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- 12531: Eighteenth Century Philosophers
- ... with education. He had a preference for a rural over an urban civilization with a maximum of self government. Jefferson's insights and ideals helped build the foundation for the most influential democracy in the world and his ideas carried from democracy to democracy and have lasted for over two centuries. Owen was a different type of man for the time period in which he lived. He began his career as ... the working conditions were considered humane by eighteenth century standards. Owen in said to be the founder of co- operative socialism, which he put into practice when in 1825 he established a socialist community called New Harmony in India. This particular project failed but his ideas have and will live on. Bentham is mainly known for his belief utilitarianism-the greatest good is the greatest good for the greatest number-even ...
- 12532: Alfred Hitchcock
- Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most well known directors of all time bringing murder and mystery to a new light. His films, starting in 1925 with "The Pleasure Garden" and ending in 1976 with the film "Family Plot", set a precedent for all other directors in the film industry. Many story lines and techniques ... Hitchcock did not start out as a brilliant director, but instead started from the very bottom of the business. As a young man Hitchcock was raised and lived in England with his parents. When a new Paramount studio opened he rushed to get a job there having had interest in film making for quite a bit of time. He was employed at Paramount as a "title designer" for silent films meaning ... standard all directors should work by in my opinion. "The 39 Steps" is the ultimate murder mystery with a nice twist of espionage. The main male character is a man named Richard Hannay who is new to London. After a scuffle breaks out at the theater he is approached by a woman, Annabella, who asks if she may go home with him. He allows her to and soon finds out ...
- 12533: George Washington Carver
- ... experiments to the public, and increasing numbers of the South's farmers began to turn to peanuts, sweet potatoes, and their derivatives for income. Much exhausted land was renewed, and the South became a major new supplier of agricultural products. When Carver arrived at Tuskegee in 1896, the peanut had not even been recognized as a crop, but within the next half century it became one of the six leading crops ... and to make a tour of the Soviet Union, but Carver refused. In 1940 Carver donated his life savings to the establishment of the Carver Research Foundation at Tuskegee for continuing research in agriculture. During World War II he worked to replace the textile dyes formerly imported from Europe, and in all he produced dyes of 500 different shades. Many scientists thought of Carver more as a contortionist than as a ...
- 12534: Rosa Parks
- ... and there weren't enough whites to fill them. The always-crowded back seats were for blacks, but only if no whites wished to occupy these seats. If the white section was full and a new white passenger stepped on the bus, a whole row of black seats had to be vacated so the one white person could sit down. On the evening of December 1, 1955, Parks was feeling particularly ... parksr.html.2/2/99. "Come Stand Among Great Women." http://www.greatwomen.org/parks.htm. 2/3/99. Albin, Kira. "Rosa Parks." http://www.gantimes.com/rosa.html.2/5/99 "Parks, Rosa." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1990. "The Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks." Http://www.tsum.edu/museum/parkbio.html. 2/12/99.
- 12535: The Works of William Faulkner
- ... women by their own families was often an underlying subject in Faulkners work. His theme of the South as its on nation and separate symbolism set the genre of the South on a new path towards a modernized world. His style set the stage for future works on the South and prepares literature for strong viewpoints and themes.
- 12536: Malcolm X
- ... he grew up. But he got discouraged by his teacher and left school after the eighth grade to go live with a relative in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1942 he moved to a black section of New York City. He lived as a gambler, cheating to make money. He sold drugs and became addicted himself. Then in 1946 he was sent to prison for burglary. While serving in prison Malcolm adopted the ... he replaced his slave last name with an X to symbolize his lost true African name. Malcolm X soon became an active participant in the nation of Islam. He assisted Elijah Muhammad by starting many new Muslim groups in the United States. In 1952 he returned to New York to become a minister of the important Harlem temple and in 1957 he organized the Muslim newspaper. By the early 1960s Islam had become nationally known. He was there most effective minister ...
- 12537: Ted Bundy
- ... to travel in the mind of a killer. AOFP. "Ted Bundy: Pathological Profile" www.datagraph.com/bundy.profile.html October 1996 A.P. "Dentist, Using Photos, links Bundy to Bites on Victim in Slaying" The New York Times 19 July 1979. A10 Davis, Barbara. "Ex-deputy tries to cash in Bundy's car" The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/extra/browse/html97/alttedd_071697.html Duijndam, Rachael. "investigation " www.crimelibrary.com ... 1998. Duijndam, Rachael. "A Time of Terror " www.crimelibrary.com/bundy/terror.html November 1998. Duijndam, Rachael. "The Time of Change" www.crimelibrary.com/bundy/change.html November1998 Larsen, Richard W. Bundy: The Deliberate Stranger (New York, Pocket Books) 1986 Mello, Michael. "Crazy Joe, Ted Bundy and Us" The Miami Herald 18 May 1997 B10 Michaud, Stephen G. and Aynesworth, Hugh. Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer (Toronto, Penguin Group) 1989 Reinhold, Robert. "Student says Bundy fled Murder Scene in Florida" The New York Times 17 July 1979, B15 Rule, Ann. The Stranger Beside Me (Toronto, Penguin Group) 1989
- 12538: Stalin and The Soviet Union
- ... collectivization was extremely unpopular and was resisted by the peasants. In response Stalin had millions of them killed, or allowed them to starve. Stalin said that the Soviet Union was behind the rest of the world in industry and agriculture, and needed to catch up fast. Stalin also made all economic activity under government control. Under this command economy, he owned all businesses and made all economic decisions. Even though Stalin ... replaced with statues of Lenin and Stalin. Stalin had a major effect on history because he changed Russia into a communistic state. This changed Russian life completely. Stalin because he had a major effect on world history. He turned Russia in to a complete communistic state. He also industrialized their agriculture and their manufacturing. Stalin was a cruel and harsh man. He didnt care what he had to do, as long as he was ensured complete control and power. He has had a major effect on Russian and World history.
- 12539: George Bernard Shaw: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
- ... the atomic bomb and television were realities. "By living for nearly a century, Shaw was in a unique position to bear witness to the rise of modernity" (Bemrose 57). Shaw used his time in this world to become one of the greatest playwrights, philosophers, and critics who ever lived. His thoughts and words have influenced many people in the past and present. He was born on July 26, 1856 into a ... point that "the unconscious hypocrisy of an innocence protected from knowledge of unpleasant facts can be a strong barrier against social change." This play was banned in England from public performance as morally offensive until World War I. In The Philanderer, the character Reverend Samuel Gardner "is a figure of farce" whose alcoholism and degradation may have been based on the same characteristics of Shaw's father, a technique he frequently ... of social behavior help preserve class distinctions (Morgan 116). This is one of his better known plays. It was later reproduced and called My Fair Lady. During his ninety-four years of life on this world, George Bernard Shaw was able to change the way people thought about many things. He brought forth interesting questions on society and created shocking literary works. Shaw did the best he could do in ...
- 12540: Herbert George Wells
- ... motion picture. Wells also wrote novels devoted to character delineation. Among these are Kipps and The History of Mr. Polly, which depict members o! f the lower middle class and their aspirations. Both recall the world of Wells's youth; the first tells the story of a struggling teacher, the second portrays a draper's assistant. Many of Wells's other books can be categorized as thesis novels. Among these are Ann Veronica, promoting women's rights; Tono-Bungay, attacking irresponsible capitalists; and Mr. Britling Sees It Through, depicting the average Englishman's reaction to war. After World War I Wells wrote an immensely popular historical work, The Outline of History. Throughout his long life Wells was deeply concerned with and wrote voluminously about the survival of contemporary society. For a time he ... vast and frightening material forces available to modern men and women would be rationally controlled for progress and for the equal good of all. His later works were increasingly pessimistic. '42 to '44 castigated most world leaders of the period; Mi! nd at the End of Its Tether expressed the author's doubts about the ability of humankind to survive. He also wrote An Experiment in Autobiography. Wells died August ...
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