writing “Fourth of July Oration” was to show the failure of America not living up to it’s core of liberty for all men. Douglass focuses on the aspect that the Fourth of July celebration not able to truly be celebrated by all citizens. Some stylistics choices made by Douglass‚ I believe‚ made his piece successful. However there were choices he made weakening his argument. The speech organization helps focus on the important points‚ establishing the issues with the Fourth of July celebration. By choosing
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Independence was put in place on July 4th‚ 1776. The declaration came more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. It made the thirteen American colonies at war with Great Britain independent states and no longer under the British monarchial rule. Thomas Jefferson was chosen by John Adams to write the original draft of the declaration in which congress would finalize it. The declaration explained why the American colonies voted on July 2nd to declare independence; it
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Observation One I reached the home of my observation subject‚ Boo‚ on Wednesday‚ July 17‚ 2013 at 7:15 pm. The screen door was open. When I rang the doorbell I heard Boo say‚ “Who is it?” She ran to the door and said “Hi.” I spend 45 minutes observing her behavior at her home. Boo weighed in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and 20 inches long at birth. Her mother approximates her gestational age was 37 weeks. Boo now weighs 27 pounds‚ almost quadrupling her birth weight‚ the norm for children her age
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Why did the 1905 revolution in Russia fail? The Russian revolution in 1905 failed due to many reasons such as the government’s issues‚ public’s action‚ and the loyalty to the Tsar by the armed forces and many other reasons. During the 1905 revolution one reason as to why the revolution failed was due to the number of strikes done by industry workers. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday‚ the strikes were organised by the unhappy workers and
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the forth of July?‚ is a warning to the nation that slavery is not acceptable‚ due to the human rights of other men. He talks about the hope he has for the nation and believes that slavery‚ for the nation would end‚ by calling slavery‚ the “dark clouds which lower above the horizon.” To make his point about the evils of slavery Douglass writes using biblical analogies paralleling his experiences with slavery‚ to those of Israelites exiting slavery from Egypt. He says that the 4th of July to an Americans
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Florence Nightingale was not only one woman with aspiration. She desired to be nurse‚ but in the end‚ she was more than just that. She suffered from Crimean fever during the war and afterwards of frequent fainting and chronic physical exhaustion She also remained bedridden for much of her life. Despite her own health conditions‚ Nightingale still managed to be successful in her quest of changing the standards for hospitals with sound judgment‚ calm and strong authority‚ and fixed determination.
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Watch the videos of Max McLean reading the Declaration of Independence and the descendants of Frederick Douglass reading "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" gave me mixed feelings‚ but mainly made me proud and hopeful about our country. These two pieces offer different perspectives on our national identity and the meaning of Independence Day. The Declaration of Independence is all about freedom and equality. It says that everyone has the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness
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“Fellow-citizens; above your nation’s tumultuous joy‚ I hear the mournful wail of millions!...” (Aufses‚ et al. 260). Frederick Douglas used this to open his “What‚ to a Slave‚ is the Fourth of July?” speech in an effort to describe the terror facing many slaves living in the United States. Eleven years prior‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote his collection of essays‚ “Self-Reliance”‚ to teach others how to become self-reliant and further improve society. Just as Emerson had done fourteen years earlier
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Quiz Ch 22-23 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Throughout the 1920s‚ the performance of the U.S. economy A. saw ten straight years of continuous growth. B. struggled with a persistently high rate of inflation. C. saw per capita income flatten while manufacturing output soared. D. saw nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities. E. experienced a severe recession in 1923 that lasted two years. 2. In the 1920s‚ the development
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6. Orville and Wilbur Wright – made the first successful airplane flight 7. Kaiser Wilhelm II – led united Germany 8. Archduke Francis Ferdinand – heir to Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian revolutionary is Sarajevo a town in Bosnia on July 28‚ 1914 starting World War I also known as the Great War 9. Henri Petain – commander of Verdun’s defenders‚ Verdun is where the Germans tried to beat the deadlock and for the British it was Somme River 10. Paul von Hindenburg‚ Erich von Ludendorff
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