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- 2401: Landscape Architecture as a Career
- ... of a landscape architect demands extensive schooling. Schools with architectural or landscape architectural are located all over the country. Forty-seven colleges offer bachelor’s degree programs in landscape architecture that are approved by the American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA-Colleges). Some colleges of interest are the University of Arizona, the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, and Purdue University. Landscape architects usually require a bachelor^Ňs or master ... diverse and rewarding profession. Although extensive schooling is required, the advantages of this career outweigh the disadvantages. Landscape architects are individuals who design and produce a better environment that appeals to the public. Works Cited American Society of Landscape Architects. Accredited Programs in Landscape Architecture. Washington, DC: 1996 American Society of Landscape Architects. What is Landscape Architecture? Washington, DC: 1997. Costello, Joan M. and Rita Parsont Wolfson, editors. Concise Handbook of Occupations. Chicago, Illinois: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company. 1975. 151 “Landscape Architecture.” ...
- 2402: Decision Of The Bomb: Drop It Or Not?
- ... dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, resulting in 60 to 80 thousand deaths. Although the most memorable effects of the atomic bomb were the mass amounts of death, the decision to drop the bomb has greatly influenced American history and the outcome of world war 2. If I were president back in 1945, I think that I too would’ve given instructions to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. I probably would’ve been ... the islands of the Pacific, and all that remained was an invasion of Japan. The United States realized that the Japanese wouldn't surrender easily. They would fight to the very end. The loss of American lives would be too great to afford, thus being compelled to use the bomb. Also, the development of the atomic bomb cost 2,000,000 dollars. This was too large of a financial investment to waste in not using the bomb for reasonable causes. Lastly, many Americans also held bitter resentment against the Japanese for Pearl Harbor and the treatment of American prisoners. So the decision to drop the atomic bomb was essential. The atomic bomb's initial explosion has been devastating, but it also had many after effects. Those who didn't die suffered severe ...
- 2403: Margaret Sanger
- ... anything at all that drew his suspicion. There was no rhyme or reason, no guidelines or rules about it; it was simply his judgment. Comstock personally decided what was too lewd or vulgar for the American population to send or receive via the mail (Miller 210). Though the impact of this may be lost on us today, it is important to remember that every major magazine, circular, and journal was sent ... Church, which, apparently, could control both the government and the police force of New York. Still, the public, the press, and the medical profession were all backing her now and, in 1921, she founded the American Birth Control League. The League was part of Margaret's campaign to educate the general public and gain more mainstream support for birth control. In what seemed almost a contradictory move, Margaret sought the support ... willing to take the risk of heading up the clinic staff. Dr. Dorothy Bocker accepted the position and in January of 1923, the Clinical Research Bureau opened at the same Fifth Avenue address as the American Birth Control League, though they were to be kept separate so that the League might escape criticism when the Bureau came under attack. The opening was not publicized, in fact, it was not even ...
- 2404: Three Contributions Of Chinese Immigrants
- ... arrived in the United States, life was difficult. Laws were made which discriminated against them. However, eventually they became a respected part of our society. They are responsible for many contributions which are part of American life today. This essay will describe three of these contributions: two products, ginseng and tea, and one method of medicine, acupuncture. Ginseng is a perennial herb grown in China and other Asian countries. It is also grown in North American, but the Asian variety is thought to be more valuable. There are many legends and superstitions surrounding ginseng. The Chinese have long believed that the ginseng is a cure for many aliments and can even ... that acupuncture received publicity. This happened when a newspaper correspondent who was with Nixon his trip to China had to have an emergency appendectomy. The correspondent got pain relief through acupuncture. Since that time, many American physicians and dentists have been trained to use acupuncture and learned about its benefits. The Chinese, like many immigrant groups, suffered difficult beginnings in their new life in the United States. However, many of ...
- 2405: Slavery - Capitilism
- The American South, had a social system which was distinct in many ways. There was an economy relative to the region, where class structure and a system of racial differences which caused the South to become unique to the rest of the nation. Historians such as James Henretta have said that Capitalism was the cause of all evil within the American South. American Capitalism defined by Max Weber is " a greed for gain", and "acquisition by force, ... whether directly in war or in the form [of] exploitation of subjects". This type of lifestyle within a growing nation ...
- 2406: Creative Writing: The Man who Stepped into Yesterday
- ... the multi- beast, and together they rode off into the forest. as they rode, tela explained to him about wilson and the helping friendly book. she told the colonel that she was part of a revolution to overthrow the evil king. the leader of the revolution was a lizard named errand wolfe who was out to avenge the death of his son roger. roger, she said, had been executed by wilson at the age of fourteen on suspicion of treason. he ... all trune for you. you got me back thinkin' that you*re the worst one, i must inquire wilson, can you still have fun? Meanwhile, in the main square in prussia, the state of the revolution was taking another turn for the worst. a crowd of people had gathered to witness the hanging of wilson*s account, mr. palmer. it seemed that palmer had been a revolutionary himself and had ...
- 2407: Richard M. Nixon
- ... Carolina, and asked several of his professors to write to Duke, recommending him for a scholarship. Thanks to one convincing letter from the president of Whittier College saying that Richard Nixon would become a great American leader someday, Nixon was given a scholarship to Duke Law School. After his third year at Duke, Nixon graduated from Duke Law School in 1937. Nixon was ranked third in his class of 25 students ... Nixon won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in a campaign noted for his accusation that his Democratic opponent was supported by Communists. As a member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, he gained fame for his part in the Alger Hiss spy case. He went on to the U.S. Senate in 1951, again after suggesting that his Democratic opponent was tainted by Communist associations ... in 1952 and was unusually visible and active in that role. In 1958, he faced down hostile demonstrations in Peru and Venezuela, and in 1959 he had his famous "kitchen debate" with Khrushchev at an American exhibit in Moscow. After narrowly losing the presidency to Kennedy in 1960, Nixon lost a bid for governor of California in 1962, a loss which appeared to be the end of his political career. ...
- 2408: Racism In America
- ... Americans are unaware of how self destructive racism can be." (Nova; Marshall, Christopher) Does America need an AWAKENING? Would it do any good? If you were to put yourself in the shoes of an African American, an American Indian, a Puerto Rican...you might say that American is in definite a major make-over concerning all races. Two white students were suspended for assaulting African American students at Millard High School in Omaha, Neb. And a third white student was threatened ...
- 2409: Populist Party
- ... political party that originated in America in the latter part of the nineteenth century, derived as a result of farmer discontent and economic distress. This was caused by the country's shift from an agricultural American life to one in which industrialists dominated the nation's development. The public felt as if they were being cheated by these "robber barons," a term given to those who took advantage of the middle ... were unhappy for four particular reasons: physical problems, social and intellectual concerns, economic difficulties, and political frustrations. The physical concerns the climate of the time period. Following 1885, there was a large drought on the American prairie, thus causing this land to become known as the "Dust Bowl." Furthermore, there were extreme blizzards resulting in innumerable deaths of cattle and livestock. Also, farms were very isolated causing the women and children ... panaceas seemed illogical and dangerous amid depression" (Morgan, 169). The party also dies out because it does not win any elections. One noted historian declared, "A number of important Populist leaders . . . sought something that no American political party has achieved before or since: a political coalition of the poor whites and the poor blacks of the south" (Hart, 266). The Populists appealed to a low class in society, which made ...
- 2410: Organized Crime
- ... own involvement in some way or another. The Italians were by far the biggest ethnic group, but they were not the only ones. "The Irish were instrumental in putting together the system of organized crime"(American History 260). The Irish were known as very obsessive gamblers who had control of nearly all racetracks and casinos in the early 1900’s. "As sportsmen, they invested money in racehorses and promoted racetracks. Throughout ... time, organized crime may have reached its high point in the United States in terms of the proportion of the population that constituted customers and in terms of the impact upon local police and politicians" (American History 260). The Italians, of course, already had their feet wet in America by their knowledge of the systematic ways of government for nearly 30 years in America and had control of almost every aspect ... out have made some progress. "Responsible groups of Americans have, at times, waged campaigns in the media to obliterate any assumption that crime is dominated by people of Italian descent, claiming that existence of an American Mafia had not been fully established" (Mafia Image). The opinions will differ in that sense. Some say that the Mafia is a vast organization that continues to grow in power, while others say that ...
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