Herbert Gintis

“Come to me, Sir Gwaine,” rasped the faceless hooded figure standing before me, a man cloaked in dark robes, bearing a longsword. “It is your time.” My gods, where am I? I thought, as a ghostly fog crept in, shrouding the leafless forest trees and enveloping my body. The ethereal mist chilled me to the core, making it difficult to move, difficult to reason. Then, a deep, ink-like blackness rolled across the sky and trickled down to the earth, a blackness so thick and oppressive I felt like I…

DBQ Former president, Herbert Hoover is commonly seen as a conservative and Franklin D. Roosevelt is referred to as a liberal. However, the terms liberal and conservative are abstract terms and people do not completely conform to them. So, there are parts of Hoover that are liberal, while a majority of his beliefs are conservative, and pieces of Roosevelt are conservative when he is mostly liberal. Their respective political ideologies were shown through their responses to Americans who…

Social Darwinism is a theory that individuals, groups, and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as plants and animals. The weak individuals would decrease and the strong individuals would grow in power. Charles Darwin, Herbert Spencer, and William Graham Sumner, and more philosophers are all associated with social Darwinism. They all have different views on it. Charles Darwin developed Darwinism. He focused more on the development of plants and animals. He developed the idea…

Calvin Coolidge—“Silent Cal” Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States of America. He first took office when he was vice president for Warren G. Harding who had a heart attack on August 2, 1923. Coolidge was known for his quiet demeanor and nature, which was complete the opposite of his predecessor, Harding. Alfred E. Smith stated that Coolidge was “distinguished for character more than for heroic achievement” (The White House). Calvin Coolidge had many political experiences…

The Collapse of the Great Nation During the economic boom of the twenties, traditional values of America wore out and, now faced with jazz age, women smoking, drinking, and wearing short shorts. The average American were busy sending their hard earned money on automobiles, household appliance, and the guessing game of the stock market, where big money was made. Those in the American dream howere bought their good with credit. As more and more products came out the more people were in debt,…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt lead the country through some of the roughest times, including the Great Depression and World War II. What Roosevelt is known for is being the only president to serve longer than two terms. He combated the Great Depression with the New Deal, strengthened the ties with Latin America, and lead the country though WWII. Although, he died before the war was over, he still was the leader through the majority of it. Franklin Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders the…

The 1930’s were a period riddled by economic depression, dubbed the “Great Depression”, the economic mishaps of the 1930’s leaked out into affecting every facet of society, even the pop culture. The troublesome economics of the 30’s were overlooked by pop culture, as it deliberately used exaggerations and optimism to distract people from the reality of recession; while pop culture candidly documented political America in the 30’s, in which people were in search of a political hero. Bridled by…

The Great Depression is a common known time in history that many who lived through it long to erase it from their memory. It was a dreadfully unforgettable time, especially for Herbert Hoover, who was president through the commencement of it. Since he was stuck with dealing with the beginning of it, he proved to the American public perpetually how incapable he was to avail them. It is no doubt that Hoovers actions that were directed to cease the Great Depression were ineffective because the…

Herbert Hoover was defeated in the 1932 election to Franklin D. Roosevelt who was a demoracat. FDR instantly went into work by forming a New Deal Program to help America in the Great Depression. THe New Deal Program spilts into three catgeroty or R’s. First…

Throughout America’s history, there have been many presidents that changed the way this nation runs. Forty-four men have held this incredibly authoritative and respectable position. Perhaps three of the most memorable and influential presidents were George Washington, often referred to as the father of this country, Frederick Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Actions that are made by presidents can be reflected across the world and often, in many cases, reflect in other countries, whether that…