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- 1121: American Revolution
- ... battle of Lexington occurred, closely followed by the battle of Concord. “These two very important bloodshed served to evoke the sprit of the American patriotism”. The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775 and George Washington was elected commander of the patriotic forces. He along with several other generals would led their men for the defense of America and the freedom she stood for. By early 1776, Americans were ready to ...
- 1122: AMERICAN ADVANTAGES
- ... Many men observed that the British plainly fired in the general direction of the Americans, while the Americans aimed for the heads of the British. Also, the Americans had many more competent and talented leaders. George Washington and Benedict Arnold were two of the most brilliant American leaders. During this time period, the British firing techniques were not effective. The commanders lined up their troops in lines, one line in front of ...
- 1123: Mountain Gorillas
- ... the parks so not think there will be anymore of these gorillas left by the end of the century. There have been a few projects and conservation groups made to save this endangered species. The Washington-based African Wildlife Foundation, started a program in the parks on park security, to prevent as much poaching. The tourist program also developed rapidly. They went from 1,352 paid visitors in 1978 to 5 ... Up Among the Mountain Gorillas. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1976. Fossey, Dian. Gorillas in the Mist. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. Patterson, Francine. The Education of Koko. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1981. Schaller, George B. Gorilla: Struggle for Survival in the Virungas. New York: Aperture Book, 1989.
- 1124: 1984
- 1. Biography George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, a British writer with political conscience. He was born in India but educated in England at Eton College. He served the Indian Imperial Police in Burma ... maintained by keeping the middle and low classes in constant drudgery and everyone is kept content by means of "doublethink" and "newspeak." The only peace war creates is reserved for the government. 5. Literary Merit "George Orwell's 1984 is the expression of a mood, and it is a warning(Erich Fromm)." After Word War II, many people who read this novel experienced mixed reactions. It cannot be denied however, that George Orwell made some stunning predictions about the future. "The basic theme of this novel is that if we don't watch out 1984 will find us(Jason Caminiti)." I believe it may already have. ...
- 1125: WWII
- ... the American commoner so much that they changed their views completely and wanted Japan to pay for the surprise attack in Hawaii. After all, the American people only knew that negotiations were under way in Washington DC and that the U.S. was working for peace not war. They saw the attack on Pearl Harbor as an act of betrayal. Another fact, that contributes to the possibility of Roosevelt being involved ... Husband E. Kimmel and Gen. William Short. The reason they would be greatly affected was because they were the scapegoats. Adm. Kimmel, the Pearl Harbor commander, was kept in the dark by his superiors in Washington. Officials in Washington left Adm. Kimmel without any knowledge of the attack until it was too late, and then they blamed Adm. Kimmel for not being ready. The futures of Adm. Kimmel and Gen. Short were a ...
- 1126: Social Criticism in Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities
- ... experiences, history, or even their own creativity. For authors that choose to write a book based on historical events, the inspiration might come from their particular viewpoint on the event that they want to dramatize. George Orwell and Charles Dickens wrote Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, to express their disillusionment with society and human nature. Animal Farm, written in 1944, is a book that tells the animal ... in that both describe how, even with the best of intentions, our ambitions get the best ofus. Both authors also demonstrate that violence and the Machiavellian attitude of "the ends justifying the means" are deplorable. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm, ". . . to discredit the Soviet system by showing its inhumanity and its back-sliding from ideals [he] valued . . ."(Gardner, 106) Orwell noted that " there exists in England almost no literature of disillusionment ... right place, at the right time. Works Cited King, Martin. Students' Guide to Animal Farm. Scotland: Tynron Press, 1989. Lucas, John. The Melancholy Man: A Study of Dickens' Novels. London: N.P., N.D. Orwell, George. Animal Farm. London: Penguin Books, 1985. Shelden, Michael. Orwell: The
- 1127: Hawthornes Life Versus Life In
- ... he talks of Matthew(5) who is a tax collector in his gospel, Hawthorne relates this to the collection of customs. Hawthorne also goes on to use many historical figures like John Adams, Zachary Taylor, George Hilliard, and James F. Miller. Each adds significance to The Custom House and helps the reader relate to the story. In the story itself Hawthorne also uses many historical figures, he doesn t use their ... Donohue, Agnes McNiell. A Casebook On The Hawthorne Question. Ed. Agnes Donohue. New York: Crowell, 1963. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Portable Hawthorne. Ed. Malcom Cowley. New York: Penguin, 1976. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York: Washington Square, 1973. James, Henry. Hawthorne, English Men of Letters . New York: Rinehart, 1880. Stewart, Randall. Nathaniel Hawthorne, A Biography. New Haven : UP of Yale, 1948. Waggoner, Hyatt. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pamphlets on American Writers . Minneapolis: Up ...
- 1128: Capitalism: The Cause Of Slave
- ... to it that his or her plantation be the best. Great planters held enormous power in the southern colonies, they spent much of their free time in leisure, educational pursuits, and participation in public life; George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both were within this group of people. Most planters were also very active entrepreneurs, who would engage in quick profit type situations which would help them make more money on top of ...
- 1129: The Cold War
- ... this was hardly enough to assist many countries to recover a country after war, let alone a large proportion of the under developed world. A North Atlantic treaty was signed on 4th April 1949, in Washington by 12 signatories of major Eastern European and North American states stating that they would provide mutual assistance should any one member be attacked, mainly directed at the threat of USSR . As a result the ... to help contain communist China.(internat. affairs;p120) Truman realised the intellectual need to give up presidency, but the decision was emotionally difficult. He announced his decision on March 29th 1952 in a speech in Washington stating that he “shall not be a candidate for reelection” (man of the..;p605). He concluded retirment after hearing Dwight D. Eisenhower was standing for election, although Truman was not Republican he supported Eisenhower who became his succeessor as president, previously Eisenhower had been the chief of staff in Washington and the supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe. In January 1953 Truman retired into private life in Independance, Missouri. Where he died on Dec 26th 1972 at the age of 90./
- 1130: Air Force History
- ... had controlled East Germany came into existence as the German Democratic Republic. In October 1950, he was assigned to the fourth Troop Carrier Squadron of the 62nd Troop Carrier Group at McChord Air Force Base, Washington. This was in the period when the Air Force had spent much of the 1950s training and equipping itself for a nuclear conflict. In September 1951, he transferred to Tachikawa, Japan, and continued flight engineer ... flight engineer duties in that aircraft. In September 1965, he went to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and continued duties as senior controller. In October 1966 he entered the F-4 Field Training Detachment at George Air Force Base, Calif., and in December 1966 went to Southeast Asia. In addition, during this time there was an extended debate resulted in the defeat of a major civil rights bill forbidding discrimination in ...
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