AP European History DBQ 2008 Form B On November 24, 1793, the National Convention replaced the Gregorian calendar with a new revolutionary calendar. In response to the new calendar, in the period 1789 to 1806, several different reactions evolved. Based on the documents provided, when looked at upon an intellectual basis, the calendar seemed perfect; where some found the new calendar to work well, others proclaimed it inconvenience; and through overthrowing Christianity in the calendar and everyday life, problems began to arise. The documents can be divided into three main groups. The first group of documents shows the intellectual thought behind the creation of the revolutionary calendar and the reasons for its adoption.
And the blue is for vigilance, perseverance, and justice. When the United States of America Flag was adopted in 1777 the colors red, white and blue did not have a meaning for the stars and stripes. Not only this but also the colors in Great Seal did have specific meanings. “ Over the years the stars and stripes have been changed 27 times mostly by the addition of stars to represent new stars”. “ The two colors red and blue were clearly derived from British sources” many English flags had red and white stripes”.
Hammurabi’s Code: Was it Just? DBQ Essay Argument: Hammurabi’s code was just Evidence : “if you look at three categories – family, property, and injury – it is clear that Hammurabi’s code was just” First Paragraph: Background Information • Hook: (something interesting to grab the reader’s attention) “spare the rod and spoil the child” • Who: “Hammurabi became ruler of Babylon in 1792 BCE.” “Hammurabi conquered nearby city…” • What : “he had a code of 282 laws carved on giant stones called steles.” • Where: “ruler of Babylon” … should also include Ancient Mesopotamia • When: circa “1792 BCE” • Thesis: What are they going to tell you in the next few paragraphs? Hammurabi’s Code was just – looking at three categories – family, property, and injury. The author is going to argue one paragraph on how family law is just. The author is going to argue a second paragraph on how property law is just.
2 8-17-12 Targeted Explication (T.E) In 1791, son of former slaves, Benjamin Banneker, wrote to one of the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson, being the secretary of George Washington and also a framer of the Declaration of Independence. Banneker wrote to Mr. Jefferson using very strongly worded details, and word choice (diction). He also uses dramatic wording to argue against slavery. “Thus your hearts be enlarged with kindness and benevolence towards them, and thus shall you need neither the direction of myself or others, in what manner to proceed herein.” This is one of the sentences Banneker uses in his letter to Jefferson.
Before penning the Declaration of Independence--the first of the American Charters of Freedom--in 1776, the Founding Fathers searched for a historical precedent for asserting their rightful liberties from King George III and the English Parliament. They found it in a gathering that took place 561 years earlier on the plains of Runnymede, not far from where Windsor Castle stands today. There, on June 15, 1215, an assembly of barons confronted a despotic and cash-strapped King John and demanded that traditional rights be recognized, written down, confirmed with the royal seal, and sent to each of the counties to be read to all freemen. The result was Magna Carta--a momentous achievement for the English barons and, nearly six centuries later,
Pearl Harbor Many people think that Franklin D. Roosevelt and his closest aids knew that there would be an attack on Pearl Harbor in December of the year 1941. Other people think that Roosevelt had no idea about the attack. A certain amount of the population seem to ask themselves, “what kind of president allows their own country and their own people to be attacked, when knowing it could have been prevented.” Robert B. Stinnett, a research fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California, and the author of the book, Day of Deceit: The Truth about FDR and Pearl Harbor quotes the chief cryptographer for the pacific fleet who said, “ It was a pretty cheap price to pay for unifying the country.” Robert B. Stinnett says that Franklin D. Roosevelt knew about the attack and had
What is the Great Seal of the United States? The Great Seal is a very important part of our U.S. nation, most believe its a symbol of the illuminati. In this essay you will read about the Great Seal, what is it, what do we use it for, and how was it made, and when. This essay will teach you that although the Great Seal is small, it's a BIG part of the United States. The Great Seals back side is believed by some that it is the illuminati.
After the sixteenth century, the name regularly used it Arthur or Arther. He was occasionally portrayed as a British soldier fighting alongside the British and invading the Saxons. Because his name is dropped at so many places in history, it is almost impossible to say whether or not he did truly exist. In all the Arthurian legends Merlin was seen as a prophet of the early tenth century. But his role evolved into that of a sort of magician, prophet and advisor.
1984 Conspiracy Theory Is it possible that totalitarianism - where all freedom is removed - could be a reality? This question posed to readers' when studying George Orwell's 1984. Sadly Manufactured Wars In American History : How it could happen? A number of wild conspiracy theories were born but the significance is in the message of the 911 myth. That it had an overwhelming effect on 9 11 Inside Job (Argument Essay) and declassify evidence gathered during and after the attacks.
The formal unification of Germany into a politically and administratively integrated nation state occurred on 18 January 1871 at the Versailles Palace's Hall of Mirrors. Princes of the many German states gathered there to proclaim Wilhelm of Prussia as Emperor Wilhelm I of the German Empire. Unification was a complicated process. Historians debate whether or not Otto von Bismarck, the Minister-President of Prussia, had a master-plan to expand the North German Confederation of 1866 to include the remaining independent German states into the German Empire — or whether he simply sought to expand the power of the Kingdom of Prussia. This article also addresses the factors beyond the strength of Bismarck's Realpolitik that led to unification.