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- 1871: Great Depression
- ... knock-free" fuel additives for cars. In addition, "tourist homes" (hotels and motels) opened up everywhere. With such a wealthy upper-class many luxury hotels were needed. In 1924 alone, hotels such as the Mayflower (Washington D.C.), the Parker House (Boston), The Palmer House (Chicago), and the Peabody (Memphis) opened their doors8. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the construction industry benefited tremendously from the automobile. With the growing number of ...
- 1872: JFK
- ... of the slain president. A state funeral was held the next day where "representatives of 92 nations attended."7 It has been estimated that as many as "1 million people"8 lined the streets of Washington as the funeral procession made its way slowly to Arlington National Cemetery. The grave was marked by an eternal flame lighted by his wife and brothers. Five days after the funeral, President Johnson appointed Chief ...
- 1873: The Nation Takes Shape: A Review
- ... buildings constructed. From a mere seventy five post offices, scattered bout the Union, the number had soared to over twelve thousand. There were now twenty five hundred miles of canals, though none had existed while Washington was in office; and the railroads “ beginning only ten or twelve years ago, are already completed over one thousand miles.” Schools, colleges, lyceums, and institutes were multiplying in scores.(1) As you can see from ...
- 1874: 1984: Control is Power
- 1984: Control is Power In the novel 1984, George Orwell demonstrates that power is obtained through control, just like some aspects of today in society. Control is a powerful tool when it is used by the government. Orwell in his novel explains the governments ...
- 1875: How America Should React To Ho
- ... to love and share their life. Why should not society find it possible to share the same maturity. Moreover, in the wake of AIDs encouraging gay monogamy is simply rational public policy. However, according to Washington Post poll 70 percent of Americans oppose same-sex marriage, yet only 53 percent oppose homosexual relationship between consenting adults (Francoure 246). Some will argue that one of the family’s function is it conceive ...
- 1876: Babbitt: Conformity
- ... power of conformity. Conformity is so powerful that even after babbitt realizes the stifling nature of the society in which he lives he is powerless to change his fate as a member of conformist society. George F. Babbitt is a man who is completely controlled by the conformist society in which he lives. Pressure to conform lies in all aspects of Babbitt's life. Relationships, family, social life, and business are ...
- 1877: JFK - Assasination
- ... ghost (5: 68). Fitzgerald even cried later on when he saw Oswald get shot by Jack Ruby and said, "Now we’ll never know." (5: 82) Later on after the Warren Commission Report was released Washington stated that they didn’t think that Oswald acted alone, but kept it quite to the public until after the reconstruction (5:90). The FBI never did tell the Warren Commission about their plots to ...
- 1878: Manhattan Project
- ... to make the radioactive material needed to construct the bomb. Oak Ridge, Tennessee was used to make uranium which was used as an explosive to react with plutonium. The plutonium itself was made in Hanford, Washington.5 To make this explosion possible, a piece of uranium was fired at another piece of uranium to make the critical mass that was needed for an explosion. Critical mass is the exact amount of ...
- 1879: Saki's "The Interlopers": Plot Analysis
- ... European forest one night during the winter. The setting of the story is analogous to the plot; the trees have to bind together for warmth to brave the fierce winter, the same way Ulrich and George have to work together to survive. The exposition does a wonderful job of building suspense by telling of the feud between the two families. The feeling of impending doom increases as Georg and Ulrich hunt ...
- 1880: How America Should React To Ho
- ... to love and share their life. Why should not society find it possible to share the same maturity. Moreover, in the wake of AIDs encouraging gay monogamy is simply rational public policy. However, according to Washington Post poll 70 percent of Americans oppose same-sex marriage, yet only 53 percent oppose homosexual relationship between consenting adults (Francoure 246). Some will argue that one of the family’s function is it conceive ...
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