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- 12581: Shel Silverstein
- ... Silverstein makes an excellent attempt at dissuading children from continuing a bad habit, while at the same time amusing his readers. During the 1960’s, Silverstein was living around Chicago's Gate of Horn and New York's Bitterend, writing and performing folk music. Although that road did lead to some success in that several major recording artists used his work, he decided to make writing his focal point. In Sely ... delight his readers for years to come. Works Cited Friday, Sely. “Biography.” Shel Silverstein Collected Information. 1999. http://195.114.233.19/Silverstein/bio.html (25 Oct. 1999). ( Silverstein, Shel (1974). Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York: Harper and Row. Silverstein, Shel (1981). A Light in the Attic. New York: Harper and Row.
- 12582: Satyagraha, A Weapon Of Non-vi
- ... old man, staff in hand, striding vigorously along the dusty roads of India with his Kadi-clad followers, to challenge peacefully the mighty British empire aroused the interest and sympathy of millions all over the world,” (Chada, 1998). He proclaimed, “ 'I shall return with what I want or my dead body will float in the ocean, ' ” (Chada, 1998). On April fifth, after a march of twenty-four days, it reached the seacoast at Dandi, and the original group of seventy-nine had swelled to thousands. When asked what he hoped to achieve by breaking the Salt laws, Gandhi answered, “ 'I want world sympathy in this battle of Right against Might, ' ” (Chada, 1998). To Gandhi’s delight the Salt Satyagraha was going according to plan and “With the spread of the salt movement, teachers, professors, and students made ... to the Viceroy who consequently never visited the scene to witness for himself the cruelty and horror of the Bitishs’ actions. United Press circulated Webb Miller’s dispatch to over a thousand papers throughout the world. The Satyagrahis during the entire campaign were able to withstand the vicious blows and not resort to violence, remembering the strict commitment they had made when they accepted the life and principles of a ...
- 12583: Billy the Kid: The True Story
- ... of the information that is known about him. Billy the Kid was one of the many aliases of William H. Bonney, whose short bloody career became a legend. He was born in the city of New York, on November 23, 1859. His parents were William H. and Catherine Bonney, who came from New Orleans to New York about six months before the birth of Billy. Sometime between 1862 & 1864, Billy’s father, William H. McCarty died. No one seems to be sure of the exact date since no death certificate ...
- 12584: Oskar Schindler - A Saint in Disguise?
- ... declared a Righteous person in Jerusalem and invited to plant a carob tree in the Avenue of the Righteous? The answer is simple: To more than 1200 Jewish people held as prisoners in camps during World War II, Oskar Schindler and his factories are all that stood between them and death at the hands of the Nazis. Schindler's motives, even to this day, are not completely clear. As you learn ... com/rockycd/obstacle.htm. "Schindler's List." 1995. http://members.aol.com/rockycd/why.htm. 3. Gleick et al. "Requiem for a Hero." People. MAR 1994. pp. 40-44 4. Keneally, Thomas. "Schindler's List " New York: Touchstone/Simon and Schuster, 1982 5. Ottenhoff, John. "Naming the Dead. " Christian Century. 16 FEB 1994, pp. 172-175. 6. Schickel, Richard. "Heart of Darkness." Time, 13 DEC 1993, pp. 75-77 7. Silver ...
- 12585: Socrates
- ... idea that you acted against the city. Socrates follows by explaining what is taught to each citizen. You are told that you were born with certain laws. Your father and mother brought you to the world in which they live and thus you should respect and obey by their rules. The laws were already there. That means, that your mother and father are as important as the city and you should ... children not having any knowledge about what they teach them. The city says: “Socrates is guilty of corrupting the young and of not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other new spiritual things?”(Apology 24c). That shows that one should believe in gods, just because the city does so. Socrates always searches for more knowledge about the city and its laws. We see that Euthyphro and ...
- 12586: Beethoven
- BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) The composer of some of the most influential pieces of music ever written, Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work, including his symphonies. Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for whom writing music seemed to come easily, Beethoven always struggled to perfect ... this period. The final period, from 1814 to the end of his life, is characterized by even wider ranges of harmony and counterpoint. The last string quartets contain some of the composer's most vivid new ideas. Beethoven created longer and more complicated forms of music. In his symphonies and string quartets, he often replaced the minuet movement with a livelier scherzo. He also used improvisatory techniques, with surprise rhythmic accents ... Solemnis', and other chamber music. Beethoven died in Vienna on March 26, 1827. His funeral was attended by hundreds of mourners. The bicentennial of his birth and the sesquicentennial of his death were celebrated with new performances and recordings of all of the master's works.
- 12587: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- ... NY governor in 1929 with the help of his friend Alfred E. Smith. In 1932, FDR was the leading Democratic candidate with James Nance Garner beside him. FDR won only losing six out of 48. (New England- Republicans) His inauguration day was March 3, 1932. He said the famous lines; " We have nothing to fear but fear itself." His "hundred days" started by calling a session in Congress to talk about the Depression. On March 6, FDR made a "banking holiday" which was the start of the New Deal. The New Deal was a group of programs made by FDR to help Americans get out of the Depression. It was also known as "alphabet soup". The ND got the US out of the GD. The ...
- 12588: Hitler - A Man of Too Much Power
- ... but was rejected both times. Between 1909 and 1913, he lived in Vienna. There is controversy as to whether he was destitute there. He moved to Munich (Germany) in 1913, and was still there when World War I broke out in August 1914. Hitler enlisted in the German army and saw four years of front-line service during which he was wounded several times and decorated for bravery twice. He was ... by President von Hindenburg on January 30, 1933. Over the next 6 years, Hitler undertook a series of measures designed to rid Germany of its obligations under the Treaty of Versailles (imposed on Germany after World War I), restore the economy which had been devastated by the Great Depression, rearm the country, and acquire Lebensraum ("living space") for Germany. In Mein Kampf, he had written of the need for this "living ... and many others. Jews were harassed, attacked, beaten and otherwise persecuted. Many were incarcerated in concentration camps under "protective custody" orders which were tantamount to indefinite imprisonment. There they were beaten, abused and frequently murdered. World War II began in September 1939 with the German attack on Poland. By mid-1940, Germany had conquered Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and France, and had Britain at its mercy. At this ...
- 12589: Jessica Savitch: The Dark Side of a Golden Girl
- ... United States. She now feels as if she has a little bit of stability in her life. In August of 1983, NBC renews her contract, but they plan to replace her weekend shifts with a new female anchor, Connie Chung. She is frightened by this change, and the pressures of stardom are growing heavier. Her drug use gets worse. It is Monday, October 3, 1983, and fifteen million people have tuned ... pill. Many blame it on her cocaine habit. Those forty-three seconds are long enough to end her career. She is persuaded by her colleagues to take a break. Twenty days later, she and her new love interest, Martin Fischbein, are vacationing in New Hope, Pennsylvania. It is raining and the visibility is low. Jessica and Martin decide to leave the restaurant, Chez Odette, and head back to the hotel. Jessica jumps in the backseat with her dog ...
- 12590: J. Edgar Hoover
- ... many politics going on inside the walls of the justice Building. So both, J Edgar and the FBI, have lost their glitter in my mind. I did like the one part of the book during World War II, where Hoover met with Ion Flemming. I am a fan of the Bond movies. I never really thought of Flemming actually being that involved in spying. I found it extremely interesting that he was a spy and that Bond is actually based upon a spy. Works Cited Curt Gentry, J. EDGAR HOOVER: THE MAN AND THE SECRETS (New York: Penguin, 1992), 846 pages.
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