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A Look into Vietnam Declaration of Independence of 1945 (307 words, 1 pages)

"We hold these truths that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This statement is taken directly from the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, written in 1776. ... Read More

The Life and Journey of Franklin Roosevelt to Presidency

The world has known many great leaders, especially in the post-Civil War era. Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Harry Truman all rank with the most prominent leaders of all time. However, in my opinion President Franklin Roosevelt made the most difference out of anybody in this century. He ... Read More

The Journey of Lena Horne to Greatness (1364 words, 3 pages)

Lena HorneHeather DonahueMarch 23, 2000Humanities 15Tues. Thurs. 930 - 11 a.m.Page 1Lena HorneLena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Teddy and Edna Scottron Horne. After her father left her at the age of two in order to pursue his gambling career her ... Read More

A Book Report on My American Journey by Colin Powell (1952 words, 3 pages)

Book Report on Colin Powells My American JourneyIntroductionRetired General Colin Powell is the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He spent a career in the United States Army lasting 35 years. He retired at the rank of four star general. He started his military education and career at ... Read More

A Journey to Find True Friendship (732 words, 1 pages)

Siddhartha is a young man on a long quest in search of the ultimate answer to the enigma of a mans role on this earth. Through his travels, he finds love, friendship, pain, and identity. He finds the true meaning behind them the hard way, but that is the best ... Read More

Death and the Journey of the Egyptian Soul (2153 words, 3 pages)

Death and the Journey of the Egyptian SoulNo other country- not even China or India had such a long history as Ancient Egypt. For nearly, 3,000 years before the birth of Jesus, the Egyptians had already a high developed civilization. The Egyptians lived in an orderly government they built great ... Read More

The Common Theme of Journey in Asian American Works (1003 words, 4 pages)

Journey is an important theme found in Asian American works. Although journey, by travel from one place to another is a common form of journey, the journey through life in search of success is also an important theme. In Asian American Literature, an anthology by Shawn Wong, who has been ... Read More

A Journey to Spread the Word of Christianity (413 words, 1 pages)

Matthew PolleyWest and the WorldProfessor MorganOctober 5,1999European ExpansionBernal Diaz del Castillo accompanied Captain Hernan Cortez in his march on Tenichitilan (Mexico City) in 1519, resulting in the surrender of this Aztec capital in 1521. Castillo contends that he will give us the honest account of what happened and not to ... Read More

Understanding the Tasks of a Veterinarian and the Journey to Be One (1553 words, 3 pages)

When the first man set foot on this earth he longed for companionship. He wanted some one to keep him company, help him hunt and most of all, be a friend. Since that first step, when man domesticated animals, pets have been a growing part of many peoples lives. It ... Read More

A Journey to the Lost City (838 words, 3 pages)

Last year, Peter looked for a lost city. It was in the Amazon jungle. He didn'tfly. The plane was too expensive. He took a bus to Spain and a ferry to Africa.He crossed the dessert by camel. He did not find the lost city. He looked at hismap and saw ... Read More

An Examination of the Structure of the Declaration of Independence (1338 words, 6 pages)

The Declaration of Independence is perhaps the most masterfully written documentof Western civilization. This essay seeks to illuminate that artistry by probingthe discourse microscopically at the level of the sentence, phrase, word, andsyllable. By approaching the Declaration in this way, we can shed light both onits literary qualities and on ... Read More

An Analysis on Freedom Versus Independence (1616 words, 3 pages)

FREEDOM VS. INDEPENDENCEWhile reading Eric Foner's book I came to appreciate the difficulties the freed black slaves encountered for example, how the previous slave owning class continued to manipulate the freed slaves. Also, I was impressed at the great sacrifice they made when attempting to become educated. Last of all ... Read More

The Journey of Alex (1835 words, 3 pages)

Listening to the J.S. Bach, I began to pony away to the brown gorgeousness of the starry German master, that I would like to have tolchocked them both harder and ripped them to ribbons on their own floor. (34) Young Alex, nave, unloving, and uncaring to the world he lived ... Read More

How Nicaragua Got Its Independence (1107 words, 2 pages)

The only time you dont fail is the last time you try something and it works. Famous person William Strong once said this quote. Mr. Strong, when saying this quote, probably wasnt thinking about how closely his saying related to Nicaragua. His saying relates to Nicaragua because of all the ... Read More

An Analysis of the American Independence From the British Rule (1082 words, 2 pages)

Scott Pollack112397112397Independence, now what? This phrase best describes what many of the first Americans thought following their independence from Briton. They had spent all of their time and energy trying to win the war, and they had not thought ahead to what was to come of them afterwards. Fearing a ... Read More

The Journey of Hernando Cortes for Gold and Riches (497 words, 3 pages)

Hernando Cortes was born in 1485 has accomplished a lot of things during his time sailing. During the beginning of the 16th century Spain was an exciting place and the country was in it's own squalling infancy. Every young man wanted to venture out to discover or conquer the new ... Read More

An Introduction to the Essay on the Topic of a Journey to London (1101 words, 5 pages)

Theirjourney to London was not a long one, but in the night, it was a treacherousone. A rolling fog covered the land, one couldnt see twenty feet ahead, butin the still, quiet night, sound carried for a mile. They began their trekin the early evening, the sun had yet to ... Read More

The American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence (1004 words, 6 pages)

During the late seventeen hundreds, many tumultuous eventsresulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. The conditionsof rights of the colonists will slowly be changed as theconstriction of the parliament becomes more and more intolerable.During the Seven Years' War England was not only alarmed by thecolonists' insistence on trading with the ... Read More

An In-depth Look at the Independent Country of Nepal (1270 words, 2 pages)

NEPAL NEW HORIZONS..?Nepal is an independent country which lies as a buffer between two major powers, China and India. Small, landlocked and poor, the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal was first opened to the outside world in 1951. Lord Buddha (Siddhrtha Gautam, 563-483 BC) was born in this country but still ... Read More

A Review of the Story of a Night Sea Journey Exploration in the Journey of Marlow (546 words, 3 pages)

I am by no means theNarration Marlow, and also an un-named person who Marlow is telling the story to (frame narrator)projection of the consciousness of an individual protagonist Plot Postcolonial parable (the intrusion and colonization of minds with ideas) Journey of Marlow toward the center of the Self and the ... Read More

The Journey of Carolyn Rodgers to Literary Greatness (4151 words, 19 pages)

Karen FordCarolyn Rodgers, a Chicago poet who first learned her trade in the Organization ofBlack American Culture (OBAC) Writer's Workshop meetings and Gwendolyn Brooks's WritersWorkshops, was distinctive as a new black woman poet in the late 1960s, when she publishedher first two books, for her vehement adherence to the Black ... Read More

The Repercussions of the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (899 words, 1 pages)

Few political documents have affected the world quite like the American Declaration of Independence or the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. The repercussions of each have had a profound effect on world history up to this point. But why did these documents have such an effect? ... Read More

A History of American Politics, The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence (2253 words, 9 pages)

The Constitution Right from the beginning of its creation the constitution of the United States has been a shaky document. The very basis for it being there was in fact illegal. The story of American politics starts with the Declaration of Independence. This document was brilliantly written by Thomas Jefferson ... Read More

An Analysis of the Principles Outlined in the Declaration of Independence (1625 words, 4 pages)

Did the American Constitution embody the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence? The prima facie answer would be yes. Looking deeper and remembering that during the Age of Empires the world ran on money, force of arms and enlightened self-interest, that the answer is now it depended on who ... Read More

The Power of Independence in the American Debate About Abortion (1109 words, 2 pages)

The Power of IndependenceThe right to choose, what one desires to do with their own life is what the American society is based upon. However, in certain cases in biomedical ethics, such as abortion, the question of whom has the right to choose the fate of another is still questionable. ... Read More

The Key Aspects That Changes the American Lives in the Declaration of Independence” (388 words, 2 pages)

The American Revolution was forced upon the Americans by the cruel treatment from theBritish. On May 10 of 1775 the Second ContinentalCongress gathered in Philadelphia,one month after the fighting broke out.There, delegates from each of the 13 colonieswould decide on independence.A Declaration of Independence was required to state whythe 13 ... Read More

My Position on the American Declaration of Independence (338 words, 1 pages)

My position on the Declaration of Independence is that it does still have meaning today in the U.S. and throughout the world. The Declaration of Independence changed the way people throughout the world thought about their government leaders and about their independence. The question is does the Declaration of Independence ... Read More

A History of the Indian Independence Movement (1682 words, 3 pages)

"All the leadership had spent their early years in England. They were influenced by British thought, British ideas, that is why our leaders were always telling the British "How can you do these things? Theyre against your own basic values.". We had no hatred, in fact it was the other ... Read More

The Life and Journey of Jack Kerouac (889 words, 2 pages)

Jack Kerouac was born in Massachusetts, in 1922. Kerouac quit school and joined the Merchant Marine, starting the travels which would become On the Road his most acclaimed novel. It is said to be an account of Kerouac's ("Sal Paradises") travels with Neal Cassady ("Dean Moriarty"). According to Allen Ginsberg, ... Read More

A Look at the Journey to the Commercialization of the Internet (1393 words, 6 pages)

Initially, the Internet was designed to be used by government and academic users, butnow it is rapidly becoming commercialized. It has on-line "shops", evenelectronic "shopping malls". Customers, browsing at their computers, can viewproducts, read descriptions, and sometimes even try samples. What they lack is the meansto buy from their keyboard, ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013