Noah Kliemann Mr. Bosch A.P. U.S. History 11 August 2013 His Excellency George Washington His Excellency George Washington‚ written by Joseph J. Ellis‚ provides us a look at one of the most influential men in American history. However‚ instead of looking at the monumental titan as most did‚ Ellis wrote about the man behind the monument; his successes‚ failures and desires that few if any have written about before. While not as formal sounding to the reader with many questions and out of the
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His Excellency: George Washington Joseph Ellis sets out to make George Washington‚ the person we think of as an icon‚ into a real person. He wants to show us what makes him tick. He wants to turn the marble into the man. So many students today see George Washington as a memorial‚ a monument‚ a face on a dollar bill‚ and the man who could not lie when he cut down the cherry tree. He wants to show us the man George Washington was in his day. Ellis’s method was to divide George Washington’s
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exellency“His Excellency” Book outline Paper In His Excellency‚ George Washington‚ Joseph J. Ellis talks about George Washington’s life. He talks about the events that took place in-between his childhood and the revolt against Great Britain. Joseph especially talks about the major military advantages and disadvantages facing British’s army (90)‚ some of his strategies on how to take down the British (102)‚ and finally how luck was always by his side. Some disadvantages that the colonist had while
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In His Excellency George Washington‚ Joseph J Ellis examines the life (most particularly that of the military and political accomplishments) and personal character of Commander in Chief and Founding Father George Washington. Ellis is a renowned historian focusing on the lives of the Founding Fathers and the early history of the United States of America. Ellis’ other works include biographies on other presidents of the time period (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson) as well as other accounts of the
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Charlton FIQWS 10/13/2015 George Washington at Valley Forge In his “His Excellency: George Washington‚” Joseph J Ellis argues that the winter at Valley Forge was one of the most crucial events during the war for independence. After the battles of Brandywine and Germantown‚ General George Washington marched his weak and defeated soldiers to Valley Forge. However‚ the freezing weather of Valley Forge during winter bedeviled the soldiers and General Washington. The soldiers also faced a shortage
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Congress commissioned John Trumbull‚ in 1817 John Trumbull‚ in 1817‚ to paint a series of paintings including “General George Washington Resigning His Commission (WRHC)” (“Commission” n.d.‚ 2016‚ para 1). The painting depicts George Washington resigning his military commission before the Continental Congress in Annapolis‚ Maryland (“Annapolis” n.d.‚ para 1). However‚ Trumbull created WRHC in 1824 and placed it in 1826 (“Comission” n.d.). The year 1824 was an election year: Jackson v. Adams. Jackson
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The General in His Labyrinth Review Essay Le Thao #100071828 Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is а Colombian novelist‚ shortstory writer‚screenwriter and journalist‚ known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin Americа. Considered one of the most significant аuthors of the 20th century‚ he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1989 he published his book “The General in His Labyrinth”‚ which is а fictionalized account
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The General and His Labyrinth Memorialized as one of South America’s greatest liberators‚ General Simon Bolivar led the wars to independence for Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Panama‚ and Venezuela. With the strength of passion and heartbreak of true love‚ Bolivar succeeded as a liberator‚ but fell short in his ultimate dream to unify his beloved continent. In his fictional novel‚ "The General and His Labyrinth"‚ Gabriel Garcia Marquez narrates the General’s two year journey down the Magdalena
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George Washington: Better General or President? In response to George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson said‚ “We sir‚ Cannot do without you.” Everyone knows George Washington was America’s first president. He has been called the father of the country‚ the indispensible man‚ and America’s own Moses. Many will agree that George Washington was a great leader and general; this reviewer even had a hard time finding opposing opinions. Therefore‚ was George Washington a better General or President? Washington
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would think that General Washington was a successful military tactician is because of how he was employing a tactic of exploiting the night on several occasions or also known as the espionage tactics during the American War. In detail‚ General Washington first discovered that spy tactics was very crucial to gaining military advantages over enemy troops and the importance of codes and ciphers for wartime correspondence. In the French and Indian War‚ as General Washington served his time‚ he had experimented
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