Donner Party

Document 25-3 - The Holocaust: A Journalist Reports on Nazi Massacres on Jews In 1938, Adolf Hitler began his conquest of Europe with the Annexation of Austria (Anschluss) and Western Czechoslovakia in order to justify being dictator of Europe. As time passed Hitler invades the rest of Czechoslovakia and in 1939 the world is struck with another when Hitler decided to invade Poland; marking the beginning of World War II. A couple days later Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany…

The "Shoah" Ethnic cleansing is the mass killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society. From 1941-1945, the world witnessed one of the most atrocious acts of ethnic cleansing; this cleansing cultivated the infamous name of “The Holocaust”. Adolf Hitler led Germany into the organized extermination of Jews for these four years. In the United States, today, classrooms across the nation spread awareness of this despicable time period in human history. Though, shockingly,…

“Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.” -President Reagan. Sometimes the best way to make a point is by using the words of someone else. President Obama was well aware of this in his speech about the new Iran nuclear deal. The reason for Obama giving this speech was simple; he wanted to define the new Iran nuclear deal and convince the people that congress should vote affirmative. President Obama structured his speech much like that of…

Around the world there are many different conflicts with race. In India they are discriminating on these who are darker than the norm in that country. This is just one example of discrimination around the world, there are many more. When it comes to America we deal with it every day. Most think in America we just deal with the disagreement between African Americans and cautiousness. However, there is much more that goes on every day that deals with discrimination. Unfortunate, we are dealing…

speech referring to the Democrats as bushwhackers and informants of false information that cannot be justified (E). Since the Democratic Party inhabited much of the southern lands of the United States, this perception of the Democrats similarly denounced the ideals of the south. This claim drew a political wedge among the Democratic and the developed Republican Party that Lincoln was a part of. The abolitionist perspective of the North attributed to their growing hostility towards the…

The year is 2009 and the economy has just taken a massive downturn; you as the president have two options, stimulate growth by helping the poor or by helping the rich. These two concepts are in direct opposition. Conservatives believe that the economy will recover by stimulating the rich (supply-side economics). Conversely, liberals largely believe stimulating the poor (Keynesian economics) is the best solution. Paul Krugman is an avid follower of the latter. In “Debt is Good” by Paul Krugman,…

No one had known that on August 4th, 1961, an individual was born that would one day inspire the world. Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to parents Ann Dunham, an elementary teacher whom later on received her PhD in anthropology, and Barack Hussein Obama Sr., an economist in the Kenyan government. Mr. Obama Jr. is a descendent of a line of strong, independent people. His grandfather, Stanly Dunham, was a World War II veteran and his grandmother worked to become the first…

The river restoration project created to restore the San Joaquin river to its former glory, therefore It should help the salmon instead of the farmers as Daniel Weintraub explains in his article River Restoration Project Offers a Sprinkling of Hope I agree with Weintraub I believe that the river restoration project should continue for the salmon because the environment has a greater significance than some farmers losing their jobs farmers. I agree with Weintraub because he’s very credible he has…

Not surprisingly, US foreign policy is influential throughout the world. Political parties, interest groups, the media, and the American public are the four most influential extra-governmental actors in US foreign policy making. In this essay, I will discuss whether political parties, the media, interest groups, or the American public has the greatest impact on US foreign policy. First, I will discuss political parties impact on US foreign policy. Second, I will discuss interest groups influence…

Summary: On Saturday, The Obama administration called for a cap on assessment so that children would not spend more than two percent of classroom instruction taking tests. It called on Congress to “reduce over-testing” as it reauthorizes the legislation controlling the nation’s public secondary and elementary schools. In a recent study taken by the Council of the Great City Schools found students who attend big city school will on average take 112 standardized tests from pre kindergarten and…