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- 1361: Immigrants Coming Over To America
- ... degree. This was because of Samuel Nunes, a Jewish doctor who helped to stop a disease that had already killed many people. Even then, Jews were given land away from the main town. In the American Revolution Jews did not take any specific sides. Some believed that the freedom that they had gained under the English rule would be lost. Other felt that the taxes were too high and joined the Patriots ... Jews in Eastern Europe (before World War I), which was legal. There were also laws which discriminated against Jews. In Russia, a czar had been assassinated, and Jews were blamed out of fear of a revolution. This caused a flood of immigrants into the United States. Most of America's famous people are descended from immigrants if they are not immigrants themselves. People, like Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, and ...
- 1362: Lincoln At Gettysburg-the Mani
- ... cultural frame, breathes new life into words we thought we knew and reveals much about a President so mythologized, but often misunderstood. Wills shows how Lincoln came to change the world, to effect an intellectual revolution, how his words had to and did complete the work of the guns. The Civil War is, to most Americans, what Lincoln wanted it to mean. In this book Garry Wills brilliantly explains how Lincoln ... was giving a speech, Lincoln would advocate or reject slavery in order to capture the audience's attention, therefore, compromising his thought process with his beliefs. To extract the original context and relevance of an American institution, Lincoln, in his account of the Battle of Gettysburg, nearly five months later, a cemetery was erected on the site. Against all odds, Lincoln not only brought dignity to this hellish battleground, but ensured forever that Americans would interpret the Constitution and the Civil War fought to preserve the principles of advocating equal rights for all human beings of the Declaration of Independence. He revolutionized the Revolution, giving people the insight and motivation that would change their future indefinitely. Wills's brilliance is proven with his insights in to how Lincoln's speech reflected the Unionist empty words of Daniel Webster, ...
- 1363: Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page
- ... had not overcome him, he could still be revolutionizing the style of rock today. The impact he had on society was enormous and he still remains one of the biggest and most famous influences on American Society. With the loss of him music had to move on and Jimmy Page did just that. There wasn’t really any guitarist out there that could take Jimi’s place but Page showed that ... Hendrix. He basically saved rock. There really wasn’t anyone out there at the time that had the unique sound Jimi did. There were many bands emerging such as Aerosmith but Page created a rock revolution. Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page created a remarkable music generation. Without these two musical genius’s, music would be totally lost. With the drug addiction that Jimi had, it gave new wave to musical performers ... him. No one can really ever take the place of Jimi Hendrix but many guitarists influenced by him kept the new musical form alive especially Jimmy Page. Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page created a new revolution of rock guitar. They became the biggest musical performers and writers ever. Their similarities are startling and Jimi’s influence on Page was enormous. Many musicians today are influenced and motivated by both guitarists ...
- 1364: The Immigration Experience
- ... degree. This was because of Samuel Nunes, a Jewish doctor who helped to stop a disease that had already killed many people. Even then, Jews were given land away from the main town. In the American Revolution Jews did not take any specific sides. Some believed that the freedom that they had gained under the English rule would be lost. Other felt that the taxes were too high and joined the Patriots ... Jews in Eastern Europe (before World War I), which was legal. There were also laws which discriminated against Jews. In Russia, a czar had been assassinated, and Jews were blamed out of fear of a revolution. This caused a flood of immigrants into the United States. Most of America's famous people are descended from immigrants if they are not immigrants themselves. People, like Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, and ...
- 1365: Castro’s Screw Up And Cuba's Economic Crisis
- Castro’s Screw Up And Cuba's Economic Crisis Before Fidel Castro took power on January 1, 1959, Cuba ranked third in per capita income among Latin American nations, behind Argentina and Venezuela. The island's economy was agriculturally based, with sugar, tobacco and citrus as the principal crops. Before Castro's takeover, the United States was Cuba's dominant trading partner, accounting ... and loans from the former Soviet Union and its communist allies has placed the Cuban government under pressure to reform quickly enough to avert civil strife yet preserve the most cherished gains of the socialist revolution. While the reform measures have achieved some degree of economic stabilization, recent attempts to deepen the reforms have stalled, implying an uncertain outlook as to how quickly economic and political change will unfold in Cuba ... the actual construction stage. Developing Tourism Because of its foreign exchange potential, the tourism industry is an important investment priority. Capacity in this sector is being expanded rapidly in anticipation of the arrival of many American tourists-and Cuban exiles-after the lifting of the US trade embargo. Most new hotels are joint ventures with foreign investors and several are located in special enclaves out of bounds to most Cubans. ...
- 1366: A Biography on Carl Sandburg
- A Biography on Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg was a great man. His life was one of fame, once he began writing. He inspired many people. He also became an American Marvel. His works still remain read even today, 30 years after his death. His life was an interesting one. His parents immigrated to the US from Sweden. His parents moved to Galesburg, Illinois. He attended ... he went on to change sets in theater, operated a brick kiln, and worked as a carpenter, house painter and dishwasher. When he was older, he joined the fight against the Spanish in the Spanish-American War. He spent a long eight months in Puerto Rico. After the war, he went to Lombard College. Afterwards , he went on to work as an organizer for the Social-Democratic Party in Wisconsin, during ... popular, that he quit journalism to write full-time as a career. He also moved away from the black ink to write songs. Some were accepted into songbooks, such as The Songbag, and The New American Songbag. Sandburg was then transformed into an American Marvel. he was very interested in the Ideas of Democracy and Liberty. He was inspired by great men, such as Abraham Lincoln, who was shot eighteen ...
- 1367: Maya Angelou
- ... she wrote and delivered a poem at his 1993 presidential inauguration. Whole her life, Maya Angelou has been trying to make something special in the poetry, history and in the film industry of the Africa-American women. Dr, Angelou, who speaks French, Spanish, Italian and West African Fanti, began her career in drama and dance. In 1940 she and her brother moved to San Francisco to be with their mother, who ... of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ms Angelou became the northern coordinator for the southern Leadership Conference. She Commission on the Observance of International women's Year. Maya Angelou, poet, was among the first African -American woman to hit the bestseller lists with her 'I know Why the Caged bird Sings " helds the Great Hall audience spellbound with stories of her own childhood. Maya Angelou's second achievement was in 1971 ... award in communications. She received numerous honorary degrees and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the Sergejs Golubevs National Commission on the Observance of International Woman's Year and by President Ford to the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Advisory Council. She is one the board of the American Film Institute and is one of the few female members of the Director's Guild. In the film industry, through her work ...
- 1368: The Great Gatsby (the Light Ac
- Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of a better life. Its attendant illusion is the belief that material wealth alone can bring that dream to fruition. Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together both these ideas. Jay ... was always great for that. He told me I et like a hog once and I beat him for it (182). Gatsby s determination to gain a large bankroll is a huge part of the American dream. He believes that once he achieved his financial goal it would lead to a better life. In America the car is one of the greatest status symbols. Gatsby s gorgeous machine is one ...
- 1369: The War Between the States
- The War Between the States The War Between the States was the heyday of American battleflags and their bearers. With unusualhistorical accuracy, many stirring battle paintings show the colors and their intrepid bearers in the forefront of the fray or as a rallying point in a retreat. The colors of ... of Charleston in 1683, today the oldest church in the Southern Baptist Convention. Like many Southerners who came of age in the late antebellum period, Charles Whilden took pride in his ancestors' role in the American Revolution, especially his grandfather, Joseph Whilden, who, at 18, had run away from his family's plantation in Christ Church Parish to join the forces under Brigadier General Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion fighting the British. ...
- 1370: Social Criticism in Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities
- ... animal fable of a farm in which the farm animals revolt against their human masters. It is an example of social criticism in literature in which Orwell satirized the events in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. He anthropomorphises the animals, and alludes each one to a counterpart in Russian history. A Tale of Two Cities also typifies this kind of literature. Besides the central theme of love, is another prevalent theme, that of a revolution gone bad. He shows us that, unfortunately, human nature causes us to be vengeful and, for some of us, overly ambitious. Both these books are similar in that both describe how, even with the best ... characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. For example, Old Major, who inventedthe idea of "animalism," is seen as representing Karl Marx, the creator of communism. Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. He was driven out by Napoleon, who represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public veil ...
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