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- 471: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... students. Napoleon s mother was left penniless, with eight children to take care of. Napoleon decided to earn his military commission as quickly as possible so that he could start helping her out financially. Working day and night, he completed the courses at the Military College within the year, though the program usually took two to three years. At sixteen he graduated with the rank of lieutenant and was assigned to ... the morning until ten at night. Forwarding his meager salary to his mother, he saved only a little to pay for new books for himself. He was so poor he ate only one meal a day. On June 11,1793, Napoleon settled his family near the southern city of Marseilles and then returned to his artillery unit in the north. By this time, Napoleon was a captain, but his salary was ... 14, 1800. The Austrians were surprised and unprepared for battle. Napoleon attacked their rear army, in charge of supplies. He knew the Austrian artillery would be at the front. Just as he had planned, he d cut the front from its supplies and the rear from its artillery. Despite this advantage, the battle of Marengo was a long, hard contest between the two forces, but Napoleon was finally victorious. He ...
- 472: William Blake's The Chimney Sweeper
- ... up in black coffins. An angel arrives and sets all the boys free to laugh and play and clean themselves, "Then naked and white, all their bags left behind,/
/ the Angel told Tom if he'd be a good boy,/ He'd have God for his father & never want joy."(17, 19-20) Tom is so uplifted by his dream of what all chimney sweeps could expect after they die (at least according to the narrator), that ... in this poem was not just that we should pity the children forced into this semi-slavery, but that we should know enough about their dreadful lives to make the abuses they went through each day stop forever. Literally, this poem is exactly what it says it is, and could quite easily have been a retelling of an actual event. Symbolically speaking, the dream sequence of the poem is the ...
- 473: History Of Boot Camp Correctio
- ... lockers, or on any other state equipment or property. (6) Rooms and lockers shall be kept neat and orderly in the manner prescribed by basic training program staff.(7) Cleanliness of common areas such as day rooms, hallways, and showers shall be the responsibility of all inmates assigned to that housing wing of the dormitory. (8) When leaving the dormitory for any reason, inmates will be in the uniform of the day as specified by the program director. (9) Inmates shall contact the dormitory officer or supervisor about any personal problems, which might arise. If the problem cannot be resolved at this level, the inmate may submit ... style haircut upon arrival in the program. Inmates will subsequently receive haircuts every two weeks for the duration of the program. (2) Shaving. Basic training program inmates shall be clean shaven. Inmates shall shave every day unless it is determined by the institutional physician that shaving would be detrimental to the inmate's health. (3) Showers. Basic training program inmates shall shower daily. (4) Clothing. Basic training program inmates will ...
- 474: The Danger Of Having Been Blac
- ... scared of other human because of their identity. That situation explains clearly why the black people, in their revival meetings expressed their anger and hatred. And it could not be otherwise. Imagine that someone one day decides to change my name for the easiness of her pleasure. Mrs Cullinan, one of the characters of this book was the first Maya's employer and from whom she had a bad experience. one day, while she was talking with her friends and to please them Margaret became Mary. " What's your name girl?" Asked the ladies. And Mrs Cullinan said. "She doesn't talk much. Her name's Margaret ... it she can talk when she wants to, but she's usually quiet as a little mouse. Aren't you Margaret? " And they said. " Well, that may be ,but the name's too long. I'd never bother myself. I'd call her Mary if I was you." I wonder how someone just for her will and her colleagues' decided to change my name. In some ways my name is ...
- 475: The Rise and Fall of American Communism
- ... agencies were established to teach immigrants English, instruct them in the ideas and ideals of America, and attach the immigrants to the countrys system. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson issued the first proclamation of Flag Day. Starting in 1918, Flag Day was the first day of a week known as Loyalty Week, which was a period of patriotic activity. Wilson was intent upon assimilating immigrants into the American culture and creating an ideological homogeneity among all Americans. In fact, ...
- 476: Beloved-water Motif
- ... her boys. Sethe, along with Denver, was sent to prison and spent three months there. Buglar and Howard, her two sons, eventually ran away. After about eighteen years, another ex-slave from Sweet Home, Paul D., came to live with Sethe and Denver. A few days later, while coming home from a carnival, Sethe, Paul D., and Denver found a young woman of about twenty on their porch. She claimed her name is Beloved. They took her in and she lived with them. Throughout the novel, Morrison uses many symbols and ... comes straight out of the water. Here, water signifies the re-birth of Beloved. When Beloved is taken into the house, the only thing she asks for is water. She said she thirsty, said Paul D. He took off his cap. Mighty thirsty look like (p. 51). The woman gulped water from a speckled tin cup and held it out for more. Four times Denver filled it, and four times ...
- 477: Imagine Being A Swinger Of Bir
- ... sense and confusion of both truths. Each part of his poem symbolizes the ideas of heaven's truth and earth's truth, and what choice to make. Frost begins the journey with a cold winter day out in the forest of New England where he looks out to the woods to observe that: When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like ... another imagery after the glazing of the birches here: Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust- Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen. The sun here is earth's truth that "shed crystal shells shattering and avalanching a the snow crust-." The "shell" is the division between heaven and earth ... may offer only the confusion symbolized in the lost-in-the-woods figure, when he is weary of considerations. Now heaven's truth is being spoken here, as if it can take you away: I'd like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over. May no fate willfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to ...
- 478: The History Of Coca-Cola
- ... question and answer session, a history of Coca-Cola, and many other elements(Oliver 131). The debut was accompanied by an advertising campaign that revived the Coca-Cola theme song of the early 1970s, "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke"(Say it ain't so, Coke 24). The Jingle read like this: I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony. I'd like to buy the world a Coke And keep it company. The change to the world's best selling soft drink was heard by 81 percent of the United States population within twenty-four ...
- 479: Overview of the 60`s
- ... rights supporter. Black unity and white support continued to grow. in 1962, with the first large-scale public protest against racial discrimination, rev. Martin luther king, jr. Gave a dramatic and inspirational speech in washington, d.c. After a long march of thousands to the capital. the possibility of riot and bloodshed was always there, but the marchers took that chance so that they could accept the responsibilities of first class ... of impromptu oratory that was catching, dramatic, and inspirational. "I have a dream," King cried out. the crowd began cheering, but King, never pausing, brought silence as he continued, "i have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood." "I have a dream," he went ... people's injustices, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have dream," cried King for the last time, "that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Everyone agreed the march was a success and they wanted action ...
- 480: Female Circumcision
- ... alternatives to those accustomed to the practice of female genital mutilation. In 1996 the Meru district of Kenya was introduced to alternative initiation rituals. Twenty-five pairs of mothers and daughters participated in a six-day training session during which they were informed of the health consequences associated with circumcision. Sessions concluded with a "coming of age" celebration for the young girls at which time they were given "books of wisdom ... their daughters circumcised (Abusharaf, 27). Substantial change within these cultures is likely to only occur with the improvements in the status of women in society. DHS was a survey conducted in Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Mali, and Sudan. The results show that 43%-97% of females of reproductive age are circumcised in these areas. Each day, over 6,000 girls are circumcised a day, worldwide. This figure includes the United States and Canada (FGM, 2). Female circumcision is a highly controversial topic in society today. As the data suggests, it ...
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