As I start to read "The Truth About The Betsy Ross Story" we look at the American flag. Do you see what Robert Morris saw? Stitch by stitch the history of the making of the flag and the lady behind the stitching. We don’t look at the flag seeing Betsy Ross’s name on our heart. Nor do we see that she is a fourth generation Quaker. Growing up in the Griscom household with 17 siblings‚ she was well educated and took to sewing. Robert Morris traced Betsy’s history back to being one of the first
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Betsy Ross While most people admire the ones who wrote the Declaration of Independence‚ the ones who flew in space‚ and the ones who fought in wars‚ but one person outshined the rest of them. That person was Betsy Ross. Without Betsy Ross we would not have the amazing American Flag that we have today. She was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ to Samuel and Rebecca James Griscom. Betsy went to a Quaker public school. For eight hours a day‚ Betsy was
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The announcement of Betsy DeVos to serve as commencement speaker at Bethune-Cookman University aroused many emotions. Understandably‚ a university president should be able to invite the U.S. Secretary of Education to speak to their students on graduation day‚ but this is different. This is beyond political ideology or educational philosophy. The anger that is shown towards this announcement is for the blatant disregard to learn our history and support national policy that will support and enhance
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Elisabeth Griscom Ross‚ also known as Betsy Ross‚ they think of the woman who came up with the design for and then sewed the first American flag. Many Americans believe that she sewed the first American flag under the direction of President George Washington‚ but historians are now saying this is likely untrue and was made up by her grandson over one hundred years after the first flag was sewn. Since this story is likely untrue should Americans still revere Betsy Ross as a significant hero of the Revolutionary
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The article published by the New York Times‚ The Trump War on Public Schools‚ describes the potential dangers of the appointment of Betsy DeVos to the position of secretary of education. According to the author‚ DeVos is responsible for the expansion of charter schools within Michigan. Charter schools within the state cost approximately $1.1 billion dollars a year and have been accused of “wasteful spending and double dipping” by the Detroit Free Press. The committee responsible for questioning DeVos
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My goodness Ellen! UGGGH! So‚ I got Ann and Gale and went to the field behind my house. “No!” exclaimed Ann. “What are we going to do?!!?” In response‚ I wrote aunt Betsy a letter explaining that Ellen was our friend and that Betsy needed to explain to General Washington that Ellen really just wanted to help. That even though she’s a girl‚ she should be allowed to help! A few days later‚ I got a response! My dear Rose- Before you had sent your
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home but during these periods there were women who acted as trailblazers‚ creating new paths for women and opening doors. I will discuss what this experience must have been like in the following interview between Betsy Ross and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow. Short Biographies Betsy Ross sewed the first American Flag. Before sewing this flag she attended a Quaker school and was apprenticed to a local upholsterer in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. She was a very successful upholsterer and enjoyed
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2014. Online. Johnson‚ Steven Ross. “Do Ebola Precautions go far Enough?.” Modern Healthcare. Online. Lashley‚ Felissa R.‚ PhD.‚ and Jerry R. Durham‚ PhD. Emerging Infectious Diseases. New York: Springer Publishing Company. 2007. Print. McCaughey‚ Betsy. “Ebola Crisis: Yes we need to Help but is Obama Ready to Keep Americans Safe?.” Fox News. 19 Sept. 2014. Online. Park‚ Alice. “Containing Ebola is Extremely Labor Intensive.” Time 2 Aug. 2014. Online.
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younger market segment. Torrid is a fashion store offering modern‚ trendy clothing catering to plus-size women. This organization has been cited on the “Best Small Companies” and “Best Companies to Work For” lists many times over its 20-year history. Betsy McLaughlin is the CEO of Hot Topic Incorporated. McLaughlin believes that the culture at Hot Topic is based on a passion for a concept. For Hot Topic‚ that passion is music‚ and for Torrid‚ it is fashion. McLaughlin says that the passion for the products
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known as the Revolutionary War‚ was a time of battle. Battle between the colonies and the British. The sole goal of this war was to gain independence from the British rule. Betsy Ross and her sewing abilities changed America and the colonies forever. We stand to this‚ we pledge to this simple piece of fabric‚ the American Flag. Betsy Ross being an upholstering apprentice sewed together the colonies one thread at a time! This important women in our history‚ real name‚ Elizabeth Griscom‚ was born January
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