American journalists

Opposition to the War Although Spanish-American War ended with American victory, the conflict was not necessarily an easy win. The war faced numerous oppositions from the population of the involved nations and their territories that wanted to avoid the conflict. However, none of these group were able to influence the government and public interest enough to prevent the war or annexation. Groups that opposed the Spanish-American War included american businesses, the Spanish population and the…

It was the moment for a nobody to become a hero in a town that never recognized him before. Truthfully speaking however, the war did little for George Hewes. When a journalist had found him sometime after, he was still struck down with poverty and wound up moving from house to house because he could no longer afford much. Americans though, wanting to celebrate the memory of the Revolution, honored George Hewes and he was celebrated for what he helped contribute to. Granted that the Revolutionary…

John Quincy Adams: The Patriot of Persuasion and Peace Third Draft Caleb Coyle When people look back into history, they see these patriots. They seem to be very important people in history. However, what are patriots? Are they as small as a football team, or are they as large as a society? Each individual patriot is more than a society, since they helped form a country. However, what makes a patriot stand out from everyone else, and what is an example of a patriot? Patriots are men and women,…

and cultivation” and help provide for the betterment of immigrants and educated middle class women. After the experience of war and depression, around the year 1890, a movement called Progressivism started, and it hoped to bring back together the Americans. The main purpose of the movement was to bridge the gap between the “rich and poor,…

have all seem to have forgotten which is part of American history, that injustice is genocide. Historians estimated that roughly around eighty to one hundred million Native Americans died as a result of the new world exploration that occurred four centuries ago. It is now the twenty first century and as human beings of virtue we must admit our partial responsibility for the lives lost during this devastating point in history. Today Native Americans…

Bruce Catton was a respected journalist and an authority on the American Civil War. In his essay, “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts”, he turns his attention towards both generals who are strong and oddly different. Grant and Lee both represented the strength of two conflicting currents. Although Grant and Lee had defined differences, but a few similarities such as both of them wanted the best for their side. Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a tanner on a western frontier, who had a sharp eye…

“War is Kind” Stephen Crane, American novelist and poet, is recognized by Schoenberg and Trudeau, “as one of the most important and influential American writers of the late nineteenth century” (1). Crane is best remembered for The Red Badge of Courage, a masterpiece novella about the American Civil War. In addition to that work, he wrote other novels, novellas, short stories, journalistic articles, non-fiction and books of poetry. War is Kind is a book of poetry featuring the title poem “War is…

Author of uncle tom's cabin, o It was about a slave who is treated badly in 1852 o The book persuaded more northerners and other to be anti-slavery • Noticeable American abolitionist • He was a journalist and social reformer • As an editor of radical abolitionist newspaper o "the liberator" • He was one of the founders of the American anti-slavery society. • Free slave in South Carolina • He was considered a mulatto • He was an inspiration to a group of slaves • They ended up seizing…

Plus, Japan to date only accepts 0.2% of refugees. This is among the lowest accepting rates among rich nations. This has been called shameful and cruel of Japan. Japanese journalist Harada Kazuyoshi claims that "Japan has done less than any other large democracy" to reduce the rising refugee problem. One “excuse” that Japan uses for not taking in refugees is that the people won’t settle into Japan well. They will not know the…

During the American Revolution, brave soldiers signed up to fight or die for their right to have freedom from the tyrannical grip that England had on America. General George Washington, leader of the Continental Army, led the nation to victory. However, he did not just have help from his army of valiant soldiers. General Washington also had the assistance of completely normal citizens who were appointed to gather information from the British that would be critical to aiding the general. Some of…