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- 2361: Events Of The Civil Rights Mov
- ... University found out that he was black his application was nullified, James sued the University and won in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court, with the help of Thurgood Marshall. On September 3, 1962 President John F. Kennedy ordered that the University of Mississippi be integrated. On September 30, 1962, arrived 123 deputy marshals, 316 border patrolmen, and 97 federal prison guards who stood in front of the University. There was ...
- 2362: In Dubious Battle
- ... a prevailing force in life, because one’s ability to guide and direct a group determines the outcome of that group’s actions. Those who lead the strikers in the novel In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck manifest the idea that some leaders use violence and the thirst for revenge to augment the spirit of their group. Violence is one tool of which the leaders of the strikers use to give ...
- 2363: The Federal Period
- ... to order to work quicker. As Americans became more prosperous they wanted furniture that was not only useful but also decorative. The Federal Period was a time of great change. Meghan Banks The Bibliography Bowman, John S. American Furniture. New York: Random House, 1985. “Furniture.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 1988 ed. “Country Furniture.” American Country, Time Life Books. 1989 ed.
- 2364: Huckleberry Finn - Critical Essay
- ... precise it reflects even the racism and black stereotypes typical of the era. And this has lead to many conflicting battles by various readers since the first print of the novel, though inspiring some. Says John H. Wallace, outraged by Twain’s constant use of the degrading and white supremacist word ‘nigger’, "[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is] the most grotesque example of racist trash ever written" (Mark Twain Journal by ...
- 2365: Howl & Kaddish By Allen Ginsberg
- ... of the Holocaust- that Roosevelt could have prevented. As his mother was ill, so was the society she lived in "silent polished desks in the great committee room…Crapp the gangster issuing orders from the john" As his mother’s life was failing, so was the innocence of life. Corruption was taking over and poisoning America and Naomi Ginsberg. When Allen mentions his brother Eugene and how he becomes "Gentile like ...
- 2366: French Nuclear Testing
- ... it is kept inside the rock. However, the French Atomic Energy Commission published that 3 out of 200 French nuclear tests since 1960 have affected the Mururoa atoll in some harmful way. Australian Environmental Minister John Faulkner said, "nuclear testing is extremely irresponsible." The small island nations near the test site in the Pacific for thousands of years have received their livelihood from the seas. Scientist believe that a serious threat ...
- 2367: JFK
- ... and in 1952, successfully campaigned against Henry Cabot Lodge in Massachusetts to advance to the Senate. He married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953, and the couple had two children, Caroline Bouvier (born 1957) and John Fitzgerald (born 1960). Another son, Patrick Bouvier, died shortly after birth in 1963. While recuperating from back surgery, Kennedy wrote Profiles in Courage (1956), a study of courageous political acts by eight United States senators ...
- 2368: Evaluation Of The New Deal
- ... very poorly when it came to the labor situation. They were given the so-called women's jobs, such as teachers, clerks, typists, nurses, and textile workers. Unions for blacks and women were rare until John Lewis formed the CIO, a union anyone could join, no matter what race they were. The CIO was one of the top unions in the nation. The new deal had again failed with the creation ...
- 2369: Harrison Bergeron
- ... from the general population, that are in charge of running the country and coming up with better ways to make everyone equal. The leader of this secret organization is a man by the name of John Claxton. He plays the role of a godlike advisor, leading the organization behind the scenes. He advises and monitors society, the president, and all forms of media accessible to the public, determining what people can ...
- 2370: Personal Writing: Response to My Visit to the Boott Cotton Mill
- ... facility. When I got there I was quite surprised. I walked to the mill from the Visitor Center, and as I walked through downtown Lowell there were a lot of people. When I got to John Street, there wasn't anybody in sight. As I got closer to the mill, the place looked deserted. When I saw the canal in front of the mill, I was surprised it wasn't moving ...
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