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- 2581: Thomas Jefferson
- ... and characteristics. He is remembered in history not only for the offices he held, but for his superb literary talents, his high morals and, unfortunately, his hypocrisy. Though not flawless, Jefferson’s contributions helped define American society and the lives of the American people both of his time and the modern world. (1) Events and occurrences help present his most outstanding qualities. Born into a wealthy plantation family on April 13, 1743, Jefferson was the third child in a family of six sisters and one brother. From his father and his environment he developed an interest in botany, geology, cartography and North American exploration. (2) In 1760, at the age of 16, Jefferson entered the Collage of William and Mary. After graduating, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1767. Soon after, in 1769, ...
- 2582: Jean Toomer
- ... of Agriculture. During his period of transition between the two colleges, Toomer found an interest in physical fitness. Before officially enrolling at Massachusetts, he changed his mind, opting instead to begin taking classes at the American College of Physical Training in Chicago. Five months later, in January of 1916, he moved to Chicago to begin his studies. By the fall of 1916 he also began supplementing his education with studies at ... Hurston and Langston Hughes both traveled there in the summer of 1927). Thus, he began to write poems, stories, and sketches, especially about southern women whose stretch towards self-realization forced them into conflict with American societal moral attitudes. Upon return to Washington, he repeated his efforts, this time focusing on inhibited Negroes in the North. He made friends with Waldo Frank published in the most important journals. The result, for ... Toomer is a bright morning star of a new day of the race in literature." Thus, Cane forecast, by several years, what is now called the Harlem Renaissance and inspired an entire generation of African American writers, beginning with his contemporaries Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Zora Neal Hurston. In spite of Toomer's success with Cane , recent African American historians have given, at best, perhaps with misinterpretation, reluctant support ...
- 2583: Biography Of Eugene Victor Deb
- Eugene Victor Debs Eugene Victor Debs was the most well known as a leader of the American Socialist Party. Eugene Debs had no executive positions but he was most popular leader of the socialist movements in American history. He was a revolutionary and he wanted to establish a socialism in America. Eugene V. Debs was born on fifth of the November, 1855. His father Jean Daniel Debs small storekeeper was originally from ... labor leader; Debs was gone from Terre Haute for weeks, when he came home he was often tired and exhausted. In 1892 Debs left the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and next year he found the American Railway Union. The American Railway Union is the labor organization was welcome to all railroad workers. The first major strike against James J. Hill s Great Northern Railroad had been won on eighteen s ...
- 2584: Truman Doctrine
- ... together, they were hardly a match for the 90,000 battle-hardened and strong North Koreans. General MacArthur was put in charge and ceded much space in order to buy time for reinforcements. Meanwhile, the American public was not seeing the value of killing their boys in Korea. "We demand that you stop murdering American boys and Korean People . . ." Truman increased military spending to finance the war reinforcements. With newly received reinforcements, MacArthur brilliantly turned the tide of war. MacArthur moved speedily up the Korean Peninsula until Chinese intervention. They ... is exactly the Doctrine's ramification. All over the world U.S. troops sit waiting to protect Democracy. The Truman Doctrine ensures that even without a valid threat to U.S. security we must waste American lives to "protect the free peoples of the World." (McCullough, 571) Would the world have been a worse place if we had not acted to protect South Korea and South Vietnam? Would the U. ...
- 2585: Oliver North
- ... the right to not incriminate yourself. With doing so, he also saved the reputations of many who turned their backs on him. For this and many other achievements, Lt. Col. Oliver L. North is an American hero. Oliver L. North was born in San Antonio, Texas. His age and date of birth are being withheld due to security reasons. He attended school in Philmont, New York and later enrolled into the ... overthrow their government. With North being the head of this operative, it was easy to place all the blame on him when things fell through. Although his friends and colleagues referred to him as an "American hero", they, including President Reagan continued to deny any involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. Lt. Col. Oliver N. North was then charged with altering and destroying documents, accepting an illegal gratuity, and aiding and ... to get him to take the fall by himself, he refused to go down. He is still widely respected as a military officer, as a political strategist, and as a political candidate. His place is American history cannot be contested. His exposure to the spotlight during a time of political crisis, and never falting, shows us of his supreme courage and valor. This is why the responsibility of the Iran- ...
- 2586: Paul L. Dunbar
- ... encouraged her children to read poetry as well. Dunbar began writing and reciting poetry as early as age six. Paul was one of the most popular poets of his time and was the first black American writer to achieve national and international reputation. He was not only a poet, but also a novelist, short story writer, writer of articles and dramatic sketches, plays and lyrics for musical compositions. His first volume of poetry, "Oak and Ivy" was published in 1893. Many of his poems and stories were written in Afro-American dialect, of which he was initially most noted for (Martin and Hudson 16). His second volume, "Majors and Minors" was published in 1895. "Majors and Minor" were a collection of poems that was written in ... true feelings of oppression. We must not let the oppressor know otherwise our true feelings. In an editorial in a issue of the Dayton Tattler in 1890, Dunbar states, "You know well that the Afro-American is not one to remain silent under oppression or even fancied oppression. When kicking is needed they know how to kick (Revell 48). In Dunbar’s young manhood, Fredrick Douglas pronounced him the most ...
- 2587: Jackie Robinson
- Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was one of the best players that proffesional baseball has ever seen and greatly helped major league baseball accept African American players that otherwise would not have palyed. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Hill 1). Jackie's grandfather was a slave and his father a sharecropper (1). His mom and ... and an equally great civil rights leader. Although he never got to see the integration of black people in the United States, his efforts helped a lot of people. He was one of the great American heroes and is an American legend. His courage gave the strength to other black athletes to persue their dreams. Outline Thesis Statement Jackie Robinson was one of the best players that professional baseball has ever seen and greatly helped ...
- 2588: Candidate Profile Paper on Alan Keyes
- ... part of my undergraduate work at Cornell, finished up at Harvard, and then did my graduate studies at Harvard” (1). Keyes received his doctorate in government and wrote his thesis on political theory, focusing on American constitutional government. He later went on to work in foreign policy and national security policy for the Reagan Administration and “served at the United Nations as an Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council” (1 ... Declaration of Independence, he supports his stances with evidence from our country’s heritage. Keyes believes that this historical document is “a statement of the principles of justice that define the moral identity of the American people. It presents a certain concept of our human nature and draws out the political consequences of the concept” (4). This document gives every human unalienable rights; the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit ... of a stereotype that the media has with respect to what black Americans are supposed to be like, and I don’t correspond to the stereotype, so they’re pushing me out. A conservative black American is somebody who simply doesn’t correspond to what the media believes black people ought to be. And I know that folks think that racism is just about hatred, but that was never true. ...
- 2589: Thomas Jefferson Biography
- ... and characteristics. He is remembered in history not only for the offices he held, but for his superb literary talents, his high morals and, unfortunately, his hypocrisy. Though not flawless, Jefferson’s contributions helped define American society and the lives of the American people both of his time and the modern world. (1) Events and occurrences help present his most outstanding qualities. Born into a wealthy plantation family on April 13, 1743, Jefferson was the third child in a family of six sisters and one brother. From his father and his environment he developed an interest in botany, geology, cartography and North American exploration. (2) In 1760, at the age of 16, Jefferson entered the Collage of William and Mary. After graduating, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1767. Soon after, in 1769, ...
- 2590: Joy Luck Club
- Since America and Asia are far apart, there are a lot of differences between American and Asian culture. Everybody knows it, but it brings to mind a question, "Why are they different even though we are human-beings who are all same?" I found out why there is a difference ... animals fighting for their food. This kind of thought was probably brought about because through out history we had war many times this means that only the strong people who have lots of food survived. American people all want to share everything that they have. They think that if I give something this time, I can receive something next time. I think type of thinking should be learned in Asia to ... Jong wrote. When Rich, who is Waverly's fiancée, was invited by her family for dinner, and made many mistakes which started by bringing a bottle of French wine. If I think about it in American way, it is a polite manner to bring something to eat or drink for the people who invited me, and it is the etiquette. But it is not in Asian way. I really don' ...
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