Was Mason Weems book, “A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington” believable? Not at all. Mason Weems made the perfect role model for the people. Maybe a little too perfect. The book was greatly exaggerated. For example, everyone knows the story about how Washington chopped down a cherry tree and told the truth to his father, “I can’t tell a lie, Pa; you know I can’t tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.” This was an invented scene, it was made for dramatic effect. Another exaggerated portion of the book was how the way Mason Weems described Washington. According to this account, his subject was, “Washington, the hero, and the Demigod.” to kick it up a notch Weems describes Washington as, “the
...didn’t over step his authority or attempt to subvert the army for his own purposes. Instead, George Washington sets the example of the military commander who was subservient to civilian political leadership. He also showed patience and coolness in the face of adversity. On many occasions in the book, the author cites Washington’s expressions of doubt and fears of failure, yet Washington never showed fear or doubt in action in front of his troops.
Unfortunately, by choosing to focus on only a few events, Ellis's book fails in that it lacks somewhat of a scope. The book also focuses on some of the founding brothers in much greater detail than others. While I come away with a wealth of knowledge about both Adams and Jefferson, I have less knowledge of Ben Franklin and Aaron Burr, as Ellis's focus is significantly less on them.
...ct most of his military blunders came in the year 1776. But he always learned from his mistakes. McCullough also examines the mistakes the British made, that may have cost them the victory in the war. 1776 is truly eye opening. It takes a more human look at men like Washington and his generals, and is full of letters and stories written by actual soldiers from both the British and American armies. One of the things that I enjoyed about this book was the way McCullough manages to also show the way the British felt towards the Americans and their opinions and thoughts about the rebels. The book ended on a high note, with Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night. It was the turning point of the war for the future president and his army, and it provided the first great victory for the young American county. The rest, as they say, is history.
Each section describes the lives of the Founding Fathers, the events that took place after the American Revolution, and how they affected our American history. The preface is called “The Generation”; it is an introduction from the author. It is ultimately about his intentions and him explaining how to interpret and understand the events that happened. Each event needs to be understood exactly how he articulates it, along with the acknowledgement of how it affected our history and is interpreted today. He also reveals to the readers who the eight most important people are of the early American republic, they are: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Adams, and Aaron Burr. Ellis states that all of these characters knew each other on a personal level, and that they knew what they were doing for this country would be scrutinized and very critical. They were the generation in which precedents would be set and future generations would later rely on. Within each chapter Ellis shows the fragility of this country when we first gained our true
Abstract: Longfellow's portrayal of the American Adam is set apart in that he does not praise this character as a role model for others. The concept of the American Adam is seen in a different light through the depiction of Basil in the narrative poem Evangeline.
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Everyone has a role model in life, someone to look up to, and someone that inspires people. Temple Grandin is an amazing example of a role model that everyone should have. Temple grandin is inspiring and a role model because she started off as a little girl with autism that people thought she was insane but proved everyone wrong by earning her Ph.D, becoming a scientist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University, and made a revolutionary change in the livestock industry. Temple throughout her life showed courage, strength, determination, kindness and figures out to turn her weakness into her strength. Temple Grandin is an ideal person to follow and a good role model because she never gave up and fought for what she believed in.
A satirical point that the author talked about briefly was Weaver's choice to not read the short, original novel, but the even shorter novel summary. The satire is effective because of how the authors describes the book. By including small lines such as "the most skillful example of American naturalism under 110 pages" and "Weaver's choice to read the Cliffs Notes instead of the pocket-sized novel", the brevity and literary relevance of this book is emphasized greatly. To include how short this novel is makes Weaver look positiv...
General George Washington was a natural born leader who lacked military background. Washington was an exceptionally great navigator for a man who hardly had any education. Like anyone else, General George Washington had both his strengths and weaknesses and McCullough does an excellent job simulating
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Chernow shows how Washington applied the things he learned as young man, eager to advance in the British army. His irritation with the innate bias against colonial soldiers, and his grievances against British discrimination in regard to his pay and commission, later helped fuel his fire against them. He learned from his service in the French and Indian War how the British fought and what their weaknesses were. More importantly, he built his reputation as the premier military figure in the
“You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he’s just a person.” -Benjamin Walker
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“I know.” Nevertheless, Roger Nelson persisted: “I’m not saying it cannot be done, but only that you still need more challenging pieces of discoveries to enable the brain repair from trauma to be sustainable.” Roger had pivoted back to the research.