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- 2881: The Civil War
- ... would override it." This "rhythm" continued until Johnson violated the Tenure of office act, which required senate approval to remove presidential cabinet members. Johnson violated the act by removing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. The House of Representatives approved articles of impeachment and in May 1868, Johnson was impeached by the House. The senate, by one vote, did not remove him from the office of president. Neither side had won that battle for power; Johnson had lost his ability to be an effective president, yet it had ...
- 2882: Hatchet: The Will To Survive
- ... in the most difficult times a person can learn lessons that can enhance their life. Scenes I am going to adapt into a screenplay: 1. The plane ride as Brian traveled to his father’s house. 2. The day after the plane crash. Out in the Canadian wilderness. Scene #1 This scene takes place on the small, Cessna 406 airplane. The characters who will be in this scene are: 1. Brian ... BRIAN It’s hard to talk about. I’m sure you wouldn’t understand. PILOT You’d be surprised; I’m here to listen, kiddo. BRIAN This is the first trip to my Dad’s house since my parents got divorced. PILOT Son, I’m sorry to hear that. Was it hard on you? BRIAN Yea, all the fighting and yelling, it really can get to ya. But the worse part ...
- 2883: The Old Man: An Allegory
- ... mother died by the cancer. Because his mom’s death suddenly occurred, he could not afford sadness for a while. After the mom’s death, her husband, the old man, moved to his son’s house, because his whole body was very weakened because of excessive amount of work when his son was attending college. Anyway, the old man was frankly not happy since he thought that his son would feel ... son, who always cared about his dad and loved him so much, changed in his attitude toward his dad. He often got irritated to his dad, and moreover, he even left his dad in the house for a long time when he had a vacation. The old man thought; if I were dead and do not bother my son anymore, he would live happier life with his wife. One day, he ...
- 2884: Personal Writing: A Terrible Time
- ... which seemed like a cerberus to me and scared everything out of me. I had enough for that day and was ready to get out. Joe got there soon and took me to his dads house. I was scared on the way there but you would be to. When I got there I was beat and felt dirty from the dirt that hit me and used there shower. My neck burned ... course.” I was about to laugh but I couldn’t for some reason. I didn’t want to hurt her feelings so I ate it anyway. After all that the whole family went to their house. Then my mom told me to go with them to see the car and I had to go on another car ride of doom.
- 2885: Personal Writing: Fragment - Changes in Life
- ... I would do anything and go anywhere just to get away from my parents; even if it meant going somewhere that I had always hated going before. When I couldn't get out of the house I tried my best to stay in my room and keep the door closed. When they decided that they didn't want me in my room where they couldn't fuss at me they came ... that were going on with my life. For almost a whole month I thought about ending my life and my problems, I thought about how I could "fix" my life by getting away from the house legally, and I wondered what their reasoning for doing this to me was. I finally decided that the smart thing to do would be just do something to get away from them legally but my ...
- 2886: Indigo
- ... you. For Indigo this was life. Few people appreciated her music or who she was. Indigo in every way challenged what the people around her believed was music. Her mother forced her out of the house because she could not take the awful sound of her violin playing. Form a post-modern standpoint this story flows with the issues of social restraints, and cultural expectations. Indigo from a musical standpoint challenges ... enough until they begin to appreciate it or bring you back to the "correct" way of thinking. Indigo is in search of a place to express herself. Her mother forbids her to play in the house anymore unless she has lessons. Indigo knows that if she takes lessons the violin will no longer sing. Indigo’s mother tried to place Indigo into a mold that said music had to sound a ...
- 2887: In Cold Blood
- ... planned road trip was destined to end up at the Clutter residence. This was by design of Dick. He was the one who wanted to kill the Clutters, and whoever happened to be at the house and in the way at the time of the murders. The motive for the murders was that the Clutters were rich, even though they were extremely modest about their wealth and fame. Dick came upon ... miss church. The sheriff was called out to the Clutters from a near-by teacherage by Mr. Ewalt (Nancy’s father). When the sheriff got to the Clutter residence, he and Mr. Ewalt entered the house. They climbed the stairs to come to Nancy’s bedroom first. When they opened the door, they were more than shocked. They saw Nancy lying on her bed shot in the back of the head ...
- 2888: Personal Writing: After "Casino"
- ... small streets of the complex and exited out the back so my drunk friends wouldn't see me. Thinking that Ryan would have also made a quick departure from the scene I headed for his house, but he was not there. I waited for minute and then left for my house. Pulling up I expected to see a police car waiting for me but there was no one. I pulled into the garage and closed it while I checked out the damage on my car. Not ...
- 2889: If I Should Die Before I Wake
- ... had to deal with is the ghetto life. She lived where it was very crowded and often needed a way out. She solved this problem by hiding in a hole of the roof of the House of Culture and listening to music. She often thought of escaping and running away and suggested to her family that they should hide in the House of Culture, but Bubbe decided to take Jakub's advice and get fake papers and go to Germany. If I was faced with Chana's problems I would've done some things the same as ...
- 2890: Personal Writing: The Lake
- Personal Writing: The Lake It was the middle of springtime and across from my house where the incident took place. There was a lake there in which my brother and I loved to explore from time to time. The humidity and waterdrops where reminiscent of a fully functional sauna. The ... us one bit, but gave us more incentive to dance with our cool and embracing "long-lost love". The first step of this operation was making sure that our neighbors had gone away from the house for at least two hours. Since it was their lake and property, this made it safe for us in not getting caught in the middle of our escapade. Upon this, my brother and I snuck ...
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