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- 2611: Ira Remsen: A Scientist Unknown His Work
- ... He was an excellent professor who trained a generation of prominent chemists. He was also the Director of the Chemical Laboratory and secretary of the Academic Council. In 1879, he was the founding editor of American Chemical Journal. Also in that same year, he made a remarkable, accidental discovery with a fellow researcher Constantine Fahlberg when they were working on a derivative of coal tar. One night, after a long day ... United States 1875: Became one of the original faculties of Johns Hopkins university 1876: Founded the Chemistry department at Johns Hopkins and became Director of the chemical laboratory 1879: Accidentally discovered saccharin and founded The American Chemical Journal. Also wrote important textbooks. 1887: Named Secretary of the Academic Council 1901: Became president of Johns Hopkins university Ended his term of Secretary of the Academic Council 1908: Stepped down as Director of Chemical Laboratory 1913: Retired as President, a professor, and as the editor of American Chemical Journal. 1927 Died on March 4th of natural causes Bibliography 1."Sacchrin"Microsoft®Encarta®Encyclopedia. © 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. 2."Ira Remsen"The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, By J.S Bowmen. ©1995Cambridge ...
- 2612: Blind Idealism In Twain's "War Prayer" and Howell's "Editha"
- ... Howells are friends and contemporary authors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. In addition, the authors embrace the similar, yet unpopular, stance of opposing the idealistic philosophy, promoting imperialism, that is prevalent in American society during that period. However, contrary to public opinion, both authors compose numerous articles and stories that openly illustrate their convictions. A key event in the midst of this imperialistic movement is the Spanish American War. Under the idealistic guise of liberating Cuba from foreign oppression, the United States capitalizes on this conflict to further its' global power and influence. The United States annexes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines ... a price to pay for glory. Mrs. Gearson's dialogue drips with sarcasm and the intense resentment for the coldheartedness of the idealists towards the plight of people affected by the ravages of war, both American and foreign: "to kill the sons of those miserable mothers and the husbands of those girls that you would never see the face of." "War Prayer" and "Editha" reflect the authors' frustrations at the ...
- 2613: Romanticism - Washington Irvin
- ... and selections, such as The Raven, The TellTale Heart, and The Pit and The Pendulum. One person who had a great effect on the Romantic era was Washington Irving. Some called Irving the first real American writer. Washington Irving was born April 3, 1783, in New York City. He was the eleventh child of Sarah William Irving. His father was a strict man, a merchant and deacon in the Presbyterian Church ... his predecessors. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "He lacked the religious intensity of Mather, the versatility of Franklin, the statesmanship of Jefferson, or the dedication of Paine. Yet he outlives them all in the history of American letters"(649). Others see him as the first real American poet. Everyone saw him as such a great poet because of The SketchBook. Everyone was reading it in that time. It was all the rage. This book established Irving as a talented writer , one ...
- 2614: The Nomination ofAndrew Jackson to the "Presidents Hall of Fame"
- ... in March of 1814. Eventually he forced All Indians from the area. His victory's impressed some people in Washington and Jackson was put in command of the defense of New Orleans. This show of American strength made Americans feel proud after a war filled with military defeats. Jackson was given the nickname "Old Hickory", and was treated as a national hero. In 1817 he was ordered against the Seminole Indians ... contact with the people of the United States, more in contact with the public opinion and feelings toward national issues President Jackson developed the system of "rotation in office." This was used to protect the American people from a development of a long-standing political group by removing long-term office holders. His enemies accused him of corruption of civil service for political reasons. However, I think that it was used ... people of the United States, and therefore the people of the United States took a more active role in the Government. He even went so far as to call himself the elected representative of all American people. I think that Jackson's strengthening of the powers of the presidency are the biggest influence to this day. He used the power of the veto 12 times (more times than all of ...
- 2615: The Nomination of Andrew Jackson to the "Presidents Hall of Fame"
- ... in March of 1814. Eventually he forced All Indians from the area. His victory's impressed some people in Washington and Jackson was put in command of the defense of New Orleans. This show of American strength made Americans feel proud after a war filled with military defeats. Jackson was given the nickname "Old Hickory", and was treated as a national hero. In 1817 he was ordered against the Seminole Indians ... contact with the people of the United States, more in contact with the public opinion and feelings toward national issues President Jackson developed the system of "rotation in office." This was used to protect the American people from a development of a long-standing political group by removing long-term office holders. His enemies accused him of corruption of civil service for political reasons. However, I think that it was used ... people of the United States, and therefore the people of the United States took a more active role in the Government. He even went so far as to call himself the elected representative of all American people. I think that Jackson's strengthening of the powers of the presidency are the biggest influence to this day. He used the power of the veto 12 times (more times than all of ...
- 2616: Rereading America - The Myth O
- The story that I chose to write about was One Big Happy Family, by Anndee Hochman. The story is about a young woman whose family life seemed to be the American dream, for those of us looking in from the outside. Her family owned a house in the city like most of us and a house on the beach. The house on the beach was unique ... I hope that her family would eventually come around and they would all again be able to enjoy the summer home together. A large percentage of society today has different ideas of what the All American Family is. Quite a few people base their family views on what they see on television shows. Many families tend to forget that the shows they see are not real life and we should not base our lives on them. I feel that if more families communicated more with each other, than maybe we ll be able to grasp a little part of the All American Family . Unfortunately we teach our children to keep their feelings and emotions inside and we hide things that are embarrassing. This does not solve the problems that families face today. There are several ways ...
- 2617: Ressurection A Tale Of Two Cit
- ... does. Dickens refers to Jerry as-a man that digs up bodies for a living-as being a "Resurrection Man." Dickens refers to him as a "Resurrection Man" because during the Victorian Times, when the revolution took place, people who dug up graves would be called "Resurrection Men." To Jerry and his son he is only going, so called "fishing," at midnight. What Jerry is actually doing is resurrecting dead individuals ... although Christ died to wash away a clean man's accumulated sins, Carton died to wipe away his own sins that he had caused. Dickens used Carton as an example of a turnaround in the revolution. After all the bloodshed and gore that the characters have gone through, this gives the novel a sad, but yet new beginning to a new world rising through the ashes of the revolution. Carton saw, before his death, how the world was going to change and he also viewed a long life for Lucie and her family that was made posibble by his sacrifice. "I see the ...
- 2618: Roy Lichtenstein
- ... New York State Pavilion at the World’s Fair in New York. This year he also had his first one-man exhibition in Europe at the Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Paris. He was given his first American retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Cleveland in 1963 also. Other exhibitions where Roy was represented in the sixties was the Venice Biennale in 1966, 1968, and 1970. In 1967-1968 he ... of his comic strip paintings was in New York City in 1962. It was a major success and by 1968 the interest in his artwork was phenomenal. He has the distinction of being the first American artist to have an exhibition at London’s Tate Gallery. Lichtenstein continued in this area for a while, taking subjects from sentimental Romance magazines. He enclosed speeches in balloons and made landscapes in the Comic ... Contemporain, Paris, also shown at Berlin. In 1979 he received his first public commission for a sculpture. He made the Mermaid for the Theater of the Performing Arts, Miami Beach, Florida. He painted the series American Indians. In 1981 the St. Louis Art Museum organized a comprehensive retrospective of his work which toured the USA, Europe and Japan. In 1982 he rented a loft in New York in addition to ...
- 2619: The Power Of One By Ernest Hem
- ... story and the everyday activities that the character go through. Two prime examples of how an authors cultural heritage affects the perspective that they write from is the South African author Bryce Courtenay and the American author Ernest Hemingway. Bryce Courtenay was born and raised in South Africa and received his early education there. He spend the majority of his adolescent life in South Africa and in his final year in ... the cultures that he was visiting, and by witnessing these events his writing perspective was molded. The short story by Hemingway entitled "Fifty Grand", is about boxing and the practices that go on in the American culture. In the story the over-aged welterweight boxing champion is set to fight a bout in which he knows he is going to lose to the young challenger.6 So the champ bets fifty ... fast you can think when it means that much money."7 As in the South African culture boxing was very big in the United States, and it is still big today. That story reflected the American culture that was brought up Hemingway. The factor of the American culture that affected his writing is the idea of doing everything you can for a buck, no matter what it takes. As it ...
- 2620: Benjamin Franklin
- ... private affairs. Also, since he was well respected in England, he was "the Establishment man-even if he felt now a deep unease on the basic question: What was the authority of Parliament over the American colonies?" (Wright, page 205). At first Franklin wanted the colonies to be and independent free nation under the caring and protecting umbrella of the British Empire. "He had dream...of a great British Empire, gridding ... 1976, page 5). As stated earlier, Franklin did not contemplate separation from Britain for he regarded Britain as “having the freest, best government in the world.” (Ketcham 1993,page3). Franklin proposed self-government for the American colonies. Historically, Ben Franklin was in favor of self-government. In fact, nearly forty years of service as a public official began when Franklin was elected for the Pennsylvania Assembly. At first, he wanted to ... various British taxation upon the colonists show him leaning away from Britain. The Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, and other taxes and duties on colonial goods were opposed by Franklin. He wrote in connection with the American Stamp Acts, “The Sovereignty of the British Legislature out of Britain, I do not understand.” (Wright, page 207). Franklin felt that the colonies were capable of writing their own legislation. The colonies had their ...
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