Thomas Bruce

In 1776 aspirations of obtaining independence and freedom weighed heavily on the hearts of numerous Europeans living in North America. Many of the European Americans aspired to live by their own accord in a sovereign nation; however, there were other European Americans who wanted North America to be governed by the British. The European Americans who desired to revolt and overthrow the tyrannical rule of Great Britain in North America knew that they needed to gain as many supporters as they…

prompts him to run for senate, where he wins and takes over the seat of Hamilton’s father-in-law (“Schuyler Defeated”). Hamilton is infuriated by this and by Burr’s inability to be forthcoming about his opinions on the issues, leading him to endorse Thomas Jefferson over him when he decides to run for president in “The Election of 1800.” Hamilton says “I have never agreed with Jefferson once. We have fought on like seventy-five different fronts. But when all is said and all is done. Jefferson…

Advice to Young Leaders Response Paper #3: Erasmus and Hobbes Both Thomas Hobbes and Erasmus, although born of different time periods, were political philosophers with humanist training. However, their similarities to not end there, as they both sought to provide a comprehensive framework for leadership through their works of The Education of a Christian Prince and Leviathan respectively. While Hobbes and Erasmus hold similar views on the structure of a state and that of man, they sharply…

Foreign policy determines how America conducts relations with other countries. America’s foreign policy today covers a wide range of functions and issues. It seeks the power to protect and display America’s national interests around the globe. These national interests shape foreign policy and cover a wide range of political, economic, military and ideological concerns. On September 11th, 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, collapsing and causing over 2500 deaths…

there way for this to occur. For reassurance Congress nominated a committee to draw up a declaration of independence. This committee included, John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson. Out of these designated men, they than selected Thomas Jefferson to go fourth in constructing the draft of the declaration of independence. These founding fathers wrote this declaration as the representation of the United States government. Projecting how ideally the…

History seem to continue, but we are still the ignorant American. We are said to be a nation of change but we continue the same pattern of hatred for minorities. Freedom can range from physical to mental. Spanish took away Indians freedom to practice their religion and share their culture with upcoming generation. Blacks were expected to live in countries and celebrate their day of independence, when they were being robbed from natural right. Women were bond to man being the wage earners, and…

Philosophy is the study of knowledge. It helps us understand how we form our ideas and thoughts. Philosophy helps us lay the foundational basis for the acquisition of our knowledge and thoughts. It important to study the many different people that helped lay the foundation of philosophy for us. Some of those people include Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, and C.S. Lewis. Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates were the early philosophers that laid the general foundation of philosophy for all other…

Known for its fast paced lifestyle, experimentation, and break in traditions, the ‘Roaring Twenties’ produced ideals and technology that changed America forever. One of the many prominent features of the early 20th century was the emergence of the “flapper,” women who deviated from the traditional Victorian female standards at the time. These women often bobbed their hair, wore short dresses and skirts, and took on many characteristics that had only been deemed appropriate for men. The…

Brendon Burke proclaimed once that "The British Empire must be governed on a plan of freedom, for it will be governed by no other." This is what many British thought at the time of the empire, but to which extent was this really complied? At the beginning of the nineteenth century the British Empire became world´s naval and economic power, which they used in order to expand their empire to be larger than ever (Samson, 2001). The nature of this colonial rule was not homogeneous within the…

EXPLAINING DEMOTIC TURN TO CLASS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON REALITY TV SHOWS. In earlier times, men from high or royal classes, mainly protégés wrote most of the literature of that age. It had as its theme praise of elites or invocations on gods and as its hero an extraordinary man who completed extraordinary deeds. All the protagonists showed valor and sought glory. Then society witnessed the rise of middle class and along came the genre of novel. Gradually the heroes were of working class or…