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- 2921: Killer Angels 2
- ... But were here for something new.
Were an army going to set other men free (Shaara 30). Chamberlain is fighting the war because he believes every man should have the right to freedom. Americans fight for mankind, for freedom; for the people, not the land, says Chamberlain in regard to why he is fighting the war (Shaara 29). Chamberlain is fighting this war because the fact of slavery ... that he is a mythical and legendary person to most, but Longstreet quietly does not see him as the superhuman he is made to seem. The Civil War was the greatest battle ever waged on American soil and once it was over the battlefield lay in ruins. The men, the fortunate ones who survived, moved on to bigger and better battles. However, the battle scars, both emotional and physical, remained ... saving the high ground and perhaps the battle. Colonel Joshua Chamberlain is given a brigade after the battle of Gettysburg but is wounded six times. He is regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in American history, and receives numerous medals for honor during the Battle of Gettysburg. Ulysses Grant gives him the honor of Major General for heroism and is chosen by Grant as the officer to receive the ...
- 2922: To Judge A Book By Its Cover
- ... This system would have ensured that the child never attained the book, because whether purchased or checked out, the child would have been stopped, by the cover indicating a specific age required. According to the American Library Association, any attempt to restrict access to library services, materials, and facilities strictly violates the Library Bill of Rights. Article V of the Library Bill of Rights states, A person s right to use ... raised a lot of questions concerning censorship after the book burning in Nuremberg square. With widespread fear of communism surrounding Americans, barriers were needed to thwart the possibility of communistic ideology. Also during this time, American s morals were all very balanced, leaving little thought to the bill s implications. Communism is behind us, and so i America s moral balancing act--restraints must be in place to plug freedoms excretion of abhorrent material in the hands of children. Repeal and revise the declarations and bills concerning libraries, and pull the minds of America's children from the gutters of America s libraries. Works Cited American Library Association. Library Bill of Rights. Washington: ALA Council, 1948. General Assembly of the United Nations. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Resolution 217, A (III). Washington: General Assembly, 1998. Norton, Kyle. Lesson Learned From ...
- 2923: Immigration Reform
- ... earn lower incomes than natives, which results in immigrants paying less taxes. The Urban Institute is a non-profit organization that investigates the social and economic problems of this country. Statistics from a Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) newsletter shows, . . . the share of immigrant households below the poverty line (29 percent) is much higher than the share of native households that are poor (14 percent)--more than twice as high ... S. computer industry depends on immigrants for its technological edge. In reality, a majority of advances in the computer field have been made by the U.S. For example: ...of the 56 awards given for American industrial advances in software and hardware by the Association for Computing Machinery, only one recipient has been an immigrant. Similarly, of 115 computer-related awards given to U.S. engineers by the Institute of Electrical ... their interest lies in finding bargain priced labor. UCLA professor Paul Ong performed a statistical analysis in 1990 which determined that the average salaries for foreign born computer professionals were almost $7,000 lower than American born workers of the level of education. Immigration is not to blame for the all the country's problems but they are increasing the effects and making them harder to solve. At the present ...
- 2924: Kamicaze Pilots 2
- ... The other type of suicide attack that had been made was completely voluntary, and the result of a sudden decision. This was usually done by aircraft. The pilots, finding no efficient way to fight the American aircraft, deliberately crashed into them, and caused an explosion, destroying the American aircraft as well as killing themselves (Ikuta 35-42). Because these voluntary suicide attacks had shown that the young pilots had the spirit of dying rather than being defeated, by February, 1944, the staff officers ... You must let me do it" (Inoguchi 32). Captain Seki agreed to lead the first Kamikaze attack, and, on October 25, 1944 during the battle off Samos, made one of the first attacks, on the American aircraft carrier Saint Lo (Shinbun 56). Twenty-six fighter planes were prepared, of which half were to escort and the other half to make the suicide mission. That half was divided into the Shikishima, ...
- 2925: Mother-Daughter Tradition in The Joy Luck Club
- Mother-Daughter Tradition in The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club is a representation of the persistent tensions and powerful bonds between mother and daughter in a Chinese American society. The book illustrates the hardships both the mother and daughters go through in order to please the other. Also, it shows the troubles the daughters face when growing up in two cultures. This book ... conflict. Waverly's mother is always showing her off because she is a national chess champion. Waverly takes this as being exploited by her own mother because she was raised in a society with more American influence than Chinese. In a Chinese society a woman's social standing is measured by how successful your children are and also how well you care for your spouse. Because of this, Waverly's mother ... This is what June thinks as she crosses into China. Like the Taoist Yin/Yang symbol, June and her mother have become two of the same thing. The only difference being their thoughts, June with American, her mother with Chinese. This has kept he mother-daughter tradition alive but has also weakened it. This happens often, but there is always something that sticks and is passed down from generation from ...
- 2926: Kamicaze Pilots
- ... The other type of suicide attack that had been made was completely voluntary, and the result of a sudden decision. This was usually done by aircraft. The pilots, finding no efficient way to fight the American aircraft, deliberately crashed into them, and caused an explosion, destroying the American aircraft as well as killing themselves (Ikuta 35-42). Because these voluntary suicide attacks had shown that the young pilots had the spirit of dying rather than being defeated, by February, 1944, the staff officers ... You must let me do it" (Inoguchi 32). Captain Seki agreed to lead the first Kamikaze attack, and, on October 25, 1944 during the battle off Samos, made one of the first attacks, on the American aircraft carrier Saint Lo (Shinbun 56). Twenty-six fighter planes were prepared, of which half were to escort and the other half to make the suicide mission. That half was divided into the Shikishima, ...
- 2927: A Analysis Of Jack London Nove
- ... a gold prospector in the frozen Klondike, a war correspondent and a prizefighting reporter, a socialist soapbox orator who later became a lecturer at universities, a family man and landowner, and of course a true American writer. A critic by the name of Alfred Kazin once said "that the greatest story London ever wrote was the one he lived." London had a hard life as a child and as a young man, in spite of this London grew to become one of Americas most popular and highly paid authors ever. He was not a baby boomer. This was not just an American thing, London was known around the world for his great adventure stories, that could be enjoyed by all ages. Londons life was diversified and so were his writings. Today, London is mostly known for his ... in the works of Robert Service, Ring Lardner, Hemingway, Steinbeek, Kerouac, and Mailer. Today, Jack London is celebrated for his great contribution to literature, and rightly so. It is believed that London was the best American writer on his given topic (the struggle through life). London had a charm that brought the reader to enjoy the region of focus. He intertwined the story of the uncharted Klondike with the story ...
- 2928: Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher"
- Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher" Death is defined as, "The termination or extinction of something" (American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in "The Fall of the House of Usher" in different ways. Poe's intention when writing "The Fall of the House of Usher" was not to present ... the minds of his readers and they are still horrified by his work. Bibliography 1. Abel, Darrel. Introduction. The Science Fiction of Edgar Allen Poe. By Edgar Allen Poe. Penguin Books, 1976. 2. "death". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 1992 edition. 3. Lawrence, D.H. Studies in Classic American Literature. The Viking Press, 1964. 4. Lovecraft, Howard Phillips. Supernatural Horror in Literature. Dover Publications, Inc., 1973. 5. Poe, Edgar Allen. "The Fall of the House of Usher". CD-ROM. Lake Ariel, PA: Westwind ...
- 2929: Is The Bible From God
- ... of the eventual complete abolition of slavery in the Western world. The fact that the Bible never expressly condemned the institution of slavery has been wrongfully used as a rationale for its continuance. In the American South prior to the Civil War, many nominal Christians wrongly interpreted the Bible's approach to slavery and used their misunderstanding to justify economic interests. The terrible use of African slave labor continued in spite of those who argued from the Scriptures for the equality of all races(*). Only under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln did an American government bring an end to the nightmare of slavery that had long blighted the American conscience. The cost was incalculable. Nowhere in the world has more "brothers' blood" been shed over the issue of slavery than in America. (Over 600,000 soldiers were killed in the Civil War.) As ...
- 2930: Do Companies Have Business Con
- ... overall business operations (Hay, 1989). This paper will discuss four companies that have a conscience towards our today's society, and helped to create a better community for all of us, they are Johnson & Johnson, American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T), Herman Miller, and Procter & Gamble. A crisis confronted Johnson & Johnson in the fall of 1982, when seven Chicago area residents died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules contaminated with cyanide. Not ... most popular and trusted brand names (Guzzardi, 1990). The product commands nearly one-third of the $3 billion brand name analgesic market. No other brand approaches have even 50 percent of Tylenol's market share. American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) established goals for reducing air emissions, CFCs, solid waste, and hazardous waste in 1990. Under the direction of David R. Chittick, AT&T's vice-president of environment and safety, the ... many of America's young athletes who are eager for an opportunity to make this country shine. But the U.S. Olympic Committee, which is responsible for fielding the U.S. team, depends on the American people to support these talented athletes. The U.S is the only major nation in the world whose Olympic athletes do not receive a continuing government subsidy. U.S competitors are supported solely by ...
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