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- 2741: Abstract On Communist Mannifes
- ... its primary purpose of unifying the League s opposing fractions it also acted as a beacon to the oppressed working class people of the world to unite against their oppressors. The birth of the industrial revolution brought upon enormous economic change. With the implementation of machinery the laborers, referred to here as the Proletarians, were able to produce more goods in a shorter period of time. In a capitalist society the ... position of the ruling class through democracy. Marx inspired this in the minds of the proletariats in the closing lines of the manifesto which so powerfully reads: Let the ruling class tremble at a Communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. WORKING MEN OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE! For a first time reader of Marx the Communist Manifesto opens one s eyes to the thoughts of a brilliant, awe inspiring man. Not only did Marx speak of revolution, he was revolutionary himself in his ideologies. As a philosopher, an economist and a thought entrepreneur he has molded the hearts and minds of millions through his genius.
- 2742: Joe Louic
- ... of an Alabama sharecropper, the great grandson of a slave, and the great great grandson of a white slave owner. He moved to Detroit as a youngster with his mother. He was the first African American ever to achieve lasting fame and star status in the 20th Century. He did so with boxing, he would capture the hearts of millions of American's, both white and black. This was a time when blacks were being discriminated against, the military was segregated, blacks were not allowed to play Major League Baseball. When he started boxing early in the ... Louis' war-time patriotism in a racially divided country made him a symbol of national unity and purpose. Twice he donated his winnings to the military relief funds. He advertised himself even more tot he American Public when he said the U.S. would win World War 2 " because we're on God's side". In front of 70,000 screaming fans at Yankee Stadium, Louis pulverized the Aryan figurehead, ...
- 2743: A Clockwork Orange
- The new American edition of the novel A Clockwork Orange features a final chapter that was omitted from the original American edition against the author's preference. Anthony Burgess, the novel's author, provided for the new edition an introduction to explain not only the significance of the twenty-first chapter but also the purpose of ... kind of clockwork orange that is human. Burgess's little Alex is a clockwork orange until he reaches maturity in the twenty-first chapter. Stanley Hyman, a literary critic, provided an afterward for the original American edition of A Clockwork Orange. In it he states that "Alex always was a clockwork orange, a machine for mechanical violence far below the level of choice...". One must remember that this after word ...
- 2744: Thomas Jefferson
- ... read law (1762-1767) with George Wythe, the best law teacher of his time in Virginia. He went into to the bar in 1767 and practiced until 1774, when the courts were closed by the American Revolution. He had inherited a considerable landed estate from his father, and doubled it by a happy marriage on Jan. 1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton. He was elected to the House of Burgesses, when he ...
- 2745: Cold War
- ... controlled section of Germany. Lack of agreement and compromise with the Soviet Union concerning the unity of Germany led to the beginning of the Cold War. The term Cold War was first used by an American Financier Bernard Baruch in a congressional debate in 1947. A cold war can be defined as a condition of tension and conflict short of an actual war as was the case with America and the ... over especially after a great nation of like China came under a communism regime. This fear of communism led some Americans to take actions that would violate the civil rights of others. The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for example was black listing many writers, actors, and directors of movies that they clamed to be “un-American”. Then the Smith Act of 1940 made it illegal for anyone to advocate the overthrowing any government in the United States or to affiliate with any group s that called for such actions. Obviously ...
- 2746: Racism My Antonia
- ... Racism blind one's self so much that all one could see in another race is something ugly and disgusting, all because they are different. The illustration in the novel when Jim descried an African-American child as a Negro head yet almost no head at all without anything behind their ears but folds of neck under closed-clipped wool (page 118). Another situation was when Jim descried an African-American woman as a buxom Negro wench (page 119). Including the part where Jim describes that, Lapland women were fat and ugly with squint eyes (page 154). I have seen these situations usually in a verbal ... much money. They are often get mistreated, that is how it seems like it now and still has not change since the 1800s. The novel describe Jim's uncle commented that an eleven year old American was better than the Shimerda family (page 82). Contrasting a family to an eleven-year-old kid is very disrespectful. This is common and does happen to families that do not have much dignity ...
- 2747: Transcendentalism
- ... to one universal and benign omnipresence know as the oversoul. The term was first introduced by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and was published in his "Critique of Practical Reasoning". The impressions of transcendentalism by the American people were sketchy and obscure, but as magazines and books were published on the topic the coterie of transcendentalist spread. The authors of the nineteenth century books, essays, and philosophies were a reflection of these ... in important subjects that needed change. In addition to their impact on views of the world these authors prompted a different outlook on nature for many other writers. Bryant influenced the establishment of Romanticism in American Literature and shaped the next generation of poets to be. Emerson gave the "free birds" of our society a new method of thinking, which partially inspired the "hippie" movement. Thoreau gave writers, social and political ... that may come to them. Thoreau made the future generations of readers observant of the possibilities of the human spirit and the limitations of society. Through what these and more writers have left us the American people have learned to see nature through a kaleidoscope of precious beings and bring unity among all. The oversoul is not only a belief but is a reality for many that choose to be ...
- 2748: Booker T. Washington 2
- ... vocational skills. Many whites were pleased with this speech and most blacks, awed by his prestige, accepted his statements. However, Washington faced strong opposition from militant blacks who strongly opposed his statements. The NAACP and American writer W. E. B. Du Bois were the strongest opposers. Washington continued his idea of incorporating blacks into society by finding several organizations, including the National Negro Business League, which was to further black advancement. Washington also remained principal of Tuskegee Institute till his death on November 14, 1915. Booker T. Washington is one of the most important people to the African-American race as well as the American race. His ideas were very initiative at the time and were done for the well being of his race. Many blacks can thank him for making America a better place of living for blacks.
- 2749: Tobacco And Kids
- ... from R.J. Reynolds, who is shown as a dromedary with complete style has been attacked by many Tobacco-Free Kids organizations as a major influence on the children of America. Dr. Lonnie Bristow, AMA (American Medical Association) spokesman, remarks that "to kids, cute cartoon characters mean that the product is harmless, but cigarettes are not harmless. They have to know that their ads are influencing the youth under 18 to ... tobacco; kids smoke for reasons all their own." U.S. News & World Report. 18 Apr. 1996: 38. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. Thomas, Roger E. "10 steps to keep the children in your practice nonsmokers." American Family Physician. Aug. 1996: 450. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. Breo, Dennis L. "Kicking Butts-AMA, Joe Camel and the 'Black Flag' war on tobacco." JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. 29 Oct. 1993: 1978. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996.
- 2750: Panama Canal
- ... Act. The United States wanted the land of Panama to build a Canal but first the United States need the land from Colombia. The United States became vitally interested in canal projects during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1902 the U.S. Congress passed the Spooner Act, which was the basic law for the construction of the Panama Canal. The law declared that the United States had the right to build a canal on the land over the isthmus of Panama. Then a revolution broke out in Panama, and independence from Colombia was declared in 1903. The United States wanted the land including the isthmus Panama to build a canal. The United States had trouble getting this land because ...
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