50 Reasons Why Teddy Roosevelt is Our Nations Greatest President
1. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to be under continuous watch by the Secret Service. This was not for his own protection, but rather for the protection of people who might make him angry. 2. Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive in terms of race relations. He was the first presid....

Alessandro Scarlatti
Composer Paper - Alessandro Scarlatti "Music is no illusion, but rather a revelation. Its triumphant power lies in the fact that it reveals to us beauties we find in no other sphere; and the apprehension of them is not transitory, but a perpetual reconcilement to life." ~ Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsk....

clara maass
Clara Louise Maass was born on June 28, 1876 in East Orange, NJ, the first of 10 children. Her parents, Hedwig and Robert Maass, were immigrants from Germany. Robert, who was of Dutch ancestry, worked in a hat factory in Orange. In 19th century Newark and its suburbs, hat manufacturing was an import....

Comparison of the Spanish and British methods of Colonization
This is the comparison of the Spanish and British methods of colonization. Since the British had colonization all over the world and the most abundant information source was that of the Americas I am going to focus on the I similarities of there colonization with the Spanish in the western hemisph....

Document review of FDR's Quarantine Speech
The document being reviewed is Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Quarantine Speech" in 1937. In this speech, Franklin D. Roosevelt is trying to make American's understand that to keep the peace in our country, we have to be ready for war. We have to acknowledge that other countries are breaking their wor....

george washington
George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 (Feb. 11, 1731/2, old style) in Westmoreland County, Va. While in his teens, he trained as a surveyor, and at the age of 20 he was appointed adjutant in the Virginia militia. For the next three years, he fought in the wars against the French and Indians, s....

Makings of the Filipino. Reaction paper to Authentic though not Exotic
by Monica dela Paz Makings of the Filipino Reaction Paper on Fernando Nakpil Zialcitas Authentic Though Not Exotic: Essays on the Filipino Identity Who are we? The question of the Filipino identity has always been an issue and debates have always risen from it. Most, if not all Filip....

Queen Christina
QUEEN GARBO Queen Christina is the queen of Sweden. Traditions says that she has to marry Prince, Cousin Charles; but she doesn't love him and she wants to make free choices about whom to marry. She makes a choice though a stranger; the Spanish Ambassador whom she fall in love in a cold Swedish....

spanish american war
The Spanish-American War was between the United States and Spain over the issue of the liberation of Cuba. It took place from April to August 1898. This brief conflict marked the emergence of the United States as a world power. A number of factors contributed to the U.S. decision to go to war aga....

Spanish American War
Throughout history, there have been many wars that have been caused by many different reasons. Also, the effects of the wars may greatly impact, good or bad, either side of the fight. One great war in history of the United States was the Spanish-American War of 1898. The Spanish-American War was ca....

Spanish and English Settlement of the New World
The Spanish were the first, in the 15th century, to fund explorations to the New World, and then following right in its footsteps were the English. Having found new and desirable goods, the English and Spanish were enticed to claim land in the unknown world. In the 17th century many of the Spanish....

Theodore Roosevelt
Success the real success does not depend upon the position you hold, but upon how you carry yourself in that position (Theodore Roosevelt). Theodore Roosevelt is often said to be the most active of all the American presidents, and was at once a realist and a romanticist in foreign affairs and a ....

YOUR APPLE PIE & MY CAFÉ CON LECHE
We were going to conserve the culture because we were going to go back. . . -Mercedes Sandoval Professor, Miami-Dade College Introduction Although at first glance, one may contend that this paper will examine an important staple to Americana; the apple pie and what is enjoyed b....

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