In Theodore Roosevelt's Annual Message to Congress, he said the Roosevelt Corollary was to help spread democracy and keep neighboring nations efficient. ... He felt that economic control in the Pacific Ocean was a guarantee to world power. ... America soon began to seek land off of the continent and broke the water barrier by gaining lands in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. ... It now turned to the acquisition of lands across the oceans. ... The acquisition of land on the North American continent was completed, and America now looked to lands across the oceans for expansion. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5

The speaker's recollections of the Americas' natural beauty, as exemplified by the imagery of "ocean waters,""(line 62) and "dizzying geography,""(line 64) reveal the great love he feels for Latin America and its potential for "sylvan freedom-(line 59) The allusion to the tyrants Machado, Batista, and Trujillo (line 56,57) serves as a powerful example of the imperialists' political oppression of Latin America and as a reminder of brother turned against brother (the three dictators are all Latin American natives). ... Thus, the message presented in "Ode to the Americas- is a si...

• Word Count: 954
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If only the Indians had a chance to be educated, a chance to help the United States build a "[atomic] bomb" and if only the Indians, "drowned him (Columbus) in the ocean" then the Indians lives would be different (149). ... Since a hurricane could not have happened during this fight, Alexie describes this fight in such a way because he wants to convey a message of going against nature. ...

• Word Count: 2237
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School