SLAVERY & THE MAKING OF AMERICA (PBS‚ DVD) Each episode is contained on its own DVD; there is a brief intro before the start of each transcript. Times are approximate; PBS provided the transcript‚ but the times and highlighting has been added by the reviewer. There are some remarkable scenes and commentary in the first three episodes. For the last one‚ the compelling road of Robert Smalls is the focus‚ if you are looking for an angle on Civil War/Reconstruction. If you want to show some historians’
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Theodore Gericault turned a tragic event‚ into a visual display of government incompetence. In 1816‚ the French government exercised poor judgment‚ by authorizing the unstable Medusa to set sail. The vessel crashed; leaving survivors to turn to cannibalistic means of survival. Gericault captured the tragedy‚ titled “The Raft of the ‘Medusa’” in Romantic style‚ along with compositional structure. The lifelike figures in the painting show detailed anguish and grief; which‚ invokes despair in those
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Theodore Roosevelt One of America’s most powerful and influential Presidents in its history would have to beTheodore Roosevelt. Although strong and powerful as an adult‚ he gave no signs of being a strong leader in American history during his childhood years. His sickly little body held him back from being as active as he wanted. Asthma was his biggest health issue and Teddy had a hard time doing anything strenuous without getting extremely ill. Even though he was thought to be hindered from
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Today I am going to talk about Theodore Roosevelt’s background‚ his presidency‚ and his life after his last presidential term. Theodore Roosevelt had many different circumstances in his childhood‚ and early adulthood that shaped his policies and beliefs as president. Theodore Roosevelt grew up as the sickly child of wealthy parents but he used his family resources to both heal his body and grow his mind. He was known for being energetic and charasmatic. Roosevelt graduated from Harvard in 1880 with
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Theodore Brown has seen the light. There is no other way to describe his conversion to the kind of metaphorical thinking he describes in Making Truth: Metaphor in Science. Joining his new sect‚ however‚ requires philosophical commitments that many readers may be unwilling to make. Few scientists will be surprised by Brown’s thesis that metaphors are rampant in science. Astrophysicists have described the distribution of mass in the universe as foamlike; chemists still ascribe orbitals to atoms
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One of the most significant presidents of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt; born on October 27th‚ 1858 a day filled with great joy for his two parents Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. “Teddy” (as his family called him in part to distinguish him from his father) was the second of four children; he had two sisters and a brother. From a very young age‚ Theodore was sick with asthma so most of his childhood he spent on a bed propped up or slouched in a chair. Due to his many
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Theodore Roosevelt The administration of Theodore Roosevelt started with him being the first modern president. Theodore Roosevelt impacted American History in many different ways. For one‚ he increased the power of the executive office. Roosevelt believed that the president had the right to all powers‚ and since the executive branch was becoming larger in power‚ he took advantage of the opportunity and became the center of the political arena. Theodore Roosevelt also brought up the ideas of limited
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Theodore Roosevelt by Eric Theodore Roosevelt the 26th president of the United States‚ was born at 33 East 20th Street in New York on October 27‚ 1858.His father was a man of some wealth and importance in civic affairs. A prosperous family like the Roosevelts had a better than most people in that era. At eight years of age he was sickly and delicate and then his interest in natural-history started at this early age. Through sports and outdoor living‚ he became rugged and a love of the
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of optimism in the midst of the Depression. He always sounded hopeful that things would get better and did his best to try and explain what he was doing to try and fix the problem through his fire-side chats over the radio. In doing this‚ many in America had great confidence in FDR and were highly supportive of him‚ which is partially why he remains one of the most popular presidents in American history. In terms of policy success‚ his real accomplishment was providing regulations for what business
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History Coursework – Depth Study C: The USA‚ 1919-1941 Assignment A: Question 1 Did Roosevelt’s upbringing‚ background and character make it easy for him to understand the concerns and fears of ordinary Americans? Explain your answer. To understand if Roosevelt knew and understood the problems fears and concerns we have to take a look at him and his upbringing. Roosevelt was born in 1882 to a rich family of land owners‚ who were privileged‚ had good connections and were financially secured
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