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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Relief, Recovery, Reform
<view this essay>.... jump start the economy.
In the New Deal program, Roosevelt had short and long - range goals. One of his first short-range goals was relief - especially in the first 100 days. At the time of Roosevelt’s inauguration, one out of every four people was unemployed. Since FDR was intent upon ending human suffering first and foremost, he decided to be open about using federal money to aid the unemployed. With the okay from FDR, the Hundred Days Congress passed much legislation in order to help in the first short range goal - to give immediate relief. In 1933, Congress created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which provided employment in fresh - air govern .....
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Patton
<view this essay>.... expedition to Mexico. [Biography] In 1917, Pershing and travel to France where they learned how to use the newest weapon of war, the tank. [Biography] This would play a major significance in the up coming war.
The American's first battle with Rommel, the desert fox, was a disaster. The American forces needed a leader who could whip the troops into a fighting machine. That man was . took control of the Second Armored Division, in January 1942. [Biography] When he learned, that Rommel's forces were going to ambush his troops, through an intercepted message, staged his own ambush. This was the first American victory in Northern Africa. The Allied .....
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William Sherman
<view this essay>.... U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and graduated 6th in his class in 1840. During the Mexican War, he was an unpopular soldier in California because he had little combat experiences. He resigned from the army in September 6, 1853, and became partner in a banking firm in San Francisco and New York. Years before the Civil War started, was superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary and Military Academy at Alexandria; which later was moved and renamed to Louisiana State University (LSU). When the war broke out, Sherman felt adverse with the newspapermen in Louisiana, so he moved back to his hometown for two months. His family then migrated to St. Louis .....
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Edward Vii
<view this essay>.... is born in London in 1841, at Buckingham Palace. He is the first of three sons born to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Edward belongs to the royal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and is the first member of the royal family to tour the USA ( Ross, 15).
When his father died in 1861, Queen Victoria, Edward's mother, blamed him for the death. Edward then has his seat in the House of Lords as the Duke of Cornwall (www.spartacus.com). In 1863, Edward married Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The Prince and Princess have six children (Encyclopedia Americana).
In 1901, Edward is the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland and empire of India ( .....
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Thomas Hobbes
<view this essay>.... needed an authority figure to provide direction and leadership. Therefore, Hobbes believed in an absolute monarchy - a government that gave all power to a king or queen. He also thought that people should obey their king, even if he is a tyrant. He said that because people were only interested in promoting their own self-interests, democracy would never work. In fact, he thought democracy was very dangerous. But even though he distrusted democracy, he believed that a diverse group of representatives presenting the problems of the common person would prevent a king from being unfair and cruel. Hobbes coined the phrase, "Voice of the people," meaning one per .....
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Martin Luther And John Calvin Moses
<view this essay>.... State differed greatly with that of the Church. While the Catholic Church believed itself above the governments of Europe, Luther believed that the Church should be subordinate to the State. While most rulers found this most appealing, particularly those of his home country of Germany, the Church found this as preposterous. Lucky for him, a number of German princes hid him in their abodes, protecting him from the Church when he refused to denounce the ninety-five theses he wrote on religion, challenging the ways of the Catholic Church. If it wasn't for this, Lutheranism, and even Protestantism itself, may have disappeared all together. Luther's social att .....
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Willa Sibert Cather And His Works
<view this essay>.... she was
nine, her father bought a ranch near Red Cloud, Nebraska. Willa was excited
with this change, because she was free to roam outdoors. Willa would often
listen to old ladies, and hear of their immigration from Bosnia and Sweden.
There were no schools near the ranch, so Willa studied at home. A neighbor
taught her Latin, and Willa would practice English skills by reading the
classics to her grandmother. When Willa was in her teens, the family moved out
of the ranch and into the village, where she attended Red Cloud High School.
She attended the University of Nebraska, and graduated in 1895. As a student
she worked as a journalist, copy editor, criti .....
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Ulysses S. Grant
<view this essay>.... Grant was commissioned as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, assigned to the 4th U.S. Infantry, and sent to Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis, MO. While stationed at Jefferson Barracks Grant met his future wife, Julia Dent, who was the sister of one of Grant’s West Point classmates. This romance was temporarily interrupted however, when orders were given that sent Grant’s regiment to the Southwest frontier in May of 1844.
When the south seceded from the Union Grant had no troubles making up his mind to fight for the Union cause. Grant organized the first group of Union volunteers in Galena and accompanied the men to Springfield. Grant longed for active duty a .....
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