For a period of thirteen days in October of 1962 the United States held its breath in fear of nuclear war. The Cuban missile crisis is considered by most to be the closest two countries came to nuclear war, apart from the nuclear bombing of Japan. The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation...

What America Means To Me To me, America is like a box of crayons. If we do not use them all, the picture is not complete. In case one of those crayons becomes worn down--just sharpen it. There have been problems that we faced with where our country has worn. However, we have always bounced ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was with no doubt President at the worst time in American history. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President through not one but two American crisis the Great Depression and World War II. His dealings with both of them were incredible. The nations' people bestowed their ...

Milgram's Experiment: Obedience to authority is a basic tenant of any human social organization. Virtually every society has developed some sort of hierarchy in which some individuals exercise a degree of authority over others. In our society for example, teachers have authority over their ...

Many Americans have skewed notions about immigration, and those perceptions influence decision in Washington and presidential candidates on the campaign trail. Some people think immigration is out of control; a few suggest that it should be stopped altogether. The problem is that many people have il...

Clara Barton Clara Barton the founder of the American Red Cross. Clara was born in Oxford, Masschusetts. She was the first woman hired to work as a clerk in the United States Patent office in Washington, D.C. Some people say she was the Angel of the Battlefield. Clare Barton was born on Dece...

Courage is a feeling that can only come from within. It cannot be learned, and it cannot be received from another person. Perhaps one of the most powerful examples of this is World War II. Hitler completely destroyed the lives of many Jews. Families were separated, killed, starved, and forced to...

Last of the Mohicans 1st person Native American view of the colonists Here I am with my family and tribe in the middle of a great war. The colonists seem so promising and they tell us all so much, but i don't know what to believe. My children are so frightene...