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The republican was founded on July 6th 1854.it was born of hostility slavery. The name “Republican” alluding to Thomas Jefferson Republican Party and conveying a commitment to the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the first Republican meeting ripon wisconsin.The nickname of the Republican Party didn 't get attached to it until 1888. Previously, the nickname had been used by Southern Democrats. in 1856 presidential candidate, John C. Fremont, won 11 of the 16…

One of our own, Upton Sinclair has now published his novel, The Jungle, in its entirety. Despite the “muckraking” as our very President might deem it, this novel is pivotal to the causes we believe in. Sinclair has used The Jungle, to simultaneously expose the problems layering our very federal and local governments, as well as the society in which we all partake in. His novel has forced the federal government to finally take action and begin to impose regulations on the Union Stockyards and the…

differences. The novel Because of Mr. Terupt written by Rob Buyea tells the story of seven kids and their year with their 5th grade teacher, in the book Mr.Terupt suffers a terrible accident. The novel Wonder by R.J Palacio is centered around August Pullman who is 10 year-old boy who was born with facial deformities. Ever since he has was little he has been homeschooled, but know he has has to go 5th grade. The book shows how Auggie manuevers his way around school and how he makes friends.…

Many early cases of police brutality dealt with labor strikes such as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Pullman Strike of 1894. However, due to oppression, police brutality is now often seen as a fight between people of color and those that follow a religion. Countless victims of police brutality have been classified as minorities, the disabled, the young…

Ritz” deal with the theme of betrayal in contrasting ways. On one hand, Lyra tries the whole book to save Roger and in the end is his downfall, but Percy betrays John from the start and ends up dead instead. The novel “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman and the short story “Diamond as Big as the Ritz” by F. Scott Fitzgerald involve important deceptions which result in death. Death is inevitable in the stories as it portrays the foundations of betrayal. For instance, if everyone was to live no…

Alex Haley Interviews Malcolm X This article presents an interview conducted with Malcolm X in 1963 less than two years before he was assassinated in Harlem at the Audubon Ballroom. The interview was conducted by Alex Haley, who later was the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X after which he wrote his own ground breaking tour de force, Roots. The interview provided an opportunity for Malcolm X, spiritual and political leader, to present his views and beliefs on his role in the civil…

Because I am an English teacher, I am always intrigued by students’ stories of how they came to reading and writing, the beginnings of their path to literacy and their connection (or disconnection) from the educational system which they must navigate. No one student’s path is the same as any other’s; reading the diversity of their experiences of success and defeat, struggle and triumph, never gets old for me, and I find that knowing their literacy stories helps me understand better how to teach…

It is a cool winter’s day in Pullman Washington. A breeze rushes through the open windows and tickles my neck, causing goose bumps to rise on my skin. I pull out a piece of thin white paper from my desk, and prepare myself for the task at hand. My mind empties and I can feel myself relaxing deeper and deeper as I enter what seems to be a meditative state. I pour some water into the ink stone and begin to grind an ink stick into the still liquid. The sea of the stone quickly turns a dark carbon…

Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona, a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter. She was of African ancestry, though one of her great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish and one of her great-grandmothers was a slave of Native American descent. She was small as a child and suffered poor health with chronic tonsillitis. When her parents separated, she moved with her mother to Pine Level, just outside the state capital, Montgomery. She grew up on a…

started taking flying lessons from Neta Scott. (5) She was the 16th woman to be issued a pilot’s license, and was nicknamed “Lady Lindy.” Amelia was selected to be the first female passenger on a transatlantic flight by her future husband George Pullman. After this Amelia took a giant leap, and started an aviation career. Amelia devoted her life not only to flying, but to women who aspired to have the same career as her. She organized a club for women who were interested in aviation careers…