Martha Washington

President Washington took the oath of office in New York on April 30, 1789 and served as the President of the United States through 1797. President is said to have played an essential part in shaping the role and function of the President of the United States. During the war between France and England, Washington remained neutral from supporting either side. Jefferson was pro France and Hamilton who was pro Britain. As the result of a disagreement between Washington and Thomas Jefferson…

Throughout the novel “Who Would Have Thought It?” by María Amparo Ruiz de Burton, the variety of female characters perform a substantial amount of action in the core plots of the novel. Each female character serves to play a different role with their own motivations. For example, Lola serves as an example of a wealthy outsider that is being taken advantage of by the Northeasterners. On the other side, Ms. Norval is a hypocritical, critical character who cares mostly about money and image. Many…

When studying American literature, one characteristic commonly examined is the method in which literature reflects the social contingencies of that time period. However, in American history, it is also important to examine literature written by oppressed and often underrepresented groups. The impact of a Native American oral tradition and African American vernacular culture in literature brings awareness to the social injustices and indignities they experienced (Virgil). Pieces such as, “A…

The Electoral College has been part of the United States government since 1787. The framers of the Constitution debated on options of how a President is elected for office; in which was discussed and established during the constitutional Convention of 1787. Its purpose is for each member in the college to represent the people from of a State equally in a manner that is just. The Electoral College was created to prevent a single presidential candidate to gain advantage based on public popularity,…

Well I have! My best friends Jada and Bobbi. Though Bobbi lives in Washington D.C. We spend all the time I’m there together, we spend so much time together we look alike and everyone asks us if we 're twins. We always say yes. She’s my other half. We have known each other for 10 years. I don 't know what I would do without…

The in class film, “Force More Powerful” brings alive what we read in books and what we discussed in class. The film does this by putting an image on the pain, suffering, and humiliation that the African Americans had to go through. I think these images are important because it shows how powerful and scary those times were. It also shows hope and inspiration as you see groups of black and whites coming together to fight discrimination. It is powerful seeing signs that say “no colored allowed” or…

as the Washington Post points out (Gearan, Johnson,…

The Electoral College is one of the most commonly criticized and commonly misunderstood systems in electoral politics today. Criticism about the electoral college can be heard from both sides of the aisle, from both Republicans and Democrats. Some say it distorts the will of the people because it can turn a popular vote winner into an electoral college loser. While others say that it is one of the last remaining pillars of the federalist system that our nation was founded on. In Judith Best’s…

Has there ever been something that the government has done that you do not agree with or are against? In my opinion, it is appropriate to go against the government. The reasons why it is appropriate to go against the government is because as they collect your money for things like Obama Care, using our tax money for reasonable causes, and the government taking away our second amendment. Individual have gone against the government before, such as the african americans in Montgomery, so it is…

On May 4, 1961, a group of six whites and seven African Americans departed from Washington D.C. to begin their fight for Civil Rights. Their goal was to end segregation in bus terminals and in all transportation stations. These people were called the Freedom Riders. They fought to prove that “separate but equal” was not truly equal. They wanted to end the Jim Crow laws, and this was just one of the many ways they fought. In 1986, the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case enacted the “separate…