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- 3581: Nuclear Weapons: Other Options
- ... moment are slowed because of the lack of manpower. Many people do not feel safe in their homes because the local police force is understaffed. All of this would change if we stop the cold war. People could walk on the streets at night, drug lords would be behind bars, and drugs would be eradicated from the country if nuclear weapons are stopped. The money would be used to set up ... money to pay debts and to renew trust with other countries. Once trust is renewed, we can again emerge as a leading super power. Hence, weapons now are gathering dust in bunkers waiting for a war that will never come. Money must be put to use for the homeless, to end the drug problem, and to lessen trade deficit. We, as a country, should worry about our problems besides the war. Let's make America that clean, drug-free place that has kept Americans dreaming for many years.
- 3582: Mark Twain
- ... and Cincinnati, corresponding with his brother's newspapers under various false names. After a visit to New Orleans in 1857, he learned the difficult art of steamboat piloting, an occupation that he followed until the Civil War closed the river, and that furnished the background for "Old Times on the Mississippi" (1875), later included in the expanded Life on the Mississippi (1883). In 1861, Twain traveled by stagecoach to Carson City, Nev ...
- 3583: Chinese Immigrants
- ... of doing. They were willing to work for low pay, since even as low as their salary would be, it would still be more than they got paid in China, because of overcrowding and the Civil War. I think that Chinese railroad workers were definitely exploited by the owners. With very low wages, and poor working conditions, I don’t see why the Chinese put up with that. The owners didn’t ...
- 3584: Abe Lincoln Hero Of Our Past
- ... Thomas died in infancy. Later his mother died, and his father remarried. Abraham's sister also died in childbirth. But Abraham kept going on. Lincoln was elected captain of a volunteer company, in Black Hawk War. Abraham was proving to be a good leader, which later lead him to victory. Later in Illinois, Lincoln ran unsuccessfully for the Illinois legislature. Two years later Abe was elected the lower house for the ... gave many speeches on slavery, and why it is morally wrong, and unfair. By his inauguration in March 1861, seven states had seceded from the union. It was Lincoln who wanted to avoid going to war, but saw it the only way to deliver the slaves from bondage. The North won the war, freeing slaves. It was Abe Lincoln who decided to stand up for what he believed was right, and he eventually succeeded. Lincoln's fatal flaw was only that there were so many who opposed ...
- 3585: People In The Government
- ... s Lecture Series Outstanding former Senate leaders and other distinguished Americans share their insights about the Senate's recent history and long-term practices. The Constitution assigns the Senate and House equal responsibility for declaring war, maintaining the armed forces, assessing taxes, borrowing money, minting currency, regulating commerce, and making all laws necessary for the operation of the government. The Senate holds exclusive authority to advise and consent on treaties and ... is the only federal court that conducts a trial by jury. It has original jurisdiction on all of the cases it hears. The district courts hears crimes related to the federal law. It also hears civil suits that are over $10,000 and are between people of different states or when a foreign party is involved. Certain cases involving income taxes, copyright laws, trademark laws, and patent laws are other cases ...
- 3586: Jackie Robinson
- ... have cited Robinson's influence on their careers and in their lives. Many current athletes wear his uniform number, 42, as a tribute. The second half of Jackie Robinson's career was all for the Civil Rights movement. A main goal for him was to improve the African American status in society. Part of this started when he refused to accept segregation at white-only hotels and restaurants in his playing ... martialed for refusing to vacate a seat in an army bus. He was acquitted and given an honorable discharge. After he retired from baseball in 1956, Jackie became very active in the NAACP and the civil rights movement. He founded the first black owned bank in New York City and leaders like Martin Luther King and Jesse Jackson looked to him for guidance. Robinson had also worked with Malcolm X. Jackie ... wider variety of sports that any athlete in history. Jackie not only had an impact on baseball, but on other sports and American society as well. Besides being a great athlete, he was also a civil rights champion and community activist. Jackie Robinson had the courage to stand alone in a very tough situation where a lot of other people would most likely need help. Jackie certainly revolutionized the way ...
- 3587: Imigration and discrimination in the 20`s
- ... the "typical American" in language, customs, and religion. Many individuals and industries alike played upon America's fears of immigration to further their own goals. Leuchtenburg follows this common theme from the beginning of World War I up untill the election of 1928. If there was one man who singlely used America's fear of immigrants to advance his own political goals it was Attorney General Palmer. The rise of Communism ... savior, combatting the evils of Communism. He mainly centered his attack on Russian immigrants. During the infamous Palmer raids thousands of aliens were deported and even more were arrested on little or no evidence. Their civil liberties were violated, they were not told the reasons for their arrests, denied counsel, and not given fair trials. What followed was an investigation of Palmer led by Louis Post which overturned many of Palmer ...
- 3588: Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Barrier
- ... has set new standards for all black athlete’s to come. Jackie Robinson grew up in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie attended UCLA where he played baseball, basketball, football, and track. After collage Jackie enrolled in world war two. After the war Jackie got an honorable discharge. After the end of the war Jackie didn’t know what he wanted to do and he was very short on money. Finally Jackie decided he wanted to join the Negro Leagues. In 1944 Jackie officially was on a Negro ...
- 3589: Should Eisenhower Be Praised for His Foreign Policies?
- ... and create an inspection system to monitor compliance. However, Eisenhower and Dulles backed out of the disarmament proposal because they allowed their anti-Communist pride get in the way. They wanted to win the Cold War and they weren’t satisfied with simply ending it on peaceful terms. Pride became a factor in Eisenhower’s policies several times. When Russia launched Sputnik Eisenhower suffered a blow to his nationalistic pride. He worried that Russia was surpassing America in missile development so he agreed to develop more ICBM’s and disperse Strategic Air Command bombers. Then he insisted on making education a weapon in war and he created the National Defense Education Act so we could surpass the Soviets education system. When Dulles died of Cancer Eisenhower’s policies changed again. Without Dulles there to influence Ike, he began talking ... to ease tensions. This proves that, had Dulles not been by Eisenhower’s side, there was a possibility of peaceful negotiations from the beginning. However, Eisenhower and Dulles had gone too far to change their war goals to peaceful terms. It seems that Eisenhower was always coming up with new policies and plans, some of which were not even beneficial, and yet he couldn’t come up with new ideas ...
- 3590: Hypocrites In Huckleberry Finn
- In the novel The adventures of huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses his knowledge of the Mississippi River to write about the ways of life in the Southern Mississippi area before the civil war. In chapters 17-22 of the novel Mark Twain exposes the Hypocrisy of Southern society through false notions of aristocracy, Pious support of religion, and pretend knowledge of academics. He presents these aspects of Southern ...
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