Feeding America

is due to the most remember event in the early 2000’s, 9/11, because we have been so scarred by this event that our very politics drastically shifted in fear of another attack (History.com Staff 1). Unfortunately, this event was a wake-up call for America, we are no longer untouchable thanks to the internet connecting to the entire world. According to John Muller, an American television journalist at ABC News, we were given false information that Al-Qaeda was a small organization at the time. In…

When the second chapter (The Origins of the Native Population of America and of the American Cultures) is introduced Katz begins to discuss the arrival of Columbus on American land who thought he had arrived in India. He later goes on to discuss theories as to where the native inhabitants came from. Some suggesting that…

is that you can’t give Robertson a pass for his ignorance because that would include giving him a pass for his racism as well. Another conclusion that I believe can be drawn from the article is the lack of culture. This is a large problem across America and this article exemplifies that well. Robertson assumes that because he was poor he understood what it was like to be a poor black but…

Since its conception, the beautiful game of soccer has been a sport played all over the world, played by many ages and admired by all. In Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa, soccer is as big of a deal, if not more, than American football is in the United States. While soccer has not been in the United States for that long, the American people do not elevate it to the same status as they do baseball, basketball, or football. In the rest of the world, soccer is considered to be their…

Surfing What is the best way to have fun at the beach? It's to go surfing. This is a famous Polynesian sport that has gnarly terminology. They also have various ways to surf. You may think you know almost everything about surfing, but you're wrong. I'm here to show a whole way to rip the waves. As you may know, surfing is mostly done in Hawaii because it's part of the Polynesian culture, but instead of originating in Hawaii it was first observed in Europe by Samuel Wallis and his crew, the…

$15 million Thats how much the Louisiana purchase cost. Around 1758-1831 Jefferson sent future U.S. president James Monroe to Paris to aid Livingston in the New Orleans purchase talks. Shortly before Monroe's arrival the French asked Livingston if the United States wanted to purchase the Territory of Louisiana. One of the main reasons the Louisiana purchase was important is because The it gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River and the city of New Orleans. They were used by…

European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. They had an enormous advantage with their ability to control sea routes which led to the discovery of the American continent. By the early 17th century, Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands were all fighting for colonies and trades around the world. Explorers, conquerors, missionaries, merchants, and adventurers looked to claim new lands to colonize. Competition for land…

Peter Minuit Peter Minuit a man that had a huge part in helping bring America into the land we know today by being apart of the founding of the original thirteen colonies. Minuit’s birthdate is not exactly known but studies believe that it was somewhere between the years of 1580 and 1589. On the date of August the 20, 1613 Minuits life changed forever. He married the love his life Gertrude Raedts. The Raedts family was a very wealthy family, some believe that being apart of this family helped…

direction of the gate’s establishment. He does this by using logical reasoning and fear to manipulate skeptics, such as Delany, into believing in, or at least accepting, his cause. The Tortilla Curtain is very much a commentary on stereotypes in America, so naturally another major boundary addressed in the book is stereotypes. These stereotypes create a two-sided boundary, with the most obvious side being the stereotypes imposed by Americans on Mexican immigrants. The Americans portrayed in…

Those who could understand better about the events and factors in history that push and pull British coming to America and establishing their lives at the New World. 3. What do you find interesting or important about this document? The importance of document is factors of pushing and pulling English colonists who moved to American in the seventeenth century. The British went to America to find new opportunities for having a larger land and a better environment. The New World could…