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- 3511: Ernest Hemmingway
- ... to a makeshift morgue. This was definitely a most terrifying moment for the young Hemingway. After being seriously injured weeks later, Hemingway found himself recovering at a hospital in Milan. After his stay at the American Hospital in Milan, Hemingway was relieved of duty (Mitran 1). Having no other purpose in Europe, he returned unhappily to Oak Park, Illinois. The impression left on Hemingway by his stay in Italy had changed ... harmful psychological effects, but what about the others that survived the war. Some weren't even able to go back home after the war ended. Hemingway's short story, "Another Country" is about physically injured American soldiers in a hospital in Milan because of the war. These soldiers have sustained major injuries due to fighting on the battlefield. These men will never be the same again. One of the men's ... country and was forever psychologically damaged. He came home as a totally different person and now couldn't lead a normal life. He didn't have the will to work or obtain an education. The American soldier's in "Another Country" where forever damaged by the war. Each of these men couldn't even leave Europe because of their injuries. These men can never return home and pick up from ...
- 3512: Mark Twain’s Greatest Downfall
- ... with the Mergenthaler Linotype machine, which later became the industry standard. The Paige worked efficiently, but the Linotype had a better marketing campaign. “The machine worked, and worked efficiently,” says Ken Ljunquist, a professor of American literature at the Worcester college, and one of the advisers of the Paige project. ‘The reasons for its failure were not mechanical. The Linotype just took over the market” (Condon INTERNET). Twain, however, would not ... Mark Twain Book. Marceline: Walsworth, 1985. Johansen, Jay. “Maybe it all didn’t happend, but the stories are true.” Online. Netscape Navigator. Available http://interact.courant.com/special/twain/himself.htm. Johnson, Allen. Dictionary of American Biography: Volume II. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. Kaplan, Justin. Mark Twain and His World. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Kunitz, Stanley J. American Neider, Charles. The Autobiography of Mark Twain. New York: Harper & Row, 1917.
- 3513: Andrew Jackson
- ... minister when he grew up. In the year 1781 Andrew’s mother died of cholera while comforting cousins. He was raised in the home of his aunt, Jane Crawford (internet) age of thirteen during the American Revolution he served as an orderly Colonel William Richardson Davie, carrying messages. Following a minor engagement, he and his brother were captured by the British. When Andrew refused to clean the muddy boots of an officer ...
- 3514: Bone
- ... this made me want to continue reading the book to know the outcome. The happenings in the story do portray reality of the lives of Chinese immigrants in America, their hardship and difficulty in adapting American lifestyle and culture. For the younger generations, adapting the American culture and lifestyle is much easier than for the older generations. This is shown in the book and it also happens in reality, which is another reason why I like this book. This is a ... like a non-fiction book; giving readers a sense of realism. As a Chinese reading Bone, I understand the narrator’s feelings and predicaments. Although she is an Asian, her thinking lies more on the American side. Leila wants to move out to stay with Mason but yet she fears leaving her mother alone and also of what her mother might say in regards to a girl staying with a ...
- 3515: Frank Sinatra
- ... Voice - was clear enough, powerful enough and passionate enough to eclipse the public's darkest doubts about Sinatra the man. Francis Albert Sinatra was born Dec. 12, 1915, the only child of working-class Italian-American immigrants, in a tenement at 415 Monroe St. in Hoboken, New Jersey. His father, Anthony, was a boxer-turned-fireman; his mother, Natalie "Dolly" Sinatra, was a former barmaid who often sang at family gatherings ... and died while still married to her. In 1953, came the coveted role of Private Maggio in the film "From Here to Eternity." Sinatra's soulfulness and precision in portraying the skinny, street-wise Italian-American caught critics and audiences by surprise and earned him an Oscar in 1954. His triumph led to a second career as a mature movie star, playing Nathan Detroit opposite Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls," and many, many other very famous roles. He also became active in politics, supporting Democratic candidates and fighting against racism in pop culture and the rest of American life. By 1961, Sinatra had set up his own label, Reprise, producing such albums as "Moonlight Sinatra," "Strangers in the Night" and "Sinatra and Strings," along with two LPs with the legendary Count Basie. ...
- 3516: Homesteading by Percy Wollaston
- ... Jonathan Raban is "unforced, unsentimental, often dryly funny, it has the ring of experience itself insisting of making itself manifest in writing. It tells the story of what now must seem a tragic episode in American history, but it tells it with artful reticence, withholding the tragedy, yet letting it impinge, by suggestion, on the narrative." This quote is very true. The book was very straight forward. There was not much ... bed of some prehistoric ocean, it had tolerated only the creatures that were best able to survive, resisting even the elements." These people had to basically start their life over, in hopes of accomplishing the American dream, only to find this dream turned over to just trying to survive. "here was a new route to a new land and any number of people, land-hungry and looking for a place to ... the owner continues to hope for survival." The hope that traveled throughout the book, turned upside down in the end. The town that was built and maintained by just a few people fell apart. The American dream that these families put in the back of their minds when they started their lives over, turned to dust. Nothing turned out as planned, and the optimistic dreams that people had fell right ...
- 3517: Alcatraz
- ... island, including a monument to the United Nations, a West Coast version of the Statue of Liberty, and a shopping center/hotel complex. In 1969, the island again made news when a group of Native American Indians claimed Alcatraz as Indian land with the hope of creating a Native American cultural center and education complex on the island. The "Indians of All Tribes" used their act of civil disobedience to illustrate the troubles faced by Native Americans. Initially, public support for the Native Americans' cause was strong, and thousands of people (general public, schoolchildren, celebrities, hippies, Vietnam war protesters, Hells Angels...) came to the island over the next 18 months. Unfortunately, the small Native American leadership group could not control the situation and much damage occurred (graffiti, vandalism, and a fire that destroyed the lighthouse keeper's home, the Warden's home, and the Officer's Club). In June ...
- 3518: Global Warming 3 --
- ... effects of the huge overuse of these items of luxury plus all the other unmentioned items and activities plays havoc on our atmosphere. We didn't worry about this 100 years ago, and the industrial revolution is the culprit for a large part of this. The reason for this is a little thing called Carbon dioxide. Where is the C02 coming from? Fossil fuel burning (75%), land clearing & burning (25%) , as ... in where food can and can't grow. Drops of only 10% in global crop yields would lead to large increases in hunger and starvation. Wild fires would increase, in up to 90% of North American forests. This certainly would not help in reducing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Climate change would lead to reductions in bio diversity. This leads to ecosystems that can not adapt. The rise in sea ...
- 3519: Alexander Crummel Unsung Hero
- ... to join together and establish charitable institutions for the race. To further increase the activity of the Church Crummell organized the Black Episcopal Clergy to fight racism in the Church. Crummell’s contributions to African American life went beyond the doors of the Church. He also played a key role in establishing the American Negro Academy, a national organization for the best educated and prominent African Americans. Crummell also emphasized African-American self help and the need for education that was both solid and practical. His ideas to improve the moral, intellectual, economic and cultural conditions of black people played an important role in preparing African- ...
- 3520: Broken Wigwag
- ... along with many of her fellow recent Japanese immigrants, who are struggling to plant solid foundations for themselves in their new homes. Many of these immigrants, Satomi included, are caught between the opposing Japanese and American culture, trying to find a balance in their lives. Satomi comes to New York in order to get away from the stifling Tokyo culture, where her life was neatly laid out for her. Throughout the ... see a change in her best (and probably only) friend in America, Kira. Kira starts out as a very outspoken and intelligent woman, eager to change her old traditionalist Japanese culture into a new vivid American one. Although she never loses her keen intelligence, she eventually becomes so engrossed with making the culture change, that when one single thing goes wrong in her life, she decides to kill herself. Through Satomi ... describe the lives of Japanese immigrants living in Greenwich Village with her novel In Broken Wigwag, I feel she does not accomplish much. The book goes around in circles, dodging Satomi’s expected assimilation into American culture. Satomi’s whining and desire to go back to Japan is enough for me to give this novel two thumbs down. Even Kira’s interesting story, with all of its twists and turns, ...
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