John Zeger

John Zenger was a German immigrant who printed a publication called “New York Weekly Journal” . This publication pointed out the actions of the corrupt royal govenor. It accused the government of rigging elections and accused the governor of an assortment of crimes and basically labeled him an idiot, too. He was taken to jail, […]

Muckraking !

Muckraker, they are any group of American writers, identified with pre-World War 1 reform and exposé literature. They provide detail information journalistic accounts of the political and economic corruption and social hardships caused by the power of big business in a rapidly industrializing United States. This could be good and bad, why it could be […]

Yellow Journalism

Yellow journalism exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers. It came up when the famous newspaper wars between William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer II. Both of these guys newspapers changed the the content of the newspaper by adding more sensationalized and it increased the use of cartoons and drawings […]

First Amendment

The First Amendment protects the right to freedom of religion, and expression. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly. If it wasn’t for the first amendment, America wouldn’t be the way it is. The first amendment is the most important amendment. Since we have freedom to all these things […]

The Penny Press

The Penny Press was most famous for its low price, a penny per paper. It was very popular because while other papers were set to higher prices theirs was set at a lower price, 1 cent, which meant more business. To the labor and lower classes it was very good because they were were able […]

Isaac Doolittle

Isaac Doolittle was born august 13, 1721, in Wallingford Connecticut and died June 1, 1800, in New Haven (aka Wallingford). He married Sarah Todd on November 10, 1743,  in his home state. Isaac Doolittle built the first printing press in America in the year 1769. Him building the first printing press was very good because […]

Publik Occurrences

Publik Occurrences, both Foreiging and Domestick, was the first news paper published in America. The news paper was printed by Richard Pierce and was edited by Benjamin Harris on September 25, 1690, in Boston. Benjamin Herris’s news was all real, Publik Occurences was brought to an end after only one issue by an outraged administration, […]

Viverral Cat

This cat is an exotic and hybrid breed itself. It is the offspring of a domestic cat and an Asian Leopard cat. It is bread for a few generations until it can be successful bred one to the other. Thus the Bengal becomes a domestic cat breed rather than an exotic hybrid. It retains a […]

The York Chocolate Cat

The York Chocolate Cat is a new American breed of show cat, with a long, fluffy coat and a plumed tail. The first part of its name is taken from New York state, where it was bred in 1983. This breed was created by color-selecting domestic longhaired cats, and as the name suggests, all members […]