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- 2261: Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet
- ... clearly considered himself the President's superior, and blandly offered to assume the executive responsibility. He entered the cabinet with the thought of becoming the power behind the Presidential chair and openly opposed Lincoln's control of the Union. This made Lincoln's position as Chief of State exceedingly difficult and hindered his communication and control of the military. As time passed, however, Seward recognized Lincoln's capabilities and gave him complete loyalty (Simmons 174). This could not be said of Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln's first secretary of the treasury ...
- 2262: The Life of Jackie Robinson
- ... to come for the next ten years with the Dodgers, the spirituality that Jackie shared with Rickey would help them both. The fact that Jackie got on his knees every night to pray for self-control is not a well known aspect of his devout Christianity. (Stealing Home) Although Jackie's struggle began as soon as he put on the Dodger's uniform, Jackie became an over night success. He batted ... Valuable Player Award. (Athlete of the Century 1997 ) Even though the death threats and discrimination continued, Jackie somehow was able to continue leading the way for others and setting a good example by showing self control. Jackie was not the first black player to participate in Major League Baseball and was not the first Afro-American who was a star athlete. But his importance to baseball and sports in general cannot ...
- 2263: How Shakespeare And Ibsen Trea
- ... way to kill a wife with kindness. This was Petruccio s quote referring to the way he was treating Kate. He complimented her all the time and never took the answer no . With Petruccio s control over Kate, Shakespeare further deprived women of their dignity. While Shakespeare depicted women as ignorant shrews, Ibsen gave them the credit that they deserved as being human beings. In the time period that A Doll ... her. Ibsen shows the reader that Nora has enough strength to leave her husband, which was not common back then. Ibsen shows women that if their husbands no longer love them, than they have the control to leave. As you can see, the authors above have their own thoughts about women. Ibsen gives women the credit they deserve, while Shakespeare believes them to be inferior and ignorant. One thinks of women ...
- 2264: The Case For The Existence of God
- ... the smile on the face of the newborn baby to the legs of the marathon runner, the muscles are in charge. They are placed, however, into two systems--the `voluntary system' over which you have control (reach out and grab a ball), and the `involuntary system' over which you have little or no control (try stopping a kidney). Are we to believe that the skeletal and muscle systems, in all their complexity, "just happened"? No one could ever convince you that, for example, a Cadillac limousine "just happened." Yet ...
- 2265: Egypt Pyrmiads
- ... Narmer's name appears as hieroglyphic labels at the top of the Palette, it emphasizes that Egypt at this time was structured and had firmly established a civilized state. The entire Nile, now under the control of one king, was able to be utilized as the most important form of transportation. It was used for military campaigns, economic trading, and as a form of communication via boats. The Nile also provided ... king, or god, which was all held together and related to the Nile river. While king Narmer was able to bring economic growth and political stability to the newly formed Egypt, he was unable to control the external pressures which would eventually break up Egypt and lead to the collapse of the ruling Pharaohs.
- 2266: Effects Of Watergate
- ... extreme importance. As the result of Watergate, the concept of a special prosecutor became a reality and despite initial problems it worked. Interestingly, Nixon true to his pattern of abusing power, arrogantly thought he could control the office of the special prosecutor (The Saturday Night Massacre). Fortunately Leon Jaworski, who was selected by Nixon to replace Archibald Cox, recognized the seriousness of the situation and continued the prosecution in an honorable ... in the house and four in the Senate. This created a more liberal Congress. Many lower-court decisions made it illegal for the president to withhold funds, and the War Powers Act gave Congress greater control over war making, checking the president’s power. It is fortunate our system of checks and balances as well as congressional oversight improved as a direct result of the abuse of power we experienced with ...
- 2267: Invisible Man
- ... a higher form than individuality because it came later and replaced aggression. Thus, in the above quote, the invisible man seems to be reverting to a presocietal stage, in which his instincts are more in control than his learned behaviors. Freud, to emphasize that aggression is the psychosis and civilization the norm, says: Civilization, therefore, obtains mastery over the individual’s dangerous desire for aggression by weakening and disarming it and ... a higher form than individuality because it came later and replaced aggression. Thus, in the above quote, the invisible man seems to be reverting to a presocietal stage, in which his instincts are more in control than his learned behaviors. Freud, to emphasize that aggression is the psychosis and civilization the norm, says: Civilization, therefore, obtains mastery over the individual’s dangerous desire for aggression by weakening and disarming it and ...
- 2268: Fahrenheit 451 - A Charred Exi
- Fahrenheit 451 A Charred Existence Imagine living in a world where you are not in control of your own thoughts. Imagine living in a world in which all the great thinkers of the past have been blurred from existence. Imagine living in a world where life no longer involves beauty, but ... and opinions and restricted the world from learning about the problems of their culture. His writing came to show that without such knowledge, society could become very passive, which would make it vulnerable to the control and mind manipulating techniques of the government. Ironically enough, this book itself was subject to censorship on its initial release (Touponce 125). These political, social, and military tensions of the 50 s lent to Bradbury ...
- 2269: Aircraft Law: Liability
- ... transportation, the impact of global economy, the impact of aerospace industry on property rights and privacy, and noise and pollution. However, the industry has instituted important regulation governing monopolies within nations solely based on sovereign control of airspace. This is particularly evidenced in the doctrine arising out of the Chicago Convention. The Warsaw Convention, the subsequent Chicago Convention and the Montreal Agreement serve as a balancing act for limiting aircraft liability ... of the future has to encompass major problems of mass air transportation and the increasing degree of interdependence within the aviation community. As such, the existing conventions must rely on the responsibility of air traffic control services and regulations. Liability would then be based on proof of fault, however it would be limited in nature, and the convention would facilitate quick settlement of disputes placing less of a burden on the ...
- 2270: Personality Development (Psych
- ... theories of personality development can best start with the discussion of the conscious and the unconscious mind. The conscious mind—along with the lesser preconscious mind—is that part of the mind that one has control, or knowledge of. Ironically, this is the least part of the mind that one has control over. The so called “subconscious” mind is the part of the mind that lurks beneath the surface, filled with instincts, emotions, and unfulfilled desires (Shaffer 26). The total human mind is divided into the famous ...
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