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- 3211: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- ... of a progressive-southern Democratic coalition in 1932, Roosevelt won the party's presidential nomination, then easily defeated Hoover in the national election. Roosevelt as President Roosevelt's promise of a new deal for the American people foreshadowed a revolutionary extension of federal power into the nation's everyday life. The Effort to Restore Prosperity His first three months in office, known as the Hundred Days, were marked by innovative legislation ... United States back toward engagement in world affairs. He was restrained, however, by the persistence of strong isolationist sentiment among the voters and by congressional passage of a series of neutrality laws intended to prevent American involvement in a second world war. Roosevelt won the contest when, alarmed by Germany's defeat of France in 1940, Congress passed his lend-lease legislation to help Great Britain's continued resistance to the ... contest on the side of Britain and the Soviet Union. World War II Roosevelt framed his diplomatic objectives as wartime leader in a series of wartime conferences. In collaboration with Winston Churchill he explained Anglo-American war aims in August 1941 in the form of the Atlantic Charter. It denied territorial ambitions, favored self-government and liberal international trade arrangements, and pledged freedom from want and permanent security against aggression. ...
- 3212: Malcolm X
- ... he was world-famous as "the angriest black man in America." By that time he had completed his autobiography, so we have now the opportunity to get information of this both hated and loved Afro-American leaders life at first hand. The book "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," which he wrote with the assistance of Alex Haley, was first published in 1965. Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 ... X was one of black America's most powerful voices. He had enormous influence among black youth and in progressive intellectual circles. He travelled widely in Europe and Africa and established his Organisation of Afro-American Unity. He saw the black American struggle partly as a segment of the efforts of third world nations for human rights. In 1964, Malcolm X went on his pilgrimage to Mecca, which is obligatory for orthodox Muslims, and there he ...
- 3213: Summary And Review Of Rheinhol
- ... was associated with the German Evangelical Synod of North America. Karl's father had a tremendous impact on his life. Daily, Gustav read from the Bible in Hebrew and Greek. His father considered himself an American and a liberal. Reinhold took hold of his father's liberal values and followed his example to Eden Seminary in 1912. Niebuhr studied at Eden for a year and then entered Yale Divinity School, receiving ... disenchanted with socialist politics and, in 1940, voted for Roosevelt, a liberal Democrat (Fox 45). In 1932, Niebuhr wrote Moral Man and Immoral Society, his first significant writing. In 1952, he wrote The Irony of American History in which he shared with his readers the various struggles - political, ideological, moral and religious - in which he participated. His writings reflect "a penetrating criticism of the Social Gospel liberalism of his youth and ... fundamentalist-liberal controversy. He became a mediator between them. No other theologian has made such a deep impact upon the social sciences. For two decades his ideas were the most important influence on theology in American seminaries. Niebuhr gave his life to the application of theology in the ethical and political arena. He focused more on the doctrine of man than on the doctrine of God, and it showed more ...
- 3214: Frederick Douglass's Physical and Intellectual Struggles
- ... relevant and influential figure in society to have a successful autobiography. Frederick Douglass was an extremely intelligent and influential man which is apparent as he tells his story in the Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written By Himself. The narrative is a popular autobiography in which Douglass tells about his life as a slave and the struggles he endured to become free of slavery. Douglass originally wrote the narrative ... a profound effect on the readers. If Douglass did not endure all of the hardships during his life, readers would not have this narrative to learn from. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written By Himself is a piece of work which depicts dignity and courage. Although Douglass's life was not an easy one, it is the type of life that develops a great story: an ... society reads about in the narrative. Without these struggles readers would never have had access to such a great piece of work. Works Cited 1. Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written By Himself. William L. Andrews and William S. McFeely, 1997.
- 3215: The Development Of The Prison
- ... Chinese and North Koreans of brainwashing their prisoners. But most nations have respected the prisoner of war regulations. As a result, millions of prisoners have survived capture. By the end of the Vietnam War, 651 American and thousands of North Vietnamese prisoners of war returned to their own countries. There are various types of institutions that confine convicted lawbreakers or persons awaiting trial. They may be known as penitentiaries, reformatories, or ... to work, and there was really no reason for it to change. Bibliography: G.M. Trevelyan, History of England, 1985 Sir L. Woodward, The Age of Reform; 1815-1870, 1962 L. Stone, Social Change and Revolution in England, 1965 James Walvin, Victorian Values, 1987 Microsoft, Encarta, 1998 Sydney Wood, Living in Victorian Times, 1985 Roy D. King, The Future of the Prison System, 1980 Kenneth O. Morgan, The Oxford Illustrated History ...
- 3216: TV Violence
- ... s Annemburg School Of Communications and has been studying TV for more than a decade. Gerbner believes that there is less tolerance for any type of violence. This article discusses rhe situation in which the American Psychologists decided to change their initial view on TV violence negatively affecting the behavior of children. They now believe that thier view was based on laboratory results. They also realize that the long term affects have not yet been determined. This article has vast importance because it shows that what is expertly reported is not necessarily true. If the American pychologists can make a mistake anyone can. The American Pychologists have not entirely dismissed their view, they have merely realized that they did not have enough concrete evidence to suoourt their view. This Canadian Forum article also realizes that most studies on violence ...
- 3217: The Effects Of Mainstreaming O
- ... Caucasian students. The ages of the children range from 5-year-olds to 11-year-olds. The students chosen to participate were treated in accordance with the "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct" (American Psychological Association, 1992). Materials After the children had been diagnosed by the school board as learning disabled, the children were then given the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement-Revised to measure the students initial standing ... efficient ways to detect learning disabilities in even earlier ages of children than this study used. References Aerfsky, F. (1995). Inclusion Confusion: A guide to educating students with exceptional needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin press. American Psychological Association. (1994). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th ed. Washington, D.C. Brown, D. L. (1997). Full inclusion: Issues and challenges. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 24 (1), 24-28. Klinger, J. K., Vaughn, S., Schumm, J. S., Cohen, P., ...
- 3218: Bright Shining Lie
- ... sections to come, I plan to address specific parts of this novel and relate them to what we have discussed in class so far. The title A Bright Shining Lie describes Vietnam to the letter. American generals and advisors were lying to the president and the public about how the war was going. General Westmoreland assured President Johnson that his war of attrition was severely hurting the Viet Minh and their ... stories being told during Vietnam. Vann himself was a lie, which raises serious questions about his judgment. Vann was an outstanding military officer, he always got his tasks accomplished and seemed to be the all American hero. This, however, was just an illusion that he constructed. Vann was a married man with children, who also happened to be a very good solider. Vann also led a secret life that he tried ... was not working and it was mainly killing civilians and destroying their property, but U.S. leaders failed to listen. The saying, "lets bomb them back to the stone-age," sums up the attitude of American officials at the time. The result of all of this in my opinion is the second biggest commitment of war crimes, second only to the holocaust. This novel opens the eyes and makes you ...
- 3219: The Bluest Eye - Protrait Of A
- Portrait of a Victim: Toni Morrison s The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (1970) is the novel that launched Toni Morrison into the spotlight as a talented African-American writer and social critic. Morrison herself says It would be a mistake to assume that writers are disconnected from social issues (Leflore). Because Morrison is more willing than most authors to discuss meaning in her ... name of the novel, The Bluest Eye, is meant to get the reader thinking about how much value is placed on blue-eyed little girls. Pecola and her family are representative of the larger African-American community, and their name, Breedlove, is ironic because they live in a society that does not breed love. In fact, it breeds hate hate of blackness, and thus hatred of oneself. The MacTeer girls are ... say, Poor little girl, or Poor baby, but there was only head-wagging where those words should have been (Morrison 148). Soaphead Church represents, as his name suggests, the role of the church in African-American life. I, I have caused a miracle. I gave her the eyes. I gave her the blue, blue, two blue eyes, Soaphead says (Morrison 143). The implication is that the church s promise that ...
- 3220: Role Of Mass Media In Politics
- ... so badly blurred in politics that we will never know what truly goes on in our political system? The two movies examined, both play in some way on the function of the mass media in American politics. We can see how much and how heavily we rely on our televisions, radio shows, newspapers and now the Internet to communicate to us the latest breaking news, political campaigns, slandering, commercials for politicians ... get their daily dose of news by reading the lowdown that is delivered to them right at their front door every morning. This points out that newspapers are still very much a major player in American and political culture. Looking further into these films we can see that they make some assumptions about us as the mass public. The films themselves assume, the characters of the candidates running for office assume ... took place. This country was built on honesty and integrity and hopefully it will continue to prosper with these values, but as in the past deterioration is sometimes inevitable in the big money world of American political system.
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