The American society is made up of bits and pieces mixed into a “National Heritage.” Courage, faith and fear contributed to this heritage. Such three ideas provide compelling examples and interactions that transformed Americans into their best country. Courage is always half the fighting in life. John Smith faces so many challenges that he dares to try to follow his target.
Finally, after he killed and decapitated three Turkish officers in Romania in a single combat, Smith was wounded in action, taken as a prisoner and sold to a Turkish slavery. Smith was transferred from place to place until the Black Sea prisoner was captured, his master killed and fled back to Romania via Russia and Poland, and in the winter 1604-05 returned to England “(Smith, p. 82). Most people will usually be somewhat depressed at this stage as he has been humiliated and is uncertain if he can do this or not.
The colonial colleges were among the first colleges created and were established under religious auspices. It was believed that an educated ministry was needed to establish Christianity in the New World. Harvard College was established in 1636, followed by Yale, William and Mary, Princeton and King s College later to be called Columbia University and … Read more
The growing recognition of psychiatric conditions resulting from traumatic influences is a significant mental health issue of the 1990s. Until recently considered rare and mysterious psychiatric curiosities, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) (until very recently known as Multiple Personality Disorder – MPD) and other Dissociative Disorders (DD) are now understood to be fairly common effects of … Read more
I believe one of the most influential African Americans of all time is Marcus Garvey. Marcus Garvey achieved accomplishments in not just one, but many areas. His accomplishments ranged from a worldwide Black political organization, The Untied Negro Improvement Association, to the first, and to this day the largest Black-owned multinational businesses, the Black Star … Read more
