Harold Wilson

On the 14th of November in 1917, we were picketing the white house per usual, for our right as equals to men, to have the same rights, to make women an important part of our society. We were arrested again for what it seems like the millionth time, the police said we were “obstructing traffic”, they wanted us off the streets, they are afraid of the difference they know we can make. We were taken to the Occoquan Workhouse, but something seemed different this time, and the head guard, W.H.…

Woodrow Wilson got the most out of his presidency term, and his life. 2 years after Woodrow was elected in 1912 the First World War broke out in Hungary. Wilson was specifically acknowledged because of his 14 points speech and his plan on post World War One world peace. Because of Wilson's peaceful strategies for America's war tactics, Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1920, a ceremony which he could not attend. Wilson's greatest challenge as being the president of the United States…

The two leading stars of this film, “The Intern” have benefited from comedy at some point throughout their careers. The first one, is Robert De Niro, who entered into the world of comedy back in 1999 with “Analyze This,” which became a critical and commercial success, and it earned De Niro a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical. After “Analyze This,” De Niro continued pursuing and stretching his comedic prowess with “Meet the Parents” in 2000. This film also became a…

impact on the characters throughout the play. Troy Maxson is fenced out his baseball career in the major leagues because of his skin color. To add on this, there are some fences that arise within the family of Troy Maxson due to family issues. “August Wilson uses the symbol of the fence to illustrate the challenges of the black experience in America during the mid-1900’s. He uses the fence symbolically and literally to show the barriers that the Maxson family encounters at every turn. Troy…

The Progressive Era was marked by a movement to correct social, economic and political problems in America. However, one area in need of reform that was mostly overlooked by white Progressives was the plight of African Americans. Examples of that can be living in a different neighbourhood or drinking from a different water fountain. During the Progressive Era, racism affected many aspects of American society. Particularly in the South. Jim Crow was the way of life for blacks, thanks to the…

Woodrow Wilson, the author of “The Idealistic View”, and the 28th president of the United States, explains his view during the Paris Peace Conference, where it was the most terrible war that ended in November 1918. Wilson is known to be the “prince of peace” because he wants to make a better world. On May 26, 1917 Wilson clarifies viewpoints on that the people are fighting in the War for the liberty of all citizens. All the injustices must be turn into justice and protection must be devoted…

would not sink neutral ones. However, they sunk the British liner Lusitania with 128 Americans on it. This stirred up the war-lovers but Wilson kept them down by saying they can be “too proud to fight.” Arabic was sunk with two American and Germany agreed to not sink unarmed ships without warning. Germany violated this agreement when it sunk Sussex, which made Wilson mad and told Germany that he would break diplomatic relations with it if it continued to do so. 12. Republican chose Charles…

"I could feel him kicking in my blood" (52). In the Novel Fences, August Wilson depicts how the progression of the Maxson family builds upon lessons learned from the generation before. Troy's father was a very grumpy man who wasn't satisfied with life. He was a violent man who whupped Troy, "he had them leather straps off the mule and commenced to whupping me like there was no tomorrow" (52). Although Troy's father was beating Troy to teach him a lesson, It occurred too violently and frequently…

overlooked. Woodrow Wilson dedicated his political career to spreading America’s democratic ideals and institutions to parts the world over, and advocated on the behalf of a great many people still trapped in the oppressive confines of an obsolete world order. Wilson envisioned a larger role for the United States that went beyond mere economics, and dared the American people to becomes vessels of democracy, liberty, freedom for those lacking it. Throughout his long and remarkable career, Wilson…

“ Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up “ - Robert Frost. “Fences” by August Wilson is a powerful, moving play that has its title as the axis for the audience to interpret in their own way. Fences is centered around the building of a fence that has a different but entangled meaning for each character in the play.Fences went further than just the vague interpretation of fence and took a step farther by asking why was the “fence’’ put up ? The Protagonist, 53 year old…