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The Progressives were led by religious leaders such as Charles Parkhurst, a Protestant Reverend who urged for more “protest” from the Protestants. The Progressive Era united various anti-vice crusaders such as the Anti-Cigarette League, the American Purity Alliance, and the Anti-Saloon League. These groups were already united on many issues such as labor rights, women’s rights, minimum wage laws, etc. Thus, in 1900, a reform group known as the “New York Committee of Fifteen” conducted…

Ms. Emily and Her Tangled Web A “Rose for Emily” has a surprising start, where the reader begins at the end of Ms. Emily’s story. The opening scene is the funeral for Ms. Emily Grierson, being of Southern tradition the townspeople come to pay their respects out of their own inquisitiveness needs. Faulkner plays with his readers as her tale unfolds. It is only as one reads further that they learn more about Ms. Emily, and the life she led. Faulkner only lets his readers see moments of her…

Father of the Arts. William Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564 in Stratford - upon - Avon, UK. He was baptized April 26, 1564, although his birthdate is unknown, usually dating back to April 23. William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a…

History remembers three Reconstruction scandals, all of which had a massive impact on the government and the daily lives of the people, the Crédit Mobilier Scandal, the Tweed Ring in New York, and Black Friday. The Reconstruction was a period from 1865-1877, after the Civil War, in which the federal government prepared for the Southern states to come back to the Union. The Reconstruction was a time where the nation, as a whole, needed new ways of labor to rebuild its economy after the Civil War.…

Even though Andrew Johnson grew up on the troubled side, he would soon grow up to make an impact on the United States of America that will forever be remembered. On December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson was born in a log cabin in Raleigh, North Carolina to his mother, Mary Polly and his father, Jacob Johnson. Andrew grew up in a rural community where he and his family struggled to make ends meet. On January 4, 1812 Andrew’s father, Jacob Johnson, drowns while trying to save the lives of his two…

took place. The O.J. Simpson trail took over every news media outlet spanning form June of 1994 to October 1995. "(CNN) alone devoted seventy correspondents, approximately 900 hours of air time, and around 3 million dollars to covering Simpson." (Alderman) With this much coverage on the news, Rwanda simply didn't fit into America's TV. Along with this shocking statistic, Rwanda isn't infested with oil, gold, or diamonds, so if America were to invade, America wouldn't gain anything in exchange.…

For this paper the topic I chose to get informed about was the Taser. Throughout this paper, I will be discussing what a Taser is by defining it and giving some examples of what it can look like, who is allowed to carry a Taser lawfully, how someone can obtain or purchase a Taser, and finally the benefits of owning a Taser. For starters, some of you may be wondering what is a Taser? Well according to the Metropolitan Police website, the definition of a Taser is stated as “a less lethal single…

family contained his father, John Shakespeare, who was a leather merchant, his mother, Mary Shakespeare, who was a heiress, his two older sisters, and his three younger brothers. Before William was born, his father became a successful merchant, an alderman, and a bailiff until his achievements slowed down in the late 1570s. Not much has been known of William’s childhood, but some say that he attended the King’s New School, in Stratford for free because he was the bailiff’s child. At the school,…

trauma of lynching for those affected. Museum exhibitions and memorials that present the collection of stories, histories and memories are an attempt to reverse this proliferation and alleviate the trauma still felt in the present day. Dwight and Alderman discuss the legacy of white superiority in the South, the silencing of the black experience and the way that memorials and museums are challenging this legacy and giving a voice to enslaved people, victims of racial terror, those involved in…

In the introduction to her book “Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism” (2007) Naomi Klein illustrates how governments take advantage of natural or man made disasters to introduce exploitive policies and other changes in country while its citizens are still in shock and have to deal with the crises at hand. I agree with Klein’s statement that countries often use Shock Therapy to deal with crises and in my essay I will specifically look at financial crises. The argument I use to support…