in the years to follow his father’s trade. Paine didn’t do so well at that either and he experimented with other jobs such as a privateer‚ an excise‚ and finally a journalist. Paine became an important figure publishing many of his works including “Common Sense”‚ an influential piece that pushed for independence‚ which was published in 1776 and followed by “The American Crisis”. Later in his lifetime‚ he was arrested for not supporting the execution of Louis XVI and was put away in jail for some time
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There are mixed opinions on Andrew Carnegie. What would make him a hero? Andrew Carnegie was a man who became a millionaire. He started working at 12 due to his poor family and slowly rose to riches. He grew up in Pittsburgh near family; he then later was the supervisor of Pennsylvania’s Western Division. In 1861 he was asked to help with troop transportation in D.C. He then moved to New York City‚ NY‚ and that was where he primarily live till he died. He was born in 1835‚ sailed to America in
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The most famous businessman in the world‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ actually grew up with another family in one half of an attic‚ and him and his parents in another half. This attic was located above his father’s workplace in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. At the age of eight‚ he started his education in a one-room school packed with around 150 students. Driven by the Irish potato famine‚ his family left for the United states in 1848‚ searching for a better and safer life. In order to make ends meet his family needed
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Utopia‚ however‚ those books don’t tell much more. In A Man for All Seasons‚ both the movie directed by Fred Zinnemann‚ and the play written by Robert Bolt‚ one learns that Sir Thomas More is “a character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction” (Bainbridge High School). More fits the definition of a tragic hero and has the qualities and characteristics to make him one‚ as well. The first characteristic of a hero ‘tragic’ is the judgement error they make. More was
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booming. Andrew Carnegie was the first to mass produce steel in Pittsburgh. After the disaster Carnegie steel was going down hill. Frick thought he was the one doing all the work and thought he could take over and be the main man. Frick was trying to take charge and a worker came in Mr. Frick’s office and got his attention and shot him in the side of the head. He missed where he was aiming and grazed the side of his head. After realizing what happened‚ Frick attacked the shooter and then the man stabbed
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Andrew Hoover Mrs. Abrams/Mr. Gazette English/Social Studies March 14‚ 2015 Andrew Jackson “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do‚ but not‚ doing it” Andrew Jackson (A. Jackson Quotes‚) During Jacksons term as president he made a lot of mistakes. Some considered his top three mistakes were fighting the Second National Bank‚ which could have helped the U.S. a lot by saving us from debt‚ using the spoils system while he was a president‚ and creating the Indian
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Critique Paper- Tragedy of the Commons In G. Hardin’s (1968) article‚ “Tragedy of the Commons”‚ he discussed the problem that exists because of man’s attempt to exploit the earth through rapid population expansion‚ and how he only harm himself since almost everyone adopts the same strategy. He also emphasized that the tragedy brought about by overpopulation seemed to have no technical solution‚ and its solution seemed to lie only upon the conscience of man‚ since it is he who decides upon his own
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My Hero In your life people come and go‚ but there is always that one person or people who you will always remember‚ and those are the ones that you admire or look up to. “The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked- that’s very clear to me not only in war but in peace.” (Oliver Stone p.3) People can walk by the homeless and think they aren’t important but in reality most of them are. Most of them are veterans from war who saved us and our ancestors
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1. Election of 1828: Adams v Jackson AJ just got out of a loss in 1824 election where he felt cheated. In 1828 election‚ his strategy was to rely on his good military reputation and Adams bad reputation for making enemies. He also decided to avoid taking a stand on the issues to make sure he doesn’t displease anyone. “The campaign was disgraced by character assassination and lies of the worst sort.”(251) AJ’s opponents attacked his wife‚ calling her an adulteress‚ and they called him a tyrant
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1/2/11 Boston Common Ever since my first day at Sutter Middle School I have always looked forward to going on the trip to Boston with Mrs. Cooperman’s class. This is a huge opportunity for an 8th grader like myself to be pushed above their limits and fly across the country with their close friends and with their teacher. Since this trip is coming up I have taken the liberty into researching where I am about to go and what I am about to see. One historical landmark that caught my eye would
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