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- 5631: Woodrow Wilson
- Diseases need heroes: men or women who have triumphed despite the disease. For the child with polio, one could always point to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who campaigned on leg braces to become governor of New York and then president of the United States. For epilepsy, there is always Joan of Arc or Napoleon. The blind and deaf have Helen Keller. Woodrow Wilson provides a similarly inspiring story for both dyslexia ... years--his attempts to reform Princeton academia were often impractical. By 1910 he was essentially being forced out of his presidency by the trustees. But no matter--in 1910 Wilson was elected the governor of New Jersey. Being a university president is not the usual route to such an office (from being a zoology professor at the University of Washington, Dixie Lee Ray went on to become governor--but her stepping ... they just tension headaches, or perhaps neurological symptoms? He was re-elected to a second term in 1916, but suffered a number of TIAs during the next two years as American involvement grew in "the" world war. Edwin A. Weinstein, the neurology professor who wrote the authoritative Woodrow Wilson: A Medical and Psychological Biography, also notes that President Wilson "grew more suspicious, secretive, and egocentric." An occupational hazard of the ...
- 5632: Religion: Judaism or Judaisms?
- ... to God. In 586 BCE when the temple was destroyed, no Jew would have denied Jerusalem as being the geographic center of the religion. From that point on, the Jewish people have migrated around the world, but not one of them forgets the fact that Jerusalem is where it all began. It is truly a sacred place, and helps to define what Judaism means to many people; a common thread to ... of the renowned city, and the Jews deny fervently any attempt to wrestle it from their occupation. It is true that there is no temple in Jeruslaem today, nor are all the Jews in the world rushing to get back there. But it is apparent that the city represents more to the religion of Judaism than a mere place to live and work. The city of Jerusalem is a spiritual epicenter ... the Canaanite nation. Various theories exist as to how and when the people that would later be called Jews entered into this civilization. But regardless of how they ultimately got there, these pioneers of the new faith were subjected to many of the ideas and prejudices of the time. Any new society that finds itself in an existing social situation, can do no more than to try and integrate into ...
- 5633: In the Beginning...
- ... account, however, may be the most prominent of the two accounts. Within these accounts, are many similarities, as well as differences, which make these two writings well respected, while holding their own in the literary world. Though both accounts of the creation and flood are well respected on their own, when compared side to side, they are drastically different. Ovid's purpose for writing the creation story is geared more towards explaining creation as it happens, in his opinion, whereas the Bible stresses the fact that the God of the Hebrews is responsible for the world's existence today. Overall, Ovid is very detailed in explaining the formless mass, creation of the earth, waters and land metaphorically. The Biblical account seems to be more plain, simple, and organized; not spending time ... different messages. It is because of these variations in writing and technique that each of these poems have acquired and maintained the respect they truly deserve through many years of evaluation and criticism. Works Cited New American Standard Bible. Nashville, TN: Broadman 1977. Ovid. Metamorphoses. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Maynard Mack. 5th edition. New York: Norton 1987. 549-560.
- 5634: The Baroque Era
- ... not be speaking the same language as we do today. A group of English settlers established the colony Jamestown along the Jamestown River in Virginia. This is known as the first English settlement in the New World. However, it is also known as the last colony due to its mysterious disappearance. It is thought that the winter was too harsh for the unprepared settlers and in an attempt to find a better ... the first time in history Africans arrived in Virginia and began to work on the plantations. The Mayflower was a small but sturdy ship. In early September 1620 it brought thirty-five pilgrims to the New World and landed at Plymouth. These Pilgrims wanted to start a new life where they were not persecuted for their religion and beliefs. They settled the Plymouth settlement. It was the first colony set ...
- 5635: Political Morality In Colonial Times
- ... power to punish one physically, but rather soulfully of one has sinned. The government has the power to sentence punishment, yet should have no power concerning God. Many different religions have evolved all over the world and in the process, have people have been prosecuted in their faith. The first settlers in the new world came here to avoid prosecution from the powerful church/government of that time. Specifically, the Church of England headed by the king. Puritan leaders led their followers to a place where they could express ...
- 5636: Organized Crime
- ... way, a leader cannot lead without followers, and the followers cannot follow without leaders. This is why the Mafia was hard to overcome. Although when many think of the location of the Mafia, Chicago and New York often come to mind, but actually the Mafia has been traced back through 26 major cites in America. Within every city were many Mafia families each with its own government. "At the head ... told that the Mafia is a secret society and there is one way in and only one way out of it. You come in on your feet and you go in a coffin. Then the new members were asked if they were capable of even killing their own blood family on command" (Mafia Life). Along with the ceremony, the mobster was told of the rules he must abide by. The most ... four million Jews immigrated to America. They immigrated for a number of reasons. Many of them dreamed of leaving behind their old worlds. Worlds of fear, depression and crime" (Mafia Secrets). So along with these new immigrants came much crime as well which connected brought upon many ethnic gangs. "Each gang had their own gang, there were several of them. Chinese, Irish, Jewish, and Italian gangs were all recognized at ...
- 5637: Naval Battles
- The battle on March 9, 1862, between the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack, officially the CSS Virginia, is one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history. Up until that point, all battles had been waged between wooden ships. This was the first battle in maritime history that two ironclad ships waged war. The USS Merrimack was a Union frigate throughout ... and stern. Additions to the Union Navy included the USS Carondelet. Armed with thirteen guns and stationed on the Mississippi, she was a formidable opponent. Prior to the building of the USS Monitor, the USS New Ironsides was built. "It was the strongest ship ever built by the Northern Navy" (Lavy 4). Wooden ships were now obsolete. Ironclad ships began to roll out of ship yards more often than their wooden ... ships were built. The introduction of multiple massive turrets in the late 1800s improved the firepower dramatically. Later renovations included improved power plants and more devastating weapons. Perhaps the greatest renovation came in the pre-World War I era with the introduction of the aircraft carrier. Today, ironclad ships are so advanced that they are scarcely bigger than the ironclads used in the Civil War, but they are hundreds if ...
- 5638: Internet Access
- ... packets" to other computers. Networks and computers that are part of the global Internet have unique registered addresses and get access from Internet service providers. There are many different services that the Internet provides. The World Wide Web (WWW) allows you to create and use point-and-click hypermedia presentations. Documents are joined across the Internet to form a wide variety of information that can be browsed easily through the WWW ... files between host computers. This is still the primary use of the Internet. UseNet enables users to distribute news messages among thousands of structured newsgroups. Most of the existing telecommunications providers and an explosion of new companies have begun offering Internet access service. A sample of these companies include: America Online AT&T Bell Atlantic Cable and Wireless Digex Erol's MCI Communications Pacific Telesis Group Sprint U.S. West UUNET A good example of the effects that the Internet is having on technological development in the business world can be shown with MFS Communications and UUNET Technologies. These companies are about to merge, planning a new way to access the Internet that would solve telephone network congestion. Users can now be connected ...
- 5639: Margaret Thatcher
- ... in the flat above her parents small grocery store. Margaret's father was the greatest influence in Margaret's life, politically as well as religiously and socially. Alfred Roberts came to Grantham during the First World War where he met and married Beatrice Stevenson. "The young couple worked hard and saved money with a passion. Before long Alfred opened his own grocery shop, and eventually he came to own two." (Mayer ... Margaret moved out of the flat above the grocery store and went off to university." (Mayer, 1979) Margaret's life at the university revolved around her work in the chemistry lab, and the lively political world that Oxford had to offer. The organization Margaret most wanted to join was the Oxford University Conservative Association. Her membership in OUCA marked her first formal association with the Conservative party. "It has been suggested ... speaches given at the time to References Lewis, R. (1975). Margaret Thatcher: A personal and Political Biography. Southampton: The Camelot Press Ltd.. Mayer, A. (1979). Madam Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher and her Rise to Power. New York: Newsweek Books. Minogue, K. & Biddiss, M (1987). Thatcherism: Personality and Politics. New York: S. Martin's Press, Inc.. Thatcher, M. (1995). The Path to Power. New York: Harper Collins. Young, H. (1989). The ...
- 5640: Marilyn Monroe
- Marilyn Monroe: An All-American Sex Goddess or Hollywood Tragedy? When someone mentions Marilyn Monroe, one usually thinks off the seductive all-American sex goddess who captured the world with her woman-childlike charm. Yet not many know her as the illegitimate child who endured a childhood of poverty and misery, sexual abuse, and years in foster home and orphanages. Most people dont ... Norma Jeane was then placed with a family friend for a year until being placed in another orphanage for another two years. Norma Jeane was once heard to reflect on this time and say: "The world around me then was kind of grim...I had to learn to pretend in order to...I dont know.. block the grimness. The whole world seen sort of closed to me..(I felt) on the outside of everything, and all I could do was to dream up any kind of pretend game." (MarilynMonroe,http://www.ionet.net/~jellenc/mmbio3. ...
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