The main idea of American History will be debated as long as people can remember the United States. For this web log, and the cover letter to the resume of your portfolio, you will write about the metaphoric character of American History.
1. Do any of these authors appear to disagree with each other? Explain.
2. Which statement about US history comes closest to your own beliefs? Explain by using three significant events from American History to support your belief.
3. In your own words, what’s a central theme in American History?
The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.
– Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist
America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.
– Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH (April 14, 1889 – October 22, 1975) was a British historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, was a synthesis of world history, a metahistory based on universal rhythms of rise, flowering and decline, which examined history from a global perspective.
The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows... If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.
– Frederick Douglass (February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer.
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
– Will Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was a Cherokee-American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor.
It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it.
– Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
– John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American politician and the second President of the United States (1797–1801), after being the first Vice President (1789–1797) for two terms
I am more and more convinced that Man is a dangerous creature, and that power whether vested in many or a few is ever grasping, and like the grave cries give, give. The great fish swallow up the small, and he who is most strenuous for the Rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of Government. You tell me of degrees of perfection to which Humane Nature is capable of arriving, and I believe it, but at the same time lament that our admiration should arise from the scarcity of the instances.
– Abigail Adams (née Smith) (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
– George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952), was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
– Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States.
We meet no Stranger, but Ourself
– Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830– May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life
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1. George Satyna and Thomas Jeffreson disagree with each other because Geaorge believes that we must remember the past, While Thomas believes the future is the only thing that matters.
ReplyDelete2. I most agree with Amid because for example with the war in irag, it wasnt even our conflict, bush still sent troops in which caused
about a 4 year war.
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ReplyDelete1. I believe that Walt Whitman and Frederick Douglas disagree with each other. Walt Whitman's quote means that the genius of America is actually the genius of America not inventors, ambassadors , president etc. but the every day people. While Frederick Douglas statement means that without agitators there would be not freedom or change and democracy with out agitators. An agitator is a person that has difficult ideas. They disagree because Whitman says that America's genius is everyday people while Frederick says that there will be no America with out people with great ides and challenges like inventor and presidents.
ReplyDelete2. “America is a large friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail,it knocks over a chair" by Arnold Joseph Toynbee comes closest to my beliefs. I think this statement is important because it uses a dog as a symbol for America. It means when America messes up one little bit or other countries mess with America it usually ends up in a war. Like when a dog wails his tail he messes up things , exactly how we say or do things to other and hurt someone or attack a country and hurt many. For example in the Revolutionary war Britain was messing with America with taxes and America wanted war. Another example is the civil war when America messed with each other over slavery and that also resulted in a war. The last example is 9/11 when Al-Qada terrorist crashed into the twin towers and cause the war that is going on now.
3.I think the central theme in American history is that America started out weak but over time it grew strong. America started out poor and having to pay the English taxes but now have amazing inventors that invent amazing technology. We got our power by fights, wars and struggle and that is how we have the country we have today. We have a strong,exciting and free country.
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ReplyDelete1. Do any of these authors appear to disagree with each other? Explain.
ReplyDeleteI believe that George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson disagree with each other. Santayana thinks we must remember the past, as it is very important, yet Jefferson believes that we must think about the future, and that the past is not nearly as important. Santayana also thinks that if we don’t remember it, we will be forced to repeat it as we would not learn our lessons.
2. Which statement about US history comes closest to your own beliefs? Explain by using three significant events from American History to support your belief.
“America is a large friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair" by Arnold Joseph Toynbee comes closest to my beliefs. I believe that America is always trying to help other countries too much, and acts too nice. Because of this, America always gets into trouble, such as wars. That is like how a dog knocks things over with its tail. For example, we have been involved in wars that we did not have to like the Korean War and the Vietnam War as two examples.
3. In your own words, what’s a central theme in American History?
I believe a central theme in American History is that we have been foolish, and have been in many unnecessary wars. For example, there was no reason for us to be in World War 1. Just because we were friendly with Britain, we went to Europe to help the allies against Germany. Another example is the Vietnam War. We wanted to help fight the communists, even though we did not have to.
1) George Santayana thinks the past is very important, unlike Thomas Jefferson who thinks the future is more important. George Santayana thinks that if you can’t remember the past, you will repeat the same mistakes. Thomas Jefferson thinks that we should think about our future and not as much about the past. We should think of new ideas and not ideas that already happened.
ReplyDelete2)”Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is the quote that comes closest to my beliefs. This means those who do the wrong thing will repeat it. For example in the Revolutionary War the British lost the Battle of New Orleans in 1814, so they had to go through another battle. Also, the issue of slavery was not resolved at the Constitutional Convention, so Congress had to keep making compromises on slavery. Finally, the Civil War ended slavery, however not well enough because the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s really ended slavery.
3) A central theme in American History is that wars occur because of bad relationships between other states and countries. For example, the Revolutionary War started because England and the colonies did not get along. England wanted tax the Americans, so the Americans and the British had war.
1) I believe that Abigail Adams and Arnold Joseph Toynbee disagree with each other because Arnold Joseph Toynbee believes that America is a friendly dog but how can it be a friendly dog if Abigail Adams believes that man is a dangerous creature. So how can America be a friendly dog if man made most of it?
ReplyDelete2) I agree with Samuel Langhorne Clemens because if the British didn’t come to America then there wouldn’t be so many wars like the American Revolution, the wars with the Indians and maybe even all of the wars after without Britain in it like the civil war. Also there wouldn’t have been an over population if all people from around the world.
3) I think that a central theme of America is what happens most commonly or what happens that is most important to America.
1) George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson disagree with each other. George Santayana thinks that you should learn about the past so you don't repeat it in the future. Thomas Jefferson thinks that we should think more about the future not the past.
ReplyDelete2)”Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” by George Santayana is the statement about US history that comes closest to my beliefs. It means that if you don’t know about the past, you don't know if you are going to repeat it. Like for example, if you don't know about slavery you might repeat it. You could also repeat horrible stuff that happened in the past and you won't know it.
3) I think a central theme in American history is the bad things that happened in the past or the main things that happened. Like slavery and wars. People died in the wars and people get treated badly when they are slaves. Some slaves get abused. People shouldn’t be owned by other people.
Two authors who disagree with each other other are Arnold Joseph Toynbee and John Adams. Toynbee’s quote seems so silly; comparing America to a big, friendly dog, that we don’t realize at first how pessimistic and sad it is. Toynbee is implying that every time America tries to do something good it fails. What help is a country that, despite it’s good intentions, only makes the world worse? Adams is saying the opposite, that America is wonderful, and good, and improves the world. These two authors appear to disagree with each other.
ReplyDeleteThe statement about history that comes closest to my own beliefs is by Will Rogers “You can’t say civilization don’t advance… in every war they kill you in a new way.” I like the humor in it of course, but I also really agree with it. Civilization does advance but often not in positive ways. Since America first won it’s independence from Britain it has known it’s share of wars, and since the revolutionary war our weapons have changed quite a bit. We used rifles, then cannons, then machine guns, now we use nuclear bombs. Throughout U.S. history this is where our energies have expressed themselves, not through a national health care plan or better education, but weapons. In, this way civilization advances.
A central theme in American history is the need to do well for yourself, or become the most successful you possibly can. That’s the American dream after all, to rise up out of wherever you came from and do better, make more money, have the shiniest car and the cleanest cut lawn in the upper-class neighborhood you live in. It’s been like that since the Europeans settled. They were sick, hungry, and living in the worst of conditions, but as soon as towns came about and they built houses, someone had the biggest house, or the most horses, and this was what everyone aimed to have. It happened on a national level too, because America wanted to be the smartest, most powerful, richest nation in the world. Throughout history, this has been a central theme in America.
1) Yes, two of these authors, John Adams and Abigail Adams, disagree with each other. John Adams states that he always found the settlement of America wonderful for it gives freedom to mankind all over the earth. On the other hand, Abigail Adams talks about her belief of the corruption of man resulting from man’s hunger for power. Abigail’s excerpt also gives a well thought out description of America as a place where selfishness and greediness exists while in contrast, her husband’s excerpt describes America as a place where liberty for the many are found.
ReplyDelete2) The statement about U.S. history that comes closest to my own beliefs is Frederick Douglass’s. Douglass states that “…If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” I agree with this statement because there were three events in American History that relates to his statement. One such event was the American Revolution. The U.S. went through many battles with Great Britain and at last, America gained its freedom. Additionally, the Civil War and the struggle to add the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution led to many conflicts with the states within the U.S. However, all obstacles were overcome for America’s goal of abolishing slavery was accomplished. As one can see, to reach success one has to come across many various hardships that are essential to be overcome. The Americans are a good example of this for they experienced the worst of the worst but eventually through commitment and hard work, completed their purposes of abolishing slavery.
3) The central theme in American History is the struggle for equality. There were many right movements that were brought about for the purpose of bringing equality for various groups such as women, blacks, and slaves. Throughout American history, the fight for equality was evident. It can be proved by the American Civil War, women rights movement, and abolition of slavery. These attempts to gain equality have made the struggle for equality a central theme in American History.
1. I think Thomas Jefferson and George Santayana disagree with each other. Jefferson believes that the past has already happened which is why we should focus on the future. On the other hand, George Santayana believes we should learn the past.
ReplyDelete2. The statement that comes closest to my beliefs is: " The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows... If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters."
– Frederick Douglass. This quote means all the people who believe in happiness without suffering. You can't get what you want unless you suffer, or try hard enough."... men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters..." You cannot have happiness without suffering, or joy without pain. You have to work for what you want.
3. A central theme for America? That would be the American dream. To get a good education become rich and successful. The reason immigrants came here long ago was to get a good education, start a new life, and become rich and successful.
1. Do any of these authors appear to disagree with each other? Explain.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Santayana and Thomas Jefferson appear to disagree with each other. George Santayana wrote “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” and Thomas Jefferson wrote “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” These quotes have completely different ideas and thoughts about the past and future. George Santayana believes, according to his quote, that the past is very important and that you should learn from for mistakes to change the outcome for a similar event in the future while Thomas Jefferson believes the opposite. Thomas Jefferson believes, according to his quote, that the past was the past and you should just dream for better in the future.
2. Which statement about US history comes closest to your own beliefs? Explain by using three significant events from American History to support your belief.
The statement that comes closest to my beliefs was “America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.” by Arnold Joseph Toynbee. I think Arnold Joseph Toynbee’s statement means that although American’s intentions were good, it still kept breaking things. In US History, America really proved that this is true. America got itself into many wars that we weren’t even involved in because of this. For example, we were not supposed to be in World War I but we got involved anyway to try to help our allies in the war. As a result, we were caught in world war and many Americans died. Another example to prove that America is like a dog in a small room is the Civil War. The Civil War was a terrible war that put brother against brother due to slavery. The northern states wanted to abolish slavery while the southern states wanted slavery to stay around. The northern states act like America because they just wanted to make it better for African Americans and slaves but in doing this, they split our country in two. The last example to prove that America is like a large dog in a very small room in US history is the Korean War. During the Korean War, the Communists were trying to take over southern Korea and America got into the war to help the south since we were allies. Proven by these reasons, I believe America is a large dog in a very small room that keeps knocking over a chair every time it wags its tail.
3. In your own words, what’s a central theme in American History?
I think the central theme in American History is that America always wanted to make things better no matter what the odds or the cost. America always wanted to help everyone, including other countries around the world, in history. America got caught up in over 5 wars that had nothing to do with it but America wanted to help its allies in anyway in any way they could. America wanted the best for everyone because I believe that America believed that they could make it, whatever it was, better.
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ReplyDelete1. Two authors that appear to disagree with each other are George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson disagrees with each other. George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” He is saying that people who don’t care about the past or forget about the past will go through the same thing again and you will have to remember it. In other words, George is saying the past is very important. Unlike Santayana, Thomas Jefferson said, “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Mr. Jefferson is saying that you should forget about the past and move on. He is saying the future is much brighter than the past, which was filled with wars and other horrible events. As you can see, the two men are saying very opposite statements.
ReplyDelete2. The statement about U.S history that comes closest to my own beliefs is, “The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows... If there is no struggle, there is no progress….” This statement is by Frederick Douglass. I agree with him because if you carefully study American history, you can see that after a war would end, another one would start 50 years or less. You could say that one generation had to go through two wars if they lived to be 50 years or older. For example, the American Revolution ended in 1783, but in 1812, there was another war with England which was called “The War of 1812.” But wars aren’t the only struggle in U.S history. There was depression which caused many Americans suffer and to lose jobs, homes, or even food. The economy went down. I am talking about the 1930’s to early 1940’s depression, but today we still have struggles such as losing homes, jobs, not having enough food because of a somewhat similar depression.
3. In my own words, a central theme in American History would be that America wants to be the main character of almost every global issue. It wants to show the world that we can be good at everything and that we are the best. This is the reason why many people hate this proud country, but they are wrong. In my opinion, America is a brave and powerful nation and being in every situation helped this country become what it is today, a nation that is brave and tough. Even though the United States has gone through a rough history of arguing, fighting, and very little good events, the “U.S. OF A.” didn’t give up. American history is hopeful.
George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson seem to disagree with each other. Santayana said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This means that we shouldn't forget the past and everything that we've been through because if you do you will go through the same thing again. He's saying that you should also learn from your mistakes. Jefferson's quote was "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." This means that he prefers to create bigger and better dreams for the future. He would rather forget about what happened in the past and see what we're going to do for the future.
ReplyDeleteThe statement about U.S history that comes closest to my beliefs is "We meet no stranger, but ourself"-Emily Dickinson. What Emily is trying to say in her quote is that America has been a stranger to itself. One example is the Declaration Of Independence. It says that every man has right for himself meanwhile a few men owned many slaves. I find this contradicting because when they said that, didn't they think of their slaves back at home that's been thinking this every sickening minute? I agree with Emily Dickinson greatly with this quote.
In my own words, the central theme for America is that America evolved into something to great and successful. When America started off, it was weak and had very little power over things. Over time, we came across famous inventors who invented useful things such as the electricity, airplanes, etc.. With all the wars America has had in the past, America never gave up and has turned out to what is today a free, brave country The United States Of America.
1. I believe that George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson agree with each other. George Santayana believes that the past is not important because it will only help us repeat our mistakes. Thomas Jefferson thinks that looking towards the future is better than looking back at the past. Both quotes both mean the same thing that the past is not worth looking back on.
ReplyDelete2. I most agree with Will Rogers, “You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.” I agree with this because the technology and time put into every war has been wasted on the weapons used to kill the enemy other than the killers themselves. Every time a country or civilization develops, there has to be new weapons that are invented. Three significant invents that express this quote are the Revolutionary War, The Civil War, and World War 2.
3. A central theme of America would be that greed, unreasonable and hypocritical judgments have been overshadowing America for years. The Americans wanted freedom from Britain because they were tired of being ruled. Yet they had slaves that had no freedom what so ever. The Indians wanted to be free and live by their own laws, just like the Americans wanted. The Americans took away their land and sent them farther into the west. They then took their land again because they wanted more money. All in all, America has been a nation full of poor judgment.
1. I believe Thomas Jefferson and George Santayana disagree with each other. The meaning of Jefferson's statement is that forget the bloody, gloomy past and look for the bright future for America, I believe people should dream of a better future but not forget the past at all. George Santayana's statement is that he thinks we have to remember the past even though if it is upsetting, he believes is if you don't remember the past you will fail what you have not succeeded in the past. The past will teach us our mistakes and history do repeat itself so we can react to it.
ReplyDelete2. The statement that comes closest to my beliefs and ideas is the statement made by George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." I agree with him because the past teaches you the future and what you'll expect from it. It teaches you lessons and to react to it. Our history is important although it wasn't always a happy. Everyone learns from the past even kids and the country, we always refer to to the past. In wars, like The War of 1812, we can predict our enemies, the British, plans/moves. When there is an attack against America we know what to do.
3. I believe the central theme of America is we fight to the top and help our allies. We have fought the strongest countries including Britain, Germany and more. We have helped many, many countries in their needs. In just 200 years our country has the strongest army and strongest government in the world. America has come a long hard times and never gave up, it stayed strong all through. Everyone wants to visit USA, we have the best education, chances for people to improve their lives.
1)I believe that George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson disagree with each other. George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santanayana for one thinks if people dont care about the past its bound to happen again and we should learn from our mistakes. While Thomas Jefferson said "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." What he means is that we should forget about the past and move on becasue the future is brighter than the past and better things will happen in the future
ReplyDelete2) The statement that comes closest to my beliefs and ideas is the statement made by George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." I agree with him because he says that we shouldn't forget the past and everything that we've been through because if you do you will go through the same thing again and never forget our past. This is exactly what i think.
3) In my own words, a central theme in American History would be that America we all should become nice and successful no matter what it takes. I think this because if u get a good education your bound to become successful and buy things for you and your family when you grow up.
1.I believe that George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson disagree with each other.Thomas Jefferson said that, "I like the dreams of the future better then the history of the past."He is saying that we should dream about the future and try to make it more bright for us and not worry about the pasts history.But George Santayana thinks that we should remember the past or else we will make the same mistakes over and over again in the future. He stated that "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
ReplyDelete2.The statement about U.S. history that comes closest to my belief is, "The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows... If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.",by Frederick Douglass. This comes closest to my belief because if we didn't struggle to become a free country where would we be now?We struggled in the Revolutionary War to become a free country, and without that struggle we would not have been a free country at all.We might even today have been a colony to the British.Another reason why, is that if we didn't struggle to free the slaves we would still be a slave country.If we didn't fight in the Civil War people would not have been treated equally.Finally why this statement comes closest to my belief is that, there was the depression.Many people struggled back then to live their lives.Many people lost jobs,homes and some couldn't even eat.But the people back then struggled to overcome that obstacle in their path to make a brighter future.
3.In my own words a central theme in American History is that we made some bad choices, some great ones but whatever we did we had to struggle to achieve it. We didn't lose hope, no matter how hard it was to achieve that goal and we made it.
1) I believe that the both author's, George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson disagree with each other. George Santayana said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Meaning that he we should know what happened in the past and focus on it and try to fix our mistakes. On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson disagree's and has a different opinion. He says "I like the dreams of the future better then the history of the past." meaning that focus on the future and the past. The past is behind us says Jefferson. These two men totally disagree with each other.
ReplyDelete2)I agree with George Santayana , because I think without learning from our past we can not achieve our future."Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
3) In my own opinion I think that central theme in American History is that without learning with our down falls and our achievements we will have no future
1. Do any of these authors appear to disagree with each other? Explain.
ReplyDeleteYes it seems Samuel Langhorne Clemens and Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH disagree with each other because America is clumsy and all that in all its desitions but finding America was good, but yet again if you think about it i guess it was bad. Still we live in America and everything is going great... well almost everything
2. Which statement about US history comes closest to your own beliefs? Explain by using three significant events from American History to support your belief.
Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH is the guy who i agree since he says America is a big clumsy dog and i completly agree with him since what happened to iraq, the british,the pointless wars and much more.
3. In your own words, what’s a central theme in American History
Well i do not really know, but i do know American history was very harsh from its wars and the slavery this affected the American dream alot but lots of good things happened to, discovery of gold, cowboys, and so much more!
1. George Satyna and Thomas Jefferson disagree with each other because George believes we should focus on the past, while Thomas believes we should forget the past, and think about the future.
ReplyDelete2. The quote that comes closest to my beliefs is: “You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.” – Will Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935). If you put your mind to it, it’s true. In the revolutionary war we had muskets. In the civil war, we had cannons. And finally, in World War 2, we had tanks.
3. I’m not sure what a central theme is, but I believe America has never looked before she leapt. America was very hard – headed, and was always a war hawk. She rebelled against Britain, and she got herself mixed up in the Vietnam War and World War 1. We have also been very foolish kicking Native Americans out of their home, and becoming rivals with Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. We have committed to little good things to make up the bad, foolish, and hard - headed things we have done.
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ReplyDelete1)Two authors that appear to disagree with each other are George Santayana and Thomas Jefferson. George Santayana believes, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson states, "I like the dreams of the future better then the history of the past." These qoutes are totally oposite. George Santayana thinks that we should learn from our mistakes. But Thomas Jefferson believes that we should forget our past and and move on. We should concentrate on what is ahead of us rather than what we have left behind.
ReplyDelete2)The statement about U.S. history that comes closest to my beliefs is, "The whole history of the progress of the human liberty shows... If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many water," by Fredeick Douglass. This statement means that if the U.S. hadn't struggled, it wouldn't have been at the position it is now. I agree with Frederick Douglass and there are three events to prove why this statement about the U.S. history comes closest to my beliefs. One event would be the Women Suffrage. If Susan B. Anthony and women like her hadn't struggled for their equal rights, we still wouldn't have women with rights. Another example is the Revolutionary War. If our past generations hadn't fought and protested against the British, we might still have been paying taxes to them or we might not have had a Federal government. Finally, the third event is of course the Civil War. African Americans have been through a lot of torture and pain, but they also gained civil rights by struggling and facing many conflicts against the U.S.
3)I think the central theme in American History is that America has worked hard till the end. I believe that America has been through a lot. At first, it was just a discovery by Christopher Columbus. Soon many people began to settle here. America has also gone through many wars and hardships to reach the top.