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- 2661: George Brenard Shaw
- ... pamphlets for the society including The Fabian Election Manifesto in 1892, and Socialism For Millionaires in 190. He also took the position as a political activist during World War 1, writing pieces such as The Rights of Man, and Common Sense About the War. Shaw was also a great believer in Marxism and was able to visit Russia and meet Stalin in 1931. In 1938 Shaw received an Oscar for Film ...
- 2662: Freud
- ... I hate him," may become "I love him." Timidity becomes daring. Feelings of inadequacy become bravado. According to the principle behind this defense mechanism, vehement social crusaders, such as those who urgently campaign against gay rights, may be motivated by the very sexual desires against which they are crusading. 4. Projection disguises threatening impulses by attributing them to others. Thus, "He hates me," may be a projection of the actual feeling ...
- 2663: Frederick Douglass - The Man
- ... Massachusetts 54th. This group of soldiers fought hard, and Douglass was respected as a leader of ex-slaves. Frederick soon fought for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments for the U.S. Constitution, which gave rights to everyone. He became U.S marshal for the District of Columbia (1877-81), recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia (1881-86) and U.S. minister to the Republic of Haiti (1889-91 ...
- 2664: Ernest Hemingway 5
- ... be doing something that he enjoys. For Jake, his days at Burguete gave him great pleasure and satisfaction with life. He enjoyed the food, the wine, and the view outside his window, the companionship of Bill and Harris, and most of all the fishing in the dam. Moreover, he was removed from the company of Robert Cohn, Brett and Mike who were reminders of the emptiness of life. In his solitary ...
- 2665: Ernest Hemingway 3
- ... a small boy, as if he were a female baby doll and she dressed him accordingly. This arrangement was alright until Ernest got to the age when he wanted to be a "gun-toting Pawnee Bill". He began, at that time, to pull away from his mother, and never forgave her for his humiliation. The town of Oak Park, where Ernest grew up, was very old fashioned and quite religious. The ...
- 2666: Emmy Noether
- ... as the war ended. The German monarchy was removed and the country became a republic. Noether, and all women in Germany, were given the right to vote for the first time. Even with the new rights granted to women, Noether was not paid for her work teaching. During this time, Felix Klein and David Hilbert were working on further defining one of Einstein's theories at the University of Gottingen. They ...
- 2667: Emerson And Thoreau
- ... Thoreau spent one night in jail for his refusal. The essay greatly influenced such reformers as Leo Tolstoy of Russia, Mohandas Gandhi of India, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders of the American civil rights movement. Emerson wrote about nature, saying that in order to find your true self, you must cut yourself off from society and retreat to nature. Thoreau did just this. In 1845, Thoreau moved to the ...
- 2668: Eliot Ness
- ... state trooper from Pennsylvania 6. Joe Leeson: arguably the greatest urban driver ever to live 7. Paul Robsky: telephone expert with extraordinary courage 8. Mike King: unobtrusive man with a talent for analyzing facts 9. Bill Gardner: an enormous former pro football star of Native American decent Even with his team of specialists Ness was not without human fears. It was well known that Al Capone was the greatest criminal ever ...
- 2669: Emily Dickinson 3
- ... tankards / vats / liquor / inebriate / debauchee / inns / drams) In the third stanza, all the other drinkers must stop "when "Landlords" turn the drunken bee / out of the foxgloves door -", the hummingbird can continue using his long bill; until the final lines when he is seen "leaning against the sun". The poem celebrates the sensuous, and plays with perception. "Liquor never brewed" could well be nectar. In spite of the apparent unconcern with ...
- 2670: De Tocqueville
- ... idea behind this strange equality is that people are free to make decisions with out the fear of outside influences. Democracy, though it works as a system designed for the masses, also works for individual rights. De Tocqueville notes that, they are apt to imagine that their whole destiny is in their own hands. . This is a foundation of democracy, that we have right to life. This includes the right to ...
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