Today I’m going to talk about how Plunkett made his money and why he was so open about where his money came from and the sources of his income while he was in politics. Why was Plunkett so open about how he made his money? Plunkett was very keen on trying to dispel the theories …
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E9#75: Plunkitt
12/02/24 Was George Washington Plunkitt serious about “patriotism’s” connection to obtaining government jobs after you vote for a certain person to be in office? Plunkitt was. It is quite obvious. Plunkitt thought that being able to get a government job after your candidate won an election should be easier than it was. He disliked civil …
E9#60: Memorable Stories from Booker Washington
11/04/24 Today I’m to talk about memorable “images” from Booker Washington’s autobiography. There were a few: The first trip to Hampton and the founding & building of the Tuskgee School in Alabama are the first that come to mind. The first memorable story that struck me was the trip from Malden, WV, to Hampton, VA. …
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E8#165: Looking Backward
In this essay, I was asked to compare 1987 to 2000 in the book Looking Backward and state which one is more realistic. I’m here to say that the 2000 is the less realistic time period in this story, by a lot. The fact that Bellemey thinks a socialist utopia is possible and not utter …
E8#155: Least Reasonable Part of Looking Backward
The least reasonable part of the novel so far is that competition in the economic market does not exist in the book. This doesn’t hold any water in all actuality, and is all fantasy. Today I’m going to dive into the details as to why this doesn’t work. The first major point I need to …
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E8#150: Why Blogs Can Help You Get Jobs
Communication skills are crucial to almost every job. They are versatile, and important to almost every field of work. Developing these skills can really help you to look better in the eyes of a company. Today I’m going to go more in depth on how writing skills and proof of having them can be very …
E8#145: Vote For Literally Anybody Else
Are you tired of exclusively ancient, incompetent men being at the top of American Politics? Do you want a normal person like you or I to be president instead of some creepy old geezers? Old men are not objectively good rulers. It makes more sense to have a president that doesn’t take almost half of …
E8#139: Music While Studying
Studying, filling out homework, and writing essays are difficult, tedious, mind-numbing, and time consuming tasks. Today I’m going to explore my favorite solution to these problems, and discuss ways to ease the pain that I would otherwise feel almost constantly throughout my school life. There are several problems with school, even homeschool. The main one …
E8#136: Laptops in School
(First I’m supposed to list the problems, then write paragraphs for each) Textbooks are really bulky and often heavy. It is not easy to have to carry around twenty pounds of books, when, in reality, you could just have a really light Macbook Air or other small laptop, which would be able to have all …
E8#135: Is Homeschooling Beneficial
Homeschooling is a great alternative to public schools. It gets your child away from the harsh (and often unjust) school system, potentially abusive teachers, and is, overall an environment that you, the parent, can control entirely. Public schools are run by the government. That means that the government is indoctrinating your children with what they …