Samuel P. Huntington

The Scottsboro Trial was when two white girls accused 9 black teenagers of rape on the Southern Railroad freight run from Chattanooga to Memphis (Kinding).This crime occurred on March 25,1931.The Salem Witch Trial occurred in 1692 and 1693 200 people were accused of witchcraft,witchcraft was very hysteria.It was started by a group of young girls,innocent people lives were taken.During,the Salem Witch Trial,people were excuted of being witches,Scottsboro Trial,9 innocent black teenagers were…

Reputation can shape someone into who they are and how they behave. Importantly, reputation defines their morals, but also their integrity. Our reputations reflect on how others view us by our everyday actions, then they can assume on what type of character we display. A person is born with one’s own reputation and must build from there. In Arthur Miller’s well-known play, the Crucible, the theme of reputation is most visible throughout Reverend Parris, Abigail Williams, and John Proctor’s…

Reverend Samuel Parris, a former lucrative merchant is known for his endeavors to win the people over with his skills. He saw that life in merchandise did not fulfill his idea of a happy life. Parris became a pastor and moved to the simple town of Salem to begin his work. Parris did not think the job would be very hard, but after three years, he has not gained the trust of his congregation. He feels that the community is rather against his teachings than for it. Parris says,” Three years ago, I…

However, Beckett’s play is serious and grim, much different than Stoppard comedic tragedy. This difference may have to do with the personal background of each playwright. Tom Stoppard was a child during the outbreak of World War II but Samuel Beckett was an active member of the French Resistance. As an Irishman helping the French, Beckett fearfully watched WWII much like his characters Vladimir and Estragon fearfully watched the episodes of Pozzo and Lucky. In contrast, Stoppard was…

Divergently, David became known throughout the Holy Bible in multiple stories. To begin with, King Saul had failed his kingdom, so Samuel, a prophet, was in search of a new king (Pope 72). While in a pondering motion, Samuel heard God speaking to him, “I will send thee to Jesse, the Bethlehemite: for I have provided a king among his many sons” (1 Samuel 16:1). Insolently, Jesse and seven of his sons went to the palace and God rejected each one. While David was tending the sheep, God anointed…

Following the conclusion of The French and Indian War, England was faced with a at least two problems pertaining to her North American colonies that needed to be addressed. The first of which was how to recover from the burden of an enormous amount of debt that had befallen on England secondary to their war efforts. The second was how to control and govern the newly gained territories gained from the French with the treaty of 1763. England’s answer to these two problems for came in the form of…

American Revolution. II. Lexington and Concord, MA in 1775: In the early 1775, General Thomas Gage sent his troops to seize the ammunitions that were hidden in Concord, Massachusetts. The troops were also ordered to detain the “political traitors” Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were staying in Lexington; however,…

The city of Boston played a crucial part in the history of the freedom and the coming of independence in the United States. Today, visitors can go to Boston and catch a glimpse of the historical events that took place primarily in the eighteenth century. In fact, the city of Boston, through the National Park Service, offers several tours for visitors including the tour of the Freedom Trail as well as the Black Heritage Trail tour in order to provide several unique perspectives of the freedom…

During the time leading up to the Revolution, tensions ran high among both the government and civilians. Factions of groups, Patriots, Rebels and even housewives, were making their voices heard throughout the community. Two of the most powerful writers during the time were Thomas Paine, the son of a Quaker, and Mercy Otis Warren, the daughter of a farmer, attorney, and eventual member of the House of Representatives, Colonel Otis. Although from two separate walks of life, both writers had a…

The American Revolution can be considered one of the defining moments in United States history. Fuelled by their displeasure with the acts and taxes levied against them by the British Crown and lack of representation in Parliament, colonists from the Thirteen Colonies banded together in a rebellion that would lead to the founding of a new nation. Though rooted in foreign politics, the war would have a surprising effect on the disenfranchised members of colonial society. Those who had previously…