Sean Penn

"I, the said William Penn, have declared, granted, and confirmed, and by these presents, for me, my heirs and assigns, do declare, grant, and confirm unto all the freemen, planters and adventurers of, in and to the said province, these liberties, franchises, and properties, to be held, enjoyed and kept by the freemen, planters, and inhabitants of the said province of Pennsylvania for ever," said William Penn in his First Frame of Government. His ideas here clearly mirror the Declaration of…

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…

by two of the greatest men in history both compare to each other, but they also differ in numerous ways. Penn was a well placed English gentleman and Quaker, that turned an old debt into a charter for the proprietary colony called “Pennsylvania.” Pastorius was among the German merchants to obtain 15,000 acres of land fo= a settlement in the new colony also known as “Pennsylvania.” William Penn did a better job of promoting the settlement in my opinion. He goes on to describe the land as being…

Introduction William Penn greatly explored the ‘New World’ of Pennsylvania, encountered the people of his new land, and exchanged peace, hope, equal rights, and brotherly love with the newcomers to his “Holy Experiment.” Before he did this though, he did many things back in the European countries. He had many failures but soon was successful in his own ways. Penn got his huge area of the ‘New World’ because King Charles II was in debt to Penn’s recently deceased father. To repay this debt, King…

Penn and the governing authorities monitored the settlers through a degree of authoritarianism and sumptuary legislation. “Vain, needless objects were to be avoided, and sobriety, simplicity, and modesty cultivated (33).” Yet, overtime, many of the Quakers…

In this essay we will be discussing the Quakers struggle with the issue of slavery. What beliefs prompted particular Quaker communities to protest slavery? How does the end of slavery in Pennsylvania impact slavery in colonial America? How does the legacy of the Quaker Abolition Movement impact future generations of Quaker leaders? What conclusion can be drawn about Pennsylvania's gradually instead of abrupt end of slavery? We will be answering all of these questions in this essay. Quakers…

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“Well, son, I 'll tell you: Life for me ain 't been no crystal stair.” – Langston Hughes This verse from Langston Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son,” highlights the struggles of the African Americans and how the Harlem Renaissance evolved their community through music, dance and literature. Hughes contributed towards the renaissance through his poems which allowed people to understand the position of African Americans at the time and allowed them to relate to him. He discusses the subjects of…

Gone Without a Trace Riding peacefully one second, gone the next. On the early morning of March 9th, 1977, Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. Although his death remains as an unsolved mystery in the police records, Notorious B.I.G. was abruptly murdered by LAPD detective David Mack. Notorious was in Los Angeles, California to perform his new album called Life After Death and present a music award to the artist Soul Train. After the ceremony he…

“The Night of the Cemetery” One Halloween night when I was a younger girl I was told “The Night of the Cemetery.” My dads dad, so my grandpa, told me about it. He was Hughes in the story. He told me it was true and it wasn’t just some scary fake Halloween story told around bonfires to spook you before you go to bed that night, it was really true. One night my son asked me to tell him a spooky story to get him ready for Halloween night, I decided he was old enough to hear the story my grandpa…