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- 16031: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... the end of the very first week, 300 blacks had gone to jail. It was not enough, however. King discovered tremendous resistance to mass demonstrations from many influential Birmingham blacks, and, as a result, recruiting new demonstrators was hard. The city government also obtained an injunction from a state court forbidding further demonstrations. (Robert Jakoubek Martin Luther King Jr.)" So King decided that the only path left was for him himself ... The president himself was very concerned about this, and as a result, the police eased the condition of King and his Confinement. After King got out of jail, the marches continued, and ended with the new city government planning ways for desegregation, because of the heavy pressure applied by the president. With that through, Martin Luther King was now a very known and respected leader. So on August 3, 1963 King ...
- 16032: Rates of Reaction
- ... the constant for the reaction. For particles to react:- a) They have to collide with each other. b) They need a certain amount of energy to break down the bonds of the particles and form new ones. This energy is called the “Activation Energy” or Ea. When we increase the temperature we give the particles more energy which: 1) Makes them move faster which In turn makes them collide with each ... this simple theory cannot account for an 100% increase in the reaction rate. During a chemical reaction the particles have to collide with enough energy to first break the bonds and then to form the new bonds and the rearranged electrons, so it is “safe” to assume that some of the particles do not have enough energy to react when they collide. The minimum amount of energy that is needed to ...
- 16033: The Beliefs of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
- ... government so that politicians will not face the "temptation... to grasp at [absolute] power." If any government abused these rights instead of protecting them, then the people had the right to rebel and form a new government. Locke’s Two Treatises of Civil Government were published after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 brought William of Orange and Mary to the throne, but they were written in the thrones of the Whig ... he uses to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate civil governments, and to argue for the legitimacy of revolt against tyrannical governments. If a ruler broke the unwritten social contract they can be removed, and a new one will pledge to observe and protect their rights. Locke’s ideas would influence later revolutions in France and America. He also believed women should be equal. Locke agreed with Hobbes that a state of ...
- 16034: Hemp-A Crop With No Future For
- ... that uses marijuana would be able to blame the positive test results on edible hemp products. If these tests were rendered useless then millions of dollars would have to be spent in order to develop new methods of testing. If testing became more costly then many companies could go out of business or even abandon drug testing altogether. Does having the right to cook with hemp seed oil justify destroying the ... will solve the issue of drug testing. Once the trace amounts of THC are removed from industrial hemp, then hemp will have no effect on drug testing. With the technology to genetically alter and form new types of hemp there must be a way to alter the appearance of the plant. If the appearance can be altered in some way to make it look less like marijuana, then law enforcement agencies ...
- 16035: Calamitatum Of The Individual
- ... more than corroborated by the authority of his contemporaries. He was, In fact, the idol of Paris, eloquent, vivacious, handsome, full of confidence in his own power to please. As he tells us, the whole world at his feet. In the Story of My Calamities, he confesses that at that period of his life he was filled with vanity and pride. "I began to think myself the only philosopher in the world, with nothing to fear from anyone, and so I yielded to the lusts of the flesh." (p.65, ll.13-15). The first part of this statement is a window into what made Abelard an ...
- 16036: Its A Good Thing Harry Met Sally
- ... When Harry Met Sally” is a wonderful picture for all. The story starts out in 1977 at the University of Chicago where Harry and Sally first meet. They are taking the trip from Chicago to New York where they are headed to launch their careers. The eighteen-hour trip proves to be very interesting, indeed. We see Harry and Sally getting to know each other through endless arguments and disagreements. Although ... seeing each other again. The two meet again five years later, in 1982, on an airplane. They talk for awhile, and we find out Harry is about to be married, and Sally is in a new relationship. He reiterates the “Men and Women…” rule and even amends it. We find ourselves even becoming familiar with this rule; it is expressed so often in the movie, you feel like you want to ...
- 16037: A Background Of Argentina
- ... US, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Argentina is a relatively rich country; it has a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of roughly US$283 billion, with about $6800 GDP per head. Argentina is 18th in world GDP ranking. Argentina is a wealthy country. There are many different types of people living in Argentina; 85% of European descent, 15% mestizo, with Indian and other minorities. Their religion is not as varied, 93 ... huge drought going on which caused there to be a 20% decrease in agricultural products; a huge loss. Then again, Argentina is cutting its largest field, electricity, but 10%. It s amazing how quickly a world changes, and how slow we are to catch up with it. Argentina has become a powerful nation with a very interesting past.
- 16038: A Prolonged Civil Conflict
- ... to stop the spread of communism. As Herring says, the U.S. also insisted that an important interest had been established that had to be defended for the sake of U.S. credibility throughout the world (309). This leads to the second factor to as why the war lasted so long. The U.S. s military was not prepared to fight the kind of war that the Vietminh were fighting. They were not used to he guerrilla warfare that the Vietminh used. Americans were trained to fight against massive attacks like the ones in World War II and the Korean War, but that rarely happened. Instead they used the search and destroy methods against the guerillas. This method did not work very well at all. The U.S. never was ...
- 16039: David Belasco
- ... Twist and Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin. In 1879, with James A. Herne, his first important collaborator, he wrote the popular melodrama Hearts of Oak. In 1880, Theatrical manager Daniel Frohman brought Belasco to New York City, where he spent most of his life. For several years he was the stage manager of the Madison Square Theater, for which he wrote plays, Achieving popularity with May Blossom (1884), a Civil ... Left Behind Me, a popular Indian melodrama. In 1895, Belasco had his first smash hit as a playwright , director, and independent manager. His Civil War melodrama, The Heart of Maryland, became a runaway success in New York, in London, and on tour across the U.S.. Belasco wrote the play as a showcase for the particular talents of an actress who would be the first in a long line of "Belasco ...
- 16040: Lorenzos Oil
- ... ones in which change was common. In the beginning of the movie they moved from Africa where it was warm to a small town in the United States where there were many seasons. In their new environment the natural/physical part of it was the changes in temperature and the seasons. The air, plants, and animals around them were also part of their natural/physical environment. Part of their cultural/behavioral ... to help Lorenzo. This family's high cohesion and ability to adapt got them through each day together. In the end it helped Lorenzo to become stabilized and they begun to see glimpses of a new life. There were many implicit and explicit rules that this family lived by. One of the rules that really stuck out was the rule that: Never say never; giving up is not an option; and ...
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