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- 4021: The Great Gatsby
- ... of Hitler and his parents. How it had effect on what he became and his destructive way of life. He was a man that laid half way between reality and his fantasy. He had played war games up until the age of sixteen and after that he commanded his army like they had been a game. Taking risks with soldiers as well as ignoring precise information that would have been critical ... human behavior and how similar our instincts are. There is also focus on examining primitive tribes. The object of these findings were to find out how warlike the tribes are. In the hunting-gatherers tribes, war is not as popular and profitable as in modern society. Two reasons for this is that these tribes don t have most valuable items and there is no shared type of currency to take. In these tribes, war was infrequent and not lead by permanent leaders. As opposed by modern days. What also differs is the conquest to kill as many of the enemy as possible. Aggression is ruled into several categories, ...
- 4022: 1984
- ... Anti-capitalism Renowned internationally as a forthright speaker against Stalin, Orwell was, however, an ardent Socialist and was keen to distance himself from Russian totalitarianism. His Socialist beliefs, coupled with his experience in the Spanish Civil War as a member of the revolutionary militia, led him to realize the threat of fascist, or at least autocratic, rule. No other book has been known to inspire people with such a love of liberty ...
- 4023: Isaac Asimov
- ... at Columbia University. He graduated from there with his master’s degree in Chemistry in 1941. His career was cut short though because in 1942 he moved to Philadelphia Naval Yard to work for the war. In 1945 he entered the army. In July of 1946 he was discharged from the army and he moved around for a few years till settling in West Newton, Massachusetts with Gertrude. It is there ... ill and could no longer work at the family business. This is where Asimov first learned his skills he would carry for the rest of his life. He was a hardworking diligent man. After the war and everything Asimov became an instructor at the Boston University of medicine. He was promoted to assistant professor in December of 1951. On July 1st, 1958 he gave up his teaching job and became a ... career. Many of them were ones he picked up during his life through experiences. He was a hardworking man and learned responsibility from his early job with his family. He lived and fought in World War 2. This was also another influence to his work. His personal knowledge and love for writing are one of the main reasons Asimov wrote such wonderful stories. Many of Asimov’s stories were very ...
- 4024: Are Political Parties in Decline?
- ... complex issues are dumped upon our elected representatives, and they have no hope in being able to deal with all the issues or give the proper amount of time and care. The development of appointed civil severents has greatly aided in the solution of this problem, but unfortunatley the elected representitives have lost control over the matters. Meisel stated that politicians now can only sit back and observe the results of the civil servants and accept these results. The officials now can no longer act for the good of the people but rather must obey the control of the civil servants. Weak point- Meisel's weakest point is the decline of the parties due to the media. He states in his article that television, the largest form of media, has transformed poltics into a " ...
- 4025: Ireland's Michael Collins and Emon De Valera
- ... a tradition of using funerals as propaganda ceremonies. In 1918, two British 'fools', as put by Tim Pat Coogan, handed Sinn Fein more political capital than the 'propaganda bonanza' of Ashe's funeral. As World War I was continuing, Britain needed more troops to send off to fight in Europe. Unable to recruit or draft enough men from the rest of the Empire, the British announced in April that she would ... rapidly thinning RIC ranks with British troops whose hastily supplied and mismatched uniforms gave them the unforgettable name of the Black and Tans. To supplement these new RIC members, Britain also began recruiting decommissioned British war veterans to form a special Auxiliary Force. Eventually the British forces assembled against the republicans whom had 50,000. Together these proved lethal opponents to the IRA in what rapidly degenerated into a bloody guerrilla war in which hundreds died on each side from bombings, shootings, burnings, and torture. Relations between the British and the nationalist Irish were permanently scared by a nasty cycle of attacks in which intentional brutal ...
- 4026: Richard III
- ... this news, Richard chose to proceed with caution, only telling chief political players and asking their advice. Richard was wise for these actions. He had been known for his prudence in the past in the war with Scotland. When Edward IV wanted a crushing blow to the Scots, Richard realized that it would be too costly and at the same time England had already accomplished a great feat. Richard pushed for ... to wars and his usurpation of the throne. In meeting with representatives from Spain, he solidified peace between the two nations by signing a treaty. He passed the opportunity to join with them in a war against France because he did not want to throw England into a war they were not prepared for. Richard worked for internal stability as well as he worked for an armistice with Scotland to end engagements that were costing his country dearly in finances. All throughout the ...
- 4027: How Western Imperialism affects China and Japan
- ... the 1800's , Europe thrust its way into the heart of the Middle Kingdom, shattering and destroying its isolation forever. China would then be involved in four wars during the nineteenth century ; Britain's opium war (1839- 1842), a second war (1856-1860) fought by British and French , the Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895) , and a final western invasion involving British , French , German , Japanese and U.S troops (1899-1900). Chinese Emperors were compelled to sign unequal treaties and were forced to open a number of ...
- 4028: Night
- Night 4 Books related to Night 4 Night by Elie Wiesel showed me the true horrors that took place during World War II. After reading this book, I really took time to think about and reflect upon the travesties that took place during that time. Throughout my paper, I will discuss Elie Wiesel’s life, his style ... age, since it is a short book, and doesn’t go into too much detail. There is also a lot of action, which would catch most people’s attention. This book takes place during World War II. Elie Wiesel and his family are taken to Auschwitz, one of the worst -2- camps during the holocaust. His family and him are persecuted for really no reason, as were the rest of the Jews at this time. All of the information presented were the many things I have learnt in classes, about World War II. An example is when the Nazis would tell people that they were taking them to the shower room. The people would all be stripped of their clothes and thrown in. The next moment, ...
- 4029: Allen Ginsburg In America
- ... advantage of this repeatedly. He mainly just pissed off one important official after another, getting kicked out of Cuba and Prague, and annoying American conservatives. He was a familiar figure at protests against the Vietnam War, this coupled with the fact he was so open with his views helped put America in a mood which was against the war. The list of 60's events that Ginsberg played an important part in. He participated in Ken Kesey's Acid Test Festivals in San Francisco, and helped Kesey relieve tension between the San Francisco hippies ... think this book opened my mind not only to a great poet but also a whole generation of people. It gave me insight on to what was happening at that time. With the whole anti-war movement, and the discrimination of homosexuals. Both of which Ginsberg spoke and wrote about. Ginsberg was not just a poet from the sixties, he was an embodiment of what a lot of youth of ...
- 4030: The Working Class In Middletow
- ... the 1930's the Middletown economy started to turn around. Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal which brought Middletown and the rest of the United States out of the depression. Partly due to World War II and partly due to the general up-swing of the economy three new plants were introduced to Middletown. Two General Motor plants, Borg Warner, and Owens Illinois all became established in Middletown. This brought a variety of opportunity to the working class of Middletown. As the United States got more involved in the war there was a number of Middletown's working class men getting drafted. During this time the industrial workforce saw more women employees than ever. The nineteen forties, fifties, and sixties were some of the most prosperous times for the working class. The New Deal was still in full effect as far as creating employment and welfare benefits. The cold war also played a big role in these more prosperous times. With the United States so caught up into trying to show the Soviet Union how much better off we were, many working class families ...
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