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Papers On U.S. History (18th Century)
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Individual Rights/England & Early US
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A 5 page research paper that examines how the concept of individual rights evolved in England and in the early history of the US. The writer traces how the concept of rights set forth in the Declaration of Independence goes back to British traditions and European philosophers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khindrts.rtf
INHERITING THE REVOLUTION: JOYCE APPLEBY
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This 4 page paper gives an overview to Appleby's book, examines the main thesis and gives examples of potentially biased writing. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBapple.rtf
Jay Cooke (1821-1905)
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A 12 page paper. Jay Cooke is generally credited as being the "first major investment banker, creator of the first "wire house," and the Financier of the Civil War (Trumbore 2000). Had it not been for Cooke, the Union would have had a far more difficult time financing the war. This essay talks about Jay Cooke, the man, and Jay Cooke, the financier. His training was early and at age 18, he began work with a major trading company. This paper reports and discusses Cooke's entrance into banking and finance, his innovative marketing campaign that resulted in selling war bonds to the public instead of only to wealthy bankers, his door-to-door and other campaigns, his venture in the railroad and finally, the collapse of his company. It was the failure of Cooke's company that set off the panic of 1873. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGjcook.rtf
John Adams, Second President Of The United States
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This 10 page paper consists of two parts. The first is the nomination of John Adams for the Leader of the Century Award. This section discusses some of Adams' remarkable history and the leadership qualities for which he is being nominated. The last part of this section ranks ten attributes of leadership as they pertain to Adams with examples demonstrating each characteristic. The second section of this paper is an essay about Adams that includes further examples of his leadership, some of his attributes that were no included in the nomination document and why, and what the writer might have done differently with the XYZ event. Both sections identify Adams' leadership styles and how these were demonstrated. Adams has been called the unsung hero and the forgotten hero in the founding of this nation. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PGjadams.rtf
John Jacob Astor & Western Expansion
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of the life and business developments of John Jacob Astor and the impact that his fur trade operations had on western expansion in the post-Revolutionary American colonies. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Jonjac.wps
John Ledyard (1751-1789)
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(5 pp) John Ledyard (1751-1789) was one of the
first great American explorers. He accompanied
Cook's third expedition as a sailor, and so visited
the Pacific, the Northwest Coast, Alaska, and
Hawaii, where he was one of the oarsmen in the
boat that took Cook ashore for the parley at which
he was murdered. After the American Revolution, at
the behest of Thomas Jefferson (then U.S. minister
in Paris), Ledyard attempted to cross over to
America by traversing Russia, only to be arrested
and expelled from the country.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBledyrd.doc
John Woolman
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This 5 page paper looks at the life and influence that effected the eighteen century Quaker John Woolman and his beliefs. The paper identifies key point in his life and discussed the effect these may have had ion his life. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEwolman.wps
John Woolman’s “Journal” and Benjamin Franklin’s “Autobiography” and “The Way to Wealth”
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This 5 page report discusses the writings of two great Americans from the 18th century -- the relatively unknown John Woolman and the very well-known Ben Franklin. Each offered important insight regarding morality, business, and morality in business. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWwoolmn.rtf
Legitimate Violence Equals Justice: Evidence from Frankenstein, Thomas Jefferson and Hitler
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A 6 page contention that legitimate violence can equate to justice. The author of this paper uses examples from history as well as from fiction to illustrate this contention. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPvioJst.rtf
Lessons in Self-Improvement from the Writings of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass
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This is a 7 page paper discussing the lives and the self-improvement writings of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass. In Franklin’s “Autobiography” he helped formulate a plan that others could follow as a guide for self-improvement and improvement in society. Douglass’ “Narrative” documented his life as a slave and the freedom it attained in order to inspire further compassion and movement toward the end of slavery.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJBenja1.rtf
Liberty from 1776 to 2000
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This 11 page paper looks at the way in which Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine viewed the concept of liberty. Liberty as it exists today is looked at and the legacy of the two great men are incorporated in the overall analysis. The Declaration of Independence is quoted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA048lib.wps
