Peggy “O”Neale was the daughter of Thomas “O”Neale. Her father owned a boarding-house in Washington D.C.; it was called the Franklin House. At the age of 17, Peggy married a 39 year old purser in the United States Navy, named John B. Timberlake. Unfortunately he had huge debt problems.

While on a four-year voyage at sea, John died of pulmonary disease in 1828, though there are suspicions that he committed suicide. Now Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake were good friends with John Henry Eaton ever since 1818. Now Eaton was a 28 year-old widower and a newly elected senator. After Peggy told Eaton about her financial problems, Eaton tried to get the senate to pass a petition to pay the debts that were caused while Mr. Timberlake was in the Navy, but it was denied.

With Andrew Jackson’s encouragement, Peggy and Eaton married not to long after Mr. Timberlake’s death. Many people thought their actions scandalized many respectable people, especially women. Second Lady Calhoun, the wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun, led a phalanx of other Cabinet wives in an “anti-Peggy” march.

Jackson chose Eaton to be his Secretary of War, hoping to stop the rumors, but they increased instead. Jackson felt his political opponents, especially those who were with Calhoun, were eating up the whole conflict. Because of this, Jackson’s whole cabinet resigned in a matter of weeks.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petticoat_affair

Based on Andrew Jackson’s childhood, I believe that he would be an experienced, sturdy and hard president.
I think this because, Andrew’s father had died before he was born, and so Andrew and his mother and brothers moved in with their relatives in Crawford. When Andrew was thirteen, the revolutionary war was raging on, so he and his brothers joined the patriots and volunteered for combat. Jackson’s oldest brother Hugh had died from heat stroke in the battle of Stono Ferry. Andrew and his other brother Robert were taken prisoners of war, and contracted smallpox, during their imprisonment. Andrew’s mother was able to get them out with a prisoner exchange. Andrew soon recovered from smallpox, but his brother wasn’t so lucky. His mother soon joined the patriots to treat the injured, but contracted cholera and died. So by the time Andrew got home, his whole family was dead.
Based on Andrew Jackson’s political past, I believe he would be a fierce, and strong, and smart president.
I think this because, Jackson first rose in Tennessee politics, caused a feud between the Jackson family with the Sevier family. Andrew challenged John Sevier for election as major general in command of the states militia. Andrew beat John in the election. Soon after this Andrew and John had a showdown in the streets of Knoxville. Jackson also married Rachel Donelson Robards, who was still married at the time though. This then cause problems for Andrew’s campaign for president.

Sources:
http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/jackson/essays/biography/2
http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/file/view/Jackson%27s+life.doc

In today’s society, people are only judged by their actions, not for their intentions. Like how a man from a town known for its racism, saw a man of different color get hit by a car, he drove by a let him die. I’m not saying what he did was good, but that’s one of the examples of when judged by your actions, it serves justice. Here is and example of how this system can also be harmful. My teacher’s neighbor had gotten fired from his job, and his son was sick and their family couldn’t afford the medication, so he robbed a store to get the money. Now you can be a saint and mean well, but if you’re going about them all wrong, people will judge you by that. So your intentions maybe for good, but it’s the way you go about them that people will judge you.

The “Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key, after the battle of Ft. McHenry in the war of 1812.

First Verse – Origional
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

First Verse – Dubbed Down
Oh, say, can you see, by the morning’s early light,
What so proudly we welcomed at the sunset’s last beam of light?
Whose large stripes and bright stars, through the dangerous fight,
Over the fortifications we watch’d, were so bravly flowing?
And the rocket’s red bright light, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
Over the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Sources:
http://fun.familyeducation.com/independence-day/music/35068.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

During the War of 1812-1814, the British burned down Washington D.C. in return for the looting and buring of York’s (known as Toronto) Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. The British would have burned down every building in Washington, if it were not for the officers ordering them not to burning of private buildings.

http://rosettasister.wordpress.com/2008/12/page/2/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington

I think that we normally create symbols after an event of signiffagence, happens to someone or something. We create symbols ,because people comprehend images and objects more than words. Like the heart on valentines day, we offtend relate it to love or heart break. People need symbols to remind them of things or to forget memories. b

One of my passions is playing football. I was a linemen that played both offensive and defensive. Last year I let my team down when I missed the last two games. I’ve never let that go. In highschool I’m going to join the football team. I allows me to build up my endurance, speed, and strength. But it does put a strain on my schedule. I’m also interested in latin. I’m going to try and learn as much as I can from my family, then take it as a class next year. I only know one phrase in latin for now. I’ll learn and study it with my free time at home.

Hey! Thanks for dropping in on my blog and seeing what I’m doing, going to do, or have done. But I guess your already bored reading this; and have noticed I’ve wasted seconds/minutes of your life, HAHAHAHA!