… 1920s as the decade in which America entered the "modern era." Given the myriad labels attached to this decade, this essay focuses on the broader context of all those movements under the umbrella term "modernism." First, what is modernism and why…

… had had a long, albeit sometimes checkered, history in the United States by the time Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised Americans a "new deal" during the 1932 election campaign. This essay focuses on the effectiveness and realism of the New Deal…

… of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness. In 1692, Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) was the scene of a moral panic that spread throughout…

… the people involved, the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial did not deliver a final verdict on the then controversial issue of evolution being taught in public schools. Jeffrey Moran identifies the 1920's evolutionary debate as "a battle within a much larger…

… boy" by richard wright <Tab/>The books "Coming of Age in Mississippi" by Anne Moody and "Black Boy" by Richard Wright are both very well written, interesting books. Although the two books are not completely identical, they are very…

… WORLD" Native American Peoples Situation prior to discovery of New World<Tab/>Family Relations Man was responsible for Hunting, traveling for the trade and looking for work as a laborer Women were responsible for taking care of the children…

… religious persecution in Europe influence colonial attitudes and governments in North America? Religious persecution was the reason that many of the colonists moved to the Americas. The right to practice there beliefs how they wanted was paramount…

… Luther King Jr. (1968) were assassinated. In the case of Malcolm X, several members of the Nation of Islam were convicted of the assassination. In the case of Martin Luther King, one man, James Earl Ray, was convicted of the assassination and sentenced…

… respect. Many people traveled this trail to freedom. They used secret codes so no one other than people that were a part of it would understand their illegal meanings. The conductors of the Underground Railroad really made the slaves travel a lot…

… by far the largest share of output was consumed internally. English merchant-capitalists financed the settlement of American colonies, hoping that they would gain profits from their investments. Notwithstanding the English navigation laws, which…