August Wilson

“What were the essential elements of Wilson’s version? At its core, it sought a world remade in America 's image and therefore permanently at peace. This was true when Wilson first articulated that vision and remains true today” (Bacevich, 10). All in all, Americans have had this belief drilled into their minds for an extremely long time. They see the world as a place to conquer, a place to employ Americanized values and…

Day in and day out, humans are constantly gaining knowledge. Knowledge is defined as information or skills based on education or experience. A lot of things on Earth today were invented by using one’s prior knowledge based on the education received or the experience one has gone through. Knowledge is then to create power to provide one with a stable job, social status, and a say in what another person can or cannot do. Knowledge can be gained through multiple ways like attending school,…

candidate Woodrow Wilson wooed the country with his plan for “New Freedom”. Meanwhile, socialist Eugene Debs fought to earn support from the working class of America with his experience as a union leader. The most critical issues that distinguished the candidates from each other were their plans toward trusts, tariffs, and the rights of laborers. These key discussion points established the central beliefs of each candidate and presented the need for change in America.…

The world has seen many wars, none of them were as greatly catastrophic as World War II; question is, what caused this catastrophe? World War II has quite a few causes, main cause being the failure to create peace after the First World War through the Treaty of Versailles (Traité de Versailles) which was only benefiting the “big three”. The Treaty of Versailles is a peace treaty that was put into place at the end of World War I to ensure that there would be peace between the countries involved.…

Throughout the progressive era there were three different presidents serving terms: William Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Each of these three presidents had some active affairs in Latin America during their term as…

would proceed this brutal and costly disruptance, and all it took was one bullet. It wasn’t until 1917 when America officially declared their entrance into the war because Woodrow Wilson and his administration feared that the American people would not support them in their decision. Their fear was not wrongly placed, Wilson had been preaching for a long time that the U.S. would remain a neutral nation during the war, and Americans had praised him for claims, so to suddenly flip his perspective…

Magic In Our Hearts It still seems like it was just yesterday. The smell of the roses, the cloud of hairspray covering my home from left to right. People running around trying to get ready. Somehow everything seemed to be passing by so slow for me. I felt such calmness and peace going through me. I looked down and could see I was only half ready, still wearing my blue basketball shorts and Pink Floyd t-shirt. Make up was already done and hair was almost done just needed a few…

brutal war had taken its toll on all countries especially France. Going into the Paris Peace Conference the European Allied Powers sought revenge on Germany, but due to the U.S.A they were not as successful as they would have liked to be. Woodrow Wilson and his negotiators successfully repressed the hell bent French from completely decimating Germany. Many countries afterwards felt cheated on both sides as some thought they had been punished to harshly, while others felt they had not been…

Often known as “The Great War,” and clocking in with over 37 million military and civilian casualties, World War I is among the deadliest recorded conflicts in human history. When also taking into account the thirty plus countries involved and over 65 million combatants, this war is also one of the largest in recorded human history. New military tactics and technology such as trenches, machine guns, and mustard gas were only a few of the huge factors that caused the amount of blood shed during…

On January eighth, 1918, Woodrow Wilson gave his famous speech “Fourteen Points” to Congress. Although Russia had already dropped out of the war, the Allies were becoming the clear winner. The United States was in a state of isolationism since the Great Depression, finally breaking it to enter World War I. Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances were the largest factors contributing to the start of the Great War. Nationalism gave countries the need to prove their country was the best…