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- 2611: Benedict Arnold
- ... the morning, the three British columns began to slowly march out of their positions. Fraser's column marched west while the center column under Hamilton and Burgoyne turned south and crossed a bridge of the "great ravine". Riedesel with his forces of German's marched along the river road protecting the baggage train and guns. Around eleven o'clock the fog began to clear and Burgoyne ordered three cannon shots as ... Arnold and the Americans (Martin 381-383,392) (Randall 359,364) (Lynn 81,82). Immediately after the battle in an official report to Congress, Gates failed to mention Arnold's action on the field. A great fight broke out between Arnold and Gates on the 22nd of September, where Arnold was furious that he had been left out of the report to Congress, especially considering his need to regain his seniority ... was free to leave camp. Livingston wrote to Schuyler, "As the enemy are hourly expected, General Arnold cannot think of leaving camp." The mere prospect of Arnold abandoning the camp at this moment caused a great uneasiness among the troops, feeling deserted and stranded in an incredible difficult situation. Since the 19th, Arnold's popularity had soared, while Gates' had suffered a huge blow. Gates refrained from dismissing Arnold outright ...
- 2612: Truman Doctrine
- ... caught up to the United States' nuclear weapons programs. In addition, they were very land-hungry. Throughout Russia's history, they have been in search of a port - a quest advanced further by Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. The Soviets in that respect were direct threats to their non-Communist neighbors: Greece, Turkey, and Iran. In Iran, the U.S.S.R. was not evacuating Iran's northern provinces despite entreaties from the ... s plan for aid gave no attention to Communism outside Europe. Nonetheless, two months later the bill passed on May 15, 1947. Truman added while signing the legislation into law: We are guardians of a great faith. We believe that freedom offers the best chance of peace and prosperity for all, and our desire for peace cannot be separated from our belief in liberty. We hope that in years ahead ...
- 2613: Eighteenth Century Philosophers
- ... turned into a religion by his followers. Even though many of his writings may seem extremely unrealistic, several of them were prophetic in nature. Not only did he predict future events, he also influenced many great minds of the nineteenth century, making him an important figure of his time. Another eccentric who was seeking his own type of utopia was Francois Marie Fourier. Although several of Fourier's views were influenced ... among these philosophers, not only for his enlightening philosophy, but instead for his part in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and his time spent as president of the United States. His attributes were great and his ideals and hopes represented his time and place in the best sense. His words had a universal impact, reflecting his infinite wisdom and goodness. He wrote that "all men are created equal" and ... held the belief that people had the right to overthrow a government if it is unjust and denying them their rights as citizens. Change and renewal were also prominent beliefs held by Jefferson, placing a great deal of emphasis of the connection of democracy with education. He had a preference for a rural over an urban civilization with a maximum of self government. Jefferson's insights and ideals helped build ...
- 2614: American People
- ... they treat foreign people? All of these questions were in my mind when I asked my friends who were living in the United States. They and all other sources that I listened to, gave me great picture about the US. But after I came here I found out that the information I got before and the information I found after I came here though shared a lot of similarities, there were ... had lived here for years. He told me that the United States is unbelievable life. The time here goes so fast and you will enjoy your life without feeling homesick and he give me a great impression of American people and how they are helpful and always friendly. Also he tells me about the safety in his state and how you can have fun any time you want out side you ... After I lived here for two years, I see a different picture of the US. Every second I live here I learn something new about this country. Every day I live here I see the great picture of the US is become darker day after day. When I spend the first six months here I asked myself one question, Where are the real Americans that I heard about? I don' ...
- 2615: Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt was a very important leader in our countries presidential history. He did so many great things while he was in office. Roosevelt was a huge fighter for reforms and foreign policies. In fact Roosevelt became known as the “trust buster” because he tried to limit the powers of great business corporations through reforms that benefited the American people. During his administration, Congress passed laws to regulate the railroads, food & drugs, and conservation of natural resources. As far as foreign relations. Roosevelt fought to get ... miners agreed but mine owners didn’t agree. At Roosevelt’s request JP Morgan was able to reach a compromise with other mine owners. The miners ended up getting a pay raise. Teddy Roosevelt made great achievements in conservation. He put aside a 150 acres to the national forests. In 1905 he established the United Stated Forest Service. Also he set up 5 additional national parks, started 25 irrigation or ...
- 2616: The Works of Clive Staples Lewis
- ... just one mile from Little Lea. He had to leave Campbell College due to serious respiratory difficulties and returned to England to attend Cherbourg House, Malvern. Malvern was famous at the time for being a great health resort especially for those with lung problems. He entered Malvern College, a university preparatory school, in September of 1913, where his brother was also attending. At the age of 15, Lewis moved to Surrey and was tutored by his father's old school master, William T. Kirkpatrick, known as "The Great Knock" (“Lyle Dorsett,” A Literary C.S. Chronology. Online.). Kirkpatrick also tutored Warnie for admission to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. In April of 1917 Lewis began his college career at University College, Oxford ... by the notion that our moral and aesthetic judgments are necessarily subjective" (“Dr. Bruce L Edwards,” C.S. Lewis: A Modest Literary Biography and Bibliography. Online.). His next theology came two years later with The Great Divorce in 1945. In this work Lewis tells the difference between Heaven and Hell, not by their physical appearances but by the meaning of being there. In 1947 he published Miracles, which was based ...
- 2617: "Afrofornication", The New Black Culture Of Indiscriminate S
- ... many children as they can, as quickly as possible. The \\'K-Strategy\\' is exactly the opposite of this. It is mostly observed in White and some Mongoloid cultures and involves having less children but investing great effort in their nurturing and development. There is a slightly longer gestation period, and children mature more slowly but that slower maturation helps develop a higher intelligence. Society tends to be more stable, with parents ... have figured it out, it\\'s a mating display. Much the same way a peacock displays his shiny tail-feathers the Negro displays his shiny golden objects. To the Negro golden flashy things are of great pride and value, their logic tells them that because they displays these things on their person, that they are shown as being wealthy and that they too are also worthy of great pride and value. Both females and males of the Negro race pick up on these displays from one another, it is a sign of status among the Negro community. Just as some African Negroes ...
- 2618: Mercantilism Helped To Shape The American Nation
- ... s. It is a small country bordered on one side by the sea, and by Spain on the other. Out of necessity the Portuguese became the masters of the sea. They began to acquire a great knowledge of the sea and advanced in navigation, sailing, and map-making. They also founded an academy of navigation in Lisbon. In the early 1400's, the Portuguese began exploratory voyages. The Portuguese wanted to ... of the Native Americans, the English were forced to send many British Regulars to North America to fight the war. As a result, the war was a costly one - adding to the economic misery of Great Britain because of the already accumulated debt from previous wars. The English finally won in 1763. The treaty of Paris was signed in 1763 in Paris, France. The treaty gave all the rights of French ... that the colonists had not contributed their fair share to the British cause. After all, the colonies were only there for the betterment of the British economy. But the colonists were not there only for Great Britain as a whole; they were there for themselves. Britain then began to send over troops and establish military discipline in the colonies. The English began to pass laws in an attempt to make ...
- 2619: The Advisory Opinion Of The IC
- ... the stars. Then my grandfather started to talk about two powerful men in the world, who have all the capability just by pushing two buttons to destroy the entire planet. The bombs would come with great light and unbearable heat and there would be nowhere to hide. Everybody and everything would be destroyed. I remember the shock I felt, I could not understand why would somebody want to destroy me. This ... its determination on the subject the Court found that there exists an obligation under international law to pursue disarmament. This was not part of the original question, however. The Court’s Advisory Opinion bears of great importance; this was the first case that the question of nuclear weapons was dealt with by any tribunals in the world, which proved that nuclear weapons are subject to international law. The Court looked at all relevant legal materials; treaties, customary law. Its first role was to find what is the law on nuclear weapons. It was of great importance, since in the light of the ICJ`s findings it became clear that under international law it is extremely hard to justify the threat or use of nuclear weapons; indeed the very existence ...
- 2620: Charles Dickens
- ... of Hard Times appears in Household Words. · 1856 - Little Dorrit also appears in Household Words. · 1859 - Quits editing Household Words and start to edit his own magazine called All The Year Around. · 1861 - Sketches of Great Expectations appears in All The Year Around and gives public reading of all his work. · 1866-69 - Goes back to America and publishes Mutual Friend in All The Year Around. · 1869 - Charles Dickens gives his ... According to the introduction of The Old Curiosity Shop, this novel here is the most improvised of all other novels, most of the characters and incidents do not come from Charles Dickens life but his great will of imagination. It has many contrasts like the dreams of Nell which are full of light and sun but then there is " free-ranging comedy" and ‘unique gallery of grotesque". In his other successful noel, Oliver Twist, he shows the poverty of London and how the underworld was in the Victorian years. "...drunken men and women lay wallowing in filth...great ill-looking fellows were cautiously emerging, bound, to all appearance.." (From Oliver Twist pg. 74) OLIVER TWIST It is a novel of a young orphan boy named Oliver Twist who is brought up by ...
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