50 Reasons Why Teddy Roosevelt is Our Nations Greatest President
1. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to be under continuous watch by the Secret Service. This was not for his own protection, but rather for the protection of people who might make him angry. 2. Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive in terms of race relations. He was the first presid....

Advance of the Progressive Agenda (1900-1913)
Advance of the Progressive Agenda (1900-1913) The Progressive Era was a booming time in which much progress was made for the working man. Many laws that we have today, concerning the welfare and protection of the worker, simply did not exist before the Progressive Era, because there had been no....

Farmers of the Late Nineteenth Century
The period between 1880 and 1900 was a boom time for American Politics. The country was finally free of the threat of war, and many of its citizens were living comfortably. However, as these two decades went by, the American farmer found it harder and harder to live comfortably. Crops such as cotton....

Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt
I n t r o d u c t i o nThroughout the ages there have been many great leaders. These leaders are powerful in many ways, with a strong control over the people, and a place in history. But who would have guessed that two cousins would be some of the greatest government figures ever? Franklin Delano Ro....

Glee: A Structural-Functionalist Perspective
Television programs impact the way we view ourselves and each other. Often producers and writers draw from their own personal experiences to create programs we can relate to. The experiences created are often how we function in everyday life. The structural functionalism perspective addresses thes....

Ku Klux Klan
Mark Twain once wrote, The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice. This quote means so much by saying so little. What he means by this is that all history that has ever been recorded has been done so with prejudice. In the early days it would have been more towards ....

Lincoln vs John F Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy: Two very different times, but two very similar men The two most discussed assassinations out of the four within the position of the United States President are that of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. There are many similarities between the....

Origins and Results of the Spanish-American and World War I
Introduction The United States of America waged a brief war against Spain from April 25th to August 12th, 1898. There were many factors that started this war making it a turning point in American history (Leckie, 1968, pp.53). 20 years later, The United States was involved again in another war,....

Parapsychology
Derived from the term 'paranormal', parapsychology is the science that lies beside or beyond psychology; the field of psychology which studies those unique experiences and unknown capabilities of the human mind that suggest consciousness is capable of interacting with the physical world in ways not ....

Spanish - American war essay
Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the US getting control over colonies that used to belong to Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. The war killed at least 1,500 US troops, who were mostly killed by disease, and perhaps 10,000 Spanish soldiers and sail....

terrorism - defination and types
TERRORISM- DEFINITION AND TYPES SUB THEME 6-TERRORISM September 11 terrorist attacks on USA highlighted the vulnerability of the worlds most advance security system to the ingenuity of terrorist menace. The attack has given a new dimension to ter....

The History of Greek Theater
Theater and drama in Ancient Greece took form in about 5th century BCE, with the Sopocles, thegreat writer of tragedy. In his plays and those of the same genre, heroes and the ideals of life weredepicted and glorified. It was believed that man should live for honor and fame, his action wascourageo....

The Life and Works of Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg was a nationally renowned poet, biographer, lecturer, journalist, and folksinger. He won two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry works and his biography of Abraham Lincoln. He was known as the peoples poet and he passionately wrote for the everyday working person. Carl Sandburg w....

the life of mayflower
The prologue to the book opens with an account of Diamond's conversation with Yali, a New Guinean politician. The conversation turned to the obvious differences in power and technology between Yali's people and the Europeans who dominated the land for 200 years, differences that neither of them cons....

The Titanic
The Dimensions of the Titanic are described below: Length-882ft and 5 inches Beam- 92ft and 5 inches Height-60ft and 5 inches (water line to boat deck) Weight-46,328 tons The Titanic set out on its maiden voyage April 10, 1912 with Edward John Smith as its captain. The Titanic could ....

The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism
The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism On the deserts of North Africa in 1941 two tough Australian brigades went into battle singing: Have you heard of the wonderful wizard, The wonderful Wizard of Oz, And he is a wonderful wizard, If ever a wizard there was. It was a song they ha....

Theodore Roosevelt
The faces of Mount Rushmore consist of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Our four great presidents that helped make this nation what it is today. Third from the left we have Theodore Roosevelt, a man who was involved in everything he did, who changed the w....

Theodore Roosevelt
Success the real success does not depend upon the position you hold, but upon how you carry yourself in that position (Theodore Roosevelt). Theodore Roosevelt is often said to be the most active of all the American presidents, and was at once a realist and a romanticist in foreign affairs and a ....

To Bury or Study? Kennewick Man
To Bury or Study? Kennewick Man 10/3/05 9,300 years is ancient history, or is it? Some people think that an ancient skeleton- found by two college students racing along the Columbia River, and later named the Kennewick Man should be returned and buried. Others contend th....

Tulsa Race Riots
When the late Philip Graham famously described journalism as "the first draft of history," The Washington Post publisher meant the messy and often inexact business of reporting news as it breaks. Now veteran Fort Worth Star-Telegram features writer Tim Madigan has marshalled his considerable newspap....

William McKinley
William McKinley, Scotch-Irish son of William and Nancy McKinley, was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio, a small town with a population of about 300 people. At the time of Williams birth, his father worked at an iron foundry. Williams family had financial troubles at the time, so they co....

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