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- 1621: Eleanor Roosevelt
- Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the nations most respected First Lady's this nation has ever known. She was born into the high society life in New York City on October 11, 1884. She was named after her mother Anna. Her father, Elliot, was a struggling alcoholic, and her childhood was very unhappy. Despite it all though, Eleanor and Elliot were very ... not want to see anyone. Shortly after receiving that letter, Mr. Roosevelt lapsed into a drunken coma, and died. After her aunts broke her the news, Eleanor cried and cried, and retorted into a dream world to live in. Eleanor was taught her lessons by private tutors, up until she turned fifteen. Her mother had wanted her to receive part of her education in Europe, so granting her daughters wish, Ms ... became very close Mlle. Souvestre. She traveled to many different places with as her companion. Eleanor contributed Marie Souvestre with changing her life forever. When she returned home, she faced having to enter the social world. To add to her pressure, she had the past lives of her grandmother and her mother to deal with. They both had been considered some of the most beautiful women in there times. Eleanor ...
- 1622: U.S and Japan Car Industries
- ... U.S. is clearly a violation of international trade law. Not only is this decision a resemblance of managed trade but a policy which will weaken the leadership position of the U.S. in the world economy as well. The U.S. needs to do what the Japanese did when they penetrated the American market; hard market research and heavy investment. The Japanese spent billions of dollars studying American taste and ... America showed tremendous dissatisfaction during the negotiation was the exclusive dealerships, or as Professor Morrison noted in his class, the "keiretsu." It is true, each domestic manufacturer is closely linked with dealers, but as the New York Times (June 28, '95) reports, the dealership issue is largely beside the point: the Big Three already have twice as many outlets in Japan as all the European auto makers combined, yet they sell ... makes it hard to set up their own dealerships. However the same applies to Japanese makers as well. A couple years ago, Mazda, who is considered a minor player in the Japanese market, established a new dealership network for its new model. The fact is they competed under the same harsh conditions as the American but with fewer resources and still succeeded in establishing a very stable and profitable network. ...
- 1623: Communism East Europe
- ... were occasional violent and active shows of opposition to communist rule. The states of Eastern Europe in the post- war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. After 1956 however, with KhrushchevΖs new approach to Socialism and his denunciation of Stalin, there were increasing calls for independence among the communist bloc countries who had never been truly supportive of the communist regime. In East Germany in 1953 there ... into the East. (15) In 1964 Khrushchev was ousted from power and Brezhnev with Kosygin took over from him. (16) In 1966 the US and USSR agreed to a direct air service between Moscow and New York. In 1967 they, along with 60 other countries, signed the first international treaty providing for the peaceful exploration of outer space. (17) In the 1970Ζs a period of D_tente began. In 1970 West ... the brink of economic collapse. The net result of war communism under Lenin was that from 1914 the countryside was neglected and destroyed and in 1920 there was a severe drought. (20) In 1921 the New Economic Policy (NEP) was introduced. This was in effect a limited capitalism. Peasants were allowed to keep their surpluses after taxes were paid. Bonuses, extra rations and better housing were offered as incentives. Still ...
- 1624: Becoming an Ecologist is an Exciting Venture
- ... patience. However, later on in a career as an ecologist, many traits will have to surface . Some of these traits include a sense of professionalism, enthusiasm for the work at hand, deep concern for the world, curiosity and dedication. However, skills that are common to most of the ecologists in the world today are creativity and problem solving which are just as important and probably even more important than the rest. A deep love for the environment around a person is one of the best and most ... they can get the much needed information that they need to perform their job more efficiently. This information would include how to conduct research, how to track animals, and how to clean up disasters in new ways. Getting to see what the animals and nature that a person will most likely be working with or around or would be like is also one of the job details that they must ...
- 1625: Invisible Man
- ... a sentence from page four of Invisible Man will be analyzed. The invisible man writes about his frustrations toward society: You ache with the need to convince yourself that you do exist in the real world, that youre a part of all the sound and anguish, and you strike out with your fists, you curse and you swear to make them recognize you. And alas, its seldom successful.(16 ... and because of this he is frustrated by society. Freud says, "The task here is that of shifting the instinctual aims in such a way that they cannot come up against frustration from the external world."(20) Furthermore, guilt is supposed to arise after an act of aggression is carried out. In fact, the first feeling of guilt came after the initial band of brothers killed their father. On this topic ... book. However, he still thinks he is invisible, and he lives underground. A particular passage from Freud seems useful here: While this procedure already clearly shows an intention of making oneself independent of the external world by seeking satisfaction in internal, psychical processes, the next procedure brings out those features yet more strongly. In it, the connection with reality is still further loosened; satisfaction is obtained from illusions, which are ...
- 1626: The 1960's
- ... confronted today. the '60s was a decade of social and political upheaval. in spite of all the turmoil, there were some positive results: the civil rights revolution, john f. Kennedy's bold vision of a new frontier, and the breathtaking advances in space, helped bring about progress and prosperity. however, much was negative: student and anti-war protest movements, political assassinations, and ghetto riots excited american people and resulted in lack ... 1960s. but for most blacks, the tangible results were minimal. only a minuscule percentage of black children actually attended integrated schools, and in the south, "jim crow" practices barred blacks from jobs and public places. New groups and goals were formed, new tactics devised, to push forward for full equality. as often as not, white resistance resulted in violence. this violence spilled across tv screens nationwide. the average, neutral american, after seeing his/her tv screen, ...
- 1627: A Timeline Of The Holocaust
- The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic annihilation of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and their collaborators as a central act of state during World War II. In 1933 approximately nine million Jews lived in the 21 countries of Europe that would be occupied by Germany during the war. By 1945 two out of every three European Jews had been ... hatred. The Nazis mistakenly identified Jews as a race and defined this race as "inferior." They also spewed hatemongering propaganda which unfairly blamed Jews for Germany's economic depression and the country's defeat in World War I (1914-1918). In 1933, new German laws forced Jews to quit their civil service jobs, university and law court positions, and other areas of public life. In April 1933, a boycott of Jewish businesses was instituted. In 1935, laws ...
- 1628: Policy Profile of Senator Richard Lugar
- ... and did not voluntarily leave. (101st Congress, 486) Lugar has four principle premises for good foreign policy. They are as follows: * " To defend and advance the cause of democracy, freedom, and human rights throughout the world." * "To promote prosperity and social progress through a free, open, and expanding market-oriented global economy." * "To work diplomatically to help resolve dangerous regional conflicts." * "To work to reduce and eventually eliminate the danger of ... Lugar defended the free trade accord by pointing out that U. S. exports had soared to over one billion dollars and Mexico's woes were due to mismanagement of their monetary unit and not the new agreement. Senator Lugar points out turmoil that many latin countries have faced in recent years, and states unequivocally, these problems cannot be over- looked in order to satisfy the skeptics' presumption's to free trade ... in disarming nuclear warheads, disposing of the lethal components (enriched uranium), and securing all facets of the processes. The implications, according to Lugar, are not acceptable. There are many unstable political entities in the modern world who would think nothing of perpetuating a nuclear strike, perhaps even against the U.S.. Countries such as North Korea, Iraq, and Iran are considered by many experts to be potential nuclear threats if ...
- 1629: Vegan
- ... society, many of the products on our store shelves are tested on animals for safety reasons. Even with all the great uses there are for dead animals, modern nutrition and science has made so many new advancements in research that it has become completely unnecessary to kill any animal for any reason. Humans can survive solely on vegetation and supplementation. Animal testing is unnecessary due to new DNA and computer graphic research. In this paper three major issues dealing with veganism will be discussed. Whether or not the vegan life style is healthier then the average way of life? Is animal testing ... vitamin intake, they will retain proper health. But even without monitoring vitamins and minerals, a person who leads a vegan lifestyle will still be healthier than a person who consumes meat. John Robbins, in his new book May All Be Fed, suggests that the hazards of using animal foods, even the so- called healthier ones, are considerable: I am frequently asked what I think of eliminating red meat and substituting ...
- 1630: Computer Pornography
- ... the word "indecent". This word is used because of its vague definition. Not only does this word ban sexually explicit materials, it also bans sexually explicit words too. If this were applied to the real world some of the greatest novels would be taken off the shelf. For example there is the great lesbian novel The Well of Loneliness by Radcliffe Hall. In that book there is a line t hat ... example to understand under these words. In 1994 two California sysops [system operators] were found guilty of putting offensive material on their BBS [Bulletin Board System]. Their BBS was accessible by people all over the world as long as whoever wanted the information called the California number they had setup. Someone one day out of Memphis, Tennessee called the number and found something disturbing to themselves. The two sysops were convicted ... written word different especially because of the big conversion(Wallace: 3). More and more often people are looking to the Internet to do reports and research. It is one of the biggest resources in the world today. If the TA bill stays in effect many of the books listed will not be downloadable. Mark Managan co-author of the book Sex states, " A law burning books by Miller, Joyce, Burroughs, ...
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