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- 2681: Tombs And Temples
- ... to know each other and a common bond would have been manifest in the object of the pyramid. If this is true it is unique because all other forms of nationalism have grown out of war. For example England and France in the Hundred years war and the USA through the revolutionary, civil and Indian wars. The Temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isut (Most select of places) by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples built over 2000 years ago and dedicated to ...
- 2682: Calvin Coolidge
- ... In the top of his list were paring the national debt and reducing income taxes, so that there would be more money for consumer spending. Other measures at his list included the steady growth of civil and military aviation, expansion of the services offered by the departments of the Agriculture and Commerce, regulation of radio broadcasting, development of waterways, flood control, and the encouragement of cooperative solutions to farming problems (Touchman ... America and Coolidge took a frigid position with respect to the League of Nations. Coolidge and the League of Nations repeatedly relapsed into indifference's to the World Court, and firmly opposed any cancellation of war debts owed by European nations to the United States. The achievement on foreign affairs won Coolidge the admiration of the public. His support of the Kellog-Briand Peace Pact increased his reputation worldwide as a man who denounces war and agrees to settle all disputes by pacifistic means. Despite his popularity and heroism to stabilize a booming nation, Coolidge declined to run for reelection. A man with little words his only reply was ...
- 2683: Freedom For The Slave: Who Decides & Why?
- ... freedom. 6. exemption; immunity: freedom from fear. 7. the absence or release from ties or obligations. 8. ease or facility of movement or action. 9. frankness of manner or speech. 10. a liberty taken. 11. civil liberty as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government. 12. the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like. 13. the right ... the freed slaves did prosper. Some slaves obtained college education, while others were able to acquire sizeable amounts of real estate. Wesley reported that some freed slaves in New Orleans, in the year preceding the Civil War had accumulated approximately $15,000,000 worth of property. In conclusion, the slaves made such enormous progress. Overcoming what has been known as one of the worst captivities in human history. Through their longsuffering, ...
- 2684: China Between The Fall Of The KMT and Mao Tse-Tung's Death
- ... the peasantry. Equality prevailed for women and attacks where made on official corruption. Efforts were made to improve sanitation and literacy among the people. These changes generated patriotism during China's involvement in the Korean War. While social reforms proved to be beneficial to China, attempts for industrial and agricultural growth were not as successful. From 1953-57 industrial production was expanded and agriculture was collectivized. But disappointing agricultural production led ... 1971. The time period between the fall of the KMT and Mao Tse-Tung's death was an era of revolutionary transition into a nation for the people. At one point nearly leading into a civil war. The key developments that occurred during this span were greatly significant in shaping China into what it is today.
- 2685: Instability As A Nascent To Ty
- ... William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar was elected ruler for fear of instability and killed for fear of tyranny. The citizens of Rome are timorous about having an unstable government because they don't want war and fighting within their country. But a fully stable government can and must be run by only one person, because no matter how well two people get along, they will always have disagreements. Therefore, if ... a republican administration, whereas our actual body is rather republican, but our manner of election is a democracy. In Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius strive to reform the republic, but in the process they create civil unrest and war within Rome, defeating the purpose of their mission. They felt that they were saving Rome from tyranny, but in the very end, tyranny is stronger than ever. Caesar's system was hanging in the ...
- 2686: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... this may happen to anyone at any time, renders the protagonist powerless against destiny, which he approaches with a fatalistic disposition. Part III For Whom the Bell Tolls takes place in Spain, during the bloody civil war, between the years of 1938 and 1942. It unravels among people who live in the rural mountain areas of Spain. They were forced to kill others in order to survive and to defend their country ... gives history and at the same time informs the reader of the thoughts of people during wartime. I believe that in a hundred years this book will still be part of the book canon, because war, love, and death provoke the strongest and most intense emotions a human being is capable of and has a universal value that transcends time. It is something that does not changes with time, it ...
- 2687: Bartelby The Scrivener
- ... with the state of the world and a certain few who would like to make it better, and, in turn, destroy it. I can understand Hawthornes idea. I live in constant fear of nuclear war and the technology that has made it available. But, I am grateful for the medical advances we have today. It is a double-edge sword. (I am not implying that Aylmer is an evil man ... Oftentimes people will join groups or subscribe to ideologies they otherwise would not due to that fact that so many of their kin and respected leaders do. The story made me think of Thoreau. In Civil Disobedience, Thoreau actions toward the Mexican War are the antitheses of those that would have been done by Young Goodman Brown.
- 2688: Actions and Behavior of the President
- ... effect American interests. Presidents who want to take a proactive approach to problems are often bogged down with problems which derail their plans. President Kennedy was forced to devote most of his time to Cold War issues during his presidency than domestic affairs because he found himself in power during two of the biggest events of the Cold War. The failed Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis forced Kennedy away from domestic issues which he promised to tackle. Hoover's presidency was completely derailed because of the depression. Lincoln focused himself completely at the task of keeping the Union, even if this meant blatant violations of civil liberties. While circumstances may dictate what a President must deal with, it does not necessarily explain how he comes to a position on issues and deals with problems. The behavior of a President can ...
- 2689: Leonardo Da Vinci
- ... he stated that he knew how to build portable bridges; that he knew the techniques of constructing bombardments and of making cannons; that he could build ships as well as armored vehicles, catapults, and other war machines; and that he could execute sculpture in marble, bronze, and clay. Thus, he entered the service of the Duke in 1482, working on Ludovico's castle, organizing festivals, and he became recognized as an ... of years ahead of its time. His concept failed because the tank was too heavy to be mobile and the hand cranks he designed were not strong enough to support such a vehicle. As a civil engineer, he designed revolving stages for pageants. As a sculptor he planned a huge monument of the Duke's father mounted up on a leaping horse. The Horse, as it was known, was the culmination ... of the year Leonardo began to design a decoration for the Great Hall of the Palazzo Vecchio. Leonardo chose the Battle of Anghiari as the subject of the mural, a victory for Florence in a war against Pisa. He made many drawings and sketches of a cavalry battle, with tense soldiers, leaping horses and clouds of dust. In painting The Battle of Anghiari Leonardo again rejected fresco and tried an ...
- 2690: Martin Luther King Jr. Vs Malc
- ... made on equality. He started promoting non-violent sabotage, which including blocking the normal functioning of government. At one time, Malcolm X actually wanted to join forces with King and the progressive elements of the Civil Rights Movement, (pg. 262, Malcolm X: The man and his times). To many, King and Malcolm X were heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. However, many have also seen that King was more pessimistic, while Malcolm X was more optimistic about separatism for most of his life. Some have said that later on in their lives, they ... of the lack of success the blacks were making in America. This discomfort is reflected in his A time to break the silence speech. In this speech, he openly condemns American involvement in the Vietnam war. He preaches that America should solve its own racial and social problems before sending vulnerable young men, especially black men, to fight other countrys battles. So we have been respectfully forced with the ...
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