Final Essay 1.
It was 176 years from the founding of the first English colony to the signing of the Treaty of Paris. In that time we studied the Powhatan Uprising, the Pequot war, King Philips war, the french and Indian war, Pontiac's rebellion, and finally the American revolution. Write an essay either explaining why war is a necessary price for progress or explaining why war is an unnecessary example of human fault (greed, bigotry, nationalism, etc.) Either essay should conclude with an analysis of the current war in Iraq.
I think that war is very unnecessary because all what it does it gives all Americans more enemies and more people hurt. People are greedy when it comes to money that is all what people think about they don't care that people are losing there loved ones the only thing that they are cared about is money. If someone, just one person cared about someone else and what went on in wars and what is going on inn wars right now maybe we would have all of the people home now because they might have done something about it.
Something that might be helpful that is that there are probably thousands of people getting there hearts broken everyday because they've just gotten news that there son, husband or someone that they are really close to has just been killed. Do people actually think about that when they send more men out there instead of trying to defeat them they should try to find a way to work with them so both sides are happy. This war has to do with mostly greed.
So i think that someone should stand up for what they believe in and tell someone what you think should happen. So if i could go somewhere to give a speech on what i think of the war i would tell them that i think that it stinks. We should be bringing these men home not sending more out and all what is going to happen is that the war will go on for another year or so and what do we have nothing but more families with no one that is coming home.
Final Exam essay 2
What if?
What if Marquis De Lafayette had not volunteered to go to all of the wars.?Would the American have won the wars with out his good leadership? What if he had died when he volunteered in his first war? Marquis De Lafayette was a big access to the revolution if they didn't have his way to take charge i think that they would not have won anything. He was a good fighter and never backed down to anything.
What if he never met George Washington? Would he be a hero today if he didn't befriend him? What if he actually went on the British side? The British could have taken over the whole country then where would we be?
So i think that if he didn't go with the Americans we would be in trouble today.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Time Enough For Drums
Time Enough For Drums
By: Ann Rinaldi
This book Time Enough For Drums is by: Ann Rinaldi is historical fiction. The sixteen year old struggles when the men in her family all go and join the war to get the independence that they want. This war was the revolutionary war. This takes place in Trenton, New Jersey. Jemima Emerson was lazy and spoiled. Even with the war going on her parents still wanted her to be tutored. She wants to know what ever she can about the revolution and that is when she asked one of her brothers to use a musket.
One day she was looking over some papers on the desk and comes across a letter it was about her tutor it was about how he was a spy posing as a Tory while working for a patriot cause. She said that she can use this over his head when she wants to do something other then study.
Friday, May 16, 2008
VALLEY FORGE LETTER
February, 7 1778
Dear Mother,
It is me, Peter. I am doing allot worse then I was. I miss you and father terribly. How are things going by the way? The food portions are going worse things are in smaller portions. All what the food is a simple diet of fire cakes and cold water. Which was simply flour and water battered on a griddle. Not the best tasting things in the world. It is getting colder it is not like our home stead Pennsylvania. How are my eight brothers and sisters doing I can't wait to see you all again send my best to all. I have to tell you what I have to tell you what I have been thinking. I wish I could do this in person but I still have months until in can come home so I guess I will tell you now. I have thinking about not enlisting after this time. What do you think about this?
I really want to stay home but there is still apart of me that want to enlist. I don't know what to do I don't want to because I don't like these cold winters. It's mostly because I don't have really thick clothes on. The days are long the nights are even longer. We walked almost twenty miles today. We got hit today and lost and lost some of our men. Then the night came it was cold the ground was wet and there were about thirty of us cuddling to keep warm. I can't stand the nights any more the days can be longer when it is snowing out. The hut are not big they are cold without a fire going which we don't have one rarely going. It was tough to get more supplies with the roads the way they are I don't know how we are going to make it through the next couple months. So I don't know what I am going to do.
There are allot of sicknesses going around I am happy that I have not caught anything yet. They take the sick or dead and put them in a barn so no one would catch anything. You wouldn't want to even walk even a little close to the barn because it stunk and it was like a ground of nothing but disease. You can smell the rotting carcasses or the horses. intolerable smells Washington finally prompted was a necessary and who ever doesn't will receive five lashes. We have lost three to four thousand men. So after writing this letter I think I have come to a decision I will enlist again because we are fighting for our country our friends and family, but more importantly i am fighting for myself. I have to go now we are up at the break of dawn.
Write back I am at Valley Forge
Love you all,
Peter Wail
It is me, Peter. I am doing allot worse then I was. I miss you and father terribly. How are things going by the way? The food portions are going worse things are in smaller portions. All what the food is a simple diet of fire cakes and cold water. Which was simply flour and water battered on a griddle. Not the best tasting things in the world. It is getting colder it is not like our home stead Pennsylvania. How are my eight brothers and sisters doing I can't wait to see you all again send my best to all. I have to tell you what I have to tell you what I have been thinking. I wish I could do this in person but I still have months until in can come home so I guess I will tell you now. I have thinking about not enlisting after this time. What do you think about this?
I really want to stay home but there is still apart of me that want to enlist. I don't know what to do I don't want to because I don't like these cold winters. It's mostly because I don't have really thick clothes on. The days are long the nights are even longer. We walked almost twenty miles today. We got hit today and lost and lost some of our men. Then the night came it was cold the ground was wet and there were about thirty of us cuddling to keep warm. I can't stand the nights any more the days can be longer when it is snowing out. The hut are not big they are cold without a fire going which we don't have one rarely going. It was tough to get more supplies with the roads the way they are I don't know how we are going to make it through the next couple months. So I don't know what I am going to do.
There are allot of sicknesses going around I am happy that I have not caught anything yet. They take the sick or dead and put them in a barn so no one would catch anything. You wouldn't want to even walk even a little close to the barn because it stunk and it was like a ground of nothing but disease. You can smell the rotting carcasses or the horses. intolerable smells Washington finally prompted was a necessary and who ever doesn't will receive five lashes. We have lost three to four thousand men. So after writing this letter I think I have come to a decision I will enlist again because we are fighting for our country our friends and family, but more importantly i am fighting for myself. I have to go now we are up at the break of dawn.
Write back I am at Valley Forge
Love you all,
Peter Wail
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Marquis de lafayette
Marquis DE Lafayette was born in Auvergne on September 6, 1757 and died in Paris on May 20, 1834. He was married at the age of sixteen. He married Anastasie Adrienne DE Noailles on April, 11 1774. She was the second daughter of the Duke d'Ayen, afterward Duke DE Noailles, died in 1807. Marquis De Lafayette never remarried. He was a wealthy french citizen. He had a father a colonel of grenadiers he was killed in Minden. Marquis was only two. Around the age of twelve his mother passed away. Then a few weeks later he also lost his grandfather. He never had any children. Marquis was a junior officer in 1777, he defied in his family and the orders of King Louis XVI, and he sailed to the American colonies. At the age of twenty he volunteered to serve in the American army at his own expense. With that he received the rank of Major General of congress.The following year Washington implemented an attack to capture Benedict Arnold who was at Hampton Roads. For this purpose he entrusted 1200 New England troops to Lafayette, who marched to Head of Elk, on Chesapeake Bay. Governor Jefferson assured his cooperation, saying that Virginia would be "indebted to a nobleman who has already so much endeared himself to the citizens of these States by his past exertions." In 1824 Lafayette accepted an official invitation from President Monroe and Congress to visit the U.S. In 1780 Washington sent Lafayette out to Virginia to face Benedict Arnold. When he came back in 1781 Lafayette was a hero of two worlds. He had received many honors and he was made the commander of the Paris National Guard. Some of the contributions were that he volunteered their services. In 1781, Lafayette led American forces in Virginia against both Benedict Arnold and Lord Cornwallis. Once again, he returned to France and served as a diplomatic aid to Benjamin Franklin. Later in his life he layed a cornerstone for a memorial dedicated to the revolutionary war hero General Nathnanael Greene in 1825. The world appreciated Marquis de Lafayette they gave honarary citizenship and with this honor they also gave it to William Penn. Lafayette was re-enforced by Steuben. At his 68th birthday President Adams pronounced a farewell speech to him. Anthony Wayne
I think that he participated in the revolution the way he did is that he was a good leader. He probably wanted to give something back to his country. With both of his parents gone and his grandfather he did'nt have anything to fight for anymore. He was really global minded alot. Politicla ideals really appealed to him. He has said that he hates France. In 1777 he agreed with Britain to serve in there armies without he pay.
I think that he deserves a greater historical recognition because he did alot of volunteer work. He voulunteered to go to war. He had no family so i really think that he was fighting for himself. Marquis de Lafayette deserves all the recognition he can get because he lived a ruff life be losing his parents, his grandfather and then his wife after they were married. He didn't have to go to the war but he volunteered to go so he could help his country.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
exam 2
Outline for Plymouth Essay. Introduction
A. Thesis statement [sample: The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.]
B. Preview first major point (without support) [Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.]
C. Preview second major point (without support) [ Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.]
D. Preview third major point (without support) [Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.]
E. Significance of Thesis [It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.]
II. First Major Point -
A. Statement of position (or point) Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
B. Detail of support- he killed Indians.
C. Detail of Support- he used anything that he had.
D. Detail of Support- he gave it his all to do what it took.
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?) it relates by how they all used violence to say what they needed.
III. Second Major Point
A. Statement of position (or point) Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.
B. Detail of support- he would do anything to protect his people.
C. Detail of Support- there was a war.
D. Detail of support - Benjamin Church
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?)
IV. Third Major Point
A. Statement of position (or point) Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.]
B. Detail of support- the pilgrims still had there religious preferences despite there violence.
C. Detail of Support- some of the colonies found there religious idea
V. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis (not re-write)
B. Restate significance of first position
C. Restate significance of second position
D. Restate significance of third position
E. Summary of paper (why is it important)
The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.
Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Miles Standish killed lots of Indians. Any one that he saw. He used a lot of guns and sometimes chopped a guys head off and put it on there fence. Miles Standish would do what ever it took to kill any Indian that he saw on the streets or even if they were on there land. This relates by how they all used the violence to be understood.
Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. He would do what it took to keep his people safe. When king Philips war was going on there was total chaos on trying to keep Benjamin church's people safe. He would take his own life to save his people. It would relate because he would want to show violence to keep everyone safe.
Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. The pilgrims still had there religious preferences despite there violence. Some of the colonies found there religious idealism. Even though they had there differences they came together for there religion. They all had violence except when they had there religion which it brought them together.
The violence and religious stuff actually brought them together because of the idealism. That some people were rude and cruel to everyone in the end of everything. That there were people who would use anything or do anything to protect there people. Even with there differences they can come together for there religions. This paper is important because it shows us the importance of history and how things were years ago against the Indians.
A. Thesis statement [sample: The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.]
B. Preview first major point (without support) [Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.]
C. Preview second major point (without support) [ Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.]
D. Preview third major point (without support) [Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.]
E. Significance of Thesis [It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.]
II. First Major Point -
A. Statement of position (or point) Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
B. Detail of support- he killed Indians.
C. Detail of Support- he used anything that he had.
D. Detail of Support- he gave it his all to do what it took.
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?) it relates by how they all used violence to say what they needed.
III. Second Major Point
A. Statement of position (or point) Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.
B. Detail of support- he would do anything to protect his people.
C. Detail of Support- there was a war.
D. Detail of support - Benjamin Church
E. Significance of position (how it relates to thesis?)
IV. Third Major Point
A. Statement of position (or point) Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.]
B. Detail of support- the pilgrims still had there religious preferences despite there violence.
C. Detail of Support- some of the colonies found there religious idea
V. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis (not re-write)
B. Restate significance of first position
C. Restate significance of second position
D. Restate significance of third position
E. Summary of paper (why is it important)
The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.
Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Miles Standish killed lots of Indians. Any one that he saw. He used a lot of guns and sometimes chopped a guys head off and put it on there fence. Miles Standish would do what ever it took to kill any Indian that he saw on the streets or even if they were on there land. This relates by how they all used the violence to be understood.
Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. He would do what it took to keep his people safe. When king Philips war was going on there was total chaos on trying to keep Benjamin church's people safe. He would take his own life to save his people. It would relate because he would want to show violence to keep everyone safe.
Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. The pilgrims still had there religious preferences despite there violence. Some of the colonies found there religious idealism. Even though they had there differences they came together for there religion. They all had violence except when they had there religion which it brought them together.
The violence and religious stuff actually brought them together because of the idealism. That some people were rude and cruel to everyone in the end of everything. That there were people who would use anything or do anything to protect there people. Even with there differences they can come together for there religions. This paper is important because it shows us the importance of history and how things were years ago against the Indians.
Monday, February 25, 2008
They are gentle, loving, faithful, lacking in all guile and trickery. The words denoting lying, deceit, greed, envy, slander, and forgiveness have never been heard. They have no jealousy, no sense of possession.--John Smith (character)
We shall make a new start. A fresh beginning. Here the blessings of the earth are bestowed upon all. None need grow poor. Here there is good ground for all, and no cost but one's labor. We shall build a true common wealth, hard work and self reliance our virtues. We shall have no landlords to rack us with high rents or extort the fruit of our labor. --John Smith (character)
We shall make a new start. A fresh beginning. Here the blessings of the earth are bestowed upon all. None need grow poor. Here there is good ground for all, and no cost but one's labor. We shall build a true common wealth, hard work and self reliance our virtues. We shall have no landlords to rack us with high rents or extort the fruit of our labor. --John Smith (character)Friday, January 25, 2008
Wounded Knee essay
I. Thesis
A. Trip to monument
B. Documentary
C. Wounded knee paragraph
D. Restate and Sig.
II. Make a Point
A.
B.
C.
D. Significance
III. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis
B. Lesson learned
C. Lesson learned
D. Lesson learned
E. Significance
I. Introduction- A. Wounded Knee was a very violent conflict that was based on racism and misunderstanding. B. The paragraph states that the men of the calvary were very unfair to the indians. C. The video that showed the trip to the monument for the indians showed that the indians were not very well respected. You can tell that because the monument was not very well taken care of and it was not very dignified. D. In the video of what happened at the Battle of Wounded Knee it shows a cruelty to the indians showed by the U.S. Army. E. These sources are important because they further your knowledge on the Battle of Wounded Knee II. Body of Essay A. Wounded Knee was one of the last battles that was ensued by racism and the differences of people. B. The indians were treated like garbage. When the men began to disarm the indians they thought of it as a game. They were pointing guns at their heads just to scare them and the army thought that it was funny. (Paragraph on Blog) C. When the monument was visited it showed that the indians died a painful and unjustified death and they were not even honored in the right way. (Home Video from trip to monument on blog) D. The indians were treated so cruelly and brutally. The U.S. Army took no mercy on anyone. they were ruthless because they killed the woman with their babies as they were running. Then they told the children left to come out and they attacked them. (Video on blog giving details about Wounded Knee). III. Conclusion A. Wounded Knee was the last of the battles caused by the differences of the U.S Army, 7th Calvary, and Big Foot's people and the indians. B. I learned that the indians were treated badly. They had it so bad back in those days and they were very brave for dealing with what they did. C. I learned that the indians were not respected and they had to do a lot to have respect. Even after losing their lives in a very brutal battle they still did not have respect. D. I learned that the women and children were not thought of as anything more than trash. It did not matter that the children were little and were helpless. The Army was ruthless and they would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. E. The significance of this thesis is that it summarizes what this battle was caused by. Wounded Knee Essay. The first thing that illustrates the fact that Wounded Knee was a brutal battle was the fact the soldiers beat on the indians. After the soldiers got drunk they decided to disarm the indians.
A. Trip to monument
B. Documentary
C. Wounded knee paragraph
D. Restate and Sig.
II. Make a Point
A.
B.
C.
D. Significance
III. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis
B. Lesson learned
C. Lesson learned
D. Lesson learned
E. Significance
I. Introduction- A. Wounded Knee was a very violent conflict that was based on racism and misunderstanding. B. The paragraph states that the men of the calvary were very unfair to the indians. C. The video that showed the trip to the monument for the indians showed that the indians were not very well respected. You can tell that because the monument was not very well taken care of and it was not very dignified. D. In the video of what happened at the Battle of Wounded Knee it shows a cruelty to the indians showed by the U.S. Army. E. These sources are important because they further your knowledge on the Battle of Wounded Knee II. Body of Essay A. Wounded Knee was one of the last battles that was ensued by racism and the differences of people. B. The indians were treated like garbage. When the men began to disarm the indians they thought of it as a game. They were pointing guns at their heads just to scare them and the army thought that it was funny. (Paragraph on Blog) C. When the monument was visited it showed that the indians died a painful and unjustified death and they were not even honored in the right way. (Home Video from trip to monument on blog) D. The indians were treated so cruelly and brutally. The U.S. Army took no mercy on anyone. they were ruthless because they killed the woman with their babies as they were running. Then they told the children left to come out and they attacked them. (Video on blog giving details about Wounded Knee). III. Conclusion A. Wounded Knee was the last of the battles caused by the differences of the U.S Army, 7th Calvary, and Big Foot's people and the indians. B. I learned that the indians were treated badly. They had it so bad back in those days and they were very brave for dealing with what they did. C. I learned that the indians were not respected and they had to do a lot to have respect. Even after losing their lives in a very brutal battle they still did not have respect. D. I learned that the women and children were not thought of as anything more than trash. It did not matter that the children were little and were helpless. The Army was ruthless and they would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. E. The significance of this thesis is that it summarizes what this battle was caused by. Wounded Knee Essay. The first thing that illustrates the fact that Wounded Knee was a brutal battle was the fact the soldiers beat on the indians. After the soldiers got drunk they decided to disarm the indians.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)