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- 991: The Symbol Of The South
- ... something they believed in. They fought valliantly and bravely to protect their homeland, and to gain independence of the Union. The flag stands there, not as a symbol of hate, racial inequality, or blood-thirsty war, but as a symbol reflecting the rich South and the men who gave everything for it. Black and white, Indian, Irish and English, so many fought in the war. Blacks stood, shoulder to shoulder, with white men. Their blood is embedded as deeply as any white man's in the flag of the Confederacy. We all bleed red, the blood of many races were ... has stood for over 60 years would be like saying that all of those men had given their lives for naught. Perhaps it would not have been best for the South to have won the war, but we should respect and uphold the men who fought so bravely for their cause. The mistaken idea that the Civil War was about slavery is one of the many causes that the flag' ...
- 992: Slobodan Milosevic
- ... relentless assault of the Yugoslav army and police, amid unbelievably cruel carnage of human lives and burning of villages and towns. Kenneth Waltz’s first-image theory rests on the assumption that the causes of war are to be found in the nature and behavior of man and on the role of specific individuals, as in this case Slobodan Milosevic. If you ask the question "Why is a war taking place in Kosovo?" a large part of the reply must be "Because of Slobodan Milosevic." In an interview with Newsweek’s Lally Weymouth, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer bluntly linked Milosevic with the two names whose shadows still linger over modern Europe. Milosevic, said Fischer, "was ready to act like Stalin and Hitler—to fight a war against the existence of a whole people." It is Milosevic who has lit the flame of evil; if it is to be put out, he needs to be understood. The year 1989 saw the ...
- 993: Julius Ceasar -mark Antony
- ... all, and love you all". Here Antony shows true deceit, for Antony is not their friend, but rather their enemy. "Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!" and pronounces that he will create war among the people to revenge Caesars death. "Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all parts of Italy Caesar's spirit raging for revenge Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war" Antony is the one who creates the war, this plays to his advantage because he eventually becomes king. It is necessary to analyse both Brutus's speech and Antony's to see how Antony ' ...
- 994: Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr. In this report, I am going to talk about a man who was a great civil rights leader in this Nation. A man who dedicated his life to trying to end racism, poverty, and war. He was a fighter for equality among blacks and whites alike. He changed the lives of many people, whites and blacks alike, and was a hero to hundreds of thousands of people. This man is ... give up their seats to white riders. So in December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man and was arrested. Her arrest sparked the direct-action civil rights movement. Tired of being pushed around, some of the black leaders in Montgomery formed an organization called the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) and called for a boycott of the busses to protest the ...
- 995: John Fitzgerald Kennedy and His Accomplishments in Office
- ... by tension in Southeast Asia. Kennedy’s main concern was with a Laos (a country bordered by communist nations like North and South Vietnam, China, and Cambodia). By the time of Kennedy’s inauguration a civil war was in progress in Laos. Kennedy’s actions on Laos were judged as a success, but it was really just a starting point for the many problems that the U.S. would have with Southeast ... resulted in a huge embarrassment for President Kennedy. It was a mistake that he would have to face every day that he was in office. With the start of America’s space program after World War II and the announcement the Soviet’s Sputnik (the first space satellite), the U.S. was forced into paying more attention to scientific and technological research. Kennedy pledged to help the U.S. catch ...
- 996: Deficit Spending
- ... government came into existence and for about a 150 years thereafter the government managed to keep a balanced budget. The only times a budget deficit existed during these first 150 years were in times of war or other catastrophic events. The Government, for instance, generated deficits during the War of 1812, the recession of 1837, the Civil War, the depression of the 1890s, and World War I. However, as soon as the war ended the deficit would be eliminated and the economy which was much larger than the amounted debt would ...
- 997: Ernest Hemingway
- ... High School, he wrote for the school newspaper. He participated in boxing, which would help him make money as a sparring partner in Paris in later years. During his senior year in high school, World War 1 was intensifying in Europe. The United States tried to stay out for as long as possible, but when German submarines sank four American ships, America declared war in April 1917. Most of his friends either enlisted or were drafted. He wanted to join the war but, his father thought he was too young so he got a job as a reporter on The Kansas City Star (Russell, 7). Throughout these hectic months his thinking about joining the war intensified. ...
- 998: Deficit Spending: The Deficit Good or Bad
- ... government came into existence and for about a 150 years thereafter the government managed to keep a balanced budget. The only times a budget deficit existed during these first 150 years were in times of war or other catastrophic events. The Government, for instance, generated deficits during the War of 1812, the recession of 1837, the Civil War, the depression of the 1890s, and World War I. However, as soon as the war ended the deficit would be eliminated and the economy which was much larger than the amounted debt would ...
- 999: Shaping a Nation
- ... three most important wars fought by the United States of America. George Washington was a great president who led this country to independence. He fought the British until they surrendered. The United States won the war. Furthermore, he appointed people to counsel him in making decisions that helped form economic and social stability. As the first president, he created a pattern whereby all future presidents were given the opportunity to make ... before he was elected that helped him know how to cope with controversy. He was born into poverty, failed in business, and suffered a nervous breakdown. Also, he lost eight elections before becoming president. The Civil War had the power to divide this nation. Lincoln pulled these two sides together and helped them unite. He abolished slavery with the thirteenth amendment and managed to keep the southern states from seceding from ...
- 1000: The History of The Airship
- The History of The Airship Airships. In the early years of War, these beasts were known for their majestic presence in the sky and were icons of a country's power and prestige. They reigned mostly as reconnaissance and transport utility aircraft but there was something about ... 6 km (3.75 mi) in 17 min. The first commercial means of regular passenger air travel was supplied by the zeppelin airships Deutschland in 1910 and Sachsen in 1913. At the beginning of World War I, 10 zeppelins were in service in Germany, and others were built for the military services. By 1918 the total number of zeppelins constructed was 67, of which 16 survived the war. Those not captured were surrendered to the Allies by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. At the outbreak of the war, France had a fleet of semi-rigid airships, developed by ...
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