Kerry Washington

At the turn of the 20th century, it was evident that there was a "widespread concern about overcutting forests, flooding, and erosion..." (Sowards) throughout the United States. Many people were not aware of the environmental damage that their actions could lead to during this time period. As seen in the late 1800s, Americans hunted for bison, resulting in the extinction of the species. Likewise, as cities throughout the nation began to grow and overpopulate, pollution was an issue and was…

Anthropologists and Native Americans were the major participants in the controversial debate and court case over the ownership of the Kennewick Man, sometimes called the “Ancient One.” The US Army Corps of Engineers, who superintended the land where the Kennewick Man was found, also participated, siding with the natives to fight for the reburial of the Ancient One The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, otherwise known as NAGPRA, is a federal law that protects items in…

The founding fathers made sure of this by inserting the electoral college into the American constitution. Some of these founding fathers included George Washington, the first president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and last but not least Benjamin Franklin. American constitution? What’s that? Well the American constitution is the national government followed by the essential laws…

Whitman Pre-Civil War and Post-Civil War Analysis During his influential seventy-three year life, Walt Whitman produced works such as Leaves of Grass, and “Song of Myself”, which were influential in the transition from transcendentalism to realism. Whitman’s evolution was partly caused by the Civil War, being that after the war, the starkness of the situation his beloved country was in is evident in his work. More specifically, the Civil War changes Whitman’s view of Democracy, changing the…

What does it mean to be an American? This is a question everyone in the United States should ask themselves from time to time. One needs to ponder on this question and think about the things they have that others may not. Having said this, being an American is having freedom. Being an American is having a choice. Americans need to take everything they have into perspective and think about what all comes with the title “American”. America is the greatest country on Earth, or at least that is the…

from the pre-Constitutional era remained Federalists, while Jeffersonians named themselves Democratic-Republican. President Washington warned about the dangers of political parties because they would divide the government and the nation into sides. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson led their parties, the Federalist and the Democratic-Republic respectively. As Washington had predicted, the nation was divided between two points of views, but political parties allow people to choose a side…

How would you feel if your vote in deciding the next president of our country didn’t matter? Well, this is true for many people due to our broken Electoral College system of voting. I strongly feel that we should get rid of it for many reasons. My first reason is that it doesn’t give equal representation to certain states. My second reason is that it doesn’t match up with the popular votes that were taken by the people. This two reasons alone are more than enough to show this system needs to be…

Rosie interact with different objects and people. I was able to observe Rosie display her varying levels of knowledge in different areas. I was interested in observing her behavior in efforts to compare an aspect of her development to one in the Washington State Development guidelines. After observing Rosie for a half of an hour, I became interested in the level of her language skills. Specifically, I’m interested in how advanced her recognition, broad vocabulary, and vivid descriptions of items…

President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, only seven-minutes long, enthralled the American public. President Lincoln’s captivating speech, presented on March 4, 1865 in Washington D.C., became the unifying force to rebuilding the nation which had previously been torn apart by a civil war. The purpose of the speech was for the nation to march forward in unity; to achieve this goal, Lincoln utilized rhetorical elements such as figurative language, diction, syntax, persuasive appeals,…

A broadly known speech that makes evident the power of rhetoric is “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Junior, which was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. This civil rights leader proclaimed his views about human equality for all African Americans to have equals opportunities in the United States. His speech is known as one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in history. His symbolism, powerful persuasion, tone and diction helped to create an impact on his public…