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- 561: Malcolm X 2
- ... preached that all blacks should leave the US and go back to Africa. While Malcolm's father was away and Malcolm's mother was pregnant with Malcolm, a group of KKK members came to their house and told Mrs. Little to send out her husband. She came out of the house and stood where all the KKK could see that she was pregnant and told them that Mr. Little was in Milwaukee preaching. The KKK, disappointed, shouted threats and told them to leave town. After this ... His gang "career" ended when he got into some trouble due to a bet with the gang leader. Since the gang wanted Malcolm killed, Malcolm hid for a while. Soon, Malcolm decided to rob a house that he heard had a lot of valuables in it. Soon one night, he robbed the house, but was caught later. Malcolm was charged with burglary and sent to prison for a maximum of ...
- 562: Princess Diana
- ... one younger brother, Charles. Her family was well off and Diana had a privileged childhood. The Spencer’s made their money as successful sheep traders in the 15th century. With their fortune they built Althorp House in Northamptonshire and acquired a family crest and motto – "God defend the right" (Morton 10). The Spencer’s occupied various offices of State and Court. When Diana’s was born her father was disappointed she ... sons, Princes Andrew and Edward. Diana remembers not liking to go to the Royal home, because it was big and spooky. Diana’s mother’s family, the Fermoy’s, were responsible for acquisition of Park House, Diana’s childhood home. King George V granted Diana’s grandfather Park House which was originally built for overflow guests from the Royal Sandringham House. It was a spacious property with an outdoor pool and a tennis court. (Morton 11). Diana loved to swim and play tennis ...
- 563: Poe
- ... until no one else remains. Death is king of all (Rogers 41). "The horror abysmal darkness, and absolute helplessness befalling the victims are described with vivid accuracy in tales such as 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Cask of Amontillado,' and 'The Premature Burial' (Perry XI-XII)." In "The Fall of the House of Usher," the narrator visits his insane friend, Roderick Usher. Usher's house is huge and gloomy (Rogers 20). His twin sister, Madeline, gets sick and dies. The narrator and Usher place her in a tomb in the basement of Usher's house. What they do not ...
- 564: Malcolm X
- ... preached that all blacks should leave the US and go back to Africa. While Malcolm's father was away and Malcolm's mother was pregnant with Malcolm, a group of KKK members came to their house and told Mrs. Little to send out her husband. She came out of the house and stood where all the KKK could see that she was pregnant and told them that Mr. Little was in Milwaukee preaching. The KKK, disappointed, shouted threats and told them to leave town. After this ... His gang "career" ended when he got into some trouble due to a bet with the gang leader. Since the gang wanted Malcolm killed, Malcolm hid for a while. Soon, Malcolm decided to rob a house which he heard had a lot of valuables in it. Soon one night, he robbed the house, but was caught later. Malcolm was charged with burglary and sent to prison for a maximum of ...
- 565: Good Vs. Evil In Treasure Isla
- ... Mr. Hyde must be explained. At the beginning of the novel, Mr. Utterson, a lawyer, and Mr. Enfield, his friend, are taking their customary Sunday morning walk, in London, when they pass a gloomy, empty house in a narrow street. Mr. Enfield tells his friend that one morning he had witnessed a horrible accident at the doorway of the old building. An ugly looking man, who was short and slightly deformed ... a little girl. He was seen deliberately trampling over her body. Enfield and other bystanders forced the man, who said his name was Hyde, to pay damages to the child s family. Hyde entered the house with a key and came back with a check. The check, to Mr. Enfield s surprise, was a genuine. The main conflict is that both Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield do not understand where Mr. Hyde gets the key. Utterson knows a little about Hyde and his strange connection to Dr. Jekyll, a respectable doctor. After returning to his house, Utterson reads over Dr. Jekyll s will. The will states that all of Dr. Jekyll s possessions were to be passed on to Mr. Hyde. It also contains a clause that explains that in ...
- 566: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- ... personified a literary battle between good and evil, had an ambiguous and unique writing style that was greatly advanced for his time. Although literary works such as, The Scarlet Letter, Young Goodman Brown, and The House of Seven Gabels, have apparent themes showing Nathaniel Hawthorne's obsession with ancestral secret, guilt, and sin, perhaps the greatest ambiguities of Hawthorne literary career are the factors that fueled his writing style. Numerous readers ... with his two sisters. The presiding judge in the trial was William Hathorne, also a possible ancestor of Nathaniel Hawthorne's. (McGoldrick 83) Ancestry also played a large role in Hawthorne's literary career. The House of Seven Gables, one of Hawthorne's widely recognized works, is generally accepted to be a fictional representation of his own ancestry. The main theme that Hawthorne develops in the work is that the only ... the dreary and unprosperous condition of the race, for many a long year back, would argue to exist--may be now and henceforth removed (Hawthorne: Introduction to The Scarlet Letter). As the Pyncheons in The House of Seven Gables, Hawthorne took it upon himself to bear his ancestor's guilt, and he displayed the inherited guilt and sin through his literary works. In Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown, through diverse ...
- 567: Fantasy vs. Reality
- ... that bitter disappointment on Christmas morning when we finally realized that we were never going to be able to have what we want. This is the same exact feelings that the characters in Cisneros' The House on Mango Street. Unlike us, the disappointment for these characters last throughout their childhood. Esperanza, Rachel, Nenny, Sally, and Lucy are among the kids growing up on Mango Street. They all long for friendship, love ... all waiting for "prince charming" to come and sweep them off their feet. They believe that the right man will come and love them for who they are and take them away to a nice house. Marin says that she will move in and marry her boyfriend, but the harsh reality is that she will only be sent to a worse life. Cisneros uses the story of Rapunzel to describe Rafaela ... a fairy tale. Nothing about love that was told to her turned out to be true after she experienced what men thought of as love. In all respects, the "thing" that the characters in The House on Mango Street strived for was a better life. This proved true in the case of Esperanza. A fairy tale element that was used was the Old Lady who had so many children. The ...
- 568: Bill of Rights
- ... exhibit. FREE SPEECH: There are also laws to limit political statements and contributions to political activities. In 1985, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce wanted to take out an advertisement supporting a candidate in the state house of representatives. But a 1976 Michigan law prohibits a corporation from using its general treasury funds to make independent expenditures in a political campaign. In March, the Supreme Court upheld that law. According to dissenting ... mouth. The police suspected him of hiding drugs. PETITION FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES: Rounding out the attacks on the first amendment, there is a sword hanging over the right to petition for redress of grievances. House Resolution 4079, the National Drug and Crime Emergency Act, tries to "modify" the right to habeas corpus. It sets time limits on the right of people in custody to petition for redress and also limits ... the right places are granted permits, or towns where women are generally denied the right to carry a weapon for self-defense. Amendment III No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. QUARTERING SOLDIERS: This amendment is fairly clean so far, but it is not entirely ...
- 569: The United States of America vs. Richard M. Nixon
- ... the committee to re-elect the President broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office- apartment complex in Washington DC, apparently in search of political intelligence. Attempts by the White House to stop or frustrate the ensuing investigations ultimately failed when Nixon's own White House tape recordings revealed that the president and his assistants had engaged in an obstruction of justice. Following the arrest of the two co-plotters--G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt-- District Court Judge John ... prosecutors. Due to the defection of these aides, the Senate established, in February of 1973, an investigative committee held by Senator Sam Ervin, Jr., to look into the growing scandal. Amid the disclosures of White House involvement in the Watergate break-in and its aftermath, Nixon announced the resignation of two of his closest advisors and the dismissal of his counsel John W. Dean III. Dean told the Ervin committee ...
- 570: Creative Writing: Slave Story
- ... outside while the rest of us worked inside doing household chores. I hated the fact that my father and I were slaves. We worked all day out in the sun. We lived in a little house in the back, but I thought of it as a shack. There was barely any heat and it smelled. But my father did his best to keep it clean with what little time we had. We worked so much that the only time we were in the house was to sleep. We got out of bed about 6:00 to start work. Well, my father hated to see me grow up as a slave. I hated to see him worry about it so ... white people and their farm. I just wanted to be free. It was on a Wednesday night that we were planning to leave. I hid a backpack under my bed. The white folks checked our house to for anything. It was a daily thing. Well it was Wednesday afternoon. We would take food and hide it in our house for the leave. We tried to act like nothing was going ...
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