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- 2161: Killer Instinct
- ... it is, he wasn't alone too long. "Useta call me Black Billy," he growled, lumbering to his feet. His head ducked and dodged, body swayed, as he danced on his toes, shooting lefts and rights at an imaginary opponent. His scarred face looked troubled for a moment. "Coulda been the Champ. Didn' get a chance. Said I don' got the killer instinct. I know I got it. Jus' need a ... lap. "Can you hear me, Billy?" The eyes opened. "Sure, I hear you." His voice was slurred and he frowned slightly, then his eyes lit up. "Hey, Manny? Didya see the combination I threw?.... Two rights set 'im up, then the left...... Hurt me bad twice, but I didn' quit.....Knew I got the killer instinct...Y'saw that Manny, huh? Y'saw my killer instinct, didn' ya?" His voice tailed ...
- 2162: The History of the Soviet Union
- ... of traditional social structure modifications in the country. Observing the radical advances of western civilizations, Peter orders the modernization of the army, creation of a navy, encourages mercantilism and foreign trade, and gives women more rights. Nevertheless, the Empire remains stricken in poverty over slow reforms and the overbearing presence of feudalism. 1825-1861 The feudal system begins to fail when the goals and desires of the common peasant cannot be ... the peasants. This representative assembly (called a Duma) was convened a total of four times during the first World War and gave legitimacy to other political factions within the empire and would hopefully increase civil rights. 1917-1924 World War I led to the abdication (resignation) of the Czar as the people revolted against his useless monarchy. Famine, disease and death were spreading like wildfire as the Russians aided France against ...
- 2163: Creative Writing: South vs. North
- ... needed to be fed. All we ask for in return is that they work on our farms. They are property of ours, we bought and paid for them legally. It says that one of my rights as a United States citizen, is my right to own private property. I have written proof of ownership of these wild animals. That's all that they are, animals. Think about those black bums in ... feelings. They are a disgrace to our white nation. The North wants says that blacks are free men and should be treated that way. They don't think that they should be abused. "They have rights," Northerners say. That is all wrong. Blacks are not free at all. We take good care of them. Without them our plantations down here would never be able to be plowed and worked on. Blacks ...
- 2164: Following A Dream Toward Freedom
- ... endure slavery and go through wars to achieve their freedoms. Woman had to live in silence while the world was run without their say. To overcome this they created woman's suffrage and woman's rights acts to finally allow them their freedoms. It is an extremely triumphant feeling to know the things they went through to give me the luxuries I have today. But what if they didn't? What ... wonder what slavery would be like? Looking in todays society slavery is still the same nightmare it was then. People in South Africa and Iran wake to this same nightmare everyday. They have no personal rights or freedoms at all. Everyday they live in fear for their lives. If its not being threatened by their own government its being threatened by the lack of food they receive. Imagining the things they ...
- 2165: Abigail Adams: Her Contributions
- Abigail Adams: Her Contributions Though quiet, sickly, and shy, Abigail Adams, the wife of second president John Adams, helped plant the seeds that eventually led to the concept of women¹s rights and women¹s equality with men. For a country which had been founded on the idea of independence for all, these concepts were still considered radical and even ridiculous. Abigail believed that a good education ... a U.S. president, to draft into law a commitment to supporting education for women. John was in full agreement with Abigail¹s views on this subject. Abigail made her strongest appeal for women¹s rights in 1776, when John was in Philadelphia serving in Congress. As members drafted laws to guarantee the independence for which the colonist were fighting, Abigail wrote to John begging him to remember that women also ...
- 2166: Timeline History of Russia 1533-1991
- ... of traditional social structure modifications in the country. Observing the radical advances of western civilizations, Peter orders the modernization of the army, creation of a navy, encourages mercantilism and foreign trade, and gives women more rights. Nevertheless, the Empire remains stricken in poverty over slow reforms and the overbearing presence of feudalism. 1825-1861 The feudal system begins to fail when the goals and desires of the common peasant cannot be ... the peasants. This representative assembly (called a Duma) was convened a total of four times during the first World War and gave legitimacy to other political factions within the empire and would hopefully increase civil rights. 1917-1924 World War I led to the abdication (resignation) of the Czar as the people revolted against his useless monarchy. Famine, disease and death were spreading like wildfire as the Russians aided France against ...
- 2167: The Vietnam Era
- ... The Gulf of Tonkin was the incident that made the Vietnam conflict into war for the U.S. J.F.K. was assassinated in 1963. Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965. He was the civil rights leader who promoted separation between blacks and whites. He would "by any means necessary" do what it takes to gain civil rights acceptance. The general attitude about the U.S. being involved in Southeast Asia at the beginning of the war was that the public was gung-ho and behind the government to stop communism. Reporters and ...
- 2168: Television Is Ideally a Tool
- ... of any parental guidance. This efficient system can help you do a better job at filtering through every show, to be a stronger role model. The Parental Empowerment Act—better known as the V-chip bill—established a rating system that is used by all television shows. With a microchip properly installed for extra protection, these microchips will censer any type of program you choose. Using just the chip, you would ... your child should watch. Keeping the parent involved with the shows their kids watch is a great way to improve ratings. The interactive shows that allow the parent and child to stay interested are great; Bill Nye (The Science Guy) an excellent interactive show, for all ages. We are still trying to perfect the use of television as a tool. You can familiarize a child with the outside world and gain ...
- 2169: The Vikings
- ... the thralldoms and it included slaves, men sentenced to death, debtors, or men caught in Viking raids. The slaves were owned by a master and a master usually had many slaves. A slave had no rights and his master owned him the same way he owned his animals. When a slave married his children would be born into slavery. If one of these men ever tried to run away he could ... wide range of Viking citizens. There were poor peasants and, men of wealth and authority. They usually owned land, but if they didn't a member in their family did. Freemen had legal and political rights no matter how much money you had. Men in this class were farmers, stock raisers, sailors, merchants and craftsmen. Some men made the decisions in court and voted in the local assembly on changes in ...
- 2170: Germany's Role in World War One
- ... Austrian officials be allowed to go into Serbia to see that this was done.” (Snyder, 08) Von Berchtold knew that the latter part of his demand was outrageous. “To Serbia, this meant giving up her rights as an independent state. No country allows foreign agents to act within its own borders” (Snyder, 08) As predicted the ultimatum was turned down prompting Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. It did not even cross Austria-Hungary's mind what was going to happen when she started to mobilize her troops into Serbia-she was just defending her imperial rights. Although Serbia was the one who opened the gates for war, she apparently had no idea that it would result in a world war. The assassination of an heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was ...
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