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- 2291: Death And The Maiden - Film Vs. Text Comparison
- The Polanski film Death and the Maiden is a wonderful and intelligent interpretation of Ariel Dorfmans human rights problem play. Polanski has produced, in this film, an exceptional piece of direction, in which his own personal, emotional input is evident. The main theme of the play is an extremely personal one for both playwright (and scriptwriter) and director. Both Dorfman and Polanski have had to face and flee the horrors of dictatorship and human rights violations: Dorfman in Chile, under General Augusto Pinochet, and Polanski in Poland under the Nazis. But despite this similarity in past experience, significant differences exist between the original play and the film. Apart from the ...
- 2292: Death
- ... committed everyday. Many people are caught, while many are not. In the United States of America, when a person kills another person s/he is considered a murderer. The instant that murder takes place all rights should automatically be revoked. Murderers should not be allowed to walk the streets. Once a person has killed there is a good change that it could happen again. Convicted murderers should be given the death ... to death penalty." February 16, 1995. Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Capital Punishment 1992." December 1992. Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Prisoners in 1992." May 1993. Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch. "Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty." May 25, 1984. Montgomery, Lori. "Death penalty ineffective, police say." Austin American-Statesman, February 25, 1995: A20. Return to index page.
- 2293: Drugs In Football Making An Ap
- ... It is also setting a bad example for the youth of America. There is just too many available drugs for football players today. For football players, drugs are easy to obtain. Too easy to obtain. Bill Gilbert, a Sports Illustrated writer, said, "they do not have to stand around in waiting rooms, at pharmacy counters, or on street corners for their fixes. Drugs are brought to them, and usually provided free ... fear that they feel the only path to relief is through drugs. A lot of players hurt themselves. Although they have to know it is wrong, they still do it. A Miami Dolphins trainer told Bill Gilbert of Sports Illustrated that, "some of the pros need almost a full week to get over being pepped up for Sunday. Afterward, they must have either tranquilizers or whiskey to bring them down. So ...
- 2294: Nuclear Physicists And The Development Of A Nuclear Bomb
- ... it is so difficult to abolish war." Although his activity was limited by advancing age and ill health, Einstein made clear his commitment to civil liberties. He attacked racial prejudice and supported the black civil rights movement. He called for a homeland in Palestine for the Jewish people, in which the rights of Arabs would also be respected. Meanwhile, he supported the creation of a Jewish university in the United States (the future Brandeis University). When the House Committee on Un-American Activities maligned teachers and other ...
- 2295: The Boston Massacre
- ... required that tax stamps be paid in sterling, which was scarce."4 The Stamp Act immediately fell under close scrutiny of the Colonists. One of the more notable pamphlets protesting the Stamp Act was, The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved, written by James Otis Jr., an attorney from Massachusetts. This pamphlet looked at the ideas of James Otis Jr. and stated his thoughts that Americans were "entitled to all the natural, essential, inherent, and inseparable rights" that the British people had, including the right not to be taxed without consent. Otis also stated along with many other people in the colonies during that time that Parliament should not be allowed to ...
- 2296: What Are The Decisive Events And Arguments That Produced The American Revolution?
- ... had been nation advantage: but as one of the results the 13 colonies might now live in peace. George Grenville, Britains prime minister in 1763, did not concede that the colonists had any political rights. He now sough ways to make the colonies most profitable to England at the least expense. Settlers were pouring into the Ohio Valley, and land speculators were busy with schemes for opening the country won ... resolutions advising the colonies to begin trainin the citizens for war. None of the delegates to the First Continental Congress called for independence from England. Instead, the delegated hoped that the colonies would regain the rights which Parliament had taken away. The congress agreed to hold another Continental Congress in may 1775 if England did not change its policies before that time. The defects of British rule was the main contribution ...
- 2297: The Civil War
- ... Kneex Taylor. After his wife's death in September of 1835, Jefferson bought a plantation in Mississippi and enters politics. In 1845, he married again to Varina Howell and became a congressman to the States Rights as a Democrat. Then Jefferson joined the army again and fought in the Mexican War. After the Mexican War he reentered politics and ran for governor of Mississippi. But he lost the election and became ... 9, 1861. His vice-president was Alexander Stephens, who was born in Wilker Count, Georgia, in 1812. After being a well known lawyer he was elected as a Whig in 1843. Stephens believed in states' rights and compromises if needed. After the Southern states seceded from the Union he was elected vice-president for the Confederacy. He was said to be very unhappy as a vice-president and later wanted out ...
- 2298: Slavery
- ... has been touched upon often in the course of history. The institution of slavery was addressed by French intellectuals during the Enlightenment. Later, during the French Revolution, the National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which declared the equality of all men. Issues were raised concerning the application of this statement to the French colonies in the West Indies, which used slaves to work the land. As they ... man said slave traders were doing the blacks a favor by placing them in the French colonies where they could live without fear for tomorrow. All of these people felt that the Declaration of the Rights of Man did not pertain to black people or their descendants. All people were not ignorant, however. There was even a group of people who held surprisingly modern views on slavery; views some people haven ...
- 2299: The John Scopes Trial
- ... the importance of the First Amendment: the freedom of speech. The refusal to allow the defense witnesses by the judge, as well as a temporary silence imposed on Scopes after the trial restricted the basic rights of freedom. In the courageous words of Scopes: I feel that I have been convicted of violating an unjust statute. I will continue to oppose this law and any other action that would be in violation of my idea of academic freedom. (Smout 75) Whether or not these were the true words of Scopes or his ACLU influence, they rang clear as a rebellion against infringement on constitutional rights. Though he lost the case, he won the public opinion. Lastly, the trial encouraged a more critical view of established dogma. After the disgracing of Bryan and his beliefs, a literal interpretation of the Bible ...
- 2300: The History of the Ku Klux Klan
- ... s the Ku Klux Klan broke apart and would not officially come back until the year 1915. The Ku Klux Klan never hit any significant growth period again until the 1950's when the civil rights movement cause a large increase in membership of the group. Eventhough the Ku Klux Klan dwindled in membership, it never died in the eyes of the people who truly believed in it. The Ku Klux ... chivalry, humanity, mercy, and patriotism which are all characteristics of the original Klan.("Southern Cross White Knights", p.2) Also, the Ku Klux Klan is dedicated as preserving the maintenance of White Pride and the rights of the White Race, which was also a goal of the original founders.("North Georgia White Knights",p.1) The activities of the modern Ku Klux Klan vary from den to den depending on the ...
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