Maine

I. Introduction: I have only been in Maine for four and a half years, yet I already gain the attachment of Maine peacefulness and nature. My house is one mile away from the Schoodic national park and 37 miles away from Acadia national park. It is gorgeous during the summer, tourists would come in and take their vacation here. The reason why the tourist came to Maine is because they come to see the natural beauty of Maine, to see Maine mountain, and to see Maine ocean. A. Attention-getter:…

Maine is a peaceful state, I believe that Maine is one of the most natural beauty states America have. That is why a lot of people who are retired moved from other states to Maine. They moved in order to enjoy their nice and peaceful life. As a result, the windmill or wind energy should not be in Maine. The citizens of Maine are relying on nature. For example, people from Eastern Maine are mostly lobsterman. If windmill were to place in the ocean, it would create problems for those who go…

Leonwood Bean was an American entrepreneur in the 20th century. He was born on October 13th, 1872 in Greenwood, Maine. Bean showed interest in business from a young age, when he was just nine years old, he assisted his father in running a small-business in which sold animal traps. Bean's parents died four days apart when Bean was twelve years old. He subsequently moved to South Paris, Maine to stay with family. When Bean was thirteen years old, he shot and killed her first deer for profit, he…

The setting of Code Name Verity is in German-occupied France in 1940-1950’s. It is also a Gestapo holding building where Verity was held. The main character, Verity, was captured by the Gestapo and they gave her a pencil to write about codes, allied bases, and other information. The characters in the story are Verity ( aka: Julia Lindsay MacKenzie Wallace Beaufort-Stuart ). Julia is a spy for an allied base and Maddie her friend is a pilot. Another character is Maddie, Julia’s friend, which…

Spaniards as did the Spanish outrage on the island among Americans." In the United States, "the grievances set forth in [the] Declaration of Independence were still able to …arouse indignation against colonial monarchies across the seas." Placing the Maine in…

Was US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence an example of humanitarian altruism or imperialism? Introduction The United States decided to apply aggressive and imperialistic policies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries whereby it made significant efforts to expand, extend and protect its economic and political presence worldwide (Oakes & Kia,2004). It was an era that had an impact on many territories around the world. One of the nations that were affected by such policies…

was becoming a formidable superpower, she had reached the limits of her national frontier, and had achieved the manifest destiny. As any up and coming superpower would do, she turned her interests to the international scale. The sinking of the USS Maine on February 15th 1898, which killed 260 U.S Navy servicemen. This attack on American servicemen gave America the excuse it needed to get involved in a foreign war, and set the precedent for decades of American Foreign Policy. As the 19th…

-Discuss the silver vs. gold argument, listing at least one argument for silver and one argument for gold. The issue of silver currency during the late 1800’s became a splitting crisis. To battle against inflation, gold was the best currency to use, and many from the upper class supported this. However, substantial amounts of lower class people supported the use of silver as well as gold to sustain the currency. Silver was being mined in mass amounts, and the working class wanted silver to…

United States and the Spanish Kingdom. The war started when Cuba wanted independence from Spain. Spain’s attempts to layoff the rebellion were addressed in the United States newspapers. Their curiosity sparked. After the anonymous sinking of the USS Maine in Cuba in Havana Harbor, United States’ intervention became a popular and growing command. The War ended when America gained possession of territories in the Western Pacific and North America. The Spanish-American War changed the countries…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an american poet and educator who was born in Portland, Maine, on February 27, 1807. He studied at Bowdoin College. He stayed some time in London but after a while of living there he became a professor at Bowdoin and then later on in his life, a professor at Harvard College. He is viewed by some as a great poem but others criticize him for some of his work. He lived his last days translating works from foreign languages and writing poems. Henry died in 1882. The…