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- 2041: Comparison Of Martin Luther King Jr And Malcom X
- ... Luther King was born in Alanta, Georgia, the eldest son of Martin Luther King, Sr., a Baptist minister, and Alberta Williams King. King attended local segregated public schools, where he excelled. He entered nearby Morehouse College at age 15 and graduated with a bachelors degree in sociology in 1948. After graduating with honors from Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania in 1951, he went to Boston University where he earned a doctoral ...
- 2042: Civil War
- ... York: Doubleday, 1963 Foote, Shelby., The Civil War, Vol. 3. New York: Random, 1974 Garraty, John Arthur, The American Nation: A History of the United states to 1877, Vol. 1, Eighth Edition. New York: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995 Miers, Earl Schenck, The Last Campaign. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1972 Korn, Jerry, Pursuit to Appomattox, The Last Battles. Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1987
- 2043: Chinese Americans
- ... I wanted was Big Macs and G.I. Joe figurines. I distinctly remember saying that I hated Chinese food. I just wanted to eat the good stuff - French-fries, burgers, and apple pie. But as college neared I realized that I was Chinese - and that Chinese food was good after all. I began to learn the value of Chinese culture: it's stories, history and society. But it was too late ...
- 2044: Amish Culture
- ... most American cultures, teachers of any sex and marital status are hired for the job. Amish children usually attend school until eighth grade, whereas, most other cultures continue on through high school and sometimes even college. Also, Amish school systems are operated solely by the parents. Every family pitches in and helps paint, repair and maintain their local school. Though Amish communities hold very close ties with their schools, much emphasis ...
- 2045: American Revolution - Causes
- ... a domestic political crisis. All these factors highlighted the differences and miscalculations of the British and were the beginnings of the Revolutionary War. Works Cited Blum, John M. The National Experience. Fort Worth: Hartcourt Brace College Publishers, 1993. Higginbotham, Don. The War of American Independence. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971. Miller, John C. Origins of the American Revolution. London: Oxford University Press, 1943. America Online, Research and Learn, History, American ...
- 2046: American Labor Movement: Development Of Unions
- ... which led to a government crackdown in 1917, and essentially destroyed them. (Department of Humanities, 3) A powerful reform called Progressivism swept the country in the early years of the twentieth century. The goal of college professors, ministers, journalist, physicians and social workers was to improve conditions for all Americans. They wanted to make the political system and the economic system more democratic. They were appalled at the fact that Americans ...
- 2047: 1968
- ... if not agree with. When rebellion seized their own children, however they were almost completely at a loss. A product of the posts war "Baby Boom," nurtured in affluence and concentrated in increasing numbers on college and university campuses. It was a generation marked by an unusual degree of political awareness and cultural alienation. Some shared with the beat writers and poets of the late fifties, a deep disillusionment with this ...
- 2048: William McKinley
- ... school there called the Poland Academy. In school William enjoyed reading, debating, and public speaking. In fact, he was the president of the schools first debate club. When he was 16 he attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, for a short time before illness forced him to return home. When he regained his health he did not return to Meadville because of the familys changed financial situation. Instead, he ...
- 2049: Teddy Roosevelt
- ... backing they needed to carry on the campaign. In the end the election did not wind up being close as Roosevelt received 7.6 million votes to Parker's 5.1 million. In the electoral college Parker only received 140 votes to Roosevelt's 336. The most shocking thing about the entire election was TR's statement on election night that he would not run for a third term. The statement ...
- 2050: RedScare
- ... his adult writings" (Levin, 14). The Allens left England in June 1820, and arrived in Richmond on August 2. Here, Poe entered the English and Classical School of Joseph H. Clarke, a graduate of Trinity College in Dublin. On February 14, 1826, Poe entered the University of Virginia. Though he spent more time gambling and drinking than studying, he won top honors in French and Latin. On May 26, 1827, Poe ...
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