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We’ve all read countless westerns, as well as seeing them on the big and little screens, in which the rotten predatory cattle rancher who claims the entire range, with a legion of hired guns (or just one really fast one), gets tough on the little people he sees as standing in his way. The classic…

Presidential Greatness: An Analysis of FDR’s Presidency The ability to provide effective, inspiring, visionary, and transformational leadership during times of challenge and crisis is the definition of presidential greatness. While some presidents have achieved success and effectiveness, only a few have truly reached greatness. It should be emphasized that success and effectiveness alone do not…

The Texas of Robert E. Howard was scarcely a generation removed from its frontier heritage. In May 1934, as Howard’s tale of Conan and Belit, “Queen of the Black Coast,” was on the stands in Weird Tales, a Texas lawman ran down the notorious Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker — Bonnie & Clyde. Frank Hamer…

Situational Overdetermination in “The Apotheosis of Captain Cook” by Gananath Obeyesekere             With authority from the English monarch, Captain Cook and his crew left Plymouth on July 12, 1776 on board in Resolution and the Discovery. The primary motive of the journey was to determine whether there was a passage above the North American continent….

Although George Washington is primarily known as the father of our country, he also accomplished a great deal during his two terms as the first president of the United States (1789-1797). On February 4, 1789, he was unanimously chosen by the Electoral college. Upon receiving notification on April 14th, Washington departed from his Virginia home…

The scene of the aeroplane adds significance and apprehension to the narrative. During the flight. we get to see the first person-to-person interaction Thomas Builds-the-Fire has with person other than Victor. This interaction seals the palpebra on any speculations we had about Thomas’s societal accomplishments. adulthood degree and apprehension of his Indian lineage. Thomas’s societal…

All these changes affects the society in different ways .The Great Depression caused many people to destruct businesses and led the government to regulate the businesses and economic affairs. All this increased regulation led to the widespread belief that the government should promise or guarantee citizens a good life, and high employment. After the depression,…

The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration Small, scattered settlements scan the face of the western lands. Beginning in the sass’s, the French explored this land west of the Mississippi River, planting these settlements over the face of the Louisiana Territory. The French ended up owning more of the present day Elicited States than even the British…

Analysis of “King of the Bingo Game” Ideas of slavery, identity, and what is acceptable behavior differ greatly in the past-Civil War North and South. Ralph Ellison’s “King of the Bingo Game” depicts how traditional southern slave mentalities are in conflict even after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of the slaves, leading many, like the nameless main…

The Magnolia Inn sets on a bluff over-looking the Pacific Ocean in scenic Half Moon Bay California. The sole owners of the Magnolia are Jim and Nancy Anderson. They have some necessary experience as they owned and operated a motel until approximately one year ago. This motel was sold to help raise the funds necessary…