The Innocents Abroad

An accomplished writer of short stories, poetry, plays, essays, autobiographies, editor, and children's book author, he is most known for his poetry. Hughes is often seen as the primary African-American poet of the twentieth century because of his ability to capture the Harlem Renaissance and the period of the blues in his writings. His poems “Too Blue,” “Ballad of the Landlord,” and “The Weary Blues” show his style of rhyming, making them almost song-like. His style of using rhythms and…

After the conclusion of World War I and leading up to World War II, there was increased presence of isolationist ideals and values. America had just gotten back from a war that costed the lives of American soldiers and tons of money in weapons and capital. Many Americans believed that it was time to step back from the Eastern Hemisphere and to return to the isolationist policies of their founding father, George Washington. American, for the most part, practiced these ideals of Washington in the…

Cold War Following years of brutal fighting, a war which engulfed the entire world, feelings could not simply be thrown away. Bitter rivalries had arisen out of World War II, even ones between former allies. Just after the war America’s public support and trust of the USSR was higher than 50%, within months that number would drop lower than 35% as hostility grew between the two nations. Many began comparing it to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in ways such as the autocratic government and labor camps.…

important topic among young adults. Thousands of women across the United States alone must endure the almost constant unwanted attention of random men while walking the streets and sidewalks of their cities or towns. This form of harassment may seem innocent at first, but it can quickly turn into acts of violence; the effect can be both physical and psychological. Street harassment has been an issue for years, but with today's technology and shift of women's roles in society the harassment has…

display the era of the 1930s and how racism, prejudice and injustice reigned in the United States, the real America. I believe the purpose of this particular film was to display and promote the comparison of killing a mocking bird to executing an innocent individual. In the film the comparison is to an African American male, Tom Robinson. A main character named Atticus Finch declares in a conversation, "I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you’ll go after birds.…

incarceration of falsely accused spies in the United States. Senator Joseph McCarthy added fuel to the fire by accusing legislators, actors, and other celebrities of having communist ties. The ensuing panic resulted in the execution of hundreds of innocent US civilians. Abroad, the two rival nations funded proxy wars and uprisings around the globe, causing thousands of deaths and creating political strife that lasted for decades (Thro, p…

For example, unknown to Othello, Lago suspected him of having an affair with Emilia, his wife, as he say "It is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets / He has done my office" (1.3.369–370). Again, Emilia gave the offensive "handkerchief" to the evil Lago, which makes Desdemona guilty of a crime she did not commit, but even if Emilia was present as this scene panned out, she…

The involvement of women in domestic terrorism and warfare in the United States has been poorly explored by counterterrorist actors, scholars, and policy makers. This is because the experiences of females in armed conflict are different to those of men, due to the perceived gendered share of responsibilities and roles. Historically, direct combat was exclusively recognized as the affairs of men, with many children and women being the victims due to direct targeting and displacement. Thus, women…

Many writers throughout history have attempted to influence society throughout their era. However, few writers possessed the ability to look into the human psyche and controversies like Samuel Clemens. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, most commonly known as Mark Twain, began his career as a humorist author, but towards the final years of his life, wrote satirical works of the hypocrisies and foolishness of mankind following the deaths of his wife and daughters. However, apart from the issues with…

Time and time again throughout history mankind has fought for control, for power. As a child, everyone dreamed to be able to single-handedly run the world, to have absolute power. Absolutism, or an autocracy, is when the ability to rule a nation or empire is only given to a single person, with all decisions and actions affecting the country done with the order or consent from them. Autocratic rulers often limited the power of nobles and religious authorities, used military force to expand their…