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- 2691: Louis XIV
- ... the powers of the French nobility and strengthen the power of the monarchy. In 1648, when Louis was 10 years old, certain nobles in France and the Paris Parlement (a court of law) began a civil war against Mazarin and the young king. These disturbances were known as Fronde. They lasted for 5 years. During this formative period Louis experienced a loss of funds, a life lived in fear, and a deep ... closely guided the education of the young king. Louis respected his regent and quite naturally began to share Mazarin's liking for the Arts and a highly elaborate courtly style. Louis became involved in the war that France was fighting against Spain and he learned during his later teen-age years how to command on the battlefields. The turning point in Louis' life came on March 9, 1661, when Mazarin ...
- 2692: The Sky Is Gray
- ... gray” and that there isn’t much grass. Even the clothing that they wear is very dull-colored! James’ mother is “wearing that black coat and that black hat.” The story takes place during a war, which contributes to the overall gloomy setting of the story. “I wonder when us go’n see him again…Look like he ain’t ever coming home,” James laments, showing that his father went into the war and most likely is dead. The father’s absence leaves his family without adequate food, money, or manpower. The family’s poverty (which is partially due to the father’s absence) makes their future seem ... worst dentist (of the two in town) to get his sore tooth pulled. Prejudice against James’ family (because they are poor and black) also creates great sadness for them. This story takes place before the Civil Rights Movement, which is quite obvious when you see how James and his mother are treated when they go into town. As James said, “When I pass the little sign that say White and ...
- 2693: Booker T. Washington
- ... the field hands and taking corn to the local mill for grinding. This hard work at an early age instilled in him the values he would teach for the rest of his life. When the Civil War ended in April of 1863, Washington and his mom were set free. Unlike most of the other slaves, Washington had somewhere to go. His step-father had escaped earlier, and had gotten a job in Malden, West Virginia, at a salt furnace. When the war ended, he sent for Washington and his mom. Life was tough in Malden. "Drinking, gambling, quarrels, fights, and shockingly immoral practices were frequent." Washington himself got a job in the salt furnace and often ...
- 2694: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- ... major address to the New York legislature on behalf of a bill on this subject. The legislature passed a bill giving married women rights to their own wages and guardianship of their children. As the Civil War erupted, we moved to New York City. This gave me greater access to the public. Again, I teamed up with Susan B. Anthony and together we headed the Loyal League and collected hundreds of thousands of petitions for a constitutional amendment ending slavery. A secondary benefit was that the league reinforced women's networks and fundraising abilities. When the war ended, I engaged in what was the biggest of my many leaps. In order to test the Constitution's gender-neutral wording on candidate eligibility, I ran for Congress in 1866. Of some 12, ...
- 2695: Susan B Anthony
- ... women’s rights. She would often deliver speeches written by Stanton, who was occupied with her young children. In 1854, She devoted herself to the antislavery movement serving from 1856 to the outbreak of the civil war, 1861. Here, she served as an agent for the American Antislavery Society. After, She worked with Stanton and published the New York liberal weekly, “The Revolution” (1868-1870) which called for equal pay for women. In 1872, Susan demanded that women be given the same civil and political rights that had been extended to black men under the 14th and 15th amendments. Anthony and Stanton became convinced that pg1ggggwoman would not gain the rights or be effective in promoting reforms ...
- 2696: The Society Is Flawed
- ... of democracy" (31). So it is clear that the first step is to raise the proletariat to the ruling class, but how is this done? Marx writes that "...we traced the more or less veiled civil war, raging within existing society, up to the point where that war breaks out into open revolution, and where the violent overthrow of the bourgeoisie lays the foundation for the sway of the proletariat (21-22). He speaks directly of violence when he says that "If ...
- 2697: Juliette Low: Founder of the Girl Scouts
- ... Scouts Juliette Low was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia. Her parents named her Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon but no one called her that. Her nickname was Daisy. She was born during the Civil War, which was very hard on her. Daisy’s father was a southerner fighting against the Yankees. She had hardly any food and wore raggy clothes. She had three sisters and two brothers. Every summer Daisy ... they met regularly with a naturalist named Walter John Hoxie. Girl Scouts greatest contribution was its advice and encouragement on careers. Girl Scouts all over the world were friendly and helpful. When America entered World War I Juliette Low contacted President Wilson by telegram. As a result the Girl Scouts began assisting the Red Cross, acting as messengers, relieving overworked nurses, planting backyard gardens, and selling millions of Liberty Bonds. ...
- 2698: Ernesto Guevara De Serna
- ... all part of his father's library. He went to secondary school in 1941, the Colegio Nacional Dean Funes, Cordoba, where he excelled in literature and sports. At home he was impressed by the Spanish Civil War refugees and by the long series of political crises in Argentina. These culminated in the Left Fascist dictatorship of Juan Peron, to whom the Guevara de la Sernas were opposed. These events and influences implanted ... warfare. The Spanish captain drew not only on his own experience, but also on the guerrilla teachings of Mao Tse-tung. Che became his star pupil and was made a leader of the class. The war games at the farm attracted police attention, and all the Cubans and Che were arrested. However, they were released a month later (June 1956). When the guerillas invaded Cuba, Che went with them, first ...
- 2699: Animal Farm: Communism Through The Eyes of George Orwell
- ... personal experiences. George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair. He is one of the most famous political satirists of the twentieth century. He was born in Bengal, India in 1903 to an English Civil Servant and died in 1950. He attended Eton from 1917 to 1921, and served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927 before moving to Europe.Two of his most famous books ... Winston as a puppet in trying to get across his point that Communism must be stopped. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the character Big Brother is a symbol of The Party's dominance over Oceania, post war England in Nineteen Eighty- Four. Big Brother in actuality did not exist. He is just a distortion of reality created by The Party to strike fear into the minds of the citizens. Big Brother was ... Ibid 19-Miriam Gross, The World of George Orwell (New York, NY:Simon and Schuster, 1971) pg.136 20-The Party represents the Communist party in Russia. It has a total dictatorship over Oceania, post war England in the novel. They use the same violent force that the Communist used to enforce their laws, and almost everything else is the same as the Communist party. 21-Gilbert Borman, Cliffs Notes ...
- 2700: An American Epidemic
- ... children has been eclipsed by the greater crisis of children killing children. Between 1979 and 1993, guns killed more than 60,000 children, a figure greater than the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. Also, a child in the United States is 15 times as likely to die as a result of gunfire than is a child in war-torn Northern Ireland. The statistics only succeed in proving what is becoming incredibly obvious; guns have become the clearest evidence of a growing despair among many American teenagers. As one young man puts it, That ... an attempted murder every 2 minutes. Many parents want the Government to regulate what is available for children to see, but many maintain that it is not their responsibility. As Barry Lynn of the American Civil Liberties Union put it, If you cannot persuade persons to reject what you consider to be exploitive or unhealthy, do not ask the government to impose your will on those same persons. Lately, as ...
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