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- 701: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... the devotion of her time to her horses (the two sisters had eventually acquired over 30). In late January of 1936,(later recognized as the year of three kings),the death of her grandfather King George V brought little Elizabeth's first stage of youth to a close. Under the opinion of the nursery and school-room the King's favorite grandchild was advised not to attend the ceremonies. However, intent ... her hand in marriage. As this was not acceptable behavior for a king Edward was given the choice to break off the engagement or abdication from the throne. He choose abdication, leaving her father, King George VI the acquisition of the crown, and Princess Elizabeth of York heir presumptive. At the age of 13 the Princess met her third cousin, Prince Philip Mountbatten of Greece who was then18. Quite taken with ... following year. They were married on November 20,1947. Three months later she was to become pregnant. Six days before their first wedding anniversary, the Princess was to give birth to Prince Charles Philip Arthur George at Buckingham Palace. The whole countryside joined in celebration. The Princess felt she had finally achieved some form of the cherished ordinary life as a wife and mother. 1950 brought even more of the ...
- 702: Frederick Douglass
- ... at. He was modest about his own achievements though but no one had fought harder for black rights than Douglass. In 1870 Frederick Douglass was asked to serve as editor of a newspaper based in Washington, DC. The goal was to recognize the progress of blacks throughout the country. It failed in 1874, 4 years after starting. Douglass campaigned hard for the reelection of President Grant. He stuck with the President ... because of the time spent working for this. He also received his first political post. In 1877 after Republican president, Rugherford B. Hayes, was signed in Douglass was given the ceremonial position of marshal for Washington, DC. He enjoyed this post that had a large staff responsible for the overseeing the criminal justice system in Washington D.C. As he got older Douglass settled down doing fewer speeches each year and concentrated on being Marshall. This was until he was appointed to the post of recorder of deeds for Washington, ...
- 703: Don Juan As Byron Introspective
- The works of George Gordon, Lord Byron have long been controversial, nearly as controversial as his lifestyle. Gordon Byron was born with a clubfoot and his sensitivity to it haunted his life and his works. Despite being a very ... intimate glimpse of Byron’s psyche. In order to understand the depth of Byron’s psychological troubles and their influence on his poetry, it is important to examine Byron’s heritage and his upbringing. Young George Gordon inherited the title of Lord Byron at the age of six. This him a rank in society and a bit of wealth to go along with it. Byron’s heritage is a colorful one. His paternal line includes the "Wicked Lord", "Mad Jack and "Foul Weather Jack (Grosskurth 6)." The family propensity for eccentric behavior was acerbated by young George Gordon’s upbringing. When Byron was just three his financially irresponsible father died, leaving the family with a heavy burden of debt. Byron’s mother then proudly moved from the meager lodging in Aberdeen, ...
- 704: Presdent James Abram Garfield
- ... Ulysses S. Grant because of the political corruption of his administration. When Rutherford B. Hayes became president, Garfield supported him strongly, fighting for civil-service reform and a sound currency. Garfield built a house in Washington, D.C. He also bought a farm at Mentor, near Painesville, Ohio, so that he could farm in summer and his boys could learn to work. He had four sons--Harry Augustus, James Rudolph, Irvin ... up a Civil War veteran, James B. Weaver of Iowa. Garfield's plurality was small--about 39,000 votes; but the electoral vote was 214 to 155. Brief Administration The Garfields were thoroughly familiar with Washington life when they moved into the White House. After their first formal reception, given for the diplomatic corps, Garfield wrote in his journal: "It was very pleasant. Crete grows up to every new emergency with ... One was Charles J. Guiteau, a disreputable politician. When the president refused his request, Guiteau resolved to kill him. On the morning of July 2, 1881, Garfield and Blaine entered the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. Garfield was on his way to Williamstown to attend his 25th class reunion and to enter his two eldest sons in Williams College. When he reached the waiting room, Guiteau stepped forward, ...
- 705: The Atomic Bomb and its Effects on Post-World War II
- ... Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , this movie was Kubrick's viewpoint on how mad the entire Cold War and arms race had become. Based a little known book by English science fiction writer Peter George, Red Alert, the movie is about how one maverick Air Force general, who is obviously suffering a severe mental illness, concocts a plan to save the world from the Gioielli 8Communists. He manages to order ... democracy is fluoridation of water:Like I was saying, Group Captain, fluoridation of water is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face . . . They pollute our precious bodily fluids! (George 97)And General Rippers personal prevention of the contamination of his bodily fluids is equally perplexing. He drinks only " . . . distilled water, or rain water, and only grain alcohol . . ." Kubrick uses this kind of absurd reasoning ... Works Cited Bartter, Martha A. The Way to Ground Zero. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. Dewey, Joseph. In a Dark Time. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press, 1990. Dr Strangelove. Dir. Stanley Kubrick. With Peter Sellers, George C. Scott and Slim Pickens. Highland Films Ltd., 1966.(This is a novelization of the movie. All qoutations from the movie were transribed form this book) Einstein, Albert. "Sir" (a letter to President Franklin ...
- 706: Of Mice and Men: Friendship and Loyalty
- ... that has really stayed with me is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I really enjoyed reading it which is unusual because I usualy don't enjoy reading to much. There was something about George and Lennie's friendship that really made me think. Seeing how they were and how they shared life was really intresting. George didn't have to bother with Lennie, he could have abandoned him and gone on his own way. But he did not do that, he stayed with Lennie watching over him almost like a parent to a child. Even though Lennie always got Georege in trouble, George never stoped loving him and always stood by him. The friendship they shared went beyond what was transparent they each shared a dream and both knew they ment the world to each other. I ...
- 707: Communicating to Kids about Divorce
- ... family (88). Even after the child asks questions, the child may not be clear on what was just described to them. The child may not understand or the child may be confused. Cheryl Cocks and George Cocks were married for seventeen years. George traveled frequently and when he was home there was turmoil. Finally, the couple decided to separate. After returning home one trip, George stayed with a friend and only came home to visit his children. When explaining to their four children (ages 17, 15, 12, and 8) that they were going to live in separate houses, all ...
- 708: Interest Groups
- ... accords such significance to private institutions designed to influence public decisions. Brookings, began in the 1920s with money from the industrialist Robert S. Brookings, a Renaissance man who aspired to bring discipline of economics to Washington. During the New Deal the Brookings Institution was marked-oriented--for example, it opposed Roosevelt's central planning agency, the National Resources Planning Board. Only much later did the institution acquire a reputation as the head of liberalism. Through the 1950s and 1960s, as Americans enjoyed steady increases in their standard of living and U.S. industry reigned over world commerce, Washington came to consider the economy a dead issue. Social justice and Vietnam dominated the agenda: Brookings concentrated on those fields, emerging as a chief source of arguments in favor of the Great Society and opposed to U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In the Washington swirl where few people have the time to read the reports they debate, respectability is often proportional to tonnage. The more studies someone tosses on the table, the more likely he is to win ...
- 709: Marketing 2
- ... Jean-Marc Lehu discuss marketing American Products in other countries. “Tough Cookies” discussed Nabisco and their success of selling Oreos and Chips Ahoy in Mexico. “Not so fast” discussed the triumph of the store Crazy George, which is like American Rent-A-Center, in the United Kingdom and their failure in France. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was established in 1994, made it possible for Nabisco to sell their ... not work for European countries. Every country in Europe has different needs and wants as a culture. Each country should be treated individually. In the article “Not so fast”, the owners of the store Crazy George treated the European countries as one homogeneous group. They learned that the thoughts of the individuals living in France differed from those in the United Kingdom. The store is directed towards individuals who are in ... had paid enough to own the items. In France, however, it is a different story. The French do not like the idea of being reminded that they do not have much money. The store Crazy George was not successful in France for that reason. Having to come in once a week so that one can pay for the weekly amount that is due on their rented furniture is a put ...
- 710: The War in Vietnam
- ... U.S. involvement in Vietnam seemed logical and compelling to American leaders. Following its success in World War II, the United States faced the future with a sense of moral rectitude and material confidence. From Washington's perspective, the principal threat to U.S. security and world peace was monolithic, dictatorial communism emanating from he Soviet Union. Any communist anywhere, at home or abroad, was, by definition, and enemy of the ... for French cooperation with America's plans for the defense of Europe through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. After China became a communist state in 1949, the stability of Japan became of paramount importance to Washington, and Japanese development required access to the markets and raw materials of Southeast Asia. The outbreak of war in Korea in 1950 served primarily to confirm Washington's belief that communist aggression posed a great danger to Asia . Subsequent charges that Truman had "lost" China and had settled for a stalemate in Korea caused succeeding presidents to fear the domestic political ...
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