A People's History of the United States

Created by the People’s Temple and lead by Jim Jones, “Jonestown” was a religious society located in northwestern Guyana. On the date of November 18, 1978, 918 died in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, in Port Kaituma, a close-by airstrip (Wikipedia). According to Adst, “Jonestown was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history.” The People’s Temple was created in Indiana by Jim Jones who formed this so called church because he was aggravated by the persecution of…

on the memory of the person who has passed. Another characteristic of United States is that they have a democratic republic government. The president of the United States is the Head of state and government. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United…

The Introduction and Popularization of Teriyaki Sauce in United States from the 1940s to 1990s “Te ri（照り）” means light, glowing and shining, and “Ya ki（焼き）” means a way of cook and grill in Japanese (Trang 87). Teriyaki is a direct translation of the word “Teriyaki” in Japanese. Teriyaki is used as a traditional Japanese cooking style that involves grilling food with a special sauce called Teriyaki sauce. Teriyaki sauce are familiar to most people in the world, including Americans. Many people…

Whiteout visibility conditions in some blizzards can also completely disorient people’s depth perception and knowledge of their exact location due to the loss of any point of reference. A blizzard is a very dangerous storm and should not be taken lightly when in the possible path of one. A blizzard requires many factors to be in place in order to form. A snowstorm…

Who was Christopher Columbus? Was he really the great man many children 's books say he was? Was the the explorer who discovered America? Or was he a successful criminal who pillaged and raped the so called ‘inferior’ native Americans? Lots of evidence provided by historians and writers points to both sides of the argument. Some say that Columbus was a villain who claimed land that was already owned and occupied by millions of native American tribes who he called Indians (due to the fact that he…

Personal information is very important to many people. Many times in today's society, people's personal information is unnecessarily surrendered. There are many different ethical theories that support or oppose this unnecessary surrender of personal information. Some of those theories include utilitarianism, libertarianism, and deontology. An understanding of all of these ethical theories is very important when discussing the idea of the surrender of personal information. When discussing…

The United States has the widest religious diversity in the world; however, there are no other religions which have as many important meanings as Christianity in terms of the history of this country. According to the research by Pew Research Center in 2014, more than 70% of the population identify themselves as Christians (Wormald, Benjamin). American people and their ancestors have developed this country in the name of God since the first group of settlers colonized in this New World. Their…

On September 11, 2012, radical members of the Islamic State carefully executed planned attacks on the United States Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi, Libya. They attacked the building at gunpoint at 9:40pm, however the US Ambassadors hid in a secret room and could not be found, so the attackers burst the buildings into flames at 10:30pm, killing everyone hidden inside. The attacks continued at 4am when a brutal attack using mortars launched at a CIA facility, killing two Navy SEALs. This violence…

History Essay History is recognized as a series of past events that is interconnected and interdependent. History is a part of required education from the minute a child goes into school as early as preschool. There is debate on whether or not history should be a requirement for higher education, but through the analysis of the term history itself, one can come to realize it’s importance to societies, countries, and to humanity. A historian is someone who studies and analyzes history and past…

Inaugural Address are intended to stir people's emotions in support of defending freedom, but the two leaders contrasted in their opinions of how freedom should be achieved and maintained. This contradiction is due to the differing viewpoints of the presidents. Roosevelt was preparing for war against Nazi Germany, and Kennedy was being ushered into office during the height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and also during the Civil Rights Era of American history. Franklin D. Roosevelt was…