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American History Homework Ten Answers - Student Four (view source)
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A textbook being used by a man called John Scopes taught young children in Tennessee that the Piltdown Man was a large link between human life now, and ape life in the far past. This was proven to be nothing more then a hoax some years later, but still a larger, more disturbing, matter remained. White supremacy. It was taught that people of lighter skin was further evolved then those with darker skin tones. A large racial dispute that should not be taught in schools.
A textbook being used by a man called John Scopes taught young children in Tennessee that the Piltdown Man was a large link between human life now, and ape life in the far past. This was proven to be nothing more then a hoax some years later, but still a larger, more disturbing, matter remained. White supremacy. It was taught that people of lighter skin was further evolved then those with darker skin tones. A large racial dispute that should not be taught in schools.
5. He was a man of interesting opinion, that's for sure. When he dealt with foreign policy, he "spoke softly and carried a big stick."
'''5.''' He was a man of interesting opinion, that's for sure. When he dealt with foreign policy, he "spoke softly and carried a big stick." In 1903, Roosevelt completed his greatest moment, the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. This was a treaty with Panama which enabled the United States to use a five mile wide length of land to build the Panama Canal. It was nearly outrageously expensive, but it saved money, fuel, and possibly lives in the long run. Ships no longer had to boat the entire way around South America if they wanted to go from the Pacific to the Atlantic, or from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This was a good economic move for Roosevelt, in my opinion.
There are things that I found to be odd about him, though. I really dislike his idea to promote the simplified English. For those who had not yet started reading and writing, or even learning the language, it wouldn't present too much of a problem. But for those that already did and knew these things, it would make everything much more difficult. Even though it's "simple," those who learned the other way would have to spend a good deal of time to relearn everything. Spellings of words shouldn't change. If people are having difficulty learning English because of the difficulty from reading and spelling, I'm sorry, but there is now a set way of spelling things. Everyone here is accustomed to spelling things this way. If there's a problem with that, go learn a different language.
Roosevelt was just an ordinary man, who had good ideas and bad, and it's easy enough to see which is which unlike some people where you have to dig to find anything good or bad.
'''6.''' The seventeenth Amendment states that instead of different legislators, the common man was allowed to vote which Senator they would like to govern their state. This prevents the government from becoming corrupt, for if the current government is corrupt and the people see it, they can do something about it. If they didn't have the right to vote, all they could do would be standing back and watching as their freedom in what they wanted crumbled around them.
'''6.''' The seventeenth Amendment states that instead of different legislators, the common man was allowed to vote which Senator they would like to govern their state. This prevents the government from becoming corrupt, for if the current government is corrupt and the people see it, they can do something about it. If they didn't have the right to vote, all they could do would be standing back and watching as their freedom in what they wanted crumbled around them.