Monroe Essays

Marilyn Monroe, her given name Norma Jeane Mortenson, was born on June 1, 1926. The name Norma Jeane Mortenson was baptized as Norma Jeane Baker (Bio True Story, 2012). When Marilyn was born, during the 1920’s, single parenting was not regarded highly. Marilyn’s mother, Gladys Mortenson, named Marilyn after Norma …

What global changes prompted the Monroe Doctrine? What were its key provisions? How does it show American’s growing international presence? John Quincy Adams served as James Monroe’s secretary of state. He was afraid that Spain would try and colonize Latin America. He drafted a message to Congress, which became known …

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe print to everybody has a different meaning. To some it can be a work of art, a true masterpiece, but to others it can be seen as simply just a painting. To me at first I saw simply just a painting, I did not see it …

Both nationalism and sectionalism increased during the Era of Good Feelings, however, nationalism became of greater importance in economics and politics.  This is shown in many documents from this time period. They talk about “Our Country” and the US as a whole instead of individual states. The documents also talk …