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wasn’t going to run for re-election he believed that Taft, who was Roosevelt’s secretary of war, would make a good president. Roosevelt’s choice was ratified by the Republican Convention in 1908. William Taft was up against William Jennings Bryan and Eugene V. Debs who was a part of the Socialist Party. Taft won by a landslide 321 to 162 Electoral College votes. William Howard Taft was definitely a person with the credentials to be President. He graduated from Yale, was on the Ohio Supreme…

Artworks have the capacity to express deep emotions and influence generations. A variety of art forms such as paintings, sculptures, architecture, music, literature, etcetera, have profoundly emphasized past cultures and contributed to present day. Numerous works of art, even from prehistoric times are able to inspire artists because they are everlasting imprints. Similar stylistic forms and structural designs are utilized by different artists due to their impacts on one another. Artists create…

eye-witness accounts, supplemented by a study of costumes and accessories in the collection of his friend, the amateur painter M. Auguste” (Harrison). In his ‘Massacres at Chois,’ “the violence of the subject matter and ravishing color of this work” (Eugène). Delacroix’s another important painting ‘Death of Sardanapalus,’ painted in 1827, also brought attentions from authorities, but in different way of what ‘Massacres at Chois’ got. It’s sadness and void expressed in the emotion of the face of…

her (170), and begins to relate with her more cordially. Jaja on the other hand, apart from taking turns in dish-washing joins Obiora in washing the car, fetching water from an outside tap and also in tending flowers in the garden. Whereas, Papa Eugene, even Mama shield their children from all household activities except making them robots to Papa’s…

Many people have to live through war and endure loss. While living through the French Civil War and dealing with loss, Victor Hugo helped to define the romantic movement in France through his writing. His works include many poems, books, and plays revolving around love and politics. Many of his works were either published or performed during his life. While Victor Hugo is known for his many works during the romantic movement, he wrote his most famous works around the time of the French Civil War…

1880 - 1914 was a time for an increase in colonization of the African continent by the European powers of the time, excluding Germany. This surge in colonization led to a divide in the attitudes of people living in an age of imperialism. Pro-expansionist politicians from England and France viewed imperialism as a necessity for the prosperity of the state and the the only way to advance the nation while strategic politicians and socialists from Germany were not pro-imperialism as they had found…

praised composers of Russia and perhaps of all time. During his life, Tchaikovsky created many notable works. He created ballets such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and most famously The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky also was responsible for Operas like Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. Tchaikovsky even wrote the Coronation March for Tsar Alexander III. The reason for this essay is to shine light to one of the most famous Russian composers to ever exist. Many people know the works of Tchaikovsky,…

In this week’s article reflection, I learned more about the AR-10. Springfield Armory selected two rifles in 1956 to be tested for military use. According to Bartocci (2014), almost immediately failures erupted. These would include broken extractors, failures to feed, bolt over base, failures of the muzzle compensator, bent gas tubes and pierced primers. After failing to impress Springfield Armory, the test rifle was sent back to Armalite for correction. A year later, after correcting the…

playwright Eugene O'Neill.”(biography.com) Paul Robeson was relevant to the the changes of the 1920’s by contributing to the movie industry. He temporarily worked as a lawyer in 1923. He left after experiencing racism at his firm. With the motivation of Eslanda, who later became his manager , motivated him to hit the stage. He had the lead in the making of “All God’s Chillun Got Wings.” The following year, he had a role in the London staging of “The Emperors Jones” both by playwright Eugene O’…

According to Merriam Webster Dictionary (1828), learning is defined as the attainment of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught. Generally, people define learning as what we learn as a result of things that happen to us. For example, we learned not to tell lies because we can get in trouble, we learned that thunder comes after lightning, and we learned to cook from watching the steps demonstrated to us. Proof that we have actually learned these things come from acquired…