...John Paul Jones changed history. He intercepted the warship Serapis that helped gain America’s independence. If Jones didn’t defeat the Serapis America would have had a much harder time gaining its independence and a lot more casualties. Jones was a very important man when comes to America’s history. Now we can live in independence thanks to John Paul Jones. John Paul Jones was born in Scotland, 1742. Jones’ career at sea started at age 13 and he served on a merchant ship in Whitehaven. Jones quickly rose through the merchant ranks. He sailed on trading and slaver vessels. Jones was a skilled sailor so he became first mate of the slaver. Even though slave trade paid well, he became disgusted and left the ship. In 1768, while sailing Jones’ captain caught a fever and died. Jones was made temporary captain. Safely bringing back the ship its owner...
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...John Paul Jones John Paul Jones, an American Naval Captain, fought in one of the greatest naval battles in history. He was well known for his help in many wars. Jones was born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland on July 6, 1742. His father was John Paul Sr. who was a gardener at the Arbigland estate. He lived with his half-siblings Adam and James Paul. John went to school and at the age of 13 he went to sea as a boat hand on a small merchant ship called the friendship. At 21 he captained his first ship, the John (I know, very funny). Next, in 1777 he commanded a ship called the Betsy. Whilst in Tobago, Jones killed a man who attacked him with a club. Many of his crewmates and friends told him to leave. He fled to the U.S. In 1773. When the battles of Lexington and Concord happened, Jones offered the U.S. Navy his expertise. He commanded the warship Providence in 1776. In 1777 he was given command of Ranger, another warship meant to attack all British ships. His greatest success was in 1778 when he sailed from Brest to the Irish Sea then to Whiteman to...
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...John Paul Jones By:Braxton Behrend “I have not yet begun to fight!” This was a famous quote that Captain John Paul Jones, a naval captain in the Revolutionary War, said during a bloody battle. This report is about the life of this Revolutionary War hero. John Paul Jones was born on July 6, 1747, in Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire. His mom’s name was Jean McDuff. His dad was a gardener. He left his family when he was thirteen years old for the naval army. He was an apprentice to the Captain of the ship. When the captain and the first mate died of yellow fever, John Paul Jones was made captain of the ship and that is how his career started. John Paul Jones was most famous for being a naval commander...
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...Portsmouth marks the birth of American Naval hero John Paul Jones. Though Jones did reside in the city for two years while the warship America was being outfitted, it is merely a place where he rested. It is a bit of an exaggeration to call the city his home. However, the naval accomplishments that were made by Jones are something that Portsmouth should be honored to have been part of. A local historian in the Portsmouth Herald article reporting on the celebration was quoted with describing Jones as a murderer, pirate, slave trader, and rapist. The writer went on to say in an almost cynical tone that Jones “fled” to France, where he died, only to be resurrected as some sort of political crutch by Teddy Roosevelt to back America’s “great white fleet.” This primitive narrative does not do justice to a man of Jones stature, who lived in a bitter time....
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...Why Should Anyone be Led By You Why should anyone be led by you is a method of inspiration. Being an inspirational leader is a trait that can be closely associated with a transformational leader. A transformational leader is charismatic and inspiring and motivates their employees by making them feel empowered and understanding their own capabilities. An inspirational leader will show their weaknesses. They will allow themselves to be seen as human by their subordinates allowing them to relate. This empowers employees to approach leadership because they feel connected and not intimidated by a superior perception of the leader. It is important to be sure to not convey weaknesses that can deem you inadequate for the job. The example given in the text is a Finance director who discloses he never understood discounted cash flow. This would be a major problem in that his job functions require him to be in an expert in this field and his subordinates may feel he is inadequate to lead. Next a leader must be able to have an intuition of what is going on. Their ability to feel and analyze what is going on around them allows them to get a feel for their employees and keep up with the happenings around them. This is a trait key to inspiring subordinates. If subordinates feel that their leader does not know what is going on they can stray from the goals and objectives and may even feel disconnected from the vision. But it is very important to validate ones perceptions with real facts...
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...John Paul Jones, a heroic, brave, and dangerous man. On July 6, 1747, he was born in Kirkendbright, Scotland (book). The reason that he is a great American is that he created and founded the U.S. Navy (book). Heroically, he captured five British ships. Bravely, in order to win a battle at sea, he burnt down his own ship (Navy). Dangerous, he killed a crew mate after having an argument (book). This biography is about all the important things John Paul Jones did in his life like the fact that he changed his name twice (book). I will talk about how he burnt his own ship, and I will be talking about his ship the Bonhomme Richard (Navy). John Paul Jones changed his name twice; his name was originally John Paul (book). The first time he changed...
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...The General George Washington and captain John Paul Jones Have their differences and similarities. But behove all the were great leaders. George washington's fight of valley forge. And John Paul Jones battles at sea. They will always be one of the fathers of america. And their example will help america forever. Their battles helped shape this country into what it is now. Lets start of with the similarities. There are many similarities about these two. For one they are two of the many fathers of our country. They stood tall at the face of danger. The are very determined to never give up. They were both their when their battles were won. They are to great men that helped to win the war with the british and the americans! Lets just say that...
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...There are many things that we can learn from George Washington and John Paul Jones. They were both brave men who gave there all for their country. They had many characteristics in common that made them great. However, their differences were important in the formation of our country. George Washington was unlike John Paul Jones in many ways. George Washington was born in Monument, VA. He served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution, and later became the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. He also commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. While he lost more battles than he won, George Washington employed a winning strategy that included...
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...world’s most powerful people use power in ways that purposefully harm other people. Social power refers to the force available to the influence in motivating change A power- abusing “religious” leader is Reverend Jim Jones, born 1931 in Crete, Indiana a rural community (Wikipedia). Jones was a voracious reader as a child studying Joseph Statin, Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi and Adlof Hitler (Reiterman, Tim and John Jacobs).He studied each carefully, noting their strengths and weaknesses. In psychological term this is referring to as behaviorism According to his childhood acquaintances, they recalled Jones as being a “really weird kid” who was “obsessed with religion….obsessed with death…” (Catherine Wessinger). In human, awareness of the fact that one is acting deceptively often leads to telltale signs of deception. Therefore, if self-deception enables someone to believe their distortions, they will not present such signs of deception and will therefore appear to be telling the truth. As known in psychology this referred to as Delusional Disorder, it was note that he might have this disorder. “Individuals with delusional disorder are not always dangerous, but they can be when they act on their delusions” (B.Lahey). “As a young man Jones became a student pastor of a Methodist church, but left that church because its leaders barred him from integrating blacks into his congregation (Catherine Wessinger). Despite his lack of theological training, James was motivated...
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...[pic] Author: Gail Jones Title: Dreams of Speaking Publisher: Vintage, 2007, Surrey (Great Britain) Gail Jones is an Australian writer and academic. She was born in 1955 in Harvey, Australia. She is currently a professor at the University of Western Sydney. Alice could be seen scribbling away, a cup of coffee before her , trying to render the world in prose, trying to unlock with words the complicated inside of things..." (Jones, 2007, 47) This quote is perfect to explain and even help picture what was going through Alice's mind. Poetry behind machines, technology and modernity in general. I decided to begin with it because this simple mix of words was what made me continue to read the book and it sums it up pretty well. The first few chapters focus on Alice's childhood, her family and her love story with Stephen. Obviously, this was useful to give some insight about the main character's personality and background. In the middle of the text there are some parts where the story stops momentarily and some remarks are made by Mr. Sakamoto, Alice or the author herself. This happens throughout the book and it can help or difficult the task of reading it depending on the perspective. I found it interesting and annoying at the same time. Further ahead, she meets Mr. Sakamoto. An elderly man from Nagasaki. Now this is when the book really begins for me. He was writing a biography about Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the phone. They got along really...
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...COVER FEATURE 28 TRAPS TRAPSMAGAZINE.COM Boy Country BY CHRIS WELCH WITH ANDY DOERSCHUK JON COHAN JARED COBB & KAREN STACKPOLE autum 2007 TRAPS 29 City Man Country City THE JOHN BONHAM STORY JOHN BONHAM PREFACE A SLOW NIGHT AT THE MARQUEE As a Melody1960s, I Maker reporter during the The venue wasn’t full on the night of the Zeppelin show, so we could wander around and chat to other club goers. While Page and Plant dominated the stage, we edged over to the side to check out the drummer. Among those watching with me was Mark Ashton, curly haired stickman with the group Rare Bird. “He’s so fucking heavy!” Ashton shouted in my ear. We stared in disbelief at the aggressive, beefy guy who seemed intent on breaking the heads on his toms. 30 TRAPS TRAPSMAGAZINE.COM PREVIOUS PAGE PHOTO BY JAN PERSSONS/REDFERNS The first time I saw Bonham up close was in December 1968, at The Marquee Club on Soho’s Wardour Street. While The Marquee has long held a mythical status in the rich history of the London rock scene – hosting early appearances by such legendary bands as The Who and The Rolling Stones – it was actually a dark and rather cramped facility with a tiny stage that fronted an even stuffier dressing room. vividly remember the moment when a review copy of Led Zeppelin’s eponymous debut album arrived at the office. My colleague and fellow scribe Tony Wilson had secured the precious black vinyl LP and dropped it onto the turntable, awaiting...
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...1-Police have charged people with a string of offences after an early morning fight outside a Kalgoorlie bar. Officers were called out after reports of people fighting outside the Maritana Street bar about 2.30pm. Police arrived to find an injured man lying on the ground. He had suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. "While police were attending to the man, it is alleged another male entered an unlocked police car and drove off," a police spokeswoman said. "It is further alleged the man drove the stolen police car along Boulder Road before stopping and collecting a 15-year-old female passenger." It is alleged that the occupants of the stolen police car drove through the streets of Boulder and ran down street signs and street furniture. Police found the car on Keegan Street and it was followed until the offenders abandoned it on York Street, police allege. The alleged driver and passenger were apprehended nearby. A 35-year-old Piccadilly man has been charged with stealing a motor vehicle, reckless driving, failing to stop and having no authority to drive. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court on March 3. A 15-year-old Somerville girl has been charged with stealing a motor vehicle. She is due to appear in Kalgoorlie Children's Court next month. Four men aged between 22 and 28 years of age have been charged with disorderly behaviour in public and are due to appear in Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court on March...
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...JONESTOWN- JIM JONES Jonestown- Jim Jones Student: Thi Nguyen Grand Canyon University: General Psychology- 102 Date: 08-19-2012 Professor: Jennifer Jones Jonestown- Jim Jones The tragedy named Jonestown happened in the past over 30 years and it still has been suspense from the bottom of the heart of everyone. Jim Jones is known as a American leader culture, is one of the most popular historian of America and Guyana’s history as well as the world’s history (Wilkinson, B, 2011). There are many books, articles, video clips described, discussed as well as argued about Jim Jones and Jonestown event. In this research paper as known as a social psychology essay , one more time, I would like write, persuasion, and argue about Jim Jones and what his had done in the past. Furthermore, the paper will describe and discuss in detail about Jonestown events and other concerned that related to this event which gave shock to American society, Guyana, and the rest of the world. Who is Jim Jones? First of all, I would like to introduce about him as well as his life. Jim Jones is a son of James Jones who had a poor health by poisonous gasses in the World War One; and he was a son of a woman named Lynetta in a factory in Indiana. Jim Jones learned from his Mom that he should love animal and care for the people who have underprivileged; and she expected that her son would come a ministered when he grow up. Even though Jim Jones was a noisy child...
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...Tahzma Wicker Ms.Pescia British Literature 29 October 2015 Unit 1 Essay: Evil in Literature Evil has taken over the world. It is a cynical type of way of expressing yourself. Evil is profoundly immoral. The concept is universal. It is one thing that most of the human society have in common. Evil can come from within a person’s soul, the hatred towards another, and the jealousy a person feels. One source of evil can come from a person’s soul. “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” (Macbeth, III, I, 44-45) When one of the witches says that something evil is coming then Macbeth enters the room is the witches feeling the evil in their soul. Jim Jones said “To me death is not a fearful thing, it’s living that’s cursed.” (Jones, p. 2) Basically if you have a bad feeling about something 9/10 it’s going to become true especially if it is a bad feeling. Another source of evil is the hatred people have towards another person. “Out damned spot! Out. I say!” (Macbeth, I, I. 25) That is a quote spoken by Lady Macbeth, she is mad because her guilt is taken over so she is mad at herself. Another quote spoken by Lady Macbeth “What’s done is done.”(Macbeth, III, II. 8-12) meaning that she wants Macbeth to be king so bad that she doesn’t want to look back on the past. Certain characters have so much hate towards another that their willing to do the most demented thing to show vile. The jealousy a person feels can also be a root of evil. In the play Macbeth...
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...After reading Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich and watching the documentary Roger and Me, it’s easy to compare the desperation the people seem to have in both of these circumstances. Barbara Ehrenreich wrote Nickel and Dimed to demonstrate the desperation of the jobs that an unskilled worker has. Millions of Americans work for poverty-level wages, and one day Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that any job equals a better life. But how can anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 to $7 an hour? Erenbeich decided to find out by actually living the life that people would have under these circumstances. She traveled to three different cities in which to work. The first was Florida, the second Maine and the last Minnesota. To make everything realistic she spent only money from her wages and nothing from her savings. While there, she lived in the cheapest housing and accepted work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She also found out that even the humblest livelihoods require strenuous mental and physical effort.. In a capitalistic society, where "unskilled workers" struggle to make ends meet, big companies continue to exploit their labor. The idea of reification also plays well into this story, where the amount of money received in wages is not an equal representation of the worth produced by the laborer, and the laborers act as if they...
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