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- 191: The Women of the American Revolution
- The Women of the American Revolution The women of the American Revolution organized themselves in a courageous move in support of Americas fight for independence. They solicited contributions to satisfy the wishes of George Washington, the Commander and Chief of the American troops. Although they were successful in collecting thoundsands of dollars for the troops. They were not given full credit for the choice of how their contributions would be used. Their effort was very courageous but there ideas and efforts was suppressed by Washingtons ability to use his superior position to persuade them to suppress their courageous efforts. The womens unprecedented sacrifices and struggles to help the American soldiers to fight for freedom from the British ...
- 192: Babe Ruth
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American icon or symbol just as Uncle Sam was; the Babe started it all. He was the best pitcher in his day and still remains the strongest slugger in the ... together all Americans, sports lovers, baseball lovers and non sports lovers alike. Fans were able to participate in Sunday baseball and it grew to become a more democratic and a larger spectator sport. Because of George Herman Ruth, baseball remains the national pastime with a strong sense of competition. There were three rulers of the baseball diamond, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx, but only Ruth had the power in his arms. George Herman Ruth was born in Baltimore in 1894, and grew up around his father's downtown Baltimore bar. He was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, but in 1914 left school ...
- 193: Analysis of Police Corruption
- ... dramatically with the illegal cocaine trade, with officers acting alone or in-groups to steal money from dealers or distribute cocaine themselves. Large groups of corrupt police have been caught in New York, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. Methodology: Corruption within police departments falls into 2 basic categories, which are external corruption and internal corruption. In this report I will concentrate only on external corruption because it has been ... more outrageous. In March authorities in Atlanta broke up a ring of weight-lifting officers who were charged with robbing strip clubs and private homes, and even carrying off 450-lb. safes from retail stores. (Washington Post, Jan 18, 1993: p. 11) The deluge of cash that has flowed from the drug trade has created opportunities for quick dirty money on a scale never seen before. In the 1980s Philadelphia saw ... to enormous thefts of cash during drug raids -- more than $1 million in one instance. ``The deputies were pursuing the money more aggressively than they were pursuing drugs,'' says Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Bauer. (Washington Post, Jan 18, 1993: p. 11) When cities enlarge their police forces quickly in response to public fears about crime, it can also mean an influx of younger and less well-suited officers. That ...
- 194: Welafre
- ... among top labor union officials. John sponsored a labor bill which did a great deal to eliminate criminal practices in unions. Weds Long Island Beauty Kennedy met his future wife, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, at a Washington, D.C., party shortly after his election to the Senate. Described as a cameo beauty, Jackie was the daughter of a Long Island family. At the time they met, she was a photographer and a pen-and-ink artist for a Washington, D.C., newspaper. They were married on Sept. 12, 1953. Their daughter, Caroline, was born in 1957. Their son, John Fitzgerald, was born on Nov. 25, 1960, 17 days after Kennedy was elected president of ... most gracious and most beautiful White House hostesses. Jackie was born on July 28, 1929, at Southampton, Long Island. She attended several private American schools and the Sorbonne, in Paris, France. She was graduated from George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Back Surgery Kennedy's old back injury still gave him a great deal of pain. Beginning in October 1954 he underwent a series of spinal operations. While he ...
- 195: Police Corruption
- ... dramatically with the illegal cocaine trade, with officers acting alone or in-groups to steal money from dealers or distribute cocaine themselves. Large groups of corrupt police have been caught in New York, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. Methodology: Corruption within police departments falls into 2 basic categories, which are external corruption and internal corruption. In this report I will concentrate only on external corruption because it has been ... more outrageous. In March authorities in Atlanta broke up a ring of weight-lifting officers who were charged with robbing strip clubs and private homes, and even carrying off 450-lb. safes from retail stores. (Washington Post, Jan 18, 1993: p. 11) The deluge of cash that has flowed from the drug trade has created opportunities for quick dirty money on a scale never seen before. In the 1980s Philadelphia saw ... to enormous thefts of cash during drug raids -- more than $1 million in one instance. ``The deputies were pursuing the money more aggressively than they were pursuing drugs,'' says Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Bauer. (Washington Post, Jan 18, 1993: p. 11) When cities enlarge their police forces quickly in response to public fears about crime, it can also mean an influx of younger and less well-suited officers. That ...
- 196: Benedict Arnold
- ... however, Arnold was a brilliant and dashing general, highly respected for his service to the patriot cause. He distinguished himself in several battles, reached the rank of major general, and was considered one of General Washington's most trusted officers. Arnold was born on January 14, 1741, in Norwich, Connecticut. Both his parents were of families that were established and respected in New England. During his youth, he served as an ... the West Indies (Encarta). In 1762, Arnold met and married Margaret Mansfield. She died in 1775, which was the same year he was promoted to captaincy due to his commercial success. After his promotion, General Washington commanded him to take one thousand one hundred fifty men into Canada to overtake Quebec. They left on September 16th from Washington's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On September 19th, they sailed for the Kennebec River from Newburyport on eleven schooners, and on the twentieth, they camped on Swan Island in Merrymeeting Bay. Some of the ...
- 197: Of Mice And Men 3
- In John Steinbeck's classic novel "Of mice and men" the testament of true friendship is the main theme. Steinbeck uses two migrant workers, Lennie and George, to illustrate the main themes of the novel. The novel is set during the Great Depression, approximately 1937 in California. The status of Lennie and George at the time is Steinbeck's way of illustrating the time period. Lennie Small is an oxymoron. Lennie is a huge, strong, half-witted man that has the heart of a child but has the ... will ever see but its not the size of one that makes a man, it's the heart and mind of a one. In a way Lennie is the mouse because of his innocence and George is a man because of the burden he carries with him. By giving George the last name of Milton, Steinbeck seems to be showing that he is an example of fallen man, someone who ...
- 198: George S. Patton
- GEORGE S.PATTON, Old blood and Guts George Smith Patton is a very famous American because of his contributions in both World War I and II. He was considered one of the greatest U.S. generals of World War II. This war started ... the U.S. was able to invade North Africa, capture Sicily and halt the German counter attack in the Battle of Bulge. Patton had a family with a long tradition of military service. His father, George Patton, was the son of a brigadier general in command of the 22d Virginia Regiment who was killed at the Battle of Winchester in the Civil War for the Confederacy. His mother, Ruth Wilson, ...
- 199: George Meade
- ... of Bull Run? Everyone knows what the Second Battle of Bull Run is but who was the general? Some people even know that the North won that battle. Most people do not know that General George Meade defeated General Lee at that battle. General George Mead accomplished much during wartime. General George Meade had many accomplishments during wartime. First of all, he defeated General Lee at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Why would not General Meade crush General Lee at this battle and end the ...
- 200: ... 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 ... that both describe how, even with the best of intentions, our ambitions get the best of us. 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 ...
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