The 1930s‚ a manic and mundane time‚ a time of retrogress and innovation. The fate of the american dream in peril. The 1930s started out disastrous. The stock market crashed in 1929‚ which led to a nationwide panic. This is more evident in the photos that have been taken during these times‚ the level of poverty and hunger were at an all time high. The invention of Hoovervilles created innovation in the form of retrogression because Hoovervilles were destitute‚ but they were a necessary adaptation
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The gilded age was a time after the American Civil War and it sprung an economic power house. The development of factories which were built by the union to defeat the confederacy remained open and were not shut down they were remodeled and converted into peacetime purposes. Even though big industries existed before the war the most significant portion of economy which was agriculture was what represented American economy the most. Following the war the production of
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In 1894‚ Alfred Dreyfus was sentenced to death for treason‚ largely as a result of anti-semitism. A French spy claimed to find papers in the German embassy which seemed to offer confidential information for sale. Given the secrets mentioned within them‚ the papers must have been written by a French officer. Suspicion fell on Alfred Dreyfus‚ a French artillery officer when Edouard Drumont‚ an anti-semitic journalist‚ cast the blame on Dreyfus. Evidence was twisted against logic to prove treason
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To begin with‚ one negative view of president Park Chung Hee is totalitarian dictator. Many people believed Chung-Hee is a dictator because of the 5.16 Coup of 1961. Korea became an independent country after World War II. Korea was a colony under Japan. Before the end of independence people were happy but after World War II‚ Korea experienced much civil fighting and it divided in to North and South Korea. North Korea was supervised under USSR. South Korea was supervised under US. South Korea is a
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The nineteenth century was a period of awareness to American letters. The influence of European Romanticism yielded the way to a transcendent character. This period saw the emergence of a movement called Transcendentalism‚ which was born as a form of rejection of strict Puritan religious attitudes from New England‚ where the movement originated. The Transcendentalists were influenced by Romanticism‚ especially in areas such as self- examination‚ the exaltation of individualism‚ and the beauties of
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The Erie Canal‚ or the Great Western Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s
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mother’s health declined further‚ they moved her into a dementia unit a block away from their own home. As often happens when visiting a family member in a nursing home‚ Chuck also spent time with other residents. What makes him unique though‚ is this military veteran and UPS driver was so moved that he changed careers at age 56 to become a CNA. For the next six-plus years‚ he made the hard work fun. He described one day as a collage of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Mission Impossible‚ and Rocky
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he follow through. He achieved everything that he set his mind to. That is why George W. Bush is important to me. You already should know that president Bush was the 43rd president.The reason why he won‚ because of the Electoral College. He also lead 911 terrorist attack in the Iraq Wars. Before bush became president he was a businessman .Then he started working for friends and family. Later own he started his own oil ‚ and gas firm. After a couple of months he proposed and got
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Over the years we have associated certain presidents with the term “great”. How do we define greatness in the presidency? Arguably‚ one might suggest that the aspect of being considered a great president is a quality that comes from the individuals characteristics. Their moral beliefs and ethical standards. The way they live life‚ who they are as a person‚ and most importantly the choices they have to make as our president‚ is what makes them great. While others would say‚ that the pinnacle of their
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When Louisiana was under Spanish Rule the US was able to negotiate a treaty that allowed US farmers to be able to use the waterways‚ specifically the Mississippi River‚ as a means of transporting crops and other goods. When the US decided to negotiate this same deal when Louisiana came under French rule again‚ the French offered the United States the option to purchase all of Louisiana. So‚ in 1803 the United States government purchased the 828‚000 square miles of land known as Louisiana from France
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