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- 5151: Alexander The Great And His Impact On Greek Civilization
- ... one of Alexanders tutors, once wrote "he had a violent thirst and passion for learning , which increased as time went on... He was a lover of all kinds of reading and knowledge." Alexanders views on war were much influenced by Aristotle he told Alexander, "First, men could wage war in order that... they may themselves avoid becoming enslaved to others; (second) so they may seek control for the benefit of the subject of people... and thirdly to hold despotic power over those who deserve ...
- 5152: John F. Kennedy
- ... completed his third year as President, therefore his achievements were limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented the United States from entering into another world war. Kennedy was especially admired by the younger people and he was perhaps the most popular president in history. Kennedy expressed the values of 20th century America and his presidency had an importance beyond its political ... Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar. During the next two years, Castro would become increasingly hostile to the United States. When Castro began to proclaim his belief in Communism, Cuba became part of the Cold War, or struggle between the U. S. and its allies and the nations led by the USSR that involved intense economic and diplomatic battles. Many Cubans began to flee to the United States and during the ...
- 5153: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- ... completed his third year as President, therefore his achievements were limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented the United States from entering into another world war. Kennedy was especially admired by the younger people and he was perhaps the most popular president in history. Kennedy expressed the values of 20th century America and his presidency had an importance beyond its political ... Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar. During the next two years, Castro would become increasingly hostile to the United States. When Castro began to proclaim his belief in Communism, Cuba became part of the Cold War, or struggle between the U. S. and its allies and the nations led by the USSR that involved intense economic and diplomatic battles. Many Cubans began to flee to the United States and during the ...
- 5154: George Dantzig
- ... laureate in economics at MIT. P Ordeshook wrote: The concept of a Nash equilibrium n-tuple is perhaps the most important idea in game theory. ... Whether we are analyzing candidates' election strategies, the causes of war, agenda manipulation in legislatures, or the actions of interest groups, predictions about events reduce to a search for and description of equilibria. Put simply, equilibrium strategies are the things that we predict about people. Nash got his doctorate on his 22nd birthday, June 13, 1950. After brief interludes as an instructor at Princeton and as a consultant at the Rand Corporation, the Cold War think tank, Nash moved on to teach at MIT in 1951. He arrived itching to show that he could solve really big problems. According to one story circulating at the time, Nash was in the ...
- 5155: Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... a well known and admired humanitarian. (Webster III, 100). When her husband became the President, Eleanor Roosevelt made herself a strong speaker on behalf of a wide range of social causes, including youth employment and civil rights for blacks and women. She also had compassion for the Jewish and helped them go through the time when Hitler had power. She did all of her work with self-confidence, authority, independence, and ... alike, and proved that Eleanor was a kind woman who wanted to help everybody. Like women, Eleanor believed that all blacks were equal to whites. Because of her support, she was able to bring about civil rights movement for blacks. This benefited mankind by getting the rights blacks should have. This created a stronger feeling about humanity and how people should be treated as equals. Eleanor had aided so many people ...
- 5156: George Brenard Shaw
- ... Between 1889 and 1901 he wrote many pamphlets for the society including The Fabian Election Manifesto in 1892, and Socialism For Millionaires in 190. He also took the position as a political activist during World War 1, writing pieces such as The Rights of Man, and Common Sense About the War. Shaw was also a great believer in Marxism and was able to visit Russia and meet Stalin in 1931. In 1938 Shaw received an Oscar for Film of the Year, with Pygmalion, which was presented ...
- 5157: Slaughterhouse Five
- This first chapter, a preface, is insistent on the fact that the book is based on real events. Vonnegut, like our narrator, is a veteran of World War II, a former prisoner of war, and a witness to a great massacre, and that fact lends a certain authority to what follows. Vonnegut shares with us his enduring inability to render in writing the horror of Dresden. There is nothing ...
- 5158: Mother Teresa
- ... Teresa is called out of retirement and reelected the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity. In January 1991 Mother Teresa wrote a letter to Presidents George Bush and Saddam Huessein just before the Gulf War. It was a plea on behalf of the innocent ones. She sent two teams of sisters to Baghdad to minister to those ravaged by the war. Between 1991 and 1993 Mother Teresas health began to decline. Her failing heart caused her to collapse many times. Despite her health troubles, Mother Teresa continued to work. In 1994, at a National Prayer ...
- 5159: The Sun Also Rises
- ... as the narrator and supposed hero of the novel, fell in love with Brett some years ago and is still powerfully and uncontrollably in love with her. However, Jake is unfortunately a casualty of the war, having been emasculated in a freak accident. Still adjusting to his impotence at the beginning of the novel, Jake has lost all power and desire to have sex. Because of this, Jake and Brett cannot ... her walking up the street and of course in a little while I felt like hell again" (34, Ch. 4). Lady Brett Ashley serves as a challenge to a weakness Jake must confront. Since his war experience, Jake has attempted to reshape the man he is and the first step in doing this is to accept his impotence. Despite Brett's undeniable love for Jake, she is engaged to marry another ...
- 5160: J. Edgar Hoover
- ... the Democratic party. He had a couple of jobs before he became a writer. He served in the United States Air Force for a few years. He spent one of those in Korea during the war as an editor for an Air Force newspaper. He has had numerous other works published. His most famous is Helter Skelter. Most of his other works have gone without much notice. The hardcover sleeve of ... politics going on inside the walls of the justice Building. So both, J Edgar and the FBI, have lost their glitter in my mind. I did like the one part of the book during World War II, where Hoover met with Ion Flemming. I am a fan of the Bond movies. I never really thought of Flemming actually being that involved in spying. I found it extremely interesting that he was ...
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