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Taryn had recommended and ordered me the New York Steak and the homemade clam chowder. Upon arrival of my steak the blissful sound of sizzling meat made its way to my ear. The steak came with rice pilaf, and cole slaw that made the plate look like an art piece created by Picasso. The steak made…

Although Walt Whitman and Martin Niemöller lived in two different centuries, the 19th century and the 20th century respectively, both men were well-aware of the injustices occurring to the innocent around them. Walt Whitman lived to witness the controversy of slavery, even partook in the Civil War as a nurse, and personally witnessed the violence and death resulting from the Civil War whereas Martin Niemöller lived to witness the rise of Nazism and anti-Semitism. Through the art of poetry, both…

When I look at onto the beach at ocean city, MD I hear the seagulls, water and talking. One of the best places In United States Is Ocean City MD, the time going there, The drive, is walking up and down the boardwalk. Doing many activities in the summer the wind blows. We stayed at a hotel for about a week Once we got there we were extraneously excited. With all the activities to do and fun enjoyments to do staying, going the sand Just down the boardwalk. We could see the rides at night if you…

Joseph Griffith’s “The Surrender” depicts George Washington riding a Triceratops, but that’s not what's really going on in this picture. Sure, there are many celebrities and famous imaginary characters, but the real theme is what is dividing the picture into sides. If you look closely, you can plainly tell that there is an American side, and a bad/ Islamic side. The painting is obviously split into a good guy/ bad guy theme. Where the Americans are the good, that's why George Washington and…

In this analysis of a primary source, I will be examining the Rape Trial of Ephraim Wheeler. Ephraim Wheeler was on trial for raping his thirteen-year-old daughter Betsy in 1805. The first part of the document is a transcript of Betsy’s testimony in court, in which she gives a straightforward account of the events leading up to, and following her assault in 1805. In 1806 Ephraim was found guilty and hanged as a result of the trial. This document gives insight into the life a teenage girl in the…

“Ethan Allen, a farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, lay theologian, and American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician. (n.d. 2015)” It’s apparent that Ethan Allen was a very successful, busy and multi-talented man. Made most successful by creating the Green Mountain boys and the capture of fort Ticonderoga in the Revolutionary war, Ethan Allen was an essential part in declaring our independence from Great Britain. Ethan Allen was born on January 21, 1738 in…

Blessing Opara Eduard Pedersen History 120 15 September 2014 Colonization-Collecting and Evaluating the Evidence In the late seventeenth century Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. A British colony established as a safe haven for Penn and his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania was a colony that promoted religious tolerance as it was established to prevent the religious persecution of Quakers that was happening in England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Pennsylvania was a…

The poems “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and “I Too” written by Langston Hughes each express similar and different attitudes towards America. Both writers each have their own perceptions of America that they have written about in their poems.The attitude expressed in “I Hear America Singing” and “I Too” are both wanting equality along with the poem “I Too” wanting to end racism. There are some major differences perceived in both these poems on the author’s perspective on America. One…

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream was written by, the three men whom the story is about, Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt. This book explains the promise between three young men to change what society is trying to deem these young men will become—which is nothing, but drop-outs and drug dealers. Sam, George, and Rameck swore to each other that they would be better than the stereotypes, they would become doctors, and they would give back to their…

Whitman and Hughes Comparison Essay The two poems we have studied and analyzed, Walt Whitman’s “I hear America Singing” and Langston Hughes’ “Let America be America Again”, each have very different central meanings. Both poems show the authors’ outlooks on America, Whitman’s being positive, and Hughes’ being negative. The tone and diction that each of these very successful authors choose to use in their writing come together to create the central message and the mood of the poems,…