The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan‚ a former United States Representative from Nebraska‚ at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9‚ 1896. In the address‚ Bryan supported bimetallism or "free silver"‚ which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried the gold standard‚ concluding the speech‚ "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold".[1] Bryan’s address helped catapult him to the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination; it is
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William Jennings Bryan‚ born in 1860‚ was a railroad lawyer‚ as well as a politician and a very respected public speaker. The reason he was so successful at what he did was mainly due to the fact that he knew how to reach out to specific types of people‚ essentially by empathize with them. He was able to speak in front of religious groups that he did not necessarily worship the same religion with‚ within their religious institutions‚ and he was able to connect with each and every one of the audience
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Document Analysis: “Cross of Gold” In 1896‚ three years after the “Panic of 1893”‚ a man by the name of William Jennings Bryan delivered one of the most historical speeches to this day. In the late 1800’s a populist movement was happening and people were starting to take notice. Political corruption and big business practices hurt not only laborers‚ but also farmers. When farmers organized into alliances‚ and eventually into the Populist Party‚ they posed a challenge to the reigning two-party
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The Presidential Election of 1986 between the Republican William McKinley and Democrat William Jennings Bryan‚ is thought to be one of the most impressive and complicated presidential elections in all of American History. One of the major highlights of the election was William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech that sparked the people’s interest for the Democratic representative. This speech not only had a firm and well defined meaning‚ but its delivery was also delivered superbly. The speech
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Nisonoff Bryan depicts the Democratic part as the part of the masses. He claims that the masses are the foundation of the Democratic partyand that by legislating according the masses and make the masses prosperous‚ their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them. Bryan depicts the opposition (Republicans) as those who bolster the idle holders of idle capital‚ referring to the upper-class aristocracy. He believes the only people who support the gold standard are
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“Can you imagine a world without the Big Mac? Or Chicken McNuggets? Or Happy Meals? Luckily‚ back in 1954‚ a man named Ray Kroc discovered a small burger restaurant in California‚ and wrote the first page of our history. From that humble start as a small restaurant‚ we’re proud to have become one of the world’s leading foodservice retailers in more than 100 countries‚ with more than 36‚000 restaurants serving approximately 69 million people every day.” (Easterbrook). That is a quote from McDonald’s
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(with a 93% brand recall in latest studies in the US) and media exposures in Hollywood films and TV shows like the 1977 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno’s “The Pumping Iron”‚ Adam Sandler’s “The Longest Yard”‚ VH1’s ‘Celebrity Fit Club”‚ “Entourage”‚ “Hogan Knows Best” and “Amer ican Gladiators”. Hence‚ Gold’s Gym has earned the tag “gym of the stars”. Gold’s Gym Locally2 Locally‚ Gold’s continues its international tradition with over almost
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An Essay on “Caravans of Gold” and “Africa: A History Denied” A powerful and peaceful land of trade and scholarship was established in Africa long before European ships even landed there. Great African Empires flourished from the wealth of Africa’s natural resources that marked its rich and lavish history. Though Europeans and Arabs‚ people who most benefited from the wealth of Africa‚ denied Africa its legacy‚ the magnificence of people of color is embedded in the history of powerful empires such
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Joscel Papas Another bank account shows Corona’s millions Chief Justice Renato Corona owns another peso account containing millions‚ a bank official testified on Thursday’s hearing. As of 2010‚ Corona’s Bank of the Philippine Islands account has P12 million‚ said Leonora Dizon‚ branch manager of BPI Ayala Avenue Branch. Senate earlier ordered Dizon to testify and bring Corona’s bank records from 2005 to 2010 to be presented as evidence for the impeachment’s Article II‚ which deals with
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