Six Flags Great America

What connects New York, Florida, Texas and California. They all vary in size and location, not to mention they are far away from each other on a map. What connects them is their population, they’re the four most populated states in the U.S, in fact they’re combined population exceeds over 80 million, but that begs a question. Why do so many people choose to live in those places? What is so special about them? Perhaps this essay will enlighten you. Who doesn’t love New York? Probably know best for

usually shows the ribbon bar). The rosette is the same shade of blue as the neck ribbon and includes white stars. The ribbon and rosette are presented at the same time as the medal. On October 23, 2003 a Medal of Honour flag was to be presented to recipients of the decoration. The flag was

Civil disobedience in a free society is a necessity that must remain if the ideals of freedom, democracy, and justice are to be upheld. The original idea of civil disobedience, popularized by Henry David Thoreau, was to peacefully disobey the government, in response to unjust laws, and to accept the consequences fully with no resistance, offering oneself as a martyr to advance the cause of liberty. Without the courageous individuals who offered their lives and liberty to the causes they support,

World war two, is said to be the deadliest six years in the twentieth century. This war caused sixty million men to die and helped the United States to get out of the Great Depression. On January 30th, 1943, in Berlin, German, Adolf Hitler was elected as the chancellor. Also, the United States was in the Great Depression and Babe Ruth was on his way to his eighth world series. However, Hitler and the Nazi officials took over Germany making it a dictatorship. The Nazi officials created laws against

The United States presidential election of 2016 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. This was the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. Voters elected a new president and vice president through the electoral college. Businessman Donald Trump and Governor Mike Pence, running on the Republican ticket, defeated the Democratic Party 's nominees former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Tim Kaine. The defeat, considered improbable by most pre-election forecasts, was branded by

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The Pledge of Allegiance is something that I don't really remember understanding as a child. My teacher would say “stand for the pledge” and no one asked why we were standing or why we had to recite it because “hey, we don’t have to ask questions because everyone else was standing and reciting.” So, the Pledge of Allegiance became one of those unwritten social rules of society that I didn’t have a full understanding of but I also didn’t

Hotel help reveal Irving’s attitude towards the changes occuring in America during that twenty-year span in her history. The symbolism of the Dutch Inn in “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving’s story describes how the patrons reflect the American social and political climate, and also describes the aspects of American thought and culture of that period. This symbolism reveals Irving’s attitude about the changes occurring in America

Philippine-American War In the past centuries, colonialism has been a country’s way of gaining great amounts of wealth and cheap labor. The idea of colonialism has been heavily controversial, in terms of today’s standards. In the United States of America, Americans were also against this idea, since they also have been under the harsh rule of the British empire. However, after the Spanish-American war ended in 1898 through the Treaty of Paris, the US government decided to own the colonies that have

to influence positive change in society. Between two-hundred and one-hundred B.C. the financial gap between Romans severely increased, the rich gained and the poor lost (TimeMaps). After conquering Gaul, Caesar brought great wealth to Rome. During 1960’s America, the fifty star flag made a debut, and Aldrin and Armstrong take small steps for man. Yet, African-Americans and other minorities faced constant discrimination and constraint from common pleasures such as hotels and public transportation.

directed to the Congressional Record and the American people in a honest, sympathetic speech, to vote “No” on the Johnson-Reed Bill. Clancy informed those that the bill, is Un-American, but also discriminatory actions to all races and ethnics in America. The author was influential, using the three main parts, ethos, pathos, and logos. Clancy supports his argument of racial discrimination in the Johnson-Reed Act, by appealing to old citizens in Detroit of Irish and German descent, families who put