John Smith tax issue: 1a). How is the $300‚000 treated for purposes of federal income tax? The $300‚000 that John Smith received would be treated as income. According to the IRS‚ income is classified as “earned income includes all the taxable income and wages you get from working‚” such as: • wages‚ salaries‚ tips‚ and other taxable employee pay; • union strike benefits; • long-term disability benefits received prior to minimum retirement age; • net earnings from self-employment‚ such as own
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2 When I was reading my American literature book about John Smith it made my eyes open very wide on for the fact reading what I read in high match but some was left out. I think from the reading on John Smith a reliable narrator. The reason I think this is because he is clearing up myths about America. I think the way The Native Americans were treated was horrible when I was reading about John Smith. One thing I liked about John Smith is he liked to be at every moment of action or opportunity
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Cathedral In the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver‚ Robert a blind man who is grieving the death of his wife comes to visit with an old friend and her husband‚ Bub. Bub‚ the main character in the story can see‚ however he sees nothing below the surface. The irony of the story is that Robert‚ despite being blind‚ can see much deeper than Bub. Robert helps Bub to see himself and his life through new eyes. As the three characters enjoy an evening together‚ they gain insight that dramatically
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John Smith and Benjamin Franklin were both remarkable men known for their writings and works. There are many similarities between these two men‚ such as they were both authors. There are also many differences. John Smith “served as a foot soldier for the English in the Scottish Lowlands” (pg.16) and he was also an adventurer. Benjamin Franklin was a “-scientist‚inventor‚ educator‚ statesmen...and foremost a printer.” (pg.94). Here are some of the comparisons between Franklin and Smith. As I had
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difficult for those who were immigrants who happened to be John Smith and William Bradford in this situation. They both said to have faced a hardship voyage through the Atlantic Ocean‚ but for them it was all worth it since they would be arriving in a land that has no leadership and they were ready to take upon that position. They believed that life would be easy for them in the new world‚ but eventually they faced a storm of reality. Smith and Bradford came to the New World with different ideas in
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Captain John Smith and William Bradford both had been looking for some new land and a new scratch (a new beginning). There are a few similarities in each of the stories. There are also a lot of different things between the two. Some similar things they do have is that they meet with the Native Americans. Captain John Smith lives in Jamestown and in plymouth Plantation there is a group which are sailors and they are all lead by william Bradford. Both of these story are very similar but if you noticed
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Notably‚ in colonizing the New World‚ Captain John Smith and William Bradford were both significant figures. They both established colonies and through their writings‚ they hoped to attract more settlers that were relatable to them. Smith was the first man to endorse a permanent settlement of America. Bradford was a Puritan who was brave and firm on setting up a colony where people could practice their preferred religion freely. Both of these men shared similarities and differences with
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Bradford and Smith Compare and Contrast Essay William Bradford and John Smith are very similar people with two very different perspectives. Bradford‚ originally from England‚ led his colonists to America where they landed in Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. He became the governor of the colony for 30 years. Smith‚ who is also from England‚ led colonist to Virginia where they founded Jamestown. He then became the president of the Virginia. Both of their narratives were written in the seventeenth century and
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John Smith and William Bradford were both leaders of the colonies they established. Although their personalities and the way they did things differed‚ they both had the same ambition. The intentions these two fair men shared was to help their colony survive. " a country that may have the prerogative over the most pleasant places known‚ for large and pleasant navigable rivers‚ heaven and earth never agreed better to frame a place for man’s habitation " -- Captain John Smith‚ 1612. Captain John Smith
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Tarenia Carthan Dr. Jackson English 1102 [ 8 March 2011 ] Literary Summary/Analysis of “O Captain‚ My Captain” by Poet Walt Whitman “O Captain! My Captain” is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman which expresses admiration for the 16th president of the United States of America who was assassinated. Written as an elegy in memory of Abraham Lincoln‚ who led the nation through turbulent times during the Civil War‚ the poem invokes the emotions both of pride and solemnest that Whitman
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