Senate of the Philippines

Bryan won the election to congress in 1890, when the Populist party disrupted Nebraska politics; he was re-elected in 1892. Bryan’s great oratory skills won him great respect in Congress and he became a leader among free-silver Democrats. He ran for Senate in 1894, and supported the state Populist party, but lost by a landslide to the Republicans. Bryan excited the 1896 Democratic convention with his heady Cross of Gold speech favoring free silver and as a result seized…

A. One of the various groups to form during the Progressive movement was the “muckrakers.” Journalists and writers collectively came together intending to expose problems in American society. These writers and journalists used their talents to exploit critical social problems and encourage the public to join and act. “Ida Tarbell, perhaps the most well-known female muckraker, wrote a series of articles on the dangers of John D. Rockefeller’s powerful monopoly, Standard Oil.” (Corbett, 21.1 The…

Multiculturalism exists when people accept and encourage many cultures to thrive in a society. Multiculturalism in Canada is the recognition that Canadians share equal rights and responsibilities. Canada is a place where people with diverse cultural backgrounds is entitled to practice their faith and traditions freely and take pride in their heritage. Some define Canada as a "cultural mosaic" which means a blend of multiple cultures in one society, organization or nation. . But, there are…

Coming out of the Civil War both the North and South were devastated emotionally, physically, and economically. To make matters worse, the assassination of President Lincoln threw a nation beginning to become whole again into the arms of untested leaders in Washington. While the government sought to reconstruct the South, the North was spurred into unprecedented economic growth and industrialization by the barons of industry who expanded their respective industries while simultaneously…

that question. General MacArthur up to the start of the Korean War had already immortalized himself in American history. As a General, he was known as one of the most decorated Generals in American military history after various victories in the Philippines and the Pacific during World War II. In 1947, President Truman reinstated General MacArthur into the army to lead his troops into battle during the Korean War. Conflict started to arise when General MacArthur had different ideologies and a…

de Lares” meaning The Cry of Lares, though it was suppressed it became known as the first symbol of independence. In 1873 Spain abolished slavery from Puerto Rico. During the Spanish- American war Spain loses Puerto Rico along with Cuba and the Philippines. The Foraker Law allowed the U.S. to establish civil government and free…

Same-sex marriage is one of the most controversial yet sensitive topics that have been discussed around the world. Politicians often hold debates on this subject trying to decide whether it should be legal for same sexes to be married. It is often viewed as being wrong by religious people because marriage is portrayed as a woman and man uniting, not woman to woman or man to man. Although there are many people say that banning same-sex marriage is an act of discrimination against homosexual…

very cautious with how they released the information about MK Ultra. They were meticulous on how much they released at each date. “In 1977, a Freedom of Information Act request uncovered a cache of 20,000 documents relating to MKUltra, which led to Senate hearings. Some surviving information about MKUltra was declassified in 2001”(Wikipedia). This leads one person to wonder what other information the government is keeping from it’s citizens. or us.or if the MK Ultra experiments were ever truly…

The Global Climate Change Debate - how do I know what to believe? Climate is defined by the Oxford Dictionary (University, 2015) as the average weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. It includes patterns of temperature, precipitation (rain or snow), humidity, wind and seasons (Adelsman, 2012). When there are changes in long-term averages of daily weather this is called climate change. Scientists believe that climate change is linked to the increasing…

The plan was very carefully thought out, and was the result of many years of tension between the nations. The attack was part of Japan 's big plan to conduct attacks on the Philippines islands, the East Indies, and indochina(Wallin 83). The United States got tied into the plan because of their Naval base being stationed in the Pacific Ocean. For this reason, the Japanese wanted to demolish the Pacific fleet, so they would not…