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- 2321: Billy Budd
- ... Herman Melville’s Billy Budd the question this apparent: Is innocence and ignorance dominant over knowledge and power? To emphasize the importance of this theme, Melville uses the character Billy Budd. Aboard the ship, the Rights-of-Man, Billy is a cynosure among his shipmates. He also becomes a leader by setting an example by his innocent ways. He is later transferred to the Indomitable. After waving goodbye to his shipmates, he salutes the ship saying "And good-by to you too, old Rights-of-Man" (11). Many witnessed this event to be ungrateful to the Indomitable and his role as a member of this ship. While aboard the Indomitable, Billy meets up with John Claggart, the master-at ...
- 2322: An American Shame
- The Great American Shame !! Our limp-wristed Senators have voted. More afraid of Larry Flynt than God they have acquitted the criminal, Bill Clinton and spit in the face of every American citizen. The great farce is over and America has taken a giant step closer to Hell. The News Mafia has assassinated the last hope of America ... Fathers and replaced it with a dictatorship run by them! We are now shackled with the most vile man ever to occupy the White House (They may well change it to "The Whore House" now!) Bill Clinton is the lowest form of life to ever slither under the White House door. But he was the News Mafia's choice and they have proved that they will stop at nothing to defend ...
- 2323: Herbert Hoover
- ... to American values: the conflict between the tradition of individualism and the impersonalism of large corporations and big cities. Hoover deeply believed in the traditional worth of the individual, the value of personal initiative, the rights of self-expression, and the legacy of freedom of opportunity. These beliefs were deeply rooted in American society and in Hoover's personal Quaker faith. But Hoover, as an engineer, was also profoundly impressed by ... the bitter conflicts in an America populated by persons of different creeds, races, and social classes. In his belief that greater rationality in public life could be combined with respect for the tradition of individual rights, Hoover conformed to the mainstream of progressive social thought in the early 20th century. As secretary of commerce Hoover was concerned with applying rational principles in order to end conflict between labor and business. But ...
- 2324: Roosevelt and the Great Depression
- ... through labor representatives. It defined unfair practices on the part of the employer, and it compelled employers to recognize a union if over 50% of the employees joined this union. This act gave tremendous new rights to workers and certainly helped pull the nation out of financial crisis. Challenged by the National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp, the United States Supreme Court upheld the decision and guaranteed worker rights to unionize. So while the 1930’s were a period of economic depression, the efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his “New Deal” legislation made dramatic improvements in the economic stability of the nation. The ...
- 2325: Declaration of Independence: Abstractions in Power
- Abstractions in Power There are many abstractions in the Declaration of Independence. These abstractions such as: rights, freedom, liberty and happiness have become the foundations of American society and have helped to shape the "American Identity." Power, another abstraction that reoccurs in all the major parts of the Declaration of Independence plays ... the word power transform the meaning and tone of the Declaration of Independence. The meaning changes from just a Declaration of independence from Britain because of various violations of tax laws, military expenditures, and colonists' rights; to a fundamental disagreement about power. Whether the King or civil authorities have a right to power. The colonists believe in the decentralization of power. The British support a centralized monarchy. The colonists believe power ...
- 2326: Battle Royal
- ... that his grandfather sets him on, is one that presents many mind-tormenting problems. How will his people treat him if he takes on a rebellious attitude? Also if he refuses to fight for his rights what will his deceased grandfather think of him? These questions torment the boy's mind and soul. In his mind he literally sets himself between two hard places. This boy and all like him live ... that his grandfather sets him on, is one that presents many mind-tormenting problems. How will his people treat him if he takes on a rebellious attitude? Also if he refuses to fight for his rights what will his deceased grandfather think of him? These questions torment the boy's mind and soul. In his mind he literally sets himself between two hard places. This boy and all like him live ...
- 2327: Death Of A Sales Man
- ... locker. When Willy finds out about this, instead of disciplining Biff, he says that the coach will probably congratulate him on his initiative. We also learn that Biff once stole a box of basketballs from Bill Oliver. This foreshadows the scene in which Biff steals Bill Oliver's fountain pen after trying to get a loan for his sporting goods business. The climactic scene in Biff's life comes when he finds a woman in Willy's hotel room. This causes ...
- 2328: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... policies. Throughout her reign she has come to symbolize a popular democracy in which she neither takes an extreme stance to the right or left, but holds firm on the middle ground. The two principal rights that the parliamentary body has bestowed on her are the right to appoint a prime minister, and the right to dissolve parliament before the end of its term. She also holds three other general rights, the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, and the right to warn. She has consistently demonstrated her grace, temperament, and competence under the possession of her crown. She has been as doting a ...
- 2329: The Biography of Bob Marley
- The Biography of Bob Marley Bob Marley was not just a legendary musician but a man with a dream. He dreamed about equal rights and an end to tyranny and oppression. Many looked up to him as a god or high and mighty figure of some sort. He worked incredibly hard toward his dream. Bob did not stop there ... is known for his protesting music. Those songs gave a sort of rude awakening to millions of people as to what's going on around them and influenced them to take a stand and gain rights. Though I'm not sure if he was part of any real protests, he was almost definitely the catalyst behind them. On February 6, 1945, a star was born. However, on May 11, 1981, that ...
- 2330: The Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
- ... Eugene what do you expect?). After only two weeks of being president he held the first “regularly scheduled” press meeting. Three weeks later that he began lobbying congress to reduce tariffs, Reform banking, and the rights of workers. In reducing the tariffs the costs of international goods would go down, helping the consumer. Next Wilson devised a “Federal Reserve Fund,” watched over by a board appointed by the president. Finally we come to protecting the rights of workers; the first act was to restrict the use of children in factories and mines. This first act was shot down by congress, because they thought that it was for the states to decide ...
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