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- 251: Malcolm X
- Malcolm X According to many, Black America is facing its worse crisis since the days of slavery., with black-on-black violence, endemic drug abuse and the virtual disappearance of the two-parent family the most visible symbols of a community devastated by unemployment and Government cuts ... swung round to seeing Socialism as a possible cure to worldwide oppression, the more he became a threat to the white, capitalist establishment of America who were now involved in a war against the nonwhite, Asian people of Vietnam. Tailed night and day by the ClA and the FBI, he was also now a target for the Nation Of Islam, some of whose members had issued death threats against Malcolm. However ...
- 252: College Stress 2
- ... Everybody experiences stress in their lives. There are many stressors in college that start with college work. College is a big source of stress for a variety of reasons, and poor planning often leads to crisis situations. The stress of every day life in college shows itself in different ways: the expectations of making an A in every course, the fear of doing poorly on tests, and worrying about failing. However ... on every request or opportunity that comes one's way. College is a big source of stress for a variety of reasons. Therefore, in a student's sometimes hectic world, poor planning often leads to crisis situations, and crisis almost always leads to stress. Work Cited 1.Schermerhorn, J.R., Hunt, J.G. & Osaborn, R.N., Organizational Behavior (6th ed)., New York: Wiley. 2. Eliot, Robert S. and Bero, Dennis L. Is it ...
- 253: The Latvian-Russian Relations
- ... a loss for them, which up to this day they refuse to accept. Latvia's treatment of its large ethnic Russian minority has put a severe strain on its relations with Moscow. (The Latvian-Russian Crisis, 3) This is the first communication problem that has arisen between Russians and Latvians. Latvia's government recently has passed out several citizenship laws that require Russians or any other nationality residents of Latvia to ... situation worsened even more between Russia and Latvia, when mostly Russian demonstrators gathered outside the Riga city government building too protest high cost of living, blocking rush-hour traffic through the city center. (Latvian-Russian Crisis, 1) The out of control demonstration was stopped by police and security guards without any injuries reported. Once again this became a headline for the news in Russia and once again Latvia was accused of ... KRIEVIJA/LATRUS.htm Kirckus, Richard J. "The Case of Oncluding Baltics Into NATO", Problems of Post Communism, Jan/Febr. 1998; 3. Latvia. An Outline. @ http://www.bank.lv/vesture/english/outline.html The Latvian-Russian Crisis @ http://www.balticsww.com/news/features/chronology_latvian_.htm Russia and Latvia Locks Horns. @ http://wwwbalticsww.com/latdisc/_disc10/00000008.htm Russia Treats Latvia Like a Dog and Refuses to discuss Issues @ http://site1232255. ...
- 254: Student Development in Higher Education
- ... security to her daughter. This situation with her parents is apparent and could best be describe by Marcia's theory. The stage that could apply to her would be Foreclosure. She has not experienced a crisis during her first year at Northern, which would warrant her to want to change her major. Her parent's values have played a large factor in her decision when choosing a major of study, but ... she does know what job she wants to have and already has work experience while in school that have confirmed her career path. Also, as before in Marcia's theory, she has progress through a crisis period and has grown to an Identity Achievement. The crisis that she experienced was in an internship at a marketing firm. She previously was a marketing major, but the bad work experience and non-success with the internship caused her to change her emphasis ...
- 255: Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams Contributing to "Selling the Revolution"
- ... and Samuel Adams Contributing to "Selling the Revolution" Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams each contributed to selling the revolution to a complacent society through their pamphlets, and writing such as Common Sense, and The American Crisis, The Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason, all of which concentrated on the emotions of the society during the Revolutionary Era. Englishman Thomas Paine is said to be the most persuasive writer of ... stated that we should not be a continent that is attached to an island. In 1776 while Paine was on the road with the continental army he wrote a series of pamphlets called the American Crisis where he persuaded people not to give up their fight. As best stated in the American Crisis, ...God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent ...
- 256: Economic 2
- ... were seen in the Midwest and east. Construction materials and related goods were particularly strong while electronic goods have suffered somewhat in 1998. This decline in electronic goods was thought to be related to the crisis in Asia which dampened demand for American goods in the short-term (Kraus, 1998, p. 20). Unemployment figures measure the percentage of the workforce that is employed, not the percentage of all Americans who could ... rates. (1999, August). New York: Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Internet address: http://www.bog. frb.fed.us/releases/H15/data/ww/dwb.txt. Kraus, J. (1998, May 7). Supervision reforms called for to remedy Asian financial woes. American Banker, p. 20. Table A-5: Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age. (1999). Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Internet address: http://stats.bls.gov/webapps/ legacy/cesatab5 ...
- 257: Landfills: A Growing Menace
- ... paved roads in and out of city parks, and the development of Jones Beach, now the most polluted and overcrowded piece of shoreline in the Northeast United States. In Stewart Udall's book The Quiet Crisis, the former Secretary of the Interior praises Moses. The JFK cabinet member calls the Jones Beach development "an imaginative solution ... (the) supreme answer to the ever- present problems of overcrowding" [Udall 163-4]. JFK's ... this foreboding passage: "Each generation must deal anew with the raiders, with the scramble to use public resources for private profit, and with the tendency to prefer short-run profits to long-run necessities. The crisis may be quiet, but it is urgent" [Udall xii]. It is these long term effects that the developers of landfills often fail to consider. Oddly, the subject of landfills is never broached in Udall's ... 1989. Miller, G. Tyler, Jr. Living in the Environment. Belmont CA: Wadsworth, 1994. Rathje, William and Cullen Murphy. Rubbish!. New York: Harper, 1992. Turk, Jonathan. Environmental Science. New York: Holt, 1984. Udall, Stewart. The Quiet Crisis. New York: Holt, 1963.
- 258: Three Ways to End Racial Discrimination
- ... all equally competitive in the same classes. This proves that different races can co-exist in an environment with out one group feeling out of place or inferior. Let the Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, and Asian children continue to learn and play together and racism will have no place in society. Some argue that racism will not end, yet look at the deterioration over the past 200 years. With time America ... wasting your time on earth," Roberto Clemente the first Hispanic in the Baseball Hall of Fame said (www.majorleaguebaseball). Clemente a 12 time all-star does not meet the definition of lazy. Knowing the traditional Asian culture shows three main values they stress: study hard, work hard, and family first. These values could account for Asian's academic success. All of these are examples of stereotypes proven wrong with a little education. With time, education, and exposure racism will end. The X generation should make strides to eliminate racism by ...
- 259: Joy Luck Club 3
- Since America and Asia are far apart, there are a lot of differences between American and Asian culture. Everybody knows it, but it brings to mind a question, "Why are they different even though we are human-beings who are all same?" I found out why there is a difference when I ... more. After three years, I am taking food from the people in the dining hall, which means I have changed my way of thinking in this respect. The reason that I was upset is that Asian people have a stereotype about food. It is just like this. If I have taken this, this is mine, and nobody can touch this. This may sound barbaric or like animals fighting for their food ... I think about it in American way, it is a polite manner to bring something to eat or drink for the people who invited me, and it is the etiquette. But it is not in Asian way. I really don't know why it is rude if we bring something for the people who invited me. Although I guess it is because the people might not like what I bought ...
- 260: Dwight David Eisenhower
- ... General Robert Kennedy, who was making a speech in Williamsburg, Va., at the time. "Why don't you come back," said Jack, "and let's discuss it." Bobby flew back and, in the midst of crisis, his was the profile pictured against the late-burning White House lights. In Cuba's immediate aftermath, it was Bobby who moved into the White House, spearheaded an investigation of the U.S. Central Intelligence ... It really doesn't matter as far as you and I are concerned. What really matters is all the children." But at some point, in some way, the President passed through his period of personal crisis. He decided that words could be effective only when backed by the plain willingness to perform deeds. "We do not want to fight," he told the U.S., "but we have fought before. We cannot ... still Kennedy's right-hand man. Sargent Shriver Jr. -- Eunice Kennedy's husband - - is head of the Peace Corps. Stephen Smith -- Jean Kennedy's husband -- is special assistant to the head of the White House "Crisis Center." Actor Peter Lawford -- Pat Kennedy's husband -- helped pay off Democratic debts by co-producing an inaugural extravaganza, still shows up at Kennedy conclaves, sometimes with the Hollywood Rat Pack in tow. Until ...
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