William Clark

West’s The West Before Lewis and Clark begins by emphasizing how Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the West is important to the American narrative of westward expansion, but their story does not encapsulate the whole of western exploration. To prove this, West recounts the lives of three figures in history. The notable common characteristic between these three people is that they all explored or lived in the West, almost a century and a quarter, before Lewis and Clark set off on their expedition.…

Mia Bahr WPCP American Lit October 5, 2015 “What Sacagawea Means to Me,” by Sherman Alexie appeared in the TIME magazine’s 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition edition. In the article he writes about Sacagawea’s struggles throughout the Lewis and Clark Expedition and poses a question as to whether or not the benefits of colonization equalizes the grief and toils caused to others. He supports his argument and preaches to his audience with a satirical tone that forces the reader to…

i will be talking about is John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Next, i will be talking about Kit Carson, an American frontiersman. Lastly, Jim Bridger, known as a mountain man. These three historical figures are important in U.S. history. I am going to be talking about John Colter. Sometime around 1780, Colters family moved to Kentucky near present-day Maysville. In 1803, Colter enlisted in the Lewis and Clark expedition as a private with a salary of five dollars per month.…

Sacagawea is a person commonly known for her journey with Lewis and Clark when they first explored the Louisiana Purchase. Sacagawea, a young Native American girl, was born in the mid-1780s and died about 25 years later. She, her husband Charbonneau, and their newborn baby son who would be called Jean-Baptiste headed out with the explorers, who called themselves the Corps. While on this journey she braved floods, harsh weather, Native American relations, and giving birth to/taking care of her…

Sacagawea was the most influential person on the expedition. She contributed much to the expedition even though the pressure and complications she had. Sacagawea was even said to do more for the expedition than her husband. “If it weren’t for Sacagawea, I’m sure the captains would have sent Charbonneau back to the Mandan Village… .” (Smith 104) Sacagawea was a young Shoshone Indian girl who was captured from her village by the Mandan/Hidatsa indians when she was twelve years old. (The…

"And so the adventure begins" might have been a few of the words the two of the greatest explores said before they started their own adventure in Yellowstone National Park. John Colter and Tom Murphy are both incredible explorers but both incredibly different. John Colter discovered Yellowstone National Park in eighteen o eight and Tom Murphy explored the park in the nineteen hundreds. One difference between the men was their gear. On their adventures, they both needed supplies to…

In Death of a Salesman by, Arthur Miller, Willy has a desire to be a good father to his son were his dad was not. Willy believes that if he can instill the correct values into Biff so he can be like himself or more successful. The problem Willy is confronted with is that he cares too much as if he is trying to emulate his life in Biffs. Compared to Willy Charley takes a position of hands off while still teaching Bernard to be a good student and by working hard because it will pay dividends later…

Whether it is between men and women or different races, we live in a world where inequality exists in every corner. The type of inequality I will be focusing on is not between the sexes or races, but between the rich and the poor. As Plutarch once said, “An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” Between the two essays, they provide many similarities and differences in opinion regarding the importance of economic inequality, the access of education…

due to the fact thatthis novel is a teaching novel about society.William Faulkner is an American Writer who was born in New Albany, Mississippi, onSeptember 25, 1987. William was named after his great grandfather, William Clark Faulkner.His grandfather was also a best selling author (The White Rose of Memphis). As a teenager,William Faulkner was fascinated by drawing and poetry. He then dropped out…

“William Faulkner” William Cuthbert Falkner was one of the greatest American Writers in the twentieth century. In Europe he was considered at that time “the foremost living American author”. He was a very unique individual. William was always interested in drawing, reading and writing poetry. William wrote many historical novels in his time. Things about William Faulkner I learned is: a book summary, his years of youth and adolescence, and adulthood years. As I Lay Dying is about different…