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- 3541: Utopian Communes
- ... desire to create a community. It seems some of the communal groups, such as the Amana, were only created out of feelings of guilt and hope for redemption. From Oveds book, two hundred years of American Communes, he describes the Amana as seeing their community as an island of redemption in a world awash with temptation, sin and avarice; the Elect could come and perfect themselves, if they were prepared to ... Amana Society, Inc. to eversee their businesses and farming operatioins. Today, many of the businesses in the Amana Colonies are independently owned and operated proving to me that they have still retained their individuality from American society as a whole, way to go Amana! 2 Bibliography John Homely, American way. 1996 Word Count: 622
- 3542: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... for his family. Napoleon spent the next seven years reading the works of the philosophers, and educating himself in military matters by studying the campaigns of the great military leaders of the past. The French Revolution and the European war that followed broadened his sights and presented him with new opportunities. Napoleon was a supporter of the French Revolution . He went back and forth between Paris and Ajaccio, working for the Republic. Napoleon rose quickly through the ranks and became a captain in 1792. In 1793, Corsica revolted against the Republic, and Napoleon's ... but Napoleon remained perfectly calm. Then his reinforcements came, and he lead a final charge to win the Battle of Marengo. Napoleon them reorganized almost everything- roads, factories, harbors- that had been destroyed by the Revolution. He now controlled every part of the French life. He invited the Nobles back who had fled abroad. He wrote laws that are still in use today. He reorganized the treasury department, forming the ...
- 3543: Education: "We Should Cherish Our Children's Freedom To Think"
- ... called "We Should Cherish Our Children's Freedom to Think." It was written by Kie Ho, a business executive who was born and raised in Indonesia. Ho writes this article about why he thinks that American education is, in many ways better than any other in the world. He raises the question, "If American education is so tragically inferior, why is it that this is still the country of innovation?" Everyone seems to have a different opinion when it comes to this topic. Some feel that the youth of ... when asked. His 6 year old son, brought up in California, at a very young age is able to express his ideas and emotions, even if they differ from the truth. He feels that many American parents take this for granted. True, our public education certainly is not perfect, but we should never rule out perhaps the most important thing, one can posses; freedom of speech.
- 3544: Italian Mafia History
- ... to avoid being caught in the country they once ruled. This is how the Mafia organization came to America. They recognized opportunity just as others did. Mafia members thrived in the Italian neighborhoods of large American cities. New Orleans was the largest Mafia base in this country. The New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy investigated the murder of an Italian immigrant and Mafia member. This slowly began to teach him about ... being held, dragged them out onto the street, and lynched them. As a direct response to these rash actions, the Italian Ambassador demanded that the lynch mob themselves be brought to justice, and several Italian-American citizens organizations organized protests. Initially they got cold-shouldered by the American government, but eventually the matter was settled when President Harrison went before Congress to express his disapproval of the conduct of the people of NO, and awarded $25,000 to the families of the ...
- 3545: Confronting Death In Poetry
- ... than they are today as our life expectancies rise. A true sign of the times each author lived in. Work Cited Dickinson, Emily. "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died." The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Francis Murphy. New York: Norton and Company, 1995. 1138. Robinson, Edwin Arlington. "Richard Cory." The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Francis Murphy. New York: Norton and Company, 1995. 1730. Frost, Robert. "Out, Out -." The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Francis Murphy. New York: Norton and Company, 1995. 1774
- 3546: The Louisiana Purchase
- ... between the Mississippi and Perdido rivers as part of the purchase, but Spain denied the claim. As a result of the purchase, the port of New Orleans and the entire Mississippi system were secured for American shippers, and the country was free to expand toward the Pacific Ocean. The price wa $15,000,000 for an area of 828,000 square miles (2,145,000 km) - less than 3 cents an ... Napoleon planned a French empire in the New World, with its center at New Orleans. President Jefferson was alert to the dangers of a powerful nation controlling the mouth of the Mississippi. He instructed the American minister to France, Robert R. Livingston, to open negotiations to buy New Orleans and some territory east of the city. A treaty would have to satisfy the financial claims that some United States citizens had ... Monroe to help with the negotiations, and authorized him to spend no more than $10,000,000. Napoleon offered Livingston and Monroe the entire province of Louisiana in a treaty dated April 30, 1803. The American negotiators agreed to pay $11,250,000 to France and $3,750,000 for the French debts to United States citizens. The purchase forced Jefferson to give a broad interpretation to the Constitution, which ...
- 3547: Materialism and The Great Gatsby
- ... of blatant materialism and consumption and the pursuit for private wealth took priority over what was good for society in general. The Depression that followed the 1920s was an agonizing economic time for the American people but it had the positive effect of forcing people to reexamine their focus on material possessions and personal wealth to what was good for the country as a whole. Jay Gatsbys idea of the American Dream and his error of thinking that money can buy his happiness (and Daisy) represent the deficiencies present in todays society that many Americans believe it is material wealth and stature that create their ... that material wealth and possessions are the way to buy their happiness, it is our hopes and dreams and having personal goals and standards that give life its purpose and meaning. The corruption of the American Dream by materialism is almost inevitable because reality rarely turns out same as our dreams perceive it to be. The Great Gatsby is a story that captures the glitz and glamour of the 1920 ...
- 3548: Armenian Genocide
- ... insubordinate uprising. The death toll has been estimated at as low as 900 and as high as 60,000 Armenians. International missionaries stationed in Turkey at that time reported these atrocities to the European and American media. They (the media) in turn demanded that Abdul-Hamid stop abusing the Armenians. Abdul-Hamid agreed to stop, but instead he encouraged the Hamidayee to loot and kill Armenians. In one reported incident 3 ... Jalaat (minister of Internal Affairs) and Jemal (minister of the navy) came into power under the homogeneous nation ideality. That same year ex-Sultan Abdul-Hamid attempted to regain power through a short-lived counter-revolution. It was during this time that more than 20,000 Armenians were killed again. The First World War began in August of 1914. Turkey entered the war and sided with Germany and the central powers ...
- 3549: The Causes Of The Civil War
- ... then the free factory workers in the North. Southerners said that slave owners provided shelter, food, care, and regulation for a race unable to compete in the modern world without proper training. . But after the American Revolution slavery really died it the North, just as it was becoming more popular in the South. By the time of 1804 seven of the northern most states had abolished slavery. During this time a surge ...
- 3550: Farewell My Concubine -- Inter
- ... and contributing factor to the relationships between two young opera stars and a prostitute who changes her life and gets herself involved in a complicated triangle of love and betrayal. The times of the Cultural Revolution in China puts pressure on the opera stars and of course forces them to abandon their one and only passion acting. Douzi, one of the famous actors to-be, has a hard time adjusting to ... live as a girl in order to perfect his role. This would explain his very intimate love affairs with men and his longing for Duan Xiaolou as a life partner. By the time the Cultural Revolution was upon them, they were already devastated from losses they had endured and tried to cope with. The Chinese Communists had accused them of not being loyal to the government and taking sides with the Japanese. Duan and Cheng are persecuted nevertheless in 1966 when the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution arrives. Under pressure from a wild mob, Duan betrays Cheng by revealing his homosexual "crimes." Cheng responds by telling them about Juxian's prostitution past. To save himself, Duan declares that he is leaving ...
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