Theodore Cleaver

More than an inventor, Dr. Charles Drew was the first African American to create unique methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the United States. Growing up the oldest out of his siblings, Drew was an athletic student that excelled in every sport he played. Since his father, a carpet layer, was not financially able to send him to college, Drew heavily relied on his athletic abilities to get him to Amherst College in 1926. After…

Americans remain very patriotic; this feeling is one that has stood for years since the founding of our great nation. In April of 1917 when Woodrow Wilson declared war it was not because he felt like it, it happened because our nation was called into action. Wilsons War Message and W.W Norton America and The great War: Document Overview Gives readers the insights on what was going on behind the message, however they also come presented differently with when each document was presented and the…

CRIMES AGAINST NATURE REVIEW Morgan Dominguez History 261: Book Review October 15, 2015 The Adirondacks, Yosemite, and The Grand Canyon all had to be inhabited at one point before they became national parks right? Karl Jacoby asks in Crimes against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves and the Hidden History of American Conservation. Jacoby argues that when thinking about the idea of preserving nature, Americans commonly expect a simple disagreement between The Park Ranger and The Evil…

Big Stick Abroad by John Milton Cooper Analysis of the article The integral component of cooper’s article has sufficiently demonstrated some places. The most significant part of the article is the use of a quotation from Roosevelt seemed to a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. John Milton Cooper includes these reference where Roosevelt states that issuing of corollary is the only best way to promote nation from the Latin American. Furthermore, Cooper attempts to expose the tacit nature that…

Theodore Roosevelt- He is the 26th president who championed expansionist ideals within American government, and had a desire to go to war with nations who conflicted with his goals for America’s role in the Americas. Captain A. T. Mahan- He is the propogandist who inspired America’s government, especially Theodore Roosevelt, to fortify America’s military, by proclaiming the strongest nations have the largest militaries. Henry Cabot Lodge- He was a Massachusetts…

In the late 19th century the United States set out to expand not only towards North America, but across the Pacific Ocean as well. This expansion across the pacific Ocean included SPanish territories such as Puerto Rico, Cuba, and even the Philippines. Two men who held opposing views on the United States occupying the Philippines were Emilio Aguinaldo and Albert J. Beveridge. Aguinaldo, originally born in the Philippines, led the “resistance to Philippine independence” during the…

Can you imagine what our former president, William Taft, had to yell when he got stuck in the white house bath tub? Well we may never know, but we can learn about Taft, his presidency, and the life in 1908. The life of William Howard Taft was a very simple, yet very impressive. He accomplished alot throughout his life. Which all started September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati Ohio.(Biography.com) Since Taft was one of the earlier presidents he had a lot of firsts that other presidents didn't get to…

“My Papa’s Waltz” Imagery The poem “My Papa’s Waltz” the author Theodore Roethke talks about his small boy and the relationship he has with his father who is considered drunk or incapable of walking straight, so the boy helps his father. The poem is told from the perspective of the small boy as he addresses his father’s awkward walk since he is considered intoxicated. The relationship they share is expressed by the use of imagery in the poem to show the audience the father’s drunk behaviors and…

additional european colonization would be tolerated. Also, European nations should stay away from any affairs of the Western Hemisphere. The atlantic ocean enabled the U.S. to maintain distance from the european affairs. Then eventually president Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use our military to protect Latin America from the Europeans. James Monroe’s foreign policy made many changes that helped america become stronger and able to have the ability to protect other nations such as Latin…

Reforms are improvements or amendment to an unsatisfactory action. During the Progressive Era of the United States, many reforms and acts were passed to help the country advance. Some of those acts and reforms regulated child labor, improved working conditions, and protected consumers through many exploits by Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair. Many children were working in factories and sweatshops, as a means to help support their families. These children would work for 9 to 12 hours daily, and get…