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- 4761: Violations of the Declaration of Human Rights During the Salem Witch Trials
- ... she had done so, she was still declared guilty and was sentenced. This article expresses that all people are entitled to protection, but none of the victims of this complot were actually defended nor protecte d by issues of law and more got saved of the horrible fate others had suffered. Finally, the last article that in my consideration was violated during the Salem Witch Trials is that one referred to ... of witchcraft had really been witches, they should have been respected as should in their freedom of religion, opinion, and expression. Nowadays, witchcraft is accepted as another religions within many that exist in our modern day societies. Clearly, neither the judges nor the accusers nor the jury accepted this freedom and condemned it with the maximum penalty, death. Perhaps there are many more rights in the Declaration of Human Rights that ...
- 4762: The 60s and Freedom
- ... themselves and create their own lives, they also tried to emphasize "the absolute worth of every human being" (Reich 56). Therefore, they only agreed with the concept of competition in events of pleasure. However, in day to day life, "they do not measure others, they do not see themselves as something to struggle against....Instead of insisting that everyone is measured by given standards, the new generation values what is unique and different ... very important part of one's life. Didion, by telling of her adventures with various families, often describes in great detail the importance these families placed on their drug usage. Sometimes, they would plan a day or evening around the use of a major drug so that they could enjoy it to the fullest extent. This could almost be considered ironic in the sense that while trying to gain one ...
- 4763: The Cold War
- ... and present operations, and talk about some of their tools of the trade. Origin of the CIA and KGB The CIA was a direct result of American intelligence operations during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the need to coordinate intelligence to protect the interests of the United States. In 1941, he appointed William J. Donovan to the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) with headquarters in ... for such a long time and the vast amounts of information gathered. "We'll never be able to match that one. Those flights were intelligence work on a mass production basis."4 On the fateful day of May 1, 1960, Gary Powers was sent up in his U-2 over the Soviet Union from the United States Air Force Base at Peshawar, Pakistan. His mission was to photograph areas of military ...
- 4764: Civil War
- ... and they wanted to control over Mississippi River because it would enable the North to penetrate deep into the South and keep the Confederacy from resupplying its western forces. The South planned to capture Washington, D.C., capital of the North and won the European aid. In April, 1862, General McClellan's troops left northern Virginia to begin the Peninsular Campaign. By May 4, they occupied Yorktown, Virginia. At Williamsburg, Confederate ... Virginia fell to Robert E. Lee. Next battle came on September 17, Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle, Battle of Antietam, proved to be the bloodiest day of the war because more than 13,000 Confederates and 12,000 Union soldiers were killed in this battle. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to Virginia, McClellan was considered ...
- 4765: The Effectiveness of Eisenhower's First Term: 1953-1956
- ... Eisenhower's First Term: 1953-1956 On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this work. Presidents are judged by a number of factors for their overall effectiveness. In 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower took public office for the first time. During his first term as President he was confronted with many different situations that taxed his leadership abilities. During the nineteen fifties, America was in a period ... era of responsibility that the United States hadn't fully come to understand and realize. Also, in this time the Cold War, that was started by the Truman administration, was beginning to escalate. When Dwight D. Eisenhower became the thirty-fourth president of the United States he was immediately confronted with several major events left to him by the previous administration. First, the Cold War with the Soviet Union was escalating ... administrations. Another issue of the campaign was the idea that Democrats were soft on communism. The vice presidential nominee, Richard Nixon, went so far as to say that "Adlai the appeaser... who got a Ph.D. from Dean Acheson's College of Cowardly Communist Containment."10 From this point on, the main issues of the campaign could best be summed up by Senator Karl Mundt's words, "K1C2--Korea, corruption ...
- 4766: Pearl Harbor
- ... a colossal political and psychological blunder, for it mobilized U.S. public opinion against the Japanese and served as the catalyst that brought the United States into the war. "December 7, 1941," said President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is "a date which will live in infamy." A monument has been built across the hull of the sunken U.S.S. Arizona; it was dedicated as a national memorial in 1962. The next day President Roosevelt told a joint session of Congress that December 7 was "a date which will live in infamy." Congress voted to declare war on Japan. A small boat rescued seamen from USS West Virginia ...
- 4767: Illuminating the Path of Progress
- ... Edison re-enacts his discovery of the light bulb for this occasion. The government issued a special postage stamp, showing Edison's prototype light bulb. In his 70's he was working sixteen hours a day. He was told by his doctors to slow down. He replied "There will be plenty of time to rest at 100." Edison made his last public statement in 1931. He sent a message of goodwill to lighting engineers who were meeting at a conference. Edison died four months later on October 18, 1931. He suffered from diabetes, Bright's disease and stomach ulcers. On the day of his funeral the torch of the Statue of Liberty was extinguished as a mark of respect. People all across America dimmed their lights in honor of the great inventor. Edison's legacy is not ... and scientific accomplishment set him apart from others. However, things that contributed to his fame were things he had in common with many average Americans. Most Americans would find it hard to go through a day without using an invention created by Edison. Neil Gregory
- 4768: Life in The 1900s
- ... and even if it were for sale only the extremely rich had the option of purchasing the items. Sports being very new, in the aspect of it being organized was small time compared to present day. Travelling required time and was uncomfortable. Only the rich could have the luxurious accomadations for those long journeys. Many jobs were available to most people but you were under constant scrutiny while working and would ... virtually anybody willing to learn. Henry Ford revolutionized the world we live in by inventing the "horseless carriage", if it had not been for him, instead of taking the GO bus in the morning we'd be riding a horse named Wanda. Not only did his invention offer a method of transportation to the public, but it helped with our emergency services such as fire engines, police cars, and ambulances. Now ...
- 4769: Preserving Flowers
- ... 1984. (ISBN 0-916781-00-3). NAL Call No.: SB415.J69 Larson, Roy A., editor. INTRODUCTION TO FLORICULTURE. New York: Academic Press, 1980. (ISBN 0-12-437650-9). NAL Call No.: SB405.I55 Laurie, Alex, D.C. Kiplinger, and Kennard S. Nelson. COMMERCIAL FLOWER FORCING: THE FUNDAMENTALS AND THEIR PRACTICAL APPLICATION TO THE CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE CROPS. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1979. (ISBN 0-07-036633-0 ... MD: National Agricultural Library, 1988. NAL Call No.: aZ5071.N3 Whitmore, Susan C. and Henry Gilbert. MARKETING OF FLORICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. BIBLIOGRAPHIES & LITERATURE OF AGRICULTURE series no. 66. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, l989. NAL Call No.: aZ5076.A1U54 JOURNALS -------- BULLETIN. PENNSYLVANIA FLOWER GROWERS. Pennsylvania Flower Growers, 12 Cavalier Drive, Ambler, PA 19002. (215) 646-7550. 8x/yr. (ISSN 0031-448x). NAL Call No ... of American Florists, 1601 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 836-8700. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Agricultural Information and Marketing Services, Room 4649, South Building, 14th & Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250. (202) 447-7103 or (800) FAS-AIMS. Wholesale Florists & Florist Suppliers of America. 5313 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207. (703) 241-1100. November 1989 Prepared by: Carol Kopolow Librarian Reference Branch National ...
- 4770: A Public Relations Proposal Fo
- ... the other hand, eating eggs, which contain The. HDL cholesterol, is less threatening, according to nutrition experts. Studies have shown that many people on a low-fat diet can eat one or two eggs a day without measurable changes in their blood cholesterol levels. The discovery of the differences between the bad cholesterol (HDL) and good cholesterol (LDL) helps to end this delusion of the egg. Prevention of heart decease means ... s Fitness Men's Health Ms. Muscle & Fitness Natural Health: The guide to well being New Women Nutrition Health Review Parenting Magazine Prevention Redbook Self Shape Vogue W The Walking Magazine Wellness Quarterly Woman's Day The Woman's Journal Woman's World Working Mother Working Woman TRADE Magazine Journal of Food Science Journal of Nutrition Natural Foods Merchandiser Nutrition Research Newsletter Nutrition Reviews Nutrition Today Supermarket News Newspapers Major Morning ...
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