The Great Gatsby‚ a classic written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ exposes the frailty of humanity. Fitzgerald’s narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ tells a gritty story in which he learns about the corruption of money. Though Nicks strives for perfection‚ he is a failure because he fails to become the savior he aspires to be‚ cope with city life‚ and realize that people are humans and not perfect. Nick fails to accomplish his dream of fitting into the upper social class because he can’t seem to realize that people
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won‚ why did it matter who was guilty? At the time of the early 20th century‚ didn’t each Great Power take part in World War 1? This question of “war guilt‚”(1) and who deserved its acceptance‚ carried great political importance for historians in the postwar years. While some historians may argue the contemporary view- that Germany was the main aggressor and deserves the primary blame‚ I’d like to argue its counter traditional perspective. The traditional ideology argues that “the war was a result
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The period of Reconstruction began immediately after the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment‚ "this law guaranteed that federal and state laws would apply equally and unequivocally to both African Americans and whites" (civil-war.ws)‚ and the fifteenth amendment‚ which granted freedmen to vote. With the end of Reconstruction in 1877‚ the Republican Party lost control of the southern
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Reconstruction in the 1800’s can have a lot of different meanings. For some the reconstruction was the rejoining of the two sides that fought in the civil war‚ the North and the South. For others in government it was the presidential reconstruction after the death of Lincoln. Most importantly for some reconstruction mean finally being a free man with right and who could vote and provide for his family. The African Americans were a big part of reconstruction‚ just being freed by the passing of the
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1. Reconstruction a. The purposes of Reconstruction were to bring the country back together‚ and economy that was strong and social and political footing. The Congressional Plans for Reconstruction restricted eligibility for participation in the state constitutional conventions in the South. The president‚ whom at the time was Abraham Lincoln‚ was running it. The congressional reconstruction supported the “forfeited-rights theory” and wanted revenge against the south. The Presidential Reconstruction
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New Deal succeeded in addressing and resolving many problems but‚ despite the efforts of those involved‚ it did not succeed in eradicating all the problems caused‚ thus‚ it was not a complete success. Certain problems were not met and ultimately many problems continued unresolved for many years after. The success and failure of theses strategies can be seen by looking at three main areas‚ Herbert Hoover’s role in alleviating the problems‚ Franklin. D. Roosevelt’s role and
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the event. Research has found it to be the opposite‚ memories are not perfect recordings of past events but just reconstructions of those events (Roediger & DeSoto‚ 2015). Memory is reconstructive and can be influenced by one’s general knowledge and by post-event information. These reconstructions can either be accurate or inaccurate. This is why the Reconstruction memory phenomenon was introduced‚ to find out about the claim made about memory being reconstructive. Reconstructive memory is about the
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The biggest challenge of The Reconstruction Era was creating laws that would work to create equality‚ but laws aren’t always the answer in creating equality especially between whites and blacks. Although the 13th amendment had occurred and slaves were freed and given a "helping hand" to start a new‚ free life‚ that amendment did not help all that much. Later on the blacks were given The Freedmen’s Bureau to get help in resources and finding new opportunities‚ the bureau did try to do as much as
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Why was there a revolution in Russia in 1905? The 1905 revolution happened for many reasons and so a combination of factors will best explain this question. However the most important reason was the tsar and his ignorant beliefs and attitudes towards Russia. The Russo-Japanese war was a major factor in starting the revolution in 1905‚ the whole purpose of the war was to try and stop the thoughts of rebellion by getting the Russian people to rally for their country‚ however when Russia lost the
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The Civil war remained a vital point in American history as this period aimed to redress the inequalities of slavery. In the north’s attempt to eliminate slavery‚ the emancipation proclamation was signed in which successfully disjointed the confederate infrastructure by freeing the slaves of the south. The freeing of slaves in these rebellious territories in turn allowed the union army to grow in numbers and thus win the war. Abraham Lincoln remained a crucial member in advocating the voting rights
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