...Prompt: Were the Founding Fathers (Sons of Liberty) patriots or traitors? Patriotism has always been a truly ambiguous term. The media portrays it with glory, while others describe it as “rebel” or “red-neck.” In addition, the fine line between patriot and traitor has always existed, as decisions and acts that have been made for the sake of so-called “patriotism” are called into question. The case of the Founding Fathers is also controversial. Before the Revolutionary War, the Sons of Liberty were still subjects of the English crown, and thus it can be argued that they were traitors. However, as history shows, the Founding Fathers were clearly patriots. Through their love of this country while trying to resolve issues without violence, their patriotism clearly defines this nation. In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, Britain was not only victorious, but also deep in debt. Taking advantage of the colonies, Britain attempted to raise revenues by taxing the colonists heavily. Taxation acts such as the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Intolerable Acts enraged the colonists. However, rather than acting in full violent revolt, the Sons of Liberty as well as other colonists tried to solve this problem through nonviolent means, such as boycotting British goods. In May 1773, the English Parliament passed the Tea Act which was unfavorable to the colonists. Instead of declaring war, the Bostonians boarded the ships carrying the tea and dumped them into the bay, instigating what...
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...Events Benedict Arnold Affected Ever since the turnover of the West Point American fort, Benedict Arnold’s name has become synopsis with the word ‘traitor’. However, before this was the case, Benedict Arnold was actually an American war hero, assisting the Patriots and their ‘call’ for freedom (Benedict, 2009). There are five major events where Arnold helped shape the outcome of the Revolutionary War; The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, the Battle of Quebec, the Battles of Lake Champlain, and the Negotiations of West Point. The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga When the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence learned of Arnold’s knowledge of Ticonderoga being poorly guarded and full of ammunition, they commissioned him as a coronel. “Ticonderoga was also vitally important due to its locations as it was situated on Lake Champlain and provided nice staging grounds for an assault on Quebec” (Yost, 2011). The Fort...
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...It is argued that the government’s unlawful actions are justified by the Patriot Act, but they are not. Title II of the act is Enhanced Surveillance Procedures. It grants increased surveillance powers to select government agencies. Section 201 of Title II is titled Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to terrorism. This is the section allows government to tap into personal information. However the phrase “relating to terrorism” declares only suspected terrorists can be monitored. Section 213 states that warrants must be issued in order to intercept non-terrorist forms of communication. When Snowden was asked about search warrants he said “the reality is that Americans' communications are collected and viewed...
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...Edward Snowden was single handedly responsible for the largest hack in the digital age. He proved the National Security Agency was performing large scale surveillance on United States Citizens and other nations through Verizon telephone records, Google, and Facebook. In a world where a majority of Americans have a life online, this news of surveillance shook the world. And a 29 year old ex-spy for the Central Intelligence Agency and low-level contractor for Dell, Edward Snowden, was behind the leak. He has been named many different names, from hero to traitor. But what is he really? On the scale from traitor to hero, he falls in the middle, closer to the heroic side. The knowing population is divided in its stance in knowing who really is...
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...Loyalists American colonists that pledged loyalty to the Crown during the Revolution. Patriots called them “Tories” as a derogatory term. Many fled, after the war was over, to other parts of the British Empire. #3: Patriot American colonists loyal to the American cause, willing to die for it. Deeply believed in republicanism, a belief set forth by people like Thomas Paine. They included anyone from lawyers to farmers. #4: Hessian German soldiers hired by Britain to help defeat the colonists. They were commonly considered mercenaries, as they had no code of ethics. Many were criminals, and acted as such on the battlefield. #5: Marquis de Lafayette A French officer that served under Washington during the Revolutionary War. He also came from a wealthy family, and was considered an aristocrat. Being an aristocrat, he was persecuted during the Reign of Terror, but survived. #6: Gen. John Burgoyne A cunning British commander who served during the Revolutionary War. He devised a plan to invade key points of America, but it ended up failing. He later surrendered and it was a great victory for the Patriots. #7: Gen. Horatio Gates Formerly a British soldier, he was a Patriot general during the Revolutionary War. Many saw him as a traitor because he attempted to take Washington’s position. He did, however, take credit for the Battles of Saratoga. #8: Frederick von Steuben A former Prussian, he served as a Patriot general during the Revolutionary War. Considered to be the creator of military...
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...Charles Lee: General in the American Revolutionary War By David E. LaClair Jr Charles Lee, a general in the American Revolutionary war, is a historic figure in American history. Serving under George Washington, Charles Lee participated in a number of battles. However, history says Charles Lee was treacherous to the cause, all the while that he was in command during that time; he was acting in bad faith toward the Americans. His influence in the army was, at all times, mischievous (General Charles Lee: Traitor of the American Revolution). To the British, Charles Lee was a traitor who turned on England to fight under George Washington. Due to Charles Lee’s treacherous actions against America, it would lead to his downfall in the following years. Born in England to an aristocratic family, Lee had already joined the army at the age of 12, and in the 1750's was sent to colonial America to fight in the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War). It was here that he first served with the man who would be his superior officer later in life, General George Washington. Together they survived the bloody disaster of Major General Edward Braddock's defeat at the hands of the French Canadians and Indians in 1755 (American History Suite 101) at the Monongahela River at the forks with the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers near modern Pittsburgh (Fort Pitt) in the Battle of Monongahela (British Battles). Not only was it here that Charles Lee first came into contact with George Washington...
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...Benedict Arnold was an American patriot and general during the American Revolution. Many questions and controversies have came up regarding his loyalty to the colonies. There seems to be two sides to the story: some people say that Arnold was a hero, some say he was a traitor. Despite this controversy, Arnold showed heroic characteristics and qualities throughout his life and career as a general. Benedict Arnold was a hero because he led the American soldiers in the Revolution confidently, diligently, and hopefully. A good deed in which Arnold did during the time of the Revolution was supply his officers with adequate necessities during battles. An example of this is when the men camped outside of Quebec, waiting for the perfect time to attack. The soldiers were cold, wet, and hungry. They hadn’t eaten a proper meal for days or even weeks. However, Arnold came to the rescue. His heroic self had “reached the nearest town and had sent back these animals for food. There were sheep, too, and sacks of flour” (Sheinkin 77). This considerate act nourished the army and helped them successfully attack and claim Quebec....
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...terrorists.The FBI has been investigating the San Bernardino attack because there main goal is to stop terrorism in America and make it a safer place and recently, the FBI acquired Syed Farook’s iPhone and is trying to unlock it ,but since the Apple Iphone is very secure with a six digit passcode it would take five and a half years long to unlock it at 12 tries a second (Guo).The FBI has asked Apple many times to help unlock the phone and they have denied every time and the FBI has brought it to court. This is a problem for the FBI because they could unlock the iPhone and find encrypted data, that would reveal much needed terrorist information. Apple should unlock the Iphone of the terrorist even though it violates his privacy because the Patriot Act allows the FBI...
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...Benedict Arnold: American Traitor Quick, Preston 1B 11/17/14 Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold: American Traitor Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut. He was two of his mother’s eleven children to survive into adulthood. His mother came from a wealthy family but his father squandered their estate.(Benedict Arnold) Arnold was thirteen when he decided to leave school and go to work learning to be an apothecary. Arnold’s mother died in 1759 and his Father died two years later. Benedict Arnold volunteered to fight in the French and Indian War but deserted when he was eighteen to be with his mother who was dying. He was married to Margaret Mansfield in 1767...
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...I don't believe in any form of unjustified extremism! But when a man is exercising extremism-a human being is exercising extremism in defense of liberty for human beings it's no vice, and one is moderate in the pursuit of justice for human beings I say he is a sinner – Malcolm X Extremism: The New Patriotism The recent rise of Islamic extremism on the international stage has alarmed many individuals around the world. Theories about the cause of its rapid and often time’s violent expansion have ranged from reactions to US foreign policy to the fall of “moderate secular” rulers in the Middle East. While these may be important contributing factors to the rise of Islamic extremism it is important that it is recognize for what it truly is: a form of patriotism. This is true for all other forms of radical extremism existing today and in the near past. Whether it is in defense of a nation-state, religion, or region extremists of all stripes, whether morally right or wrong can be viewed as being deeply patriotic regarding their cause. This can be seen not only in today’s contemporary Islamic extremists, but also in the Irish Republican Army during the 20th century, and even as far back as the French Revolution. Judd 2 Webster’s dictionary defines patriotism simply as “a devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.” It also defines terrorism as “the use of violence and threats to intimidate or...
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...like the sea because they are uncontrollable but judt the sea crowds act differently at different times. The crowds in England are destructive just like the ocean because they won’t tolerate a traitor to the state. There was a funeral procession happening and that procession was a “great crowd with its rush and roar[ beating] down” the streets of London ( Dickens 108). The streets were filled with men,women and children following a funeral procession. Jerry Cruncher asked three people before someone told him that the funeral was for roger cly, which means many people did not know who had died but just wanted to be apart of the chaos. The Mob was the sea because “the sea[ does ]what it likes, and what it likes is destruction”( Dickens 107) The mob was destroying like an unwholesome sea because he mob was like the ocean because they pulled the one mourner from the cart and then took the casket from the cart and carry it to the graveyard themselves.and is going to do everything in its path to destroy because Roger Cly became a traitor to England when he gave false information against Darnay in court. The chants of Clay being a spy started and soon those chants filled the streets of London with fury. The only way English people viewed him as was a spy, because you can’t claim to be a patriot but lie in court. A lot of the were ignorant to who he was and just followed the crowd. This was mob mentality blindly following along to create disorder. As this is happening the French Revolution...
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...EDWARD SNOWDEN TRAITOR OR HERO Regarding the Edward Snowden case there is a an very interesting ethical problem. Just to give us a bit of background context ; Edward Snowden was an employee of the CIA and NSA, who revealed details of several monitoring programs and American mass britanniques. For some peolpe he was considered like a hero because he has brought to light confidential information that deserves to be in the public domain and for other a villainous traitor because those put in danger his country, it is important to ask whether his revelations comes under the ethical or the legal fact. Ethical : We know that most people would feel betrayed by Edward because he released personal information about them but it was in order to prove that the US Government is recording the communications of its citizens. But it is Ethic to help other isn’t it ? Ethics are moral principles that guide the way a behaves. It issued by a business is a particular kind of policy statement. A code of ethic issued by a company is some kind of policy statement. A properly framed code is, in effect, a form of binding legislation within the company for its employees, specific sanctions for breaches of the code. If these sanctions are absent, the code is just a list of piety. The heaviest sentence usually dismissal unless a crime has been committed. Focusing on ethics, for those who feel that Snowden did was morally acceptable, calculating almost everyone has to weigh the benefits and...
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...Both Jonathan Edwards and Patrick Henry have points that they wish to prove to do this the two have alternating techniques for persuading the audience and have different goals.their ultimate goal in both is to reach a point where they change the minds of the audience. Jonathan's point that he tries to make is that to prove that sinners will burn in hell and his point is to convince the audience that they are sinners in the hands of god. He installs this fear that god is angry because they are sinners. He uses language comparing that of the sinners to insects hanging over a pit of fire. He also uses key phrases such as those like “ the bow of god's wrath is bent and the arrow made ready on the string.” He uses this as fear of persecution...
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...Patriotism means love and regard for the country. It is a natural instinct that men loves the place where he gets birth and where he is brought up. It is one of the noblest passions of human nature. The love of country is natural and essential for every one. Man is a social animal. He cannot live alone. He needs the assistance of other human beings. So the people belonging to one country are brothers and they work for the collective interest of the country. They struggle to flourish their country. The man, who works against the interest of his country, is traitor and he does not deserve any sympathy. The only way to serve Pakistan is that we must be sincere with out country. We must keep our personal interest behind and we must give supreme importance to the demands of our freedom. Country is not just a piece of land. It is not only the collection of mountains, rivers and valleys. It is the heritage of our dreams, aspirations, culture, traditions and our great religion. We love Pakistan because it is the centre of our hopes and future dreams. It is the land of our following generation. We must try to make it strong and undefeatable castle of Islam. Patriotism is an active virtue. The real love urges man to do every thing in his power for the welfare of his country. It makes him perform his duties honestly and devotedly. Patriotism makes him a good citizen, who is always ready to serve his nation with best of his talents. A good citizen is always ready to give sacrifices for...
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...inform the public of what was going on overseas while their men were at war and told civilians what they could do to help if they weren’t in the service. In 1918, Judge Gilbert Stephenson gave a speech to teachers in North Carolina and said: Nine-tenths of us must give our goods rather than our services. If all of the ten million go into active service that leaves ninety million at home. Most of us will go on doing the things we have been doing. Teachers will continue to teach. Our only opportunity to serve is by giving. […] Every idle dollar is a slacker dollar; every wasted dollar is a traitor dollar; and, on the other hand, every war dollar is a patriot dollar (Stephenson). Judge Stephenson made his points very effective by essentially giving the audience an ultimatum. Your money can either be spent on war, and you will be a patriot, or you can save your money, which will make you a traitor to the United States of America. Given the time period, Judge Stephenson gave this speech because few Americans held a pro-war standpoint; it was a constant struggle to get the people to support the ongoing war due to the Selective Service Act of 1917, which allowed the president to...
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