Essays Tagged: "american history"

Sacred Cow - Vegetarianism

not require some of substances, still un-identified, in meat.A carnivorous diet has always been in American history. Turkey is eaten on Thanksgiving, not Tofu Surprise. Fish on Fridays, not salad. Po ... t based food.The Greeks knew that moderation is good. Too much of anything is bad. That is how many Americans live, they have a little bit (or a lot of) everything.I am not saying that the government ...

(3 pages) 129 2 2.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

The Lost Kennedy Brother - Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr.

er The Kennedys may well be the most photographed, written about, andcontroversial family in American history, more so than the Hearsts and Rockefellerscombined. Not only have they been promine ... n the Pacific war zone. On August 4,1943, a Japanese destroyer mysteriously plowed into the smaller American craft, splitting itin half. JFK managed to grab a drowning crew member, and swim three mile ...

(3 pages) 85 1 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice

on September 4, 1755. He was the first son of Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. His role in American history is undoubtedly a very important one. As a boy, Marshall was educated by his father. ... re laws unconstitutional. Because of this ruling alone, John Marshall is a very prominent figure in American history and American law, but his acheivements do not end at that. During John Marshall's l ...

(2 pages) 101 0 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Marijuana

e purposes have changed over timeto fit in with the current lifestyles.This pattern is also true in American history.The use of marijuana has adapted to the socialclimate of the time.Marijuana, whose ... esulted from the wishes ofthose in power. Alcohol prohibition struck directly attens of millions of Americans of all ages, including many ofsocieties most powerful members. Marijuana prohibitionthreat ...

(2 pages) 90 0 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Historian Frederick Jackson Frontier Thesis

ian Frederick Jackson Turner from Wisconsin University gave his now famous "frontier thesis" at the American Historical Association. Frederick Turner ran with the "closing of the frontier" as an oppor ... ick Turner ran with the "closing of the frontier" as an opportunity to show the influence it had on American life. Turner's essay emphasized that the promotion of individualistic democracy was a main ...

(3 pages) 149 1 3.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Was the Civil War Inevitable?

Sandra StokesAmerican HistoryDr.Zaccarini12/07/00Civil WarThe civil war was the one and only war Americans had wi ... America fought for their countries freedom or to assist other countries in need, the civil war was Americans against Americans; North against South. Eventhough, the civil war was an all American war, ... why the civil war began and it will be answered as it is read.We can start from the beginning, when American first started to come together. The people of New England, left England mainly for religiou ...

(4 pages) 456 4 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The Evolution of the Franchise: Voting Through the Years. This essay explicates the evolution of who our government has allowed to vote and how changes came about

sent time, almost all citizens over the age of eighteen have non-restricted voting rights. However, American history has not always demonstrated this much freedom concerning the right of franchise. "R ... y public election is simply ludicrous. But, until the early 1920's, this was a stark reality to all American women. The passage of the nineteenth changed these restrictions and began a new wave of act ...

(3 pages) 93 1 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Thomas Jefferson

the people's ability to govern themselves. He left an impact on his times equaled by few others in American history. Born on April 13, 1743, Jefferson was the third child in the family and grew up wi ... his father and his environment he developed an interest in botany, geology, cartography, and North American exploration, and from his childhood teacher developed a love for Greek and Latin. In 1760, ...

(5 pages) 141 0 3.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Legislating Sexuality

ce in a society that has long closed its collective mind to homosexuality. Since the dawn of American history, equal rights among U.S. citizens has been a hotly debated issue. With the Civil Wa ... ication of the Constitution's nineteenth amendment on August 26, 1920(Cooke, 157). Although African Americans gained suffrage through the fifteenth amendment in 1870 (Cooke, 151), it was not until the ...

(4 pages) 131 0 4.2 Apr/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

American Tragedies In "The Crucible " and "The Scarlett letter"

Two American authors, of two distinctly different time periods had one very similar task, to turn a piec ... wered.Miller's the Crucible was written in the nineteen-fifties, with a definite purpose, to remind Americans of the horrible witch trials that took place in Salem, even before the American Revolution ... itness it, but none the less is now recognized as one the finest pieces of literature written by an American.Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter was written in the eighteen hundreds, with no other purpose ...

(3 pages) 71 0 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Need for Privatization" A paper on the reasons and benefits of the Privatization of Social Security.

14. If a private company had these problems, no one would invest. But, this is a mandatory program, Americans have to stay in this system and are forced to invest in its fated future. Social Security ... em and are forced to invest in its fated future. Social Security is one of the biggest disasters of American history. In a country that was founded on the principles of Capitalism and free markets, th ...

(6 pages) 575 6 4.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Poe As A Romantic

ines the career of Edgar Allan Poe, one the greatest and yet one of the least recognized authors in American History. Poe lived and wrote at the beginning of the 19th century. His writing style was in ...

(4 pages) 155 0 3.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

This is an essay relating the Red Scare of the 1950's and Arthur Miller's The Crucible

re were both the product of fear, hysteria, suspicion, and false accusations. These black events in American history had countless similarities that led to the persecution of many innocent individuals ... ed Scare was the committee that charged people of communism. It was named the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). They sought out people whom they thought were either communist or a thre ...

(2 pages) 92 0 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Emily Dickinson, and Death as a Theme in her Poetry

enced many of her poems and letters. Perhaps one of the most ground breaking and inventive poets in American history, Dickinson has become as well known for her bizarre and eccentric life as for her i ...

(3 pages) 397 2 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Bias in "The View from the Bottom Rail" by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle

The View from the Bottom Rail' by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle opened my eyes on how American history could be looked at as one sided and even bias. Even today there is still bias in Am ... ish word for white boy. I grew up in East New York (Brooklyn, NY), which is a predominantly African American, with a few Latinos and almost no Caucasian. In East New York, the African Americans and La ...

(4 pages) 48 0 3.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Bias in American society. Refers to "The View from the Bottom Rail" by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle, and interviewes and articles of ex-slaves

The View from the Bottom Rail" by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle opened my eyes on how American history could be looked at as one sided and even bias. Even today there is still bias in Am ... ish word for white boy. I grew up in East New York (Brooklyn, NY), which is a predominantly African American, with a few Latinos and almost no Caucasian. In East New York, the African Americans and La ...

(7 pages) 82 0 4.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Herman Melville, a biography and analysis

Throughout American history, very few authors have earned the right to be called "great."Herman Melville is one ... ve been enjoyed world wide forover a century, and he has earned his reputation as one of the finest American writers of all time.A man of towering talent, with intellectual and artistic brilliance, an ... " the respected and wealthyGeneral Peter Gansevoort, hero of the defense of Fort Stanwix during the American Revolution.In total, Allan and Maria had eight children. On his father's side, his ancestry ...

(10 pages) 87 0 1.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Homosexuals, A Suspect Class?

The struggle for minority protection by lesbians and gay men has moved to the center of American life at the outset of the 1990's. It is almost certain that lesbian and gay issues will be ... t certain that lesbian and gay issues will be a more eminent aspect of the public consciousness and American political scene in the coming decade than in any other time in American history. Policy cha ...

(10 pages) 128 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

"Grapes of Wrath" and Of "Mice and Men" by Steinbeck, Character Study

The American Novelist, John Steinbeck was a powerful writer of dramatic stories about good versus bad. H ... and 'Of Mice and Men'. 'The Grapes of Wrath' has been recognized by many as 'the greatest novel in American History' and it remains among the archetypes of American culture. Although 'Of Mice and Men ... in 'The grapes of Wrath' was to depict the hardships people went through during an actual event in American history. Perhaps the most solemn message in this novel was the poor treatment of the dispos ...

(4 pages) 57 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a very important man in American history. He was the 32d president of the United States. He helped the country during diffic ...

(3 pages) 80 0 4.7 Jun/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents