My summer internship at United States Senator Connie Mack's office, my recent volunteer efforts for a local school board campaign, and my previous volunteer efforts for a gubernatorial campaign are representative of my personal interests and long-range goals. My future ambitions and goals are evidence of my interests in and attraction to such subjects as law and politics. While many people consider these subjects to be uninteresting, I am fascinated by how these topics affect our society. Therefore, it is my desire to study political science while in undergraduate school and then continue my education by attending law school and earning a degree in constitutional law. Ultimately, however, it is my desire to have a career in politics. I sincerely believe that by being actively involved in politics, government and law, I will become better equipped to defend our Judeo-Christian faith from modern skepticism and also better able to serve our nation. Other unrelated interests of mine include athletics, particularly cross-country running and basketball, drama, music, and reading. As far as strengths are concerned, I am respectful of others and their feelings, self-disciplined, considerate, appreciative, and goal-oriented. Also, I sincerely believe in the commandments and moral standards set forth in the Scriptures and try to live accordingly, which I hope makes me a Godly example to my peers. I wish to become even more Christlike and grow to be a man of unquestionable integrity. My weaknesses include difficulty expressing my emotions and a tendency to be a little self-conscious. I am seriously interested in Harvard due to its advocacy of traditional values and principles upon which our nation was founded.
Sweat dripping down my face and butterflies fluttering around my stomach as if it was the Garden of Eden, I took in a deep breathe and asked myself: "Why am I so nervous? After all, it is just the most exciting day of my life." When the judges announced for the Parsippany Hills High School Marching Band to commence its show, my mind blanked out and I was on the verge of losing sanity. Giant's Stadium engulfed me, and as I pointed my instrument up to the judges' stand, I gathered my thoughts and placed my mouth into the ice-cold mouthpiece of the contrabass. "Ready or not," I beamed, "here comes the best show you will ever behold." There is no word to describe the feeling I obtain through music. However, there is no word to describe the pain I suffer through in order to be the best in the band either. When I switched my instrument to tuba from flute in seventh grade, little did I know the difference it would make in the four years of high school I was soon to experience. I joined marching band in ninth grade as my ongoing love for music waxed. When my instructor placed the 30 lb. sousaphone on my shoulder on the first day, I lost my balance and would have fallen had my friends not made the effort to catch me. During practices, I always attempted to ease the discomfort as the sousaphone cut through my collar bone, but eventually my shoulder started to agonize and bleed under the pressure. My endurance and my effort to play the best show without complaining about the weight paid off when I received the award for "Rookie of the Year." For the next three seasons of band practice, the ache and toil continued. Whenever the band had practice, followed by a football game and then a competition, my brain would blur from fatigue and my body would scream in agony. Nevertheless, I pointed my toes high in the air as I marched on, passionate about the activity. As a result, my band instructor saw my drive toward music and I was named Quartermaster for my junior year, being trusted with organizing, distributing, and collecting uniforms for all seventy-five members of the band. The responsibility was tremendous. It took a bulk of my time, but the sentiment of knowing that I was an important part of band made it all worthwhile.
Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American overland exploration of the American West and Pacific Northwest, departing in May, 1804 from St. Louis on the Mississippi River, making their way westward through the continental divide to the Pacific coast and ending in September 1806. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and guided byf Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The exploration covered a total of about about 8000 miles round trip, from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. Jefferson trusted in the existence of a Northwest Passage, a water way between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The main goal of the expedition was to locate this Northwest Passage and plan its potential as a waterway for American westward expansion and commerce. Although Lewis and Clark did not find this route, the expedition succeeded in making peaceful contact with Native Americans and uncovering a wealth of knowledge about the peoples, geography, plants, and animals of the western United States. This expedition was an overwhelming amount of work in both preparations and the expedition itself and given the aftermath and achievements was not all for nothing.
Exploration has always been a central theme in the development of the United States. The Louisiana Purchase, in 1803, made the government more eager to expand west. The newly acquired lands were in need of exploration. A team needed to be established to survey and document the new territory. The Lewis and Clark expedition would answer the unknown questions of the west. The expedition would not have been successful without the leadership, determination, discipline of the Corps of Discovery, and the cooperation of the Native Americans. President Jefferson wanted the leader to have the same passion and intensity toward the discovery of the west as he possessed. Jefferson hand- picked the leader of the team to be Meriwether Lewis. President Jefferson had high expectations for the mission to find an all water route to the Pacific. These expectations drove Jefferson and Lewis to coordinate a mission to assess the west.
Writing a self-reflective tirade is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks to perform. I have found myself pondering this topic for an unusually long time; no one has ever asked me to write about my culture-- the one thing about myself which I understand the least. This question which is so easy for others to answer often leads me into a series of convoluted explanations, "I was born in the U.S., but lived in Pakistan since I was six. My brothers moved to the US when I was thirteen" I am now nearly twenty, which means I have spent half my life being Pakistani, the other half trying to be American, or is the other way around?
Andrew Jackson rose from humble beginnings to become the seventh President of the United States in 1828. Jackson’s rise in popularity and power coincided with the prevailing rise of democracy in America. While President Jackson was one of the most influential presidents in history he remains one of the most controversial. During Jackson’s administration he supported the will of the people, however he neglected the minority and abused his power as president. President Andrew Jackson was appropriately designated as the “People’s President” as he personifies America’s conflicted history of democracy.
Jackson’s stance on the Bank of the United States also provides an explanation of his commitment to political democracy. Though made by Clay and Webster to publicly place Jackson in an awkward position, the 1832 Bank recharter backfired on the opponent, Whigs...
Part of Lewis and Clark’s expedition was to map where they went. Mapping where they went allowed Lewis and Clark to show other people the land that Jefferson bought with the Louisiana purchase. Through mapping Lewis and Clark opened up the land to others who wanted to settle on that land. The map below is an example of what their maps looked like, as well as the route that Lewis and Clark traveled.
Traveling over 8,000 miles on foot and by boat/canoe in under two and one half years at the American tax payers cost of $40,000 (nps.gov), Lewis and Clark went where no one else wanted to go. These two men, along with their crew (only one of whom died on their journey), discovered not only a new sea and new land, but countless flora and fauna along the way. While these men were not the first to set foot on all of the land the crossed and they did not uphold the best morals, one must admire and recognize their strength and courage to backpack across “unknown” land.
Lewis and Clark weren't the only ones who explored. When Lewis and Clark were trekking back home after their long journey, Zebulon Pike wanted to go explore. Well, actually he wanted to go study the natural resources of the region. He started his expedition in St. Louis, on July 15 1806. Pike gathered 22 men. His party was mostly made up of soldiers, physician, and an interpreter. Pike spilt up his men and started to go find the head waters of the Red River
When I wake up to the ear-splitting sound of my alarm clock, and blindly search for the snooze button, a sudden thought dawns: "What am I doing?"
Our president, Thomas Jefferson has chosen us to explore the new territory, the “Louisiana Purchase”. We are heading west, past the Rocky Mountains. I, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were chosen to explore for our frontiersman skills. Our objective were to explore and map the new territory, navigate through the west, and establish the territory as American soil before other nations claimed it. Our second objective were to study the plants, animals, and geography of the west. Thomas Jefferson hoped for us two to find water routes such as the Mississippi and Columbia rivers. These rivers were connected to the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
The two explorers, along with their men, encountered many new wonders as they traveled up the Missouri. One major discovery was the difference in vegetation. Lewis describes a cherry, which are similar to the ones he has seen before yet have some different characteristics(page 40). He describes the bark as being "smooth and of a dark brown colour", and explains the fruit as "a globular berry about the size of a buck-shot of a fine scarlet red". Lewis is intrigued by the differences judging by his writing. Lewis had much knowledge about observing his surrounding, and Clark had an interest in
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The staple for the medieval period weaponry and symbol of class is the classic sword. Different civilizations have made their own take on swords, changes its design are obvious at each one studied in the world. However, the basic makes of swords always came down to whether it was 1 sided or 2 sided cutting edges and if it was straight or curved, (McDonald, 2010). The most commonly known sword today is what is known as the arming sword. The arming sword was anywhere from 30-32 inches long and were used by many knights throughout medieval history. The longsword was also a favorite for the medieval infantryman for being a powerful and versatile weapon. Its long blade up to 42 inches and long hilt and blade guard, the longsword was often used as
The strengths are that I can rely on God every day of my life to lead and guide me in making the best decision. There are clearly no failures in God and with him, all things are possible. The strengths of morality are endless, from gaining wisdom, peace, understanding, love etc. The Bible gives us numerous examples of what God’s promises are, as well as guidelines for Christians to follow. All of these strengths have transformed me into the rational, ethical and non-judgmental leader I am today. As for weaknesses, because we all have different spiritual views and beliefs, a leader cannot use or impose his/ her religious views, or beliefs to invoke or reverse a decision within the US Military due to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) proceedings. Another weakness in itself would have to be the lack of self-confidence. We all, at some point in our lives have felt that we would never be good enough or strong enough at something. We may even feel now that we have weaknesses that affect our ability to do great things. There have been times in our lives where we expected a certain outcome from God, but the situation 's outcome did not yield the results we wanted. As a result, we got mad and upset with God. We allowed our emotions get the best of us, and in turn, turned away from our Christian