No. 51 specifically to explain to the readers how this new government makes liberty possible. He explains the various checks and balances that have been placed in order to ensure that not one specific branch would have too much power. The Federalist appeared in many different New York newspapers such as The New York Journal and The Daily Advertiser. The Federalist essays were written as responses to the many antifederalist opinions against the…

Family is Weakness in Frankenstein Family is often regarded as an essential part to the development of an individual. Throughout Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the repeating motif of family arises, and she successfully shows that family is not the strength that it is always pertained to be. Although many believe family helps you cope with death they worsen the effects of loss. Victor and Ernest, two characters from the novel, illustrate family is one’s biggest weakness. Therefore, Victor…

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…