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- 5781: George Orwell Wrote 1984 As A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
- ... Ed. Irving Howe. New York: Harper and Row, 1983. 122-136. Leyden, Peter. "On the Digital Age: Dawn of a Second Renaissance" Star Tribune. 25 June 1995: 1t+. Orwell, George. 1984. New York: The New American Library Inc., 1983. Reilly, Patrick. Nineteen Eighty-Four, Past, Present, and Future. Boston: G.K. Hall and Co., 1989. Stansky, Peter and William Abrahams. Orwell: The Transformation. London: Gramala Publishing Limited, 1981. Tucker, Robert C ...
- 5782: The Slave Trade
- ... late 18th century, when abolitionist movements began to grow in Europe and the British colonies of the Americas. England abolished the slave trade by 1807. In America, the issue of slavery led to the bloody American Civil War and the addition of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States. Bibliography comptons interactive encyclopedia Word Count: 361
- 5783: Child Labor
- ... but in unregulated parts of the economy such as agriculture and domestic services. Surprising to most, even countries such as the United States still have their share of problems. In a recent awareness swap between American and Bangladesh children, both groups experienced the sight of little kids laboring in sweatshops. Although the UN wants to help, they are somewhat limited in their abilities to make dramatic changes. If they put legal ...
- 5784: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... that flourished during the period from about 1880 to 1910 (Britannica). It was generally used for a convenient way to group together the generation of artists who sought new forms of expression during a pictorial revolution wrought by impressionism. Among these figures were Piere Bonnard, Paul Cenanne, Paul Gauglin, Odilon Redon, George Seurat, Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec, and of course Vincent van Gogh (Britannica). Van Gogh was born on March 30 ...
- 5785: Was Andrew Jackson A Good Pres
- ... political figure of his age (Brinkley, 256). He may be considered the most beloved political figure of his age, but he is certainly not a great president. Although the Jacksons era radically changed the American party system and methods of electioneering, I consider him to be an aggressive, violent, bias, and racist president. An aggressive president for firing two of his secretary of treasury for not carrying out his order ...
- 5786: Oregon Trail
- ... met due to the extreme conditions. The role of the Native Americans during the time of the Oregon Trail was a very important one. The first section of the Oregon Trail bisected two major Native American tribes, these were the Cheyenne to the north and the Pawnee to the south. Many of the travelers feared attacks by these tribes but were surprised when they were allowed to pass unharmed. The Native ...
- 5787: God Guided Evolution
- ... proceeded to kill Abel out of jealousy. These entire events can help to plot the course of evolution between the Cro-Magnons and the Neanderthal. Obviously this is at the time of the first Agricultural Revolution. The events that the Bible described were quite literal. The Cro-Magnon, having been separated from the Neanderthal for sometime eventually learns how to farm. At the same time the Neanderthal is learning to herd ...
- 5788: Walter Johnson - A Pitcher
- ... like the 'christian gentleman' Christy Mathewson, and the winningest pitcher in history Cy Young. In the years when the only Yankees were the people in the north and there was an upstart franchise called the American League there was a pitcher, his name was Walter Johnson. Known as the 'big train' because of his high powered fastball which was unequaled in all of baseball Johnson was a poor Kansas farm-hand ...
- 5789: Alice Walker's "Beauty: When The Other Dancer Is The Self"
- ... todays culture is narrowly described. There is generally one type of woman who fits in this category and is understood and accepted by the masses to be beautiful. These expectations have been altered throughout American history. However, one thing has never changed. A woman is judged by her beauty her hair, body, and clothing have been decided for her. Women who do not appeal to these standards are often forgotten ...
- 5790: Warren G. Harding
- Before his nomination, Warren G. Harding declared, "America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality...." A Democratic leader, William Gibbs McAdoo ...
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