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Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was a prominent political figure in early 19th century America. In contrast to the presidents who preceded him, he was a “self-made man,” growing up in the underdeveloped backwoods territory of the Carolinas and receiving little formal academic instruction beyond his primary education in local schools. He was the first president to truly be a common man; his antecedents had all come from wealthy families along the east coast and were…

Daniel H Burnham and John Wellborn Root are consider to be one of the founding fathers when it comes to advancement towards Chicago architecture. Root was born in Georgia and Burnham born in New York; however, both became native to Chicago at a youth consequently loving the architecture that was there beforehand. Roots had the better recognized education while learning about architecture in school while studying in Liverpool, England and eventually got a degree in civil engineering from New…

Shortly before the start of James Monroe’s presidency and after the War of 1812, a historical period known as the “Era of Good Feeling” commenced in America. During the Era of Good Feelings, the country utilized the driving force of nationalism to unify itself through its time of prospering and developing as a nation. However, territorial and state rights were extremely imperative for the country's political agenda. The question of sectionalisms effect has not as often been discussed even…

Francis Parker was the founder of the first progressive elementary school in the United States. Mr. Parker opened the school in 1899 which became a private experimental school, the theory was a success and an additional school was then opened. The Quincy Method was an approach to progressive education thought out by Mr. Parker himself. His method stated that he would give less care to memorization, eradicate severe discipline, including group work and teach the subjects of science and arts. His…

Tony Kosgei Hour 5 Section #3 Hazardous Chamber Terrestrial Chamber To begin building our terrestrial chamber, was like a job for my group (which it wasn’t supposed to be) because my group were busy talking when I was busy building the terrestrial chamber (I was the terrestrial chamber captain). In order to build a terrestrial chamber you need fertilizer, grass seeds and most important of all is a consumer to main the gasses’ length. To begin with, on day 1 (8/26) we mixed stay…

I’m reading Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews and I am on page 127. Thus far this book is about Greg a senior in high school who has no friends but at the same time has a ton of friends. Then there is Earl; the only person Greg would actually call a real friend. Earl and Greg like to make movies and short films, although these movies usually are horrible. Also, there is Rachel who Greg dated at one time, but now she has cancer and they are just friends. In this journal I will be…

John Quincy Adams ran against Andrew Jackson and through backroom deals, that people believe are corrupt even today, won the presidential election of 1824 (Freeman Stevenson). Even our President now, Obama, has said to have a secret deal with Iran that two congressman…

College system, it is possible that the candidate who receives the most popular votes nationwide does not win the election, a phenomenon that had previously occurred four times in U.S. history prior to 2016. In the 1824 presidential election John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825. The election was decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured the required number of votes from…

“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader… they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – always about the goal.” We’ve all heard about the preeminent political figurehead – the father of our nation – Gandhi who’s most endearing qualities were his insistence to always tell the truth, his disciplined way of life, his humility and his passion, who inspired millions through his non-violent protests for Indian self-determination and independence, fighting against the growing…

John Adams John Adams, the second president of the United States of America, wrote a letter to his wife Abigail Adams stating, “A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.” (July 17, 1775) This shows his dedication to the process of a new form of government, different from the rule of the British monarchy, although some believed he was a monarchist. He also felt that religion and morals helped with building a nation of free…