President Wilson speech to Congress History Wilson, commonly referred to as the President travelled to Europe at the end of the first World War and rallied support to bring peace back in Europe by declaring a war that was going to end all the wars. On April 2 1917, President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint Congress session to request a declaration of war against Germany. President Wilson decided to declare the war against Germany because the Germanys had increased submarine warfare against the American merchants. Wilson’s war address to the Congress provided a foundation for American foreign policy. In the speech to Congress, President Wilson convinced the Americans to accept all the costs and sacrifice to bring peace in their land by declaring a war against the Germany Government. During the joint Congress session, Wilson justified his support for the American involvement in World War 1. President Wilson stated how the Germany government had acted ruthlessly to the American merchants and passengers. In the address, President Wilson identified how the Germany policy had swept away and sunk all the vessels,…

Paul Robeson and Allen Ginsberg Paul Robeson and Allen Ginsberg challenged the appeal for conformity that appeared often in advertising and political speech in the United States in the 1950s. In Cold War America, conformity meant buying mass-produced goods, demonstrating patriotism by repeating a political ideology that claimed to support “freedom” but in reality was an excuse for suppressing minorities, following traditional guidelines for speech and artistic expression in education and the arts, and supporting America’s new world-wide military presence, despite the fact that the United States came very close to leading the world into nuclear annihilation. Read Paul Robeson’s testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and Allen Ginsberg’s poem “America,” both from 1956. Both Robeson and Ginsberg were iconoclasts, literally, “breakers of idols.” What sacred idols of American culture and politics did these two break? Write a short essay, minimum of 200 words, in which you explain the significance of their words you read in the House Committee transсrіpt and in Ginsberg′s ″America,″ both documents from a decade that is usually remembered for its prosperity and increasing…

The Jeep Wrangler The Jeep Wrangler is one of the most popular vehicles and among the cars of America, which has been in production. Although the body designs have evolved, the center of the Jeep can trace its lineage back to the Willys MB of WWII, more commonly called a”jeep.” Though there are a whole lot of theories about where the name Jeep came out, the most widely held is that it named after Popeye’s comic character who would”go anywhere and do anything.”   How did vehicles transition out of essentials of wartime to cars and then to the multipurpose and rugged Wranglers, we know? Although the first vehicle with the nameplate”Wrangler” did not debut until 1986, it is indisputable that the Wrangler owes much of its presence to the Jeep CJ.       The Jeep Wrangler is a collection of compact and midsize (Wrangler Unlimited and Wrangler 2-door JL) four-wheel drive off-road SUVs, manufactured by Jeep since 1986, and now in its fourth generation. The production, the Wrangler JL, is generated in the Toledo Complex of Jeep and…

THE DEBATE ON AUSTRALIAN DAY Standardisation According to “change for our future”, Australia needs a unifying national day instead of the Australia day celebrated on January 26.  This day may not be a representation of the Australian independence but rather a description of Australia’s dark history. The day represents British settlement which is irrelevant since Australia is comprised of people coming from different parts of the world. The article also reports that the day has lost its backing popularly and should therefore not be celebrated. The article “pride in Australia” reports an entirely different point of view. According to this article, Australians should take pride in the Australian day and preserve the traditions in celebrating it. The fight for change is only noise made by minorities using media for their advantages. The main aim for the battle for reform is a little conspiracy with a completely different agenda in mind. This fight for change aims to terminate the national day entirely and not to change it has argued. Australians should, therefore, stand for what is right for Australia. The debate…

Gun Control essay Gun control relates to set of policies and laws that are enacted to facilitate the regulation of manufacturing, selling, transporting, possessing, or using firearms or guns by civilians. Also, gun control can be termed as firearm regulation as it primarily concerned with restricting and regulating firearms in a state. To ensure that firearms are regulated the majority of countries have put in place guiding policies that govern the use of guns. Typically, gun control doesn’t t restrict all forms of firearms but a particular category in which only authorized personnel are granted access clearance. However, regulating firearms doesn’t guarantee public safety as to some extent they need protection against unseen or sudden risks. Therefore, guns should not be regulated rather civilians should be educated on the benefits of having them and how to use them in an efficient. The United States constitution documents the bill of rights in the effort to ensure good governance and facilitate democracy. Also, protection of these rights ensures the safety of citizens against oppression by the government. Therefore, the government should ensure…

Letter from Birmingham Jail               Dr. Martin Luther King Junior wrote the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” with the primary purpose of addressing the problem in the United States and Birmingham during that time. The letter elaborates the massive injustice that occurred in the community of Black people in the Birmingham. For the purpose of justifying his urge for racial equality as well as justice Martin Luther Jr. employ ethical appeals, emotional appeals, and logical appeals to articulate his thesis and in the sentence structure. The thesis of the letter is suited in the second as well as the third paragraph. It states that despite the fact that he was not from the Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior wanted to be there due to the huge number of injustices whites were doing toward the Blacks. Through helping to the Birmingham people, he will assist people from anywhere since the “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (718).  He discusses the thesis’s reason for his undertaking in the direct action and non-violent protest.  The thesis provided a good reason…

Compare and contrasts the presidencies of Harding, Coolidge and Hoover During the early 1920s, Americans became increasingly weary from the fighting in World War 1 and they were disillusioned by a failure to create a new world order by President Wilson. As a result of the growing calls for stability popular support for the Republican party’s plans grew since they promised the weary nation a return to normalcy. The republicans stopped promising progressive reforms in operations of the government and instead they their focus shifted to settling into the traditional ways of running the government. In 1920, close to eight years under the authority of a progressive Democrat government, Americans voters decided to elect a conservative Republican government who was to become the first of the decade’s tenure of three republican presidents. The major beneficiaries of the Republican government were big business owners and those who favored isolationism. Harding, Coolidge and Hoover were the three Republican presidents who ruled the US for the decade starting 1920 onwards. In terms of similarities, there are few things that were common for the…

Congressional Medal of Honor The United States Armed Forces play an essential role in ensuring that the country is safe from external aggression. Many men and women place their lives at risk to protect ours. Other members display extreme courage to protect their fellow soldiers or the public in hazardous situations. In realization of the essential role these soldiers play, different awards and decorations have emerged since the nation was founded. One of these awards is the Congressional Medal of Honor. This is the highest and most recognized personal awards for military personnel who display notable acts of courage. One of the soldiers who have been awarded the medal recently is an Iraq War veteran, David Bellavia. While the significance of the Iraq war has been called into question numerously, the role members of the armed forces such as Bellavia played is indispensable. His courage saved soldiers in his squad. In the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a World War II veteran, Bellavia joined the US Army Infantry in 1999. After the 9/11 attacks, he bid his wife and…

IMPERIALISM AND INDUSTRIALIZATION SINCE 1750 During the 19th century in Europe, the political and the financial forces of the world dramatically changed the European continent in a way that altered the nation and the lives of the people. It took less than a century for the absolutist standards of the old administration to shrivel away as most people thought of freedom and democracy of their nations. Revolutionists and imperialists took over all the Europe, fueled by industrialization and powerful economic connection by the advancement of social endeavor to cater for the welfare of the people. Additionally, the supporter of independence sentiment and imperialism increased the changes in the nation by escalating racism and the competition between different classes of people[1]. As this research paper seek out to display, however, rebellion, industrialization and imperialism had no stable and reliable pattern. Mostly, they differed considerably depending on the nation and the people that took part in the progression from 1750 up to now. Therefore the transformation witnessed in the world, due to changes in the imperialists and industrialization increased a lot of…

American Revolution. The ideas of enlightenment shed light on the American revolutionaries. The views gave the technocrats a sense of believing; thus, they were willing to fight for their freedom as the American people. Great men and women rose to the occasion to defend the dignity and freedoms of the American people. Determined with courage, wisdom, patriotism, and talent, they braved the cruelty of the British and fought for their fundamental human rights. People, such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abigail Adams, and Alexander Hamilton, went on unbowed by the oppression and the dogmatic traditions and regulations installed by colonial masters. According to Boucher (1797), the ideas of; fundamental human rights, economic freedom, opposition to taxation, isolation of colonial gentry, anti-Catholicism, need for sovereignty, and resistance to military oppression greatly impacted the revolution. The ideas were a collection from the dubbed “American experience”, British legal values, and the European enlightenment. To begin with, the stamp act and Boston tea party influenced the idea of opposition to unlawful taxation that was melted upon the Americans. Previously, before the British…