...Theodore and Frankhim D Roosevelt Naval History Prize. This book is about the history around the trip Mayflower to see how it connect with the beginning history of America and how the America united. Author has the knowledge to amplify details to give a wider sense of the voyage, that’s the reason why I have chosen this book. For instance, the most impassive part in the book is about Thanksgiving. It was last few days to celebrate. The participants consisted of about 50 colonists and 100 Pokanoket Indians. The feast was happened in the colony. But the ship carrying it sailed in the late falls back to England, so that the narrative ends with the pleasant event. The story gives me a sense of hope and promise. We can see that Philbrick is interested in writing about history of Pilgrims and New England. His writing style is tell reader very detail to illuminate the conflicts between Pilgrims and Indians and fleshes out the characters in the book. The vocabulary that he used is not too difficult to read. He wrote the book with clean prose and eminent fairness. It helps me to create a strong image in mind easily. For example, this book is a story of courage, community and war. Author is not only uncovered a cache of 17th century documents but also detailed portrayal of Pilgrims and the various tribes and leaders. That’s why makes Mayflower so compelling. The grammar he used is also simple formal. I won’t lose easily because author wrote the story step by step. At first, he told the...
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...What Shaped america’s early identity? What shaped america's early identity? This is one of the question that a lot of people tend to forget but it is important to know how it was formed. America’s early identity was shaped by pilgrims, religion, and freedom. These 3 topics has been proven by many evidence that you are able to find in the internet and it will show how these 3 topics were the main reason that made america grow. This will show when america was truly shaped and what was the reason for it. This is what happened in the early america and show how it was formed. The pilgrims has in important part because they were the founding fathers that we know as of today and they were ready to sacrifice things just to get to the americans soil....
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...Some typical foods to come in mind when thinking of thanksgiving is turkey, ham, cranberry sauce, potatoes and pumpkin pies. At the time, the Indians, and settlers ate deer, berries, and corn. The Indians would celebrate a successful harvest. Corn was a very important factor to the “first thanksgiving”. Corn was used in many ways during this time of harvest. During the “first thanksgiving” the Indians turned the corn into porridge. Fruits that were native to the land were gathered and eaten. Americans have taken the foods stated in the history of thanksgiving and transformed them into the traditional holiday meal. When Thanksgiving rolls around in the American tradition it marks the time for the holiday season. Thanksgiving begins the holiday...
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...Running head: WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4 Ivy Tech Community College Abstract The separation between the church and state has been an immense issue throughout the years and will continue to be an issue. There are many different groups that oppose the idea of keeping the church and state separate, but America is a very diverse country filled with people of different races and who have many different religions and beliefs. I believe that by keeping the church and state separate when dealing with education is beneficial. Writing Assignment 4 The separation of church and state, is the concept to keep religions out of government. It was made to keep the government neutral and so no national religion would ever be established. Over the years is has been a very heated issue. As this issue grows, America grows in population, our nation is the only country where people from many different backgrounds and cultures come together, and with them come all their different religions. History Our nation was started because people craved freedom of religion. Many Pilgrims fled from Great Britain to acquire freedom of religion, because at that time Great Britain had a national religion. It was so important to them to have religious freedom that they gave up all they had. They gave up the security of staying in Great Britain and they travelled to the unknown. Many of them died in the first year they were here. They made a sacrifice to better the lives of their children and everyone else...
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...Why the Exchange of Food on Thanksgiving Day is the Corner Stone of the Holiday Bryan Hitchings CF 107 Chef Quan Anderson November 12, 2013 Why the Exchange of Food on Thanksgiving Day is the Corner Stone of the Holiday The first Thanksgiving Day as history records was truly a day of thanks for the weary Pilgrims. Had it not been for the humility of Squanto “a member of the Pawtuxet tribe”, (history) the first settlers would have surely perished. Squanto showed the Pilgrims weakened by illness and malnutrition how to cultivate corn, extract sap from maple trees, fish in the rivers and to avoid poisonous plants. Squanto also helped the Pilgrims develop a relationship with local Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag. This would last for over fifty years and is sadly one of the sole times of peace recorded between the first settlers and Native Americans. After the Pilgrims, first successful harvest Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited all the colonies and their Native American allies which lasted for three days. The Native Americans showed up with five deer and Governor William sent some of his men out to gather fowling, and they also dined on the fruits of their harvest. This was known as Americas first Thanksgiving. So in my opinion Food is the corner stone of the holiday because it’s the way the Pilgrims came together with Native Americans to show thanks for all their help in surviving the harsh new land. For me it is the way...
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...Throughout history there have been times when two groups get together, meet and start something new. Then it is recorded in history and is remembered throughout time. If it is remembered and celebrated as a good time it might just become a holiday. This is not the case of Thanksgiving. Very few people know the true story of Thanksgiving in America. Its origins have been twisted and it is wished that parts would be erased. The story is never really told truthfully in its entirety. Thanksgiving should be taught as it happened in history. Thanksgiving should no longer be celebrated the manner it currently is in America due to the suffering of Native Americans during the early years of United States history. This holiday should be eliminated...
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...In our beloved country America, we are taught many historical events that are distorted or flawed about our country. Ray Raphael’s book “Founding Myths: Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past,” proves how easily people get confused with what is fiction and what is fact. This essay will discuss how the background of founding myths developed over time, the consequences as a result of the myths being unexplored, the impact of the myths, and whether or not these myths serve as a useful purpose. Since we have grown to the age to go to school we begin to learn our countries history. These myths have developed over time through the historians who tell or write about them. Historians tend to change the perspective or history the way they want you to view it. The founding myth of the Founding Fathers is a great example. The author Ray Raphael gives us a reason that the Founding Fathers became developed over time. Several framers and signers did not have normal names in the past and the author believed that people would not be able to remember all the confusing names. For Americans to recite a good myth Ray Raphael believed that...
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...Chapter 1 Handicapped by History Brief Summary As the first chapter in this long analytical book, chapter one serves as the foundation for the rest of the novel, with a basic premise that “history textbooks make fool out of the students.” It shows how portrayal of historical figures and events in the best light for the reputation of United States leads to biased and distorted historical education. Author’s Viewpoint Loewen uses two examples—Helen Keller and Woodrow Wilson—in order to illustrate his point, and I would like to focus on the latter for this analysis. Loewen states that while Woodrow Wilson is often presented as the founder of League of Nations following World War I and the leader of progressive causes like women’s suffrage, textbooks rarely make any reference to racial segregation of federal government and his military interventions in foreign nations (22). Wilson intervened in countries like Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nicaragua, and, which set up dictatorship in those nations, but surprisingly documentary evidences only emphasize his role in withdrawing the troops, which sounds ironic considering that he “wasn’t” the one who put the troops in at the first place (25). Instead, textbooks portray his intentions as building up friendship or take a step further and blame the invaded nations themselves (24). Next argument that Loewen makes is that Wilson was a racist who effectively closed the Democratic Party to African Americans, a fact that...
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...between the Indian tribes and the white colonists in this painting. Pocahontas brings peace between the two groups. The feeling that Chapman had captured were feelings were that of acceptance by the colonists because Pocahontas has become one of them by accepting their faith and practices, eventually marrying colonist John Rolfe. The Indian tribe not so much, they want to befriend the colonist just not at the cost of one of their own; not all felt that way as you can tell in the painting. Mr. Chapman received the commission in 1837, and the painting hung or “installed” in 1840. The events in this painting had occurred when America was breaking away from British rule. Then the rift between the English colonist and the Indian tribes that already inhabited the new world. The message of this painting is that no matter the differences that people face they can come together as one and live in harmony. Mr. Chapman is successful in communicating his message through the painting because it makes aware that part of history and what Pocahontas did to bring peace between the two groups. There is a clear connection between the context and content of the piece the two groups coming together to witness the momentous occasion in this young woman’s life. Once bitter enemies, and now friends and family together in unity. Declaration of Independence John Trumbull Mr. Trumbull portrayed this important part of history; it was the first sign that the United States as finally a nation, a place...
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...Who was the English monarch when the Pilgrims left England? The English monarch during the Pilgrims’ exodus was James I. 13. In Two Cities, how does Madame Defarge finally meet her end? M. Defarge goes to Lucie Manette’s house in Paris with the intent of arresting her and her daughter under the pretense of “aiding a prisoner”. She does not know that Lucie, Charles, and their daughter have all fled to England, and are, at that time, in the process of doing so. When she gets there, she finds Miss Pross blocking a single doorway to the house. Defarge tries to get past her, and they fall to blows. Defarge endeavors to draw her pistol to shoot Ms. Pross, and succeeds in taking it out, but right before she fires it, Miss Pross strikes it upward, and Defarge kills herself unintentionally. 14. Who was the first governor...
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...the clear differences are there purposes are not the same. It is a time where family comes together that haven’t been around the whole year. Christmas differs from Thanksgiving in food, decorations, and family tradition. During Christmas, there is a lot of running around to do. Usually, weeks before Christmas, families get together and go out and buy Christmas gifts. They also go out and buy Christmas trees, decorations, wrapping paper, and food that is going to be cooked the night before Christmas. Days before Christmas, the families gets the gift and wrap them to put under the Christmas tree. When decorating the Christmas tree you usually put your lights on which are usually red and green. You also put ornaments which could be Christmas balls or hand crafted ornaments. At the end of decorating the tree, the traditional topping for the tree is an angel or a star. The night before Christmas families gather together to make milk and cookies for Santa. The food that is usually prepared for Christmas is ham, macaroni, collard greens, sweet potatoes, cornbread, and the famous egg nog. Families sits around the Christmas tree after eating to sing Christmas carols, take pictures and laugh and play with family while opening up gifts. Also during this time there are games to be played such as secret Santa. That is when a group of coworkers, family or friends come together and put everybody names in a bowl, bag or even a...
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...article on African American culture being posted because it’s voting season. In fact, you’re correct. This article was dedicated to provide a realistic inside look into the history of the African American culture because there is a trend of American citizens stating they are voting for Obama because he is black. There are quite a few who have no other reason as to why they are voting for him other than that and since they may not be able to explain their answer, maybe this will help those that are angry and/or confused. Yes, it is quite simple minded to say you’re voting for Obama because he is black. It is also quite simple minded to say a person who said that is ignorant. In fact, we must remember that those who state that may have happened to grow up under a long ancestry of racism and hate just as the white kid down the street who draws Nazi symbols on his desk at school. Just like him and his older brother who might be a prejudice employee at his job, it’s not their fault they are that way. It was their environment and maybe if you understand a person’s environment and their background, you will understand why statements like this are being made all over social media websites. I’ll make these breakdowns as short and simple as I can so You will leave with a little more understanding. U.S History Experiences Slavery The first thing you need to know about the African Americans history starts with the history of a black person living within the United States once it was first...
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...always been represented in the media, and when their culture was finally represented it was not at all flattering. Racist cartoons and minstrel shows portrayed African-Americans as ignorant, lazy and unintelligent fools, causing those who had never come in contact with an African-American to develop negative prejudgments against them. January 31st, 1843, when a group of white men painted their faces black and proceeded to imitate African-Americans and their culture, planted a ever-growing racist seed. The images portrayed in minstrel performances were considered comedic by the white people that they were performed in front of, despite the obvious racism that was showcased. Negative images were acted out for the purposes of entertainment, to maintain a feeling of white superiority, as a justification for slavery and an exploitation of black people. These images helped white people, both in the North and the South, create negative ideas about blacks, while convincing themselves that this proved their superiority over African-Americans. Minstrel images gave white people a way to demean the African-American culture and a reason to justify their exploitation of black people. The Minstrel Theater movement represented Black America a group of unsuited individuals in who were inferior to Whites, and maintained the social rules that the exploitation of Black people is justified. Combining negative preconceived notions with outrageous live portrayals, The...
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...In the book “A Voyage Long and Strange” the author goes into many different stories as to why the history that many children and even adults are taught is either mostly made up or, in some cases, a complete fabrication. Three of the many misconceptions that he goes in to are: that Columbus was the first to reach North America, that Plymouth Rock was the where the first “pilgrims” landed, and that Jamestown was the first English Colony in the new world. Another main point that he wants to get across is that, in his research around the country, he found that the myths or legends were more important to the people than what actually happened. The common idea of the first european to set foot on North America is that it was Columbus. This is far from the truth. The group that holds that title are the Vikings. They arrived in what is modern day “Newfoundland”. They also arrived half a millenium before any other europeans reached North America. Now, the settlement wasn’t a beacon of its time as it was just a farm settlement but, it was there long before Columbus’s great grandparents were even alive. The reason why American’s choose not to acknowledge this or flat out do not know about this is likely due to the fact that the Vikings didn’t land in modern day “USA”. The fantasy that Plymouth rock was where the first english settlers landed and that thanksgiving was eaten on it and all the indians were invited and that it was all perfect is just that, a fantasy. First of all, Roanoke...
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...Puritans were English people who sought to “purify” the Church of England from within. They came by the thousands to the American colonies, although well after the Pilgrims. Pilgrims came to the colonies in small numbers. 102 Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower after fleeing Holland, and endured a rough winter on the stony coast of New England in the year 1620. Separatist pilgrims were more extremist Puritans who separated completely from the Church of England and moved to the American colonies for religious refuge. The Mayflower Compact was written by the 102 pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. Before disembarking, the pilgrims wrote up the document, which was essentially an agreement to form a government in Plymouth in which the majority rules....
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