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There are many opinions about Alexander the Great effect on his world. One opinion was that he was a leader who had positive effects on his empire as I would agree. However, there are others who feel that he was a cruel leader which I would disagree about but there are many explanations for why….

Many people can be seen as heroes or villains robber barons or captains of industry but the man who most stands out as a hero during the progressive era is Henry Ford. (“While working as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Henry Ford (1863-1947) built his first gasoline-powered horseless carriage, the Quadricycle,…

For my historical event analysis, I have selected the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and how this event impacted worker’sworkers’ rights and protections in the United States. The Triangle Fire was a major industrial disaster that claimed the lives of 146 factory workers, contributing additional momentum to the Progressive movement in the United States (Feldman, 2019)….

The Gilded Age existed during the late 1800s where the corruption of the government was at its peak and the lowest point of American politics. “The Gilded Age” was a name given by Mark Twain in his belief that politics corruption and greed lurked below the polite and prosperous luster of American society. He believed…

In the past century, our country has experienced major transformations due to extraordinary individuals who have emerged as heroes and leaders. One such prominent figure is Jackie Robinson, renowned for becoming the first African American player in Major League Baseball (MLB). Despite encountering racism and threats, Robinson is widely remembered for his crucial role in…

Art by definition is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power, according to the Oxford Dictionaries. To me art is your own aesthetic creation composed using any one person’s imagination….

In the Gilded Age, big businesses were getting larger and laborers were working in poor conditions with long hours and low wages. Laborers did not approve of low wages, especially when the low wages were going to become lower. Eugene Debs supported higher wages for the laborers and the Pullman strike of 1894. The strike…

Reconstruction after the Civil War was a time period in which different groups in the United States fought each other to rebuild the South the way they saw fit. Opposing radical groups both took this opportunity to show their differing political views. On one end of the political spectrum, republicans wanted to reform the south…

On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the top three floors of a ten-story building in New York. On those three top floors was a sweatshop with about 500 workers, mostly made up of young Jewish and Italian immigrant women, making ladies’ blouses. As the fire roared, the girls tried to make their…

Racial profiling is a prevalent issue faced by black people both in America and around the world. It involves unjust treatment where individuals are targeted as potential criminals solely due to their race or ethnicity. Despite being illegal, racial profiling continues to persist, resulting in biased judgments based on skin color in everyday encounters. It…