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- 2931: McCormick Place
- ... in Chicago. He worked as the head of Streets and Sanitation Department from 1905-1910, and in 1911 he became president of the Tribune. He worked there until he was called into action for World War One where he served in the first infantry; directly under the command of John J. Pershing. When he returned home to Chicago, Robert became somewhat of an entrepreneur ("Exhibition Center Hailed
"). In the late 1940 ... 1927, a similar plan to build a convention center was blocked by the Illinois Supreme Court. Further progress was stunted in the 1930's by the Great Depression. After the United States' entrance into World War Two, industry got a jump-start. Then in 1951, a one-percent tax was added on running racetrack parimutuels. The tax was designed to pay for industrial, cultural and educational fairs in Illinois. Most of ... Rebuild Burned Hall." Chicago Tribune 17 January 1967: A2. "Insurance on McCormick Place is $29,650,000." Chicago Tribune 17 January 1967: A8. Jaskot, Paul. "Lecture Notes on McCormick Place." Explore Chicago: Building of Post War Chicago and Mayor Richard J. Daley. Chicago, 21 October 1999. Jaskot, Paul. "Lecture Notes on C. F. Murphy." Explore Chicago: Building of Post War Chicago and Mayor Richard J. Daley. Chicago, 14 October 1999. " ...
- 2932: The Development Of The Warrior
- ... of Achilles in his interaction with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles himself slew, the Iliad can be seen to chronicle the maturation of the Greek hero during the terrible battles of the Trojan War. Achilles is a hero in the epic sense, complete with flaws and bad qualities that round out the character, but with passions and convictions that any reader can relate to. Throughout the course of the ... goddess Thetis, ask Zeus to punish the Achaeans on behalf of her and Achilles. Zeus reluctantly agrees to this, and Achilles success in having the whole of his people subjected to a brutal and costly war to get his revenge' on Agamemnon. As the Trojan War presses foreword, taking countless lives of both Trojan and Achaean alike, Achilles stands by and watches, unwilling to participate in the battle even when an apology from Agamemnon and pleading from his comrades is ...
- 2933: United Nations
- ... security council havent given the UN the power it needs if it is to be a successful force in peace keeping methods. 2. The United Nation idea was first brought to head during World War II, when 26 nations of the world pledged to work together as one. The United Nations was officially operational as of the 24th of October 1951, with a minor 51 countries signing the UN charter ... as the biggest threat to peace in Somalia. Despite the UNs huge efforts peace was not fully restored, but an estimated 300,000 lives were saved. A victory in its self. Iran-Iraq War In 1980 Iraq invaded Iran and all hell broke loose. The world was furious at this, and the United Nations knew they had to do something, but they did not have the authority. Although most of the fighting was left up to the Americans, the achievement that the UN got out of this war was that it put forward a cease-fire on the war in 1988. Rwanda In 1994 the United Nations peace force was already stationed in Rwanda because of a previous conflict. Soon after the ...
- 2934: The Theme Of Matriarchy In Sou
- "We will never understand the psychology of either women or men as long as we fail to acknowledge that a state of war has existed between the sexes for approximately six thousand years. This war is a guerrilla war. Six thousand years ago the patriarchy triumphed over women and society became organized on the basis of male domination. Women became the property of men and were obliged to be grateful to them for ...
- 2935: Iliad And Odyssey
- ... now." Giant Ajax hoisted it high and hurled it down, crushing the rim of the soldiers four horned helmet and cracked his skull to splinters, a bloody pulp
" 435-443. Violence, the many scenes of war in the Iliad reminded me of the first battle scene of Saving Private Ryan. The extremely violent images of men crying out for their mothers, the intestines spilling out of a mans belly, and ... scene like that has never happened on American TV before. In book XXII, Odysseus kills at least seven men. In the Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus seemed to be "un-touchable." Odysseus survived the Trojan War, shipwrecks, the raid on the Cicones, The lotus eaters, and the Cyclops. Not to mention the encounter with Hades and the battle with the suitors. Like American "pop" culture, the hero is rarely killed, but ... vote, run for president, and can make their own decisions; the exact opposite of the way women were depicted in the Iliad and Odyssey. Women were considered to be property. They were the prizes of war. The women who were awarded to Achilles and Agememnon: Chryseis and Briseis. They were treated like property; women could be traded or sold. After the Fall of Troy, the captured women were given to ...
- 2936: Albert Einstein 4
- ... his accomplishments. For example, in 1921 he received the Noble Prize award in physics from different world scientific groups. The two social movements that resulted in his full support were pacifism and Zionism. During World War I he was involved in publicly announcing Germany s involvement in the war. Following the war, he continued to offer support to the pacifist and Zionist principles and as a result he was made a target of vicious attacks my anti-Semitic and right wing associations in Germany. During this ...
- 2937: Compare And Contrast
- ... postponing decimalization will only makes matter worse and it's hard to keep track according to Friedman. Therefore legalizing drug is even in more demand. This point leads us to Bennett point about drug 's war. Bennett believes that if drugs were to be legalized it, we are surrendering. After the long hard fight, we should not surrender now. He suggested what we need for this fight is more citizens to be involve with this war. Friedman see legalizing drugs does not what so ever equal to surrendering in this fight against drug addiction. He believes that by legalizing drugs is a precondition for an effective fight. He sees this as " a chance to prevent sales to minors; get drugs out of schools and playgrounds; and save crack babies." (pg.939). Not only they disagree on the point this, but also the consequences of this war differs greatly. Because Bennett see this war as fighting back with drug users, black markets, and crimes will not increase, yet on the other hand Friedman believes it will if we don't legalize ...
- 2938: A Man For All Seasons: Value, What Would I Die For?
- ... for that reason is my value towards my friends questionable. As for my country I refuse to risk my life for dictator who is on a power trip. Almost all wars are useless as the war of Vietnam. Did the American solider fight for his family or did he risk his life because the president said so. World War 2 was a war to stop a dictator from killing innocent families. It was a war, but not entirely useless. It was a time in which people risked their lives for families so they would be better off ...
- 2939: Reflections On The Things They
- ... wrote a story that is known as "The Things They Carried." It is a carefully crafted, detailed account of a Lieutenant and his men, the time period being right in the middle of the Vietnam war. In most war stories the author spends most of his or her time describing actions and events to the reader, trying to really put the reader "right there" in the middle of everything that is happening. However, O ... small personal day dreams and strange things that really describe the men. Being out in the wilderness, far from home or anything they recognize, these men must deal with the mental and physical stresses of war, when they jion the army I see it as signing away there souls they are then asked to murder people over stupid issues. Here is where O Brien starts up his literary art form. ...
- 2940: Gorbachev: Analysis of Three Books About Gorbachev
- ... of the implementation of the new policies. The Gorbachev succession marks the appearance of a new political generation which differs from the old guard in style, knowledge and historical vision....Gorbachev represents a younger post-war political generation, a generation which started its professional Party or state career during the more liberal Krushchev era" (p. 165). Medvedev quotes some of the very enthusiastic Western newspaper comments which called Gorbachev a "bright ... resemble a person who was waiting for the opportunity to drop a nuclear bomb on the West" (p. 228). For Gorbachev two main issues were the problem of the arms race and Afghanistan, where the war had gone for two long and there was no end in sight. Gorbachev wanted to accelerate economic development and the main task of his diplomacy was the reduction of the cost of the foreign policy ... that meant substantial arms reductions. In his book Medvedev makes an assumption that the Soviet government would not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and Gorbachev will be aiming for a "quick military end to the war" - assumption that proved to be wrong . On the other hand the author is right when he predicts the gradual thawing of the Soviet-US relations, thawing that started in Geneva with Reagan- Gorbachev negotiations ...
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