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- 6611: Thomas Jefferson: A Product of his times or a Hypocrite?
- ... New World for a far longer period than anyone had thought. The native Americans had proved that strong government was not necessary to the happiness of mankind. Jefferson declared that the Native Americans had “made war on us without the least provocation or pretense of injury” and that they had want only committed “savage cruelties” The Native Americans, no more than the black slaves, Jefferson had recognized, had no reason to ...
- 6612: The John Scopes Trial
- ... on state legislature and said that the nation was built based on the Bible. Evolution denied this story and being taught, would destroy principle's of this country. After this law was passed, the American Civil Liberties Union agreed to help teachers. Once the ACLU heard of Scopes' trouble, they decided to pursue this as a test case. A local engineer recommended that the ACLU help Scopes. Scopes was arrested in ...
- 6613: Karl Marx
- ... problem, as apposed Engles who used his imagination and pure mind to come about a solution. These differences in culture and similarities in beliefs complemented each other well. This outlook on society and the class war was clever. It was their greatest work together, the communist manifesto, which achieved them their most popularity among the proletariat, and created the most problems with the government for the two. Communist Manifesto or Manifest ...
- 6614: Tennessee Williams
- Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier “Tennessee” Williams is acknowledged as one of the greatest American dramatists of the post-World War II era. His stature is based almost entirely upon works he completed during the first half of his career. William’s lyrical style and his thematic concerns are distinctive in American theatre. The majority of ...
- 6615: Sinclair Lewis
- ... of time. In 1942, he divorced his second wife, Dorothy Thompson. In 1943, he published Gideons Planish. Then, in 1944, Lewis received the sad news that his son, Lt. Wells Lewis, was killed during World War II by a sniper in Piedmont Valley, France. This crushed him for a while but in 1945, Lewis published his next novel, Cass Timberlane. In 1947 he published Kingsblood Royal, and in 1949 The God ...
- 6616: The Life of John F. Kennedy
- ... when they searched Sirhan’s house in nearby Pasadena. In his room, they found a diary filed with hateful criticisms of Kennedy. It also expressed feelings that backed the Arab side in the Middle East war with Israel. It also contained several pro-communists and anti-American opinions. This, along with his actions, made it very clear to the police that this person was angry at Kennedy in several of his ...
- 6617: Oral Roberts
- ... is known for his leadership and publicity given to the Pentecostal and charismatic movements (Pentecostalism’s glamorous offspring) since WWII. Thanks to Oral the Pentecostal religion surged around the world in the decades after the war. In the 1980’s a Pentecostal spokesman claimed that fifty million people throughout the world had received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It was predicted that by the end of the century half of ...
- 6618: Alexander the Great
- ... after battle with gold, food, or other riches. He lost many men in battle, but he never lost their morale. The first battle that Alexander faced at the start of his career was one of civil action. The people in Thebes had heard little of their new ruler, Alexander, and were worried there was no one to lead them. In response, they revolted. Alexander immediately responded and crushed the rebellion in ...
- 6619: Joseph Stalin
- ... created Russia as one of the world’s major industrial powers. Stalin also to make sure that he had total power he set up pictures and posters all throughout Russia saying how he is a war hero and that he should be treated like a god. He also made sure that there were no religions because if there was not just one religion there would not be enough unity in Russia ...
- 6620: Doris Lessing's Life and Her Writings
- ... She faces controversial issues with unflinching resolve” (Fitzgerald,186). She joined the English Communist part in 1952 and resigned about five years later. She was an active pro-Communist involved in many organizations during World War Two. “ The pieces in Lessing’s later collection The Temptation of Jack Orkney, and Other stories, contain analyses of the volatile international political situation during the 1960’s. “In her novel, Hunger, a straightforward social ...
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