William Jennings Bryan

William McKinley was a successful president; he did great things up until his assassination. He was most known for leading the United States of America through the war with Spain even though it was so controversial. His foreign policies were difficult and I feel like most of his choices followed that manner. McKinley was open to question with most historians but, I believe he opened the mind of the public and forced them to think in a different way. William McKinley was born January 19, 1843 in…

William McKinley Junior was born in Niles, Ohio, on January 23rd, 1843. Being the seventh of nine children, his mother, Nancy, did not devote all of her time to him. Because of this, he learned how to take care of himself. The entire family were devout Methodists, Nancy enrolled the children in Sunday school before she enrolled them in regular school. William was intrigued by the challenges of school and had an extraordinary intuition, a trait which would go toward his favor in his adulthood.…

25th president William McKinley might be well known for his…

In Death of a Salesman by, Arthur Miller, Willy has a desire to be a good father to his son were his dad was not. Willy believes that if he can instill the correct values into Biff so he can be like himself or more successful. The problem Willy is confronted with is that he cares too much as if he is trying to emulate his life in Biffs. Compared to Willy Charley takes a position of hands off while still teaching Bernard to be a good student and by working hard because it will pay dividends later…

today. Cuba was one of the first countries affected by the Spanish-American War. In 1868 until 1878, Cubans personified by guerrilla fighters, known as mambises, fought for autonomy of Spain(1). President William McKinley declared War on Spain on April 25, 1898 (2). Cuba was led by General William Shafter and…

example, like William Carlos Williams hold his red wheelbarrow to so much standards. He feels as though so much depends upon it. When we focus on the little things, we tend to get side-tracked as William Carlos Williams shows in his “Red Wheel” poem and not consider important things as Bergmann pointed in her “Apology” poem these ideas connect to political…

This essay for first year writing students shows how a simple man made huge waves in the world of the arts with his beliefs of poetry. This simple man was William Carlos Williams. He was born in America as a Puerto Rican-American who then with hard work and determination became a well-practiced doctor. He however is better known for his works of poetry that challenged the traditional way of writing poetry. In Williams’s book of poetry, The Wedge, is prefaced by an introduction that introduces…

poetry, authors often switch between the two throughout their bodies of work. William Carlos Williams is an imagist poet whose personal poetic philosophy as expressed in various essays and interviews demonstrates a clear choice for using the poetic form to make social political commentary. In particular, Williams poem This is Just to Say is no exception to Williams’ method of using the poetic form for political…

In Remembrance of Aggie Fausnaugh (1929 – 2016) The Agnes H. Fausnaugh Endowed Scholarship Fund is a bequest from Aggie Fausnaugh, Ohio Wesleyan, to her beloved sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Aggie Park attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she became a member of Rho Chapter in 1946. It was that same fall that Aggie met Hal A. Fausnaugh, a member of Beta Theta Pi and her future husband. From the moment she met Hal, she knew he was the guy for her. Kappa was another great love of Aggie’s life.…

A modernist by trade, William Carlos Williams works with other artists in an effort to start and perpetuate a new movement. Working within the constraints that focused on breaking free from past restrictions and conscriptions with an eye towards current events and cultural influences, Williams is building something beautifully simplistic in his poetry. Towards the beginning of his efforts in poetry Williams’ underlines the fears associated with the cultural change to modernism, and the prevalent…