By Thomas Page Pictured before you is a Sunday Chicken Dinner. There are greens, macaroni & cheese, biscuits, and a pitcher of sweet tea. Around this banquet there sits our characters: the Petersons. There’s Adam who is the father. He sits at the head of the table. He works at the swanky office downtown and … Continue reading Someone’s MFA Thesis
John Thesis #3
By John Page Grant is not often given the credit he deserves as president. He worked very hard to preserve the gains of the Union victory and to keep the peace. [1]Grant dedicated a large amount of time to ensuring that the South would be reconstructed in a certain way that would guarantee peace for … Continue reading John Thesis #3
John Thesis #2
By John Page However, Grant’s boyhood and early life did not indicate that he had any special skill set for military life.[1] His family was from an intersection of the two main regions of the country, and he did not seem interested in military matters until he was sent to West Point against his … Continue reading John Thesis #2
Thesis Part 1
By John Page Ulysses S. Grant should have been a strong president. After all, he had a record as a war hero. Yet, he was unable to stop the collapse of most of his programs. Why did this happen? By examining what his weaknesses as president were, we can see what went wrong. Grant’s main … Continue reading Thesis Part 1
