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- 2041: Bus Boycott 2
- ... for civil rights, showed that African-Americans united for a cause could stand up to segregation. Being president of the Montgomery Improvement Association taught Martin Luther the skills and gave the exposure to become a great leader of a movement as large as the civil rights movement. The thing that Martin Luther King is remembered most for was his oratory skills. M.L.K was a master speaker and his speeches and the greatness of them will always live on forever. His Speaking style has been compared to such great people as Gandhi, Jesus and Fredrick Douglass because he knew how to dramatize the truth.2 This is evident when he gives his first speech as the president of the M.I.A. at the ... civil rights. When M.L.K was attending Crozer seminary near Philadelphia he struggled with ideas of how to approach the race problem in America. Until he found his answers in the teachings of the great Mohandas Gandhi s non-violence resistance. Gandhi taught that non-violent resistance is non-cooperation with evil. Gandhi believed that a group can strike, boycott, and hold protest marches non-violently and all predicated ...
- 2042: Britain And Europe In The Seve
- ... of isolation was a very gradual process. The most important factor before 1688 was the diversification and expansion of overseas trade in exports and imports. New trade routes and patterns were developed, which were of great economic importance. Economic ties produced political connections years before Britain became fully involved in the European diplomatic system. Britain had to become a Mediterranean power and began to intervene in Portuguese politics during Charles II ... a college student, I found this book to be very informative and useful. The seventeenth century has probably received more attention than any other period in British history, and Jones definitely does justice to this great period in history. Throughout the readings of this book I found that Dr. Jones has very strong views on this time period, as he goes so far to say that a great many historians who have studied the period and written about it have shown a marked insularity in their approach to its developments and problems. I feel that Dr. Jones laid out a good foundation ...
- 2043: Beowulf
- ... obvious references to both Christian and Pagan rituals. The characters in the epic are newly found Christians who are trying to remain true to their new faith but are weak and hence, in times of great trouble, they resort back to their Pagan traditions and gods out of fear. Pagan rituals in the book are usually present only as reflections of the past or in times of the characters's greatest ... faith that, after death, their souls will not be granted eternal peace by the Father, God. This illustrates that the soldiers who have fallen from faith in their worship are doing so only because of great fear, but that they are looked down upon by God and good Christians. It says that only those who will sacrifice themselves and trust in God will be let into Heaven. These soldiers know this ... certainly isn't an orthodox Christian but only needs to appear to be one. In the reflections of Shild's burial at sea which was reminiscent of a Norse ceremony, in which they sent their great warriors across the River Stix to Valhalla, we see the obvious Pagan tradition. At the end of the book, Beowulf is cremated which is far from a proper Christian burial. It is also said ...
- 2044: To Tame A Shrew
- ... in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks and true obedience; Too little payment for so great a debt. (5.2.146-154) In looking at this outtake of Katharina's speech, it can be seen that she has been tamed by Petruchio's actions throughout the first four acts. It is ... have been tamed can be found in the fact that the play takes place in what seems to be just a few days. One must ask the question: Is it possible to cause such a great change in a person's behavior in such a short amount of time as this? It is very unlikely that it is possible, since Katharina, by the opening of the play, is at least 20 ... all times, but more she can use her assertiveness for her husband's advantage, and more importantly for her own advantage, as when dragging in the two women. In other words, together, they made a great team with Petruchio's great wit and ability to play word games at the drop of a hat and Katharina's strong will and stubbornness. I find that they no longer use these on ...
- 2045: Brazil Context
- ... entire South America continent, and is the fifth largest country in the world. It borders all Latin American countries except Chile and Ecuador. The 9,170km coastline and the 50,000km navigable inland waterways provide great potentials for water transportation which has not been well developed. Brazil is topographically relatively flat. 40% of the land is under the Amazon Rain Forest. Most of the arable land is found in the South ... largest iron ore deposits in the world and is now one of the biggest gold producers. Other metals and minerals are also mined on an increasing scale.(See Table 2) The extensive river system provides great hydroelectric potential, as evident in the Itaipu dam project. Since the oil crisis in the 70s, Brazil embarked upon the ProAlcohol program for alcohol fuel manufacture from sugar cane to reduce the country's reliance ... as education and housing. However, Mr. Cardoso disappointed western observers by allocating two-thirds of the social spending to welfare payments. Since 71% of the population is Roman Catholic, the Brazilian Church has traditionally had great influence in the political scene. In recent years, Vatican has strengthened controls over the Church, making it more conservative. However, the Church still remains a left-of-center social action wing which excises influence ...
- 2046: The Odyssey Report
- ... host, good results ensue. In contrast, the violations of this ethical norm results in misfortune. This idea was taken very seriously by people of that time and it can be found throughout the story. A great example of a guest host relationship where both the guest and the host behave properly is the relationship between Telemachos and King Menelaos. As a guest Telemachos treats his host with respect and dignity. He ... also says "I will find wives for both of you, and give you land and well built houses close to myself; and you shall be friends and brothers of my son Telemachos". This is a great honor especially for a swineherd. Finally, even Telemachos is rewarded for his kindness; he is made aware of the beggar's true identity as being his father and their conquer over the suitors. However not ... he is a bad guest because he takes what he wants even without it being offered to him. Upon Polyphemos' return he to shows he can be a bad host because "he picked up a great huge stone and placed it in the doorway" which made escape almost impossible. He continues his streak of meanness by eating some of Odysseus' men. It says he "devoured them like a mountain lion, ...
- 2047: Ben Franklins Autobiography
- ... examine him as the historian in the narrative. This Franklin finds that his family name had a noble public presence in the distant past of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The Franklins of old had "great possessions" and served admirably on juries; Chaucer's Franklin was "worthy . . . generous, just, . . . Renown'd for courtesy, by all beloved" (Lemay 1308-09). But this Franklin also finds himself, quite humbly, "the youngest Son of the youngest Son for 5 Generations." Nevertheless, his great-great-grandfather was an ingenious freethinking Protestant, his grandfather worked until he was too old to keep going, and his father and uncles became important in public affairs. (Lemay 1308-12, 1314-15) We justly ...
- 2048: Before 1640, Parliament Was No
- ... power struggle ensued, while the Revisionist faction denounces this view of a power struggle between Crown and Parliament. it is important that two key words are defined (Chambers dictionary); powerful will be known as "having great power" and "force", while opposition will be regarded as "the parliamentary body that opposes the government", i.e. the Crown. The Revisionist critique that Parliament did not contain opposition and was not powerful has many ... in England as it come to be almost a tyrannical government".. Within each session, parliament opposed James' policies; such as the Unification of Scotland England, in which Parliament rejected because of their xenophobic attitude, the Great Contract in which James was willing to give up certain prerogatives in return for an annual subsidy of £200,000, but it was rejected, the attempted impeachment of Buckingham. Parliament began to extend their prerogatives ... to reject the Kings plan for reunification of his other kingdom. Parliamentary power became so pronounce that they even rejected the King's sacrifice of wardships and collection of money in the form of the Great Contract, this shows their ambition, they wanted more power, more control. Parliament throughout the previous two reigns became more power hungry, thus more opposive to the Crown. Parliament opposed all facets of Charles' policies. ...
- 2049: George Patton
- ... World War II. As a result of this action, Patton was promoted to first lieutenant. He also added two notches to his revolver, notches which he would later show to the King and Queen of Great Britain during World War II while recounting to them his adventures as a young officer. After the United States declared war on Germany, Gen. Pershing, who had been impressed with Patton in Mexico, promoted him ... never inspire confidence."' Patton's hard-nosed discipline and flamboyance succeeded in "waking up'' his men and won him their respect. He always wore his ivory-handled revolvers and medals, partly because he was a great showman, but primarily because having his men see all the trappings of rank let them know they were commanded by a fighting general. Patton also knew that loyalty to a leader would inspire men to ... the Germans were convinced he would lead an invasion of southern France. When he was sent to Cairo, they feared for an invasion through the Balkans. These diversions caused the Germans to tie down a great many troops to counter the Patton bogeyman. In January 1944, Patton was finally ordered to England to form his new 3rd Army which he would lead to glory during the campaign to liberate Europe. ...
- 2050: Bad Luck In Love!
- ... did before Jenny came to town. There are more exciting things to talk about in school these days. Two of the senior football players disappeared. Nobody knows what happened to them either. It is the great mystery of our little town. There is a lot of speculation about what happened to them. The police have come up with no clues. The two missing football players were dumb asses anyway. They probably ... It was a good thing for me that I hardly knew the two football players. Jay and Bob happened to be with me every night before the football players turned up missing. I had a great alibi. There was no way I could be suspected of anything. If Jenny thinks I'm weird and would do something like that she has a lot to learn. I cant wait to see her ... ready for bed. It's too bad she has to die, she really is one hot looking slut. It's too bad she hasn't the personality to go with the body. It's no great loss to the world though. She is pure slime in my book. My knives are sharp. I slide them in their my canvass bag, blade to handle alternating so they wont bang together and ...
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