newspaper in Aberdeen‚ South Dakota. Baum had written on politics and current events in the late 1880s and early 1890s‚ a period that coincided with the formation of the Populist Party. Baum was sympathetic to the Populist movement‚ supported William Jennings Bryan in the election of 1896‚ and consistently voted for Democratic candidates. The author himself‚ who was very close to his mother-in-law‚ was the secretary of his local women’s suffrage club and edited a newspaper that made women’s rights its
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The Populist Movement ultimately failed to survive because of their desire for inflation and the support for the coinage of silver‚ as well as the fact that they merged with the Democratic Party to combat the Republicans. The 1896 election undermined agrarian insurgency‚ and a period of rapidly rising farm prices helped to bring about the dissolution of the Populist Party. Another important factor in the failure of the party was its inability to affect a genuine urban-rural coalition; its program
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clear distinctions. Both the similarities and differences between the two movements can be observed in two historic speeches: “The Labor Day Address” by the progressive John Peter Altgeld‚ and the “Cross of Gold” speech by populist champion William Jennings Bryan. Through these speeches‚ one can conclude that both of these movements sought to improve the lives of everyday Americans compared to the
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Creationism was taught in public schools until the late 19th century. Following Darwin’s theories being introduced in 1859 many began to accept evolution during the 1860’s. This would continue in America until a flamboyant‚ Christian‚ lawyer named William Jennings Bryan campaigned against the teaching of evolution. Bryan found supporters very easily because of a grassroots movement in America following World War I; which was a vast change in society that led people towards a simpler and more religious lifestyle
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The 1920’s were a time of change. New ideas were becoming more readily experimented with and even accepted by large portions of the population. Some of these included jazz music and the fight against the alcoholic prohibition. The radical idea I will focus on in this paper‚ however‚ is Evolution. It is a theory that had been around for over half a century before the 20’s but had only more recently caught on in the US. It contradicted the Christian theory of Divine Creation as described in the Bible
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Populist party in U.S. history‚ political party formed primarily to express the agrarian protest of the late 19th cent. In some states the party was known as the People’s party. Formation of the Party During the Panic of 1873 agricultural prices in the United States began to decline. The economic welfare of farmers suffered badly; many believed that the management of currency was at fault and that the government’s currency policy was determined by Eastern bankers and industrialists. After
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of industrial labor. I also represent the depression of the 1890’s. When Dorothy first finds me‚ I am rusty because I have not been used in a while. At this time many factories closed and many people were left unemployed| Lion|I represent William Jennings Bryan. I was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 1896. I embraced many Populist issues‚ especially free silver. The Populist Party thought this would allow farmers greater access to credit. Because of this agreement‚ the Populist Party
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Personal Response to Texts Essay Format English Language Arts In a personal response to text essay the writer may choose to keep the format of the essay critical‚ in which the pieces of literature presented are analyzed. The writer will also relate their own experience as it relates to the material provided using emotional and sensory detail. The important thing to remember is that this format of an essay‚ unlike the critical/analytical response‚ allows you to use personal pronouns (except the word
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Sample analysis of a poem The Sunderland Children (by Alice Meynell) (On the 183 Sunderland children who lost their lives in a panic at the Victoria Hall‚ 16th June 1883) This was the surplus childhood‚ held as cheap! (10) Not worth the care which shields (6) The lambs that are to stay‚ the corn to reap – (10) The promise of the fields. (6) The nations guards her future. Fruit and grass (10) And vegetable life (6) Are fostered league by league. But oh‚ the mass (10) Of childhood
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To my dearest grandchild‚ If you recall‚ last time I visited I had a story to tell. Ah‚ if only it was not required of me to end my visit so quickly. I pray this written version of my story will do justice. The Night My Life Flashed Before My Eyes. A pounding at the timeworn door quickly jolted me from my slumbers. What was to become of me‚ I frantically wondered‚ as I rushed down my stairwell to the door. I knew this could possibly be my end‚ or my most gripping tale to tell my future
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