Some more prime examples of heroification are our presidents. In the book, Loewen says that American textbooks aim to include at least a paragraph about every president in the history of the United States, even if they weren’t all that important. (5) Woodrow Wilson is considered one of the better presidents even though, like many presidents he had unknown flaws. For example, in the book it says, “when describing our Mexican adventures: they identify Wilson as ordering our forces to withdraw, but nobody is specified as having them ordered in! (18)”.
Reviewing Elements of Chapter 12 of the Disappearing Spoon Sam Kean, the author of the New York Times Bestseller the Disappearing Spoon, opens the 12th chapter of his narrative by stating that “The periodic table embodies our frustrations and failures in every human field: economics, psychology, the arts, and… politics” (Kean, 203). Kean, being an english and physics major, observes that the periodic table, our most treasured accomplishment as a race as he puts it, is much more than just a jumble of random letters pertaining to a specific scientific field but, instead, a focal point of human interaction throughout history. Kean’s narrative, as a whole, focuses on the many facets of the periodic table including its scientific and nonscientific attributes, providing the reader with a new perspective to this vast array of elements; a social perspective. Chapter 12 of Kean’s bestseller focuses on how politics had a major influence on the development of the periodic table. The majority of the chapter takes place during the mid-1900s and therefore, as one might imagine, anti-Semitism was omnipresent.
An American Journal Article Review: “Deciphering Memory: John Adams and the Authorship of the Declaration of Independence” The article began with John Adams, who was portrayed as a man of principle and integrity, recalling a particular event where he appointed Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence and the latter who seemingly denied the whole incident ever happened. The dominant purpose of this article seems to be to convince the readers that science, specifically cognitive psychology, can explain why both parties gave conflicting memories of the event. Robert E McGlone claims that there are new advancements in psychology that can be used to further explore the nature of a memory. To begin with, McGlone contested Dumas Malone’s 1948 writings, which implied that “if Adams’s recall of detail was suspect, his memory of essentials is correct”. He reasoned that “commonsense resolution of the matter alone cannot resolve the issue”.
In the example of Halliburton, the author accounts the many ways that the military is aided such as equipment, food, logistics, construction, etc. Of course, this outsource contracting comes at a cost to the military. Chatterjee tries to convey in his book that this cost is much too high. Throughout “Haliburton's Army,” many examples of greed and corruption are cited. By displaying this collection of extensive research, the author hopes to communicate to the reader that the efforts of Halliburton are deleterious in a multitude of ways, and that its contract with the military needs to be stopped.
That is just one of the things making “Time and Distance Over-come” one of the greatest essays I have read. Eula Biss’ essay is divided in three different parts – all with their own focus and atmosphere. The change in mood and focus between especially the two first parts of the essay is a char-acteristic example of Biss’ controversial writing style. The Essay takes off with a historical up summing of the invention of the telephone and the war between the people who believe in the impossible idea and the ones that did not. The two pages long history reading leaves the reader convinced that this is an essay about the invention itself and nothing more.
"The upshot of Sputnik...was (and is) an interrupting sting of American educational reforms." Clearly, Schrag believes that this is not the correct way to implement/improve our children’s educations. Subsequently, he proceeded to write a long list of proposed educational reforms in a sarcastic/comedic fashion. In addition, Schrag argues that by reforming schools for a specific need, it shrinks the scope of overall education (I don’t think that this is an arguable statement). He points to George W. Bush's “No Child Left Behind Act.” "The military style reading and math drills prompted by President Bush's No Child Left Behind program have pushed out history, music, art and physical education and may in fact be destroying American Schools."
For most of my peers, history class and dry textbooks are their sole point of contact with the Great War. Front Line is an attempt to rectify this state of affairs. With colourful visuals and comprehensive information, Front Line hopes to spark people's interests in WWI trench warfare. There's even a game to immerse you in the experience. George Santayana is often quoted with his aphorism, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
In G. Wallace Chessman’s book Theodore Roosevelt and the Politics of Power, Chessman discuses Theodore Roosevelt’s early years at Harvard where he was quite the scholar, his political framework through the New York State Assembly where he was the voice of reform. The book also talks about Roosevelt’s military roles in the Spanish-American War, whereas after he turned into a national war hero; to his unexpected Presidency with all the peaks and valleys through it. It talks about the Progressive Political party that he was so actively involved in. G. Wallace Chessman wrote this book for an audience that would like a new insight or a deeper breath of knowledge of Theodore Roosevelt’s political career. G. Wallace Chessman wrote the first chapter with the intent to show the audience the roots of Theodore Roosevelt’s upbringing.
When our founding fathers met to discuss the possibility of severing ties with Great Britain, they each came for numerous reasons. Some were upset about taxation without representation or agreement, and others mainly concerned with the grievances committed towards them by the royal army at King George's command. No matter the reason, it soon became apparent that a new, separate government needed to be formed; Thomas Jefferson was to be the lead author of this document. Therefore, our Declaration of Independence was heavily influenced by British philosopher John Locke. You can see in the text of the document, and even in the list of reasons given to separate from Great Britain, Locke's words, ideas, and theories coming into play.
The possession of provinces, cities, fortresses, roads, bridges, etc., may be the immediate objective of an engagement, but never the ultimate one. Karl Von Clausewitz The American Revolution is an historical analogy of David and Goliath. As in the biblical story, the numerically inferior and untested Colonial forces led by General George Washington (David) prevailed over Great Britain’s vastly superior and experienced forces led by General William Howe (Goliath). Some will claim that America’s victory, like David’s, was the result of divine providence but military strategists will tell you that it was America’s superior strategy that delivered the military outcome necessary for it to assert independence from Great Britain. General George Washington’s strategy of erosion effectively outlasted Great Britain’s will to fight a costly war on American soil.