History of baseball in the United States

it grew in popularity even faster (“Maryland” and Mezo). As more and more people learned about “The Star-Spangled Banner” it was actually used by the military as one of their patriotic songs. It was played in the Civil War and World War I. The United States Navy even adopted “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a “de facto anthem” (Rothman). The American military services using the song must have greatly contributed to the song's popularity. Although the song was “popular” amongst most of the American…

for many in Honduras. Honduran music takes much of its inspiration from Spain, incorporating guitars and marimbas into the mix and is heard traditionally during holidays. For everyday listening however, Hondurans enjoy the music produced by the United States and Mexico where more variety is available. A culture of gangs have sprung up and gripped the nation of Honduras however, committing atrocious crimes, and many Hondurans live in fear of gang-related violence though laws enacted in 2003 have…

Taliban Nation or Exaggeration: The Kite Runner vs. History “In Afghanistan, you don’t understand yourself solely as an individual. You understand yourself as a son, a brother, a cousin to somebody. You are part of something bigger than yourself. The things that happen within families…I’m so fascinated by how people destroy each other and love each other.” This quote was taken from Khaled Hosseini in an interview with Hermione Hoby from The Guardian. Khaled Hosseini is the author of several…

At the beginning of the 1920s, the United States was still in recovery from the effects of World War I. People wanted to forget the devastation of the Great War and just have fun. The entire decade was filled with experiences of exciting social change and intense cultural conflict. Popular culture roared into life and the economy boomed. New technologies lead to innovation, soaring profits lead to affluence, and higher wages lead to a culture of consumerism. The majority of Americans experienced…

people believe that the shot clock would improve the game; nevertheless others maintain the belief that if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. While the game of basketball is constantly evolving, it is essential that the rules evolve as well. Throughout history we can see the rules of basketball have evolved as the game has evolved. The advantages of adding a shot clock to the game far outweigh the disadvantages. Although there are some drawbacks, adding a shot clock to the high school basketball…

The growth of technology spurred a new mood for the country. Although spread out and mainly on the East Coast, the result is an “engaging work of popular history”. The year 1908 was filled with radical changes in the technology that changed the way of American life dramatically. The automobile, which was introduced by Henry Ford, known as the Model T, was barreling toward transit domination even in a time…

played a role in job opportunities for minorities even though there have been quite a few changes throughout our nation’s social culture through the 1950s, which finally culminated in the first African American president being elected within the United States on November 4, 2008. Nevertheless, the election of an African-American president did little to ameliorate how minorities are discriminated across an individual’s name, education, or gender to acquire or foster progress within a job. As a…

allowed to play on male sports teams. It explains the flip side of the argument. Imagine a male playing on a females’ team. He would completely dominate and make it unfair for the females and not enjoyable for playing the sport/game. If there weren’t a baseball team for a school due to lack of players, then a male interested would have to play on the softball team. He would most probably lead the league in steals, hits, pretty much everything because of his strength and the fence would be no…

Stratton begins by describing their backgrounds as upper class Jews. He moves on to talking about the importance of Jews in the history of pairing white audiences with black music, how they still face some kind of unique social pressures, and how they were important from behind the scenes. Latter he moves on to talk about how Simmons and Rubin came to choose the Beastie Boys and how Jewishness was key to their success despite being marked as white. He wrote this article from a Jewish perspective…

government is losing an exponential amount of money. “Organized crime could weaken the economy with illegal activities (such as cigarette trafficking and tax evasion scams) that result in a loss of tax revenue for state and federal governments. This is particularly of issue given the current state of the country’s economic health. Fraudulent activities in domains such as strategic commodities, credit, insurance, stocks, securities and investments could further weaken the already-troubled…