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- 1191: George Bush Biography
- ... in Skull and Bones which was one of Yale's secret societies. Bush graduated in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in economics. At this time Bush's father was still involved in the banking business and he wanted to recruit his son. George however passed up the opportunity by moving to Texas and going into the oil business where he indeed "struck it rich". His father had become senator in 1952 and that is when politics started to interest Bush as well. In 1962, he was elected chairman of the Republican Party of ...
- 1192: Grace Hopper Biography
- ... into machine language." Later on she produced the A-1 and the A-2, which were basically upgrades of the previous compiler. Her 1957 FLOW-MATIC compiler (or B-0) which was used mainly for business programs, was the first to translate English into the machine language. A later program in 1959-61 (COBOL) was based on her FLOW-MATIC and was used in the UNIVAC -- the first commercial electronic computer. Grace Hopper was a hard working woman who "worked to attract industry and business interests to computers and to bridge the gulf between management and programmers." After serving in the Navy from 1943 - 1986, during which she received the rank of rear admiral, she retired to take her final ...
- 1193: Should The Govt. Interfere In
- ... government of a central economy can control monopolies in large companies. In the late 1800's a man named John D. Rockefeller owned 90% of the oilrigs in America. Because he had horizontally integrated this business, Rockefeller could control the prices of the oil by supply and demand. Society was greatly hurt by this because if he felt like making a few extra bucks one week, with the snap of his fingers he could have all the citizens of America paying extra prices for oil. Eventually the government intervened and put an end to his monopoly, but if he had been doing business in a pure market economy, Rockefeller would be a very controlling and powerful individual. In a centrally planned economy, there are no legal monopolies because the government interferes for the sake of public good. In ...
- 1194: Political Momentum
- ... we need a reform. And finally, I will describe how the recent take off on this large issue has ensured its eventual resolution. First, allow me to cite examples of corrupt campaign financing. The campaiging 'business' is not a cheap enterprise. The money that is required to publish and distribute phamplets, hire campaign workers, and buy airtime from the media is enourmous! It has always been a concern of candidates of ... controversy surfaces. Allow me to use this as an example: According to the Sep. 29th 1997 issure of Time, in 1995 and 1996, videotapes were made of presedential coffees with Asian executives, personal donors, and business owners. A total of 103 coffees for the Democrats equals 27 million dollars for their fund raisers. There are more recent events. Accroding to the Oct. 13th 1997 issue of Bus. Week, including Blue Plate ...
- 1195: Alfred Hitchcock
- ... story lines and techniques within the cinematography of Hitchcock are common standards for films of today. However, 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 ... employed at Paramount as a "title designer" for silent films meaning he wrote out the lines that are displayed after each shot in the film. From that job he worked his way up through the business to assistant director and directed a small film that was never finished or released. Hitchcock's directorial debut took place in 1925 with the release of the film "The Pleasure Garden". His breakthrough film came ...
- 1196: Upton Sinclairs Book The Jungl
- ... Also " his conclusions so perverted that the only effect can be only to disgust many honest sensible folk with the very terms he used so glibly" (Blinderman 103). Sinclair's book "The Jungle" effected the business of Chicago in a good way. "The Jungle" made laws come into effect to make meat packing, and the food safer. Today there is meat grading, the ink used today (that is used for stamping ... making the people act and feel differently in a positive way. The book "The Jungle" made people act, feel, think, and live better. Upton Sinclair wrote a book "The Jungle". This book made people of business change their ways, for the better of the people. His book also made the people of Chicago live differently. People of the 90's go by the grading system for the meat they buy to ...
- 1197: To Kill A Mokingbird
- ... up for the broken promises. Jem and Scout's mother died in childbirth while having Scout. Mocking 3 Their father, Atticus Finch, was a lawyer who spent long hours in his office or away on business so they were used to being without parents. Atticus Finch was a very well rounded man who took into consideration the feelings of everyone when he had something to do or to explain. His laid ... and providing them with good meals. Their father appreciated her also for he never complained of what she did, even when she took the children to church with her while he would be away on business. I could imagine how scared the children were when they were in an all black church with everyone staring at them. It would be very uncomfortable. I feel that race relations are better now than ...
- 1198: The Horse Whisperer Healing Of
- ... the physical and emotional problems that occurred during this accident. I believe the theme of the movie is about the healing of the souls. "Every creature needs healing in order to get on with the business of living"(Schwarzbaum 44). Whispering is "the ability to look into one's eyes and touch their soul"(Evans). People have to decide what is important to them in their lives and try not to ... to heal in Grace and Pilgrim, Annie starts to heal herself. She transforms from the high-powered magazine editor into a woman that realizes there is more to life than just being powerful in the business world. The technical elements in the opening scenes are "brutal and beautifully choreographed"(Giles 74). The way Redford used the camera angles to bring the accident to life was chilling. Throughout the movie there are ...
- 1199: The Scarlet Letter Character D
- ... young, tall woman with shiny dark hair, piercing black eyes, and a beautiful complexion. She was living in Amsterdam with her husband, Roger Chillingworth, until he sent her to America alone while he cleared up business matters. In America, Hester had a love affair with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale and realized she was pregnant with his baby. Nobody realized who the father was, so the Reverend couldn t be punished. However, Hester ... and thin with dim eyes, a wrinkled face, and deformed shoulders(one was higher than the other). To me, he made an awkward couple with Hester, considering she was considered gorgeous. After he cleared his business matters in Amsterdam, he attempted to join his wife, Hester Prynne, in America. However, he was captured by Indians. By the time he reached his wife, 2 years since he last saw her, she was ...
- 1200: Realism In The Great Gatsby
- ... just ended and the United States was becoming as dominant world power. The novel takes place during the summer in New York as Nick Carraway has just moved to pursue a career in the bond business. This is a very realistic setting because just after World War 1 the eastern United States were flourishing with people and business. As depicted in The Great Gatsby, during the 1920's jazz music was all the rage. Large, fancy homes and big parties (such as Gatsby's) were also quite popular. Fitzgerald realistically demonstrates the inexistence ...
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