US History Essays

Late nineteenth century industrial leaders have been called “industrial statesmen” for the great economic power they helped America become. They have also been called “robber barons” because they built their great wealth by abusing the system, abusing their employees, and destroying their competitors to satisfy their own needs. These “kings” …

Every time I have gone to a Wal-Mart, and stood next to break room or chatting around the water cooler, I have observed the conversation for a few minutes of Wal-Mart employees. Many of workers mention they are tired, stressed out, need a vacation, and other complaints of how they …

To borrow means ‘to take and use something that belongs to somebody else, and return it to them at a later time.’But is this as clear as it’s presented in the dictionary? Does this action lead to unpleasurable consequences? Borrowing is a doomed cause. It ends with its beginning, like …

When an area is settled for the first time, there are certain things that shape the development of the land and the people who settle it. From the 1840’s to the 1890’s, the natural environment, among other things, shaped the development of the West beyond the Mississippi River and the …

The abacus, often called the earliest calculating machine in the world, has a long history. The earliest mention of the abacus can be dated back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, where it was mentioned in a book by Xu Yue in about 190 A.D, There was a time when numbers …

One of the most critical economic periods in the United States history was the Great Depression, which occurred in between the two world wars. A majority of the U.S. citizens did not know much about the Depression. The only information that they knew was what they read from textbooks. For …

Ernst Fischer, a renowned Austrian artist of the 19th century once said that, “In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it for …

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” (Act I, Scene I, line 10) With this opening paradoxical quote, Shakespeare opens the tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is the tragic hero of this tragedy, as his ambitious actions place him in a downwards spiral until he loses everything that was once precious …

Benjamin Franklin did not just magically become successful, it was through hard work and commitment, as well as taking some chances. He worked very hard in the early parts of his life to better his own outcome. Even in his earlier writings, like “How To Get Riches you can see …

American History X is a film that shows the modern struggle between blacks and whites in America. The film’s focal character is Derek Vinyard. After his father is murdered in a black neighborhood, he becomes the leader of a group of young white supremacists, the DOC. After viciously murdering two …