Washington Irving

The Dream Land is the only place to make dreams come true, it accepts diversity for everyone to accept cultures. The pride to be part of America stands high and many would want to stay for all the opportunities given. Living to the fullest in this place would let you have joy that this country is a strong nation willing to come stronger together as a community. Even though America claims to be excel, global issues with child labor, and war on drugs affects everyone. In “Live Free and Starve,”…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X have different ideas when it came to how African Americans should seek their rights and how to respond to not being given their rights. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for working within the American system and breaking “Unjust Laws” through peaceful means in what he believed was an inevitable change whereas Malcolm X advocated attaining what he called “Human Rights” outside the American system and for focusing on the development of the African American…

The power of speaking is so great that it has the ability to impact the lives of millions. African Americans had only been though of as laborers until Alfred M. Green had presented an opportunity to them. Green attempts to encourage his fellow African American people to fight in the civil war by conveying repetitive phrases and appealing to patriotism and religion. The author is able to connect with his audience by his empowering tone and constantly sharing his vision for the future of this…

Andre M Shakens 194X analyzes planning during the 1940’s. Shaken explores the ideas planners and architects during this war torn time. 194X is the acceptance of planning in the home front during this time of conflict. Architects had turned to planning because poor economic times that caused an absence in building stemming from the effects war. The government brought the idea of planning to the public and in turn planning brought hope to the public who had been subjected to the times of the…

The late 1700s were a time when the United States was trying to figure out their best form of government. During the late 1700s, many people were debating if the U.S. Constitution should be passed or if it should not. Many people argued that it did not benefit the majority of the people and that it only favored the rich. The ratification of the U.S. Constitution would have many positives that would outweigh the negatives that it would bring forward. Unification of the country is what the…

In the 1800s things were very different from how they are today. In my opinion, voting is a very important and a powerful thing to do in order to control government. In the state of Texas most of the population can be considered Individualistic. Meaning the belief of limiting government or less government assistance. So how was a powerful duty such as voting restricted in the past? Who was prevented from voting and why? What reforms ended these restrictions? Voting was restricted in the…

Freedom is a wonderful and sacred part of our everyday American lives. Here we have the right to state our own opinions and believe in what we feel is right. We can choose how we want to live our lives and speak our opinion freely. In America we can go after our dreams and have hope without any fear of punishment. Freedom is what our righteous country was built on. I know that I am extremely fortunate to have this freedom because so many other countries don’t. There are many countries that are…

America is a nation that is full of rights and freedom. With a leader that helps the nation stay strong and be united. Imagine what would happen if America turns back into discrimination, slavery, and depression. Is that nation worth living? Who knows what’s right and what’s wrong. Now I believe we can be the generation to change the future for the better. Let me tell you a little history of how America became united. Do you remember the founding fathers who made the Declaration of…

Jackson was democratic to a certain extent. To Andrew Jackson democracy meant that all agencies and branches of the government (presidents, congress, and more.) must follow and listen to the peoples wishes. Proven in documents 2 how all “white men” should be treated equally, but not everybody thought the same about Jackson. Many thought that Jackson behaved more like a king than a democrat. So Jackson was more towards the middle due to somethings things he has done. Before Jackson was elected,…

The Electoral College, a topic hotly debated today, is a ridiculously unfair system for choosing the next president. As the Founding Fathers were drafting the Constitution, they had to reach questionable compromises; one of them being the Electoral College. The Electoral College is an unfair system used to decide the nation’s next president. The people at the Constitutional Convention wrongfully feared that the people of the nation would vote for a bad candidate, and decided to delegate the task…