He has been called a saint, a fanatic, and a cold-blooded murderer. The
debate over his memory, his motives, about the true nature of John Brown,
continues to stir passionate debate. It is said that he was the spark that
started the Civil War. Truly, he marked the end of compromise over the
issue of slavery, and it was not long after his death that John Brown's war
became the nation's war.
Born in Torrington, Connecticut on May 9, 1800, John Brown was the
son of a man extremely opposed to slavery. When John was five his family
moved to northern Ohio, to a district that would become known for it’s
antislavery views. Brown spent much of his youth in Ohio, where he was
taught in local schools to resent compulsory education and by his parents
to revere the Bible and hate slavery. As a boy he herded cattle for General
William Hull’s army during the war of 1812; later he served as foreman of
his family’s tannery.
Brown moved around the country, settling in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and New York, taking along his ever-growing family (he
fathered twenty children). Working at various times as a farmer, wool
merchant, tanner, and land speculator, he was never financially successful.
He was stubborn, possessed a notoriously poor sense of business, and
had more than his share of bad luck.
In 1820 he married Dianthe Lusk, who bore him seven children; five
years later they moved to Pennsylvania to operate a tannery of their own.
Within a year after Dianthe’s death in 1831, Brown wed sixteen year old
Mary Anne Day, by whom he fathered thirteen more children.
In the Panic of 1837, Brown -- like thousands of others -- would lose
everything. In 1842, he filed for bankruptcy. But despite his financial
setbacks, Brown always found a way to support the abolitionist cause. He
participated in the Underground Railroad and, in 1851, helped establish the
League of Gileadites, an organization that worked to protect escaped
slaves from slave catchers.
Brown moved to the black community of North Elba, New York, in
1849. Gerrit Smith, a wealthy abolitionist, had donated 120,000 acres of
his property in the Adirondacks to black families who were willing to clear
and farm the land. Brown, knowi...
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... Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
His soul is marching on.
He captured Harper’s Ferry with his nineteen men so true,
He frightened old Virginia till she trembled through and through,
They hung him for traitor, themselves the traitor crew,
His soul is marching on.
John Brown died that the slave might be free,
John Brown died that the slave might be free,
John Brown died that the slave might be free,
But his soul is marching on!
The stars above in heaven are looking kindly down,
The stars above in heaven are looking kindly down,
The stars above in heaven are looking kindly down,
On the grave of old John Brown.”
Brown had his mind made up to travel on the pathway to Harpers Ferry right when he was born and believed he is the only one that has to lead this battle. His parents were passionate Calvinists who taught their children to view life as an endless fight contrary to evil. The battle of John Brown was on a more personal level where he remembered a memory when he was five years old and his mother whipped him for stealing a vast amount of brass pins. In addition, the battle was somewhat on a political point as well because Brown and his family considered that the sincere had to be spectators against the bad people in America. They assumed that the biggest evil during their time has to be none other than the establishment of slavery. Therefore, the father of John Brown replaced their family residence in northeast Ohio into a stop on the Underground Railroad and made his son into a dedicated abolitionist. Brown’s developing participation in the movement in the 1830s and ’40s made him set his commitment as well as the rising nationwide fight over slavery’s position in a country supposedly devoted to equal opportunity. During this era, abolition...
In the 1850’s the Kansas Civil War, known as “Bleeding Kansas,” started and John Brown started becoming involved in this war leading a small group of men. He had remained fighting to create Kansas as a free state and led a raid known as the Pottawatomie Massacre in May 1856. This event turned into more of a show of their power than for getting revenge. With the involvement people changed their views on the abolition of slavery, “... many were losing faith in the electoral process as a means of destroying slavery- The Civil War was to prove them right- while some were increasingly inclined to believe that John Brown’s projected invasion...must be tried” (Boyer 7-8). He returned to Iowa and started on his next project, launching an attac...
Along with all the rural arts Brown was skilled at, one of his most conspicuous talents was profuse and painful failure. He made many attempts at work and every one turned into a disappointment. In 1837, Brown made his first public statement on human bondage and from then on continued to speak out against slavery. For three years, he traveled East beseeching abolitionists for guns and money.
George Orwell’s key objective throughout his novel, 1984, was to convey to his readers the imminent threat of the severe danger that totalitarianism could mean for the world. Orwell takes great measures to display the horrifying effects that come along with complete and dominant control that actually comes along with totalitarian government. In Orwell’s novel, personal liberties and individual freedoms that are protected and granted to many Americans today, are taken away and ripped from the citizen’s lives. The government takes away freedom and rights from the people so that the ruling class (which makes up the government), while reign with complete supremacy and possess all power.
The working class stay working and the middle class stay being middle. Author Nick Tingle, wrote “The vexation of class”, he argues that the working class and the middle class are separated based on culture and the commonplace. Tingle uses his own personal experiences and Ethos, to effectively prove his point about the difference in class; although, Tingle also falls short by adding unnecessary information throughout the article that weakens his belief entirely.
wanted to be a leader of slavery. So he could get them out of slavery.
The novel 1984 by George Orwell presents the readers an image of a totalitarian society that explores a world of control, power, and corruption. The main idea of government control presents itself in the novel by protecting and listening to the people of Oceania. However, Orwell suggests giving too much power to the government is a mistake because eventually the decisions they make will not be about the people anymore but rather themselves. In 1984, the power and corruption the party has is overwhelming for the people. There are no ways around the beliefs of the Party, the party attempts to control and eventually destroy any mental or physical resistance against their beliefs. The agenda for the party is to obtain mind control over its people and force them to adore their leader. The methods the Party uses to achieve its goal are: the use of constant propaganda and surveillance, the rewriting of history, and Room 101.
Time sure does fly; in the blink of an eye, yet another 7.5-week class has come and gone. Just like life, it is scary to think that in just a few short years I will be graduating college and be in search of a future career. The magnitudes of readings, assignments, PowerPoint lectures, and videos have all contributed to the valuable knowledge I have gained since taking this course. Nothing that was presented or required was seen as invaluable towards my progression of career development. This career development course has allowed me to do some self-exploration, career research, and help me understand what influencing factors were related to the job market. Ultimately, this class helped me gauge and find a suitable career path, which will forever shape my future.
The year 1984 has long passed, but the novel still illustrates a possibility for the future of society. It still remains a powerful influence in all sorts of literature, music, and social theory. George Orwell envisioned a nightmarish utopia that could have very easily become a possibility in 1949 ? the year the novel was written. He managed to create such a realistic view of humanity?s future, that this story has been deemed timeless. There will always be the threat of totalitarianism, and at some moments civilization is only a step away from it. Orwell hated the thought of it, and 1984 shows that. From his work, readers who live in prevailing democratic society have a chance to consider about these very different political systems, democracy and totalitarianism.
Deforestation is fast becoming one of the world’s worst environmental/geographical occurring disasters known to mankind, and is due to humankind’s greed, ignorance and carelessness when considering the future of our environment.
“The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. Scaling to 46 years, human have been here 4 hours, the industrial revolution began 1 minute ago, and in that time, we’ve destroyed more than half the world’s forests.” - Unknown. One major environmental problem in our world is deforestation - what is that, you ask? According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, deforestation is the action or process of clearing of forests. Some consequences of this include a large contribution to global warming and climate change (about 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year), loss of biodiversity especially in tropical rainforests, and the extinction of many known or yet to be discovered species. But, through some Debt-for-Nature Swaps, leaving forests
Mary Brown is truly a hidden hero. Deceptively ordinary; there is nothing in her appearance that would set her apart from the crowd or make you take much notice; until she smiles. It’s a full, radiant smile; the kind that draws you into the warmth and kindness of a heart brimming with extraordinary love and goodwill.
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They say Mona Lisa is a great painter, and they also say William Shakespeare is a good play writer, but who tops them all is A.E Housman a man who took his work serious and his career even more seriously. A.E Housman was a human figure whose life and career were often moving as well as extraordinary. In Housman’s poem it captured the attention of readers everywhere this happen decades ago and people still read his books like he is still with us this goes to show that things never gets old. Housman was born in England in his poems it shows regrets and many more as you read this essay you will see. Housman was never a flashy artist but his reputation remains steady and is one of the most creative artists of his time.
People have been deforesting the Earth for thousands of years, primarily to clear land for crops or livestock. Although tropical forests are largely confined to developing countries, they aren’t just meeting local or national needs; economic globalization means that the needs and wants of the global population are bearing down on them as well. Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion, wood extraction (e.g., logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal), and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. Rarely is there a single direct cause for deforestation. Most often, multiple processes work simultaneously or sequentially to cause deforestation.