Lieutenant Governor

Early on in the Civil War, George McClellan was extremely successful. Originally, he started out as the leader of a volunteer Ohio army and did a phenomenal job of training the volunteer soldiers, which resulted in his promotion to major general of the main Union army. As a major general, he won a string of small battles in the western part of Virginia. However, as the Civil War progressed, McClellan was unable to make the right decisions in crucial moments. He was simply too cautious and…

The Journey of Catalina de Erauso Erauso’s mysterious and twisted journey of gender identity crisis, deception, lies, addictions, and the death of a sibling, all began in the 1500s. Erauso was born to his/her father Captain Miguel de Erauso an officer in the Spanish army and mother Maria Perez Galarraga both happen to of been native residents of the Villa. Catalina was first sent to a convent upon age four as well as her two sisters. Due to the nature of Erauso’s temper her parents decided that…

example, Benjamin Butler, notorious Union General in the Civil War and advocate of rights for African Americans was elected to Congress as a radical member of the Republican party. There was also a former slave named Oscar J. Dunn who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Also in 1870 Hiram Revels was elected to U. S. Senate as the first black senator. Now even though African Americans were being able to get in to the U.S. Senate, the congress, or any type of government, and even though…

The first comfort stations were built in Shanghai in 1932 under by Lieutenant-General Okamura Yasuji. He was the original proponent of the comfort stations. When Shanghai had tremendous rape reports by Japanese troops, Yasuji requested comfort women to the Japanese government in order to decrease rape reports. After that…

leaving the organization “rather than remaining on the inside to try to fight for reform” (Robinson 131). Following his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, Robinson joined Nelson Rockefeller’s campaign as an advisor for the 1964 New York Governor election and began a career in politics. Alongside Dunbar McLaurin, Robinson founded the Freedom Bank in 1964 to help African-Americans secure loans (Robinson 184). Afterward, Robinson was appointed to an official position in the…

Imagine a young man, brave and hungry for power, a man that would risk it all for his country, a true hero by nature; this man is Othello. Othello is no typical hero though. He is a hero full of admirable qualities and one flaw: a flaw that proves to be fatal. William Shakespeare’s Othello, is considered to be one of his most underrated plays and a classic tragedy. This play takes us through the ups and downs of Othello and ultimately leads to his demise as well as the supporting characters’.…

forced to obey orders from the Lord and to only serve Her. In contrast, Breq is completely different from societal expectations and is more human-like. To clarify, Breq leaves Radch society because Anaander forces her to kill one of her best friends, Lieutenant Awn, without reason. After she kills Awn, she says, “The guilt and helpless anger that had overwhelmed me had receded shortly after that moment, as I had never felt something like that before” (252). Killing her friend breaks through…

Considered one of the worst presidents by many historians because of the scandals during his term and lack of political experience, Warren G. Harding had many failures and a great deal of corruption during his term. During his term he was a popular president, but after he died, all of his many scandals and love affairs were released to the public, ruining his reputation. No one believed their beloved president would end up to have one of the most corrupt terms in United States history. While…

1. The book, The Quarter-Pie Window was written by Marianne Brandis, and is about a young girl, Emma, and her little brother, John, who just lost their family in a fire at their old barn and now must live with their newly found aunt, Mrs. McPhail, in the city. Emma has to work for her aunt at her hotel as a chamber maid, while John has to work for Mr. Blackwood at his ranch as a stable boy. Emma was expecting to work at a much higher position at the hotel but is madden by the fact that she is…

Imagine fighting for a great cause, not only for your country but for your own race! African Americans fought for both the Confederates and the Union. Some of these African Americans were former slaves, others were African Americans who wanted to abolish (or get rid of) slavery. Over 180,000 African Americans served in the Civil War. Many however, were not recognized after the war ended. At the time when the Civil War occurred there were over 4 million slaves in the south. The Union fought to…