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- 3111: U.S Involvement In The Vietnam War
- ... used ( Wittman ). The military involvement in Vietnam is directly related to the political management of the military throughout the war. The military controlled by the politicians. The micro management of the military by the White House for political gain is the primary reason for both the length and cost, both monetary and human, of the Vietnam War ( Pelland ). One of the largest problems was the lack of a clear objective in ... military is best suited for conducting wars. Politicians are not. It is not the place of a politicians to be involved in the decision making process in regards to war or military strategy. The White House has significant control in military matters. That control should be used to help the military in achieving its goals as it was in the Gulf War where George Bush said specifically to let the military ...
- 3112: War Of The Roses
- ... Then as we learn about Blifil and Tom. There are many conflicts between these two that are important. The fights that these two had, especially the last fight were Tom is kicked out of the house which starts much of the turmoil between characters. Many of the twists and turns of the relationship between Sophia and Tom are cuttial to the story. Squire Allworthy A wealthy and wise landowner, magistrate, and ... sister of Squire Allworthy. She has little but her wealth. We learn that she is Toms real mother. Deborah Wilkins The waiting-woman to Bridget and a self-styled maid of the squires house and has a deep moral upbringing. Tom Jones The hero of the novel, he is the illegitimate son of Bridget. All worthy adops Tom and, even though he does not know that Tom is really ...
- 3113: Globe Theatre
- ... one-hundred feet in diameter, and could hold as many as 2,900 patrons if desired. (Encarta n/p) The Globe Theatre was constructed as a mixture between a Roman Amphitheater and an English Tudor House. The architecture of The Globe was very unique. There was no roof over the actual theater. There was however a thatched roof over the stage. The use of a roof over the stage was not ... disappear or leap forth, as the action demanded. A balcony hung over the rear of the stage and a musicians' gallery was tucked behind the balcony. (Richman 1) Unseen, behind the stage, was the Tiring House. Here is where the actors dressed for the plays. Individual dressing rooms were not a feature of Elizabethan playhouses, so actors were to dress in whatever open space they could find. (Yowell 16) The Globe ...
- 3114: Geishas
- ... an exotic variation. Geisha GeishaThe earliest geishas were men, but by the 18th century women dominated the trade. Young girls may start training before reaching puberty. At age 17 they begin living in a maiko house young novice geishas called learn the arts needful to their trade. Only women who are at the top of their group and pass a rigorous exam actually become geisha. Geisha GeishaLiterary translated, geisha means "Beauty ... more neck you show, the more risque your costume. Geisha GeishaWithin Tea Houses, the geisha organize themselves hierarchically with relationships based on the family model (i.e. mother/daughter younger/older sisters). Within each tea house is a "mother" who is in charge of the conduct and class of all her geishas contained therein. Also, each geisha has a senior elder sister who helps in her continuous training. In this way ...
- 3115: Women In World War I
- ... for women, as nurses, secretaries, bookkeepers, etc. In April of 1917, women gained the most honorable status in society they ever received as Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, was accepted as the first woman in the House of Representatives. In 1920, women composed 23.6% of the labor force, more than ever in American history, and beside that, these women were married with families, and had taken over their husband's jobs ... over this urgency for the amendment spilt the two women's groups and hindered indefinitely their movement for the ERA. Also, with great political influence, Jeannette Rankin was elected, and accepted, into the United States House of Representatives on April 2, 1917 as the representative of Montana. Women of the era of World War I helped to set a precedent for women of centuries to come in their political influence. During ...
- 3116: Great Britain
- ... daily circulations of more than 1 million. Political Britain is a constitutional monarchy the queen is the head of the state but politics is controlled by their parliament. There are two houses of Parliament The House of Commons who are elected by the public and The House of Lords made up of peers. The main British political parties are Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat. There are also Welsh and Scottish parties who want to be separate from England. Political Parties The political ...
- 3117: Dynamic Change In The U.S.
- ... leas, was John Pierpont Morgan. Morgan was not only an American financier and philanthropist, but was an art collector as well. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1837. He learned banking in the brokerage house of Duncan, Sherman & Company, New York City. In 1860, he became U.S. agent for his fathers banking firm in London, and in 1871 he entered the firm of Drexel, Morgan & Company, which he ... the U.S. Steel Corporation, which was then the largest corporation in the world. he also gained control of numerous other American businesses. In 1912 Morgan was investigated by a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. He testified on his own behalf, denying the existence of a so-called money trust or of any far-reaching financial control. Morgan died at the age of 76. As you can see ...
- 3118: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... when the brigade hit the beach, and that if the exile force got into trouble, its members would simply melt into the countryside and become guerrillas, just as Castro had done . . . . As for senior White House aides, most of them disagreed with the plan as well, but Rusk says that Kennedy went with what the CIA had to say. As for himself, he said that he ". . . did not serve President Kennedy ... unrest." The CIA also now came under the supervision of the president's brother Bobby, the Attorney General. According to Lucien S. Vandenbroucke, the outcome of the Bay of Pigs failure also made the White House suspicious of an operation that everyone agreed to, made them less reluctant to question the experts, and made them play "devil's advocates" when questioning them. In the end, the lessons learned from the Bay ...
- 3119: Gerard Manley Hopkins
- ... their minds instead of writing only of what they knew and had already experienced. Works Cited Bergonzi, Bernard. Gerard Manley Hopkins. Macmillan: New York. 1977. Bloom, Harold ed. Modern Critical Reviews: Gerard Manley Hopkins. Chelsea House Publishers: New York. 1986. Fairwhether, Eugent, The Oxford Movement. Oxford University Press: London. 1964. Sulloway, Alison. Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Victorian Temper. Columbia University Press: New York. 1972Gerard Manley Hopkins is a reflection of ... their minds instead of writing only of what they knew and had already experienced. Works Cited Bergonzi, Bernard. Gerard Manley Hopkins. Macmillan: New York. 1977. Bloom, Harold ed. Modern Critical Reviews: Gerard Manley Hopkins. Chelsea House Publishers: New York. 1986. Fairwhether, Eugent, The Oxford Movement. Oxford University Press: London. 1964. Sulloway, Alison. Gerard Manley Hopkins and the Victorian Temper. Columbia University Press: New York. 1972
- 3120: The Speckled Band
- ... to mend the wall of Helens room so that she had to move into her sisters room and now she was scared for her live. So Sherlock Holmes went to investigate. Holmes investigated the whole house and he build up a plan to catch the murderer! Holmes had found out that there was an air-vent that was inside the house between the sisters room and the stepfathers. Holmes now was in the room that Helen was suposed to be in and suddenly the light was lit in the stepfathers room, and then Sherlock jumped and ...
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