I. Introduction The Rockaway peninsula is part of Queens‚ New York City. The communities there‚ referred to as the Rockaways‚ border the water‚ with long stretches of picturesque beaches. The name "Rockaway" (phonetically spelled) means "place of sands" in the Munsee language of the Native American Lenape people‚ who once inhabited the area. After the Dutch West Indian Company bought the land‚ many of the indigenous groups were forced to move and were replaced by European settlers. In the 19th
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Cecilia Wheaton Pd: 6/7 George Washington’s Farewell Address George Washington gave a very heartfelt and meaningful farewell address. Not only was he attempting to help our country at that time with clues as to how they might make themselves better‚ he did it in a generous way. He kind of obviously hinted as to how they needed to make their coutry strong. There were two main warnings that he stated‚ in my opinion‚ would help our country be the best and strongest it could be. The main warning
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American Voice is characterized by themes of bravery ‚ hard work and equality. Americans are brave for many reasons. Patrick Henry is one example of a brave American‚ because he kept fighting for what he thought was right.We have a lot of examples of hard working Americans‚ in Walt Whitman’s poem he writes about how all Americans females ‚ males and children are hard working. Langston Hughes talks about equality with all Americans whether they are African‚ American‚ Chinese etc. The American Voice
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Kathryn Laughlin United States History I Professor Minter April 18‚ 2013 A Brief Biography on Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8‚ 1828 and died on February 24‚ 1914. He was originally named Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain and was an American college professor from the State of Maine‚ who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. Although having no earlier education in military strategies‚ he became a highly respected and decorated
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If you love mushrooms‚ then Pennsylvania is the place for you! But Pennsylvania may not sound like a good place for you…… But actually Pennsylvania has a lot of good history and has some good attractions. Read this‚ and Maybe you will be surprised and change your mind! Location state: The locations in Pennsylvania will make you want to jump up and yell out; “Eureka”! Visiting: washington crossing‚ you will discover what they really celebrate on Christmas Day/ reenact. If that doesn’t appeal to
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As we floated past Ellis island I thought finally America the land where roads are paved in gold. Coming allway across the great ocean from Italy I can finally do right by my father’s name. Man was the view heart racing my heart was thudding in my chest the view of great city and rolling hills yonder. The journey here was long cramped many of puked every night and day baby’s would cry but no longer because we are in the land of God. Here every one votes everyone rich everyone has power. Eugene V
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Langston Hughes wrote “I Too” as a direct response to Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing.” In effect‚ the differences in tone inform the overall messages of the poems. By examining the two poems‚ one can see how the tones exemplify what it means to be an American. Hughes’s poem depicts a sense of isolation while Whitman’s poem gives off the sense of inclusiveness. Hughes’s poem presents a situation where the near future will allow for greater inclusion. For example he says‚ “Nobody’ll dare say to
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George Washington Crossing the Delaware After visiting the website I have learned how Leutze used composition‚ perspective‚ light‚ color‚ form‚ motion and proportion to make sure his painting conveyed the meaning and emotion he had in mind. The types of perspective that I see used are foreshorten and Leutze also made the boat in the back look further away while George Washington’s boat appears to be closer to observers. Light is used in this painting with the sunlight to highlight the center group
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I cannot begin to argue about African American/Hispanic LGBT‚ living in New York City and their civil rights without remembering the public outcry against black civil rights. Although the focus of this paper is on African American/Hispanic LGBT living in New York City and Their Rights to Marriage I have decided to start my paper of by discussing the civil rights movement of the 1960 ’s. The civil rights movement of the 1960 ’s and the continuing struggle against race-based discrimination were rooted
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A People’s History of the United States Chapter 5 Abstract Chapter 5 continues to cover the American Revolution‚ illustrates different views on the war‚ the American’s expansion into the West‚ and the continued inequalities of the poor and rich in the United States. At one point‚ in an attempt to draft men for the war‚ Americans promised soldiers distribution of land. This was very ironic and non-beneficial to the sailors‚ also known as seamen‚ a class of men they were trying to enlist.
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