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  • square deal

    in 1902, a coal miners' strike threatened the nation's supply of heating fuel. roosevelt invited the mine owners and union officials to the white house, but the owners refused to negotiate. furious, the president got them to back down, and the strike was settled, with the miners receiving a pay raise and a nine-hour work day, down from 12 hours.

    in his bid for reelection in 1904, roosevelt said that in brokering the settlement he had tried for a "square deal"—a fair result-for both sides. the square deal became his motto for the rest of his career. roosevelt won a landslide election to become president in his own right in 1904.

  • shooting buffalo from trains

    became a cruel sport after the railroad system was established. the great herds were seen as hindrances to the settling of western lands. then, in 1871, a process was developed for tanning buffalo hides. tanning companies sent teams of hunters to kill the animals for the hides, leaving the meat to rot and threatening the survival of the plains indians, who relied on the herds for their livelihood.

  • hard questions

    can a lie become a truth?

  • confessions

    i don't want to be right, i want to be happy!

  • banjo

    an adaptation of an african lyre, was a common instrument in slave quarters. singing songs reinforced slaves sense of community and tied their lives in america to their ancestors' in africa.

  • parvenu

    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class.

  • hideki tojo

    he was the most important military leader in japan after 1931 and led japan during world war 2.

  • wardenclyffe tower

    wardenclyffe tower, also known as the tesla tower, was a wireless transmission station designed and built by the inventor nikola tesla. the tower was intended to transmit wireless energy and communication signals, but the project was never completed due to financial difficulties. it is located in shoreham, new york, and is one of the few remaining examples of tesla's work. the tower was declared a national historic landmark in 1989.

  • masochistic epistemology

    one example of masochistic epistemology in action would be an individual who actively seeks out and engages with information and perspectives that challenge their beliefs and assumptions, even when doing so causes them discomfort or uncertainty. for instance, a person who is firmly convinced that a certain political ideology is correct may seek out and read articles or books written by authors who hold opposing viewpoints, in order to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of their own beliefs. by willingly subjecting themselves to information that challenges their beliefs, they are engaging in a form of masochistic epistemology, in which they are seeking to expand and deepen their understanding of the world.

    another example of masochistic epistemology could be a student who willingly takes on a difficult or challenging course of study, even though they know it will require them to stretch their intellectual abilities and confront complex or difficult concepts. in this case, the student is deriving pleasure from the mental challenge and discomfort of tackling a difficult subject, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the topic. this approach to learning is based on the idea that seeking out and engaging with difficult or challenging information is a valuable way of expanding and strengthening one's knowledge.

  • los pollos hermanos

    a friend of mine gave them a 1 star review and i haven't heard of him since then. help!

  • communism

    communism is a political and economic ideology that is based on the idea of creating a classless society in which all property and wealth are communally owned and controlled. the ultimate goal of communism is to create a system in which all individuals are equal and have access to the resources they need to live a fulfilling life. in a communist society, the state plays a central role in the economy and is responsible for distributing resources and planning production in order to meet the needs of the people. this is in contrast to a capitalist system, in which the economy is based on the private ownership of the means of production and the creation of profit.

  • robert edward lee

    regarded as the best officer in the u.s. army, lee symbolized the conflict faced by many, lee had mixed feelings about slavery. though he never publicly spoke against it, he considered it a "moral and political but also felt it was a necessary lesson to civilize the slaves. he opposed secession, however, and so president lincoln offered him command of the union armies in 1861. but when virginia joined the confederacy, lee turned down the offer and accepted a commission in the confederate army. he said,

    "i cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children."

  • andrew jackson

    people refer to the 1830s as the period of "jacksonian democracy," but these terms refer more to the spirit of reform that swept jackson into office than to any democratic reforms that he created, jackson's own ideas of democracy were limited. he was, for example, a slave owner, and he designed the indian removal policy. the american people embraced him in large part because he was a self-made man who, like many of them, had settled in the frontier west.

  • favorite poems

    daydream delusion
    limousine eyelash
    oh, baby with your pretty face
    drop a tear in my wineglass
    look at those big eyes
    see what you mean to me
    sweet cakes and milkshakes
    i am a delusion angel
    i am a fantasy parade
    i want you to know what i think
    don’t want you to guess anymore
    you have no idea where i came from
    we have no idea where we’re going
    lodged in life
    like two branches in a river
    flowing downstream
    caught in the current
    i’ll carry you. you’ll carry me
    that’s how it could be
    don’t you know me?
    don’t you know me by now?

  • bildungsroman

    a formative novel about a protagonist's psychological and moral growth from their youth into adulthood.

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