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The Presidency and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson

and 1776, and there he would write the Declaration of Independence ("Thomas Jefferson," 2007). In 1786, he helped to author a bill...

Jefferson and Hemmings, Fiction or Fact

conception for the birth of all of those six children. There are no records that she was elsewhere during those times, or records ...

Slavery and Thomas Jefferson

a slave owner. Regardless of his commitment to democracy, such commitment did not extend to include slaves in that process. Vali...

'Just' Revolutionary War According to Thomas Jefferson

to the human condition. In fact, many of the existing laws in England today, are based upon his work. Assuming that his words ar...

Equality Concept, Conflicting Ideology, and Thomas Jefferson

of true equality. Interestingly, both slavery and our early relations with Native Americans had an integral connection to t...

Comparisons Between A Hero of Our Times by Lermontov and Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky

tries to conceal his guilt before hes forced to acknowledge it or go insane (fortunately for him, the love of a good woman "saves"...

Federalist Period Architecture

as well (Lev, 2004). This evident blending of past and present very much expressed the Federal era values of retaining the rich cu...

Eighteenth Century Writers' Spiritual and Worldly Interests

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them ...

Colonial to Romantic Period American Literature

In five pages this paper examines how American literature evolved from he colonial times of Jonathan Edwards, John Winthrop, Benja...

1776 to 2000 Concept of Liberty

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson perceived liberty and then discusses its evolution with...

Private Sector Elite and the U.S. Constitution

In six pages this paper discusses how a private sector elite was created by American Founding Fathers George Washington, Thomas Je...

W.W. Brown/Clotel

into the pen during the day. After the best of the gang were sold off, the balance was taken to the Exchange coffee-house auction ...

'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' by Dylan Thomas

derives from the fact that it seems as if it had a familiar or conventional meaning. One might be tempted to try a nonliteral int...

Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

major transportation route of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. In the years preceding the Louisiana Purchase the Spanish ...

Contradictions Found Within Accounting Standards In Australia

this was covered by a number of different standards which were used where applicable. For example, AASB 1013 dealt with the way go...

Philosophical Perspectives

In 9 pages and 2 parts this paper examines religion, myth, and philosophical contradictions and then also discusses the 4 elements...

Three Leaders, Tecumseh, Jefferson and Columbus

was 14, leaving him 2,750 acres in land and numerous slaves. Between 1760-1762, Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary...

What People in the Colonial Era Knew

Knowledge and learning were extremely important in America during colonial times. With examples such as Benjamin Franklin and Thom...

Economic and Political Freedom Views

In seven pages this paper examines political and economic freedom in a consideration of the perspectives of Benjamin Franklin, Ale...

Cultivating Gentleman by Tamara Plakins Thornton

In five pages this paper examines the Thomas Jefferson type plantation owner and the social superiority that was associated with t...

Human Nature, Culture, and Capitalism

In five pages capitalism, culture, and human nature are explored within the context of a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Ada...

Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

Dominant Historical Discourse of Community and Self

Americans and women. Self-realization is one of the main concepts behind Douglass narrative; possessing the ability to read the w...

Combined Influence of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

In six pages the combined albeit very different visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had for America and their contr...

'Pursuit of Happiness' According to Thomas Jefferson

In six pages this paper discusses how the 'pursuit of happiness' was used and interpreted by Thomas Jefferson. Three sources are ...

Comparative Analysis of Notable Americans of the Past

contributions that people are better able to understand politics and better able to base future decision. Fortunately, there is a...

Comparative Analyis of Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain's Hank Morgan in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

matches, books and pens and become known as a man more powerful than the great Merlin (A Connecticut Yankee, 2002; Twain, 1979). T...

Martin Luther King and Thomas Jefferson on Freedom

the slaves. Slavery was legal, but it was not right and it was not conducive to freedom. For King, freedom was about equality and ...

The Federalists vs. Anti-federalists

James Madison served their nation at a time when the United States was a new country and was trying to establish its identity. Bot...

Analyzing the First, Third, and Seventh Presidents of the United States

role of Americas first President, seeking to separate his persona as the general "who was first in war" from the President "who wa...