Junie B. Jones

Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 16, 1820. She was raised in a Quaker household with seven siblings and her parents, Lucy Anthony and Daniel Anthony. Her father owned a cotton mill. Susan had strong feelings about equality from a young age and worked on social issues for most of her life. Susan was a strong and stubborn individual who was determined to achieve equality for all. Throughout her life, she worked towards it. In 1826, her family left for New York and…

Rhetorical Analysis of “The Fundamental Principle of a Republic” The women’s suffrage movement was one of the most well-established movements recorded in U.S. History. Many women were institutionalized because they wanted a right every American citizen should be able to acquire. On June 15, 1915, American citizen Anna Shaw delivered a speech to challenge the political platform of injustice. Shaw indicates in this speech that women could do much more than cook, clean, and bear children. In “The…

Ameliorations in the church were caused by the belief that change will create the salvation of sinners. Many priests believed that "drunkards, harlots and infidels will be awakened and converted" due to these new reforms (document B). Being that religion played a huge role in American life during this time period, especially right after the Second Great Awakening, the religious reformations expanded democratic ideals. The primary goal of the church reforms were to improve the lives…

As Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Presidency came to its final months he desired a last chance at pleasing the people. This chance would come in the form of a book. Having lost the faith of many Americans through his decisions on Vietnam, Johnson resorted to begging twenty-five year old Doris Goodwin to help him with his memoir. As great a story teller Johnson had been, he was never able to apply his colorful techniques to an unknown audience, which is apparent as a major weakness shown throughout his…

Returning home, O’Brien faces an America with a new identity, one draped in denial. As soon as he boards the plane, he instantly encounters the effects of war on America. The civilian stewardess, like the public, is in denial about Vietnam, and neither wants to be afflicted by the gruesome war. O’Brien takes an interest in the stewardess, stating “ The stewardess, her carefree smile and boredom flickering like bad lighting, doesn’t understand. It’s enraging, because you sense she doesn’t want to…

The rise of communism in the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam led the United States get involved in the country’s policy. From November 1955 to the fall of the largest city of the country, Saigon, in April 1955, the Vietnam War pitted North Vietnam, supported by the Soviet Union, to South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States of America. This costly and deadly war led to bitter divisions among the American society. These divisions caused the plurality of the Vietnam War memories.…

Macbeth was a devout and ambitious soldier in the Scottish army who served his king until the bitter end. Bill Clinton was a deeply religious democrat who brought the crime rate in the United States to a twenty-six year low and played a key role in the development of the modern space program. These two men lived many centuries apart but share many aspects of their lives. Macbeth was a Scottish king who rose to power by murdering the previous king and taking the throne. Throughout his reign he…

The Cambodian immigration all started due to the Khmer rouge and the Vietnam army wanting to invade Cambodia. The invasion was announced by President Richard Nixon on April 30th of 1970. President Richard Nixon had been ordering to bomb Cambodia for months before he actually announced declaring an invasion. The Khmer rouge began to take control on April 17, 1975 and their army was led by Pol Pot. I believe the Cambodian immigrants coming to America was a good decision because they were able to…

Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men, and should be supported more these days because men and women have the same rights and are equal. By the early 1980s, the feminist movement had a great success in changing social attitudes with women trying to do the tasks of men, such as professional sports, the military, Ivy League universities, high-earning professions, and the Supreme Court. Although these were a great success, women…

Saving the American Sport In the text “When Theodore Roosevelt Saved Football” the author Bruce Watson explains Theodore Roosevelt helped shaped Football, making it safer for all who participated. In the fall of 1905 after Roosevelt brokered the Russo-Japanese treaty, he began to focus on the negativity of constant injuries and death in the game of football. With the split of faculty and fans for pro- and anti-football “factions”, Roosevelt began to feel the pressure. Roosevelt’ son, Theodore Jr…