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- 2141: 1984: Symbolism and Irony
- ... of cabbage and bad lavatories. Picture bombs dropping on playgrounds, blowing children to pieces. Imagine what it would be like if the government knew your every move, your every thought. This is the world of George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-four. Nineteen Eighty-four is a novel about a society completely different from present day. Because the government constantly monitors what one is thinking or doing, the people of this society ...
- 2142: Serial Murderer Ed Gein
- ... about 700 in population (Milwaukee Journal). This was a town where every body knew each other or thought they did. Plainfield was soon to be a town that would soon rock the nation. His father George Gein held jobs as a tanner and carpenter when he wasn't working the farm. When he was not working he would often visit the local bars and drink himself drunk(Hotvedt). He was often ...
- 2143: Prepubescent Strength Training
- ... Duane. Prepubescent Strength Training. National Strength and Conditioning Association. 1-7. 1994. Cahill, Bernard R. Proceedings of the Conference on Strength Training and the Prepubescent. American Orthopeadic Society for Sports Medicine. 1-11. 1995. Dunn, George et al. National Strength and Conditioning Association. National Strength and Conditioning Association Journal. 7. 27-29. 1985. Faigenbaum, Avery D. Psychological Benefits of Prepubescent Strength Training. Strength and Conditioning. 28-31. April, 1995. Metcalf, James ...
- 2144: Biography: Helen Keller (1880-1968)
- ... on June 1, 1968, at her home, Arcan Ridge, in Westport, Connecticut. Her ashes were placed next to those of her companions Anne Sullivan Macy and Polly Thomson at the St. Joseph's Chapel of Washington Cathedral. Books and essays by Helen Keller Helen Keller's Journal Midstream: My Later Life My Religion The Story of My Life Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy The World I Live In Optimism: An Essay The ...
- 2145: Satellites
- ... this process was to get proof that it was possible to relay a message from one part of the earth to another. It was done in 1959, when a satellite communication link was established between Washington DC and Hawaii, using the moon's surface. Soon after, the Hughes corporation released a commercial satellite proposal bringing about the beginning of our modern communication system. Satellites were soon launched that could send delayed ...
- 2146: Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Biography
- ... the President referred to as his "Summer White House". From this room he broadcast the last speech of his fourth campaign for the Presidency on November 6, 1944. Famous guests at the house included King George VI of Great Britain and Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill. The house contains abundant memorabilia from all periods of the President's life. As his wife Eleanor remarked, "He always felt that this was his ...
- 2147: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie Crawford
- ... anti - religion themes employed by Wright. Hurston has portrayed a female character as an emergent heroine, a creator of her own destiny, and one who has mastered the journey for self-awareness. Says Mary Helen Washington in the Foreword of Their Eyes Were Watching God, "for most Black women readers discovering Their Eyes for the first time, what was most compelling was the figure of Janie Crawford - powerful, articulate, self-reliant ...
- 2148: THe Life and Work of John Keats
- ... a liberal and enlightened education subsequently reflected in his poetry. His father died when he was eight and his mother when he was fourteen; these sad circumstances drew him particularly close to his two brothers, George and Tom, and his sister Fanny. (Kipperman 246). As an orphan, he became a surgeon's apprentice before enrolling, in 1815, as a student at Guy's Hospital. He registered for a sixth-month course ...
- 2149: School Uniforms
- ... has also been addressed each school has developed an assistance plan for families that cannot afford to buy uniforms. In most cases, graduating students either donate or sell used uniforms to needy families. In Seattle, Washington the South Shore Middle School has implemented a mandatory uniform policy for 900 middle school students since 1995. The Results were staggering principal of South Shore, Dr. John German, reports that "this year the demeanor ...
- 2150: The Baseball Life of Babe Ruth
- ... effective record 24-13. On June 23, 1919, he blew up and helped his teammate Ernie Shore land a place in the record books. This is how it happened: Ruth started the game against the Washington Senators by walking the first batter on four straight pitches. Ruth was so mad at the umpire's calls, he ran to home plate and punched the ump on the jaw. After that, Ruth was ...
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