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- 5021: Albert Einstein 5
- ... America. Einstein became a friend and colleague of President Roosevelt. He wrote a letter to the president warning him of the potential use of his theories in military warfare. Soon, President Truman took over the war effort. Einstein, however, played no part in developing the atomic bomb which merely proved his theory of relativity (Magill 1036). As a matter of fact, Einstein was just as shocked as the rest of the country when Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima and Fat Boy was dropped on Nagasaki (Kevles). He was a sworn pacifist, and he tried to settle disputes the peaceful way. After the war, Einstein received a lot of bad press for creating this weapon. As Einstein grew older, he tried to stay out of the spotlight. But this did now deviate his popularity. For his 70th birthday, he ...
- 5022: ON POVERTY
- ... from economy but exploitation still continued. Although exploitation existed, poverty seemed to be declined relatively. However, it should not be forgotten that in this period, especially between 1940s and 1950s, public concern switched to World War II then to issues such as Korean War and Spread of Communism. Therefore in this period poverty was no longer recognised as a major problem, although large segment of the population continued to live in poverty. Despite the fact that the programs in ...
- 5023: The Great Gatsby: Symbolism in Colors
- ... Page (161-162) Perhaps another sign of his demise. Green is a very strong color in this book. It symbolizes hope. Gatsby and Daisy had met for a short time before he went off to war. When he returned he knew that Daisy had married Tom. He desperately wanted to get back together with her. So much so that he bought a house where he could see Daisy's house from ... lavender, brown and black to symbolize the many other feelings. In this book he shows us how society uses colors to express our feelings. We use black at funerals, white at weddings, and red with war and love. Many people use colors to express their feelings, and don't even realize what they are doing.
- 5024: Wealth In The Great Gatsby
- ... to go to New York with Mr. Gatsby, but during the car ride Nick is asked to do Mr. Gatsby a favor; arrange a meeting between him and Daisy. Nick soon discovers that, before the war, Gatsby and Daisy were lovers. Then, he got shipped off to go fight in "The Great War" that was raging in Europe. They had corresponded mildly, but when he got back they never saw each other; except from a distance. His house was located directly across the bay from Daisy's. At ...
- 5025: Fear 2
- ... Our fears may be sudden like when your kid brother jumps out behind you and yells boo . People s fears can be built up over a long period of time, for example, during the cold war millions of people thought that at any moment they would be attacked by the Russians, so they built bomb shelters because of that fear. Some of our fears come straight from our imagination. They may ... wake. I wear my seat belt for protection, and sometimes I look in my closet before I go to bed. It s the larger planet-wide fears that we collectively hold our breathes for, of war, of starvation, of toxic pollutants, of disease and other events. We fear for the uncertainty of our loved ones or the loss of a loved one, an ancient fear yet new to every generation. Still ...
- 5026: Characterization in Clancy's Red Storm Rising
- ... the reader to see what the characters are thinking brings the reader's understanding and compassion for the characters to new levels. Clancy shows that Lt. Toland has doubts about killing a fellow human being, war or no war. This develops Toland's compassion and humanity. Also, the reader learns that Capt. Morris has too much compassion to tell his dead sailors' families about their tragic deaths. Morris never said it out loud, but ...
- 5027: The Last of the Mohicans: Summary
- ... epic adventure as well as a heart-warming romance portrayed in the wilderness of the Adirondack region of Colonial New York. This work of historical fiction was set during the third year of the last war between England and France over possession of a country that ultimately would belong to neither party. The story has many interesting characters. The main character is Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), he is a white man ... to the French forces. They are forced to flee the fort and return to another British fort in a seemingly peaceful defeat. On their journey to this fort, the wrath of Magua and his Huron war party begins to fall upon them. Magua is well on his way to stifling the Munro seed for eternity but decides to take the women captive. They are captured and thus Cora is taken away ...
- 5028: Creditcards
- ... remarkable inflation in modern times was the German hyperinflation of 1923, when people went to the store with wheelbarrows full of money to buy a few groceries. A similar hyperinflation occurred in Hungary after World War II. Inflation has been defined as "too much money chasing too few goods." As prices rise, wages and salaries also have a tendency to rise. More money in people's pockets causes prices to rise ... s needs. Causes of Inflation: Inflation has many causes, but they all operate to raise the demand for goods and services beyond the capacity of the ecomomy to satisfy that demand. Often inflation follows a war, when the government has spent vast sums on military equipment and has not raised taxes enough to pay for it. Heavy government spending in peacetime may also lead to inflation. The principal reason why governments ...
- 5029: Cultural Synopsis: The Philipp
- ... Along with Pilipino, a language derived from Tagalog, English is one of the two official languages. The Philippines achieved full political independence in 1946, following four years of occupation by Japanese armed forces during World War II. The period since independence has been marked by repeated crises. The Philippines consists of 7,000 islands of only which 2,000 are inhabited. The two largest islands are Luzon and Mindanao and seventy ... unique mixed culture of foreign influences. Filipinos love to gamble. They exchange money frequently on basketball games and other sports. Improvisation is seen by the way the Filipinos converted the left over jeeps from World War 2 into taxis and other public transportation. Filipinos are strongly oriented to the outside world. Nevertheless, national pride is not to be underestimated.
- 5030: Battle Of Hurtgen Forest
- ... engaged in the long campaigns in Russia as well as other fronts and I believe the fighting in the Hurtgen was the heaviest I have ever witnessed." (Ambrose, 178) The campaign did not shorten the war by any amount of time. It contributed to a unbelievable amount of casualties for so little gain. The decision to fight the battle was one of the worst decisions made by the Americans in the war. Lieutenant Lomell put it best when he said, "The months-long battle of the Hurtgen Forest was a loser that our top brass ever after never seemed to want to talk about" (Ambrose, 179) Bibliography ...
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