Rosie the Riveter

encouraged citizens of all countries to help their country out as well as their neighbors and fellow citizens. Posters such as the famous “Keep Calm and Carry On” gave hope to people of the U.K. to continue their lives as if there was no tomorrow and Rosie the Riveter in the “We Can Do It” posters told all women that they could help, they were needed and they didn’t have to be stuck at home doing nothing to help their brothers, husbands, uncles, and fathers fighting in the war. These posters…

World War II was a war involving a grand portion of nations around the world, that later formed two military alliances opposing each other; the Allies and the Axis. The Allies included the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France, and China among others. The Axis included Germany, Japan, and Italy. During and after the war, many advances were made in fields such as medicine, technology, rights, and economies. Life was forever changed because of the war and will remain a mark in human…

Everyone has something they’re best at. Me, I’m particularly good at running away. I was unhappy. I knew I was unhappy and I knew I had been for a long time. I didn’t do anything about it. I sulked. Wallowed in it. Lived my life without any sense of peace or structure. You see, I don’t handle chaos well. And I’d let myself live in disarray until it built up inside of me and I was made of it. Eventually, I broke. I shattered in the way that a building does when a bomb goes off. I packed the…

Imagine the role of a woman in the early 1800s, waking up and right from the “get-go” feeding and clothing children while trying to keep them in line all day. The latter half of the day spent cleaning the house and cooking a meal in preparation for the husband to return. During the early years of the 19th century women were expected to be proper and hold themselves with respect. They were not encouraged to pursue an education, their only role was to “play house” and be a mother, Margaret Sanger…

I would argue that the primary cause of gender inequality in the United States is family structure. Although I believe both nature and nurture can shape a person’s personality, I believe nurture is the more prevalent case. Growing up in an environment can essentially shape who a person is. Looking at cultures across the world, they each have behaviors and traits that are deemed acceptable or taboo across their society. It everyone’s behaviors were based on purely instinctual behaviors there…

How Did Baseball Become America 's Pastime? “The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!” New York Giants announcer Russ Hodges 1951 call of Bobby Thompson’s bottom of the ninth “shot heard round the world,” is perhaps the most famous call ever made in sports history. By 1951, baseball was firmly entrenched as “America’s pastime.” Barzun rightly stated, “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn…

From the years 1914-1985 three major wars occurred: World War 1, World War 2, and Vietnam. These were not only trying times for our country but also for the world. Over 13 million men were drafted during this time, and approximately 77 million people were killed. About this time, in 1925, photojournalism started, and became a helpful asset to document and share with the world the events that were taking place. These images were picked up and published by newspapers allowing for the people back…

workforce became widely accepted. While the fascist Axis Powers still had prejudices on women at the workforce, American women were urged to participate in the war industry, especially, the aircraft industry. Women became the cultural iconic “Rosie the Riveter”, representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. It was slowly but eventually led to women’s rights movement and legal equality for women. The America was truly united during the war. The Double…

eam in Every Soldier The American Dream is the philosophy that everyone deserves equal opportunities to succeed through hard work and perseverance. There comes a time when this philosophy is threatened by other nations. During WWII the Imperial Japanese empire wanted to take over Asia, and they saw the US as the only ones in their way. After the battle of Midway the tides had turned and the US began to win the war. They began the long offensive island hopping campaign to get to Japan. In Flags…

Before World War II women were limited in their social, political and economic rights. Women were unable to earn a wage comparable to men. Women were also greatly limited in their career opportunities when compared to men. Due to expectations of getting married, child rearing, and taking care of the home, women did not have much representation outside of the domicile. The war changed American politics, economics and social rights for women. Women were utilized because of the shortage of men…