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- 1361: Malcolm Little
- ... spoke of his speeches. He never lived to see the true results of his efforts but we today can see and appreciate the efforts of him and many others, from Martin Luther King Jr. to John F. Kennedy. Black men and woman can now get paid the same as a white man or woman, they can use the restrooms and buy tickets for the same busses. Back in the 1960's segregation was ...
- 1362: Frederick Douglass
- ... wish for his children to go to school in 1857 when the school system allowed black students. Along with his fight for integration he was an important part of the underground railroad. After meetings with John Brown, Douglass started believing that pacifist means could not bring an end to slavery. During the mid-1850s, John Brown was the leader of one of the Free Soil bands fighting the proslavery forces in Kansas. He wrote for Douglass to join him but Douglass refused, but soon after John Brown raided Harpers Fairy, officials found the writings to Douglass and implemented him in the raids. After notified of the implementations Douglass decided to flee to Canada knowing that he stood little chance of ...
- 1363: First Amendment
- ... modern American conception of freedom of speech comes from the principles of freedom of the press, and freedom of religion as they developed in England, starting in the seventeenth century. The arguments of people like John Milton on the importance of an unlicensed press, and of people like John Locke on religious toleration, were all the beginning for the idea of the “freedom of speech”. By the year of 1791, when the First Amendment was ratified, the idea of “freedom of speech” was so ... which has fooled you so relentlessly, calling forth your sympathy, your help, to the prosecution of war.” It also called for a general strike of workers. The case was decided on November 10, 1919. Justice John H. Clarke delivered the opinion of the Court, he concluded that the purpose of the pamphlets “was to excite, at the supreme crisis of the war, disaffection, sedition, riots, and… [defeat] the military plans ...
- 1364: The Retiring of Jordan, Gretzky, and Elway in 1999
- ... Gretzky, and Elway in 1999 The year of 1999 took three great athletes from the sports they dominated. Michael Jordan retired from the game of basketball, Wayne Gretzky retired from the game of hockey, and John Elway retired from the game of football. All three gave much to their sports, and the sports world was sad to see them leave. Michael Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 ... and hockey fans all around the world. He will always be remembered for his amazing talent and grace, and will live in the hearts of sports fans for a very long time. For seventeen years John Elway made the opposing teams' defensive players toss and turn all night long on nights before a game against the Denver Broncos. In his years as a quarterback he accumulated an even 300 passing touchdowns ... turned coach named Mr.s Huebner. (yes, that is a cheezy attempt to get me some brownie points!) Wayne Gretzky is nicknamed "The Great One," and that pretty much says it all about him, and John Elway is the name people think of when they think a quarter back has the talent to become a legend, everyone is compared ti him. These three athletes were the best at what they ...
- 1365: Civil War 3
- ... terms of men and supplies. This in mind, Grant directed Sherman to turn around now and start heading back toward Virginia. He immediately started making preparations to provide assistance to Sherman on the journey. General John M. Schofield and his men were to detach from the Army of the Cumberland, which had just embarrassingly defeated the Confederates at Nashville, and proceed toward North Carolina. His final destination was to be Goldsboro ... be stalled not by the Confederate army but by runaway slaves. The slaves were attaching themselves to the Union columns and by the time the force entered North Carolina, they numbered in the thousands (Barrett, John G., Sherman's March through the Carolinas. ChapelHill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1956). But Sherman's force pushed on and finally met up with Schofield in Goldsboro on March 23rd. THE END IS ... is now a much stronger nation. --- BIBLIOGRAPHY "The Civil War", Groliers Encyclopedia, 1995 Catton, Bruce., A Stillness at Appomattox. New York: Doubleday, 1963 Foote, Shelby., The Civil War, Vol. 3. New York: Random, 1974 Garraty, John Arthur, The American Nation: A History of the United states to 1877, Vol. 1, Eighth Edition. New York: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995 Miers, Earl Schenck, The Last Campaign. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1972 ...
- 1366: Social Heirarchy
- ... or even given the idea that these problems of society are not needed to be worried about because of the way that they are treated as minor problems. The television show Popular takes place at Kennedy High School in Los Angeles, California. The plot centers around two cliques of teens, the "in" crowd and the "out" crowd, led by Brooke McQueen and Sam McPherson, respectively. Although the show consists of conflicts ... of the more popular crowd within the school. By showing both types of crowds, it expands the viewing audience because everyone can relate to either on of the two crowds. Walking down the hallway of Kennedy High School, one can easily spot out who the members of each of the two crowds are just by their appearance. Anyone who is blonde, beautiful, and looks as though she can be a model ... know that they will never be able to gain such a high status. The members of the popular crowd are not the only people that strive to be the equivalent of Brooke. Any student attending Kennedy High School would love to be parallel to Brooke. The only difference between the students is in the way that they attempt to accomplish this. There are those that remind Brooke and her friends ...
- 1367: Religion and Capital Punishment
- ... than death, even for a "sin which cries to God for justice." (Catechism, para. 1867 & 2268). This tells us that God is vehemently opposed to a man or society taking another man’s life. Pope John Paul II bluntly states in his encyclical letter, Evangelium Vitae, "I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being is always gravely immoral." (Evangelium Vitae, para. 57). This quote brings up ... these two views seem to be grossly contradictory, such is not necessarily the case. Today, given the state of correctional institutions and programs of punishment and rehabilitation available, this extreme need never be reached. Pope John Paul II confirms in his encyclical letter that all human life is sacred and must always be preserved. Thus a means of incarceration must always be the path pursued The Catholic Church affirms that all ... that we can return to him, humans are good spiritual beings. Coupled with the sanctity of human life, there are numerous other reasons why the death penalty is morally wrong. In 1994 an American convict, John Wayne Gacy, was sentenced to be killed by lethal injection. To briefly describe this procedure, a series of three solutions are administered to the convict to ‘knock him out’, slow down his system, and ...
- 1368: Crital Essay Of Jack London
- ... novels, but Jack London got a lot deeper into that concept. He was born in 1876 in San Francisco, an illegitimate child born to a single woman, but his mother did marry a man named John London, and named her son John London. This family moved a lot, but ended up in San Francisco again where John London, now known as Jack London worked in the bay patrol. Jack was one of the first ones to go to Alaska in the time of gold rush, he did not get rich with ...
- 1369: Thomas Jefferson
- ... to be compromised. One of the first examples deals with the excise tax, a policy left by Hamilton. Jefferson strongly disliked this tax because "it bred bureaucrats and bore heavily on his farmer following" (Bailey, Kennedy, Cohen). By repealing this tax, Jefferson was forced to abandon his belief on paying debts, thus costing the federal government about a million dollars a year in urgently needed revenue. Jefferson also had difficulty improving state rights and taking power from the federal government. As a result of the famous Marbury v. Madison case, Chief Justice John Marshall created the idea of "judicial review" by ruling that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional. This resulted in the Supreme Court having the final word on the interpretation of the constitution. Jefferson tried ...
- 1370: The Regulators Of North Caroli
- ... of one hundred fifty Regulators, led by Husband, armed with sticks and switches, broke into the courthouse, attempted to strike the judge, and forced him to leave the bench. They next attacked and severely whippped John Williams, a practicing attorney. William Hooper, who later would be a signer of the Declaration of Independence and an assistant attorney general was dragged through the streets to be humiliated and violently abused. Edmund Fanning ... granting their demands. Among their number were many noisy and restless individuals and many who seemed not to realize the seriousness of the situation lying ahead. Earlier that week, some of the Regulators captured Colonel John Ashe and Captain John Walker of Tryon's militia while they were scouting, severly beat them, and made them prisoners. So careless were the Regulators and so unaware of the situation most of them were wrestling and playing ...
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