John Adams was written by David McCullough and published in 2001. The book won McCullough’s second Pulitzer Prize a year after its publication date. Due to its popularity‚ HBO transformed the award-winning book into a seven part TV miniseries‚ which aired during the months of March and April in 2008. David Gaub McCullough was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in the summer of 1933. While a young man‚ McCullough had many career choices‚ ranging from architect‚ actor‚ painter‚ writer‚ to lawyer. In
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Knudsen 1 St. Basil’s Cathedral As legend has it‚ the builders of St. Basil’s Cathedral were blinded by the command of Ivan the Terrible‚ so they could never create a building greater. There is still the question if St. Basil’s is actually the most beautiful cathedral made in its time. Comparing it to the beautiful Pisa Cathedral and Assumption Cathedral‚ which were made around the same time‚ one could find it hard to decide which is the most artistic. Looking at the materials‚ art‚ and icons
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What Americans keep ignoring about Finland’s school success The USA’s school system needs to be improved‚ and they can look up to Finland. Finland is always one of those lands who has the highest scores in PISA tests‚ and that means that there is something all other countries can learn from Finland. In Finland’s school they don’t exhaust the pupils through several hours‚ but they assign the pupils less homework and teach them through creative play. We can also take notice of the fact that they don’t
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| What Makes the Dream American? | A Critical Thought Analysis | | Fairen Harris | University of Louisville | Dr. Chapman Gran Torino: In a nutshell A racist Korean War veteran and recent widower‚ Walt Kowalski is living in a crime ridden town in Detroit‚ Michigan. Walt’s once all White neighborhood has become occupied by the Hmong people. The Hmong people represent a part of Southeast Asia‚ such as Thailand‚ Laos‚ and China. The Hmong came to America because during the war they
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John Gatto believes that mandatory schooling does wrong by prolonging childhood‚ and Professor X claims that students are unprepared for college‚ and questions whether some should be admitted. Gatto uses historical references to support his claim that schools stifle independence. Professor X doesn’t think everyone is qualified for a college level curriculum. John Gatto is the last one would expect to be a retired school teacher‚ as he preaches the flawed ways of the public school system to anyone
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Americans‚ as a people‚ are very unique and as such have very unique traits and mannerisms that make all Americans who they are. Personal freedoms‚ being accepting of other cultures‚ and being able to choose one’s own path in life distinguish Americans from the rest of the world. To be an American is to have freedom to do or to believe whatever you want. America itself was founded on the principle of religious freedom‚ and that still stands today. The "melting pot" of cultures and beliefs from all
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future generations will thank us for. We just need to rely slightly more on patriotism‚ working together‚ and our responsibilities as a citizen of this great country. Some of the responsibilities of an American citizen include paying taxes‚ casting votes‚ and obeying laws. Taxes put on the American public are found from everywhere. They come out of a paycheck‚ we pay them when we buy a bag of chips‚ we even write the community a check for the taxes we owe. Taxes are an important part of how the government
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Julio Cabral Ms. Griffith 3B 13‚ May 2015 Success and happiness those terms is what makes up the American Dream or some may say just simply living the dream. When people think of the American Dream some may have the stereotypical version of being married having two kids and a white picket fence (“What Is American dream”). Back in the 1920s people held that craving and want for social acceptance and to be just number one. Some have the thought of just being rich and staying healthy other
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American Values There are many values of American culture; three common ones that come to mind are freedom of religion‚ education‚ and family. The freedom to choose what religion you believe in or the career you want. Also to be able to choose what college you want to attend or what major you want to select. To be able to have the freedom to choose what religion you believe in is something society doesn’t think of every day. A lot of countries don’t have that value; to choose their religion like
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4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of
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