Ida B. Wells

Since the making of the United States woman have always been underestimated with their talents, independence, and intelligent. White men had always been the ones who decide the rules and regulation for our country and kept women and other races at a lower education social status so they won’t be able to compete. When women were able to earn somewhat of an income married women were demanded to give their money to their husbands and were not allowed to own property, could not vote, and were taxed…

New President of the United States John F. Kennedy just after beating the Republican who is named as Richard Nixon by nearly a land slide of an election, in his spectacular speech emphasizes peace for the Americans and all nations. He establishes a unifying tone, which attracts the world audience. Mr. Kennedy uses various strategies to persuade his audience to trust in him as the new leader of the United States. Kennedy knows what he must prove to show that he can be the greatest president in…

When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, for many Americans it symbolized the culmination of decades of fighting for civil rights, and that we had reached Martin Luther King Jr.’s fabled “mountaintop” of equality. However, not all Americans were fully satisfied with this accomplishment, with critics like Toure Neblett writing “Surely Obama’s victory revealed something had changed in America, but it was not a signal that we’d reached… where race no longer matters and equality has been…

The Civil Rights Movement was considered one of the darkest moments in black history. Although African Americans were freed from slavery, their human rights were held captive. Despite the Supreme Court’s effort to afford blacks a fair education, white America contrived to devalue African Americans. Regardless of the systematic roadblocks in place African Americans always persevered. Instead of violence, African Americans used influence, political power, and protesting to voice their displeasures…

“When I was a kid, we watched the Vietnam War on the six o 'clock news, and it was desensitizing. You felt you were watching a war film; meanwhile you were really watching these guys getting blown to bits,” said Johnny Depp about the Vietnam War. History has a funny way of repeating itself, and people have the funny habit of staying stuck in the past. Many people believe the Vietnam War and the current War on Terrorism is a reflection of this. Some people believe that both of the wars are…

Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference was my book of choice to discuss in small literature circles. The Tipping Point was my first choice because I have read other pieces of Gladwell’s work and enjoyed his writing style. I found The Tipping Point riveting because Gladwell discusses the algorithm of how epidemics become triggered and take off. I took pleasure in reading the first few chapters, but Gladwell’s writing became repetitive and I became…

Triumph and Tragedy Six seconds. Six seconds on a bright, sunny day in Dallas inflamed me with guilt. Six seconds and three shots shattered my family on the Kennedy detail. Those six seconds in Dallas happened because I failed to protect him. I allowed an assassin to put a bullet through the head of the most powerful man on the planet. The sounds of millions gasping at the sight of a dead president will forever be etched into my mind. November 22, 1963 is a day I will never forget. The 1960…

Operant conditioning is a type of learning where behavior is controlled by consequences. The purpose is to strengthen the behavior and make it happen more often. There are different consequences you can use are positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. If you are trying to teach someone something the best way is to use positive reinforcement. Research shows that rewards are more effective than punishment. When using positive reinforcement, it…

Public opinion is a crucial part to any political campaign. Politicians need the public on their side, and they will often employ whatever tactics they can to ensure this support. Taking control of the news, and controlling what the public is informed is no exception. As television entered the homes of Americans nationwide, President Johnson deployed troops into Vietnam. For the first time during the Vietnam War, television made it possible for Americans to be transported to Vietnam all while in…

citizens,” and then exclaims that no State can limit any law that goes against the Constitution’s promises of equal rights (Anthony). Anthony’s words, as well as her efforts to forward women’s rights, are what earned her the affectionate namesake of the Nineteenth Amendment--after all, it is also nicknamed the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. Susan B. Anthony’s speech roused women into action, inspiring them to want to work for their rights and be allowed to have the basic human rights that were…