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Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

US Presidents and Family Influence

In twelve pages this paper examines US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy in a consideration of how these men we...

Economic and Political Freedom Views

In seven pages this paper examines political and economic freedom in a consideration of the perspectives of Benjamin Franklin, Ale...

American Dream as Represented by Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin

In five pages this paper examines how these important men's lives reflect the concept of the American Dream as depicted within Nar...

Success Secrets According to Ben Franklin

In five pages the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is used to explore how the great American diplomat, businessman, and inventor...

Benjamin and William Franklin by Skemp

some have begun to talk about Bens loyal son, others have ignored him. Historian Sheila Skemp is someone who not only did not skip...

The First American by H.W. Brands Reviewed

all fire breathing radicals like Samuel Adams (Review of Brands, "The First American, 2004). And...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Humor

to show his countrymen that fame and success had not spoiled him. This would further endear him to them and cement his status as ...

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

is writing his memoir is conversational, which indicates that he tailored his account to appeal to a broad audience. The tone is ...

American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin

the convention that drew up the Constitution (Wright 18). It was also noted, however, that "Indeed it is said that he would have b...

The Depression in the United States and Roosevelt's Efforts at Relief

their customers lost their life savings because there was nothing protecting their money in the event of a defunct financial insti...

Education and Citizens in the Postindustrial American Society

"workers with world-class skills in information technology and digital literacy" (Strauss, 2004, p. 120). This is what corporate ...

World War II Russian Politics and FDR's Role

was integral to getting rid of Hitler and rendering what he did something that will likely never happen again. And while there wer...

FDR's New Deal Programs

were beginning to lose faith in the entire banking system, and to prevent a catastrophe, Roosevelt ordered the banks closed ("The ...

Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

savings of 15% of Americans with them ("The New Deal"). People were losing faith in banks, and to prevent a collapse of the entir...

Economic Role of the US Government and Its Individual Effects

statement: "Read my lips. No new taxes" during the New Hampshire primary. Yet, during his administration, he did consent to raisin...

The American Dream as Embodied by Benjamin Franklin

commission to go to Europe to buy supplies for a new printing house, but was abandoned when he got off the ship (Kindig, 2006). A...

Ben Franklin, America's Colonial Printer

works of the time, self-published, and were handed out to Bostonian readers by the twelve-year-old author himself (DuHadaway 34). ...

Wartime US Presidents

authority in this area. While they are technically supposed to get Congressional approval to declare war, the facts show that over...

Debate on FDR's New Deal of the 1930s

Of course, the taxes which go to Social Security are not exactly set aside for the individual per se, but people are provided with...

Progressivism and Liberalism

fact that the need exists for an even more determinant of limitations when it comes to the intersection of society and the individ...

20th Century United States and Social Welfare

those who want to help the poor, such as in the 1930s. There was relatively little opposition to Roosevelts New Deal because times...

Four Commencement Speakers from American History

Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...

America and Changes Brought About by FDR's New Deal

place to sleep and food to eat. While the stereotypical liberal democrat may appear to be kinder, the Republican side defends its ...

'New Right' and FDR's New Deal

deleterious rather than positive. It is important to remember, however, that the New Deal emerged in one of the most taxing times...

Conservative Overtones of the New Deal Social Policies

brinks of despair and back onto its feet. Conditions in the U.S. were so bad it was estimated that over 100,000 American citizens...

New Deal of FDR and its Importance

done created a stellar U.S. economy and a great deal of productivity. Of course, many of the measures were meant as temporary fixe...

Politics and the Influence of Radio During the Years 1920 to 1940

the airwaves these days. But for the times (and in examining the history), the radio rhetoric of the 1920s and 1930s was quite str...

Biography of Benjamin Franklin

at night so no one knew who was writing the pieces. They were a smash hit, and everyone wanted to know who was the real Silence Do...

Capitalism and How It was Saved by FDR

as many of his critics argued (Schlesinger, 1998). Before Roosevelt took office, the country had suffered a depression about eve...