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- 6671: Amelia Earhart
- ... can life grant us boon of living, compensate for dull gray ugliness and pregnant hate, unless we dare the souls dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay with courage to behold the restless day and count it fair." Those were the words of Amelia Earhart in a poem she wrote, entitled "Courage." Amelia Earhart knew a lot about courage. Even when faced with impossible odds, she always had the ... flight yet, as ten pilots had already lost their lives trying to fly the same course she was about to set forth upon. On January 4th, 1935, Amelia took off from Hawaii and later that day landed in Oakland California to a cheering crowd of thousands. For the next few months, she went back to promoting aviation through lecture tours almost nonstop. In later 1935, Amelia began to make plans for ...
- 6672: Neoplatonism
- ... Islamic circles it is still going strong, appearing in the works of modern Islamic philosophers such as Fritj of Schuon and Sayyed Hossien Nasr. And through Theosophy its traces can be seen in the modern day "New Age" movements, and through Islam and Sufism (e.g. modern day writers like Fritjof Schuon) it made its way into the "New Paradigm" and transpersonal psychology arena. (Neoplatonism) Works Cited Adolph Harnack and John Malcolm Mitchell, "Neoplatonism", in Encyclopaedia Brittanica, vol XIX, p.376, (Eleventh Edition ...
- 6673: Woman To Man
- ... a simple way the sexual relation between the man and the woman; or better said; Woman to Man. The seed which the woman holds - has the potential of becoming a child. The image of the day of birth as a resurrection day is important in this respect for, just as the resurrection of Christ defeated death, so too, does each individual conception and birth. The use of alliteration in this first stanza contributes a crescendo of confidence ...
- 6674: Auschwitz
- ... in the freezing cold, and the sweltering heat. After roll call was finally over, most prisoners were sent to work, an excursion that often took miles of marching to reach. For the rest of the day, until dusk, they were forced to labor on such projects as hole digging, rock breaking, and garden tending. Guards often took the opportunity during the workday to pick on the weaker workers, often using their ... basis. Hope was what helped them cope. By sticking together and forming tight bonds with those around them, the prisoners of Auschwitz managed to keep hope alive among themselves and keep the thought of one day returning to their old lives in their minds. Left alone at the bottom of the ditch, I am filled with despair. The others presence, the things they said, made it possible to believe we might ...
- 6675: George S. Patton
- ... Patton and he was threatened with being relieved of his position. Patton had to do something to give satisfaction to his General so he decided to take his tanks on an unauthorized mission the next day. Three of his tanks were able to break through the Germans and the mission was accomplished. With this Patton could convince of what he and his 304th were capable of. A few weeks later Patton ... on the beaches of French Morocco. Here the Americans had to fight the French who where under orders to resist. Patton organized a fight, which included Naval, air and ground bombardment to Casablanca. The same day the attack was scheduled for, the French were ordered to cease resistance. In March 1943, Eisenhower transferred Patton to the American II Corps. Eisenhower, who gave him many important assignments, considered Patton a great leader ...
- 6676: The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- ... active in society, thus came about his idea to form the AARP. The AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization open to anyone, working or retired, over the age of 50. Based in Wash-ington, D.C., the AARP pursues its goals through service, advocacy, and education. The AARP's ultimate goal is to help older Americans achieve lives of independence, dignity, and purpose. The AARP is spread nation wide through ... concern. Once revisions are made to the policy agenda, a final draft is made and is distributed in many forms to anyone interested. The third step, Disseminating and Implementing Legislative Policy, includes lobbying in Washington D.C. and testifying regularly on Capitol Hill about the AARP's federal and state policy for that year. While action is being taken in Washington, the AARP is also educating members on the new policy ...
- 6677: How To Raise Money For Startin
- ... always a good idea to have an attorney and an accountant help you make up your business prospectus. As you explain your plan to them, and ask for their advice, casually ask them if they'd mind letting you know of, or steer your way any potential investors they might happen to meet. Do the same with your banker. Give him a copy of your prospectus and ask him if he'd look it over and offer any suggestions for improving it, and of course, let you know of any potential investors. In either case, it's always a good idea to let them know you're ...
- 6678: A Seize Of Power
- ... army when he got there. After the war, Hitler joined up with a right wing campaign whose job was to spy on other government groups. Upon spying on one of the parties, the N.S.D.A.P. or Nazi party, he found that he had a lot in common with their views. He decided this was his calling so he ended up joining that particular party. While in this party ... the German government. He opened a new course of action, which focused on the parliament. Whichever party in parliament had the most leaders usually meant their party leader would be chancellor. So the N.S.D.A.P. focused on getting the majority of parliament to be its own members. With intense campaigning, their plight was successful. The Nazi party in the Reichstag went from its former 107 party members, to ...
- 6679: The Symbol Of Blood In Macbeth
- ... and says "What bloody man is that?". This is symbolic of the brave fighter who been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. After these few references to honour, the symbol of blood now changes ... the play, Macbeth has Macduff at his mercy, and lets him go, because of his guilt. He shows that he is guilty, when he says "But get thee back, my soul is too much charg'd with blood of thine already.". Of which, Macduff replies, "I have no words, my voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out." After the death of Macbeth at the ...
- 6680: Slavery
- ... definitely use the nutrition. After all, they were extremely malnourished, " we had only one pound and a half of bread per week, and about the same quantity of meat, and one quart of water a day" (p.65). The slaves must also fight in battle against others who are looking to seize their fleet. Many times slaves were killed in battle when other ships fired at the slave ships. The slaves ... did hard work and got paid very little, "I have rowed the boat, and slaved at the oars, from one hour to sixteen in the twenty four, during which I had fifteen pence sterling per day to live on, though sometimes only ten" (p.91). He goes on to explain how this pay was considerably more than other slaves were. Although there was a lot of physical abuse there was most ...
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