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- 611: The Brady Bill
- ... period Brady bill by the vote of 239-186, placing it on the Senate calendar on June 3. Debate in the Senate In the Senate, the proponents of the Brady bill, including the Majority Leader George J. Mitchell (D-ME), were working hard to keep the Brady language part of the omnibus crime legislation (S-1241) which had already been passed by the House-Senate conference committee. Ted Stevens (R-AK ... viability of the nationwide instant check. The bill by then already represented a compromise between the Brady waiting period and the NRA instant check. On the floor, the GOP opponents proposed a series of amendments. George W. Gekas (R-PA) offered an amendment ending the waiting period after five years from its enforcement regardless of the viability of the replacing instant check system. Schumer argued that the Gekas' so-called sunset ... to be considered and voted immediately in January as soon as the Senate returned to business. Obviously, this solution was prompted by the loathing of most senators to come back from their respective States to Washington after Thanksgiving break as well as by the pro-Brady public pressure. Consequently, the Senate approved the conference report by unanimous consent. After seven years of debate, the Brady bill was finally passed by ...
- 612: Charles Dickens 5
- ... his list of places to visit in almost every city he toured. He also toured factories, the industrial mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, a Shaker village in New York, and a prairie in Illinois. While in Washington he attended sessions of Congress, toured the White House, and met President Tyler. In the White House, as just about everywhere he went in America, Dickens was appalled at the American male passion for chewing ... written after he returned to England describing his American visit, he wrote scathingly about the institution of slavery, citing newspaper accounts of runaway slaves horribly disfigured by their cruel masters. From Richmond Dickens returned to Washington and started a trek westward to St. Louis. Traveling by riverboat and stagecoach the Dickens entourage, which included Dickens, his wife Kate, Kate's maid, Anne Brown, and George Putnam, Charles' traveling secretary, endured quite an adventure. Gaining anonymity and more personal freedom the further west they went, Dickens' power of observation provides a very entertaining and enlightening view of early America. Dickens ...
- 613: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
- ... hail his assassin as a national hero. He was aroused by the prospect of votes for blacks, and he was determined to carry out his assassination scheme. Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865. The president died the next day (Sandburg 522). Davis was a suspect in the murder of Lincoln. The Northerners, not knowing of any details of the assassination, made him ... in leading the troops to fight for the independence of slaves. The Civil War marked the end of slavery forever. Lincoln ranked first of 31 presidents: best of the 5 "great" presidents, he ranked above George Washington(DeGregorio 232-240). No man in American history had to face heavier odds and greater discouragement's than Jefferson Davis. He had been called the man who symbolized the solemn convictions and tragic fortunes ...
- 614: Daisy Miller
- Henry James was born at two Washington Place in New York City on April 15,1843. He was the second son to Henry James, Sr., an independently wealthy intellectual, and Mary Robertson James. From 1843 to 1845, James took his first trip ... novella), An International Episode; the critical biography, Hawthorne; and The Madonna of the Future and Other Tales. The following year, he wrote the novel, Confidence, while traveling in Italy. In 1881, James wrote the novels, Washington Square and The Portrait of a Lady. He traveled back to the United States due to his mother s weakening health. James s mother died in February of 1882. His father died shortly after in ... and hospital work during the war. In 1915, James became a citizen of Great Britain. On December 2nd of the same year, James suffered from a stroke. After receiving the Order of Merit from King George V, the following year, James died in Chelsea on the 28th of February. His ashes are buried with his family s in Cambridge Massachusetts. In 1917, an unfinished autobiography was published entitled, The Middle ...
- 615: Huntington's Disease
- ... bit about when you will die, increasing the burdun very greatly. And living the rest of your life in depression. Some 30,000 Americans are currently suffering for this genetic disorder. Named in 1872 for George Huntington the New York Doctor who first wrote down it's devestating symtoms, Huntingtons disease up to now was a silent time bomb. 13,000 people, the largest known concentration of sufferers from Huntington's ... and isolated the genetic marker that shows the presence of this disorder. Today, it is believed that Maria obtained the disease when she was birthed by a european sailor. Since it was first recorded by George Huntington, a Long Island doctor, Huntington's disease had remained fairly low key. No one heard about it until it infected Woodie Guthrie, A famous folk singer from the 1920's who showed symptoms of ... on patient care, but Wexler was intent on finding a cure. So, she began to invite biologists to help study the disease while she worked to get her Ph.D. In 1976 she moved to Washington to become executive director of the Congressional Commission for the control of Huntington's disease and it's Consequences. Once there, they discovered that Huntington's disease works by distroying the Ganglia. Then they ...
- 616: Cannabis Sativa
- ... through long flexible tubes to the mouth, (like a hashish Shisha). In the Middle East this was the way to smoke hash. It was used to cool the smoke before it reached the mouth piece. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp, Washington, America's first president, declared, "Make the most of the hemp seed, sow it everywhere (Hill 2). the original drafts of the Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper. There is no evidence, ...
- 617: Star Wars: An Intergalactic Joyride
- ... Wars' on its ability to draw on classic styles and timeless stories to create something new and absolutely original. The main factor in both of their positive reviews is the skill of writer and director George Lucas to blend the old with the new. They were both impressed with his miraculously fresh configuration of many different themes from classic film and mythic origin into a cohesive and entertaining movie. He has ... charm derives from the fact that Lucas can draw upon a variety of action-movie sources with unfailing deftness and humor. He is in superlative command of his own movie-nurtured fantasy life. Gary Arnold, Washington Post Staff Writer Mr. Rothstein along the same lines as Mr. Arnold, mentions that the plot line of Star Wars follows the mythic archetechture outlined by Joseph Campbell in his study of myth, "The Hero ... conventions and stories add to the movie in such a way as to create the unique and fresh fantasy world that is Star Wars'." Works Cited: Arnold, Gary. "Star Wars: A Spectacular Intergalactic Joyride." The Washington Post. 25 May 1977. Rothstein, Edward. "'Star Wars' Salutes a Brave Old World." The New York Times. 31 January 1997.
- 618: A Date with Kosinski
- ... use of words greatly contributes to the novel's excellence. He forces the reader to imagine everything that happens in the novel using very descriptive words and phrases. The main character of the novel is George Levanter. He poses as an investor and a playboy. "Blind Date" is in fact almost rated X novel because Levanter makes love to many women through his whole life, all of which are described in ... her bottled up and set it behind his mind. Levanter undergoes several experiences in his life, all of which build Levanter's character. Kosinski develops an interesting man, a very secret and clever speaking man. George Levanter is a small investor goes through life experiencing life itself. Like James Bond, he meets powerful figures and negotiates deals with them and meets many different beautiful women who he has sex with. Levanter ... Jerzy Kosinski." The University of North Carolina Press 1998: 177-267. Rpt. In the Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon Hall. Vol. 53. Detroit: Gale Research. 1984. 216. Joseph McLellan. "Playing at Life" Book World-The Washington Post March 7, 1982: 7. Rpt. In the Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon Hall. Vol. 53. Detroit: Gale Research. 1984. 224.
- 619: Changes To The Bill Of Rights
- ... the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. ESTABLISHING RELIGION: While campaigning for his first term, George Bush said "I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots." Bush has not retracted, commented on, or clarified this statement, in spite of requests to do ... honest Census answers. According to the General Accounting Office, one of the most frequent ways city governments use census information is to detect illegal two-family dwellings. This has happened in Montgomery County, Maryland; Pullman, Washington; and Long Island, New York. The August 8, 1989, Wall Street Journal reports this and other ways Census answers have been used against the answerers. COMPELLED TO BE A WITNESS AGAINST HIMSELF: Drug tests are ... for his defence. THE RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Surprisingly, the right to a public trial is under attack. When Marion Barry was being tried, the prosecution attempted to bar Louis Farrakhan and George Stallings from the gallery. This request was based on an allegation that they would send silent and "impermissible messages" to the jurors. The judge initially granted this request. One might argue that the whole ...
- 620: The French and Indian War
- ... made a surprise attack on the English. Most of the British soldiers were killed and injured. While riding horses, General Braddock had four of them shot from under him before he himself was killed. When George Washington was 23 years old, he led the colonial militia on a retreat to safety. Two horses were shot from under him and four bullet holes were found in his coat, but Washington himself was not killed.
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