Noah Kliemann Mr. Bosch A.P. U.S. History 11 August 2013 His Excellency George Washington His Excellency George Washington‚ written by Joseph J. Ellis‚ provides us a look at one of the most influential men in American history. However‚ instead of looking at the monumental titan as most did‚ Ellis wrote about the man behind the monument; his successes‚ failures and desires that few if any have written about before. While not as formal sounding to the reader with many questions and out of the
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His Excellency: George Washington Joseph Ellis sets out to make George Washington‚ the person we think of as an icon‚ into a real person. He wants to show us what makes him tick. He wants to turn the marble into the man. So many students today see George Washington as a memorial‚ a monument‚ a face on a dollar bill‚ and the man who could not lie when he cut down the cherry tree. He wants to show us the man George Washington was in his day. Ellis’s method was to divide George Washington’s
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exellency“His Excellency” Book outline Paper In His Excellency‚ George Washington‚ Joseph J. Ellis talks about George Washington’s life. He talks about the events that took place in-between his childhood and the revolt against Great Britain. Joseph especially talks about the major military advantages and disadvantages facing British’s army (90)‚ some of his strategies on how to take down the British (102)‚ and finally how luck was always by his side. Some disadvantages that the colonist had while
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In His Excellency George Washington‚ Joseph J Ellis examines the life (most particularly that of the military and political accomplishments) and personal character of Commander in Chief and Founding Father George Washington. Ellis is a renowned historian focusing on the lives of the Founding Fathers and the early history of the United States of America. Ellis’ other works include biographies on other presidents of the time period (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson) as well as other accounts of the
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Charlton FIQWS 10/13/2015 George Washington at Valley Forge In his “His Excellency: George Washington‚” Joseph J Ellis argues that the winter at Valley Forge was one of the most crucial events during the war for independence. After the battles of Brandywine and Germantown‚ General George Washington marched his weak and defeated soldiers to Valley Forge. However‚ the freezing weather of Valley Forge during winter bedeviled the soldiers and General Washington. The soldiers also faced a shortage
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Painter On Seeing His Works" by Phyllis Wheatley‚ is one that contains angelic details and description. Upon seeing this young artist’s work‚ Wheatley was so moved that she wrote this poem. She makes this clear in line five by saying‚ "How did those prospects give my soul delight." Then Wheatley follows this line with‚ "A new creation rushing on my sight?" She expresses how inspired she is to see this piece of art. Wheatley continues to glorify the artist by complimenting his "wondrous youth" in
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Outcasts of Academia Encountering the “Other” in the Poetry of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were two of America’s early poets‚ who are known for their trailblazing work in American Women’s literature. These women not only published poetry (a rare enough thing in America during the 17th and 18th centuries) but overcame gender and racial difficulties in the process. As a woman writing in 17th century Puritan New England‚ Bradstreet was the pioneer of
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Anne Bradstreet and Phyllis Wheatley: Pioneers for Women’s Rights Anne Bradstreet (1600’s) and Phyllis Wheatley (1700’s) wrote poetry in two different centuries. Their topics‚ themes and the risks these women took in their writings are groundbreaking in that they paved the way for women’s rights today. Both women are known as the first published poets of the new world. Bradstreet’s writings were first published in 1650 and her poetry included controversial subjects such as the relationship between
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Wheatley’s Literary Advance The famous poet‚ Phillis Wheatley‚ uses many different figures of speech within her poem‚ “To His Excellency‚ General Washington.” She believed that the Americans were fighting a just cause and that she should support the patriots even if it meant giving up her freedom. She sent praise to General Washington encouraging him to go to war and her use of literary devices may have been what persuaded him to lead the fight for his nation’s freedom. Her use of personification
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Congress commissioned John Trumbull‚ in 1817 John Trumbull‚ in 1817‚ to paint a series of paintings including “General George Washington Resigning His Commission (WRHC)” (“Commission” n.d.‚ 2016‚ para 1). The painting depicts George Washington resigning his military commission before the Continental Congress in Annapolis‚ Maryland (“Annapolis” n.d.‚ para 1). However‚ Trumbull created WRHC in 1824 and placed it in 1826 (“Comission” n.d.). The year 1824 was an election year: Jackson v. Adams. Jackson
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