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- 771: Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... aggression against our country, then, we declare solemnly before you here and now, our weapons would be unnecessary and our army redundant. We believe ourselves able to create peace (Larson 83). Even if the White House staff overlooked the admission of missiles, it is hard to believe they could ignore such a blatant plea for resolve. Kennedy either missed the crucial importance of this statement or he chose to jeopardize the ... photographs confirmed that the Cubans had missile emplacements and the Cuban missile crisis began. It was assumed through these photos that the weapons were of the offensive nature, which caused great fear in the White House. Would the United States carry out what it had threatened only months earlier in Press Secretary Salinger's statement that if there was evidence of "offensive ground-to-ground missiles… the gravest issues would arise ... committee was to consider the possibilities and devise a plan as quickly as possible while staying in complete confidentiality. Kennedy continued making speeches around the Midwest for a short while before retiring to the White House due to "a cold." Another issue plaguing ExCom was the time factor. Military advisors had notified the President that the systems could be operational within two weeks. This meant that the members of ExCom ...
- 772: Costly Mistake 2
- ... hundred percent because of all the booze. After many hours, we finally came up with the idea of going to the glow and bowl at the bowling ally right up the road from Matt"s house. We proceeded to round up as many people as we could to join in our evenings plan and continued to drink very heavily. Once more people arrived we started to play cards and talk about ... that I quickly dismissed and chased with another drink. Finally 10:30p.m. rolled around, A little over seven hours since we had started drinking. Like drunken fools we wandered out the door of the house and figured out the driving situation to the bowling ally. I didn't volunteer, refusing to drive knowing that it would only cause trouble for all of us. Matt said he would drive my car ... stop light it all hit me, the fear of the what could happen, but I pushed it to the back of my mind. Proceeding to turn left on to the road heading to Matt's house. It was a short drive, I remember thinking as I cruised on. Then all my fears came to life as I started to pass a car at a rapid speed a cop drove by, ...
- 773: Romeo and Juliet: Theme Paper
- ... the fighting has recently flared up and the civilians fighting each other. The first fight takes place at the very beginning of the play in Act I, scene i . Gregory and Sampson of the Capulet house are the initiators of the brawl. As Abraham and Balthasar, servants to the Montagues, approach, the Capulet servants plan to start a quarrel. The servants exchange a few words and they draw their weapons. As ... we learn from Benvolio that Romeo has not been home since the Capulet's party (II, iv, l 3). Benvolio says "Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, Hath sent a letter to his father's house." (II, iv, l 6, 7). Tybalt has apparently sent the challenge because he is angry at the Montagues in general after the fight and particularly mad at Romeo because Romeo attended the Capulet party. After ... only acting tough because he insecure about his personal life. Or it could be possible that Tybalt realizes what he has done and is afraid of the law. Mercutio, not being a kinsman to either house, says: "Help me into some house, Benvolio, Or I shall faint. A plague o' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me. I have it, And soundly too. Your houses! Mercutio, knowing ...
- 774: Anthem
- ... he got scolded for learning faster then his brothers. Equality teachers told him that he had evil in his bones because he was taller then his brothers. Then at the age of fifteen when the house of vocations came Equality was guilty of the great transgression of preference because he wanted to be a scholar, but his selected vocation was to be a street sweeper. Every day while he swept by ... wrote this in the end of the ninth chapter when Equality begins to doubt everything he has learned in the city. The mountains represented a new beginning. In the mountains Equality and Liberty found a house left from the unmentionable times. In the house there are many things they have never seen before like mirrors, light bulbs, a library full of books, and nice clothes. They promise to never leave the house and they claim it as theirs. ...
- 775: Some Of The Most Important Pre
- ... Mecklenburg County, N.C., on November 2, 1795. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, from which he then moved to Tennessee, where he became prominent in state politics. He was elected to the house of representatives in 1825. He was elected Speaker of the House in 1835. Four years later, he was elected governor of Tennessee, but was beaten in tries for re-election in 1841, and 1843. Martin Van Buren, the president prior to the 1844 election, counted on ... Richmond and moved to the frontier state of Kentucky in 1797. Clay became more and more important in Kentucky politics, becoming speaker of the state assembly in 1807, and winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1811. Clay made his first try for the presidency in 1824. Four men ran, including Andrew Jackson, were on the ballot. When no candidate won a majority, Clay threw his support ...
- 776: Barbie 2
- ... company Mattel with her husband, understood that pretending how the future would be was part of growing up for kids. She did some research and found that there was room on the market for a doll like Barbie. Mattel had been making lots of toys before Barbie but when Ruth said that she wanted them to make a small doll for kids all the men in the staff had their doubts. Many different designs were done before the first Barbie was introduced on the 9th of march 1959. Barbie was named after Ruths daughter. Barbie was then a teen-age fashion model who was very different to the dolls the kids played with at that time. The buyers were at first skeptical to the doll but when Mattel started to make tv-commercials to reach out to the buyers it was an instant hit. Barbie is still the most popular fashion doll ever created. That is because she is ...
- 777: Abortion
- ... seeds" example. According to this story, one is to imagine that there are "people-seeds" flying around in the air like pollen. An individual desires to open their windows to allow fresh air into their house, yet he/she buys the best mesh screens available because he/she does not want any of the people seeds to get into their house. Unfortunately, there is a defect in one of the screens, and a seed takes root in their carpet anyway. Thomson argues that under these circumstances, the person that is developing from the people seed does not have a right to develop in your house. She also argues that "despite the fact that you opened your windows" the seed still does not have a right to develop in your house (159). Thomson is drawing a parallel to a woman ...
- 778: A Street Car Named Desire
- A Street Car Named Desire Blanche, Stella’s sister, seems rude and obnoxious when she first came to New Orleans to Stella’s house. One of the quotes that I chose was something that Blanche had said that kind of represents herself when she first came to Stella’s house. “You haven’t said a word about my appearance.” Blanche couldn’t stand not being complimented on. This quote illustrates how Blanche was rude and obnoxious. When she first saw Stella’s house she couldn’t believe that Stella was living in such a dump. Eunice, the upstairs neighbor, invited Blanche inside because Stlla and her husband, Stanley, were out bowling. Stella was watching Stanley bowl with ...
- 779: Short Story Analysis Of Edgar
- ... resides in the human psyche. But, for now, let us return to the story and witness perversity wreak its havoc. The night of the day he hanged Pluto, a fire swept through the narrator's house. He, his wife, and the servant escaped, but the conflagration completely destroyed the house; yet one wall had not fallen in. Upon visiting the ruin, the narrator witnessed in the standing wall, "as if graven in bas relief upon the white surface, the figure of a gigantic cat...There ... into the wall as well. After searching for the dreaded cat, the narrator concludes that the beast has "in terror, fled the premises forever." However, the fourth day, the police arrive to thoroughly examine the house. They leave no "nook or corner unexplored." (Poe 60) Even upon their third or fourth visit to the cellar, the narrator remains sublimely calm. Finally satisfied, and preparing to quit the search, the police ...
- 780: Death of A Salesman: Summary
- ... world. Willy tells Biff that Mr. Oliver always thought pretty high of him. Willy is very happy, knowing that his sons are going to see Bill Oliver and become successes. The boys have left the house, and Willy is preparing to go see his own boss, Howard Wagner, to tell him that he does not want to travel anymore and wishes to have a job on the sales floor in New York. As he leaves, Linda tells him that the boys are going to treat him to a big dinner that night at Frank's Chop House. Willy has a long discussion with Howard, and finally Howard tells Willy that the firm is firing him. Willy is shocked. Howard is the son of the previous owner, who Willy was good friends with ... Willy fifty dollars so that he can go home to Linda and pretend that it's his pay. Willy leaves the office almost in tears. That same evening, Hap has arrived at Frank's Chop House where he and Biff and Willy are going to meet for dinner. Happy starts hitting on a woman at the next table and Biff comes in. Biff did not land the deal with Bill ...
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