George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732. He was born in the town of Westmoreland county‚ Virginia. He had a dad named Augustine and a mother named Mary Ball Washington. With his father he had two half-brothers and five other siblings. His father‚ Augustine‚ had land and slaves‚ built mills‚ and grew tobacco. There is not much known about George Washington’s childhood but what is known is that from age seven to fifteen he was schooled and studied at the local church. George’s father died
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George Washington once said‚ "Observe good faith and justice towards all nations..." Great leaders show confidence‚ respect‚ they also show lots of passion. George Washington was that kind of leader. George Washington was born February 22‚ 1732 and grew up in Fredericksburg Virginia. Washington became the Commander in Chief of the Continental army in the Revolutionary War. ("Washington"). Later in life he served as the first U.S. president ("Washington"). George Washington showed many important traits
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The American Revolutionary War went on between 1775-1783 and was lead by the patriot general George Washington. George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ and was the eldest Washington to make it into adulthood. George was the General in charge of the Continental Army‚ he had prior experience as a soldier during the French and Indian war. The reason why George Washington was selected to be the general of the continental army was because he was determined to the cause‚ was “vigorous and young
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Georges Seurat is recognized for pioneering the Neo-impressionist movement. He devised the painting techniques of both chromoluminarism and pointillism. Other artists of his time have been inspired by his creativity‚ and produced revolutionary art. Georges-Pierre Seurat was born on the second of December in Paris‚ France on the modern rue René Boulanger to parents Antoine Chrysostome and Ernestine Faivre Seurat. He lived with his brother Emile Augustin‚ sister Marie-Berthe‚ and mother. Monsieur
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George Washington February 22‚ 1732 – December 14‚ 1799 Which president is the only U.S. President to have a state named after him and is the only President ever unanimously elected? George Washington. General George Washington was known for leading the Continental Army to freedom from Great Britain. He became the first president of the United States of America and served from 1789 until 1797. President Washington is also famous for having false teeth made of wood. What most people don’t
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Period 5 Constitutional Law George Washington Biography George Washington is a very well known American historical figure. He was‚ among other things‚ most notable for leading the troops American troops during the Revolution‚ becoming the First President of the United States‚ and signing the Constitution of the United States. George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia to Augustine and Mary. From age seven to fifteen‚ Washington was homeschooled in the areas
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The Government is peeping into our lives through phones‚ laptops‚ streetlights‚ surveillance cameras‚ even drones. This links to the most frightening part in George Orwell’s book‚ 1984‚ which contains surprising similarities between his ways of reviewing what he believed the future would come to. Although his satirical book was written in 1948‚ Orwell displays a variety of aspects relating to the destruction of privacy in our present day. Orwell himself was a socialist‚ who had very strong political
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“I‚ George Washington‚ do solemnly swear to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States‚ and will to the best of my ability preserve‚ protect‚ and defend the Constitution of the United States‚ so help me God.” (Washington Documents) These are the words that George Washington almost whispered at his presidential inauguration. Washington was not a person to bloat. His humbleness was just one of the qualities that made him an effective leader. Though an effective leader‚ it took
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Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington is called the “Lansdowne” painted in the 1800‚ it is located in the American Wing; room Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Galleries of Eighteen–century American Art. It is an oil canvas painting displayed upright against the wall near the corridor‚ dimension are 48 x 37 in. This painting was lent to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stienhardt in 2008. Alongside the George Washington portrait there are other portraits by Gilbert Stuart’s‚ such as “Matilda
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1984 1984 is mostly a political piece of literature written by George Orwell. Published in 1949 in New York‚ the story follows Winston Smith. Winston Smith is a small political figure in the ruling party in London‚ the Ruling party is very controlling and does not tolerate rebellious thoughts or actions in their society. Throughout the story elements of fiction are easily detected because it is something that hasn’t happened but can happen. This story is a soft science fiction because it focuses
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