Historical Figures Essay Examples

Ion Proctor and Hester Prone Similarities In The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible Hester Prone and John Proctor are similar In their actions to retain their idea of Justice stated by their ethics and feelings. Both Hester and Proctor alike tried to restrain the dreadful deeds from progressing any further. Hester admitted that what she […]

John Proctor: A Hero or a Fool? In Arthur Miller’s celebrated allegorical drama The Crucible. the chief characterJohn Proctor. a immature defiant yet respected husbandman. shows heroic characteristicsthrough intricate state of affairss of theocratic unfairness. Set in craze and pandemonium. the enchantress tests of Salem small town as the tests unfold Proctor finds himself in […]

“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” This speech is […]

Macbeth and John Proctor are both main character from different books but both have similarities and differences. Macbeth is from William Shakespeare’s, Macbeth, and John Proctor is from Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible. The similarities between these two main characters are the impact witchcraft makes in their lives, their tragic flaw, and the respect each character […]

Both fictional characters, John Proctor from Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” and Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” are considered to be men of conscience. A man of conscience is one who is aware of his moral and ethical judgements or pronouncements and has a strong desire to prefer right over […]

Harriet Tubman whose actual name was Araminta Ross. She was born into slavery in 1819 Or 1820, in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was a purely African ancestry. She was brought up under harsh conditions, whipping as a small child. She spent most of her early childhood with her grandmother. Her grandmother was too old to […]

Harriet Tubman, originally known as Araminta Ross, was born in Maryland to Harriet Green and Ben Ross, who were both enslaved. Tubman herself was also a slave and thus never knew her precise date of birth(3), but she was aware that she was born in 1820. Even at the tender age of five, Harriet had […]

Harriet Tubman was a well renowned public figure and a heroine who is popularly remembered for her contribution to the history of the United States. At the same time, Tubman is recognized as the most important symbol in the anti-slavery era. In fact, the actual activities she took part in her entire life made her […]

Kate Clifford Larson is an author of three historical biographies. These biographies are: Rosemary, The Hidden Kennedy Daughter (2015); Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero (2003); and The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln (2008). She has a doctorate in History at the University […]

Cloelia and Harriet Tubman are different people, but they both helped slaves to safety and freedom. They are very similar people that did very important things throughout their life. The big difference is their time frame Cloelia was from 508 B.C.E. and Harriet Tubman was born in 1820. Cloelia was a hostage and Harriet Tubman […]

The freedom of slaves can not be discussed without mentioning Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was an amazing woman, born into slavery without rights, without any kind of privileges, without hope in any worldly sense. But despite her burdens, Harriet Tubman— at great risk— was able to free many slaves from captivity using the Underground Railroad, […]

Long ago, during the 1800s, there was there was a woman who was African-American, a former slave, and a hero to many that is considered by our generation, and hopefully many to come, to be one of the bravest, courageous, and strongest women in history. She lived a very interesting life, and saved the lives […]

Introduction The theme of slavery and struggle against racial inequalities is traditionally associated with the history of the United States of America. Being defined as the country with legal institutions referring to using human resources, slavery marks a distinct dark period for the USA. The slavery particularly involved African American and African descents. In general, […]

Harriet Tubman was born around the 1820 during slavery, she grew up with her mother (Harriet green) and her father (ben ross), she also had eight siblings she grew up with, but they got separated because of their slaves owners. Harriet Greene (their mother) tried her best to keep them together but slaves forced them […]

Harriet Tubman is an immensely interesting and brave person. No one knows exactly knows when she was born, but they think she was born in about 1820. She was born in Dorchester County in Maryland. She was born into slavery with her 8 brothers and sister. Although her family was separated and they were all […]

The period following the French Revolution is referred to as the Bourbon Restoration. Louis XVIII, who was the younger brother of Louis XVI, was made the King of France in 1814 thanks to Talleyrand’s assistance. This was a time of significant change in France, particularly as the bourgeoisie and peasantry could no longer be disregarded. […]

The British victory over the French in the 1793-1815 wars in mainly accredited to the strength of the Royal Navy and the various strategies she put into place during her encounters with the enemy. Other factors that also contributed to this victory include economic and financial factors, the peninsular war, the Russian campaign and the […]

Before deciding what advantages and disadvantages there were for Napoleon on agreeing to the Concordat I think it is important that we look at the basic outline of the Concordat and what it stated.The Concordat was signed with Pope Pius VII in 1801, it stated that the state would pay the clergy a salary and […]

The various views on Napoleon’s rule are constantly the subject of debate among historians. He has, of course, been described an enlightened despot, but also as a military dictator and the Saviour of France. Although Napoleons rule changed somewhat throughout his reign, his increasingly authoritarian reforms, actions and statements, coupled with an arguable regard for […]

The 1812 Overture, composed by Peter Tchaikovsky is the most widely regonized piece of classical music. The 1812 Overture was written to commerate the victory of Russia in the Napoleonic War in 1812. The defeat of this battle marked the start of the long and disastrous retreat that destroyed Napoleon and his army. In 1880, […]

The Vienna Settlement (1814-1815) was made up of not one but three sets of negotiations. The First Treaty of Paris (May 1814), which was made just after the French Revolution, was convened to prevent Europe before French expansion. The Treaty forced Napoleon to abdication and he was sent to/on the Elba. The Congress of Vienna […]

Who would have ever thought that the once quiet pig would become the tyrant of Animal Farm? Napoleon, a Berkshire boar, changes considerably throughout Animal Farm by George Orwell. Throughout the book, Napoleon changes from apathetic and laidback to more involved and active and finally to tyrannical and authoritative. In the beginning of Animal Farm, […]