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- 3201: The Greatest Accomplishment of President John Adams
- ... Republicans were anxious to back the French. They felt that the British were the “bad guys” in all situations and that we should repay the French for helping us defeat the “bad guys” during the American Revolution. They felt very strongly that we needed to help France because it was also a republic and because the French were the underdogs. It is obvious that had Adams decided to join the war, the ...
- 3202: Freedom Of Speech, To Bear Arms, and From Dictatorship
- ... our forefathers built this country guaranteeing everybody freedom such as freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom from a dictatorship. These rights and many other rights make me very proud to be an American and allows me to write this report. Freedom to express our opinions is just as an important tool as owning a gun. Today I'm very lucky to be able to write this report the ... is, and how much fun they are. This freedom has come under fire lately because of all the shootings. I think owning guns gives me pride, and is one of the most important rights the American people have today. Freedom from a dictatorship is another important freedom. We the American people have the right to make choices allowing us to take pride in ourselves. People today can go out sometimes with little or nothing and make millions of dollars. The average citizen then can ...
- 3203: Television Censorship
- ... media to suppress material that they consider objectionable. Religious, ethnic, and racial groups have tried to prevent plays, movies and television programs from being presented because of elements they deem offensive." "One private group, the American Civil Liberties Union, promotes the open flow of all types of information in the belief that individuals should have free access and opportunities for the exercise of their personal discretion and that no group should ... lower prices and increase value for consumers. In furthering the principle of open and full competition in all telecommunications markets, however, it must be recognized that some markets are more open than others." · "More competitive American telecommunications markets will promote United States technological advances, domestic job and investment opportunities, national competitiveness (Telecommunication Bill of 1995, Internet)" VIEWERS HAVE OPTION TO WATCH VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION One Associate Night Editor, Daniel C. Stevenson ... people feel that censorship is a violation of Freedom of Speech…Bull Feathers…Censorship is NOT unconstitutional. Censors have the right to censor what you hear. Without censorship of television, how else can you, the American public, have the protection you want from vulgar scenes, over- exposed bodies and all the other sights you like to see…Without the censors we would all be at the mercy of the warped ...
- 3204: Lyndon Johnson
- ... and sexual discrimination. In 1964 the Republicans nominated Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona as their presidential nominee. Goldwater was an extreme conservative in domestic policy and an advocate of strong military action to protect American interests in Vietnam. Johnson had increased the number of U.S. military personnel there from 16,000 at the time of Kennedy's assassination to nearly 25,000 a year later. Contrasted to Goldwater, however ... rights law-the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At this point Johnson began the rapid deepening of U.S. involvement in Vietnam; as early as February 1965, U.S. planes began to bomb North Vietnam. American troop strength in Vietnam increased to more than 180,000 by the end of the year and to 500,000 by 1968. Many influences led Johnson to such a policy . Among them were personal factors ... A Political Biography (1966); Geyelin, Philip, Lyndon B. Johnson and the World (1966); Goldman, Eric F., The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson (1969); Johnson, Lady Bird, White House Diary(1970); Kearns, Doris, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream (1976); Schandler, Herbert, The Unmaking of a President: Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam (1977); White, Theodore, The Making of the President--1964 (1965); Wicker, Tom, JFK and LBJ: The Influence of Personality Upon Politics ( ...
- 3205: Andy Warhol
- Andy Warhol The American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in 1928. There has been quite a bit of confusion as to where and when Andy Warhol was born, but according to Andy's two older ... that was carefully manufactured, packaged, and sold to the public, much like Campbell's Soup. These commercial items and the faces of celebrities can be taken as comments on the banality, harshness, and ambiguity of American culture according to Warhol. In 1965 he started working with a rock band called "The Velvet Underground" formed by Lou Reed and John Cale. Andy introduced them to the model and movie star Nico and ... time longer I am compelled to say that maybe Warhol was making a statement about normalcy, about how boring it is to be just like your neighbor, and the safeness that lies in the typically American suburbanite dwelling. Maybe Warhol was trying to substantiate his eccentric lifestyle. Works Cited 1. Compton's Encyclopedia Online v2.0. The Learning Company, Inc. 1997. 2. Hackett, Pat and Warhol, Andy. The Andy Warhol ...
- 3206: Evolution Of They Dystopia
- ... the chilling future foretold in Brave New World lost plausibility with the development of a debauched communist government. George Orwell wrote the novel Animal Farm as a direct result of the events surrounding the Soviet Revolution. In writing the Communist Manifesto in 1848, Karl Marx theorized the creation of a revolutionary new form of government which had the potential to cure the ills plaguing early nineteenth century capitalist Europe. The creation of a government based on these principles occurred in 1917 with the Russian Revolution. The corruption which followed within this government gave Orwell the basis to construct the dystopia found in Animal Farm. The feudalist dystopia found in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is altered by the inspirational theories of Karl Marx and by the Russian Revolution, into the communist dystopia found in George Orwell's Animal Farm. The castes found in Brave New World depict an accurate representation of segregation in feudalistic society. This is most efficiently portrayed during the ...
- 3207: Vegetarian Diet
- ... then a lot of Americans would appear to be unhealthy, chemically treated, commercially raised slabs of animal flesh. And while that is not a particularly pleasant thought, it is nonetheless an description of the typical American omnivore who survives on the consumption of Big Macs and steak fajitas. But there are individuals who do not follow this American norm and have altered their diets so that they do not consume any meat. These people are vegetarians, and they are the new breed of healthy Americans who refuse to poison themselves with fats, cholesterol ... Vegetarian diets contain less total fat and less saturated fat, which are linked to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In comparing the diets of vegetarians to omnivores, Mark Messina indicates that "American omnivores eat a diet that is 34% to 36% fat, lacto-ovo vegetarians eat a 30% to 36% fat diet, and vegans eat a diet that is about 30% fat" (59).This means that ...
- 3208: Animal Farm
- ... abused for his own benefit. Mollie She is a mare who abandons Animal Farm for sugar and ribbons at the human inn. She represents the nobles of Russia that abandoned the people after the Russian Revolution. The Dogs These animals are the military force and secret police of this totalitarian government. They were trained at birth to be completely loyal to Napoleon. They are Animalism only true physical force and without ... repeat it. Their role in this communist society is self explanatory. Farmer Jones He is a human who is drunk and neglects the farm. He is later thrown out of the farm at the Animal Revolution. Humans in this story represent cruelty and evil. Setting This story takes place in England in the countryside on a farm. The name says basically where it is; On a Animal Farm. Plot After decades ... for his benefit while abusing them. He next talks about Animalism, a government in which Animals rule themselves without humans for the benefit of animals. The old pig dies shortly after. The animals begin a revolution in which Mr. Jones is forcibly banished from the farm. The pigs learn to read and write very quickly. They write commandments for all animals to follow and for the good of all animals. ...
- 3209: Conversion To Christianity (pa
- ... scrupulous to a fault in the monastery, and beset with doubts and depressions in later life; and which finally made him pursue the question of God's justice to the point of unleashing a religious revolution" (Erikson 63). His mother caned him for stealing a single nut. "The rule was that of the rod" (McGiffert 8). Both were very religious and he became so as well. He was educated in the ... of Saint Augustine. New York: Vintage Books, 1960. Jaspers, Karl. Plato and Augustine. New York: Harvest Books, 1957. Martin Luther Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. New York: A New American Library, 1950. Erikson, Erik H. Young Man Luther. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1958. McGiffert, Arthur Cushman. Martin Luther, The Man and his Work. New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., 1911.
- 3210: Zinn Chapter 4 Essay
- ... overthrow the colonial governments. When the war ended and the British were victorious, they declared the Proclamation of 1763 which stated that the land west of the Appalachians was to be "reserved" for the Native American population. The colonists were confused and outraged and the now ambitious social elite's were raring to direct that anger against the English since the French were no longer a threat. However, the social elite ... in Massachusetts and led to the importing of troops. In other colonies it was clear to the leaders that they needed to persuade the lower class to deflect their anger against British and join the revolution. Men like Patrick Henry, an orator, and Tom Paine, author of Common Sense, relieved the tension between classes although some aristocrats were angered by the idea and didn't want the patriot cause to go ...
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