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- 871: Western Expansion
- ... typified by the Manifest Destiny doctrine, became very strong with many sections willing to go to war to acquire more land. Slavery became a bone of contention between the Northern and southern states with the control of the senate in question. The South wanted expansion to increase slave states, the North to keep the balance with free states and the West wanting expansion to increase their land. The antagonism between the ... in the Americans establishing contacts with New Mexico and California which prepared the way for annexation. Texas and California It can be assumed that the northern parts of Mexico would have eventually come under the control of the United States as the Mexicans did not colonize them, there was no effective sovereignty and American settlers would have resulted in American annexation. That the annexation occurred by force can be seen as ... with the installation of a constitutional government but from 1824 to 1857, the country was dominated by the army and chronic military revolutions. The earliest of the northern parts of Mexico to come under the control of Americans was Texas. In 1823, Stephen Austin secured authorization from the Mexican government to colonize the area. The Mexican government was hoping for the quick settlement and mexicanisation of the area. By 1830, ...
- 872: Violence on Television
- ... do anything else which may distract from his viewing pleasure. He lives to watch TV. Just as the Addict emerged with the invention of the TV, the Surfer arose with the invention of the remote control. When a Surfer sits down to watch television, he first grabs the remote before anyone else can get to it. He turns on the TV with the remote, and it does not leave his grasp until he is finished watching. He is constantly changing the channels and will pause on a particular show only for a moment. The Surfer is a person who likes to be in control, and the ability to change the channel at any instant gives him the power for which he hungers. If he walks into a room where people are already watching TV, he will do his best to take control of the remote, stealing it out of another person's hand when necessary. While a Surfer is watching TV, others in the room will often shout phrases such as, this looks good, this is ...
- 873: A Tale of Two Cities: Love or Hate
- ... they had. Pg. 397 This shows in very simple terms what Dickens is trying to show us. That love is always stronger than hate. Miss Pross wins the fight after Madame Defage pulls out a gun, and somehow the gun goes off killing Defage. Pross who loves Lucie dearly and is always helping her in anyway possible.
and she softly laid the patient on a sofa, and tended her with great skill and gentleness: calling ... killing of aristocrats and innocent people alike. In a few basic words she is a violent murderous madwoman. This hate causes her death for if she hadnt been involved in a hateful out-of-control revolution she would have never even met Miss Pross. Meanwhile there is another confrontation occurring, one which is taking place on the inside as well as the outside. Sidney Carton has to choose between ...
- 874: Saddam Hussein
- ... problem, and has offered Saddam an option. If he agrees to Resolution 986, the country would be able to sell oil in order to buy supplies for it's people. However, the UN would have control over how much and to whom the oil was sold. Saddam says no, as these rules are too strict. If the UN does not ease up, thousands of Iraqis will die. Hussein has made it ... of them if they do something he does not agree with (Bhatia 15). His son is just as bad, if not worse than Saddam. Uday Hussein is a violent man, who has engaged in a gun fight during a family dinner, and he ended up killing a few women and injuring his uncle. He holds lavish parties where he coerces young women into copulation (Roberts 52-54). Uday does not care ... sent to live in the desert. Jowad, a Shiite Muslim said, we vote for Saddam because we have no choice (Cooperman 49-50). If you cannot win an election fairly, perhaps you have too much control over your country. At this rate it seems Saddam will be in power forever. No one else can do anything. What can be done? There is a president of a country who is only ...
- 875: To The People Of Texas And All Americans In The World: The Alamo
- ... to these new laws, among them was Stephen Austin. On July 1833 Austin traveled to Mexico City to plead the cause of the colonists. The colonists wanted to obtain full Mexican statehood and have total control over themselves. Mexican officials would not listen to the Texans. On his way home Austin was arrested for treason on January 3, 1834. The government had intercepted a letter from Austin that said that if his appeal had failed the Texans should establish themselves as a separate state of Mexico. He was jailed for eighteen months. The Texans protested and soldiers were sent to control the mobs. After the release of Austin on September 1, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had been elected President of Mexico. In the fall of 1835 Santa Anna had sent more troops, under the leadership ... 57 ). A brief description was given by the mayor of Bejar Antonio Ruiz of the scene after the battle: " On the North battery of the fortress lay the lifeless body of Colonel Travis on the gun carriage, shot only in the forehead. Toward the west, and in a small fort opposite the city, we found the body of Colonel Crockett. Colonel Bowie was found dead in his bed, in one ...
- 876: Short Happy Life Of Francis Ma
- ... s poor aim and judgment lead to trouble. One buffalo gets shot and seeks refuge in a small clearing. Macomber and Wilson, thinking he is still alive, reach the clearing and are informed by the gun-bearer that he (the buffalo) is dead. As they congratulate each other, the buffalo suddenly charges from his hiding spot. As the two men try to get a good shot at the buffalo, a shot ... he was aware of her infidelity and she also saw a new quality in him. He was becoming brave, as she had always hoped he would. She was fairly certain that she could no longer control the relationship and that frightened her. There was also some fear because she thought he might leave her after her indiscretion with Mr. Wilson. She acted out of fear and not in cold blood. However ... it was most certainly not an accident. By shooting him, she ensured that she was the one with the upper hand. Their relationship was a game of sorts and the winner was Margot, she had control and she decided the outcome. It was not premeditated murder, but it was murder all the same.
- 877: Civil War Journal
- ... that. I want to be wrapped up in my Bonnie Blue Flag and sleep. It is too cold out here, especially with no blanket. Someone needed it because a person fell and set off a gun, killing the man instantly. It was not a pleasant thing to see, but we all must have the safety on the gun from now on unless we are using it for battle. I don't know what to do with myself I am utterly bored. I learned the bugle and now I play Reveille and the mess ... was another battle gone, losing more lives than necessary. Of course we were not so lucky this time in winning. Bragg, although he cut off Rosecrans' supplies supposedly, Grant came in from the West to control the Yank armies. He put Thomas in charge apparently and took the bumbling Rosecrans out. If Rosecrans was still in charge, I have a feeling that we would have won Chattanooga back and acquired ...
- 878: Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber
- ... s poor aim and judgment lead to trouble. One buffalo gets shot and seeks refuge in a small clearing. Macomber and Wilson, thinking he is still alive, reach the clearing and are informed by the gun-bearer that he (the buffalo) is dead. As they congratulate each other, the buffalo suddenly charges from his hiding spot. As the two men try to get a good shot at the buffalo, a shot ... he was aware of her infidelity and she also saw a new quality in him. He was becoming brave, as she had always hoped he would. She was fairly certain that she could no longer control the relationship and that frightened her. There was also some fear because she thought he might leave her after her indiscretion with Mr. Wilson. She acted out of fear and not in cold blood. However ... it was most certainly not an accident. By shooting him, she ensured that she was the one with the upper hand. Their relationship was a game of sorts and the winner was Margot, she had control and she decided the outcome. It was not premeditated murder, but it was murder all the same.
- 879: Utopia 2
- ... developed into a utopian-like culture. The reason for this is that there has been no agreement about the state of the environment or the causes leading to its current condition, or its attempt to control human numbers. To me, the control of human numbers seems to be the center of the problem. There is a tendency for humans to view the world in black/white either/or terms. Shakespeare knew this and therefore this type of ... or wine, or oil; No occupation; all men idle, all; And women too, but innocent and pure; No sovereignty;- All things in common nature should produce Without sweat or endeavour; treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine, Would I not have; but nature should bring forth, Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance, To feed my innocent people. I would with such perfection govern, sir, ...
- 880: Is There Hope For The Psychopa
- ... Social Personality Disorder, or in layman's terms, the psychopath. The psychopath has probably the most deviant mind that exists, and treatment is not very successful because there is not a cure or drug to control it. The sociopath has a combination of other mental illnesses that are incurred in childhood as a result of heredity, trauma and the lack of emotional development. The lack of moral or emotional development which ... 60 and 70. After 30, they are less likely to be in trouble with the law. A sociopath in their thirties will continue to have problems such as unstable relationships, substance abuse, impulsiveness, poor temper control, and failure to honor financial obligations. In our population, 3% of men have Anti-Social Personality Disorder, and 1% of women in the overall population have it. The ratio of men to women is 4 ... the following in the past 6 months: 1. often bullying, threatening, or intimidating others 2. often iniating fights 3. use of a weapon that can cause serious physical harm to others (bat ,brick , broken bottle, gun, knife ) 4. physical cruelty to people and animals 5. stealing in a confrontation with victim ( mugging, purse snatching, extortion, armed robbery ) 6. forcing someone into sexual activity 7. Destruction of Property - such as deliberate ...
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