Great Americans

I. Death of Wife and Mother A. Personal devastation--The loss Roosevelt felt from this double tragedy--the loss of both his wife and moth...

I. The Loss of Her Father A. The Guiteau Crisis--in June 1881, Freeport native Charles Guiteau shot President James Garfield; Garfield l...

I. The Rockford Seminary A. Missionary Purpose

I. The Harvard Reputation A. Current--Harvard today has a stellar reputation, and is always among the top 5 universities (if not highe...

For the first paper assignment, chose a biography of either Jane Addams or Theordore Roosevelt (excluding those already assigned for the cla...

I. The Grand Tour I A. Transportation Technology 1. Screw-propeller ships--the advent of the steam-powered screw-propeller ship great...

I. Her Early Life A. Birth--Jane Addams was born September 6, 1860, in Cedarville, Illinois B. Mother-- Sarah Weber Addams, born 1817. H...