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- 1441: Drinking Water Contamination
- ... are found at significant levels in the drinking water of 80 to 100 million Americans.[42] Animal studies have long shown that these chemicals are likely to cause cancer in people.[43] An analysis in American Journal of Public Health of more than ten epidemiological studies found that DBPs may be responsible for 10,700 or more rectal and bladder cancers per year.[44] Colorado researchers recently completed another study of ... Digest, vol. 7, no. 3, June 1993, pp. 1-3. 4. Payment, P. et al., "A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Risk of Gastrointestinal Disease Due to Consumption of Drinking Water Meeting Current Microbial Standards," American Journal of Public Health, vol. 81, no. 6, June 1991, pp. 703-708. 5. Wiles, R. et al., Tap Water Blues: Herbicides in Drinking Water, Environmental Working Group, 1994, p. 1. 6. Olson, E., You ... a Special Approach," World Health Organization, 1986. 11. EPA, Fact Sheet: National Primary Drinking Water, "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper," May 1991. 12. Reilly, W., "Aiming Before We Shoot: The Quiet Revolution in Environmental Policy," U.S. EPA Administrator, speech, September 26, 1990. 13. Morris, R. and R. Levin, "Estimating the Incidence of Waterborne Infectious Disease Related to Drinking Water in the United States," Assessing and ...
- 1442: Fredrick Douglass 5
- ... he made people understand the unknown, and made abolitionists out of many people. This man had a cause, as well as a story to tell" (Schomp, 25). Douglass, as a former slave, single-handedly redefined American Civil War literature, simply by redefining how antislavery writings were viewed. Frederick Douglass is well known for many of his literary achievements. He is best known, now, as a writer. "As a writer, Frederick Douglass ... to believe that he had been a slave and alleged that he was a impostor brought up on the public by the abolitionists. In reply, Douglass wrote Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845), which he revised in later years: in final form, it appeared in 1882 under the title Life and Times Of Frederick Douglass." (Graves, 52 ) Frederick s oratory skills left the largest impact on Civil War time period literature. Douglass s most significant autobiographical works include: Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: My Bondage And My Freedom: and Life And Times Of Frederick Douglass. These three books are about the same person, and share a similar message, but are written by Frederick at different times ...
- 1443: Feminism
- ... a journalist. In 1786 she wrote the Thoughts on the Education of Daughters and in 1790 published A Vindication of the Rights of Man as a response to the goals brought fourth by the French revolution. However Wolstonecraft owes much of her fame to her feminist social study A Vindication of the Rights of Women. In this work Wollstonecraft addressed the legal, economic and educational disabilities of women. Ultimately she argues ... of the Rights of Women were widespread in 18th century England. But it is necessary to review the political background of these times. Wollstonecraft was influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, the French and American revolution, and interacted in the intellectual circles that included, Paine, Burke, Rousseau, and Voltaire. It is important to remember that the French Revolution began in 1789, and that for the next 50 years Europe was ...
- 1444: Eisenhower 2
- ... said General Dwight David Eisenhower to a stream of prominent visitors to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe, near Paris during the last half of 1951. Despite Eisenhower's often-repeated declaration against holding political office, American business leaders and politicians continued to urge him to run for the White House. They told him that the "stalemated" Korean War, and scandals in Washington divided the nation and took away from it's prestige. Eisenhower admirers work laboriously to persuade the general that he was what the American people wanted and needed for the country; however Eisenhower loathed the partisanship of the political arena and lacked any burning desire to hold public office. In early 1952 Eisenhower hesitantly entered politics, and ran for ... s opinion, and unable to command great respect in the senate. Waging Cold War "Our country has come through a painful period of trial and disillusionment since the victory of 1945," President Eisenhower told the American people on February 2 1953 in his first state of the union message. Instead of "a world of peace and cooperation," Americans inhabited "a world of turmoil" created by "the calculated pressures of aggressive ...
- 1445: Ernest Hemingway
- ... write stories about them, as well as write articles for the local war paper. Ernest grew restless with this job and requested a change of assignment. He was granted that change and was posted to American Red Cross Station Four in Schio, Italy. He was an ambulance driver with the rigorous shift of twenty-four hours on duty,2 twenty-four hours off duty. In late June he offered to man ... Simon and Schuster, 1987)118. 8Lynn, Kenneth S., Hemingway. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987)116. 9Ferrell, Keith, Ernest Hemingway: The Search for Courage. (New York: M. Evans and Company, 1984)23. 10"Ernest Hemingway." American Writers II. 1974ed. 11Untermeyer, Louis, Makers of the Modern World. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955)164. 12Untermeyer, Louis, Makers of the Modern World. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955)167. 13Untermeyer, Louis, Makers of the Modern World. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955)171. 14Ferrell, Keith, Ernest Hemingway: The Search for Courage. (New York: M. Evans and Company, 1984)33. 15"Ernest Hemingway." American Writers II. 1974ed. 16Lynn, Kenneth S., Hemingway. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987)98. 17"Ernest Hemingway." American Writers II. 1974ed. 18"Ernest Hemingway." American Writers II. 1974ed. 19"Ernest Hemingway." American Writers II. ...
- 1446: Bilingual Education Is Beneficial To Students Abilities To Assimilate In The Mainstream Culture
- ... They also fear that any government recognition of minority languages sends the wrong message to immigrants, encouraging them to believe they can live in the U.S.A. without learning English or conforming to The American way. That is an overt, racist, and paranoid view, dont you think? The most significant issues that support bilingual education for students ability to assimilate in the mainstream culture are, the development of students linguistic resources and preserve their cultural heritage, contributions to the American economy, and diversity. The development of a students language and preservation of their culture is essential for the upward mobility of todays youth. There always have been some immigrants who viewed themselves explicitly as ... are used will face difficulty in applying while in the school environment. The fact that so few Americans command any other language than English is largely a result of educational failure and cultural inadequacies. The American economy will benefit from bilingual education because historically multilingual personnel are smarter, academic skills are sharper, and their contributions to society are immeasurable. English is the one language that offers the biggest market, the ...
- 1447: Calvin Coolidge
- ... to attend college. His years in Amherst gave Coolidge "an understanding of culture, strengthened his bent toward civic service and also persuaded him of the necessity of stability and harmony in the affairs of men." ("American Presidency"). He later graduated with honors and became an scholar with an interest in law. Graduating from Amherst in 1895, Coolidge became a lawyer in the offices of John Hammond and Henry Field at Northampton Massachusetts. Though he practiced much law at Northampton, he never prospered as an attorney, yet was still able to earn enough in his practice to eventually become financially independent in such a short time. ("American Presidency"). Coolidge's association with Hammond and Field led him into politics, his second profession. Politics came very easily to Coolidge because his father was a frequent officeholder in Vermont. Hammond and Field themselves were ... leaders and found the young Coolidge a willing political apprentice. During 1896 and 1897, Coolidge was active in the Republican Party and in 1898 he was rewarded with the nomination and election as city councilman ("American Presidency"). From then on until his retirement from the presidency he was seldom out of public office. That same year, Coolidge gained a wife by the name of Grace Anna Goodhue. Grace is the ...
- 1448: Benjamin Franklin
- ... 18 Ben was sent to London to study the latest developments in printing. He worked in the ship's print shop on the journey. When he was 20, Franklin returned to Philadelphia. He started the American Philosophical Society, at age 21. The next year, he started his first print shop in Philadelphia with partner Hugh Meridith. At age 23, he established the Pennsylvania Gazette Newspaper. This was the first newspaper to ... was 61, Franklin used his influence to make his illegitimate son, William, royal governor of New Jersey. Franklin was later greatly disappointed when William was unwilling to repay his father's generosity by supporting the American Revolution. At age 62, he was given the honor of being inducted into the French Academy of Science. Franklin's success as a diplomat was greatly due to his fame among the European elite as ...
- 1449: A Student's Reading of The Politics of Rich and Poor
- ... the opinion of the governing body. Rarely, however, does one find an analyst who will clearly undermine his own political party by, in effect, saying, "I told you so." Kevin Phillips, editor-publisher of The American Political Report, columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and chief political analyst for the 1968 Republican presidential campaign, describes in his book, The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Regan Aftermath, the consequences of the decisions made by the United States government while under the presidency of Republican Ronald Regan. Phillips' theme of the widening gap between the upper twenty percent of the population, in respect to annual income in actual dollars, with the lower twenty percent of the population coincides with the belief of the typical American avarice, during the eighties, leading the country on a rollercoaster ride of economic instability and shaky ground. These ideas remain constant and prevalant throughout the seven chapters. His views, though somewhat repetitive in the ...
- 1450: Babe Ruth
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American icon or symbol just as Uncle Sam was; the Babe started it all. He was the best pitcher in his day and still remains the strongest slugger in the game. Ruth had power, strength, an ... of baseball: Baseball to my way of thinking, is the greatest single force working for Americanization. No other game appeals so much to the foreign born youngsters and nothing, not even the schools, teaches the American spirit so quickly, or inculcates the idea of sportsmanship or fair play as thoroughly. No matter where Babe Ruth was, be it on the diamond or of the diamond, the fans respected him, forgetting his ... Benny Bengough, Hero Pennock, and Waite Itoyle. Averages were growing, bases were being circled more often, there was much more play in the outfield and 1930 became "the year of the hitter". In 1930 the American League's batting average was .288, whereas the Yankees average grew to .309, the highest in Yankee league history. At thirty-five years old, having already played for sixteen years, was at his prime. ...
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