Panic of 1907

Violence, an integral part of modern society, constitutes the lives of individuals that lead to reactions in the sociological perspective. In terms of sociology, violence grasps the control one’s realities. Sociological impact of violence is so intertwined with side factors that individual get derailed in conducts transforming personalities, emotions, thoughts, world views. This study deals with violence in the sociological view and its implications as depicted in Conrad’s The Secret Agent.…

Both men experienced major achievements and failures during their presidency, but Theodore was more successful domestically than Franklin. Theodore’s main goal for domestic affairs when he entered office was to bust trusts and regulate corporations (“Theodore Roosevelt: President”). Theodore gained the nickname, the “trust-buster” (“Theodore Roosevelt: President”) by following his main goal. Theodore believed the government had the right to regulate big businesses to protect the welfare of…

In this essay I will be discussing the life of Adolf Hitler and the rise of the Nazi Party. The areas I’ll be discussing include Hitler’s early life covering his family, education and his involvement in World war 1.The rise of the Nazi party and how Hitler came to power. The different organizations that controlled the Nazi State and laws the persecuting the Jewish people. Hitler was born on the 20th of April 1889; he had a disappointing childhood and adulthood and could never live up to his…

The 2007-2009 Financial crisis left significant wounds on the American financial system. After 10% unemployment and over 1.5 trillion taxpayer dollars, many undoubtedly continue to question the usefulness and relevance of the Federal Reserve Banking System and its actions in today’s modern banking environment (Gorton and Metrick). Since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, its mission to increase banking stability through preventive and reactionary policy while promoting economic growth in…

Thomas Merton once said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” This quote is true, but it isn’t the whole story. A more appropriate description is: art gives the one looking at it an extraordinary feeling that is partially described by the quote above, but the only way to really know what that feeling is like is to experience it. In Mason City, we are very lucky to be able to have the chance to experience art in a variety of ways at our art museum, the Charles H…

quickly and spent a few years doing odd jobs, including working as a dishwasher in a restaurant, where he slept on the floor. He managed to work his way up to the position of waiter but, in what was to presage his future life, he fired for thievery. In 1907, Ponzi moved to Montreal, Quebec, and became associated with Luigi “Louis” Zarossi, who was paying…

World War One, which is often referred to as The Great War, began July 28th, 1914, and ended on June 28th, 1919. The Great War, originating in Europe, was the first conflict labeled total war in the world’s history, and it involved over 32 different nations around the globe. The Great War was unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, as well as the combatants involved. Not only soldiers, but civilians and regular working people were deeply involved in World War One. From manufacturing munitions…

In the very beginning of American society in 1787, a staggering 92% of Americans lived rurally. However, this percentage was steadily declining and would continue to do so, as Jacob Riis accurately predicted in his book How the Other Half Lives: “At the beginning of the century the percentage of our population that lived in cities was as one in twenty-five. In 1880 it was one in four and one-half, and in 1890 the census will in all probability show it to be one in four.” In fact, by 1910, the…

(Helm). Helm puts into words the terrible realities he realized from air raids destroying his home in London and the family members he loved (see Fig. 2). Not only were over 700 killed and over 2,000 injured from the bombings, but the air raids caused panic throughout the city. The British instituted blackouts, searchlights, and any defense from the stealthy Zeppelin balloons. “‘Nowadays there is no such animal as a non-combatant,’ justified German Zeppelin commander Peter Strasser, ‘modern…

As much as we would like to believe that slavery and human trafficking are only horrific aspects of our collective past, these tremendous abuses of human rights and human dignity have in some form continued to exist throughout the world: and, in fact, have experience a dramatic resurgence in recent years. The details vary from country to country but, put simply, human trafficking is the coerced use of human beings as objects of commerce. The most known period of slavery and human trafficking…