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- 7521: Frank Sinatra
- ... to the Mafia in 1947 in a column report that stated he was seen in Havana with mobster Lucky Luciano. Later, he was tied to both the Mafia "and" the Communists. The Committee on Un-American Activities said he followed some of the Communist Party line program. However, Sinatra denied any involvement with the Communists. Up to this point Sinatra was angry. In fact he was so angry he punched Hearst ...
- 7522: What Time Is It
- ... after the General Time Convention, the Railroad Standard Timewent into effect. This exhibit has preserved the electrical clocks, as wellas their spring and weight driven predecessors. The exhibit also indirectlyaddresses the concepts of the industrial revolution. While the exhibit wasinformative, it was not lacking in its downfalls. Organization and researchare two areas in need of refinement. Otherwise, the site is trulyinformative. Upon ascending to the highest floor of the Annex building ...
- 7523: Short Story Essay On Poe
- ... see, Poe and his use of imagery are very unique. He also talks about the drapes, tapestries and windows that all contribute to make the mansion even more mysterious. (The Norton Anthology of Anthology of American Literature) There are three very different characters that dwell in the dreary house. The first one I would like to mention is Madeline Usher who is the twin sister of Roderick Usher. She rarely speaks ...
- 7524: Abraham Lincoln
- ... speech was short, it was definitely a masterpiece. On April 14, 1865, a man by the name of John Wilkes Booth planned to assassinate Lincoln. Abe was at Ford's theater in Washington watching Our American Cousin. Booth made his way to the box where Abe was seated, around ten thirty p.m. He put a pistol to Lincoln's head a fired once, Abe's body fell in his seat ...
- 7525: Robert E Lee
- ... was thrown in debtors jail many times for not paying on time. He was introduced to war early in his life; his brother Sydney had shown him a cannon ball and told him about the revolution. Mrs. Lee's stepson was old enough to claim the mansion where they lived that his dead mother had gave to him in his will. The Lee's left to live in Alexandria. Lee was ...
- 7526: The Fifty-First Dragon: Analysis
- ... or the Constitution, military or naval forces, flag, or the uniform." This act was mainly used to harass unpopular radical and pro-German publications. Many sweeping generalities of the Sedition Act were later repealed. Before American entry into the war, U.S. journalists reported the war from both the allied and German and Austrian sides. However, information in the war zones was tightly controlled by the military. Shortly after the war ...
- 7527: Naturalism in "The Open Boat"
- ... actual life experiences. In Crane's Life and Times, Crews states, " The Open Boat is almost a factual account of Crane's experience, but is also a work of art whose place among the best American short stories is secure" (125). With the story being told through the correspondent's point of view the story gives Crane an advantage to be very descriptive. In Stephen Crane's: Naturalist and Impressionist, Walcutt ...
- 7528: Books And Technology Is The Future Of Printed Books In Jeopa
- ... on icons when ready to turn the page. CD-ROM's are handy for research and other information, but as a tool for leisurely reading, they do not compare to a printed book. The computer revolution is definitely changing the future of printed books. The printed book is endangered; I think that books will cease to exist in the far future. Libraries may become computer research centers or, if everyone owns ...
- 7529: Origins--Generally Losers Founded America
- ... and is too lazy to even care about anything going on around them. These early settlers were not suited for the difficult conditions that would be in store for them. Without thinking twice, the early American colonists came to America in search of improving their lives and thoughts that they would face no hardships. They were in for a surprise. Many of these early colonists, were just not cut out for ...
- 7530: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... issues including nature, society, conspiracy and freedom. After returning to America after a visit to England, he wrote for the abolitionist cause, which was eliminating slavery. Emerson used these ideas in his 1837 lecture "The American Scholar," which he presented before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard. In it he talked about Americans becoming more intelligently independent. In a second address, commonly referred to as the "Address at Divinity College ...
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