Thomas Danforth

America is a changing nation, and with change there comes both problems and solutions. America needs to be fixed, our problems expelled and differences settled. To fix America we need to abolish political parties and not have religion be part of our government while still respecting people's rights. The creation of the political parties is when America first started to tear itself apart in political debates, and ultimately separated our once unified country just because of a title the people…

My opinion on Washington and his Farewell Address Is that even though it was writen 220 years ago some of the points he addressed are still very much relative in 2017. In this paper I will be giving my opinion on Washington's Farewell Address. Therefore back in 1796 George Washington was inferring the nation about the debt we will eventually be getting ourselves into. Many people of the nation didn't believe or didn’t agree with him or think he was right. But he may have changed our…

In the 15th and 16th centuries AD, philosophers emerged in Europe who were more secular than their medieval counterparts. Three of these philosophers were Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, and Pico della Mirandola, each of whom had unique ideas about human nature, and the source of people’s joy and sorrow. Machiavelli and Hobbes were both critical of human nature, each proposing their own solution to the flaws they saw in their society, while Mirandola praised humanity’s potential. Niccolò…

foot?¨ (126). After the nation grew and became more interconnected there was no longer a need for such small communities. With this growth though came the need for a unified nation to fight for its independence. In the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson states that “whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government” (141). Jefferson acknowledges that the power of…

James Madison was the 4th president of the united states of America. He was born March 16, 1751.In Belle Grove, Port Conway, Virginia. He was the first-born child of 12. His parents were Nelly Conway Madison and Col. James Madison. James had three sisters, and three brothers who lived to adulthood. Five of Madison’s siblings died as infants or as children. He lived with his father and siblings in a little farmhouse. But that changed when his Father Nelly Conway married. James and his family…

Hamilton it the newest and hottest show on Broadway. It tells the story of American founding father, right hand man to George Washington, and first U.S Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. The show has been seen by everyone, from Beyonce and Jay Z to Barack Obama. Tickets are practically impossible to get. One of the most innovative things about this show that make history interesting is that the music is more hip-hop than musical theatre. The genius behind Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, is…

In the article The language of persuasion, one of the tenets the author eluded to was that one must use their persuasive power effectively and to clearly understand which choice, personalized or socialized power is the chosen path of influence (Martin). In other words, what is the desired outcome? To become an effective leader or to become a leader who is driven by rewards associated with personalized power. Before we delve any further, we should understand that power is the root of influencing…

The American colonies, which became the United States, have had prosperity since their inception. However, with time, tensions between sides grew, which eventually culminated in the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Both wars were the product of the very prosperity experienced, tensions between, respectively, the colonies and Great Britain as well as the free North and the slave South, with the latter regarding the future of slavery. The significance of the American Revolutionary War stems…

A United Nation Eboo Patel once stated in ”Making a Future Better Together” that “In this new nation, the new president was saying, people would have their identities respected.” They will not be judged or discriminated due to the color of their skin or culture. As a young adult, I appreciated this quote since I want my identity respected when I grow up. Reading Patel’s blog has allowed me to truly understand this idea of finding common ground and social equality. Essentially, finding common…

days of my theology class, my fellow students, Brother Theodore, and I, discussed the existence of God. We talked and philosophized on this topic for a few days and during this time we read, and researched, two philosophers, Alasdair MacIntyre and Thomas Aquinas. MacIntyre and Aquinas both talked about God’s existence and nonexistence, or theists and atheists. Neither of them, however considered the possibility that an advanced extraterrestrial species may have intervened. What if…