What it means to be an American Carrie Archer Mr. Mahaffey What It Means To Be an American My name is Carrie Archer I was born on March 4‚ 1891 at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights‚ New York. My father Clark Archer was a gynecologist and surgeon and my mother‚ Matilda Speldman‚ was a young woman of refinement. I am the oldest of six children including Barbara‚ Katherine‚ and two boys‚ Rogers and Lyman. The youngest child‚ a girl named Matilda‚ died at one year old. We children were respected
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What if the American Revolution never happened? In history classrooms all over the country‚ there lays an abundant amount of "what if" questions that pop into one’s mind when one learns. But has anybody really fully answered this question that so many people think about? In hindsight‚ a revolution seemed inevitable because of the way the British treated the Americans. But if the American Revolution never happened‚ obviously‚ America would not exist. But most importantly‚ the world as a whole
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of the American Revolution “We must all hang together‚ or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Ben Franklin once said. This quote relates with the causes of the American Revolution. The quote relates to the causes of the American Revolution because Ben Franklin was referring that we either all stand together or as a country all stand as nobody. Throughout the American Revolution; political‚ social‚ and intellectual transformations changed the daily lives of the colonist. The American Revolution
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| St. Polycarp | Bishop and Martyr | | | St. Polycarp (c. 69 – c.155) was possibly one of the last living links to the Apostles. Polycarp was according to Irenaeus‚ who heard him speak in his youth‚ and by Tertullian‚ that he had been a disciple of John the Apostle. His contemporaries at the time were Clement of Rome and Ignatius of Antioch‚ Polycarp is regarded as one of three chief Apostolic Fathers. A companion of Polycarp was Pappias of Hierapolis. Tradition believes that not only
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What motivated Americans to move west and what was their motive? Different Americans were motivated by different reasons to move west. Ranchers would move to more land in the west to raise cattle‚ particularly Texas and Kansas. These cattle ranchers would then ship their cattle back to the Eastern states to sell. They sold for much higher prices back east. The expansion of the railroad made it possible to easily transport the cattle east. Farmers were motivated because they could get free land
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The American Revolution was a widespread coming together of angry colonists against England. Beginning in the late 1700s‚ after the French and Indian War‚ colonists started getting fed up with what they thought of as cruel treatment. What really fueled their rage was the unfair taxation. The French and Indian War ended with Britain in serious dept. Britain decided that it was about time for the colonists to pay for their war costs. So‚ they passed a series of laws imposing taxes on the colonists
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The American Revolution was an event that defined our identity as Americans. In Elementary school‚ we are taught about how the Boston Tea party was the start of the Revolution; more specifically the tax the British implemented on tea. In Middle school we are taught about George Washington and how he fearlessly crossed the Delaware River on Christmas day‚ in freezing temperatures‚ in order to take the British soldiers by surprise. In college‚ we are told that what we have learned about the American
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From John Stuart Mill’s perspective‚ Mill can perceive this controversy in a few ways‚ but for the sake of this argument‚ we will focus on his main idea of liberalism to further critique Harper’s assertions. Mill’s principle of liberalism can be seen with dealings of society as the sole end for which mankind is authorized‚ as individuals and collectively‚ to not interfere with the liberty of action of their fellow citizens‚ and to subject themselves to the law in order for this protections‚ which
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“St. Louis Blues” from 1922 was composed by William Christopher “W. C.” Handy. It is a blues jazz song. Handy was known as “The Father of the Blues”. The blues is a musical genre whose origin is from the African-American communities. The blues songs were jazz songs‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll. “St. Louis Blues” remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians’ repertoire. Handy wrote this song mainly inspired by some memories of his life. He remembered hearing a woman walking down the street
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