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- 341: Watergate: Was The Nixon White House Involved?
- ... were burglarizedon June 17, 1972. Five individuals were arrested at the Watergate complex after the burglary. Charges were also pressed on G. George Liddy and E. Howard Hunt ; the “Watergate Seven” were sentenced by Judge John Sirica. Although Nixon was worried about the break-in, he advised the White House press secretary, Ron Ziegler, to dismiss the incident as “a third-rate burglary” (Cannon 107). In the years ensuing the invasion ... sponsored plan of espionage against political opponents and a trail of complicity that led to many of the highest officials in the land” (Jacobs, “ Watergate”). These high political executives included former United States Attorney General John Mitchell, White House Counsel John Dean, White House Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs John Ehrlichman, White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, and President Nixon himself. Evidence corroborating White House involvement was ample and immense. On April 30, ...
- 342: Edgar Allan Poe 6
- ... and abandoned his family. He died a short time later (Harrison 22). Soon afterward, Edgar s mother, Elizabeth, became ill and died (Nilsson). A young woman named Frances (also known as Fanny) and her husband, John Allan, took in Edgar. Soon thereafter, John, a tobacco trader, moved the family to England. There, Edgar began his first formal education. In 1820, when the tobacco market in London collapsed, the Allan s returned to New York (Benfey; Nilsson). Edgar continued ... to fulfill a motherly role. Edgar found a substitute in Mrs. Jane Stanard, a mother of one of his classmate s. Unfortunately, she died a year later at age thirty-one (Nilsson). After her death, John Allan described Edgar as sulky and ill tempered to all the family (qtd. in Thompson). Mr. Allan felt insulted by Edgar s behavior, especially when considering all he had done for Edgar. This was ...
- 343: Edgar Allan Poe 3
- ... of his mother's young, still, white face was to haunt Edgar for the rest of his life" (Wright 30). When Edgar s father was plagued with tuberculosis, he was taken into the home of John, a prosperous Richmond merchant, and Francis Allan. This is how Edgar received the middle name Allan. Mrs. Allan loved Edgar, but the story seemed different with John. Although the relationship between John and Edgar appeared bitter, John Allan provided Poe with some support during Poe s adulthood. In 1826 Poe was engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster; however, her parents broke off the engagement. Apparently, she married ...
- 344: John F. Kennedy: Foreign Affairs
- John F. Kennedy: Foreign Affairs The three main foreign affairs during John F. Kennedy’s presidential term were The Bay of Pigs, The Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Spread of Communism in South Vietnam. These were the main problems that the Kennedy administration faced. The Bay of Pigs was the first battle that John. F. Kennedy faced with communism and it came to just three months after his inauguration. Fidel Castro, Leader of Cuba, had been working to export its revolutionary ideas to other Latin American countries. In ...
- 345: An Analysis Of John Berger
- Pictures Don t Always Paint a Thousand Words John Berger makes a bold statement in saying No other relic or text from the past can offer such a direct testimony about the world which surrounded other people at other times. In this respect images ... author often will write a thesis statement which lets the reader know exactly what the writing will be about. In conclusion, literature is what has built this nation and world from the ground up. Unfortunately John Berger did not feel this way. Images give us a picture that we can see with our eyes, but images leave out the feelings we see in our heart. Literature gives us the power to see and feel everything. The heart and mind will forever be more powerful than the eye. WORKS CITED Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. Ways of Reading. Ed. David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky. Bedford/St. Martin s: New York, Boston, 1999. Pg 104-132. Du Bois, W.E.B. Of the Meaning of Progress. Ways ...
- 346: An Argument for the Legalization of Drugs, Based on John Stuart Mills' "Revised Harm Principle"
- An Argument for the Legalization of Drugs, Based on John Stuart Mills' "Revised Harm Principle" The question of whether or not to legalize certain drugs has been debated for decades. Although opponents have thus far been successful in preventing this, there are nonetheless a substantial ... drug laws to the simple premise that the government has no right to prohibit its citizens from using drugs if they choose to do so. This essay will address the issue from the standpoint of John Stuart Mills' "Revised Harm Principle˛," which asserts that people should be free to do what they want unless they threaten the vital interests (i.e., security or autonomy) of others. Using Mills' principle as a ... and the government is therefore acting paternally when it regulates this behavior. This government regulation violates Mills' "Revised Harm Principle˛" as blatantly as would regulations against sunbathing or overeating or masturbation. A Rebuttal When using John Stuart Mills' "Revised Harm Principle" to argue for the legalization of drugs, it is necessary to examine that principle (that people should be free to do what they want unless they threaten the vital ...
- 347: The Crucible: Elizabeth's Strength
- ... includes staying true to both her husband and her God. Another is the persecution by Abigail Warren, a former employee and assistant. Elizabeth also has to suffer through the decision to reveal the unfaithfulness of John or to remain strong in her love of him. All of this is too much for Elizabeth and the burden is very heavy. Elizabeth’s husband, John, is a religious man. He believes in God, but not the minister who preaches His word. John’s actions, though, are not so religious and devoid of sin. Abby, a young seductress, was able to gain his attention while Elizabeth was bedridden. A fiery and passionate affair scared his relationship with ...
- 348: John Rzeznik's Iris
- John Rzeznik's Iris Music saturates today’s society. Television, movies, and of course, the radio surrounds us with music. Songs possess more than just catchy words and a good beat. Writers compose lyrics to create a feeling and meaning for the song. John Rzeznik shows his imagination and creativity through the use of imagery in the song, “Iris.” This song addresses the lover, which reveals the deepest feelings of a powerful love. By using such a title, the ... trying to understand him and viceversa. “‘Cause I know that you feel me somehow,” does not mean that she can feel him with her hands but that she senses a reality, or truth, in him. John Rzeznik uses the sense of taste in the second verse, which furthers his usage of imagery. In the following line: “And all I can taste is this moment,” he does not mean he is ...
- 349: Analysis of John Donne's Sonnet 10 and Meditation 17
- Analysis of John Donne's Sonnet 10 and Meditation 17 Sonnet 10, by John Donne The first stanza is saying that death is not proud even though some people call it that. He does not think that death is a proud thing. In the next stanza he is says ... awaken from that sleep. Once we die the soul is alive and death no longer presides. We are brought into eternal life. Death can no longer take us because it already has. Meditation 17, by John Donne The passage that I chose that best demonstrates the theme is, “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This ...
- 350: A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures? - Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and Keats' Grecian Urn
- A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures? - Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and Keats' Grecian Urn Shakespeare's sonnet 18 ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?") and Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn" were written with a common purpose in mind; to immortalize the subjects of their poems by writing them down in verses for people to read for generations to come. By doing so, both of the poets are preserving the beauty of the subjects, which are the young friend of Shakespeare and Keats' "Grecian Urn." Beginning with Sonnet 18, and continuing here and there throughout the first major grouping of sonnets, Shakespeare approaches the problem of mutability and the effects of time upon his beloved friend in ...
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