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- 1651: Poussin And Roman Influences I
- ... Poussin who brought Baroque Classicism and other aspects of Roman art of that time to France. Works Cited Blunt, Anthony. Nicolas Poussin: The A.W. Lectures in the Fine Arts. Bollingen Foundation, NY 1967. Martin, John Rupert. Baroque. Harper & Row, NY 1977 Russel, John. The World of Poussin. Time Life, NY 1969
- 1652: George Wallace
- ... colleges. Wallace entered the governor's race in 1958. Patterson ran on the Ku Klux Klan ticket; Wallace refused it. The NAACP endorsed Wallace for governor. Wallace lost the governor's race in 1958 to John Patterson by 64,000 votes. After being defeated, Wallace dramatically changed his view on segregation and race relations. These changes were what ultimately led to his election as governor in 1962. Wallace had many signature ... passed such as the job-injury law and the Alabama Trust Fund that pumped money into education. Wallace sought meetings with civil rights leaders such as the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and John Lewis. Wallace made appearance at King's old Montgomery church. Sometimes he would even manage to say, "I'm sorry." The leaders accepted his change in heart but they could never fully forgive him. Former ...
- 1653: General George Patton
- ... favourites of young Georgie, who could recite lines from both texts long before he could even lift a sword. These classic images were filled out by recent war stories of living soldiers, particularly those of John Singleton ''Ranger'' Mosby. John often visited the Patton house and would entertain Georgie for hours with tales of his Civil War adventures. With this steady diet of combat regalia, Georgie was convinced that the profession of arms was his ...
- 1654: Poe
- ... 20 ). This explains how other poets respect and admire the poems written by Edgar Allan Poe . There is not just admiration and respect for Poe’s poems, there is also negative critism. A critic named John Neal stated If Edgar Allan Poe of Baltimore whose lines About “ Heaven” , though he professes to r- Egard them as all together superior to any thing in the whole range of American poetry, Save two ... purposely points out subtly how much the characters are alike, but how Montressor keeps trying to reassure himself that they are not. Although Stepp sees Fortunato as Montressors double and vice versa, another critic named John Gruesser states “ Although I do not dismiss the presence of doubling in the story, Montressor may represent one half of humankind’s dual nature and Fortunato the other” ( Gruesser, p. 1). Edgar Allan Poe has ...
- 1655: Miller
- ... dissent from them; to fetter the development and, if possible, prevent the formation of any individuality not in harmony with its ways, and compel all characters to fashion themselves upon the model of its own.” --John Stuart Mill, “On Liberty” The above passage written by John Stuart Miller contains a rational justification of the freedom of the individual in opposition to the claims of the state to impose unlimited control upon the people. It also warns of a second danger to ...
- 1656: Margaret Thatcher
- ... full economic integration with Europe inspired a strong challenge to her leadership. Ms. Thatcher was ousted from leadership, and resigned in November 1990 and was succeeded as party leader and prime minister by her protégée, John Major: who, consequently, only served one short term. Margaret Hilda Roberts was born October 13, 1925 to Beatrice and Alfred Roberts in the flat above her parents small grocery store. Margaret's father was the ... final interview, one of the four finalists dropped out, and only the three candidates remained, but as far as the group selection committee was concerned, there was no real choice." (Mayer, 1979) A council member John Tiplady recalls "I know it may seem like hindsight, but when we interviewed the candidates, we asked ourselves, Is this a future Prime Minister? And Margaret clearly was and everyone thought so." (Mayer, 1979) Margaret ...
- 1657: Oliver North
- ... of the aborted mission to free U.S. hostages in Tehran. A little more than a year later, while North was studying at the Naval War College in Providence, he came to befriend Navy Secretary John Lehman. Lehman helped North get a spot on the National Security Council. Among several military officers sent to the National Security Council, North was the youngest. He was described as a "bright articulate officer with ... 1986, relations with Iran were reaching volital levels. Forces inside the White House were urging a more forceful approach to the arms-for-hostages bargain that the Iranians were proposing. The National Security Council Chief John Poindexter assigned North to head this operation. North began to raise money for this operation by using political fundraisers Carl R. Channell and Richard R. Miller to raise millions of dollars from wealthy Americans. These ...
- 1658: The Crucible 2
- ... theocracy, it wasn't alright to have misguided faith, for in their terms that was herecy. Finally, close to the play's conclusion Elizabeth Proctor faces the question and states, "I am not your judge John, I cannot be." (Miller, P132) Elizabeth believes God is his own messenger and we cannot act like Him, specifically being a judge. Clearly, there is a distinction in the response to the question of our ... to finish. Elizabeth Proctor sides with Hale's later inclination and firmly believes we cannot read God's will. In her last speech with her husband she states, "It is not for me to forgive, John, I am " (Miller, P.131) She demonstrates her belief that she cannot forgive her husband for his sins, for she does not know if God wants them forgiven. Danforth once again, as a high political ...
- 1659: The Scarlet Letter Character D
- ... she was known for being bitter-tempered . Because she was connected with the devil, supposedly, she tempted both Hester and Reverend Dimmesdale to become more involved with evil practices. She was later executed. Reverend Mr. John Wilson was the eldest clergyman of Boston, and was a scholarly theologian. He was the one who persuaded Reverend Dimmesdale to question Hester about the father of Pearl. Because Hester refused to reveal the identity of Pearl s father, John made a long speech to the crowd gathered about the sin of committing adultery. His speech was meaningful and I believe it was effective.
- 1660: The Role Of The Wife Of Bath A
- ... follow the masculine roles of the day, she believes in supremacy over her spouse. Likewise, she supports the antifeminist beliefs of matrimony, quoting from such passages of the bible which include the Wedding at Cana (John 2:1) and Christ's reproof of the Samaritan woman (John 4:16-18). However, as she supports these views she does so from a female perspective, poking fun perhaps at the fact that while she abhors marriage as a rule, she certainly enjoys it! It ...
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