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- 1671: The Civil War
- For minorities, as for other Americans, the Civil War was an opportunity to prove their valor and loyalty. Among the first mustered into the Union Army were a De Kalb regiment of German American clerks, the Garibakdi Guards made up of Italian Americans, a "Polish Legion," and hundreds of Irish American youths form Boston and New York. But in Ohio and Washington, D.C., African American volunteers were turned away from recruiting stations and told, "This is a white man's war." Some citizens questioned the loyalty of immigrants who lived in crowded city tenements until an Italian American from ...
- 1672: Violence on Television
- ... active role toward inciting hostile behavior in children, the level of combative programming must be reduced. The media argument that high ratings correspond with the public's best interest is simply not valid. Even the American Medical Association agrees that the "link between televised violence and later aggressive behavior warrants a major organized cry of protest from the medical profession" (Palmer, 122). The issue of the public's infatuation with television ... such foods, though they produce the harmful effects of rotting away at his teeth. With a parent to limit his intake of such harmful sweets, however, the child is protected from their damage. Similarly, the American public desires to view violent programs at the risk of adapting induced aggressive behaviors. Because the networks refuse to act as a "mother," and to limit the amount of violence shown on television, there are ... that of many other groups. Because the First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press, no direct censorship os programming has ever been advocated by responsible groups concerned with the problem of television violence" (124). The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) holds fast to its claim that there are no scientific findings that show a link between television violence and unusually violent behavior in children (Rowland, 279). The network executives at ABC ...
- 1673: Should The USA Have Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Japan?
- ... Yes. I have three contentions to prove why we should. First, Japan has already shown heavy resistance despite our efforts to bomb them and does not appear to want to surrender at all. Secondly, enough American lives have already been lost and in the long run, the bomb will cost fewer lives. Lastly, Japan will serve as an example to other countries what awesome power we possess. I have also reviewed ... I do not believe they will work. The following reasons support my contentions. Japan has already shown heavy resistance despite our efforts to bomb them and does not appear to want to surrender at all. American submarines have been sinking supply ships on route to Japan, our planes have been dropping bombs on Japanese industries, and incendiary bombs have been dropped on Japanese cities. Despite heavy casualties and heavy damage, Japan ... in order to get a surrender. This also shows conventional weapons are not proving to be effective and something more potent is required. The tremendous shock of the blast will precipitate a swift surrender. Enough American lives have already been lost and in the long run, the bomb will cost fewer lives. The attack on Iwo Jima alone has cost us 25000 casualties and nearly 7000 deaths, a rather high ...
- 1674: Aaron Copland
- ... was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1900 to fairly affluent parents. Because of his family's financial status, he started formally training as a teen, and moved to Paris where he became the first American student of Nadia Boulanger. It was here that Copland developed much of his neo-classical style. Although he enjoyed the precise structure that Boulanger had taught him, Copland's heart was truly in creating music that people other than musicians could appreciate. It was upon his return to America in 1924 that he decided that he would write ". . .truly American music." He traveled throughout America, getting a taste of what the "common man" was listening to. During these travels he strayed into Mexico, and wrote the highly successful El Salon Mexico. A quote from the ... Cancionero Mexicano, with a very loose tempo, and heavy use of the horn section. It was after the success of El Salon Mexico that Copland proceeded to produce what is now considered the epitome of "American" music. He combined his neo-classical schooling with jazz-like syncopation and a new, more "open" use of old chordal progressions. He created Billy The Kid in 1938, producing the first "Western" musical. The ...
- 1675: Laws of War
- ... 4 of the Nazi and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law."8 The precise phrase, "murdering Jews," is not mentioned in the United States-Israel Extradition Treaty, also the previously mentioned phrase does not exist in current American penal statute. But, according to the American rule of dual criminality a way away around this small detail can be found: The law does not require that the name by which the crime is described in the two countries shall be the ... be coextensive, or, in other respects, the same in the two countries. It is enough if the particular act charged is criminal in both jurisdictions.9 It is clear to see that the previously mentioned American rule on dual criminality gives the United States the option of recognizing "murdering Jews" as simply to mean "murder." Therefore, the requirement of dual criminality in the case of John Demjanjuk is satisfied. The ...
- 1676: A New Generation
- ... et al 597). Kennedy won by a narrow margin and became the youngest president elected to office, as well as the first Roman Catholic accomplishments was the formation of the Peace Corps, which sent young American volunteers abroad to help less developed nations raise their standard of living. This organization did more than combat the Cold War, it created nations. Although this was an important organization, many feel that it was created to maintain the support of the younger American and to add to his image as a people pleaser. The space programs were another successful accomplishment ok JFK. Unlike Eisenhower who was "unworried about the missile race with the Russians," JFK promoted a multi billion dollar project to land a man on the moon (Burner 38). In response to the launching of Sputnick, many Americans feared Russian superiority. They began to reflect on American systems, and believed that they were inadequate to train scientists and technicians. The students lacked and "appetite for achievement" (burner 43). JFK satisfied the people in 1969, when two American astronauts tackled the task ...
- 1677: A Comparison of the Misguided Desires of Gatsby and George
- A Comparison of the Misguided Desires of Gatsby and George The American Dream. Our individual vision of it defines each and every one of us. In comparing the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The movie A Place in the sun, (based on the book An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser) it was easy to see many similarities in both to compare and contrast. This essay, however, focuses solely on the misguided desires of Gatsby and George and their warped vision of the American Dream. The three desires compared between the two will be; Wealth, Status, and Love. I will first compare the vision of wealth that both Gatsby and George shared. To Jay Gatsby the vision of ...
- 1678: Atomic Bomb
- ... fission of the nuclei of such heavy elements as plutonium or uranium. This new destructive force wrecked havoc on two Japanese cities and caused the end of World War II. It also saved thousands of American lives because a ground invasion of Japan was no longer necessary. The decision to create the bombs was that of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt under a secret military project that was called The ... Washington that Germany was building its own nuclear weapon. The Germans had taken over a heavy water plant in Norway. Heavy water is water that contains deuterium, a crucial ingredient in making the atomic bomb. American spies reported that Germans were mining uranium in occupied Czechoslovakia. All this evidence added up to a nightmare scenario. No one wanted to imagine what might happen of an atomic bomb fell into the hands of a madman such as Hitler. The Manhattan Project was the most ambitious scientific undertaking ever launched in American History. Rare uranium had to be processed. Giant machinery need for the bomb's development was designed and built on a piece-by-piece basis. Work on the project was conducted in thirty-seven ...
- 1679: Where Should the Line Be Drawn?
- ... author of Mother Night, weaves an intriguing novel with his brilliant use of plot, theme, and character. This story is about a man, Howard W. Campbell, Jr., who becomes involved in the war as an American agent, and is on trial for committing war crimes. In the guise of a Nazi radio broadcaster,Campbell is secretly relaying important information back to the American government, but at the same time, his broadcasts incite Nazis to annihilate many more Jews(80). The setting of Mother Night occurs in several different countries. Howard spends most of his childhood in Schenectady, New ... eventually becomes a playwright in the German language and marries German actress, Helga Noth. Sadly, Helga is presumed dead during the war. In 1938, Howard Campbell is recruited by Major Frank Wirtanen to be an American intelligence agent. Throughout the war Campbell works as a writer and broadcaster of Nazi propaganda. His purpose is to send secret messages to the U.S.Government. At the same time, Campbell is so ...
- 1680: Korean and Vietnam Wars
- ... and had the same involvement. The major differences came from the domestic support and international reaction. Both of the wars were fought for the simple reason of containing the communistic advances in the world. The American involvement was an attempt to stop communism before the domino effect could occur. The involvement of American troops in both wars was also about the same. In each case, the Americans send what they thought to be adequate amount of troops to bring the was to a swift end. They were constantly encouraged by the commending generals, Joseph R. McCarthy and William Weestmoreland, to believe that the end near. As a result in both wars the American soldiers were constantly poured into the warlands throughout the war in order to supply the tools for the commending generals to proceed with an aggressive war. The domestic support and international reaction were the ...
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