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- 2151: Ford, the Company and the Man
- ... hours to 2 hours. In 1908 ford produced 5,986 cars, each for $850 by 1916 Ford was building more than 500,000 cars annually which sold for $360 each Ford had helped make a revolution; he had brought the possibility of owning a car to nearly every American. On Dec. 10th 1914 the one millionth Ford car was produced. The Model T made Ford the most successful auto maker of his time. Ford never forgot the little people (The workers) on Jan. 12th ... 1945, 1947 Ford dies age 83 at fairlane, his Dearborn home. Henry Ford II, Fords grandson, saves the company from bankruptcy The Ford Motor Co. recovery was the most outstanding in the history of American business. In 1956 ford opened the ownership to the public in the largest stock offering ever made. Some of the post war cars that help to save the Ford Motor Co. where the Thunderbird ...
- 2152: Outlaws In The Frontier
- Outlaws In The Frontier Horse thieves, cattle rustlers, bank robbers, train and stagecoach robbers, highwaymen, murderers these were but some of the criminals who infested the American frontier during the 19th century. The word outlaw is a translation of the Italian bandito, meaning "someone who has been banished because of lawless activity." In English legend Robin Hood can be considered a bandit ... the Dalton gang. Equally famous were some of the lawmen who tried to rid the West of criminals Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the infamous Judge Roy Bean. The era of the American outlaw lasted about 100 years roughly from 1800 until 1900. There had been lawlessness during the colonial era. Frontiers have always attracted misfits, failures, and renegades who hope to profit by being beyond the reach ... the years just before the Revolutionary War, gangs of horse thieves in the back country of South Carolina were broken up by organized bands of farmers called Regulators. As frontier settlement expanded rapidly after the Revolution, more opportunities for criminals opened. Two common types of bandits were highwaymen and river pirates. Highwaymen accosted people who traveled on foot or horseback, while river pirates preyed upon the boat traffic on the ...
- 2153: Prime-time Animation
- ... irreverence, (prime-time) animated sitcoms have become unsuitable for children. This was all because of the work of one man and his sketches of a typical nuclear family. The Simpsons and Matt Groening lead a revolution: Prime-time animation now presents a mockery of pop culture. The Simpsons was a watershed cartoon and will be remembered for its warped sense of humour and satirical views. "The show will definitely have a permanent home in the pantheon of American culture (Martin, C5)." It quickly became the most influential cartoon in prime-time animation. "(It) is no longer the novelty it was when The Simpsons expanded from itty-bits of cartoon fun on The Tracey ... puts up with a lot (Zerbisias, F8)." There are all the usual family roles portrayed. For example, Homer (The Simpsons), Hank (King of the Hill), and Peter (Family Guy) are all the typical, lazy, fat, American working men trying to provide for their families (breadwinners). Marge, Peggy, and Lois are the loving mothers who put up dysfunctional family members, respectively. Bart, Bobby, and Chris are representative of the classic slacking, ...
- 2154: Gun Control
- ... greatest military force in the world at that time. The 18th century witnessed the height of the British Empire, but the rough band of colonial freedom fighters discovered the power of the Minuteman, the average American gun owner. These Minutemen, so named because they would pick up their personal guns and jump to the defense of their country on a minutes notice, served a major part in winning the American Revolution. The founding fathers of this country understood that an armed populace was instrumental in fighting off oppression, and they made the right to keep and bear arms a constitutionally guaranteed right. Over the years, ...
- 2155: Richard Nixon and the Notion of Presidential Power
- ... a great deal of attack not only on his methods but also on the greater notion of Presidential power. Many Presidents have faced many different tumultuous challenges and obstacles which have posed potential threats to American societal stability and security. Yet very few have used such controversial means to overcome these threats. For example, after the birth of the nation, Executives faced the threats of political division and the ideas of the many dangerous paths prescribed for the Union. As the debate over slavery escalated, the future of the states and of the Union seemed uncertain. Furthermore, as the nation moved rapidly through the Industrial Revolution, the future of the nation's labor force and of its general welfare seemed uncertain. As time passed, the nation would encounter the greatest economic depression of all time, and the challenges would continue. Our ... this nation as it shouldered the economy of the South and he questioned the future of this nation. Richard Nixon, however, faced no such threats. He encountered opposition to the Vietnam War and to the American government shortly after becoming President and he attempts to convince us that the nation was ideologically torn apart. Also, Nixon's attempt to portray the President as somehow being above the law is in ...
- 2156: Failure of Gun Control Laws
- ... greatest military force in the world at that time. The 18th century witnessed the height of the British Empire, but the rough band of colonial freedom fighters discovered the power of the Minuteman, the average American gun owner. These Minutemen, so named because they would pick up their personal guns and jump to the defense of their country on a minute's notice, served a major part in winning the American Revolution. The founding fathers of this country understood that an armed populace was instrumental in fighting off oppression, and they made the right to keep and bear arms a constitutionally guaranteed right. Over the years, ...
- 2157: Cruel Treatment From The Briti
- The American Revolution was forced upon the Americans by the cruel treatment from the British. On May 10 of 1775 the Second Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia, one month after the fighting broke out. There, delegates from each ... coul d be sought from Britain's enemies. The Declaration of Independence consisted of the preamble, the middle section and a section declaring independence. The most important part, the preamble, justifies the rights of the American citizens. It declar es that "men are created equal[and]...are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That sentence still remains ...
- 2158: The Genre Of Science Fiction
- ... the future. In Fahrenheit 451 the author Ray Bradbury makes an argument for societies need to consider that the outcomes of science fiction might become realities. The origin of science fiction evolved from the industrial revolution that spawned notions of the rockets, robots, time machines, computers, satellites, matter-transports, and the like (Johnson 6). Science Fiction has dramatically changed over the years form total destruction of the earth, to more of ... not what society is telling you, which is only trying to hold you back. Montag show us how valuable freedom is by committing murder for his freedom. This book depicts a world in which the American dream has turned nightmare because it has been superficially understood (Mogen 105). The main reason for Fahrenheit 451 being written is to show people that we could and may live in a world with less freedom. That people can no longer read books to become more intellectual. American has a problem of a ...materialist image of human nature and human culture reinforced through mass entertainment media (Mogen 107). People should always contrast more deeply about people s human values that people should ...
- 2159: Gender Marriage and the Cold War
- ... perspectives marriage and gender. Both narratives are presented by men; moreover, both Paul Proteus and Elihu, are married (or soon to be) Both of these books were written during a time of great turmoil in American history. The nation was just beginning to recover from the devastation of World War Two, and trying to go back to negative social patterns of the past. "Trying" is the operative word, because men, women ... of surprise. The group mentality of the nation is that if we haven't seen it then it does not exist at all. With this in mind, Heinleins work parallels the growing paranoia of the American public. The idea that a communist could look like anyone made everyone a potential threat. The fact that this growing fear is disguised in the form of science fiction, is further evidence of the point ... to the masses, and so how can they expect to overcome the tyranny if the army they need does not relate to it's would be saviors? The idea that Vonnegut presents is that for revolution to occur, it must be all-inclusive Katherine (who could provide women with a voice) is still playing the part of a secretary. The man questioning the speech could have been helpful, and yet ...
- 2160: Drug Education
- ... while S.M.A.R.T. conducts studies to see how effective these programs really are. There have been several studies done that failed to find any value in the DARE program. About 26 million American school children are taught to resist the lure of drugs and alcohol by the DARE program, a studied showed that most of the students who took the 17 week DARE program ended up using drugs ... money nowhere. The government needs to spend more money on realizing what they are doing wrong in educating students who only go off to use drugs anyways .There is a general theme of a Cultural Revolution of Drug Treatment programs seen in America. The revolution beings with the heroic phase where the problem begins and spreads rapidly and the use of drugs and alcohol increases. Next is the classical phase where the social problem reaches its peak and the ...
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