James Rowland Angell

because Adam’s office ended and his secretary failed to deliver the official documents. One of these judges was William Marbury. When Jefferson found out that Adams is trying to fill the courts with Federalist judges he asked his Secretary of State, James…

fact and others would try to help the problem. In "The Scarlet Ibis" a young boy is embarrassed because he has a disabled brother. Therefore, when he try's to help his brother the plans he had do not seem to go as expected. During this short story James Hurst labels two of the main characters as "brother" and "Doodle." When Doodle was younger he was able to crawl but showed no signs of walking. The doctor says that he should not get too excited, too hot, too cold, or too tired. The brother felt…

In 1787 the constitutional convention was addressed to revise the article of confederation, Washington was elected as a presiding officer.-2 after a long disputed event, the convention agreed on a new constitution in which Washington and his fellow delegates signed on sept 17, 1787. -2 after the ratification of the new constitution, the electoral college unanimously elected George Washington as the first president of the united states. After a journey from Mount Vernon to New York city where was…

Victor’s obsession with science clouded his judgment causing great suffering in his personal life. Events in his life that show his clouded judgment include: abandoning the monster he created, letting a close family friend die to conceal his secret at all costs, and destroying the companion he had promised to make for the monster. Victor Frankenstein grew up in a very supportive and wealthy home. Frankenstein lived as an only child until the age of five. At this age, Victor’s mother decided…

When going through a tough situation, family is usually there encouraging, helping through the chaos. Survival comes with having family,whether relatives or really close friends. Both Night and Sold have to do with survival and the importance of family. Night was written by Elie Wiesel and Sold was written by Patricia McCormick. By examining the novels Night and Sold we can see that most people that go through evil acts survive because of family,which is important because people could feel they…

Chopsticks – a Vietnamese folktale – retold by Marilyn Bolchunos The story I will be sharing is Chopsticks –a Vietnamese folktale – retold by Marilyn Bolchunos and illustrated by Dick Brown. This short story displays the theme unity and relating to the quote once said by Aesop, an ancient Greek story teller. “United we stand, divided we fall” The old father is wise and smart shows the kids, Thu, Hai, and Ta, the importance of unity in everyday life. He gives a demonstration using chopsticks,…

Water I love getting whisked away into stories of adventures and heroism. Stories that made you look at our world and seem to think it was so astonishing yet so simple, that we were yet to create the futuristic tools books spoke of. Or that we were yet to find the magic that was hidden underneath all the layers of science. I was the only one in my family who had the love for the alternate realities that everyone spoke of. That was before my step father came in. I finally had someone who…

I chose the poem “Fast Break” because it is about basketball and i play it and think it is a great sport. This poem is a narrative which means that it tells a story in which this poem does tell a story. The poem includes many modern words and includes anaphora . Anaphora is when there is a repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line. “Fast Break” starts off with “and” in many lines which can be counted as anaphora. “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch, includes a couple of similes…

Scott Hancock, drove back the Confederates nearly a mile. James Longstreet arrived to aid the Confederates helping the fighting to be even more intense than the first day of the battle. Unfortunately for James and many others, the smoke from the canons and guns along with the early morning fog, made it almost impossible to see. This forced soldiers to fire blindly-often hitting people on their own side, which was the case of Longstreet. James Longstreet was shot by one of his own soldiers…

Ernest Hemingway's usage of symbolism that is found throughout the short story “Hills Like White Elephants”, adds on an important significance to it and makes a big impact on the story, whether you are able to catch it or not. The outcome of grasping onto the symbolism he gives us can put several different meanings to the interpretation that ends up being revealed to you. Elephants are more than just a huge and strong, plant-eating mammal, especially in this short story. Elephants, across the…