James Naismith

View of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton The two founding father, Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of state and Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of Treasury were the two most politically influential men in American late 18th century. Jefferson and Hamilton has two completely different view on the role of government in society, ideal economy, tyranny versus anarchy, liberty v. order, faith in man and the type of society man should live in. They both agree on creating a…

After the elections, Jefferson not only lost his friendship with Adams, but with the rest of the Adams’ family as well. Because of Jefferson’s opinion about Adams’ plan on how the government should run, his family, especially Abigail, had felt deceived that he is revolved around his political ambitions over his friendship and lost relations with Jefferson. Larson continues to illustrate the tension between the political figures because of Jefferson and Adams’ different political views; there…

Innocence of Doodle’s brother In the book called Scarlet Ibis written by James Hurst, his brother Doodle was supposed to be dead. I said he was innocent that he was just merely a kid and really that it was his parents fault! Doodle’s older brother was a little rough but an innocent brother just wanting to climb ropes, row boats, and swim long distances with him, but his older brother did go to far with Doodle’s limits. His brother showed him love. Its says that he was licked, that he loved his…

Skyfall offers a range of diverse female characters - which all offer different aspects to the film. However; despite the opportunities this film presents the female characters are used as a stepping-stone to create the storyline and character development of the male character. Eve Moneypenny, who despite displaying a large amount of skill in the opening scenes, is belittled and talked down to by Bond who uses her to make himself fell better. Both M and Selverine eventually die in the film…

In the short stories, “Araby” by James Joyce and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, we are able to interpret and analyze the stories and find a common ground between the two, with authors use of Figurative language, themes, and symbols. Both stories explore the ideas of love, loss, reality, and the feeling of imprisonment through social norms. In the short “Araby” James Joyce transports us to North Richmond Street, a quiet dead-end Street in Dublin, where the narrator lives. The narrator…

'A path from a point approximately 330 metres east of the most south westerly corner of 17 Batherton Close, Widnes and approximately 208 metres east-south-east of the most southerly corner of Unit 3 Foundry Industrial Estate, Victoria Street, Widnes, proceeding in a generally east-north-easterly direction for approximately 28 metres to a point approximately 202 metres east-south-east of the most south-easterly corner of Unit 4 Foundry Industrial Estate, Victoria Street, and approximately 347…

Catastrophe, a disaster in which there are very bad consequences based on previous actions, within the story pride seems to be the main cause of the catastrophe. In the short story The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst the theme pride is a double edge sword is shown through metaphors and situational irony. The author shows the theme pride is a double edge sword through metaphors. The narrator has a disabled brother named Doodle, whom he dislikes. The narrator is ashamed of having a disabled brother,…

As part of his article “Jesse James, the Bourgeois Bandit”, film theorist Christopher Anderson attempts to explain the differences between Henry King’s 1939 western Jesse James and the later reworking of the narrative by Nicholas Ray entitled The True Story of Jesse James (1957) by scrutinising the historical context of the latter film. Anderson asserts that in contrast to earlier films depicting James’s life, Ray “wanted to dramatize parallels between the post-Civil War adolescent bandit and…

the most vital case in Supreme Court history. Chief Justice John Marshall chooses the point of interest instance of William Marbury versus James Madison, Secretary of State of the United States and asserts the legal standard of lawful audit. The Supreme court decided the new president was Thomas Jefferson, he is one of the most important secretary of state, James Madison, should have not kept William Marbury from taking office as equity of the peace for Washington County in Columbia. On the…

East of Eden, often quoted, discussed, and written about, serves as a cultural icon, and a landmark for American literature. The world Steinbeck builds is most often the center of discussion, with it’s realistic, depthful, characters that tell stories applicable to people from all walks of life from any generation. Often, however, Steinbeck’s underlying narrative seems to go unnoticed. What, at first glance, seems to be a novel full of characters that represent expectations of people in those…