1902

farm in New Hampshire that his grandfather bought for them. At this point on, Frosts life was filled with devastating events. In July 1900 his first son, Elliot died of cholera and a month after the move, his mother passed away from cancer. Between 1902 and 1907, they had 4 more children; Carol, Irma,Majorie, and Elinor. Elinor died weeks later from complications from…

However, Japan’s attitude towards overseas expansion, though being recognized as aggressive and imperialistic, was tied and restricted by several treaties and by the established international law. The Asian country started to claim new territories, but under the Powers’ dictations, these movements were clearly limited, revealing a Western imperialist mood that impacted on Japan to set in motion for a dramatic change in their thoughts of growth. “The Manchurian Incident”, happening in September…

 Many books, songs, and stories have idealized the Mississippi River steamboats of the 1800’s and early 1900’s. One classic portrayal of life on the steamboats can be found in Mark Twain's book Life on the Mississippi, published in 1883. In this work, Twain describes the professional gamblers, the jolly captains, the sly confidence men, and the traveling workers that contributed to the lasting image of life on steamboats. This image has carried on into the modern world, despite the fact that…

national flag of the Confederate “Stars and Bars.” The blue area of the “Stars and Bars” flag was elongated to fit the width of the flag and the stars were taken off. Possibly, because of the 1879 flag having a lack of any state symbols on the flag, in 1902, the Georgia General Assembly said “On the blue field shall be stamped, painted, or embroidered a coat of arms of the state.” There was no typical way to show the coat of arms on the flag, so there were different variations of the flag being…

Following the end of World War II, Germany as a state may have begun to struggle economically, however a wave of feminism began to overcome German politics as the new Weimar Republic began to take shape, as many women began to overtly advocate for equal civil liberties to that of their male counterparts. (Ferree, 38) Suffrage was granted and discussions of abortion rights were beginning to present themselves to the public. Unfortunately, talk of equal rights for women turned just as the majority…

Many off the Doukhobors were able to come to Canada due to one of the leaders named Leo Tolstoy and his followers. In 1902, 500 more Doukhobors came to Canada with Verigin, another leader/novelist of the Doukhobors making the Doukhobors the largest single mass migration in Canada’s history. Verigin led his followers to the southern parts of B.C. here was where he bought…

North Carolina with an offer. The offer was to teach at Bethany Institute in Guilford County. Although Dr. Brown only had the chance to teach there for one term, she did not give up there. Brown decided to start her own school and accomplished so in 1902. Through funding, the school was a day and boarding school for blacks. Brown stressed the education…

Learning occurs throughout a humans life and is on-going, however, how do humans learn? Over the years there has been numerous studies made on learning theories and therefore through this assignment I will explore different learning theories and approaches to learning. Bentham (2002) suggested that Piaget studied the cognitive development in children and according to Piaget children developed in four stages; Sensori-motor, Pre-operational, Concrete operational stage and Formal operational stage.…

Since the day the Declaration of Independence was signed Americans have fought to make sure that our citizens are treated equally for all. Without the work and persistence of people trying to make changes in our country, American history would be almost non-existent. Progressivism has been such a strong and growing ideal in our country that is has not left any Americans affected. From workers, to women’s rights, and even politically, progressive reformers have left no stone in our country…

On October 4th, 1888, George Eastman had patented a new camera. This camera was incredibly easy to use, easy to carry, and affordable to middle class; costing about twenty five dollars for the camera and ten dollars for film and development. The camera was a black leather box about sixteen by nine by eight centimeters. It was handheld and had a fifty-seven millimeter lens. (Steidl 9) This camera was the Kodak Camera. In 1900 Eastman now came out with the Brownie Camera. It was a six-exposure…