Thomas Cole

As it pertains to our group dance project, I could not be happier with the outcome. I am on a team of like-minded people who all strive for success while also knowing how to enjoy the experience. Kloe, Nick, Maddie, and myself connected within the first few days of the course, united by our own novice background in ballroom dance. As our skill set grew, so did our companionship, and we were eager to work cooperatively on this final project. We were a bit worried when everyone was called to split…

her life and later influenced her political role. Her father, John Payne, was a wealthy Episcopalian farmer and planter. In Hanover, Virginia in 1761, he married Quaker Mary Coles. Since Quakers could not be married outside of their belief, he applied for membership in her meeting house and was accepted in 1764. In 1765, the Coles moved from Virginia to New Garden, North Carolina. Three years later, on May 20th, Mary gave birth to her fourth child but first daughter, Dolley. In 1769, the Paynes…

The Views of Hobbes and Locke with Cyberbullying The two philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are known as a result of their opinions about government as well as their different views of human nature. Locke believes that natural law tells an individual what they can or cannot achieve, trusting that people are good enough to govern themselves. Locke also describes the state of nature as perfect freedom following the law of nature. Having a larger negative view of human nature than Locke did,…

Dolley Madison Dolley Payne was born on May 20, 1768 in New Garden, North Carolina. Dolley was born to two Quaker parents, who moved to New Garden in 1765 from Virginia. Dolley 's father, John Payne, married into the Quaker community by marrying Mary Coles. Dolley and her parents soon returned to Virginia to raise Dolley with her four brothers and three sisters on their plantations located in Eastern Virginia. John Payne had owned slaves, but after becoming a Quaker, he realized…

They first met at a social gathering when John saw 17-year-old Abigail as a petite/shy young woman. Soon after, 3 years had passed and they married welcoming their first child, Abigail. Their family grew rapidly and John Quincy, Susanna, Charles, and Thomas Boylston were the next addition. Depressingly, Susanna died as a toddler and Abigail delivered a stillborn daughter which caused the Adams to face some major…

Freedoms such as being able to vote, express them-selves, and gain a sense of respect from others. Not only was fashion a piece of material back in the 1920’s, but also a form of movement. With the turn of the decade and fashion, women were able to speak for them-selves whether their voices were seen or heard as negative or positive. The Flapper image became negative for the elders but the image allowed young women to be able to grow out of that stage into mature women. Wanting to move out due…

Hobbes’ major achievement to political philosophy is called the ‘social contract theory.’ First of all, Hobbes had a different view of human’s nature as Aristotle to start from. He saw human nature was to be tamed by politics, not exercised. According to Aristotle, The nature of human was to be completed and flourished through community and politics (SEP, 2002). In contrast, Hobbes claims that the state of human nature was war. In his book of Leviathan, he states, “…there is no way for any man…

their own revolt against their own king. Today, the document is often just known to have declared that the colonies wanted their independence from Britain; however, it expressed much more than just the desire for independence. With true eloquence, Thomas Jefferson penned the basis for the revolution and justified it as…

republic alive and their friendships and disagreements show why they play a part in this. From these actions and friendships the author gives these men and woman the consideration that they deserve. To begin with, Ellis considers George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, James Madison, and John Adams the “Founding Fathers” of our country. Ellis also includes Abigail Adams, who is married to John Adams because she played a huge role in his life while…

As humans, we make choices every single day from the moment we wake up each morning. Some of these choices do not seem to affect our lives with much significance, such as what we choose to eat for breakfast. On the other hand, some may change our lives forever, like deciding where to attend college. The choices we make lead to the experiences we have. The texts of Antigone, Saint Augustine: Of Choice and Free Will and Into the Wild contain instances of decisions that led to experiences, which…