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Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein was inspired by the works of Benjamin Franklin combined with tragedy in her own life. Benjamin Franklin’s work with electricity only 66 years earlier had filled society with excitement over the possibilities for its uses, including the potential to re-animate the dead. Mary Shelley 's past was filled with death; losing three children, a stepsister, and her mother. Victor Frankenstein combined these two influences to fight death with electricity, and brought…

Frankenstein or Victor’s creation? And have you ever think about Nature and Science behind the story? Well this is what this essay going to talk about. In the book “Frankenstein,” by Mary Shelley, she telling us the story of how the Victor Frankenstein create a horrible monster and what happen after the monster have create. Overall, Mary Shelley want us to read for fun, and she want us to see the Nature and Science behind Victor and the monster. Here is a quick summary of the book, the book…

Thomas Jefferson is a well-known Founding Father of the United States. He has helped form the country we live in today, America. He was a huge part of the Louisiana Purchase by commissioning the Corps of Discovery Expedition. Thomas Jefferson is the third President of The United States for the years 1801-1809. Thomas helped write the First Amendment which was signed on September 17, 1787. Not only was he actively involved in politics, but he grew up on a farm which helped him invent a couple of…

He never accepted defeat when his attempts to abolish slavery, establish public education, and decrease political control over states failed. Jefferson was truly a man for the people and a pioneer of philosophy. After studying at the College of William and Mary, Jefferson practiced law and began his defence of human rights. A zealous opponent of slavery, he drafted a law that prohibited the importation of slaves. He aimed…

military background, and powerful government leadership led him to be an important figure in U.S. history. John Marshall’s life began September 24th, 1755 in Fauquier County near Germantown, Virginia. He was the first child of Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. Thomas Marshall, was a land surveyor and worked with George Washington to survey the Fairfax Estate. His mother took care of his fourteen siblings at home. John Marshall’s education was mostly home-school by his father and he later…

generations of forbears with connections to that singular industry that dominated life in the Potteries district. Germane to this brief biography of Harry Parr, is his father, Joseph Parr (1843-1924), his uncle Ralph Parr (1811-1873), and his Aunt, Mary Parr (1837-n d). All of whom lived, worked in and around the town of Burslem. Joseph Parr was a valued employee of the ‘Royal Potters,’ Davenports of Longport. The pottery situated in the valley that separated Burslem from Wolstanton. Joseph…

Arguments used by the Southerners to justify slavery include the economy, social status, and the right to own property. In 1832, Thomas Dew, a professor at William and Mary college, stated, “It is, in truth, the slave labor in Virginia which gives value to her soil and her [properties]; take away this, and you pull down the . . . whole system.” Thomas Dew meant that the South’s whole economic system is centered around slavery, and without it, the whole Southern economy would collapse. J.D.B…

John Tyler's was born into a wealthy family with 7 other children. Tyler studied law at the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807, and being admitted to the bar in 1809. After his admittance, Tyler worked in a prominent law firm in Richmond, Virginia. His father became Governor of Virginia in 1810, and used his connections to get John a position in the Virginia House of Delegates. After his father's death, Tyler inherited many slaves, and lots of property. During the War of 1812,…

In the midst of college and sports there is a certain criteria that a few distinct individuals meet or represent and have a huge impact on. Those individuals are the various student athletes scattered among the basketball and football programs of superior institutions. Various players that have the opportunity to pursue a higher education initially have their athletic ability to thank. The controversy between student athletes and whether or not they should receive pay from the institutions they…

Mary White Ovington Bhavya Korkonda #13 1/25/17 For a person, such as myself, who is so immersed in women’s rights and equality, Mary White Ovington is indeed a remarkable person in history, as well as a formidable role model. Ovington was born on April 11, 1865, in Brooklyn, New York. She was raised by abolitionist (people who partake in the action of taking down a system, practice, institution, ect.) parents, so, naturally she grew up with an enthusiasm for social reformation. She was…