Martha Washington

“I have learned this, at least, from my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” This is a quote from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. I believe this can be applied to the American Dream. The American Dream is something that many strive after and set their goals based on this dream. It is the dream of freedom, opportunity and equality. However, some believe…

All countries have their differences, there is no way around it. Even with this fact, almost all countries can share a similarity or two. Any country will tell anyone and everyone that it cares for its citizens, this is what they would want the public to believe. Although the rights of men appear to be the main focus of two of the documents, the Declaration of Independence will rarely mention rights, and the other two documents give vague descriptions of rights. Some rights may be interpreted to…

acceptable in any way for the federal government as the National Security Agency otherwise known as the NSA to delve into information that is personal to you for the protection and well-being of the country.(NSA, 2015) Charlie Savage, an author and Washington correspondent for the New York Times, highlight the fact that the NSA is capable of reading SMS (Short Message Service) information between two people, record telephone conversations and even overseeing exchanges through IMs (Instant…

I pledge Allegiance to the flag/of the United States of America/and to the Republic for which it stands, /one nation under God, indivisible, /with Liberty and Justice for all. While this was created over 100 years after the American Revolution, the Pledge of Allegiance rings loud for those who do and do not have the freedoms that are part of the United States Constitution, which was originally ratified in 1788. During that time, there were two distinct groups that were lobbying for their…

In 1796 George Washington prior to retiring as president had warned that the creation of a political government would most certainly lead to a crisis, perhaps because of their discrepancy of opinions. However, Thomas Jefferson is also known as the "father of the constitution" and the 4th president of the United States, along with Alexander Hamilton, a ardent nationalist who was the author of the majority of papers were written two very important individuals that were leading members of the…

Democracy is a political system by which the citizens of a nation elect representatives to establish the laws and order of society on their behalf. The political systems of the United States and Pakistan, though both considered ‘democratic’, can be distinguished in many different aspects. Differences on the democratic spectrum between the United States and Pakistan can be found compared in their electoral systems, freedoms of the press, speech, and religious practice. The electoral systems of…

America, the land of opportunity and home of the free. Immigrants come from all over the world to live the American dream. “According to the United States Census Bureau, 700,000 to 800,000 illegal immigrants settle in the United States annually,” (Briggs, n.d.). Of those, 71 percent of illegal immigrants are households with children and received benefits on behalf of their U.S.-born children in 2009 (Steven, 2011). For quite some time now, there has been a big debate over whether or not illegal…

little from the land in the end, how futile this lust for wealth was. Another major theme would be corruption in politics. In addition to the aforementioned purchase of votes, the author believes, “that every individual you encounter in the City of Washington… represents Political Influence” (page 181). Even though an individual may be more qualified for a certain position over another,…

Madison was boring. George Washington was the face of America, the glorious leader of the revolution. Thomas Jefferson was cool, composed, and greatly respected across the colonies. Alexander Hamilton was a brash, abrasive veteran, fearless in any situation. Madison, on the other hand, was the shadow behind Washington and Jefferson, supporting them while they stood in the limelight. Madison was never the one to deliver great speeches, even if composed some of them for Washington, and while…

Kennedy relies heavily upon historical allusions when challenging the concerns regarding his affiliation with the Catholic Church. Perhaps the most significant allusion relates to Thomas Jefferson’s stance on the relationship between church and state whereby a “wall of separation” would exist between the two. The relationship between the government and religion, at the time Kennedy delivered his speech, seemed unstable; the Supreme Court, through its long history, had opted, both, for a…