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- 5111: When the Government Stood Up For Civil Rights
- ... decision was met with resistance from the South, who formed their, "desegregation never campaigns." A group at odds with the Warren court and their radical judgements, the Southern contingent protested, "They put the Negroes in school and now they've driven God out" Slowly, with much violence and the use of federal marshals, and on occasion federal troops, segregation was achieved. The South had no choice, Congress had finally entered the scene with the new Civil Rights Act of 1964, which had delivered a mandate - desegregate the school system or lose all federal funding. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the first strong piece of civil rights legislation in almost ninety years. President John F. Kennedy had been elected and called on ...
- 5112: Ovid The Poet
- ... himself to the reform of a social order that nearly a hundred years of cival war had left in ruins, Ovid devoted himself to the refinement of his craft and of his observations of Roman high society and politics" (Luce 786). The difference between the two's mind set is described by T. James Luce as "
The confrontation between two irreconcilable visions of human life, the collisions of political necessity with ... Augustus was utterly, deadly serious in his efforts to purify and revitalize the social patterns of Rome" (Hendry 250). Yet Ovid continued in his activities and his writings. He poked fun at the members of high society and publicly criticized the movements of the emperor and other politicians. "Ovid, whose eye is on the beautiful people and their foibles, glances at the emperor in these years (23 - 3 B.C.) occasionally ...
- 5113: Condemnation of the Church and Foreign Intervention
- ... the underdevelopment of Latin America. The oligarchy has expioted the people of Latin America. In the colonial period the church and state were one, they kept each other in check and balance. The Church demanded high taxes from the people. A person could not be registered unless they were baptized, marriage was allowed only through the Church. Government oficials and high church oficials worked together. Government oficials had connections with the church. It was common for the government to have relatives in the church, such is the case in Camila. In Camila the Catholic priest, Ladisleo ...
- 5114: The Bill Clinton Story
- ... Nixon, but he resigned from office before the House could vote upon the charges. (Grolier, 1) Certain questions concerning the impeachment process have persisted: Whether it is judicial or political in nature; however to define high crimes and misdemeanors; and whether a conviction can be appealed to the Supreme Court. Although no conclusive answer can be given, it is safe to say that the judicial process of impeachment will always be infused with political motives. That the definition of high crimes and misdemeanors will never become entire precise and that once the Senate has voted to convict by a two-thirds majority, the Supreme Court is unlikely to take jurisdiction. (Thomas, 1) The Office of ...
- 5115: Welfare
- ... governments. During these years, states enacted programs to aid dependent children and the elderly. The criticisms of welfare ranges over a number of social and economic issues. Some people criticize welfare programs for not providing high enough benefits to eliminate poverty. Spending on welfare would have to increase greatly to eliminate poverty, and many people believe the cost is already too high. Many critics of the welfare system charge that providing a steady income to needy people encourages idleness. Actually, most welfare benefits go to elderly, blind, and disabled people and mothers with young children. But welfare ...
- 5116: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... by patriotically marching off to join the army. However, their visions of the glories of war are soon swept away with horror as true friends die in the battlefield. The soldiers go in fresh from school, knowing nothing except the environment of hopeful youth. At nineteen and twenty, they come to a premature and distorted maturity with the war...their only home. Throughout the length of the novel, Paul learns of the hardship war brings. He learns the destructiveness of war. During the course of his experience with war, Baumer disaffiliates himself from those societal icons--parents, elders, school, and religion--that had been the foundation of his pre-enlistment days, in order to mature. His new society, then, becomes the company, his fellow trench soldiers. They are a group who understands the truth ...
- 5117: Wuthering Heights
- ... significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather" (2). The inhabitants of Wuthering Heights were that of the working class, while those of Thrushcross Grange were high up on the social ladder. While Wuthering Heights was always full of activity, sometimes to the point of chaos, life at the Grange always seemed placid. Thrushcross Grange, in contrast to the bleak exposed farmhouse ... very hardened person filled with rage and dark features. He is described as having, "black eyes withdrawn so suspiciously under their brow" (1). As a child Catherine was always misbehaving. "Her spirits were always at high water mark, her tongue always going - singing, laughing, and plaguing everybody who would not do the same. A wild, wicked slip she was - but she had the bonniest eye, and the sweetest smile" (37). Catherine ...
- 5118: Personal Freedoms
- ... the right to voice your own opnion, to wear clothes of your choice and freedom to get a good education. Some of these things are so important that there is laws to enforce them. Like school for instance, you are legally required to attend regular classes until the age of sixteen. There are some freedoms that we are entitled to but that are violated by others. Take your right to safely walk down the street for example, in some neighbourhoods that is virtually out of the question. I feel that the freedom to live where I want, go to the school of my choice, wear the clothes I want to, style my hair how I wish, marry who I want, have as many kids as I want, ( as long as I can support them ), safety and ...
- 5119: The Life of Georgia O'Keefe
- ... pretty. As a result of coming from such a large family, I acquired a sense of maturity and independence very early in my life. I first attended the Sacred Heart Academy, a Roman Catholic convent school on the outskirts of Madison, Wisconsin, and then moved on to Chatham Episcopal Institute in the fall of 1903. Chatham offered an art program, which I excelled in. In 1905, I was accepted into the ... Art Institute of Chicago, where my studies were as successful as ever. I was prevented from returning the following fall due to a severe case of typhoid fever. By 1907, I was ready to attend school again, this time at New York Citys Art Students League. I continued to enjoy my success almost without interruption. I began a series of one-year teaching positions which I held in Amarillo, Texas ...
- 5120: The Good Times of Clark Gable
- ... picture actors, best known for his portrayal of Rhett Butler in the film Gone With the Wind. On February 1, 1901, he was born in Cadiz, Ohio, to a small family. He dropped out of school very early and held a variety of jobs. At the age of 21, he joined a traveling theatrical troupe, and for several years he toured in stock theater productions and worked occasionally in silent films ... He rose to fame due to his variety of character and performances; especially the ones which included a rough, masterful, romantic, hero type. He faced much adversity throughout his life; having dropped out of school, having three wives total and going through much struggle until he made it big. Decades now after his death, we still look back upon him and recognize him as one of the greats to make ...
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