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- 3561: Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... trust that the Cubans had left I the United States, and ignited the support of Castro by the Soviet Union. Khrushchev's strong backing of his ally was a direct result of the invasion. The day of the incident, he wrote a note to Washington expressing his unhappiness and pledging that he would give "all necessary assistance to Castro" (Walton p104). This in turn alarmed the U.S. The last thing ... ExCom was the time factor. Military advisors had notified the President that the systems could be operational within two weeks. This meant that the members of ExCom were going to have to work night and day in total secrecy. Within a few days, the group had come up with several plans of action to deal with the Cubans. The first two ideas presented were of an entirely different nature. One, which ... look in the polls in just a few weeks. In a personal letter, even Khrushchev accused Kennedy of being influenced by "reasons having to do with the election campaign in the USA"(Khrushchev 2). The day Kennedy announced his plan of action to the public, he confided to his brother, Robert, that he had fears that he could have been impeached by the unsupportive Congress had he not acted as ...
- 3562: Cedar Rapids Community School
- ... 3d 822 Background: Garret F., a student in petitioner school district, is wheelchair-bound and ventilator dependent; he therefore requires, in part, a responsible individual nearby to attend to certain physical needs during the school day. The District declined to accept financial responsibility for the services Garret needs, believing that it was not legally obligated to provide continuous one-on-one nursing care. At an Iowa Department of Education hearing, an ... Court of Appeals affirmed Issues: Does this fall under the Americans with disabilities act, and is the Cedar Rapids school district liable for providing a qualified nurse to attend to his needs during the school day. Decision of the court: The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Majority opinion: Justice Stevens wrote the majority opinion which may, in general, be viewed as a reaffirmation of the Tatro case. The Court ruled as ... IDEA broadly encompasses those supportive services that may be required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education. 2. Services that enable a disabled child to remain in school during the day provide the student with the meaningful access to education that Congress envisioned. 3. In Tatro, the Court had already "unmistakenly" adopted the bright line test that physician services are excluded except for diagnosis. The ...
- 3563: Canterbury Tales
- ... Sir Thopas, as a handsome man who was skilled at hunting, horse riding, wrestling, and archery. All of the woman of the land longed for him, but Sir Thopas forsake all of them. Then one day, riding through the forest, the knight hears beautiful birds singing songs of love. Upon hearing this, Sir Thopas hurries to ride away because his heart is sore as there is no woman in the world ... spear of fine cypress wood, a saddle of rewel bone, and a shield of solid gold. The narrator then describes Sir Thopas as a man of regal chivalry. He was a knight adventurous, Wherefore hed sleep within no house, But lay down in his hood; His pillow was his helmet bright, And by him browse his steed all night http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm 3). At this point of ...
- 3564: Christianity 2
- ... go to hell. Other people wonder how we can be so sure our god exists. Nothing, no religion can be totally and completey proved, anything is debatable. To Christains we see, and feel god every day working in our lives. When one askes Jesus into their heart, God comes to be with them forever. He lives within you from that day until the day you go to be with him forever. There is also physical proof that parts of the bible are true. For Instance the story of Noah's ark, thats rediculous, isn't it. Well, it ...
- 3565: Civil War 4
- ... evacuation, and, if this is refused, proceed in such a manner as you may determine to reduce it. That is why Davis had the first shots fired at Fort Sumter. April 12, 1961 was the day Fort Sumter was shot at by Fort Johnson. This was also the unofficial first battle of the civil war. It was a war of wills for Lincoln and Davis. Lincoln had to show the nation ... in the hole. Lincoln wasnt totally ready for the shots to be fired. Cannon fire and gun fire was exchanged by the to forts. Lincoln sent the ships full of supplies out the same day. It was on its way to the port when it could not make it. The fire crossed the path of the ship. This meant that Fort Sumter only had a small amount of ammo ... little chance of winning the battle. 34 hours later the firing stopped. General Anderson surrendered. The only upside to the whole thing was that no one died. It was just firing that happened. The next day the United States declared war on the Confederates. The real war of wills was just beginning. President Lincoln was not in office to weeks and he was at war. But now it was more ...
- 3566: Come As You Are The Nirvana St
- ... between his parents. He often would live with his aunt or some one else in his family. Kurt soon started listening to his fathers Led Zeppelin and Beatles records. On Kurt's four tenth birth day his uncle bought him his first guitar. Kurt started hanging around with a guy named Buzz Osborne. Kurt roadied for Buzz's band the Melvins. Osborne took Kurt to his first punk concert, Black Flag ... September 25, 1990 Kurt and Krist meet the drummer of the Washington DC band Scream. David Eric Grohl born on January 14, 1969, soon became the new drummer of Nirvana. Shortly after Nirvana sign with D.G.C.. {David Geffen Company} Their next album Nevermind is recorded with producer Butch Vig of Garbage. The CD is released and the band embarks on a six weak tour in Europe, while there, the ...
- 3567: Copper Triangle
- ... off with only two rooms. Life during the copper rush was hard on the many families that lived there. Many of the men worked in the copper mines and did not see the light of day. A typical day started at 6:00 am and finished at 6:00pm when they would return home to their wives who looked after the home. Lunch would be a Cornish pasty which was cooked by the "missus ... the death of a mother or father figure. The oldest age of death was 83 and the youngest a mere 2 weeks. The Wheal Hughes engine house (see appendix Five) is still standing to this day and is a constant reminder of the hard work that many of the Cornish miners had to endure to bring home the bread to feed their families. Wheal is the Cornish word for mine, ...
- 3568: Cyrano De Bergarac
- ... he lives life to the hilt, and because he is a victim of his surroundings. If there was ever a figure who would not be denied his sensibilities, it is Cyrano. When lovers admit, "I'd die for you," it is usually only a figure of speech. Cyrano actually crossed over enemy lines every day simply to mail love letters. He also confessed to her, "My mother made it clear that she didn't find me pleasant to look at. I had no sister. Later, I dreaded the thought of ...
- 3569: Conflict In Vietnam
- ... resented the United States getting involved and on august 2nd 1964 three Vietnamese torpedo boats opened fire on an u.s. destroyer stationed 30 miles off the coast of Vietnam in International waters. The next day Johnson gave the order to "attack with the objective of destroying any hostile forces." Retaliation air attacks began that very same day with the goal of destroying Vietnams gunboat capability. As two more United States boats where supposedly sunk more American air and sea forces where sent into the region but held back from direct combat. This ... of horrific massacres such as may lia were hundreds of innocent Vietnamese civilians Women and children lost their lives for no apparent reason murdered by American soldiers. Hundreds of American casualties were being reported each day. The dragging on of a seemingly pointless war, and the amazing amounts of money being spent to cause this suffering, things add up. Soon almost the whole of America was against the war. By ...
- 3570: Claude Monet
- ... the formal schools for which he had left Le Havre. In the spring of 1862, Monet was called up for National Service. He went to Algeria for a year with a prestigious regiment: les Chaussures d'Afrique. This experience was to have a big effect on Monet. The landscapes and colors of Algeria presented an entirely different perspective of the world, one, which was to inspire him for many years to ... was not fulfilling his need to be outdoors by going to Fontainbleau, he was visiting his old friend, Boudin, in Le Havre. There can be no doubt as to his enthusiasm during this time. "Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It's enough to drive one mad: I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it." This enthusiasm and appreciation of the world ...
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