...The American Revolution was a time between 1765 and 1783 where the colonists of the thirteen colonies rejected the British Monarchy rule and refused to pay their taxes. This lead these colonists, also known as "Patriots", to found America. One event that greatly impacted this act was Paul Revere's Ride, although most stories of this ride lead you to believe that Paul Revere was the only one who took part in it he had help from many people. Paul Revere was born on January 1st, 1735 and died on May 10, 1818 at age 83. Revere was a very successful silversmith and took part in organizing an intelligence and alarm system to help keep watch on the British military. Later in his life he became a Massachusetts Militia officer. After the war when everything began to settle back down Revere went back to his old ways and became a silversmith....
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...Revere’s Role in the Revolution Paul Revere, born in Boston Massachusetts in 1734, was a silversmith and a patriotic activist that enjoyed the involvement of behind the scenes acts ("The Historic Paul Revere"). He associated in many political and public affairs such as the Sons of Liberty, American Revolution, French and Indian War, the Boston Tea Party, and the North End Caucus (“Paul Revere”). He was not a great soldier nor tactician, nor did he develop into a politician as compared to his companions and others, like John Adams (“Paul Revere”). He became legendary after his infamous ride to Lexington and the line “the British are coming, the British are coming.” (“Paul Revere”). He did, however, have many talents. Paul Revere was not just a “Midnight Ride” but a legendary hero that symbolized patriotism in the American Revolution....
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...Revolutionary War Comparison Essay Paul Revere was an exceptional silversmith who owned his own silver shop. Johnny at one point goes to Revere for assistance in a sugar container he is recreating for Paul Revere. Described at one point in novel as participating in the Boston Tea party, Paul Revere was a member of the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Observers. He participated several key events in the beginnings of the American Revolutionary War. Paul Revere is occasionally mentioned in the novel but, nonetheless was a hero of the Revolutionary War. A prodigious silversmith Paul Revere is memorialized for his ride on the night of April 19, 1775, to warn the American militia of the advancing British troops. Josiah Quincy was the lawyer who...
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...Paul Revere helped early America in many ways and needs more recognition for some of the great things he did. Some of the great things he did include, all his work as a gold and silversmith, the many rides he took to spread information about the British, and his work with the sons of liberty. Paul is recognized for many things, but is his work with silver and gold isn't as popular of a fact as some others. He started learning how to do was make things out of gold and silver at the young age of 12. By 1758, Paul Revere had gotten recognized as a master goldsmith. Shortly after that, he made the famous liberty bowl and the engraving of the Boston Massacre. After the war was over he continued making things, like the first church bell, copper spikes and bolts for a warship, a silver tea set, the first copper rolling mill, and copper sheeting for the state house of Boston. All of these things are great accomplishments, and deserve a lot of recognition....
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...Johnny treamins the book i think we should remove from the reading list. Johnny Tremain is one of the books I do not care for to read it's tedious to read with the Old English Style writing people used back then that we as a population do not use today. and the no use of suspense make me want to just put the book down and not read it. It is not relevant to us as students. But i can see why we read the book the historical events are a little similar. The book is well written for children's literature i guess why she won the newberry medal for her work in children's literature. In the book johnny Tremain which is the main character he is 14 and he is a silversmith and he works for the lap hams. Johnny is the chief apprentice he is...
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...was extremely important to have skilled wheelwrights in the colonies. Cabinetmaker: These were the men in charge of making the furniture within the colonies. The furniture was only usually made for the wealthy landowners and government officials. The Virginia colonies were especially known for their detailed work. Wigmaker: These people made wigs and other hairpieces for the men and women in the colonies. No matter what region you were in, wearing a wig showed wealth and high status. Wigmakers also usually cut and styled hair. Coopers: These were skilled people who made barrels and casks. These held anything from milk, wine, gunpowder, and tobacco. Silversmith: These were skilled craftsmen who made things from silver. They crafted pots, cups, candlesticks, and much more. Only wealthier people usually had silver, but silversmiths were common throughout the colonies. Shipmaker: These were usually enslaved African Americans who were trained to build smaller ships and boats. This was especially important to colonies along the coast. Milliner: These were usually women who made shirts, skirts, hats, and aprons. They owned millinery shops, and here they would sell fabrics and other products that they would sew. Gunsmiths: Having guns were very important when fighting in wars and battles. Making a gun required mastery in woodwork and iron welding, therefore gunsmiths were very important in the colonies. Shoemaking: Shoemakers would craft shoes out of mostly leather. This was probably...
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...Colonial America project Hi, my name Duke Aushaffenburg, and this is my Colonial America project. I am a Silversmith in colonial Williamsburg. I live above my shop, the Golden Ball on the Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, in the colony of Virginia. Well, you might wonder why a silversmith is important. I am important in my community because I forge silver or gold into bowls, forks, spoons, containers, ringboxes and many other things for the people of Williamsburg. Sometimes people would bring silver or gold coins to me. I would take a few for the pay and forge the rest into whatever the person wanted. Silver or gold utensils and objects including valuable items were signs of power and wealthiness in the 1700’s. If you are wondering, what a day was like for me, I would usually eat a breakfast possibly of broth, bread with rice, or possibly a fruit or a vegetable. There was also porridge, coffee, beer, cider and tea. I would dress in my light, baggy work clothes and possibly wash my face in a bucket of water. Once I was ready, I would go downstairs to get my fires going, open up my store, and go to work. During my work time, I would use my five senses. I would smell wood, charcoal or coal burning in my hearths. Sometimes I could smell horse droppings from outside. I would hear silver being pounded against a stake with a “raising hammer”. I would also hear people talking and sometimes a horse and buggy come by. I would see my assistant or apprentice if I had one...
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...Ephesians Historical Background Perry L. Julian Colorado Christian University Ephesians Historical Background We must understand Ephesus if we want to understand the Book of Ephesians. Ephesus was a large prosperous city in Asia Minor. One of the seven wonders of the world was in Ephesus. It was a large temple dedicated to a goddess named Diana (Artemis). The temple and streets were lined with immoral goddess prostitutes. It was a very wicked city and immorality flourished and flooded over into society and families. Paul was clever in using the concepts of holiness, service, and temple to reveal the power of the Gospel in how it creates a new people born of God dedicated to His holy purposes. While Paul was imprisoned on house arrest around 60-62 AD he wrote what has been called the prison epistles. While imprisoned he wrote Colossians, Philemon, Philippians and Ephesians. In Duvall & Hays (2012) on page 135 it says, “We study the historical-cultural background of the Bible because God chose to speak first to ancient peoples living in cultures that are radically different from our own. As we recapture the original context of God’s Word, we will be able to grasp its meaning and apply that meaning to our lives. In the NIV Study Bible (2011) on page 1983 it says, “Having explained God’s great goals for the church, Paul proceeds to show the steps toward their fulfillment. First, God has reconciled individuals to himself as an act of grace (2:1-10). Second, God has reconciled...
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...To begin with, Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot. He was also an ardent colonialist. Paul was known for his bravery in protecting the safety of others. He was concerned for others safety and was was not a self centered coward. He was one of the few living witnesses to hear the first shots of of the American Revolutionary War. Revere is also known for his propaganda sketch of Boston Massacre of 1770 that helped rally the colonist behind the Revolution. In the past, he went to North Writing school in his childhood. At age twelve, he learned silversmithing from his father. He moved to Boston at the age of thirteen and was apprenticed to the silversmith, John Coney. He was an early member of the Sons of Liberty and took part in the Boston Tea Party. Revere affected the colonists by making his midnight ride to Lexington and Concord to warn the colonists that the British arrived from Boston, “The British are coming.”...
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...epidemic, or that the scattering of residents of a few housing projects was sufficient to start Baltimore’s syphilis epidemic” (Gladwell 19). If a couple of kids from a small village with cool shoes can start a wide trend all over the world, small people can start epidemics throughout cities, societies, or the whole world. Second, decisions and choices, small or big, can lead to epidemics. An example of a decision having an influence is: “On the afternoon of April 18th, 1775, a young boy who worked at a livery stable in Boston over heard one British army officer say to another something about ‘hell to pay tomorrow’. The stable boy ran with the news to Boston’s North End, to the home of a silversmith named Paul Revere” (Gladwell 30). The boy chose to tell someone well known like a sociable silversmith. He did not have to tell anyone but his one choice led to Paul Revere’s famous ride. Third, an event can be intentional and cause unintentional epidemics. The book continues, “This was New York City in the 1980s, a city in the grip of one of the worst crime epidemics in its history. But then, suddenly without warning the epidemic tipped” (Gladwell 137). Some men intentionally cleaned graffiti off of subway cars and unexpectedly caused the crime rate epidemic to fall dramatically. The crime rates fell because the cars were no longer sketchy and dirty. The environment the crimes occurred in were different so the outcomes were different. Any occurrence can start an epidemic, intended or...
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...My parents moved to America when I stayed at home in Europe with a foster parent I was three years old … 50 years later. We were sailing on a ship in the ocean with many others for a long time and we are traveling to New York I have one kid that I adopted, his name is Frederick and I take care of him I am Charles. I work for a ship merchant and want to go to America for a better life and find new treasures. Frederick is very easy to take care. Kind, helpful, trustworthy is what he is. Travelling across the ocean was a little bit unsettling but we made it. New York is pretty interesting, I see a house for sale but it is very small. It was very gloomy and dark. Everything is made out of brick and the roads are made of brick to. New york is very...
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...museums in the United States, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. The Museum of Fine Art attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas. It is also the 54th most visited art museum in the world, and the twelfth most-visited in the United States, as of 2010. The Museum was founded in 1870 and opened in 1876, with a large portion of its collection taken from the Boston Athenaeum Art Gallery. There are tons of different exhibits; some temporary and some more permanent. I went to see some of the temporary exhibits- Degas and the Nude and Aphrodite and the Gods of Love. The permanent exhibits include items of Paul Revere, silversmith, which are really cool. Their early American collection represents a wide variety of art and arts, craft and crafts. I tend to love their artifacts collections. Their permanent modern art gallery is cool but for me, is not as strong as some of their other offerings, like their collection of priceless musical instruments from around the world, throughout history. Their permanent pan-Asian art gallery is strong for its location. I'm not a big fan of their restaurant, but their cafe is open, airy, and pleasant. The museum hosts art from all over the world and from all different eras like Asia, Oceania, Greece and Egypt, the Americas, and more. But as awesome as those exhibits were actually mummies, Ancient stone carvings or Weapons? They...
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...Wildlife Planet has been going after Marc Ching pretty harshly and just a little info we actually love all the death threats and anyone who wants to stop on by our address is 2 Silversmith lane Levittown NY 11756... If you need direction call us we will be more than happy to send them to you. BTW please also include your next of kin so we can notify them. So I believe I fully answered what I believe of all the little piss ant wannabe tough guys out there who somehow believe a moron email is going to somehow scare me you now have your reply. On with the business at hand. For Marc Ching to be using the hashtag #SeeTheTruth is actually quite ironic since we could clearly see the truth in these Pictaram's he posted For Wildlife Planet it sums...
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...Charles Willson Peale: The Undervalued American Genius If everyone in the world possessed the same insatiable curiosity and faithful dedication Charles Willson Peale did, it would be a very different place. Over the course of his lifetime he was a painter, saddle maker, watchmaker, silversmith, upholsterer, Revolutionary War Soldier, politician, an inventor, an archeologist, taxidermist, a scientist, a dentist, and a family man. Although now less recognizable than most of his contemporaries, such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, he was just as brilliant. Peale was born on April 15th, 1741, in Maryland to Charles and Margaret Peale. His Father was a convicted felon. He had one brother named James. Throughout the course of his life, Peale married three women who altogether bore him seventeen children, nine of whom he named after famous painters....
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...Paul Revere’s ride by David Hackett Fischer started with some brief background on Paul Revere and General Gage, and then went into an extremely detailed section of the famous ride that took place on April 18, 1775 . Fischer made many rethink what we always thought we knew about the man and his “Midnight Ride”. Pauls Reveres ride is know as a legendary event in American History that began American Revolutionary War. This book is a pretty good biography of Paul Revere, it almost seam as if Fischer was on this journey with Paul. Paul Revere was the son of a French immigrant silversmith. Paul Revere began to make bells for churched then soon after that he was one of the first manufactures in American to roll large copper sheets. He was a real entrepreneur. His church bells are still around and ring every April 19 it is a tradition to ring the bells in honor of his memory. He grew up in Boston, at that time a town of 15,000 that more resembled a medieval village. Paul Revere had lots of children his first was born shortly after his first marriage, it was very common in the eighteenth century. His first wife died and six short months later...
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