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- 1051: Mother Teresa
- ... group called the Sick and Suffering Co-Workers. By 1985, there were over 2,600 members of the Sick and Suffering Co-Workers. For all of her tremendous efforts, Mother Teresa received the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize from Pope Paul VI. In 1971 he praised her for her hard work with the poor and for her efforts to make peace. Along with a small statue of Jesus Christ, the ... in the Bronx. The Missionaries’ work in the Bronx was only a beginning to a long line of work done in the United States. In October of 1971, Mother Teresa was given the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation Award by the Kennedy family. She was presented with a check for $12,000. She put the money straight into a fund for the disabled and retarded children. Mother Teresa was commended for her ability to recognize the ...
- 1052: Yukon Jack: The Life of Jack London
- ... of W.H. Chaney and Flora Wellmen in 1876. He never saw his biological father and his mother had little to do with him. Eight months after his birth, his mother married a man named John London. This is where Jack received his name. Even with his new family, that included two step-sisters, Jack still received little time or love from them. “He claimed to have felt that he was ... from Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, and Friedrich Nietzsche which explained the world of his experiences to his own satisfaction. “These experiences persuaded him to join the Socialist Labor Party and crusade for worker’s rights” (Kennedy 118). Even though London claimed to be a socialist, he contradicted his belief in socialism with his individualistic notion of the survival of the fittest. In the short story “To Build A Fire,” London shows ... III. Adulthood A. In the 1900’s, London began settling down. 1. London began his writing career. 2. London’s two marriages effected his work. B. Jack London’s life ended in suicide Works Cited Kennedy, X.J., ed. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. New York: NY, 1995. Kunitz, Stanley J., and Howard Haycraft, ed. Twentieth Century Marshall,
- 1053: What is a Hero?
- ... who spent much of their lives fighting for a cause, like Martin Luther King, Jr. in his fight for black people rights. Among others are Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison, major inventors of their time, John Glenn with his trip into space, George Washington, our first president and father of our country, and John Kennedy, our youngest president. In conclusion, the term “heroism” varies from generation to generation, but the personal underlying meaning of the word remains the same.
- 1054: Gun Control
- ... Gun laws tend to be passed in an atmosphere of hysteria that discourages critical reflection. The Gun Control Act of 1968 was approved soon after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. In fact, on the very day that Kennedy died, President Johnson issued an emotional appeal to Congress demanding passage of a federal gun-control law. Two dramatic incidents had helped create a sense of crisis, which Johnson used to his advantage. President Clinton ... House Republican leaders are fulfilling a promise made in January of 1995 to Republican and Democratic members who asked for and were told they would get a vote on repeal sometime in this Congress." Representative John Conyers of Michigan, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, was furious. "The NRA must consider the Republican Congress the gift that keeps on giving," Conyers said. "Last week, the Republicans destroyed the anti-terrorism ...
- 1055: The Vietnam Era
- ... in America education systems. Thurgood Marshall won the Brown vs. Topeka case and eventually became the first black man on the Supreme Court. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream," speech was in 1963. John F. Kennedy sent advisors called the "Green Beret" into Vietnam to train and stop communism. America was afraid of the domino effect, that was the idea of when communism starts it will spread like cancer to other ... home backing. Americans turned against the war because it was not part of "our" problems. American soldiers were being killed because we were trying to solve their problems. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were both assassinated in 1968. Kent State University was the site where protesting college students were ordered to be killed by guardsmen. the students were protesting the war. My Lai was the site of ...
- 1056: A Case Against The Minimum Wag
- ... chance to improve their economic condition. In talking about low-income families the topic of equal rights arises and what an individual can do to get fair treatment regardless of their income. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy enacted the Kennedy rights, and among them is the right to be a minority consumer without a disadvantage. The word minority not only refers minorities but also to low-income consumers. What this law means is that ...
- 1057: Lester Pearson
- ... the UN general assembly. In 1957 he won the Nobel Peace prize. It was mainly for creating the UN emergency force which helped settle the Suez Canal crisis of 1956. When the Conservative Party under John Diefenbaker defeated The Liberals in 1957 Pearson was out of public office for the first time in nearly 30 years. In 1958 Pearson replace St. Laurent as head of the Liberal Party and became leader ... a good job and they also thought the Liberals would bring economic stability. Pearson's first move was to restore relations with US and Great Britain that Diefenbaker had destroyed. Pearson became good friends with John F. Kennedy while trying to resolve the nuclear weapons issue. One of Pearson's major moves was the Canada Pension Plan. The Canada Pension Plan was available to anyone with a job. It had to be ...
- 1058: Richard Joseph Daley
- ... Daley remained popular and influential during his several terms, his administration was marred by a number of political scandals, by civil-rights disturbances, and by a riot at the 1968 Democratic convention. Daley was among John F. Kennedy's key supporters in the 1960 presidential election, providing him with the delegates who helped him win a first-ballot nomination and a massive Chicago vote that delivered Illinois for Kennedy in his narrow victory over Richard M. Nixon. Daley hosted the 1968 Democratic National Convention at President Lyndon B. Johnson's request. Daley's national reputation was seriously tarnished as the result of violence ...
- 1059: Frank Sinatra
- ... incident, and repeated stories on the Mafia/Communist charges. Sinatra, trying to come up with an excuse, said he punched Mortimer because the columnist called him a "dago"! Because of this whole fiasco, former president John F. Kennedy disowned Frank, which eventually turned this former democrat, into a strong republican. For many years the FBI had been keeping an eye on Frank, and earlier this year they released some of those pages they ... Most of his fans were bummed, but he reassured them that He would still return for some concerts and recordings but would keep mostly a low profile. Several years later, in 1983, Frank received the Kennedy Center honor for outstanding achievement in Musical Arts. Two years form that; Frank won another award, The Medal of Freedom. Former President Reagan, a long time friend of Frank, awarded him. In 1988-89, ...
- 1060: Fbi
- ... mid-1930s several crucial decisions solidified the Bureau's position as the nation's premier law enforcement agency. In 1932, Congress passed a federal kidnapping statute. Then in May and June 1934, with gangsters like John Dillinger evading capture by crossing over state lines, it passed a number of federal crime laws that significantly enhanced the Bureau's jurisdiction. Congress also gave Bureau Agents statutory authority to carry guns and make ... solve their cases. At the same time, Congress gave the FBI new federal laws with which to fight civil rights violations,racketeering, and gambling. A national tragedy produced another expansion of FBI jurisdiction. When President Kennedy was assassinated, the crime was a local homicide; no federal law addressed the murder of a President. Nevertheless, President Lyndon B. Johnson tasked the Bureau with conducting the investigation. Congress then passed a new law ... crime. The FBI solved so many espionage cases during the mid-1980s that the press dubbed 1985 "the year of the spy." The most serious espionage damage uncovered by the FBI was perpetrated by the John Walker spy ring and by former National Security Agency employee William Pelton. Also prevalent throughout the 1980s, was the illegal drug trade, which severely challenged the resources of American law enforcement. To ease this ...
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