The Ohio Gang: Warren G. Harding

‘Tom’s got some woman in New York” (18). Tom knows that his affair is apparent, but it does not phase him so long as his personal feelings of dominance are not compromised. Therefore, Tom collects women for himself to feel powerful and masculine, rather than appearing powerful to

Jesus Parra Smith English 11-2/Period 6 8 March 2018 Road to Moral Decay “If they couldn 't be bought they wouldn 't have the job.” This is an excellent quote made in the 1920’s by Al Capone, a very corrupt mobster who was living during the time period that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his great novel, The Great Gatsby . This quote is important because it reveals how Jay Gatsby, a main character in the novel who used to be poor then gained great wealth ,but then lost all of this wealth just to get the help of a corrupt mayor to gain it back again. This shows how common government corruption in the 1920’s was. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the mayor and Mr.Gatsby are partners in a crime organization that they use to get rich.

His unstable childhood was the cause of his corruption, his presidency just exposed him for the crook he already was. (nytimes) This is just one example out of the many corrupt leaders. Desire can affect how one uses power. (Hutson “why power brings”)

Her lips were slightly parted. She breathed strongly, as though she had been running.” The description above presents an alluring and tempting appearance as well as enticing body language. These depictions create a female character that is more focused on men than anything else. However, fitting with the time era women were not seen as anything other than a male’s companion and a house wife.

A man is more likely to maintain their composure over a woman in a crisis because they are more capable and secure. Or are they? A widely held belief that is anchored to fit the oversimplified image of what a group of people or one individual person or object is- or should be- is called a stereotype. In the story The Dinner Party by Mona Gardner, a controversial conversation arose between a young girl and a highly-respected colonel in the 1940s, in India. The guests at the elegant dinner party, were comprised of many government officials and their wives.

The Union of Teamsters heard about this and offered him the job. After some time with the organization, Hoffa achieved the presidency of the Teamsters. Years later, Hoffa was convicted of many crimes including bribery, attempted bribery, jury tampering, and misusing the Teamsters earnings (Warnes 382).

The point was either you have a bunch of money and you are spending it on whatever prohibition is saying don’t do or working to get by. One character, Wolfshiem, is characterized by the quote of his personality “I see you looking at my cuff buttons…human molers (72)”. He is a man who spends money on extravagant items. Gatsby is a man who would spend money on all things needed for a party but was in the lower class til he got to upper class. He got his money by “sold grain alcohol over the counter (chapter 7, The Great Gatsby).

A wife during this time period was under control of the husband. Edna isn’t very content with that, which is understandable. Edna still decided to marry him, and she knew what she was getting herself into knowing how he was as a person. Edna did broke one of the most forbidden rules of marriage and the manner in which she did it was astonishing. Edna had an affair with another man.

In order to live in the society , he was mixed into the upper class, over the upper class life, lost many original personalities. He worked hard to build the noisy party, however, he had no interest with it. The only purpose of him to hold those grand banquets, is to draw Daisy’s attention. Gatsby 's origin is kind of mysterious, and we also know anything about how he became so rich. However, his only purpose is to let Daisy love him again.

Bootleggers became a profitable source of income for many and as a result they gained enormous power. Many bootleggers would bribe high political figures, securing there illegal business. People started buying alcohol in the black market and in pubs called “speakeasies”. As the prohibition era went on, fewer and fewer people were controlling the money made by bootlegging. Prohibition was apart of the Eighteenth amendment that prohibited the manufacture sale production of alcohol but not consumption or possession.

Was Cornelius Vanderbilt a Robber Baron or Captain of Industry? A cruel businessman or an industrious leader? Henry J. Raymond believed that Vanderbilt was “a monopolist that crushed other competitors”(T.J Stiles). While he is also deemed one of America’s leading businessmen, and is also credited for helping shape the United States. His fortunes were made unfairly in some cases but his million dollar contribution to the Navy was very generous.

The thesis of Gabriel’s Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802, is to allow the reader to learn in detail about Gabriel’s rebellion. The author Douglas R. Egerton makes this clear throughout the whole book and used many sources to support his thesis and writing. He explains in great detail about the events that led up to the rebellion, during the rebellion, and after the rebellion. He did a great job with writing this book and allowing it to flow together.

The “Gilded Age”, a.k.a the Post Civil War Progressive Era, was the name given by Mark Twain in the period 1865-1896 which indicated the wealth and the widespread corruption of the era. The “Gilded Age” witnessed new cultural and intellectual movements as well as political debates over ecomonic and social policies from five different forgettable presidents. The president of the “Gilded Age” who serves as the best, in my opinion, was Grover Cleveland. Although this is very opinionated, I say this because Cleveland was the first democratic president since Buchanan whom despite political gain, served two inconsecutive terms which shows that he is trustworthy and he is a leader. He appealed to middle class voters of both parties as someone who would fight corruption and big-money interests.

William Jennings Bryan Create, Innovate, Illuminate “The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you” (William Jennings Bryan 1869). This quote belonging to Bryan has showed is way of seeing problems and obstacles. These types of things and this type of thinking put him into a growth mindset allowing him to create, innovate, and illuminate throughout his quest to convert the country. William Jennings Bryan created speeches such as “The Cross of Gold speech”, used persistence to innovate ways to overcome losing three presidential elections, and illuminating the world by taking part in women’s rights movement, income tax, prohibition laws, and creating a department of labor.

The promises that Warren G. Harding had made in his speech, Return to Normalcy, were never fulfilled for the American people. The accumulation of racial hatred remained at a high throughout most of Harding’s presidency and nothing was changed concerning the status of the KKK. The international agenda of America did recede after the war, however, other countries still turned to America in their times of debt. Harding was not able to return to a policy of Isolationism, and therefore, he placed the country within the center fold of the other allied nations. Harding also remained ignorant to the corrupt actions of his cabinet members during his presidency.