Jay Adams

A Pulitzer prize winner for history and author of the ¨Founding Brothers: A Revolutionary Generation¨, Joseph J Ellis discusses the causes and effects of George Washington's 1791 ¨Farewell Address¨ in the chapter, ¨Farewell¨. Ellis´s year 2000 account of the Washington's address provides an objective approach towards Washington's perspective as president and those of his peers and the people. Furthermore, this secondary source also analyzes whether Washington's actions were ultimately beneficial…

they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position" (Adams 214-215). The American dream plays a big role in The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby was born Jay Gatz to a poor family of farmers from the midwest. Jay rescued Don Cody’s ,a wealthy mogul, yacht from crashing and he took Jay on as his assistant. They sailed around the world and Don taught Gatsby how to be a gentleman. Gatsby then got involved with Meyer…

The Election of 1800 Year 1800 witnessed a historically election that was fought between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams for the President of the United States. The results of the election would act as one of the most important pages in the book of history that would shape the country’s future for generations to come. The election took a big turn when John Adams came in third, and there was a tie between the two Republican candidates, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The audio of Thomas…

the American experiment. Power in this era meant absolute victory for your view of the future of the United States. The men at the forefront of this Thunderdome-esque fight to death were Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams. Alexander Hamilton was a self-made man. Born in the West Indies out of wedlock, Hamilton took it upon himself to learn about trade and eventually worked his way into the world’s elite. Hamilton’s view of America’s future was a one of a…

Neutrality Acts, the British attacked American vessels in the French West Indies. They seized 300 merchant ships and hundreds of seamen, some of whom they employed on their own ships and others they incarcerated in dungeons. In 1794 Washington sent John Jay to London to treat with the British about their violations of America’s neutral rights but, due in part to Hamilton selling out Jay’s bargaining tactics to the Britons, he instead ended up binding American merchants to pre-Revolutionary…

James Truslow Adams’ publication, The Epic of America, defines the American Dream as “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” (Adams 214-215). Yet, The Great Gatsby portrays the Roaring Twenties as an era of decayed social and moral values, as the author explores, as well as reveals the decline of the American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald develops a plotline that appears to be a romantic…

Truslow Adams– promises such, but does it follow through? The answer is no, simply because some groups of people are not allotted the same opportunities as others. Jay Gatsby – protagonist of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – and Troy Maxson – protagonist of the play Fences by August Wilson – wish to achieve their dreams and advance in life; however, they are unable to do so because of society’s unjust exclusion of those who are not born both white and rich. From the time Jay…

around poverty, he transforms his life from that of a poor boy into that of Jay Gatsby, an inconceivably rich man living lavishly in New York. The aspect of audience plays a curious role in the success of Gatsby, namely for whom is Jay Gatsby accumulating all this wealth for? Although the obvious answer may be Daisy, the novel suggests many other elements to be crucial pieces to this curious puzzle. To begin with, Jay Gatsby is James Gatz up until the point in time James Gatz finds…

a future conflict with Britain. The two nations’ relationship was deteriorating quickly, and the treaty stalled the conflict that would come in 1812. The anger from the American people was shown through the attacks made on the treaty’s supporters. Jay had to resign from the Supreme Court and had models of him burned throughout the country, Hamilton was stoned by an angry crowd, and while Washington was an admirable man, he went through sharp criticism at this time. And while the treaty had…

different opinions on Enlightenment. Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Rush “saw it as a welcome chance for the radical act of uprooting oppressive ways of all kinds” (36). They saw Enlightenment as a bad thing, whereas John Adams and Alexander Hamilton thought it “an opportunity for a gigantic project of sorting human wisdom—identifying and conserving what was worth conserving in the best of the past while setting aside what had to be revised or replaced” (37).…