Olive Thomas

individual. America is the place where people come to discover and be themselves. Individualism is expressed in American Literature. This theme is discovered in: Benjamin Franklin's Moral Perfection, Crèvecoeur's, What Makes an American, and finally Thomas Paine’s Moral Perfection. Paine explains that in order to express themselves they have to break from Britain, motivating people to become an individual country. Crèvecoeur believed and expressed the different groups of people. He admired…

Over time American political parties have changed. One of the first parties is the Federalist and Democratic-Republicans. The Federalist was a group with three of the nation's most gifted political thinkers - James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. These people believed in being allies with Britain, making a national bank, and the “best people” should run the country. While Democratic-Republicans believed in working with France, how a national bank was unconstitutional, They also…

There were four enlightenment thinkers that really helped change the world’s thoughts on how a country should be ruled. These philosophes included Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire. Locke thought people were born with three natural birth rights; life, liberty, and property. Locke’s philosophy was that the ruler of a country should not be allowed to take those rights away from people. Montesquieu brought forth the idea that there should be a separation of powers. There should be three…

“There never was a good war, or a bad peace.” - Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was one of the most successful scientists of the 18th century. I will be talking about his background, discoveries, and his work. The upbringing and education of Benjamin Franklin was His own reading. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 17th, 1706. Ben was the 10th son out 17 children in his family. His beloveded dad (Josiah Franklin) was a candle maker/…

During the nineteenth century, The United States was a major part of trade and foreign affairs in the western hemisphere. Due to this fact, when the British and French ignored the US neutrality at sea, and especially when the British impressed US sailors into their own navy, the infant United States took action. In 1809, Congress passed The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 which prohibited trade with the problem countries, Britain and France, but continued trade with other nations. The goals of this…

thirteen American colonies, at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states. The declaration of independence took place in Pennsylvania on July 4 of 1776. The declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. The purpose of it was to announce the colonies as separate from England. The Declaration of Independence consists of five parts which are the introduction, the preamble, the indictment of King George III, the denunciation of the…

Rousseau’s Discourse on The Origin and The Foundations of Inequality Among Men discuss why inequality is social through the comparison of natural men and civilized men. Rousseau believes that the division of labor is due to amour propre, or self-love, that is specific to civilized men. By tracing the differences between natural men and civilized men, Rousseau is able to showcase the effects of division of labor. Division of labor requires human dependency, differentiation and specialization, and…

Most of society relies on the mainstream media to inform them of current events or news stories. The six most relied on news networks are labelled Powerhouse networks, they are FOX News, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC. The six networks can be categorized into three groups, based on their upbringings and establishments. ABC, CBS, and NBC are considered the original three out of the group, because the were the first to be aired in 1926. They are also the only three networks that are available on…

The American Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution of 1789, both attempted to resolve the dilemma associated with the ideas pertaining to individual rights. The American Constitution declared that “We the People of the United States,” while the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen declares “the source of all sovereignty lies essentially in the Nation” (Gulalp, 2013). Both revolutions preserved a dualism between the “public” citizen, (the peoples voice) the “people” or…

After researching historical and current events around gender injustices, notably obvious repetitions in history became increasingly evident. In 1776 the United States of America had declared its independence and become its own country with its Declaration of Independence. This document made promises of equality to its citizens and helped to determine the path the country would take. The Declaration of Independence reads, “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal,…