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Ben Franklins Autobiography
Words: 1667 - Pages: 7.... man, a friend both to himself and to others.
What shall we make of the motives the author gives for writing the Autobiography itself? Franklin explicitly lists eight reasons (Lemay 1307-8): (1) his son (though anyone may become Franklin's moral descendant) may have a filial interest in the events of his ancestor's life; (2) Franklin has the time and ability to write a good memoir; (3) his moral posterity, desiring self-improvement, may want to imitate those actions, "suitable to their own Situations," that led to Franklin's successes; (4) composing his autobiography provides Franklin the pleasure of recollecting his successes; (5) reco .....
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Underground Railroad
Words: 1497 - Pages: 6.... supervised while slaves used simple routines to
harvest them, the low price at which slaves could be bought, and earning
profits as a bonus for not having to pay hired work.
Slaves turned to freedom for more than one reason. Some were
obsessed with being free and living a life where they were not told how
to live. Others ran due to fear of being separted or sold from friends
and family. Then there were some who were treated so cruely, that it
forced them to run just to stay alive. Since coming to America as slaves
even back as far back as when the first colonies began, slaves wanted to
escape. They wanted to get away from the si .....
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The Pilgrims
Words: 421 - Pages: 2.... they came to find the Orient and India,
but found North America instead. That is why the first people seen on
North America are called indians, the settlers thought they had found India
and called the natives indians.
When they first settled, the settlers had NOTHING except what they had
brought with them on the boats. They did not have many weapons, tools, or
medical assistance, but the settlers were strong willed and persistent, and
they survived. Most of the settlers were self reliant, and in top physical
condition. They built small houses to conserve time, as the winter was
coming.
The indians taught the people how .....
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Bacon's Rebellion
Words: 751 - Pages: 3.... is considered to
be the most important event in the establishment of democracy in colonial
America because the right to vote and social equality were denied to the farmers
by the local government.
The right to vote is a small but crucial part of the democracy. During
the first half of the 17th century the farmers on the plantations in Virginia
were not able to exercise their right to vote. The only people that were able
to vote during this time were the wealthy men who owned land. Overall the
colonists had not been treated fairly. They had been over taxed and denied
their voting rights. To them voting meant that the person they electe .....
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Romaticism And Romantic Authors
Words: 810 - Pages: 3.... the deeper the understanding of the underlying mysteries of life.
Romantic authors have a tendency to emphasize the uniqueness of the individual as a great source of literary inspiration, because like everything else occurring naturally the individual is part of nature. The romantics stand as ambassadors of intuition and defenders of the heart, challenging the supremacy of the reign of reason; willing to resign themselves to nature, solitude, and perhaps even to the melancholia of alienation. They also take a stand to never relinquish the sovereignty of their own souls and passions to the rules of reason emphasized in the enlightenment .....
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Feminine Mystique
Words: 681 - Pages: 3.... of the reserve labor force,” (307) yet it still was not enough, the economy demanded a larger work force. This demand worked in cooperation with the availability of the women of the time. “’Commando Mary’ and ‘Rosie the Riveter’ became symbols of women who heeded their country’s call” (307). There were many enticements luring women to join the work force. These enticements included higher war wages, more available time and opportunity to work, and wartime restrictions on leisure activities.
“Despite the general expectation that women would return to their home after the war, female laborers did not simply drop their wre .....
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Women's Roles In The Revolution
Words: 1886 - Pages: 7.... Long Island
3. consequences if captured
a. imprisoned
b. hanged
b. many organized spy rings
2. Secret messengers
a. relied on helpless stereotypes
b. young girls
1. could slip through lines easily
2. Enemy never suspected them
3. carried orders and information
c. women
1. listened to what British said
a. while serving food/drink
b. officers spoke freely
1. thought women were not
interested
2. they were wrong
2. Lydia Darragh
a. of Philidelphia
b. carried important information
1. to General Washington
2. at Valley Forge
E. After the war
1. .....
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Descartes Knowledge
Words: 1096 - Pages: 4.... things we are affirming
the actual point that we look to deny. The thought that we are not thinking things is still a thought and therefore
proof that we are thinking things. For it is not conceivable for one to think of a point at which we are not thinking.
We can try to persuade ourselves that there are times when we are not thinking but in doing so we see that we do
exist. For it is impossible to persuade nothing of something, so our existence is solely dependent on the fact that
we are things, thinking things that can be persuaded. Even though the fact that we are thinking things doesn’t
nece .....
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Franklin Roosevelt
Words: 549 - Pages: 2.... stricken with
poliomyelitis. Demonstrating indomitable courage,
he fought to regain the use of his legs, particularly through swimming. At the
1924 Democratic Convention he dramatically
appeared on crutches to nominate Alfred E. Smith as "the Happy Warrior." In 1928
Roosevelt became Governor of New
York.
He was elected President in November 1932, to the first of four terms. By March
there were 13,000,000 unemployed, and
almost every bank was closed. In his first "hundred days," he proposed, and
Congress enacted, a sweeping program to bring
recovery to business and agriculture, relief to the unemployed and to those in .....
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Janet Jackson
Words: 457 - Pages: 2.... own songs..a nd people helped her produce them.
The thing is she was a really shy girl. Always hiding.. and always
araid to try new things.. all this because of the family situation.
Where females must be dominated.. so even though she was the
big boss she acted like if she were a worker.. and not in charge
of anything..
That's when Paula Abdoul stepped in. She created the most
wonderful choreagraphys for her videos and shows. And one day.. Janet
started saying.. no i don't like that certain move.. though i like
that one.. And slowly she started producing and inventing her
own steps and foot works! She developped a muc .....
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