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- 1721: Adolf Hitler
- ... the beginning with horrible plans for power and control of other people.Some of the things that Hitler did throughout his life were very cruel things; first of all, he was a man who loved war and fighting. Second, he was in charge of putting all of the innocent Jews into Concentration Camps and killing them. Third, he wanted one dominate race of all the same kind of people. Fourth, he had a life long obsession with danger. Fifth, he blamed the Jews for the war debt and sentenced them all to die. So as you can see already Hitler was a very cruel person. The fact that he wanted one dominate race was unbelievably true. First of all, the fact ... in his early years as you can see. In 1913 Hitler went to Munich, partly to evade being drafted into the Austrian army. There he answered the call to colors at the outbreak of World War I and Served in the Bavarian Sixteenth Regiment on the Western Front. This turned Hitler’s life around, for example, he distinguished himself for bravery and was awarded the Iron Cross, First Class. For ...
- 1722: Werner Heisenberg
- ... Physics and Philosophy, and Introduction to the Unified Theory of Elementary Particles. In 1932 he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in Quantum Mechanics. With the Nazi's in power, and World War two on the horizon it was inevitable that his German heritage would play a crucial role in his career. Before Germany's blitzkrieg on Poland Heisenberg decided to make one final visit of his friends ... the West. Many tried to convince him to stay and accept a professorship at Columbia, but Heisenberg declined. He felt that it was his duty to preserve the foundation of science in Germany during the war. He also believed that by staying in Germany during the war, he could help individual German scientists. In fact, he did offer jobs to Jewish scientists when they were fired from their posts at other universities. As time passed, Heisenberg found that he was powerless ...
- 1723: Civil Liberties
- Civil Liberties Prof. Rudenstine The case in front of this court presents us with an interesting query. The appellant, Ms. Rachel Berger, contends that the state in question violates her equal protection rights by not providing ...
- 1724: The War on...Dress Codes
- The War on...Dress Codes Dress Codes. Something that has been a debate for a long time. But Why? What’s the big deal about what someone looks like? Besides, what a person wears is a way ...
- 1725: Society's Influence on Morals
- ... was true in Germany with the only difference being that the Anti-Semitics thought the Jews should be eliminated. A more recent example would be the American's attitudes toward the Russians during the Cold War. Children were taught that the Russians were evil and while the Russian children were being taught the same ideas about the Americans. Propaganda was used by our government to make us believe that we were ... 000 Jews were not selected as men who were thought to be capable of acting inhuman. They were ordinary men in their 30's and 40's who were too old to fight in the war but they were still capable of carrying out orders. Before the war, the men worked as businessmen, truck drivers, medical workers, and even teachers who came from middle to lower class backgrounds. It is difficult to imagine an individual, such as a teacher, who dedicated his ...
- 1726: Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried Eating Them Away
- Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried Eating Them Away For young people, the Vietnam War is a thing of the past and they can only learn about it from second hand sources. In Tim O'brien's The Things They Carried, it becomes very apparent that the Vietnam conflict has ... eats away on its victims for the rest of their lives. A parasite is defined as an organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while harming its host. The war in this case takes the place of the organism, and the host becomes the soldiers. There are several examples of the parasitic nature of war through out the book. In one particular section, Tim O'Brien returns to Vietnam with his daughter. Twenty years had gone by, but it seems as though all of his thoughts are geared back ...
- 1727: Jimi Hendrix: A Reflection Of A Man Through His Music
- ... feel that way about Dylan”. “All Along the Watchtower” is a protest song, pure and simple. During this period of the late 1960’s, music had become a popular medium for protest against the Vietnam War, the draft, and the government in general. Hendrix recorded “All Along the Watchtower” after a period in 1967 in which he wore a military jacket to all of is performances. The military jacket represented both Hendrix’ support of soldiers in the then on-going Vietnam War, and served as a type of protest against the war. (Welch 169) “Come On,” another cover, this time from Earl King, was included on Electric Ladyland and was inspired by five days of anti-Vietnam protesting and rioting in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic ...
- 1728: Why Drugs Should Be Legalized!!!!
- ... crimes such as murder, rape, and assault. The reason we are unable to devote these resources where they are needed is because we are foolishly spending them on a battle that we cannot win-the "War on Drugs." Prior to Ronald Reagan's "War on Drugs," America's crime rate had been declining. Since the introduction of the new wave drug laws, violent crimes have increased 32% between 1976 and 1985. Eighty percent of all violent street crimes are now drug related. Most of the violent crime associated with drugs can be traced directly to the drug dealers and not the users. "The 'war on drugs' drives up prices, which attracts more people to the drug trade. When potential profit increases, drug dealers resort to greater extremes, including violence." For example, the street price of heroin has risen ...
- 1729: Legalization of Drugs
- ... crimes such as murder, rape, and assault. The reason we are unable to devote these resources where they are needed is because we are foolishly spending them on a battle that we cannot win-the "War on Drugs." Prior to Ronald Reagan's "War on Drugs," America's crime rate had been declining. Since the introduction of the new wave drug laws, violent crimes have increased 32% between 1976 and 1985. Eighty percent of all violent street crimes are now drug related. Most of the violent crime associated with drugs can be traced directly to the drug dealers and not the users. "The 'war on drugs' drives up prices, which attracts more people to the drug trade. When potential profit increases, drug dealers resort to greater extremes, including violence." For example, the street price of heroin has risen ...
- 1730: The Central Intelligence Agency
- ... back to prehistoric times. The bible tells of Moses sending spies into Canaan. Frederick the Great of Prussia is credited with originating organized espionage. George Washington's spies obtained intelligence and information during the Revolutionary war (World Book Multimedia) The CIA's original job was primarily intelligence gathering, but when Communism started to spread, the National Security Council directed that the agency take part in political, covert, paramilitary, and economic operations. When the Korean War broke out, the CIA performed these operations, it also had additional requirements to support the combat forces (Encarta). In 1950 and 1953, the CIA went through several changes. An Office of National Estimates was given ... in one directorate. Another directorate was in charge of all intelligence production and a third directorate included all support activities. During this period, up until 1961, the CIA was at the height of its cold war activity. It carried out continuous foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, political action, and propaganda (Encarta). In 1955, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill granting $46 million for the construction of a CIA Headquarters Building. The cornerstone ...
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