Grover

Playwright Thornton Wilder and poet e. e. cummings are portraying ordinary life in a small town in the play Our Town and in the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town.” Both, the play and poem were written about at the same period. The towns in both the play and poem can be related to any city in the country. The poem and play take the readers through the similar themes of the passage of time, love, and death, which are an ordinary life that is monotonous and ultimately unmemorable. Both…

The Electoral College is a system whose constitutionality has been disputed for years; especially since 2000. The Electoral College is founded in Article II of the United States Constitution. The number of electors for each state in the Electoral College is equal to the number of representatives that state has Congress (U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clauses 2 and 3). The people of the United States vote for their electors, but the electors vote for the president. Thus, under the…

of Pokémon Go"). Pokemon Go launched in the United States during the summer of 2016. In the game, players use the global positioning system (GPS) on their smartphone technology, in order “to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures” (Grover). As a result, this game forces players to go outside and be more active, instead of playing a game inside their home, and to discover the “real” world in a different perspective. Ever since the launch of Pokémon Go, the game has greatly enhanced…

the largest militaries. Henry Cabot Lodge- He was a Massachusetts senator who exchanged ideas with Theodore Roosevelt, and proclaimed America must be involved in South America for the economic benefits which he was sure to exist. Grover Cleveland- He is both the 22nd and 24 president, and his administration…

Born, January 30, 1882 Franklin Roosevelt had a great life ahead of him. However, his disease made it hard for him later in his life. We all know him today for being the 32nd president, who was elected four times and who not only ended the Great Depression, he also created Social Security. His most famous action as President was to declare the bombing at Pearl Harbour “a day that will live in infamy” and it propelled the United States into World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a very…

An oft-repeated argument in favor of American imperialism was that it was justified because it spread the American ideals of democracy and liberty to people who lived without them. In an 1896 speech before congress, President Grover Cleveland observed that Cuban rebels were encouraged by “the widespread sympathy the people of this country always and instinctively feel for every struggle for better and freer government.” This American affinity for democracy would translate into arguments for…

“Hawaii Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen”, is an article written by The Learning Network and published by the New York Times on January 17th, 2012. “Hawaii Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen” is organized chronologically, detailing the events of the overthrow of Hawaii. It begins by describing how the Europeans, ever since the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778, have attempted to alter the Hawaiians lifestyle. This struggle for power between the Europeans and…

During three of my four years of high school I took various forms of a biology class, beginning with “Biology Honors” my freshman year and moving on to “IB Biology HL I” in my junior year, followed by “IB Biology HL II” senior year. I recall freshman year paying little to no attention to the lectures I received in class. Instead, I’d write down song lyrics in my biology notebook and talk to the friends sitting next to me. Every exposition on photosynthesis or Latin nomenclature sailed through…

2. What programs and services does your agency provide and which of those does the County fund? Cortland County Historical Society serves as a repository for information related to the history of Cortland County its residents, industries, government and more. We host special events including our 18 lecture Lunch & Learn speaker series, an attic treasure sale, as well as bus trips of historical interest. Cortland County Historical Society also produces publications including: a quarterly…

Kehaunani Yamanoha The Hawaiian Kingdom was established in 1795 by King Kamehameha I and proudly prevailed throughout the world for nearly a century. Due to the location and agriculture of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the United States government was keen to gain Hawai’i as a state to control due to their economic and militaristic advantage. They accomplished this by breaking international law and punishing native Hawaiian people for continuing to practice their own culture. Before being discovered…