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His mother, Frances, was staunch Anglican, part of the Church of England, and his father was a Quaker and a Corset maker. Paine’s Quaker influence from his father explains some of his humanitarian ideals portrayed in many of his pamphlets. His family was poor, and although they were poor his father was able to put him…

Ever stopped and wondered the real reason for the declaration of independence? Of course people assume freedom because we were continents away but when in reality King George III was abusing powers. The most well known abuses were taxation without representation, trial with no jury, and quartering troops in our homes. Those are just some of the many abuses that he implemented on the colonies. The colonies eventually got so fed up with it they got together and drafted the declaration of…

In The Parson’s Case, he spoke out against ministers after King George the third had overturned the law against a local person in Virginia. Henry went forward and defended the local person from Virginia, pointing out the greed and the interference of the royals in colonial matters. This is how he made a name for himself and how he became now well known by many for his orator skills. In the year 1765, Henry became a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In the same year, the Stamp act was…

King Philip’s War is arguably one of the more brutal wars that go unheard of by Americans that occurred in American History. Sometime’s referred to as Metacom’s War, it was a battle between the Native Americans that inhabited southern New England and the colonists (English) alongside their Native American allies in 1675 and 1676. “King Philip” is the English name given to the Indian chief Metacom believed to have started the war. Metacom, the son of Massasoit, is known for welcoming the English…

In 1776 Thomas Paine published his most popular and influential pamphlet known as “Common Sense”. Its extreme popularity was due to the fact that at the time of publishment the relationship between England and her colonies were at its lowest point. Paine’s pamphlet was groundbreaking because it was one the first documents that blatantly argued for independence from Great Britain (The Norton Anthology of American Literature 640). Citizens of the colonies wanted rebellion because they saw…

whether John Smith’s writing were a propaganda or not. John Smith always dreamed of developing America and dominating the Natives. He is from Europe and had a great influence on others. Through his encouragement he was able to convince people from England to cross the waters to begin a new life where only little labor was required, and treasures were easily found. There is a considerable amount of evidence that supports there was some propaganda. Did John Smith lack the value of human life? Was…

whilst the colonies wanted to break free from England. The British put in place different Acts trying to force the colonies to stay with them. Most of the time the colonist did not like these Acts so they would rebel causing the British to retaliate and put more Acts in place. This just made the colonist even more angry and it all became a circle of events until the start of the Revolutionary War. In 1760, even before the French and Indian war was over England was attempting to rule over the…

Paine’s Common Sense Thomas Paine is recognized for his role as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Ironically, Paine was born in Great Britain not America as one would except. In January 1776, a pamphlet entitled Common Sense was published in Philadelphia with the author of an Englishman. This Englishman was Thomas Paine who had immigrated to Philadelphia less than two years prior with the assistance of another famous Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin. Common Sense was a…

“Myths are simply stories about truths we've forgotten.” Magnus Chase is a homeless teenager who lived alone on the streets of Boston alone after his mother’s mysterious death. One day, a man he’s never met tracks him down—a man that Magnus mother acclaimed as dangerous. The man tells Magnus is the son of Norse god. So the Viking myths are true. The Gods of Asgard are preparing for the war as trolls, giant and monster are stirring for the doomsday. The only way to prevent Ragnarok (the Day of…

David Hockney was born in Yorkshire, northern England. When he was 16, he was admitted to the Bradford School of Art, where he studied traditional painting and life drawing. “In 1959, Hockney studied at the Royal College of Art in London and was taught by several well-known artists, including Roger de Grey and Ceri Richards” (David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975). “Then, Hockney's first solo show, held in 1963 at John Kasmin's gallery, proved very successful” (web). “The following year he…