Kingdom of England

believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church, by the Roman Church, by the Greek Church, by the Turkish Church, by the Protestant Church, nor by any Church that I know of. My own mind is my own Church (Age of Reason, Pg.2). Born in Thetford, England, Thomas Paine (1707-1809) was a crucial figure in the Age of Enlightenment. He was an important figure in politics and in literature. He wrote great novels such as the age of reason, rights of man, common sense, etc. some of which changed the…

Throughout the late 1760s and early 1770s, very few truly believed the American colonies had any hope of gaining freedom from the British Empire. Even throughout the Revolutionary War, many, including quite a few Americans, still did not believe victory was possible. This disbelief was far from being unreasonable. After all, Britain was an undeniably powerful empire and had a large, well-trained army and navy. However, despite general doubts over American victory, the colonists benefitted…

After the difficulties endured by Sir Walter Raleigh in Roanoke, the English attempted to forge colonies in the New World once again. This time, the English adopted a plantation type stance, that would allow the settlements to sustain themselves (Shultz, 2013). Rather than setting their sights on gold, they looked to colonize. After successfully growing tobacco crops with the help of the Indians, the English then sought to force the Indians to work. The Indians objected, as they did not…

In the WW1/WW2 era(1900-1940’s not that long ago) the way people would talk was different. Their pronunciation was different than today’s, but back then that was the right way to pronounce words, if you go back in time, you’ll notice that even their accents might be a little different. Language changes when time changes, so many new words are created over the years. New things are invented, like for example during WW2 the first computer was invented, before that nobody knew what the word…

struggled with dwindling food supplies, and were constantly attacked by Native Americans. In 1586 they gave up and returned to England aboard a ship led by Sir Francis Drake. Later, in 1587 Raleigh sent out another ship with a total of 100 colonists under John White. When that group started having the same problems as the other group before them did, White returned to England for more supplies. His return was delayed because of a war in Spain. He returned to Roanoke three years later, to find…

soldiers, recruits, and nobles from England completed a 3000-mile journey across the Atlantic and stepped off their ship to greet an unknown new land. In 1607 the land they chose to live on became the first permanent settlement of the British in North America. The English ruler King James I granted a contract to a private company known as the Virginia Company to build a settlement in…

WILLIAM BLAKE is a 22-year-old student at Quinnipiac University. William is about to finish his senior year student teaching. After graduation, William and his evangelical Christian girlfriend MARY plan to start a life together as public school teachers. William is a staunch conservative. He is enraged when President Obama is re-elected. William dreams of an America in which conservative, Tea Party Republicans dominate the political landscape. While William thinks and talks like a conservative,…

Patrick Henry: Fight Against the Constitution “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”. This speech was spoken before the Revolutionary War has started. Henry was in Virginia to the Second Virginia Convention March 23, 1775. Henry’s speech was given to the colonies to persuade the to fight back against the British for their independence. By using logos, he has convinced the colonists to fight against the British for their Liberty and Independence by using statements. Patrick Henry used logos because…

In Joseph Brant’s oratory he discusses the various ways how the Six Nations demonstrated their loyalty to the British Crown. Some notable facts about Brant were that he was bilingual and literate, translated the gospel into Mohawk, he visited England twice and was well received by the court as well as befriended by the Prince of Wales (Calloway 208). Additionally, in one of his messages to the British, for example to Lord Germain, he reminds how the “Mohocks…have on all occasions shewn their…

Abiola Agboola 702375698 WSC 01 Prof Dandridge Soccer vs. Football The issue of soccer and football has initiated many controversies amongst viewers and sports fans in recent years. Soccer lovers had disputed the comparison of American football with their favorites. They believed the terminology “Football” is unfitting because the game is played using hands and contradict its name. Hence, novice mistook the difference between both…