Aye there me mateys‚ I be Benjamin Cooper. I’m the captain aboard thee Blue Dragon‚ she be a mighty vessel for sailing the seven seas! As you may have noticed‚ I seem to be missing me right leg. Listen here lads and lassies‚ I be telling you thee tale of the stormy night over the Northern Atlantic‚ were I was ambushed by the mighty Barry. But‚ I must tell you me own backstory before we get to Barry! I was born in London‚ England on December 7‚ 1808. My father‚ Edward Cooper‚ was in the Navy
Premium United States Charles Dickens United States Declaration of Independence
Benny Goodman was a great jazz clarinet player and the leader of one of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (1935–1945). In fact‚ Time magazine dubbed him "the King of Swing." Benjamin David Goodman was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ on May 30‚ 1909‚ into a large‚ poor Jewish family. His parents‚ who had moved to the United States from Eastern Europe‚ were Dora and David Goodman. He first started playing clarinet at a local Chicago synagogue when he was about ten. He learnt the clarinet
Premium Jazz Benny Goodman Big band
On January 30‚ 1882 in Hyde Park‚ New York Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. James Roosevelt‚ Franklin ’s father‚ was a prosperous railroad official and landowner(Lawson 25). His predecessors‚ when they came from the Netherlands‚ were succes Roosevelt learned from private tutors‚ not going to school until the age of fourteen. He had already studied German‚ Latin and French by the time he had started school(Freidel 6). Sailing‚ bird hunting and stamp collecting were among his hobbies. On his In
Premium Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States | In office March 4‚ 1853 – March 4‚ 1857 | Vice President | William R. King (1853) None (1853–1857) | Preceded by | Millard Fillmore | Succeeded by | James Buchanan | The 14th President of the Unites States Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23‚ 1804 – October 8‚ 1869) was the 14th President of the United States‚ serving from 1853 to 1857‚ an American politician and lawyer. To date‚ he is the only President from New
Premium President of the United States United States Democratic Party
As a particularly judgmental reader‚ I depend on narrator reliability a lot. Novels‚ for the most part‚ are tales of the human struggle and experience and all of the mistakes and successes they come along with. If I am reading about every dirty little secret in a family‚ I need at least an accurate portrayal of their motivations in order to come to a conclusion on their characters. From personal experience‚ I can say that one of the hardest parts of coming from a unhappy or divorced couple family
Premium Fiction Narrative Short story
Authors Benjamin Barber and Diane Ravitch write about America and how society is standing idle and failing to address the issue on education. Barber’s “America Skips School” focuses on the cold - shoulder approach America takes towards its children’s education‚ while Ravitch’s “Back to Basics: Test Scores Don’t Lie” takes a different approach to the rebuff caused by peer pressure to specific races and sexes. Both essays present a common point of view by combining various nonfiction elements:
Premium Education Teacher School
American Literature Dr. Brasher March 16‚ 2014 Franklin and Thoreau When a person thinks about the United States of America‚ things like our freedom‚ our rights‚ our system of government‚ and our pride come to mind. American is said to be the greatest nation in the world from those who live here and from those around the world who are seeking to make it their home as well. The United States is looked to for protection it times of trouble and for hope in times of desperation. But what really
Free United States Henry David Thoreau Martin Luther King, Jr.
Through the years of United States’ history‚ there have been numerous effective and ineffective leaders. One of these successful individuals is Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ the 32nd president of the United States. He was born on January 30‚ 1882 in Hyde Park‚ New York to a prominent family‚ making his education easily acquired and more prestigious than most. He was taught by private tutors until the age of nine‚ and is described as sociable‚ quick‚ and outgoing (Freidel 9). Eventually‚ he attended Harvard
Premium President of the United States United States Franklin D. Roosevelt
In Benjamin Franklin Autobiography‚ he gives a view of his morals‚ principles‚ the beginning of the public library through subscription‚ what he believes in‚ and the experiences of his life in America when the thirteen colonies still exist. He not only gives us facts from the 18th century but the emotions as he witnessed and integrated with others from living with his parents in Bostin to living and building a career in Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin‚ now living in Philadelphia‚ was attending a
Premium
What were the goals of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First New Deal? “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. President Franklin D. Roosevelt uttered those words to reassure the American people when assuming the Presidency at the darkest hour of the Great Depression. Born into a wealthy New York family‚ FDR attended Harvard University and Columbia Law School. Inspired by his fifth cousin‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ FDR entered politics early in his life becoming senator at the age of 28‚ then
Premium Franklin D. Roosevelt New Deal President of the United States