Chinese Civil War

In the book, the Rights of Man, Thomas Paine talks about an America where everyone, regardless of cultural, social, or economic status, can all come together in “cordial unison,” because our “government is just.” Just, in that it is based off the “principles of society and the rights of man.” The America that Thomas Paine speaks of is not the America of today, rather it was never the America of anytime. All throughout the history of America, the poor man has been oppressed, minorities have been…

In today’s society, we don’t blink an eye at a different color/race of someone usually we treat them like they are somebody. Everyone has the right to vote and own land for example. This sounds like what America should be even though society hasn’t been like this forever, unfortunately. Especially during the early 1900s, was the beginning for change, the new peoples of America thought coming in and taking over was the right idea being they wanted to achieve manifest destiny. So in the process of…

In 1862 Morrill Act was passed by congress in an attempt to keep polygamy from altering or hindering the very fabric of American Democracy (Abrams, 2015). That act was put in place because Mormons and Chinese immigrant had a different view that was hostile to the growing democracy and federalism implied by congress that perpetuated certain family norms not to be polygamous (Abrams, 2015). In September 24, 1890, the Church of Latter Day Saints bowed to the government and withdrew from the…

After the civil war the 13th and 14th amendments freed and then gave slaves rights but still they didn’t get the same education as the white children. Since barely any slaves had any education there would be packed schools filled with newly freed slaves and sometimes…

the era that took place after the Civil War. During the Civil War the southern States, also known as the Confederate States of America, attempted to break away from the northern states, better known as the Union, to form their own government. The Confederate states consisted of; Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, and South Carolina. President Lincoln was able to lead the Union to a victory over the Confederate States which ended the Civil War. In 1865, Congress announced…

economical wealth, and land which drove the American government into causing an historical aberration i.e the trail of tears and the Mexican war which will remain in history forever. Expansionists/Nationalists felt the republic needed to expand so as to keep growing economically, military might etc even though it resulted to the killings of native Americans and a civil war between America and Mexico. Many supported Manifest destiny for moral, political, parotitic reasons but the Southerners…

there are people who support waging war on other countries, but there are also others who protest against it. Since there are so many people in this country, many disagreements and problems arise. This country is extremely divided because people have strong opinions on social matters such as LGBT rights, and other civil rights. I hope that advice from Mencius, an ancient Chinese scholar, will help you decide which position you should take when settling civil rights disputes. Everyone has their…

Harriet Beecher Stowe by saying that "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.” This book expresses the slavery's life under the influence of temporal society. In people’s mind, African American slaves were squalid. As a result, they treat them surlily and opprobriously. Uncle Tom's Cabin implied the Civil War in America and contributed to the outbreak of war. The author of this book was an abolitionist. Under her writing style, her book inspired people…

enslaved, and discriminated in their own land and this led to a civil war. During the civil war, the Mayan community were a victim of genocide and after the war, Guatemala…

value in the United States. All Americans believe in that they have right to express their own opinions, but words we express have the power may cause a positive or negative effect that we can’t imagine. According to the article “The Critic in Time of War”, the author Margo Jefferson claims that “We can be acutely responsible for the meanings and powers of language.” It means writers should responsible for using their words with careful consideration. In fact, I can’t agree any more that we need…