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- 491: JFK
- ... to be born in the 20th century. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as President, therefore his achievements were limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented the United States from entering into another world war. Kennedy was especially admired by the younger people and he was perhaps the most popular president in history. Kennedy expressed the values of ... Soviet premier made it clear that the Soviet Union untended to pursue an even more aggressive policy toward the United States. Amongst other problems President Kennedy faced, none was more serious than the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1960 Soviet Premier Khrushchev supplied Cuba with nuclear missiles that would put the eastern United States within range of nuclear missile attack. During the summer of 1962 U. S. spy planes flying over Cuba ...
- 492: Effects of the Year 2000 Problem
- ... else you can think of will be effected by the year 2000 problem. The year 2000 problem could be the biggest technological problem the world may ever face. Some people are preparing for world wide crisis. Others believe some lucky person will invent a small disc that will eliminate the problem in less time that it takes a person to pop the disk in their computer. Either way the world is ... When?" PC Computing June 1998: 49. Gross, Neil. "Year 2000: The Meter's Running." Business Week 29 December 1997: 41. Hayashi, Alden M. "Millennium Bug Zapper." Scientific American June 1998: 36. Hogan, Mike. "Countdown to Crisis." PC Computing January 1998: 50-51. Kagan, Julia. "The Year 2000 problem." Consumer Reports August 1998: 56-57. Raloff, Janet. "DOD's year 2000 vulnerabilities." Science news 13 September 1997: 172. Smith, Gina. "The Millennial ...
- 493: The French Revolution
- ... Louis XVI came into power, he realized that these problems existed. At first he did not know what to do, until he found a man by the name of Robert Turgot. He eased the financial crisis of France, but he had difficulties when he tried to introduce a major reform, that of taxing the nobles. He had such difficulties because the king could not tax the nobles unless the Parliament approved ... The Estates General was the place where representatives from each social class could be represented. Here, many issues would be discussed, and at this time in French history, it would be centered around the economic crisis. When the Estates General met in 1789, the deputies, or representatives, from the Third Estate demanded that the three estates meet together, with each deputy having an equal vote. That way, the First and Second ...
- 494: The French Revolution
- ... Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in U.S. The beginning of the Frence Revolution in generally dated from June, 1789. But the crisis in political and economic affairs in France in that period was so great that social unrest, rioting, a and rebellion were common for two years before. The end of the revolutionary perios was marked by ... The only soulution was to tax the privileged classes. But they were jealoous of their privileged posistion. Altought they were not completely unwilling to contribute some additional taxes, they never understood how grave the economis crisis was. They say the crises as only some form of financial corruption that could be explained away by firing the king's finace ministers. The libiral ideas of the French Enlightenment had been absorbed by ...
- 495: Chaucerian Moral and Social Commentary in the Canterbury Tales
- ... the tellers: the meaning of each tale cannot only be divorced from the teller but is both initially and finally referred back to him or her. (Patterson, 2)” “The knight’s tale is precisely a crisis in governance: it tells the story of how the Athenian man of reason—Theseus—tries to control and discipline—and govern…The Knight’s tale bespeaks a crisis of governance in the way it is told: the Knight is continually anxious about organizing, controlling, structuring, and discipling his own narrative. (Patterson, 7)” “All the tales pursue fault lines of human life, the thin ...
- 496: The Horror of The Black Plague In Europe in 1347
- ... population was begining to fall. Changes in the size of civilization led to changes in trade, the church, music and art, and many other things. The middle ages were already a period of trouble and crisis, the plague provoked problems and added new ones, and the crisis worsened. The swiftness of the disease, the terrible agony, and the grotesque appearance of the victims, all served to make the plague particularly ghastly. With the loss of about one-third of Europe’s population ...
- 497: How Do Elizabeth Bennet’s Relationships Show Her Process Of Moral Growth?
- ... considerable part is simply a pride in status and possessions” (Lauber 55). But as they undergo moral growth, they “learn much about themselves and the society in which they live” (“Pride and Prejudice”). The major crisis of the novel is Elizabeth’s revelation at Hunsford. From here on, Elizabeth is wrong quite frequently in her judgments because she is limited by her prejudices. She no longer sees the need to detach ... that they are in fact changing strikes her a blow from reality. Her behavior toward Lady Catherine makes Darcy love her even more; and Elizabeth’s gratitude for Darcy’s role in resolving Lydia’s crisis and for always loving her secures Darcy’s assurance. (Mooneyham 139). After Darcy’s proposal, the lovers can rest easy, without worrying about a slip of the tongue or converting opinions. Through Darcy’s self ...
- 498: Deliverance: The Establishment of "Masculinity"
- Deliverance: The Establishment of "Masculinity" The novel Deliverance by James Dickey portrays the essence of middle-aged men experiencing the mid-life crisis through which they must prove to themselves and more importantly every one else that they still possess the strength, bravery, intelligence, and charm believed to be society's ideal of "masculinity." Dickey's four main ... through from another world, he kicked the body in the face, and again. (Dickey, 124) Lewis, at the beginning of this trip is the egotistical man who serves as the true epitome of mid-life crisis. Lewis wants to be strong, and he wants to remain young. Lewis wanted to be immortal. He had everything that life could give, and he couldn't make it work. And he couldn't bear ...
- 499: Atomic Bomb 6
- ... ending the animosity between them and the United States. The Japanese invasion of China immediately before and during World War II lasted from the early 1930's to 1945. During this dark period in modern Asian history, the Japanese military machine was motivated by a desire for expansion and imperialism, a desire to end their second class citizenship in the world, by dominating others. The brutalities and atrocities committed by the ... ended with their timely surrender, due largely to the speed and effectiveness of the Atomic Bombs. The victims of the Japanese militarists' aggression included the innocent people of China, Korea, the Philippines, other south east Asian countries, the United States, and while it seems unlikely, even Japan itself. The atrocities that were preformed by the Japanese during World War II were only paralleled by those of the Nazi regime, atrocities including ...
- 500: The Nuclear Arms Race
- ... to lessen the tension. This is evident in the fact that treaties between the two countries were signed, agreeing on the limitation and testing of nuclear arms. It is also illustrated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, where Russia agreed to withdraw the missiles placed in Cuba, fearing U.S. retaliation. In order to better understand the Arms Race, a brief history must be given. The Arms Race probably began in August ... the Soviet Union made the first H-bomb in August of 1953. Then, the race escalated when the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile was developed in the summer of 1957, again by the Soviets. A serious crisis arose in 1962, when the Soviets placed ballistic missiles in Cuba, their new ally. The missiles were withdrawn when the U.S. threatened nuclear retaliation. In return, President Kennedy's promised not to invade Cuba ...
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