US History Essays and Research Papers Page 5

Affirmative action works. There are thousands of examples of situations where people of color, white women, and working class women and men of all races who were previously excluded from jobs or educational opportunities, or were denied opportunities once admitted, have gained access through affirmative action. When these policies received executive branch and judicial support,…

Imagine this, a kid has lost both parents and is sent on a train, to be shipped off to a new family. The kid is sent to a farm where he gets harshly beaten and is starving to death. This kid is not the only one suffering, during 1854 to 1929, kids faced this every…

The fall of the Stock Market in 1920 started a string of developments that drove the United State towards its innermost and prolonged financial catastrophe known to man. It would be easy to say that the stock market fall was the main cause that led to the Great Depression. If there had been a strong…

Yes, I intend to be the greatest architect of all time.” – Frank Lloyd Wright 1867-1959 It appears that from the very beginning, Frank Lloyd Wright was destined by fate or determination to be one of the most celebrated architects of the twentieth century. Not only did Wright possess genius skills in the spatial cognition,…

During the winter of 1692, in the small village of Salem, Massachusetts, something terrible happened. Salem Massachusetts became the center of a horrible tragedy, which changed the life of many people. It was a time of fear, because of bad crops, Indian raids, and diseases. The people of Salem Village had to blame something, or…

Traditionally when reflecting upon the Civil Rights Movement, James Baldwin typically doesn’t come to mind. James Baldwin is viewed as one of the first Black writers to significantly create an impact on the revolution known as the Civil Rights Movement. The set of essays seen in his novel, The Fire Next Time, expresses Baldwin’s ideals…

In the 1400s to 1500s, the printing press was the best piece of technology to spread information; the 2000s equivalent would be the internet—both technological advancements were and still are the top way to spread information and text easily and rapidly. Between reformation and exploration, which was the more prominent effect of the printing press?…

A topic of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is how John Proctor’s adultery eventually makes him a better husband. Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse. First, John Proctor willingly commits adultery with Abigail and Elizabeth is aware of this as well. Proctor sees Abigail…

“One of the world’s best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr. synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions.” (Carson 1). However, these protest strategies only furthered racial segregation, resulting in the eventual death of King. Michael King, who was later known as Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January…

Bobby Seale was one of the co-founders of the Black Panther Party. He was born on October 22, 1939 in Dallas Texas. By the time Bobby was ten his family moved to Oakland, California where he would have a rough childhood. Seales family was very poor so this only added to his dire childhood. Bobby…