Essays on Presidents of the United States
In today’s world, the name Richard Milhous Nixon is often synonymous with scandal and corruption. His opening of relations with China and lessening of Cold War tensions have been all but lost to history, at least amongst the American public. Many remember or think of Watergate as the main defining feature of Nixon, and that...
Why was George Washington so important in the Revolutionary war? Some people think it was just the soldiers because they were the ones who actually did the fighting. But, without George, we wouldn’t even have those soldiers! George took a big role as being the commander and chief of the colonists during one of the...
Throughout the existence of our nation, it has been proven time and time again, that progress does not exist without the presence of obstacles. The Civil War, along with its period of reconstruction was no exception. Crucial disputes regarding slavery, basic human rights, and drastic differences in socioeconomic classes were the topic of conversation throughout...
Selma is a historical drama film following the 1965 marches for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery. The film shows how men of color were being discriminated against and racially segregated in certain areas despite the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it difficult for black citizens to vote. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Life was hard on the frontier for Abraham Lincoln, yet he took it so well. Seeing his mother die helped him become a strong and compassionate young man. He had a passion for learning and studied as much as he could. Whenever his family moved, until he was 22, Abraham moved with them, and helped...
Thomas Jefferson was a founding father as well as the third president of the United States of America, was born on April 13, 1743, in Virginia. Most people noways, some will little or no knowledge of him may know him as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence – a draft that was written...
