Hale decided to fight for the Continental Army. One of his first times in action was at the Siege of Boston. Then‚ Hale’s legacy came in and here is the story. George Washington needed some spies as the British were in Connecticut. Nathan Hale volunteered to become a spy for the army. He was given the role to be a teacher looking for work. As he ventured with the British to
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Walt Disney stated‚ “All our dreams can come true‚ if we have the courage to pursue them.” This optimistic idea is how Walt Disney‚ a small town boy with a dream turned into one of the most successful entertainers and entrepreneurs of all time. It all started with one dream. Eventually‚ this dream built a company that has now produced about 2‚500 movies internationally‚ including the first full length animated movie- Walt Disney’s own adaptation of Snow White‚ released in 1937. Walt Disney holds
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Pat Summitt’s Legacy Have you ever met the best coach in NCAA basketball? Do you even know who she is? “I’m someone who will push you beyond all reasonable limits. Someone who will ask you not to just fulfill your potential but to exceed it. Someone who will expect more from you than you may believe you are capable of.” Pat Summitt was the best of the best. Many girls played for her and many girls came out a new person. She was not only a coach to them but a mom‚ best friend‚ and mentor (Reader)
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The Panama Canal: Its History & Its Legacy Throughout world history‚ numerous modes of transportation were utilized in order for people to get from one place to another. For water transportation‚ people had different options to get from one place to another. For short distances‚ they could use boats or canoes. In contrast‚ if someone had to travel a long ways to get to their destination‚ the definitive choice would be to utilize ships. Ever since ships were invented‚ explorers from all over
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stages of the independence movements were optimistic about the future of their countries. At the start there was a lot of violence‚ lack of capital investment‚ and constant power grabs by the wealthy elite. Those troubles were due to the three main legacies of colonialism which were the lack of efficient economic growth platforms‚ unorganized government structures‚ and the racial divide within the population. Before 1808 the colonial economies of Latin America were
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Ben Parsell Dr. Castaldo English 11‚ Period 2 October 1‚ 2013 Remnants of a Puritan Legacy: The American Work Ethic What is the first thing that we as Americans think about when we hear Puritanism? For many‚ religion is the main idea that comes to mind. The Puritans were a very devoutly religious group as a whole. Religion had a strong influence on all of their actions. And they often used religion to explain things they themselves couldn’t. William Bradford writes‚ “These troubles being blown
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are many ‘modern’ societies that still treat women as second-class citizens. This is clearly evident in the novel Princess‚ the story of women in Saudi Arabia‚ introduced through the life of a Saudi Arabian Princess. Jean Sasson was asked by Princess Sultana to use her life to exhibit to the Western World how primitive customs still determine women’s roles in the Saudi society. In Princess‚ Sasson argues that lack of change in Saudi Arabian society is the cause of men’s mistreatment of women through
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history. My mother’s womb carried me the spring of ’95. Her amniotic fluids caressing my flesh – the pink secret dot of break-ups bound up by my parents’ bodies closing distance. She‚ my mother‚ held me and knew me‚ but not what was to come. She couldn’t. She had no history. ... My mother’s mother also knows the weight of seasonal secrets. At 21 she had sex. Unprotected‚ out of wedlock sex. And excommunicated herself from ‘good girls’ everywhere in 1967. Her own mother sent her across state lines
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Racism in Disney Movies The arrival of the movie‚ The Princess and the Frog‚ Disney’s newest animated movie‚ had many people’s interest because it presented Disney’s first African American princess‚ Tiana. Although Disney has finally decided to bring a new‚ racially different princess into their Disney princesses’ collection‚ they have also received negative comments such as being “accused of racial insensitivity” (London Times). Critics have opposed the movie because for several reasons including
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usually a classic plot of the princess or young girl wanting more out of life and using marriage to a prince to achieve their goal. However some of the more recent Disney films strive to change this and make a difference in terms of empowering women. Some of these new films do a better job than others‚ while a few still fall back on the classic Disney fairytales where all the women can seem to do is wait around for their prince to save the day. Mulan‚ Enchanted‚ and The Princess and the Frog are all chances
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