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- 1091: Malcolm X
- ... black-supremacists" and "anti-Christian" were just a few of the headlines, but the more that whites and what Malcolm called Uncle Tom negroes attacked the Muslims the more their numbers grew. The growing Civil Rights movement - and the brutality with which the Civil Rights demonstrations were broken up by the police - gave the Muslims hundreds of new recruits from America's disaffected black population. America's treatment of its African Merican community opened it up to accusations of hypocrisy. How could America accuse Russia and others of abusing Human Rights when 22 million of its own people were daily subjected to racism, unemployment and police violence? Malcolm's sound advice to blacks to defend themselves against the racist attacks of the Ku Klux Klan ...
- 1092: Martin Luther King Jr. 4
- The Most Influential Person of the 21st century The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most important events of the history of the United States. Although many people contributed to this movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., is widely regarded as the leader of the movement ... and equality and his enormous effect on the citizens of America makes him the most influential person of the twentieth century. King can be considered influential in his preaching of nonviolent protest during the civil rights movement. King quickly realized that there were two alternatives in the struggle against the forces of injustice (Ansbro, 233): violence or nonviolence. He decided against violence for obvious reasons. During this time in America, the ... percent of the total population. King felt that this made it impossible for African Americans who lack access to weapons to successfully wage a violent revolution against the white majority. Any attacks by the civil rights workers or their followers would surely result in counter attacks by the segregationists, resulting in the injury and deaths of many of King s followers. With these points in mind, King came to the ...
- 1093: World War 2 and Executive Order 8802
- World War 2 and Executive Order 8802 As Blacks were seeking civil rights in America, nearly 75% of the Jewish population in Europe were systematically exterminated. Six million Jews were murdered during WW II. Another seven million Gypsies, Polish, and assorted Europeans were also executed by Hilter’s ... to apply pressure on president Roosevelt. In 1941, A. Philip Randolph and other Black leaders met with Eleanor Roosevelt and members of the president’s cabinet. Randolph presented a list of grievances regarding the Civil Rights of Blacks, demanding that an executive order be issue to stop job discrimination in the defense industry. President Roosevelt later tried to convince Randolph that change must come slowly. Randolph and the other Black leaders ... Employment Practices Committee to investigate incidents of discrimination. These turned out to be hollow words. Six months after the order was issued, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the nation was at war. The Civil Rights of Blacks and other minorities would now have to take a back seat to the demands of war. There were Germans to kill, Japs to kill, and Japs to intern. As Black leaders were ...
- 1094: Rosa Parks
- Rosa Parks Rosa parks was born on February 4,1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She was a civil rights leader. She attended Alabama State College, worked as a seamstress and as a housekeeper. Her father, James McCauley, was a carpenter, and her mother, Leona (Edward's) McCauley was a teacher. Rosa P. had one ... after, and then her mother also became ill. Rosa was forced to abandon her classes for good. In 1931, Rosa met and fell in love with Raymond Parks, a barber who was active in civil rights causes. They were married in 1932 and settled in Montgomery. Raymond Parks encouraged Rosa to finish her education, and she received her high school diploma from Alabama State College in 1933. After her marriage, Rosa ... were in position to do just that. Ministers of black churches were soon involved in the planning, including Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., both of whom became leaders in the civil rights movement. King, then young and virtually unknown, was asked to lead the boycott, which soon brought him to the forefront of national attention. Within a few months bus segregation was ruled unconstitutional, and the ...
- 1095: Government Spending
- ... unrealistic predictions of avoiding such catastrophes as recession, national disasters, etc., and include minor loopholes. History has shown that every budget agreement that has failed was too lax. One might remember the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill that attempted to balance the budget, but left too many exemptions, and was finally abandoned in 1990 (Weinberger 33). S o after a pain-staking trial for GOP Republicans to create, promote, and pass their budget, as promised on campaign trail 94, Clinton rejected the very bill he demanded. This essentially brought the federal budget back to square one. Clinton thought such a demand on Republicans to produce a budget would produce inner-party quarrels and cause the GOP to implode. Instead ... a train leaving the station. The longer we wait, the harder and farther we have to run," says the Concord Coalition (Rau M-1). "Both parties want the issue," instead of an agreement, said Representative Bill Orton. The center of attention for debate on budget cutting is politics, and whomever takes responsibility for reform gets left wide open to criticism. Although Congress and Clinton have spent the past year on ...
- 1096: World War I and Bringing People Together
- ... rich. World War I also showed the disagreements of the people about going to war. Although he preached equality, women and blacks who were both vital in the war, still did not have the same rights that the constitution guaranteed. Immigrants who went to America were treated unfairly as the enemy. The Immigrants were treated as spies and were ridiculed by the American government, and the American people. The immigrants rights were violated, because we were at war. Opponents of the war were equally criticized and were called traitors. War in reality showed that America was really a divided nation, still young, and making mistakes. World ... that statement was also far from the truth. Many blacks who went to war to fight for Americas Freedom, had to ask themselves if they were truly free. The blacks did not have the same rights as a white man simply cause they were black. America at that time lacked the same punishment to white men who committed crimes against the black men. Black men were prosecuted to the fullest. " ...
- 1097: The Importance of the Press
- ... toleration and freedom of the press."2 It was the deprivation of these principles, by the monarchical leaders, which led to discontent among the people of France. Above all, liberalism stresses the primacy of individual rights. One can see that these ideals were at the forefront of French revolutionary thought by examining the Declaration of rights, which in 1789 stated that, "All men are equal by nature," and brought republican concepts such as liberty, equality and fraternity into awareness.3 When one looks at the motives behind the great revolutions of ... liberal society, it is only natural that the press become involved. The reason for this is not as complicated as it may seem to be. In a democratic revolution, the radicals are fighting for the rights that they believe they should have, if for no other reason than by the fact that they are born. These rights are based on liberal values such as the right to life, liberty and ...
- 1098: Computer Engineering
- ... and deadlines C. Adapting Conclusion-Computers are changing the world as we know it, and they offer an exciting new way of working. The news represented a complete turnaround for the corporate giant. Microsoft Chairperson, Bill Gates publicly announced his company's new connection to the Internet. The announcement rang through the nation. Gates has consistently ignored the Internet in favor of desktop computing. So, with Microsoft's approval, computers kicked ... Mar. 1999. Butler, Diane. Future Work: Where To Find Tomorrow’s High-Tech Jobs Today. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1984. D’Angelo, Laura. “Jump Start Jobs.” Futures Spring 1999: 49-58. Gates, Bill. “Bill Gates’ New Rules.” (From Business @ The Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System, by Bill Gates. Copyright 1999 by William H. Gates III.). Time 22 Mar. 1999: 72-84. Johnson, Warren. Phone interview. ...
- 1099: Cloning
- ... a few), we can find differing positions, and opinions. Many of these arguments, can be narrowed down to two different views, or constructs: individualistic and communitarian (an image of collectivism). An individualistic viewpoint "stresses the rights of the individual as a unique being" (class review). A communitarian viewpoint is more concerned with the good for the greatest number, "even if an individual must suffer or sacrifice" (class review). These different elements ... a path toward same-sex reproduction." With their argument of genetic determinism, many individuals state that now that the technology is available, its use is inevitable. Randolfe Wicker, a New York businessperson, founded the Clone Rights United Front after reports of the successful cloning. He said "we're fighting for research . . . and we're defending people's reproductive rights." These examples show a very individualistic language use in favor of cloning, ironically many people who fight for the rights of individuals, form collectives to do so. In his Tuesday, February 25, 1997 article ...
- 1100: The Silence of The Lambs
- ... a serial killer by use of vague information given to her by an incarcerated psychologist. Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter relays information to Clarice in exchange for information about herself. The killer, known only as "Buffalo Bill", kidnaps large women, keeps them alive for a few days, and finally skins them. Clarice works against time as Buffalo Bill takes his newest victim, a U.S. Senator's daughter, and the countdown to death begins. "The Silence of the Lambs" was chosen for the title because it is Clarice Starling's ultimate goal for ... the slaughtering of a herd of lambs and to this day she awakens horrified some nights to escape the nightmares that she so longs to end. She believes deep down that if she catches Buffalo Bill herself she will sleep soundly in the silence of the lambs. My first interpretation of Clarice was that she was very bright and observant. She reads people very well and is quick to make ...
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