To deal with this problem, newspapers appealed to the masses for support with clothing and with shoes, and soup kitchens were established in cities to help feed the homeless and the poor. The government, for the time, did little to help the impoverished, since the government was to blame for the problem in the first place. ...
In 1924, Robinson acquired the help of famous sculptor Borglum to create this idea (Taliaferro 209). ... Borglum's third choice would be Abraham Lincoln, whom he admired deeply for his strength in holding the nation together during the Civil War and also for his beliefs that all Americans should be free. ... Borglum felt that he was of importance because he did help build this nation. ... He was so honored to help achieve this symbol of freedom for America. ... He helped win independence from Great Britain. ...
The philosophers were elite members of society, and despite the context of their messages, they were not always free from discrimination. ... Rousseau conquered in his vision that "man is born free and everywhere he is in chains". ... Once realized, this brand of political association would be one which "will defend and protect with the whole common force the person and goods of each associate, and in which each, while uniting himself with all, may still obey himself alone, and remain as free as before". ...
Washington defined the Presidency and helped develop the relationships among the three branches of government. ... The Monticello plantation of 5,000 acres, with its four farms, was a center of agriculture and industry, and was home not only to the Jefferson family, but also to workers, black and white, enslaved and free. ... They helped to build the house, constructed many of its furnishings, and cultivated the gardens. ...
