Theodore Cleaver

The poem “Elegy for Jane” by Theodore Roethke is a free verse poem in which a teacher reflects on the death of one of his former students. He is heartbroken over the tragic event. However, it is unclear what kind of relationship between the teacher and student. Audiences who read the poem might believe that the teacher and student are in some kind of romantic relationship, but they relationship is nothing more than just a student and teacher. This poem demonstrate the reflection of Jane’s death…

The Progressive Movement Era was during the 1890s to the 1920s. The Progressive Movement was caused by the ideas of the Progressives, believing that the government should take more roles in order to solve most of society problems, restoring order and to protect Americans by reforms. The progressive movement covered many issues relating to social reforms such as education, the problem of industrialization, and child labor and so forth. The Progressive movement did influence the United States…

Helen Herron Taft was born seven months before Mrs. Roosevelt on January 2, 1861 to a wealthy family in Cincinnati. She grew up in a family of politicians and lawyers – her father was a state senator and appointed the U.S. Attorney by President Benjamin Harrison. Her father was Judge John Williamson Herron, a college classmate with President Harrison and a law partner of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Her mother, Harriet Collins Herron, was the daughter and the sister of American…

For roughly the past 100 years the presidential elections have been a very sensitive subject, and it begs the question of what makes a good president. Although there are generally a few presidents who rank at the top, to name someone the best president is very subjective. Opinions can change due to many reasons; the main being the political party one associates their self with. One way to gauge a president is by how many terms they served. Teddy Roosevelt had served two terms and, although he…

the election. Taft won by a considerable margin getting 321 electoral votes and beating Bryan by 9 percent in the popular vote. Taft then served as president for one term from 1909 to 1913 after losing reelection to Democrat Woodrow Wilson due to Theodore Roosevelt running and splitting the vote among…

Theodore Roethke's poem My Papa's Waltz depicts a unique portrayal of a father from a child's point of view. The words in his poem bring to life a memory that he is clearly fond of and are written in such a way that the audience will be able to have a glimpse into his experience as a child. Roethke's recollection of a child's experience presents vivid imagery that lends the audience the opportunity to make assumptions about the author's father. Through the vivid images that Roethke's lines…

Spanish American war involved Spain, America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. There were many reasons for this war, one of them was Cuba's unsuccessful attempt to revolt over Spain. The inhumane ways and methods the Spanish used to suppress the Cubans swayed many Americans to go to war with Spain. Also America was looking to expand its boundaries to outside the continental borders. War was waged on the Spanish on April 25, 1898. This was after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in…

No matter what situation in the past there will always be bias including key events in history. So not every specific event in history is told perfectly without humans interfering by downing another group or by making themselves look more favorable in the end. So in any historical development including religious faiths one should always judge the standards of that particular time period. A primary example for bias in history would be the day Cristopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. In…

This man was a significant person in school and his career he helped with the anti-slavery movement alongside Abraham Lincoln and helped extend the United State’s territory. William Henry Seward had a promising childhood and adulthood and to get as far has he did in his career with some ups and down like to be appointed Secretary of State by Abraham Lincoln and to be known for the purchase of Alaska or also known as Seward’s Folly. William Henry Seward was born on May 16, 1801 in Florida,…

began to spread through the minds of the American People. The two Progressive Presidents of the time were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Even though the two presidents shared a progressive mindset, they differed in their foreign policy intentions. Roosevelt was known as an imperialist president while Wilson believed to push for democracy and popular sovereignty to foreign nations. Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy’s was summed up under one motto, “speak softly and carry a big stick”.…