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- 1961: Shakespeare's "Henry IV": Summary
- ... his reputation of a prince. And that's exactly what he did. He went to the tavern less and went to meetings that his father called. He even took charge of an army during the civil war against Hotspur, Glendower, and Mortimer. Now the people realized that there once Pal Hal is now a Sweet hope. So now during the civil war Prince Hal is now the new hope of England. The people love him and the enemy is becoming frightened they are going to lose. Then on the battlefield Douglas finds the king and ...
- 1962: The Progressive Era
- The Progressive Era Progressivism in the United States took place in the period between the Spanish-American War and the entry of the United States into the great World War. It was a time for change in America in all walks of life, as well as a time for reform. It was marked by Theodore Roosevelt's 7 and a half years in office, the ... amendments. The progressive era really had significant impact in America's history. The progressive movement had many origins. One of these was the battle against governmental corruption and inability, in other words a struggle for civil services reform. The progressive movement was initiated by liberals in both political parties, the fight for government reform can be traced back to Liberal Republicans(An Oxymoron, Mr. Jetel?) during the Grant administration and ...
- 1963: Glass Ceiling in Corporate America
- ... these higher levels of formal educational, they still receive lower incomes and less occupational advancement returns. Asian-American men professionalization has been majority engineering and Asian- American women professionalization has majority been nursing. Before World War II Asians were simply classified as nonwhites. These immigrants offspring acquired the rights of citizenry status that was denied to their parents but still they faced barriers of mobility and satisfying work. Although they were college-educated, they found it almost impossible to acquire a job in whatever their professional training was. World War II opened doors and opportunities for college-educated Asian Americans because the United States began to challenge the Soviet Union in the technological race of space exploration. Most Americans' view of Asians is that they ... counterparts. Asian Americans are clearly under represented as managers across many occupational sectors, including private employment, the government, and both public and private institutions of higher learning. Recent studies by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shows that a 1990 census of chief executives, general administrators, and public administration leaders was represented by only 1.4 percent of Asian Pacific Islanders. This percentage included both men and women whereas ...
- 1964: Racism
- ... their own territory.* If my government split up the races and told me that I could not believe in something or practice my religion I would be very irritated and would want to start a war or try to leave the country or something. Because it is wrong to separate cultures, we should try to work out our differences and live together in peace. Signs of anti-Semitism growing amongst blacks. In November 1993, Khallid Abdul Muhammad, made a speech at Kean College in Union, New Jersey. He accused Jews of e ffb xploiting black tenants. He shamed Jewish participation in the civil rights movement. *He accused the Jews of "sucking the blood from the black community". Regarding the Holocaust, Muhammad suggested that the Jews had it coming.* The Nation of Islam publishes The Secret Relationship Between Blacks ... from Selma to Montgomery in March 1965. King recognized the relationship of economics and poverty to racism, and called for a "reconstruction of the entire society, a revolution of values." Along with demands for stronger civil and voting rights legislation and for a important poverty budget, he spoke against the Vietnam War. On Apr. 4, 1967, he told an audience that "The Great Society (President Lyndon Johnson's antipoverty program) ...
- 1965: Red Badge Of Courage Book Repo
- ... written so I totally dove into reading it and found many forms of symbolism. The Symbolism in a Soldier The story The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane, was written to reflect the harsh Civil War realities. Cranes style of writing to portray these realities included the technique of symbolism. In this technique, symbols are hidden within certain objects throughout the story to help express the theme. There were many symbols ... wears a mask. In the story The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane uses many techniques to make this, one of the greatest stories ever told to portray the harsh realities of battle during the Civil War. Many of the characters were symbolized to represent a particular aspect of mankind. This makes his writing style quiet dry at first glance but when you find the symbolism your opinion is changed ...
- 1966: The Borderlands: 1880 - 1940
- ... States became the chief suppliers of guns to the Revolution. This form trade was illegal and mainly done on the Black Market. The legal trade that existed before the Revolution disappeared with the outbreak of war. Mexico had closed the border during the conflict to prevent the supply of arms. The United States had also tried to stop the flow of arms but not successful. Eventually the United States had sent ... money to spend on food and housing, and no money to spend on entertainment. Mexico had to change their economy to one that was not so dependent on the United States. The Mexican government started civil projects in the region to provide jobs for the people in the region and to modernize the region. The United States had also started civil projects in the region. The projects started under the "New Deal" plan to pull the United States out of the Great Depression. The Southwest United States benefited greatly from the New Deal, in fact ...
- 1967: Mohandas Gandhi
- ... abused labourers. The colony became very large and many cities were crippled by the lack of labourers. The government reacted to this by jailing Gandhi several times along with many other of his followers. The war he fought was one without weapons, already Gandhi was on his way to starting his career of non-violent campaigns. The main idea behind Gandhi's teachings was non-violence. The words of the Sanskrit ... s individuality. Gandhi is well known for his efforts in fighting imperliasm in India and South Africa. His methods were, unique in that they did not involve the use of weapons. During the South African War of 1899-1902 and during the Zulu rebellion in 1906, Gandhi organised an ambulance corps consisting of Indians to help the British fight. He believed that duty dictated that the Indian population had a responsibity ... or the British guns. It was evident now, that the British Government in India was inevitably going to fall. After many failures to reach an agreement with the British Government and after a short 'Individual Civil Disobedience' movement where many were imprisoned, the British finally gave the power to the Indians in 1946. But, the question remained as to whether or not the area should be separated into two on ...
- 1968: The Decline of the Plains Indians
- The Decline of the Plains Indians With the end of Civil war and the beginning of the reconstruction process, America started to expand west. After establishing many cities in the west, the abundance of railroads increased exponentially. This new Frontier of America alienated the Plains Indians. After ... the three major were fighting between the American troops and the Indians, the extreme loss of buffalo, and the passing of the Dawes Act. The first concentrated fighting broke out in Colorado, just after the Civil war. Government officials tried to force the Arapaho and Cheyenne from an area that had been granted to them ten years earlier. Warfare continued for three years until Black Kettle, Cheyenne chief, was trapped ...
- 1969: The Impact Of Stalinism In 198
- ... events in the novel to actual history. George Orwell, the assumed name of writer Eric Arthur Blair, was born in 1903 in Bengal India. His father, Richard Blair, was a British official in the Indian civil services. His mother, Ida, was a governess and the daughter of a teak merchant in Burma ("Orwell, George." 1019). Orwell had one older sister, named Marjorie, who was born in 1898 (Shelden 15). Throughout his ... A Clergyman's Daughter was published ("Orwell, George." 1020). Just a year after that he married Eileen O'Shaughnessy, on June 9, 1936 (Kalechofsky vii). In 1943 Orwell traveled to Spain to report on the Civil War and join the Republican militia. He suffered an injury during this time that would damage his throat permanently ("Orwell, George." 1020). After returning to England he held a job working for the British Broadcasting ...
- 1970: Artists Works
- ... death. The message that Salvador Dali was trying to get across is that hope and despair, failure and victory, and life and death are all equal forces, each one pulling the other in an eternal war to balance everything. It's all a cycle, and like all cycles, it repeats itself forever and ever, and there's no way of having one without the other. Guemica - Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso's ... art critics of modern art, but perhaps the most accurate summary is the genius himself. Picasso explained that the work was not specifically about the bombing of Guernica, nor was it specifically about the Spanish Civil War which was the culprit in this destructive incident. It was rather a broad statement about human beings fighting amongst themselves, and the chaos which would ensue should such hateful human relationships be allowed to ...
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