American Anti-Imperialist League

“Platform of the American Anti-Imperialist League”, got published by Carl Schurz in 1899 and it appeared to be a political opinion piece. The purpose of publishing this article this may have been to influence people who supported the idea of imperialism. Schurz claimed that imperialism held a lack of compatibility with the values that the American government claimed they stood for. Hence, when the United States seized control of the Philippines by force, Schurz felt compelled to write this article. The Philippines had been under a self-government and the Unites States only took control of the Philippines as a response to their rift with Spain. Due to this it gave the impression that the United States and the other powers at the time, saw this…

The U.S. melting pot was the result of what Turner describes as “in the crucible of the frontier the immigrants were Americanized, liberated, and fused into a mixed race.” (Turner, paragraph 3) As a young nation in the late 19th century, the US hadn’t lost a war and therefore, felt that they were better than most other nations. In fact, as Albert Beveridge said in his “America’s Destiny” speech, “[God] has marked us as His chosen people” (Beveridge, Paragraph 1). Within his speech, he is harsh…

It is an initiative campaign that enables schools and organizations to challenge anti-Semitism, racism and bigotry as a whole. No Place for Hate has an innovative and powerful model for creating more inclusive environments, it aims to reduce bias and bullying, increase appreciation for diversity and build communities of respect. The initiative is free-of-charge, and is tailored to fit the needs and cultures of any school or organization. The Philadelphia Regional Office first implemented No…

Introduction of Prohibition Prohibition was introduced to all American states apart from Maryland in 1920. Prohibition was the banning of alcohol; you could be arrested for sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol. There were many factors that influenced the introduction of prohibition, One of the main factors was the temperance movements two examples of this were the anti-saloon league and Women’s Christian temperance movement. The temperance movements…

a home. The exosystem is meant to hold the intangible policies and entities that affect the individual. The macrosystem is the community or world at large, as it is seen or experienced by the individual. Most of our students are focused within the microsystem and mesosystem for their more immediate concerns of safety and violation, because they are scared for those close to them and the spaces that they had once held to be safe spaces meant for people who identify as they do. While some of them…

movement, which had tons of supporters across the nation. The temperance movement of the 1920s failed because the demand for alcohol was not eliminated among many Americans, and the law was hard to enforce due to numerous illegal acts produced by it. The elimination of alcohol provides many opportunities for Americans to focus more on life than getting wasted at a bar. The Prohibition of alcohol will cut…

They had absolutely no rights and even protested when African Americans were granted rights before them. However, when the women suffrage movement occurred, women started heading up in the political scale. The nineteenth amendment granted women the right to vote. Soon after, women were expected to work and make some family income when men had to fight for their country. Thus, when prohibition occurred it is believed that the women were the ones who made the most impact during this movement.…

“Take me out to the ballgame” is a song well known among baseball fans. Unfortunately, when it comes to money Major League Baseball is unfair. Rich teams can afford any player they desire, while poor teams have to invest in their rookies and young stars. Studies show that most stars go where the big money is. Money plays a large behind-the-scenes part in regards to the sport of baseball. So rich organizations have the upper hand. Certain star players command such high salaries that teams must…

school “phenom” who needs to be developed into a player.”(The Sport Journal) The main reason Beane hired DePodesta was to find a way to save money and still win games. The Oakland A's are one of the poorest teams in baseball, therefore they have to find different ways to save money. Compared to other teams, the Oakland A’s had about half the salary to work with. “The average big league salary was $2.3 million. The average A's opening day salary was a bit less than $1.5 million.”(Lewis 87) The…

Chad Simpson Composition 10 Jose Bolivar June 3, 2016 MLB Hall Of Fame Process Major League Baseball, also known as the MLB which was first inducted in 1936. The national baseball hall of fame is located in New York. More specifically in the city of Cooperstown. Over the past eighty years there has been over three hundred and ten players, managers, umpires, executives inducted into the MLB hall of fame. An average amount of 4 people have been inducted into the hall of fame…