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- 2651: Ragged Dick
- ... works and struggles to remain an honest, hardworking boy, he also gets caught up with smoking cigarettes and gambling. Through Dick s shoe-shining business, he tends to meet lots of people. Each and every day is another learning experience for Dick. There are many times when Dick s integrity and honesty are tested, yet being a boy of good trust, he never cheats anyone. As time goes on, Dick eventually ... every person s perception of success is extremely different and individual, which makes everyone s dreams different. There may be people who strive for big goals, and there may be others who take it one day at a time, achieving happiness on a less formal level. In comparing the time period of the story to our society today, I seem to find many similarities and differences. I think that the word ... today than it did in the 1800 s. I think that in today s world, people tend to set much higher goals and expectations for themselves, whereas, in Ragged Dick, it was more of a day-to-day type situation. I think that as far as achieving success and happiness, it should be each to his own. When people set smaller, more realistic goals, it results in more happiness and ...
- 2652: Utopia
- ... of having a house that I could call my own. No one to tell me how I have to keep the place. By then I think it may be time to settle down. Perhaps I'd ask the woman of my dreams (if not, my current girlfriend will do.) to be my lawfully wedded wife. And in these turbulent times, maybe the marriage would even be a happy one. And if the Lord allows, I might even father a few little kids. In my house, I'd love to have a large screen t.v. and a laser disc player as I am a movie fanatic. A great big leather lazyboy in front of the t.v. would also be required. Electronic gizmos of all shapes and sizes would surround me. Then as my children grew older, I'd hope to be able to provide them with the opportunity to receive a college education, as this is key to success. To see them go on to do well for themselves would make me ...
- 2653: Ivan the Terrible
- ... had been sent to all the noble families of Russia, instructing them to dispatch their unmarried daughters to Moscow for the Czar's inspection. More than 1,000 young women arrived at the Kremlin. Each day the number of women was reduced by Ivan, who sometimes moved openly among them and sometimes hid and listened to them talk. Occasionally he visited the ladies' dormitories to see which of them were peaceful ... be seen carrying a long, wooden staff. Ivan committed many of his treacherous killings with this staff. After using it, Ivan would always run to church because he felt bad about killing. Then, the next day, he would kill and return to church again. This happened over and over again. General Kurbsky was the hero of the war in Kazan and was the right-hand man of Ivan. Because of the ... sent Philip to a distant monastery where he was strangled to death. In 1570, Ivan committed the wholesale massacre of the citizens of Novgorod. It started with a banquet at an Archbishop's home. Each day, 1,000 men and women were tortured and killed in front of their children in the city square. Both Ivan and Ivan Jr witnessed the slaughter. This went on for five weeks, and each ...
- 2654: The Boston Massacre
- ... the colonist acted in such ways as they did. It led to such events as the Boston Tea Party and The Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre, as it was labeled, took place on the fifth day of March in 1770. Fire bells rang out and alerted the townspeople of a fire. Many people fled to see exactly where the fire had taken place. This brought many people into the streets along ... single shot was fired. This shot led to a number of shots that were released into the crowed. When the smoke cleared three people lay dead with two more to die, one on the following day, and eight more wounded.8 The men who lay wounded: ? Samuel Gray, killed on the spot by a ball entering his head. ? Crispus Attucks, a mulatto, killed on the spot, two balls entering his breast. ? James Caldwell, killed on the spot, two balls entering his back. ? Samuel Maverick, 17 years old, mortally wounded, he died the next day. ? Patrick Carr, mortally wounded, died on the 14 day of march. ? Christopher Monk, 17 years old, dangerously wounded. ? John Clark, 17 years old, dangerously wounded. ? Mr. Edward Payne, merchant, standing at his door, wounded. ? ...
- 2655: Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie
- ... his love for Romeo as a son, but he also hopes that the marriage might be the key to ending the bloody feud between the two warring families.(SPACE)Scene 4:On the street that day, Romeo is having fun with his friends joking around about rapier fighting. They pester the good-natured nurse with many of their jokes containing sexual connotations. Mercutio s hate for Tybalt is revealed here, and ... grief-stricken Romeo goes to his friend Friar Laurence for comfort and counseling. The Friar tries to help by telling Romeo that maybe the exile punishment will grow less severe with time, and that one day he will be reunited with his loved one. Just then the Nurse enters the Friar s cell and tell Romeo how terribly Juliet is suffering over his exile. This seems to be all that Romeo ... wedding. The Nurse and Juliet go to Juliet s room to prepare the wedding clothing. Capulet is overjoyed of his daughter s acceptance to go along with the wedding, and he moves the wedding a day forward.Scene 3: Juliet wishes to be left alone in her room while she contemplates the situation. Now that she is forced to take the potion one day ahead of the scheduled time, she ...
- 2656: Karl Marx
- ... a happy and care-free one. His parents had a good relationship and it help set Karl in the right direction." His 'splendid natural gifts' awakened in his father the hope that they would one day be used in the service of humanity, whilst his mother declared him to be a child of fortune in whose hands everything would go well. In High school Karl stood out among the crowd. When ... in 1841. It carried the title "The Difference Between the Philosophies of Nature of Democrtius and Epicurus. It had to do with the Greek philosopher Epicurus and how his beliefs related to Marxs' of that day. This thesis was an early indication of the thinking behind Karl Marx. Much of his later work and ideas are evident in this essay. He passed his thesis into the University of Jena because Bonn ... his beliefs. It was clear in his works that he was a revolutionary that advocated criticism of everything in existence. This was especially anticipated by the proletariat. The proletariat were the working class of the day. They were the poor and made up the majority of people. Marx went on to believe that the proletariat would rise up against the bourgeoisie. Then in 1844 Marx met a man that would ...
- 2657: Negligent Hiring/Retention
- ... conviction information if there is a direct relationship between the crime for which the job applicant was convicted and the job for which the person applied. ( See Guillermo vs, Brennan, 691 F. Supp. 1151 {N.D. Ill. 1988}.) In this example, a person who was convicted of theft was applying for a job as a laborer ( who would have no contact with anything of significant monetary value). Using the person's ... for background about the " at-will" employment doctrine: Fenton, J., and Timmins, S., " the at will Employment doctrine: Implications and recomendations for the small business firm," Journal of small business management, Jan 1982, p32 ;Hames, D., " the current status of employment-at will," Labor law journal. Jan 1988, pp19-32; Greylin, M., " Fired Managers winning more lawsuits," The wall street journal 7 Sep 1989 page b-1. 2- Fenton, J., " the ... april 30, 1987 p.19. 5-North, J.C., " The responsibility of Employers for the action of thier employees: The negligent hiring theory of Liability," Chi-Kent Law review. February 1970 p.719. 6- Gregory, D., " Reducing the risk of negligence in hiring," Employee relations law journal. Summer 1988, p34. 7- In addition to the business necessity exception are section 703 exceptions called Bona Fida occupational qualifications (BFOQ). These narrowly ...
- 2658: Vitamins
- ... to their functions. As research progressed, the vitamins were given scientific names. Foods that contain vitamins are very essential for good health and growth. Milk can be important because it is a source of vitamin D. Vitamin D is important because it is essential for bone growth. Butter can be important because it is a source of Vitamin A. The pigments that are converted into Vitamin A, are found in most fruits and ... is a source of Vitamin E. Vitamin e is important because it is a source of oxidation in body tissues. These examples prove that the distribution of vitamins in natural sources is uneven. Take vitamin D for example. It is produced only by animals, where as some other vitamins may only be found in plants. Vitamins can be synthetically produced or found naturally, but there is no proof that either ...
- 2659: Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... by local milita and were forced to open fire. The crucial tactic for America was the element of surprise, and that was now gone. Fidel had actually learnt of the invasion at 3:15am that day and prepared an army and rounded up CIA agents and journalists. By the 18th, just the next day, the invasion was doomed. The brigade pleaded with Kennedy for aerial support but he declined. Defeat of the Americans came on the 19th, with 1,100 prisoners left in Cuba. The Bay of Pigs invasion ... February 3 1962 Kennedy ordered a complete ban on all trade with Cuba and State Department officials urged NATO to stop trade as well. In reply, Castro issued the ‘Second Declaration of Havana’ the next day, which was a call to all the people of Latin America to rise against American Imperialism. Aware of Operation MONGOOSE, and with the trade ban and the worsening economic situation in Cuba, Castro was ...
- 2660: General George Custer
- ... 367). By disobeying Terry’s orders and going off the path in which he was ordered he put his men in great danger. George Custer was supposed to continue south and then attack on the day that Terry had given him orders to. It has been urged that Custer disobeyed his orders, broke up Terry’s plan of campaign, and by insubordination brought about a terrible disaster and let slip the ... then there would’ve been a better chance of a success at the Little Big Horn battle. Not only did George Custer disobey his orders by going off his ordered path, but he attacked a day early. If Custer had followed Terry’s orders he would have reached the Indians on the day Gibbons men rescued Reno (Brady,221). The fact that Custer made a decision to attack early put him and his men in tremendous danger. It can only be said that no satisfactory reasons appear ...
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