Close reading expects readers to focus on the information that a text provides, without relying on a lot of information or support. This is different from other kinds of reading lessons you teach, in which you may start out by introducing teacher-set purposes, discussions of studentsâ life experiences, picture walks, and so on.
Presidents and the Antiquities Act. Established in 1906, the Antiquities Act has been used by 16 presidents -- from Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama â to designate national monuments.Only three presidents did not use the Act: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.n important conservation tool. The Antiquities Act is special because it allows the president to protect Americaâs wildlands and historical sites as national monuments. The president can use the Antiquities Act to: 1  Protect special natural, historical and cultural areas as national monuments. 2  Change monument boundaries.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 (15 U.S.C.A. Â§Â§ 1 et seq.), the first and most significant of the U.S. antitrust laws, was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison and is named after its primary supporter, Ohio Senator John Sherman.