William Henry Jackson

coaching Cape was getting kids to come to practice because they were so involved in other activities. Part of the reason for that was because Cape came from one of the richest communities in Maine. Rumford however, wasn’t so blessed. According to William Stewart the median household income from someone from Cape was $72,359 in 2000. City-Data.com states that Rumford only reached a measly median income of $24,938 in 2000. Cape came with something to prove. They were here to show these farm boys…

In 1992 one of the greatest, loved, and most influential musicians and artist of all-time released a song Black or White. Michael Jackson though passed away in June of 2009 his lyrics and music has continued to pass on from generation to generation. Most of his lyrics spoke to his audience and people listened. Michael sold 750 million albums worldwide, won 13 Grammy awards, and 13 number-one singles (statisticsbrain.com). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame not once but twice and was known as…

political movement was dubbed, “Jacksonian Democracy”. Jackson had gone through with the movement by expanding suffrage amongst common men, establishing the spoils system, and “killing” the National Bank. He was admired by the common man, as he rose from rags to riches, was a patriot, and gained renown and fame from the War of 1812, much like Washington from the American Revolution. Shortly after the start of his presidency, President Andrew Jackson promised “equal protection and equal benefits”…

Mariya Zahid Mr. Neimeth APUSH Op Ed 12/16/15 Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States after the Election of 1828. He was able to manipulate the country with his substantial amount of power. His belligerent decision making skills had caused America to suffer greatly. After becoming president, Andrew Jackson felt that he had the power to put anyone in any position of power. He ruled like a monarch, giving power to his family and friends. He fired ten percent of the…

After the events of Confederation Canada wanted to expand its borders to stop America from achieving their goal of manifest destiny. Then, farmers started to move in and take hunting ground land from the metis and turned it into cropland. After, Louis Riel stepped in to the picture and told them that this was unlawful. Louis Riel was a political leader of the metis people of the Canadian prairies, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a Canadian politician. He was born on October 22, 1844…

The Life of Jimi Hendrix James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career lasted only four years, he is regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in American history. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame regards him as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock. He was born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a…

this, the election of 1824 was the first where no Federalist candidate ran, showing the change in American citizen’s values. The election of 1824 was ultimately decided by the House of Representatives, and went against the popular support for Andrew Jackson. This caused a surge in the democratic culture and an emphasis on voting for…

Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in South Carolina to Irish immigrants. He was later orphaned as a child when his family died when the British invaded the Carolinas in 1780, leading him to have hostility toward Great Brittan. In his younger years, he became a young wealthy lawyer in Tennessee and the first to be elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives. Jackson also so served in the senate. He married Racheal Robards in 1791, later being accused of adultery because his…

Although Shirley Jackson wrote a few novels and quite a lot of short stories, she is noted for her writing, “The Lottery”. Jackson was quite famous for her shocking and horror ends in her fiction writing that are quite opposing to her appearance and manner. She was noted for exploring oddness in everyday life, and The Lottery, perhaps her most classic work in this respect, studies humankind's capacity for evil within a modern, accustomed, American scenery. The title “The Lottery”, tells you…

which we view as savage, we came from. Shirley Jackson argues in “The Lottery” that this savage behavior is still embedded in human nature. In this short story, a seemingly ordinary village holds an annual lottery that takes a turn for the dark side. “The Lottery,” portrays society as barbaric, only masking their true behavior under the illusion of civilization as shown by the details Jackson uses to describe the setting and the townspeople. Jackson expresses the façade of civilization…