Mount McKinley

Denali National Park is best known for its highest peak, Denali, or “the high one”, that reaches 20,320 feet tall. Each summer, tourists flock to the park, jump on tour buses, and cruise along the roads in guided tours to sightsee. Each year, more than 400,000 people visit the park to hike, catch a glimpse of the highest peak, see animals, and much more. In 1917, after many efforts, many headed by naturalist Charles Sheldon, Denali National Park was created. The park holds many wonders, like the aurora borealis, but is most well known for its wolf population. There are three main packs in Denali: Grant Creek, Nenana Canyon, and East Fork. Many park visitors come hoping they will get the chance to see one of these famous wolves. But recently, the wolf population in Denali National Park has been surrounded by controversy. Denali National Park along with members of the public have been fighting the Alaska Board of Game to establish a hunting free buffer zone along park boundaries in effort to maintain the wolf population that has recently began to fall. While many see a large significance in the loss of just one wolf, the Board of Game believes that the wolf population naturally rises and falls, regardless of the hunting and trapping of the animals. Though after the recent drastic drop in the Eastern pack’s numbers, the concern for the Denali wolves is growing. Concern first grew when the amount of wolf sightings by park visitors began to drop. The viewing of wildlife is a…

receipts have nearly doubled since 1995, over the past forty years. Every time Congress has cut the capital gains tax rate, tax collections on capital gains have risen. Income gains in the past five years have pushed millions of middle-income families out of the fifteen percent marginal tax bracket into the twenty-eight percent bracket. Hundreds of thousands of others have been pushed from the twenty-eight percent bracket into the thirty-one and thirty-six percent brackets, and so on. (Financial…

skyrocketed due to the U.S.’s generous terms of imported goods and money, but soon after, the McKinley Tariff - an act designed by the U.S. to raise the rates on importing foreign sugar to the islands - became the downfall for plantation owners in Hawaii. Knowing full well there was only one way to regain their profits, a small group of Hawaiian plantation owners (mostly white) sought out to overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy or, at this time, Queen Liliuokalani. (Independence Hall in Philadelphia,…

Theodore Roosevelt was a very big part of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century, or the “Progressive Era.” Theodore Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858. He was known as the “environmental president”, the “accidental president”, and the “trust buster.” He was the 26th president, and the 25th vice president, becoming president after William McKinley was shot. Theodore Roosevelt made a big impact on how America is today. Theodore Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858. He was born in New York, New…

Born in New York City on October 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was considered as the first modern President in the United States because of his expanded influence and power in the executive office (Miller Center). He had been experiencing his political life since he graduated from Harvard College (Theodore Roosevelt - Biographical). When he was forty-two years old, Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th and youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency from 1901 to 1909 after President William McKinley was…

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt achieved many great things in his life time as president he helped with the formation of national parks disbanded 44 monopolies and helped stabilize rail road rates to protect the working and middle class. Teddy Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 27, 1858 to Theodore Roosevelt Sr., and Martha Bulloch. Teddy Roosevelt suffered from asthma which caused him to be very sick which caused him to stay indoors and be homeschooled for most of his…

President McKinley called on volunteer soldiers to assist in the war effort. This was to ensure that America’s interests in Cuba and the greater Caribbean would be met. The formation of the volunteer cavalry was prompt. The volunteers were primarily able bodied young men with horseback riding experience from the southwestern part of the United States. This was because the climate was similar to that of Cuba, where the men would be fighting. Following relatively standard training, the men…

When President Teddy Roosevelt was sworn in as president in 1901 he was ready to put many things in action. His sincere and honest character led him to initiate policies that still exist today. He was a great hunter and loved to hunt games in his leisure time, therefore the nickname “Cowboy” that people used to call him. In fact, he respected and loved the nature so much saying that, “Unless we maintain an adequate material basis for our civilization, we cannot maintain the institution in which…

Corinth, MS has been immensely significant historically, and helped Corinth grow as a whole over a long period of time. The Crossroads were the intersection in Corinth of a main North/South line and a vital East/West line (the spine of the confederacy). There were many ways the Crossroads reflected this significance through history but were most obviously significant while the Civil War was going on. It was very helpful during the Civil War. The Confederacy used the Crossroads to transport…

United States was more based on self-interest at the start of the early 20th century, but became more driven on idealism at the end of the time period. Starting with William McKinley, America’s foreign policy began with the benefits for American commerce and imperialism, at the expense of nations like Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Theodore Roosevelt continued much of this scheme of self-interest with the Panama Canal and the Roosevelt Corollary, but started a few more idealistic trends in…