Response Paper- Gorn Ch.3 Constructing the American Past Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Voices How would you characterize the relationship between William Byrd and Lucy Parke Byrd? If Lucy had diary‚ how do you think she might have characterized the same events? The relationship William Byrd and Lucy Parke Byrd was quite different than most marriages in the old Virginia days. Lucy Parke was rather knowledgeable than most women her age‚ while she grew up educated. Lucy Parke caught the
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Great Britain; the Sons of Liberty were a group that allegedly tarred and feathered the government officials that were going to enforce the Stamp Act. The Colonist’s reaction is clearly shown in Benjamin Franklin’s letter to John Hughs‚ from London to Pennsylvania‚ August 9th‚ 1765. In this letter‚ Benjamin Franklin says‚ “As to the Stamp Act‚ tho we purpose [propose] doing our Endeavor to get it repeal’d in which I am sure you would conquer with us‚ yet the Success is uncertain. If it continues‚ your
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Nevertheless‚ he did it anyway. He pressed the golden button on the suitcase‚ the suitcase that did not belong to him‚ and opened it. Inside were stacks of small‚ green men‚ all staring judgmentally at him. “What do you think you are doing‚ young man?” Benjamin Franklin asked him abruptly. “What do you mean?” He asked him defensively. “Well we are obviously not yours to take‚ are we now?” Abraham Lincoln concluded. “You were supposed to transport us‚ not take us you thief!” George Washington said repulsively
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th‚ 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica (pronounced [meˈʃikaʔ]). The Republic of Mexico and its capital‚ Mexico City‚ derive their names from the word "Mexica". The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan‚ built on a raised island in Lake Texcoco. Modern Mexico City is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan. The Spanish colonization of the Americas reached the
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was worth learning about in the text(s) as a whole‚ using examples of visual and / or oral language features to support your ideas. The film ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ directed by David Fincher was derived by the short story by Scott Fitzgerald in 1922‚ it was set after the great was in 1918. The main character‚ Benjamin Button‚ was born under unusual circumstances where he is born old and dies young. The key ideas that are shown throughout the film are belonging and unconditional love
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this guy name Franklyn and he was a very successful guy‚ his businesses never seemed to be going on the down low and he is always been good to people. The other story he told me why he gave me this name is because of one of America’s greatest heroes Benjamin Franklin because he was also a very great man and he helps achieve a lot of thing during the American Revolution and he was also one of the men who help to contribute on the Declaration of Independent. The way I feel about my name is quiet sterling
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Joseph Priestley was an important figure in the 18th century. He discovered the now called element oxygen. Before his discovery‚ people did not understand what air was‚‚ or what it was made of. He also was a researcher‚ Philosopher and a Chemist. Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocals‚ although he was greatly known for his work in electrical theory. He established laws on how electricity operates‚ how to store and use it. He is also famous for his experiment with the kite and key. Rene Laennec
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centuries‚ people had known of the existence of crude oil scattered about America and the world. They just didn’t know what to do with it. Farmers thought it a nuisance and tried to plow around it; others bottled it and sold it as medicine. In 1855‚ Benjamin Silliman‚ Jr.‚ a professor of chemistry at Yale‚ analyzed a batch of crude oil. After distilling and purifying it‚ he found that it yielded kerosene—a better illuminant than the popular whale oil. Other by-products of distilling included lubricating
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Tao of Pooh: Summary In the book “Tao of Pooh” author Benjamin Hoff uses a specific style to portray the ideas of Taoism. With the use of Winnie the Pooh characters‚ Hoff presents the variety of personalities that exist in the world. Hoff begins to mention the principal ideas such as the “Uncarved Block” also known as P’u. Furthermore‚ Hoff elaborates on the principle of the uncarved block by stating that things that are in their “original simplicity contain their own natural power” (Hoff 10)
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Benjamin Franklin led an extraordinary life. He was an inventor‚ scientist‚ and writer. Benjamin Franklin has earn a number of accomplishments thought his life time those of which have greatly help us in the present day. His childhood was ordinary. Ben was removed at 10 to work with his father at candle making. Franklin furthered his education in the printed trade in Philadelphia. As an adult‚ his life was amazing. In the 1940’s Benjamin franklin was expanding with his invention of the stove. In
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