... had more than 3,000 subscribers, and it never made a profit. Thus, it is fair to say that Garrison’s goal was not to become affluent through this publication. Garrison used his religious, abolitionist views to elevate himself into renown. He wanted people to hear his views. In response to his abolitionist causes, Garrison proclaimed, “I am in earnest—and I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—and I will be heard.” Garrison enlightened Americans with his altruistic sensibilities, but his motives were not altruistic. He wanted people to side with him, but he did not offer any medicine t ...
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... resiliency. In 1955 when Parks was forty-two years old, she had taken to protesting segregation in her own quiet way. She did this by resiliently walking up the stairs of a building rather than riding the elevator marked for "blacks only." She also often avoided many segregated activities such as traveling by bus, preferring to walk home from work when she was not too tired to do so. Busses were a constant irritation to all black passengers. Front rows of busses were reserved for whites only and off limits to blacks even if the bus was very crowed and there weren't enough whites to fill them. The always-crowded back seats were for blacks, but only if no whites w ...
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... of the Dead,” “Evening Star,” “Imitation,” “Stanzas,” A Dream,” “The Happiest Day,” and “The Lake”. A while later I was appointed company clerk, but I wanted to leave the army. In order to do this; I had to find a replacement. Finally, I found a man, who wanted to reenlist anyhow, if I paid him seventy-five dollars. After leaving the army, I drafted a poem dubbed “Al Aaraaf.” Carey, Lea and Carey decided that they would publish it if Allan gave his consent and guaranteed that if it was not a success that he would pay them back. He did not want to do this however, so they would not publish it. I wanted to attend West Point and as I was waiting to get ...
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... battle, while he, taking his stand on the tiny cliff overlooking the small river, shouted shrill commands at his imaginary fleet. At the age of thirteen he boarded a ship to Whitehaven, which was a large port across the Solway Firth. There he signed up for a seven year seaman's apprenticeship on The Friendship of Whitehaven, whose captain was James Younger, a prosperous merchant and ship owner. His first voyage took him across the Atlantic Ocean to Barbados and Fredericksburg, Virginia at which he stayed with his older brother William, a tailor, who had left Scotland for America over thirteen years before, and who now was living comfortably and flourishing. John ...
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... altered the Western culture of the Native Americans. The Europeans had brought many new changes to the "New World", such as pigs, horses. Columbus had opened the seeds of change. The European society as a whole, had thought that the Europeans were doing a favor, by changing their primitive ways, when in fact, some of the Native American customs were far more superior to what the Europeans had in their own. The obstinate Europeans, did not want to make concessions because they had an assumed air of superiority. Columbus has been the all-time heroic figure portayed by people of 1862, they viewed him as a man of great and inventive genius. Columb ...
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... at the Young England kindergarten in Pimlico, London. Her romance with the Prince of Wales began in 1980. He was twelve years older than Diana, and had previously dated her sister Sarah. Almost from the start, the press took a special interest in "Lady Di." They staked out her apartment and followed her everwhere. Diana later said that she found the constant attention unbearable. Diana and Charles were married July 29, 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral. The wedding was broadcast in 74 countries and watched by 750 million people worldwide. Diana was the first English woman to marry an heir to England's throne in over 300 years. At the ceremony the Archbishop of Canterbury ...
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... sentence she was already showing that the rules could be broken. Woolf starts her essay by explaining to her audience what she could have talked about and what other things her topic might mean, she is letting the audience be drawn in to her consciousness. Woolf wants them to know why she decided to use this topic instead of some less meaningful one, that may have made for a good speech but would not have really covered the full scope of the problem. Woolf said: They just might mean simply a few remarks about Fanny Burney; a few more about Jane Austen; a tribute to the Brontes and a sketch of Haworth Parsonage under snow; some witticisms if possible about Mis ...
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... career. Nixon, after high school, was offered a scholarship to Harvard, but couldn’t go because family illness. Nixon went to college and later law school and became a known Republican in his area. Nixon was now going to run for public office. Nixon’s first stab at political office was when he ran for the Republican seat in the House of Representatives against Jerry Voorhis. Nixon started his dirty campaigning in this election when he made suggestions that Jerry Voorhis might be a Communist. This is where I feel Nixon went to far. In a public election you let the people decide whether or not Jerry Voorhis is a Communist. That is why the people ha ...
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... lower. Early Years Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England on February 12, 1809. He was the son of Robert Warren Darwin, a family doctor and of Susannah Wedgewood Darwin daughter of a porcelain manufacturer. His grandfather, infact, was the great English poet Erasmus Darwin. His early school training was at a small school house in Shrewsbury. After which his father put him into Edinburgh University in 1825 to 1827 for medical studies. Darwin showed no interest in being a physician after witnessing several major operations without anesthesia. He was then sent to be a pastor in the Church of England. He studied at Christ College at Cambridge University i ...
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... in a small house their father built on the Potomac River. Lawrence named the house and its farm, Mount Vernon, after his commanding officer, Admiral Edward Vernon of the British Navy. George enjoyed listening to Lawrence talk about the time he served in the military with the British. He also liked to hear Lawrence and his friends talk about the Virginia frontier. George learned that Lawrence's friend, George William Fairfax, was going to the frontier to survey land. George wanted to go. He had learned a little about surveying and had practiced by measuring Lawrence's turnip field. Although he was only 16 years old, Mr. Fairfax allowed him to join the group. ...
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