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- 2111: A Prolonged Civil Conflict
- ... about what the U.S. military could have done. Some think they should have trained and armed the South Vietnam soldiers from the very beginning because they knew the local geography much better that the American soldiers. Others think that the U.S. military should have fought along the seventeenth parallel in order to isolate the north from the south. Another opinion is that military leaders should have examined the war ... was willing to employ the most cold-blooded methods in the cause to which he dedicated his life (5). Because Ho was such a great organizer, he was able to construct a military base of revolution among the people of the northern provinces. Ho became a symbol of nationalism and the struggle for freedom to the overwhelming majority of the population (12). The U.S. underestimated Ho s revolution. They got involved in a civil conflict which probably made the Vietnamese nationalists even more determined to win. Because the U.S. thought they were preventing the spread of communism, they ended up prolonging ...
- 2112: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- ... Beagle, Robert Fitzroy, fearing the loneliness of command, had requested a young gentleman companion - and that's how a self-financed Darwin cruised the world as an imperial-evangelical mission. Fitzroy meticulously surveyed the South American coast ready for the merchant traders. Darwin was converted to evolutionism by the results of his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle several years before he discovered the principle of natural selection. Animal breeders had ... religious platform as a direct threat to the authority and basis of command of the monarchy. Further, the upsetting of the balance of social power and elimination of the status quo may lead to a revolution by the lower levels of the social strata and an anarchical breakdown of class structure. The businessmen and nobles might be overtaken by the mobs of the have-nots and for an island nation located ... to a wider range of people. In 1925, John Thomas Scopes was put on trial in Dayton, Tennessee for teaching evolution. The resulting public interest allowed the concepts that Darwin developed to be taught in American schools as fact. Many opponents of the selection theory who find its emphasis on trial and error impossible to square with the development of purposeful structures but in the 1920s their views were eliminated ...
- 2113: The Life And Times Of The Man
- ... His love for his family showed when he decided to move them to a much healthier climate in Canada after his brother had died. The times Bell lived in could be highlighted as the Industrial Revolution (1830-1914), American Civil War (1861-1865), and World War I (1914-1918). At the time of Bell's birth James K. Polk was president of the United States; More than 200,000 emigres left Ireland; most headed for United States; The American Medical Association was founded; and the first U.S. postage stamps were sold to the public. At the time of Bell's death Warren G. Harding was president of the United States; the Abraham ...
- 2114: Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... political talent, the more finely tuned sense of timing, the better feel for the citizenry, the smarter understanding of how to get things done. But they were linked by indissoluble bonds. Together they mobilized the American people to effect enduring changes in the political and social landscape of the nation. Dealing with programs in the South, she was stunned to find that blacks were being systematically discriminated against at every turn ... refused to abide by a segregation ordinance that required her to sit in the white section of the auditorium, apart from her black friends. The following year, she publicly resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution after it barred the black singer Marian Anderson from its auditorium. During World War II, Eleanor remained an uncompromising voice on civil rights, insisting that America could not fight racism abroad while tolerating it ...
- 2115: Susan B Anthony
- ... who was occupied with her young children. In 1854, She devoted herself to the antislavery movement serving from 1856 to the outbreak of the civil war, 1861. Here, she served as an agent for the American Antislavery Society. After, She worked with Stanton and published the New York liberal weekly, "The Revolution" (1868-1870) which called for equal pay for women. In 1872, Susan demanded that women be given the same civil and political rights that had been extended to black men under the 14th and 15th ... elections. After being tried and convicted of violating the voting laws, Susan succeeded in her refusal to pay the fine. From then on she campaigned endlessly for a federal woman suffrage amendment through the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association (1890-1906) and by lecturing throughout the country. Now the newly freed slaves were granted the right to vote by the 15th amendment, women of all races still did not ...
- 2116: Aircraft Law: Liability
- ... character. The latter is the most outstanding feature of the industry which allowed "every part of the world [to be reached] within a few hours of every other and, in doing so … brought about a revolution in world trade, in business contacts, and in methods of diplomacy." (1) The principles of air law have been evolving at a rapid pace since the beginning of the Twenty-first Century, however, they also ... Community. 23 Transp. L.J. 277 Transportation Law Journal. University of Denver, 1995, 278. 2. Bhatt, S.. Aviation, Environment and World Order. Humanities Press, 1980. Pp. 181. Index. 78 A.J.I.L. 1003 The American Society of International Law/The American Journal International Law, 1984, p. 1005. 3. Olin, Michael S.. The Legal and Regulatory Environment: Safety and Labor. 20 Transp. L.J. 114 Transportation Law Journal. University of Denver, 1991, p. 114. 4. Whalen, ...
- 2117: Animal Farm: The Danger of Ignorance
- ... to revolt. This event proves that people are not afraid to revolt and that in essence, the common man does have the ability to make a change. This idea can be shown in almost any revolution, such as the American, French, and the recent Russian revolution. The book "Animal Farm" added a part of me that would have otherwise been left out. This, like may other objects or events have molded me into the person I am now, and without ...
- 2118: Hegel And The National Heritag
- ... inadequate to this task, participation in the national spirit comes to play an indispensable role in men's lives. The desire to be something can be filled if a man can say, "I am an American," or "I am a Canadian." to be sure, men have other allegiances: religious, regional, economic, and so forth. But these are again and again seen to be subordinate in character. Men are born into a ... The rise and fall of nations is the pattern of political history. A state is fulfilling its appointed role when it displays a sense of direction and mission. All nations are born in war or revolution: they all emerge from the struggle between thesis and antithesis. As the turmoil and shouting dies, as the emergency synthesis consolidate its gains into a new thesis, the state may begin to rest on its ... of the people is at its finest hour. At that moment citizens are infused with their national character and they are at one with the spirit which embraces themselves and their fellow countrymen. Once the revolution has been consolidated, however, decay begins almost imperceptibly to set in. New habits and customs mingle those which survived the struggle, and a quietude settles over the land. Men become content with what they ...
- 2119: Sir Anton Dolin
- ... Nemchinova-Dolin Ballet, dancing in Swan Lake and his own The Nightingale and the Rose. During the following two years Dolin and Nemchinova toured Holland, Germany, France, and Spain, offering among other compositions, Dolin’s Revolution, Espagnol, and Rhapsody in Blue. The Nemchinova-Dolin company was disbanded early in 1929, Dolin rejoining the Ballet Russe. The second engagement lasted only a short while-Diaghilev’s death in August 1929 causing the ... Markova, eventually to be called “the greatest ballerina of our time.” Dolin’s first New York appearance, on February 25, 1930, featured him, together with Argentina and Gertrude Lawrence, in The International Revue, but the American critics were not enthusiastic and the revue closed after a few months. Dolin then returned to London, where he danced in two more revues, Charlot’s Masquerade and Stand Up and Sing. His next engagement ... from his stage performances, Anton Dolin has appeared in several British motion pictures, which include Invitation To Waltz, Chu Chin Chow, Forbidden Territory, and Dark Red Roses. In 1945 Dolin and Markova were brought to American screen in Republic Pictures’ musical A Song for Miss Julie. The dancer has had two books published, Divertissment (1931) and Ballet Go Round (1938). He has lectured at Oxford and Cambridge universities and over ...
- 2120: Basketball
- ... instead of completing the easy one. Why do I try to imitate the sweeping crossover dribble glorified by Allen Iverson? ESPN has made "Playground" basketball in style. Allen Iverson is the pioneer of this ghetto revolution. On the court his style is comparable to Pistol Pete on acid. He incorporates every means of "Show-time", from his diamond-infested attire to his flashy antics off the court. He is from the ... Latrell Sprewell attempted to asphyxiate his coach, and less that six months later he is praised like a man who found the cure for cancer. Player's "Realness" lies in direct proportion with their lifestyle. American media wants the bad boys, because there is a more interesting behind them. With this going on, youths across the world are feed the message smoke weed, beat women, and most importantly forget the team concept and dunk the rock. ESPN is not the only source of blame for the non-existent morality of basketball, but I can directly link it to the American public's warped views and opinions of the professional basketball player. Since the induction of the three-point arc, basketball has changed. Players reason, why settle for a sure bank shot from seventeen feet ...
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