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- 3341: Development Of The West Beyond The Mississippi
- ... United States. It was during this time period that the United states came to the conclusion that it had a manifest destiny, that is, it was commanded by god to someday occupy the entire North American continent. One of the most ardent followers of this belief was President James K. Polk. He felt that the United States had the right to whatever amount of territory it chose to, and in doing ... it was great for farmland. In the tradition of propaganda, however, this was often far from the truth. In reality the land that looked so beautiful in the brochures and posters was actually the Great American Desert. To work in conjunction with the propaganda posters and brochures, the United States passed the Homestead Act, which offered extremely cheap land to anyone who was willing to live on it and farm it ... United States and participate in the Homestead Act, but at a terrible price. In order to become a citizen, an Indian would have to move away from his reservation, renounce his tribal ways, and "accept" American ways. Needless to say, this made the Indians furious. Originally designed to remove the Indian problem so more settlers could move to their lands, it only served to make the Indians madder. Now settlers ...
- 3342: Shopping in America
- Shopping in America Since the 1950s, American shoppers have been spending their money in suburban malls instead of in downtown business districts. This is even true of shoppers who have to go out of their way to shop in the malls; they ... most shoppers. Where is the information kiosk with a cordial, well-informed attendant to direct you to the nearest clothier, jeweler, fast-food outlet, or bathroom? Is there a bathroom? What is left in the American Downtown to recommend it to shoppers? Practically nothing. Nothing, that is, unless you regard as important the notion that the businesses you give your money to should be owned by people, families, in your own ... what upsets your stomach and knows to call your doctor when the prescription doesn't make sense. If there is a soda fountain there naah, that's asking too much. The truth is that the American mall grows where it does because someone with enormously deep pockets decides to plunk it down where there used to be woods or a golf course. He surrounds it with hundreds of acres of ...
- 3343: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- ... law increasing minimum wage, and a bill granting federal aid to economically depressed areas of the United States. Kennedy put legislation through Congress which was a bill creating the Peace Corps, an agency that trained American volunteers to perform social and humanitarian service oversees and promote world peace, which was important at the time because of unsettling foreign affairs. In 1959, after several attempts, a revolution led by Fidel Castro finally overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar. During the next two years, Castro would become increasingly hostile to the United States. When Castro began to proclaim his belief in ...
- 3344: The Great Gatsby: Importance of Daisy
- ... novel, Daisys importance in the novel will be divided into three categories. The first category will be love, the second will be paradise lost and paradise regained. In the final category will be the American dream. In all of the categories I will be talking about Daisys importance to all of these themes, and how her appearance in all of the categories change the outcome of what some people ... didnt kill Myrtle she murdered her because Gatsby says on page 145 "Well, first Daisy turned away from the woman towards the other car, and then she lost her nerve and turned back". The American dream is the third category. The American dream is of course money and love. Both of which I believe Daisy is trying to find in the novel. She leaves Tom Buchanan for Jay Gatsby someone she though she would love more ...
- 3345: Karl Marx 4
- ... their proper utilization. Each system therefore becomes eventually wasteful in terms of their potentialities. Marx feels this same way about the capitalist system. In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels explain how social change through revolution actually occurs. When the forces of production begin to outstrip the methods of production, the owners of the means of production do not step aside and thus accelerate the inevitable course of history. The owners ... begins with these strong words: " A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of Communism." In the Manifesto, Marx identifies class struggle as the primary dynamic in history and predicts that class rivalry will generate a revolution in which the proletariat will defeat the bourgeoisie, abolish private property, gain control of economic production, and class distinctions will begin to disappear. Marx identifies the Communists as the partners and theoretical front line of ... Marx called an "inevitable defeat of the bourgeoisie." The second part mainly predicts the method of eliminating class distinctions, by abolishing private property. This will reveal the bourgeoisie culture, the ideology of capitalism. After the revolution, all economic production will be led by the state, organized as the ruling class. The distinguishing feature of Communism is not the abolition of property generally, but the abolition of bourgeois property. In a ...
- 3346: King William I
- ... act has ruined the prestige of the Lincoln bedroom, perhaps forever. Was he charged or even reprimanded. No, because he is Bill Clinton, the most powerful man in the universe. He has also repeatedly sold American patents to the Chinese. Again, was he reprimanded? This traitorous act was ignored by both the American justice system and the American people. Want to know why? Because he is Bill Clinton, the most powerful man in the universe. Let us not forget the whole impeachment fiasco. Clinton admittedly committed perjury in a deposition to the ...
- 3347: Mccarthy
- ... search by Congress to seek these individuals. One group that was extensively looked at was Hollywood. By Joseph McCarthy abusing his powers, he not only destroyed many people s lives, but he also wronged the American public. To begin with, the type of person that Joe McCarthy was must be considered. McCarthy was a hard-line Republican who played along strict party lines. By all considerations, he was an extremist or ... fears to make a mountain out of a molehill. Communism in America before McCarthy s debacle was simply a buzzword. Everyone knew about it, but no one ever talked about it. The first knowledge many American s had of Communism came from Winston Churchill s Iron Curtain Speech (Matusow, 45). Churchill basically said in his speech that the Soviet Union was pushing forward a global Communist takeover. And Churchill also said that he believed, We should not let such a force loose on the planet (Matusow, 46). That was the first time many American eyes were opened to Communism, and McCarthy made sure it was not the last. The entire chaos that Senator McCarthy caused had become collectively known as The Red Scare (Feuerlicht, 34). McCarthy used this ...
- 3348: Alexander Hamilton
- ... a great strategist that was very skilled and had a great intellect in economics. Hamilton's plan for centralizing and reinvigorating the national economy was integrally related to his philosophy. He believed that an energetic American government should actively encourage manufacturing, assume responsibility for the country's debts, and standardize and control the currency system through a national bank. He created strong foundations for a system in development to create a ... national bank which would provide a national currency that would stimulate commerce and promote business growth. He also helped eliminate national debts by proposing revenue tariffs on imports and by proposing an excise tax on American whiskey. He argued that as long as the states owed money to other nations, it could not be truly an independent nation. Hamilton's program had great success in restoring the credit of the United ... make all the laws of the country, was not shared by the other delegates at the Annapolis Convention and as a result was totally outvoted by the delegates on every measure. His restructuring of the American economy also exposed him to attacks from various quarters, attacks ranging from critiques of the merits of his policies and personal assaults; especially by the Republicans. His plan also seemed to favor the interests ...
- 3349: Hitler's Life
- ... beer hall, causing everyone to panic. Hitler fired a shot into the air and told everyone to be quiet. Hitler, with his people in control went to the front. He told them that a National Revolution had begun and no one was to leave. He told them the police and army were under control marching around the city with swastika banners. None of that was true. Hitler told the three highest officials from the Bavarian government that they were to join in making the Nazi revolution and they would help make a new government. The men, now in a different room didnt not answer. He went into the other room and told everyone that a new German army would be ... warning to the world, even though most ignored it. In 1924, a few days before Christmas, Hitler was released after 9 months in prison. While in prison he spent a lot of time thinking about revolution and his plans for the future. NOTE: I was not able to get this report done due to the large amount of research and detail. It will be continued next nine weeks.
- 3350: "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
- ... Another idea that is conveyed through this story is that of the images of the "familiar" colliding with images of the "celestial." The dictionary definition for familiarity is considerable acquaintance with or knowledge of something (American Heritage). Knowledge of something is the key point to the villagers in this story in relation to the angel. The reason that the town's people treat the angel the way that they do is ... of the story. Now, this is definitely not your ideal angel, rather an "earthly" angel. This is yet another example of how magical realism is brought out in the author's writings. The rural South American setting adds credibility to the theme by assuming a lack of sophistication and worldliness in the characters and a historically strong Catholic influence. This setting is also important towards the villagers' reaction to the angel ... and a problem--no one speaks of awe, reverence and love, or even suggests acting with simple kindness toward the mysterious man with wings. This suggests that the people, not only in the small South American town think wrongly of this gift from God, but also throughout the world. The old man differs in a variety of ways from our normal conception of an angel. He didn't have the ...
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