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- 2371: The Reign of Hitler
- ... world. Many believe that he tried to escape the draft but it was never proven. His live in Munich was not much better then before and he continued to be poor. Then in 1914 World War I broke out and Hitler saw this as a great opportunity to show his loyalty to the "fatherland" by volunteering for the Imperial army. He did not want to fight in the Austrian Army. Hitler ... very upset about the loss. He believed that it was the Jews and the Communists who betrayed the "fatherland" and it was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler ... minority groups which were considered enemies. Teachers had to belong to the Nazi party, and children were taught that Jews very the source of all their problems. Since the country was in chaos after the war, and was forced to pay billions in damages, The Germans saw hope in Adolf Hitler. In the late 20's the depression hit which made the situation even worse. Hitler in his speeches blamed ...
- 2372: Martin Luther King's Life
- ... men and women all over the world. He wanted to fight for equality and to show people that he could do anything with the power of words and praise. He led many protests, fought for Civil Rights and lobbied of the right for African Americans to vote. He accomplished these goals through non- violent approach, which lead to triumph and pride. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929 ... in first come first serve basis, with the blacks beginning from the back and whites in the front. Also the bus company would have to hire black drivers in black areas.(3) From this the civil rights movement would began. From there victory a new found pride that the African Americans discovered from Martin Luther King Jr. After a month Dr.King started receiving hundreds of hate letters and telephone calls ... that all men all men created equal"(4) The march on Washington was a powerful protest. Over 250 000 white and black people alike shared the same beliefs as Martin Luther king, to fight for civil rights and justice for man. The Hundredth anniversary of abolition of slavery in the United States was also a reason for the march on Washington. This vivid show of love and justice for ones ...
- 2373: Greek Gods
- ... Homer's Iliad. The gods picked who they would favour for different reasons. Except Zeus: As the symbol of supreme authority and justice, he makes judgement calls as to the other gods' involvement in the war, remains impartial, and doesn't seem to get caught up in picking favourites. Even when his own son, Sarpedon, was about to die, Zeus chose to let the outcome go unaltered. On the other hand ... city of Troy. Although Artemis takes a rather minor role, Apollo, perhaps angered by Agamemmnon's refusal to ransom Khryseis, the daughter of one of his priests and was constantly changing the course of the war in favour of the Trojans. Responsible for sending plague to the Greeks, Apollo was the first god to make an appearance in the Iliad. Also, mainly because Apollo and Artemis were on the Trojan side ... mother, Leto, also helped the Trojans. Aphrodite, obviously supporting Paris's judgement, sided with the Trojans. Although she was insignificant on the battlefield, Aphrodite was successful in convincing Ares, her lover and the god of war, to help the Trojans. One view of the gods' seemingly constant intervention in the war was that they were just setting fate back on the right course. For instance, when Patroklos was killed outside ...
- 2374: Gender Issues In Lysistrata, A
- Human beings are amazing creatures. Our history has shown spectacular and shameful events from day one. Throughout the course of history we have seen both war and peace. More war than peace, but the point still remains. That we, as a human race, have accomplished many wonderful intellectual break-throughs but we have also done very stupid deeds. Its amazing how a creature of such ... is appalled to be a woman at the beginning of the play. But Lysistrata proves us otherwise. She organizes and unites the woman of the neighboring town. In a master plan to end the Peloponnesian war. The plan was complete abstinence, and it was affective because of the unity of the women. This abstinence gave the women the upper hand and the power to demand peace. The men could no ...
- 2375: Until All The Men Are Back
- ... For some thirty years, two thousand four hundred thirteen (2,413) souls have been crying out for freedom, but they are waiting as lost sheep for their shepherd to find. The title, whether Prisoner Of War, Missing In Action, or Killed In Action b.n.r. (body not recovered) matters not. There is terrible wrong that continues to be allowed to perpetrate the halls of the United States Congress and the ... despondency of a prison. As written by Dennis Johnson in his poem Missing in Action, he speaks in the first person tense of one missing: I am an MIA still waiting here today. In a war that no one wanted I was lost and left behind. I did nothing to dishonor yet you still dishonor me. How can you disremember when my soul is not yet free? I am here because ... States in February 1973, some POWs were left behind. The United States government, in its failure to secure the return home of all United States servicemen, is violating an historically founded ideal that says, the war is not over until all the men are back. Even in my imagination, I am unable to understand the callous attitude exhibited daily within the halls of both houses of the United States Congress. ...
- 2376: A. Philip Randolph
- ... of sleeping car porters. A. Philip Randolph, born in in Crescent City Florida, was reared in the tradition of the abolitionists. This upbringing instiled in him a social conscience that led him to join the civil rights struggle. His career began when he ran for state office in New York on the socialists ticket. The brotherhood approached him about leading their efforts to unionize. Being an outsider he was immune from retaliation from the company. After strikes and boycotts he finally won representation rights for the brotherhood. This victory gave Randolph credibility which he invested in the civil rights movement.Randolph emerged as the premier civil rights leade and used this power to convice Roosevelt to pass execuve order 8802 which banned discrimination in the armed forces.He achieved this legislation by threatening a marach on washington. Later, in the ...
- 2377: Beach Burial - Kenneth Slessor
- ... the long run, the unimportance of it. To give you a bit of a background, Kenneth Slessor was an eminent Australian Journalist for a great part of his life, and because of this, When World War 2 came around he was chosen be Australia’s official war correspondent. He was to report on the Australian activities in the War and after it was all over he was to write the official history of those activities. He actually resigned in 1944 and never wrote this projected history, however the whole story is told in ...
- 2378: Bless Me Ultima
- ... of Antonio but doesn’t believe in God but still attends catechism lessons. Gabriel is one of Maria’s brothers and he wants Antonio to become a vaquero in the Marez Tradition. Lupito is a war veteran suffering from a sickness and accidentally shoots Chavez brother the local sheriff. A mob comes and shoots him at the river. Narcisco is known as the town drunk but still has a good heart ... year. Samuel is the vitamin kid’s brother he is gentle and tells Antonio about the golden carp. 5) The book starts in Las Pasturas in New Mexico during the 1940’s or post world war two. The book starts when they find out that Ultima is coming to stay with them. Antonio’s mother wants him to become a Luna and become a priest his father wants him to become ... Antonio and his friends wittiness numerous deaths. In chapter two Antonio gathers herbs and begins to become harmonious with nature. He also witnesses the death of Lupito because he killed the sheriff because of his war sickness. Antonio then begins to wonder about sin and punishment and the fate of people’s souls. In chapter four Antonio learns to love the llano and the river. The climax is reached when ...
- 2379: Hobbes' Version Of The Social Contract
- ... as being self-centered. He is trying to prove that it is man's ego that drives man's actions and those actions will therefore create a never-ending cycle of competition, which he calls "war". We are in a constant struggle with other human beings and ourselves and that leads to social contracts. He says that war does not mean "actual fighting", but any time that man is searching for some kind of gain, safety, or reputation (83). The social contracts provide us with the needs we are trying to fulfill. We ... the Gospel as an example. "Whatsoever you require that others should do to you, that do ye to them" (86). The escape of this endless cycle is what Hobbes refers to as the opposite of war, and that is "peace". Hobbes believes the reasons men strive for peace is: Fear of death, desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living and a hope by their industry to obtain ...
- 2380: Lorraine Hansberry
- ... of the individual, and the nature of a man’s dream (Cheney 53). Lorraine Hansberry used the success she gained from A Raisin in the Sun as a platform to speak out for the American Civil Rights Movement and for the African struggle to free itself from white rule. At this time ‘the whites’ did not have total control, but felt they were superior to ‘the blacks and other races.’ She ... 3). Lorraine used her success in away that was useful to the society. Instead of taking the money she earned from her playwrights and keeping it for herself and family, she put it towards the Civil Rights Movements. She used her first play to make her a public figure and she used her new found fame to champion the causes of civil rights and African independence (Magill, Great Women…200). Hansberry succeeded in her goal, which was in creating believable rounded black people. An early interview in the New York Times misquoted her as saying that " ...
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