is not an uncommon thing. If we want to examine any war we must look at the two parts of that war. The two parts of any war are the battle field and the home front. In this paper the American home front during WWII will be examined. Although the war was waged on the battle fields of Europe the American army and to some extent the allies were equipped with supplies coming from the US home front. The importance of the home front cannot be underestimated for any reason. No army fights…
corrupt system, or tainted images of success that tear down the citizenships hope in the American Dream, but also the state of the country’s economy that has left so many without hope, unable to sustain the ideals of the people. With each passing year, more and more job positions are sent overseas at the behest of companies wishing to save cost. The city of Detroit is hit hardest by this trend, as recorded in the book “The Fall of an American Rome”, which details the huge loss of manufacturing…
alternatively, moved to Kentucky to seek his commercial and manufacturing interests, and devise a plantation outside of Lexington. Aron applies this transformation to support Frederick Jackson Turner’s idea that a parade of superior civilizations will win the West, but opposed with the methodical style in which Turner describes it. In Kentucky, the take-over, colonization and consolidation…
The Production of American Workers A Reflection on the Purpose of Democratic Education In order to have an economically sound society, educational institutions are necessary for producing intelligent, working citizens. Within American society, schools output laborers into society by: competing with other nations to produce intelligent, working class citizens and focusing on accepting new technology standards and examination standards to channel the future work paths of students. The purpose of…
negative effect it has had on Black America and intense emotions it brings out whenever it is discussed, no matter what the colour of those who are engaged in debate about the issue. Through an examination of “Time in the cross: the economics of American Negro slavery,” by Robert William Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman and other various economic commentators, critics and historians, slavery will be looked at through both a short and long-term perspective as it relates to the…
The president also referred to “an unemployment rate cut in half.” He also cherry-picked when he spoke of manufacturing jobs. The President states, “That’s just part of a manufacturing surge that’s created nearly 900,000 new jobs in the past six years.” The gain was 878,000 exact, measured from the low point in his presidency. President Obama again credit the Affordable Care Act for slow growth…
We are living out a critical period of our history as a society. A period of which there are debates that result from several differences of thought, opinion, and belief, as to the root cause of the various ills we face, in particular, the rise of “inner-city violent crimes.” It is my contention, that what we are experiencing are the fruits from the seeds of slavery that was introduced to this country almost six hundred years ago. Yes, it may be hard to think that the sins our nation…
Africa fits into Western history because it helped spread culture and religion throughout neighboring lands. In the ancient world, Africa was the forefront for many developments such as agriculture, domesticating cattle, language, and iron-based technology. For example, the Egyptian language originated from part of Africa. Even the idea of hierarchy among rulers came from Africa. “Nevertheless, the picture of western African given in the early Muslim writings is of major interest. It is apparent…
world having 13 auto manufacturers like Honda, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and others like Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai-Kia, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Subaruall have U.S. manufacturing facilities. These companies and organizations that make up the automotive industry are responsible of manufacturing, development, marketing, selling of motor vehicles like cars, vans, trucks, buses… Today, the automotive industry is facing some environmental and economic challenges and issues in the…
a nation of unity, Washington set up a cabinet of four strong individuals in order to inaugurate a system of both balance and credibility. Although Washington was strongly against political parties, it wasn’t long until they began to emerge. Filling the cabinet with tension, Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of Treasury, and Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, brought upon new challenges for American politics in the eighteenth century, when they brought two very incompatible visions of what they…