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The right-wing had long been wary of liberal, progressive policies like child labor laws and women's suffrage, which they viewed as socialism or communism. This was especially true of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. As far as the right was concerned, "New Dealism,” was heavily influenced by communism, and by the end of WWII it had ruled American society for a dozen years. During the McCarthyism era, much of the danger they saw was about…

Symbolism in 1984: How Something so Small can Represent Something so Big One color, number, or object has the ability to represent a feeling much larger. Shortly after World War II, most countries were in poverty and much of the world was in shambles. With millions of people dead and others injured, many people turned to the government to assist them through the harsh times. At the time, totalitarian governments ruled the world, which persuaded George Orwell to write 1984- a book warning…

New Deal included union protection programs, the Social Security Act, secure equal rights for African Americans, and programs to aid tenant farmers and migrant workers. The impact gave equal rights for African Americans during the difficult years of the 1930s and beyond. It did not bring to an end the injustices that African Americans had to suffer on a day-to-day basis, but provided support to the cause of civil rights by both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt gave the African American community…

Growing up is tough for people who are used to living an innocent, carefree life. These people live their life in endless cycles of doing whatever they want, without worrying about consequences. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses a carousel to convey this continuous cycle of child-like innocence and Holden’s internal struggle to grow up. Holden’s life is comparable to the carousel because he lives in a never-ending cycle of youthfulness and immaturity. The carousel is a symbol of…

The economy of the late 1920s was no longer the same as prior years when it was “driven on steel, coal, textiles, railroads, and other heavy industries” ; instead it was driven by consumerism and credit. When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, it wiped out people’s investments and caused major panic to the public. With banks across the country closing down and foreclosing homes without returning the money that belonged to their customers, it left nearly all Americans in poverty and…

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger portrays the central idea through Holden Caufield’s conflicts with himself, others, and society. Caufield narrates his life from the moment he gets expelled from Pencey, a private school, to when he travels back to his hometown. Through his encounters with other students, a prostitute, his old professor, and Phoebe, his younger sister, Caufield begins to realize that his life has taken a very wrong turn. Salinger uses the internal and external…

because of the impressive drop in unemployment rates, the initiation of hot lunches for children, and the improvement in the Indian tribes. The first reason why the New Deal was a success was because the unemployment rates went down. When Franklin D. Roosevelt or, FDR, gave his second Fireside chat, he…

John Ellis Bush “Jeb Bush” was born February 11,1953 in,Midland,Texas.Jeb Bush Brothers are George Bush and George W.Bush. Jeb Bush parents were Barbara Bush and George H.W. Bush.When he was 6 years old the family relocated to the Tanglewood in Houston,Texas. His Education was great for him to become a president.Even though he received poor grades at first he made honor roll.He attended Andover,Massachusetts boarding school in Phillips Academy,Andover. At the age of 17 Bush taught English and a…

The Neutrality Acts were specifically tailored to keep the nation out of a conflict like World War I. If they had been in effect at that time, America probably would not have been sucked in, at least not in April 1917. Neutrality Acts of 1935 were important, because it kept the U.S. out of war and providing any country in war with supplies. “Quarantine Speech” President Roosevelt delivered his sensational “Quarantine Speech” in the autumn of 1937. Alarmed by the recent aggressions of Italy and…

Yesterday, June 6, 1944, from 6:30 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. , the American, Canadian, and British Allied powers invaded Normandy. They decided to do this when it was undeniable that Hitler wasn’t going to surrender to the Allies. General Douglas MacArthur finally decided it was time to do something big that would lead to Hitler’s surrender. So, like a stampede of water buffalo, the powers rushed onto Normandy’s land. They spread out over a 60 mile coast, covering 5 beaches, codenamed Juno, Gold,…