1912

The election of 1912 exposed the necessity of change in America where principles of progressive reform dominated the political agendas for all four candidates. Incumbent republican president William Howard Taft battled with his former comrade Theodore Roosevelt, whilst democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson wooed the country with his plan for “New Freedom”. Meanwhile, socialist Eugene Debs fought to earn support from the working class of America with his experience as a union leader. The most critical issues that distinguished the candidates from each other were their plans toward trusts, tariffs, and the rights of laborers. These key discussion points established the central beliefs of each candidate and presented the need for change in America.…

By the Election of 1912, women in California had voted in three elections (Freeman). In 1911, women in California had the right to vote in elections including, but not limited to, the presidential elections. The Presidential election in 1912 would be the first election in which registered voting women suffragists in California would help to elect the President. Suffragists were people in the past that advocated getting extensions of suffrage, especially to women. Had Theodore Roosevelt not…

Several terminologies have been used worldwide to describe wildfire or forest fire (e.g. Hardy, 2005; Bento-Gonçalves et al., 2012; Eriksen and Prior, 2013; Mhawej et al., 2015). Generally in the United States, these definitions included prescribed fire - which is a controlled burn ignited by human under a controlled environment and on a limited spatial scale. However, in this chapter, we only focus on uncontrolled fire that occurs in the countryside or wildland. Studies such as Kumagai et al.…

The world famous known fashion designer, Kate Spade was found Tuesday afternoon dead in her Manhattan Park Avenue apartment. She was 55, when she committed suicide. Spade began her fashion career in 1986, working at Mademoiselle magazine in the accessories department, however things truly took off when she launched her eponymous line of purses and accessories in 1993 with her then-boyfriend, Andy Spade. She delivered Kate Spade, the brand, to the world with a collection of black nylon bags,…

The topic of substance abuse is particularly daunting in regards to the comorbidity that is observed in individuals who suffer from mental health issues (Lo, Monge, Howell, & Cheng, 2013; Kivimies, Repo-Tiihonen, Kautiainen, Maaranen, Muhonen, Heikkinen, & Tiihonen, 2016; Mann, Ialomiteanu, Chan, Cheung, Stoduto, Ala-Leppilampi, & Rehm, 2012; Moore, Neale, Silberg, & Verhulst, 2016). Countless researchers have documented this phenomenon and presented supporting evidence of the dysfunctional…

During the first two decades of the twentieth century America’s experienced growing sentiment toward the progressivism. In essence, this movement looked to answer the social and economic problems that America was facing. The two main presidents during the time period were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. They both knew that America was facing a crisis. They each had their own vision for progressivism, but they were to be achieved through different means. Whereas Theodore Roosevelt…

Intro: There is much criticism, as well as negative connotations, that currently exist within our society in regards to the juvenile justice system (Pierpoint, 2000; White, 2002), and most critics’ opinions have originated from the plethora of different individuals and agencies whom become involved in a delinquent’s life at any given time once they enter into the juvenile system (Pierpoint, 2000; White, 2002). As many scholars have discovered over the course of their research, biological parents…

Firms’ overall business strategies and approaches changes during their expansion process (Penrose, 1959) and the expansion strategies will also depend on their business context. Firms evolve, according to Gammeltoft et al. (2010), through the co-creating of the economic system and in this process, the firms and its strategies change and this change will have a remarkable effect on the domestic economic outcome. As a result of governments respond to the emergence of firms by developing…

Sami Lenox Dr. Dryer Biology 157 Greater Prairie Chickens Illinois use to be one of the largest states for Prairie Chickens. Prairie chickens didn’t only dominate the Illinois state but reached out into the entire Midwest, States in this premotor included Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. Midwest flourished in these creatures. Illinois use to be top contender, with nearly 20 million acres of birds. Boomers (also known as prairies chickens) are a slight larger…

The first job application that my classmate Makayla Westgard interested was the Nebraska State Patrol. For the main reason that Makayla is willing to work this job “is to be studying racial profiling in traffic stops by partnering with University of Nebraska in Omaha” that is really so interesting because the job average salary pay is about $ 34,000 a year plus $13, 600 in benefits (McClatchy, 2009). And along with a life insurance policy with no cost. According to the Nebraska Watchdog.org on…