John G. Roberts

We see an early example shaker culture when Mr. Tanner gives young Robert the pig for help and apron with the calving. Mr. Haven and Robert are fixing the fence when Mr. Tanner brings the pig Roberts father states about accepting the pig “we thank you brother Tanner but it’s not the shaker way to take frills for being neighborly” (P 21). I think this shows that in the shaker culture they feel that is not right to accept a gift or payment for doing the right thing in any given situation are…

Robert Frost has been called the translator of new England, but in a truer meaning, he is really the translator of nature and humanity as whole. His poetry shows that he is a close observer of both people and nature. He doesn’t skim a landscape, or take a quick look or two at life. Instead, he looks carefully at anything and everything; he looks into " the crater of the ant" (Oster, 1991, P.36). Because of his commitment to poetry in English Literature, Frost holds a unique position in writing.…

Utopia is a masterpiece of world literature written by Sir Thomas More. In the novel, Utopia is a name of an island where everything is perfect from the society to the economy. This “island” can be seen in another well-known novel called The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. There are a lot of similarities between Utopia and The Time Machine, however, the fate of the Utopian and the future mankind is contradictory. For many centuries, human has been seeking a perfect world where people can live…

1920s Homework One of the major events that impacted the American view on immigration was the Red Scare. The Red Scare happened between 1919 to 1920 and was a repercussion to the achievements recently made by the United States in Europe. It was a fear of communism that swept the entire nation. This fear was instilled into the minds of American citizens that it caused suspicions all around the country for radicals promoting the spread of communism from the Russian government, now The Soviet Union…

before Mrs. Roosevelt on January 2, 1861 to a wealthy family in Cincinnati. She grew up in a family of politicians and lawyers – her father was a state senator and appointed the U.S. Attorney by President Benjamin Harrison. Her father was Judge John Williamson Herron, a college classmate with President Harrison and a law partner of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Her mother, Harriet Collins Herron, was the daughter and the sister of American congressmen, and Mrs. Taft’s grandfather, Ela…

The decade of 1920, also known as the Roaring Twenties, were years of excitement and innovation. During these times, many new technologies and lifestyles were introduced to not only the upper class, but also to the rest of society, thus allowing the average citizen access to all these novelties. The president who promised Americans improved lives was Calvin Coolidge. With Calvin Coolidge running the country, it seemed as if he eliminated poverty in total in which citizens prospered with the…

The Psych of H.G. Wells H.G. Wells, was, in the simplest of terms, an individual with an incredibly complex psyche. He was bitterly upfront with his worldviews, and had an innate sense of the world around him that was different on a number of levels when compared to the ideals of others. His life consisted of a relatively specialized education, which brought about the knowledge from which he would later base many of his fantastic claims. As the world changed around him, so did Wells. He evolved…

A utopia can never exist. It is based upon an idea which involves a perfect society governed by perfect people. Just like neither our modern society and Catherine Austen’s book, All Good Children society is not perfect, neither is Canada or school systems. When Canada is compared in both All Good Children, and our modern day society, many similarities can be seen. The main similarity is the fact that Canada is commonly seen as an escape from an oppressive United States, and that does not end…

After the 1920’s World War 1 had finally ended and America was starting to return to their normal lives. However, immigrants and African Americans seemed to be a continued problem for America. Economic prosperity failed to prevent social, cultural, and political divisions between the United States. Political cartoons such as “The Menace of Modern Immigration” and “The Teapot Dome Scandal” show political divisions after the 20’s. The Monkey Trial, which also shows a cultural division between the…

The era of "Roaring Twenties" in the United States often has another name - The Prosperity, and is characterized by rapid economic growth. The Roaring Twenties or The Jazz Age - French called it “années folles” (Crazy Years) – is a period of unprecedented change in all the spheres of life in North America and some European countries. During this period public life was to undergo dramatic changes: Victorian morality had become survival of the past, and America began to live according to new…