Pardon

The word immigration is defined as a person that goes and lives in a foreign country. One of the first immigrants known was Christopher Colombus, the discoverer of America. Colombus was originally migrating to India but landed in the Americas in the year 1492. Once America was discovered many Europeans came to America in search for jobs, lands, and most of all freedom. There was a specific group of immigrants that helped establish America and they are known as the thirteen colonies. The…

The United States was formulated as a Federal Republic by the founding fathers to avoid the tyranny they endured while subjects of the King of Great Britain. In this system, there is a leader of the nation known as the president who has many powers, but the founding fathers constructed the constitution in a way that would prevent the president from becoming a tyrant. The president is prevented from becoming a tyrant by having limited power. The two main principles that puts limits on the…

rhetorical device that Antony uses is paralipsis. This is giving emphasis by stating little or nothing about a particular subject. Antony does this when he reveals, “I found it in his closet; ‘tis his will./Let but the commons hear this testament,/Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read.” In doing so, Antony hides his intention of sharing the will by exposing the Plebeians to the seal of Caesar. The Plebeians are anxious to know more of what was left from Caesar; they are unknowingly being…

does not know why he is choosing to do what he is doing. If it was not for fate, Romeo would have most likely not have entered the party and met Juliet. Later on, Balthasar feels that he needs to break news to Romeo of Juliet’s death. He says, " O, pardon me for bringing these ill news” (IV.i.22). While being controlled by fate, Balthasar breaks the news to Romeo before Friar John can get to him. If this had not happened, Romeo would not have gone to the tomb to kill himself. After Romeo and…

The Civil War was a long bloody battle that tore our Union apart. After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender, in 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse. We had to put the United States back together in some way, and that way was Reconstruction. In Reconstruction, the Union had to bring the Confederacy back into the Union and to abolish slavery. Reconstruction lead to mass chaos in the United States and unfortunately failed. Today no one knows who’s fault it was that reconstruction failed. In my opinion,…

In every part of history, societies have developed remarkable technological innovations. During the Age of exploration, the magnetic compass and the printing press were created. Both these important technological innovations have had both positives and negatives effects on a society or on humanity. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which was very successful. That being said, the magnetic compass had great success also when improved during the renaissances. Both these great inventions…

One person who was keenly aware of the importance of hope was Walt Disney. In all the Disney classics, you’ll find hope as a primary theme. If you look at the lyrics of the songs in the movies that Disney oversaw, you’ll see and experience the hope that is reflected in the songs. You’ll also notice that the words “hope,” “wish,” and “dream” are used interchangeably. In Disney’s first full-length animated movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), we heard Snow White sing, “I’m wishing for…

“In the Time of the Butterflies” is a historical novel by Julia Alvarez, relating an account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Maria Teresa is the youngest of the four Mirabal sisters. She is very superficial and materialistic in the beginning of the story, but she becomes a resilient, strong-willed revolutionary hero. Further, Maria Teresa is willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of her family’s right for a liberal nation. Maria…

President Barack Obama states that "it just doesn 't make sense to require a nonviolent drug offender to serve 20 years, or in some cases, life, in prison.” After granting pardons to over 58 nonviolent criminal offenders, he came to this conclusion. Obama makes a very good point here, why are we sentencing nonviolent offenders greater lengths than murders or rapists? The truth, America is caught up in the war on drugs. This results in failure to solve the real, bigger issue at hand. Instead of…

Deception in Family Relationships The relationship between children and their parents is complicated. There tends to be a love and hate relationship that starts to form as children grow older. When children begin to age and do things that they should not so, often ties they are punished by their parents. This creates the hate portion of the relationship because children hate to be punished by their parents. There is still the underlining feeling of love that they have for them, but at the same…