William Henry Jackson

of Andrew Jackson in 1828, brought many changes in the government. Jackson and his supporters, the Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. Although Jacksonian Democrats failed to perform as guardians of the constitution and individual liberty, they were able to show support and solidify political democracy and the equality of economic opportunity. Jackson was…

Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief,written by Rick Riordan, is about greek gods who are angry at a demi-god named Percy Jackson because they think he stole zeus' lightening bolt. Percy needs to find Zues' Master lightning bolt until the summer, June 21 at midnight. There are a couple of settings in the book, for example, different boarding schools, a hill where a mythological beast called Minotar chased Percy at Camp Half-Blood, and in Las Vegas at the Lotus flower…

Symbolism is a language or form of communication used to convey, or carry the meaning through the use of symbols. Symbolism can also be an object, person, or a situation, that has another meaning rather than its actual meaning. For example, the object a (chain) can symbolize the coming together of things. Maybe a very a simple thing such as the color red can symbolize other meanings such as blood, passion, and even maybe danger. In this short story by The lottery is about a village that…

In “ The Lottery”, the lottery is compared to other entertaining events in the town. Mr. Summers, who had ability to handle civic activities, managed the lottery as the square dances, the teen-age club, the Halloween program. (Jackson). It’s weird that a murder is categorized with entertaining events that are like Halloween and square dance. In the same manner, in The Hunger Games, the government and even other civilians of Panem have an optimistic attitude towards the game that…

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson. (1767-1845) Who was he? Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He may have been the seventh president, but he was first in many other ways. Andrew Jackson’s administration was often called the “era of the common man.” Andrew Jackson was truly the man of the people. Although Andrew Jackson didn’t make the right decision every time, he certainly helped people in a time of need. In this essay I will explain many details of the Jackson era,…

As the 19th century began, westward expansion was a problem for Americans as Indian tribes were living there. Andrew Jackson was very persistent on the Indian removal before and after presidency, that it would take years of war to forcefully remove the tribes. In this essay, I will explain the background history leading to the removal act. I’ll also go in depth about the reasoning and those involved towards establishing land beyond the Mississippi. Thomas Jefferson, before the Louisiana…

The unifying theme of “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson, is fading tradition. The villagers are still partaking in a murderous tradition that does not have any meaning to them anymore. Each new generation is slowly getting away from the original tradition. As each year comes and goes a little bit of the tradition fades away. There are a lot of examples of fading tradition in the story, but the ones that are going to used in this essay are Old Man Warner, changes in the ritual, Tessie Hutchison,…

all of a sudden, it goes pitch black. The whole stadium is dark except for one spotlight and there he is “ The King of Pop”. Michael Jackson was known for his great singing career, especially starting at such a young age with his family. He was a part of his family Motown group called, Jackson 5 before becoming a very successful solo artist. When people think of Jackson, not only do they think about his great records, but also his funky dance moves. His most popular being the moonwalk. Today,…

Indian Removal Act and the Treaty of New Echota are the major causes of the Trail of Tears, which resulted a major decrease in the Indian population due to the massive amount of deaths. The Indian Removal Act was passed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The cause of the act was that the government needed their land to improve their economy and industrial business. 2 This act allowed the president to grant Indian tribes unsettled western land in exchange for their territories…

be herself with the dotted paper. Incidences where people are diagnosed with incurable diseases and randomly struck by cars are common, but one believes it’ll happen to them. Everyday you live is truly a lottery of life. 5. Shirley Jackson shows that humans often let things happen without question as long as the society condones such behaviour. No one dares question or speak up about this ritual because it has existed for as long as anyone can remember. Traditions that have been…