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- 1501: Ulysses S. Grant
- ... what became the Resumption Act of 1875 shocked many who looked to Congress to cure the nation's economic ills, and the panic of 1873 came to an abrupt end when the act went into effect in 1879. The successful arbitration of the Alabama and Virginus disputes mark not only foreign policy victories for the United States, but a significant precursor to the future course of international affairs. The establishment of ... Grant in 1872 through the Liberal Republican Party. Grant's suspension of habeas corpus in nine South Carolina counties in 1871 marked a singular display of peacetime presidential power, and in Benedict's words, " The effect was electric. Reformers lamented the sacrifice of 'real' issues, such as the tariff and civil-service reform, to the 'dead' one symbolized by the 'bloody shirt'...and the use of federal troops (in the South ...
- 1502: The Path I Have Chosen
- ... a hospital or in an office. A large majority of their time is devoted to communication with patients and their immediate families. There is a physical and emotional toll taken on the neurologist. The physical effect is due to the long hours spent at the work place. Neurologists are just as human as anyone; therefore, it takes an emotional effect on them when faced with having to tell their patients what the cause of their ailment is (Jakubiak 145). When I asked a professional about the stress involved on the job, this was the response ...
- 1503: Adolf Hitler
- ... bankruptcy, and Hitler raised funds to purchase it for the party. In January 1923, French and Belgian troops marched into Germany to settle a reparations dispute. Germans resented this occupation, which also had an adverse effect on the economy. Hitler's party benefited by the reaction to this development, and exploited it by holding mass protest rallies despite a ban on such rallies by the local police. The Nazi party began ... from other political parties and government institutions. The German industrial machine was built up in preparation for war. By 1937, he was comfortable enough to put his master plan, as outlined in Mein Kampf, into effect. Calling his top military aides together at the "FÅhrer Conference" in November 1937, he outlined his plans for world domination. Those who objected to the plan were dismissed. Hitler ordered the annexation of Austria and ...
- 1504: Taxation & Democracy
- ... time was the pay as you earn (PAYE) system, in which taxes were collected with each paycheck, rather than sending a lump sum to the government at the end of each year. The most important effect of this system was "maximizing the immediate yield of this tax and minimizing the political costs." Taken altogether, the expansion of the tax base, increase in tax rates, and newly introduced systems of tax collection ... Steinmo explains. He also goes on to give a summary of the system: "In sum, the Swedish tax system encourages the concentration of economic power while it discourages the conspicuous display of wealth. Sweden in effect, redistributes consumption, not production. The distribution of effective tax burdens for Sweden, then, is the consequence of a politco-economic logic designed to promote stability, economic effeciency, high investment, and growth while concomitantly financing the ...
- 1505: Importance of Priority in Today's Society
- ... three aspects, mayhem, chaos and anarchy, is a must and a necessity in our developing world. Also self responsibility ties into this matter. By being aware of your actions and not doing anything that could effect yourself or anyone else, we are one step closer to a better world, not only for us but the for other generations to follow. If we want to prevent chaos, mayhem and anarchy, the only plausible way to do it, in order to create a better society for us, and everyone else, is to be aware of our actions, and be aware of the things we do that could effect other individuals. Apparently we are on our way to mayhem, and if we want to turn this situation around, we must take steps to improve it. So, if you do not want to live in ...
- 1506: Rosa Parks
- ... Rosa Park’s actions on that day did much more than bring her self satisfaction. Right away black leaders who had already discussed a boycott against the public bus system decided to put it into effect. An organization was formed to run the boycott and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister at the time, was named the president of the organization. This in itself is enough to make Rosa ... put her foot down, and for that she is a hero in my eyes. She forever changed the way black Americans were treated. Furthermore, it wasn’t just the action itself that had such an effect, it was the way in which she did it. She didn’t argue, she didn’t yell or threaten anyone. She did not make a scene. She protested in a peaceful way, and it’s ...
- 1507: Biligual Education
- ... assignment of teacher to teach certain subjects. Today the law says to teach non-English-speaking students in special English immersion classes. Proposition 227, which passed with a sixty one percent majority, went in two effect on June 2, 1998 and it will take effect in sixty days from that date. School officials say that they can not comply with the Proposition when school starts in the fall, but they won’t have to be ready. They believe it will ...
- 1508: Abstractions In Power-Writing
- ... Power in the Declaration of Independence flows from distinct bodies within society such as the King, the legislature, the military, and the colonists. The Oxford English Dictionary defines power as, "the ability to do or effect something or anything, or to act upon a person or thing" (OED 2536). Throughout the ages according to the dictionary the word power has connoted similar meanings. In 1470 the word power meant to have ... the ability to do something, "With all thair strang *poweir" (OED 2536) Nearly three hundred years later in 1785 the word power carried the same meaning of control, strength, and force, "power to produce an effect, supposes power not to produce it; otherwise it is not power but necessity" (OED 2536). This definition explains how the power government or social institutions rests in their ability to command people, rocks, colonies to ...
- 1509: Free Will Versus Determinism
- ... real extreme and harsh. Even though this is what determinism is, doesn't mean that the determinists are trying to steal your freedom. It's only what they believe because of religion and cause and effect. In religion, many people believe in the existence of a god supports determinism. The basis of god is that he is all-knowing and all-powerful. If free will is allowed, there would be decisions ... restricted. And in everyday life, determinism does not exist in most lives. It is logical and reasonable to say that the all of free will is a measure of our humanness. Whatever we choose will effect our future. But we will base our decisions on what we feel is right, taking in our moral feelings. Free will is a measure of self-determination that people feel themselves to possess and by ...
- 1510: A Tale Of Revenge In The Cask
- ... is about one man's family revenge on another family. In structure, there can be no doubt, that both Montresor's plan of revenge and Poe's story are carefully crafted to create the desired effect. Poe writes this story from the perspective of Montresor who vows revenge against Fortunato in an effort to support his time-honored family motto: "Nemo me impune lacessit" or "No one assails me with impunity ... without being punished.) Poe does not intend for the reader to sympathize with Montresor because Fortunato has wronged him, but rather to judge him. Telling the story from Montresor's point of view, intensifies the effect of moral shock and horror. Once again, the reader is invited to delve into the inner workings of a sinister mind. This part of the story is very disturbing and emotionally unstable. Fortunato undergoes a ...
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