Hidden Qualities of Character: George Washington 1st President - Barack Obama 44th President : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Hidden Qualities of Character: George Washington 1st President - Barack Obama 44th President / Wonderlane
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| 説明 | Start Chat: San Francisco Bay Area to Fairbanks:me: Painting of George Washington Crossing the Delaware River at Night on Christmas 1776 www.metmuseum.org/explore/gw/el_gw_bigimage.htm J: i know that picture me: yes do you know the story?8:40 PM J: not really me: Well George Washington was a man = a person like you and me.He married a rich lady who loved flowers - her name was Martha. She was a very down to earth gentlewoman.8:41 PM She had a lot of land, George took care of it for her and the family and servants and slaves (unfortunately they had slaves). By trade he was a trained land surveyor.8:42 PM Not a special man in a lot of ways, just a normal Norman if you know what I mean. But mad King George of England took bad advice from his councilors.8:43 PM They increased the taxes and sent troops to America which was a colony of England - Great Britain as it was known.8:44 PM J: you're an awesome story teller lol i love it me: He was not a trained warrior - just a regular civil servant you might say. His most notable personal characteristics were that he was extremely picky, and noble. J: i could sit and not move and listen to you for days me: He was noble in the sense that he really felt for other people, he felt for the common man and for the common good.8:46 PM So when the other wealthy people saw what the additional taxes and what the hard boots of the English were doing to the regular citizens - they complained to the Crown - which is what the government of King George was known as. King George was stubborn and stupider than (insert name such as "geo w").8:47 PM He kept sending more troops and generals to America - which they called the Colony. But we weren't the only one at the time - so they were spred a bit thin worldwide. But back to the main thread.8:48 PM George Washington was a noble person and was recognized as such by the really bright men of his time. Also he had Martha's money. And Martha loved George like nobody's business. She was the kind of woman who didnt mind if George slept with the help.8:49 PM J: i would mind me: Any way he got deeply involved in the protests against the Crown, and finally he decided to go whole hog. - thank you for the compliment -8:50 PM - any way Martha was a generous soul is the point - in pretty much every way. - So with the other leaders he and his friends made the proclamation that they would not do anything mad King George wanted, at all, ever.8:51 PM This meant he became an enemy of the Crown and a price was put on his head like the other radicals of his day, and this was a dead or alive kind of deal.8:52 PM So George, with not much military background was made the head of the army. I think it had something to do with the fact he could afford to pay for things --- The army was an all volunteer army. He rose up the ranks even after some pretty bad failures,8:53 PM but he was dedicated and determined to succeed against the somewhat staggering odds. Things were going against George and his army.8:54 PM They ran out of fuel and food, and clothing and boots and medical supplies which were meger anyways.8:55 PM And he was feeling for his troops. They were dodging the military forces of Great Britian - but old crafty crazy King George did something wicked and expectable - he HIRED people (Hessians) to fight the war in America for his solders because it was like a job and his men didn't like the deaths.8:56 PM So after a bunch of losses - George Washington - with a price on his head and freedom at stake - and his mens' lives in his hands. On a cold Christmas eve - December 25, 1776, George Washington and a bunch of his troops snuck across the Delaware River at night and killed the rent-A -soldiers that cruel mad King George sent over to kill Americans, when they least expected he would - on Christmas!8:58 PM George Washington when pressed up against it -- he was madder and crueler and more ruthless than King George because he had more guts and more risked and more to lose and he was not going to put up with it any more - he wanted freedom to self-rule. J: hmm8:59 PM me: So when you think about Presidents of the United States you have to consider sneaky nightime on Christmas attacks by the first president done personally when considering the basic quality of what kind of man or woman is in the position. And George Washington was a regular guy. Just like you and me.9:00 PM me: So I know people like George. So do you.The thing is everybody is our presidents concern.I am sure that our Mr. President Obama is much like Mr. President Washington...LATER:www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28388013/"Obama asked the country to look to George Washington's improbable crossing on the Delaware River on Christmas Day as inspiration to get through current tough times. The president-elect said in a holiday message that Washington and his army "faced impossible odds" as they fought against the British on Dec. 25, 1776, the day they surprised Hessian forces and won victories that gave new momentum and hope to American independence." |
| 撮影日 | 2008-11-08 00:10:58 |
| 撮影者 | Wonderlane , Seattle, USA |
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| カメラ | NIKON D70 , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/320) |
| 開放F値 | f/11.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 22 mm |