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- 2961: Joe Louic
- ... Max Scheming was that he was German, so therefore, he was portrayed as a Nazi, and was personally visited in the locker room before the match by the man of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler. Louis' war-time patriotism in a racially divided country made him a symbol of national unity and purpose. Twice he donated his winnings to the military relief funds. He advertised himself even more tot he American Public when he said the U.S. would win World War 2 " because we're on God's side". In front of 70,000 screaming fans at Yankee Stadium, Louis pulverized the Aryan figurehead, knocking him to the floor 3 times. Two years of waiting ended ... that fight, Louis had crossed the line from champion to idol as Americans of all color and race celebrated frantically. In 1942 he would join the U.S. Army, during the hard times of World War 2. During this time he fought close to 100 exhibitions before some 2 million servicemen. After the war, he knocked out Billy Conn again, and won three other fights, including two with Jersey Joe ...
- 2962: Bookreport On The Spy Who Came
- This story, set during the cold war, is about a British spy, Leamas, who is controlling the spy actions against the east block (or “zone”) from West-Berlin. After he lost one agent after the other to his opponent Mundt of the ... such a risk in letting her know that he is a London agent. Leamas tells her that he doesn’t like it as well but seems to accept it and calls it a “victim of war”. Liz believes that he is trying to convince himself and he says that he is sick of all the killing. In this episode, John Le Carré describes extremely well what debate goes on in the mind of a spy like Leamas and he discuses the ethic of espionage and the cold war. The reader is left unknown of the real truth I enjoyed reading this book as it is not only very exiting and therefore quick to read but also interesting as it says that during ...
- 2963: The Old Gringo, By Carlos Fuen
- The Old Gringo, Carlos Fuentes The Old Gringo is a fiction novel written by one of Latin America s most renowned and eloquent authors, Carlos Fuentes. Filled with war, adventure, love and more, this novel takes you back to the Mexican revolution fought in 1912. This contemporary fiction is based on many themes found and experienced by the main characters in this novel. The ... old gringo. Harriet is described as a, quick, elegant, and a beautiful woman of thirty. In a discussion with Miss Harriet and the old gringo, we learn that her father disappeared in the Spanish-American War somewhere in Cuba. Her and her mother were the only ones at home, which made her want to come to Mexico even more. In this novel, Miss Harriet has an affair with Tomas Arroyo to ... book was written because of Fuentes s studies on Ambrose Bierce to show what might have happened to cause his disappearance and also to show the real voyage taken by the Mexican people in this war they fought. Intertwined with these two concepts, is a story of love, war, and adventure. Carlos Fuentes once said that, I have lived with this story for a long time. It was conceived about ...
- 2964: Martin Luther King Jr. 5
- ... have fought oppression. Martin Luther King Jr., would aid immensely in this fight. He was born in Atlanta Georgia in 1929. His father, Martin Luther King Sr. Was a Baptist minister and also preached for civil rights. By the time he was 17 he had decided to follow his fathers footsteps, so he himself was ordained as a minister. After his graduation from the Crozer Theological Seminary, when he began postgraduate ... use for his social protests. In the following year he decided to move back to Atlanta to become copastor with his father. In 1963 he was back in Birmingham, Alabama, where he led a massive civil rights campaign, organizing drives for black voter registration, desegregation, and better education throughout the South. During that time he led the unforgettable March on Washington where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech ... was the day prior to his demise. Sadly, the following day he was shot to death in Memphis Tennessee. Nearly 500,000 of his loyal admirers attended his funeral. It was the end of his civil rights crusade. "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live" he had once said. That day he died for civil rights, he died for his dream. Prejudices have always ...
- 2965: The Theories of John Locke
- ... very influential to many people in the 17th throughout the 20th century. Locke wasn’t a man who studied and did work in one field or specific topic. Locke has written The Treatise on the Civil Magistrate, Essays on the Law of Nature, the Fundamental constitution of Carolina, essays concerning Human Understandings, an Two Treaties of Civil Government. (Cranston) Locke has had great influence on all the presidents and political leaders throughout American history. One man that was affected by Locke’s theories and influential ideas is Thomas Jefferson. He was the ... the English constitution, had broken down. King and Parliament had combined to upset the balance. The glorious revolution established the supremacy of Parliament, more especially of those of the Commons. Locke, whose famous Treatise on Civil Government rationalized the event, clearly enunciated the principal: “the legislative must need be supreme [power], and all other powers in any members of society derived from and subordinate to it!”(p62 Peterson) This is ...
- 2966: Book Report For The Odyssey
- ... epic poem written in a series of 24 books. It is one of two epics written over 2500 years ago by the Western European poet, Homer. This epic joins Odysseus 10 years after the Trojan War. The story follows him as he attempts to return to his home in Ithaca where he reigns as King. I am wiser after having read this book because this story taught me about some of the social practices of the Greeks. It taught me that men were dominant and women played a submissive role in their society. The themes in the story interest men: war, hunting, and problems of warriors while the things that interest women are left out completely or are dealt with briefly. In the Greek society, women were valued but participated in worldly affairs only with open ... of the reader to come up with the details like the color and size of the creatures and what the surroundings look like. Odysseus was away at Troy for 10 years fighting a long, difficult war. Unfortunately for Odysseus the war was just the beginning of his adventure. His journey home turned out to be filled with mishaps. First, his ship was separated from the rest of the other ships ...
- 2967: John Paul Jones: The Undaunted Sailor
- ... am confident you will join me." Jones did not like being idle at all. He wished to stretch his fame around the country by capturing vessels along the coasts of Britain and to bring the war to a quick end. Jones knew that the navy would be most effective if it was to prey on British commerce and raid Britain's coast. In broad strategic terms Jones proposed a plan that ... to secure the coast and cut off the enemies supplies while our army settled the account current. During his cruise along the British coast, his efforts proved to play a huge role in the Revolutionary War. On April 24th 1778, John Paul Jones spotted the HMS Drake and enticed it into battle. When the Drake came within firing range, Jones ordered his men to shoot grapeshot at the masts and sails ... be a gentleman as well as a qualified seaman in decisions and practice. According to Jones, one who was not capable of communicating his ideas on paper was not ready to command a ship of war. Jones also wanted to change the ranking system of the navy. He felt that if there were more steps in the advancement of ranks, young men would be able to experience a sense of ...
- 2968: Adolph Hitlers' Rise to Power
- Adolph Hitlers' Rise to Power During the period leading up to World War II, there was a man who had power over a whole nation. That man was Adolph Hitler. He was triumphant in his rise to power mainly due to his new and innovative political ideas. Hitler ... he was saying was the absolute truth. Using this power, he would get people to do anything for him, which goes to prove his amorality. Since his country was still trying to recover from World War I, he desired to restore the power back in to the country. In order to understand how Hitler used propaganda, an understanding of what the word means is required. According to Merriam-Webster, "propaganda is ... necessary to further himself. With Hitler being such an amoral person and willing to do anything, he would do what he could to benefit from his country. His country had suffered great losses in World War I and was still trying to recover when he came into power. Restoring the power back into his country was of great importance to him. After World War I, Germany had 7,142,558 ...
- 2969: Anti-semitism In Nazi Germany
- ... to be paid would wreck havoc with his economic program. The persecution of the Jews continued beyond this singular act and many Jews were forced to flee to other countries. By the outbreak of the war in 1939, only 285,000 out of the 690,000 Jews in Austria and Germany were left. The rest had emigrated to other countries. The Jews that remained, the majority being old or married to ... the Wannsee, near Berlin. This meeting, that took place on the 10th of January 1942, was to become known as the Wannsee conference. Ten days after this conference Hitler announced that "the result of this war will be the complete annihilation of the Jews". The herding of the Jews into ghettos, and the deportations to camps followed. An elaborate system had been constructed to enable the Holocaust to take place. Thousands ... engines. The Nazi extermination machine was so effective that the camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau, at its peak, was capable of gassing and cremating almost 24,000 bodies per day. By the end of World War Two over six million Jews had been exterminated by the Nazi regime and it was only the end of the war that brought the genocide of the Jewish race to a halt. In the ...
- 2970: Anne Frank
- ... and bringing the Franks clothes, food, literature, news, and hope. I knew my role was of great importance to the family, I would serve as the messenger, and would visit daily to tell of recent war developments and bring extra treats to the family. Some of my fondest memories are of Anne's smiling face, when she saw me enter the annex with outstretched arms eager to embrace her. Before the ... I knew Anne so well, I was certain that the two quite possibly would have many quarrels. I tried to help Anne and Margot's adjusting process by bringing magazines, books, and news of the war going on outside. Anne even confided to me of her secret blooming romance with Peter Van Daan, who was a bit older than Anne. However the romance did not have much of a chance, since ... the bright side of things, but the confining quarters had finally gotten to her, because she had become severely depressed. I began to wonder what would become of the secret annex's occupants if the war did not end soon. I did not wonder long sadly, because on August 4, 1944, an unknown source would betray the Franks, And others by notifying the police of the secret annex's secret ...
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