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- 821: Was Colonial Culture Uniquely
- ... equal to that of the middle colonies (Sarcelle, 1965). The weather permitted both long growing seasons and tropical diseases (Brinkley, 1995). The people of the southern colonies were the most loyal to England during the Revolution. The dominant religious group of the South was the Anglican establishment. The culture of the southern colonies developed accordingly. The people took advantage of the long growing season and tobacco became the number one crop ... The culture of the colonies was also influenced by other European cultures. After 1680 large numbers of immigrants came from Europe (Welling, 1996). Throughout the colonies Dutch, Swedes, and Germans could be found (Welling, 1996). French Huguenots lived in South Carolina and other scattered places, as did the Spanish, Italians, and Portuguese (Welling, 1996). The English ceased to be the chief source of immigration as early as 1680 (Welling, 1996), although ... keep parts of their own culture and have influence on mainstream cultures. That group was the African slaves. Africans made up a large part of the colonial population. In fact, by the time of the Revolution, colonists of African descent made up 20% of the overall population ("Colonial Williamsburg Home Page", 1996). Since the Africans usually brought no possessions, had been taken from their families, and came from many diverse ...
- 822: THOMAS JEFFERSON
- ... labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786. Jefferson succeeded Benjamin Franklin as minister to France in 1785. His sympathy for the French Revolution led him into conflict with Alexander Hamilton when Jefferson was Secretary of State in President Washington's Cabinet. He resigned in 1793. Sharp political conflict developed, and two separate parties, the Federalists and the Democratic ... of American merchantmen. Jefferson's attempted solution, an embargo upon American shipping, worked badly and was unpopular. Jefferson retired to Monticello to ponder such projects as his grand designs for the University of Virginia. A French nobleman observed that he had placed his house and his mind "on an elevated situation, from which he might contemplate the universe." He died on July 4, 1826.
- 823: Adolf Hitler
- ... the swastika was adopted as the party symbol. A local newspaper which appealed to anti-Semites was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Hitler raised funds to purchase it for the party. In January 1923, French and Belgian troops marched into Germany to settle a reparations dispute. Germans resented this occupation, which also had an adverse effect on the economy. Hitler's party benefited by the reaction to this development, and ... 1923 that he was prepared to march on Berlin to rid the government of the Communists and the Jews. On November 8, 1923, Hitler held a rally at a Munich beer hall and proclaimed a revolution. The following day, he led 2,000 armed "brown-shirts" in an attempt to take over the Bavarian government. This putsch was resisted and put down by the police, after more than a dozen were ... were reversed with crushing defeats at Moscow (December 1941) and Stalingrad (winter, 1942-43). The United States entered the war in December 1941. By 1944, the Allies invaded occupied Europe at Normandy Beach on the French coast, German cities were being destroyed by bombing, and Italy, Germany's major ally under the leadership of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, had fallen. Several attempts were made on Hitler's life during the ...
- 824: Jane Austen: Her Life and Work
- ... to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress." (Tucker, pg. 3) Although Jane said this she was "very educated. She knew how to speak french, some Italian and Latin. She read Shakespeare, Milton, Johnson and Cowper (big poets of her time)." (Tucker, pg. 7) Jane lived in Steventon for 25 years. She moved in 1801 with her parents and sister ... the involvements, feelings and characters of ordinary life..." (Magill, pg. 25) People have different opinions of Jane Austen's work. Some people "were upset because she never wrote about events surrounding her life, like the French Revolution and the Nepoleonic Wars. (Tucker, pg 69) Thomas Hardy said about Austen, "a rather heartless little cynic...penning satirettes about her neighbors whilst the Dynasts were tearing the world to pieces and consigning millions ...
- 825: Important People in History
- ... they'd salavate because they knew the food was coming. This was then calles a controlled response. Pavlov's work directed on the study of observable behaviour. Durkheim, Emile - Sociologist (1859- 1917) Durkheim was a French philosopher. He was generally the founder of modern sociology. He was very interested in the change in society because he lived in an era od great social upheaval. From his studies he saw that earlier ... moving to fast for them or they can't cope with life. He predicted that anomic suicide would be the most common in the future. Marx, Karl - Sociologist (1818- 1883) Marx lived during the industrial revolution when a lot of the factories were replacing small shops. Marx asked a question to himself "Why was it that a few had become wealthy while the majority had nothing?" The answer he came upon ... He figured that people chose their clothes and their behaviour depending upon the way that societal norm. They would usually adopt the behaviour and language of the social group to which they belong. Comte, Auguste - French Philosopher (1798 - 1857) Comte invented the term "sociology". This was to describe the scientific study of society. Although his methods were crude, his contribution to the discipline cannot be disputed. He observed societies change ...
- 826: Howl & Kaddish By Allen Ginsberg
- ... mentioned in the poems, the majority of his works being somewhat biographical. It is said that Allen Ginsberg was ahead of his time, but in fact he was just riding the wave of a literature revolution. The decade of the 1950s was a time of change. America and the world was experiencing a transition from innocence to a more knowledgeable society. Revolutions in all aspects of life were going on ... you are madder than I am" This final section of the poem unfolds as once again Ginsberg uses the image of Golgotha in "where you accuse your doctors of insanity and plot the Hebrew socialist revolution against fascist national Golgotha" The most obvious of techniques in "Howl", and in the last part is the use of repetition. "It is Biblical in its repetitive grammatical buildup. It is a howl against everything ... felt the same way Ginsberg feels. It is with that feeling that we can believe and relate to these two poems. Bibliography Bibliography Bartlett, Lee (Editor) The Beats:Essays in Criticism McFarland Press London 1981 French, Warren. The San Francisco Poetry Renaissance Twayne Publishers Boston 1991 Ginsberg, Allen. Howl and other Poems City Lights Books San Francisco 1956 Ginsberg, Allen Kaddish and other Poems City Lights Books San Francisco 1961 ...
- 827: Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909
- Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909 Theodore Roosevelt was the second of four children. He was born in New York City on October 27, 1858 of Dutch, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, French and German heritage. Partially due to poor health, he suffered from Asthma and bad vision, he was educated by tutors until he entered Harvard College, where he received his B.A. degree in 1880. At ... war, his foreign policy while president was prudent and realistic. Roosevelt's most disputed actions involved Panama. He had recognized a canal's importance to America, and early in 1903 he arranged to buy a French company's rights to construct a canal through Panama, which was then part of Colombia. When the Colombian senate rejected his plans, he secretly encouraged a revolution in Panama. Later, the new Republic of Panama granted the United States full sovereignty over a strip 10 miles wide through which the Panama Canal was built Roosevelt's election in 1904 to a ...
- 828: Our World In Medicine
- ... during the Renaissance, 1300's to the 1600's. The laws against human dissection were totally relaxed during this period. As a result, the first truly scientific studies of the human body began.11 A French army doctor named Ambroise Parι improved surgical techniques to such an extent that he is considered the father of modern surgery. For example, instead of burning a wound to prevent infection, he developed the much ... believed that the only way to understand the nature of disease was by close examination of the affected body cells. He did important research in such diseases as leukemia and tuberculosis.13 Pasteur, a brilliant French chemist, proved that microbes are living organisms and that certain kinds of microbes cause disease. He also proved that killing specific microbes stops the spread of specific diseases. Koch, a German physician, invented a method ... surgery. This technique involved keeping germs away from surgical wounds in the first place instead of trying to kill germs already there.14 Advances in many fields of science and engineering have created a medical revolution in the 1900's. For example, the discovery of X-rays by the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen enabled doctors to see inside the human body to diagnose illnesses and injuries. The discovery of radium ...
- 829: Robinson Crusoe
- ... God into the role of society. In Daniel Defoes early Eighteenth Century novel, Robinson Crusoe, God makes the laws, gives out the punishments, and creates the terror. By the end of the century, the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror announce to the world that society is taking over the role of God and now people will make laws, give out punishments, and incite terror. Early Eighteenth Century novel, Robinson ... moral and political enquiry" (xi). Godwin sees no reason as to why either God or the aristocrats should behave as a tyrant, and he uses Caleb Williams as a voice to support his beliefs in French Revolutionary ideas. As the history of the Eighteenth Century novel progresses, it reflects the secular movement occurring in British society. As the world becomes more secularized, so do novels. Primarily, novels held the purpose ...
- 830: Egyptain Foreign Policy In Reg
- ... revolutionary overthrow of the government. In 1949 nine of the Free Officers formed the Committee of the Free officers Movement and in 1950 Nasser was elected chairman. In 1952, the Free Officers Movement led a revolution in Egypt and took power, under the newly formed Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) , with Muhammad Naguib as president and commander in Chief. Almost all leader in the RCC were soldiers, many who had fought in ... attack the Canal from across the Sinai Desert. When Israel neared the canal, Britain and France would issue a n ultimatum for an Egpytian and Israeli withdrawal from both sides of the Canal, and Anglo-French force would then occupy the canal and prevent further fighting, and keep in open for shipping. Israel did not agree to this plan, unless first Britain and France agreed to destroy the Egyptian Air Force ... allies of the invasion, and realized that it could not allow the Soviet Union to appear as the champion of the Third World against Western Imperialism. Thus, the US put pressure on the British and French to withdraw. While France and Britain withdrew, Israel was very reluctant. Eisenhower placed a great deal of pressure on Israel with withdraw from all of its territorial acquisitions, and even threatened sanctions if Israel ...
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