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- 4471: Comparison Of Grant And Lee
- ... virtually unanimous in their praise and admiration of Grant. It's unfortunate that present day sympathizers of the old South have not followed their forefathers example. The writings of Jefferson Davis, Lee, Longstreet, Alexander Stephens, John B. Gordon and dozens of other Southern leaders reveal unqualified praise for General Grant. Robert E. Lee, specifically, spoke in glowing terms about his adversary. He was particularly grateful for the generous treatment he had ...
- 4472: Beowulf And Grendel
- John Gardner's Grendel gives the character Grendel a personality beyond what is described in the epic Beowulf. The descriptions in this reading outline the emotional characteristics of this creature. The work Grendel fulfills its goal ...
- 4473: Comprehensive New Orleans
- ... as New Orleans. The new colony was called New Orleans in honor of the Duke d Orlean. Duke d Orlean supposedly had something to do with the funding for the new colony. The Duke favored John Law, the founder of the Company of the West, and supported many of the company s ventures, the construction of New Orleans inclusive. The new, growing colony needed a government, so a democratic council was ...
- 4474: Conflict In Vietnam
- ... Vietnam leaving one communist state even if it meant using military force, at this time the cold war was still going on an since the u.s.a. Feared the spread of communist in Asia, John F. Kennedy gave economic and military aid to south Vietnam in order to prevent the takeover of the south by the north although all though the conflict was still a civil war and the united ...
- 4475: The Salem Witch Trials: First Person Point of View
- ... except for Abigail. She pushed all of us. Now that I look back, I think that she was very disturbed. I think that the reason for her behavior is because of everything that happened with John Proctor. I guess there were a lot of things that went on at the time that I really did not understand. I probably still cannot understand some of them. We were all extremely confused at ...
- 4476: Bookreport On The Spy Who Came
- ... but seems to accept it and calls it a victim of war. Liz believes that he is trying to convince himself and he says that he is sick of all the killing. In this episode, John Le Carrι describes extremely well what debate goes on in the mind of a spy like Leamas and he discuses the ethic of espionage and the cold war. The reader is left unknown of the ...
- 4477: Congresswoman Rep. Maxine Wate
- ... of jail instead improving healthcare? What is America to believe when the very people we trust to protect us, leave us hanging by the way side? What is America to believe? Again in 1989 Senator John of Massachusetts chaired the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations documented the extensive role of the CIA in creating, operating, maintaining, and directing the Contra operations. Among the conclusion of its 1,166-page ...
- 4478: Contain Communism
- ... superpower also attempted to gain influence over emerging nations in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. A serious crisis arose in 1962 when the USSR placed missiles in Cuba, their new ally. President John F. Kennedy threatened nuclear retaliation, and the Soviets withdrew the missiles in return for Kennedy's promise not to invade Cuba. Sobered by this crisis, the Soviets were also weakened when the Chinese split from ...
- 4479: Thomas Jefferson
- ... swivel chair, a lamp-heater, and an improved plow. In May, 1784, Congress appointed Jefferson a diplomat. Jefferson was to go to France. There Thomas Jefferson was to help the other ministers, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, in arranging commercial treaties with various European
- 4480: Grapes Of Wrath
- Okies Vs. Californians The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, is a novel depicting the Okies migration to California during the period in history known as The Dustbowl. In this novel Steinbeck attempts to display the tensions between the Okies and the Californians. This ...
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