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This “think piece” will cover the westward expansion from the 1860s to the 1890s. There will be three contributing factors which helped facilitate the expansion that will be discussed in this paper. The main focus point will cover major cities, railroad networks, improved agricultural land, states and territories in the timeframe discussed. The railroad played…

Rosa Parks stood up for what is right, even when others weren’t brave enough, even when she sat in a cold dark drewry cell, she still made the decision to stand up for what is right. Rosa Parks never thought twice about her decision to not give up her bus seat. Would you be brave…

Reading King Hedley II was the foremost painful and wrenching of August Wilson’s Century Cycle plays for me to expertise, and that I anticipate to seeing it! although it takes place in Pittsburgh, Washington DC throughout the Crack years is claimed to be its inspiration. purportedly when Wilson visited there he was therefore afraid that…

Poverty in America has changed from the time of Reconstruction to the 1930s and is ever changing in American society. There was a shift in wealth from the South to the North during Reconstruction, followed by an almost destitute country around the time of the First World War. Then, even after the economic boom in…

Emerson idea of Self Reliance can be compared to the life of Frederick Douglass. Douglass’ life in captivity limited his choices for experience and kept him without material possessions. These are two factors considered by Emerson to be important in obtaining Self Reliance. Emerson Self Reliance can also be contrasted to the life of Frederick…

Mahatma is a Sanskrit term of reverence ‘mahatman’ meaning ‘one of great soul’. –  Gandhi was recognized as India’s Father of the Nation” because he was one of the most charismatic leaders who fought for the freedom of the country with ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (way of truth) as his only weapons. BIOGRAPHY Mohandas Karamchand…

During the 1870s to the 1900s there was a period of United States history known as the Gilded Age. As Mark Twain described, “glittering on the surface, but corrupt underneath.” The Gilded Age is known for the great amount of corruption and scandals that happened throughout these years. Among these countless scandals, the Haymarket Affair…

In 1964, his controversial drama “Blues for Mister Charlie” about the most horrible crimes of the Civil rights movement, ran for 150 performances on Broadway. Baldwin brought to American the discussion about race, especially in his earlier novels and essays an understanding of the turmoil’s psychological nuances and its consequences. His complicated sense of himself…

After the end of the second world war and the eventual break up of the Soviet Union come the ‘end’ of the cold war, decolonisation was all but a done deal. Every great empire the world had ever known had given their previous conquests independent, autonomous home rule. The ability to control themselves, their own…

Emma Goldman once argued that “No real change has ever been brought about without a revolution… revolution is but a thought carried into action.” The thought of freedom allowed America to rebel against Great Britain and become what is today the United States of America. Rebellions prior to 1850 gave rise to new social and…