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- 1421: Pigeon Feather
- John Updike tells good stories in his new collection, "Pigeon Feathers." What's more -- or, rather, what helps to make them good -- is his conspicuous devotion to the perilous marksmanship of words. All readers are bound ... York, and always back to Pennsylvania. In general outline and under various names the characters are repeated as frequently as characters are repeated when you are reading the works, say, of J.D. Salinger or John P. Marquand. An iconoclastic schoolteacher father, an indomitable mother, an even more indomitable (if you will) grandmother, a dozing grandfather and a scholarly, slightly girl-shy young man who wants to write are in the ... of strength in his work, his inclination to write almost exclusively about the life of a young man from the small Pennsylvania town he usually calls Olinger that seems very like the Shillington, Pa., that John Updike remembers from his own boyhood. Like all American romantics, that is, he has an irresistible impulse to go in memory home again in order to find himself. The epigraphs of his first book, ...
- 1422: The Grapes Of Wrath 5
- The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath was written by John Steinbeck in 1939. In 1940 it garnered him the Pulitzer Prize. The Grapes of Wrath has been called "The best example of the proletarian literature of the 1930 s." by Benet s Reader s Encyclopedia ... the Joad s informs Tom that his family, along with most tenant farmers of the area had been pushed off their land. He also tells him that his family is now living at his Uncle John s farm. Tom and Casy arrive at Uncle John s farm to find the Joads preparing to move again, this time to California. This is where Tom s family is introduced to us. There is Ma, Pa, Grampa and Granma, and Noah, the ...
- 1423: Benedict Arnold
- ... traveler in the woods right outside of West Point. American forces captured the man. He was turned over to the American Army where his true identity was revealed. The "traveler" turned out to be Major John André, who was part of the British Army. (Macks 118) He was Benedict Arnold’s connection with the British. The scandalous scheme was quickly detected. The American’s found a map and many letters in ... a British officer, he led his new men on expeditions that burned Richmond, Virginia and New London, Connecticut, his native state. Thankfully, West Point was saved. The American Army soon hanged the British agent, Major John André. The British lost the battle and Arnold became dismayed at the mistake of switching sides. The once great Benedict Arnold was referred to as a "businessman turned ruthless, ambitious soldier". (Macks 70) King George ... through all of his troubles. People believed that Peggy indeed played an extremely important role in knowing what was going on with her husband and the British. Peggy had been a close friend with Major John André before she met Arnold. (B Arnold) It was said that during the winter of 1777 and 1778, the young woman held many parties in her Philadelphia home. By this time, Peggy had made ...
- 1424: Significance Of The 2000 Florida Presidential Primary
- ... 14 election date. As the candidates approached March 7, the new front-loaded Super Tuesday, the gap between the frontrunners, Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush, and their respective challengers, Bill Bradley and John McCain, gradually increased. However, as some experts predicted, the March 7 Super Tuesday primary sealed the fate of the Florida Primary. Political Parties choose their presidential nominees through primary elections and party caucuses. In these ... seemed to be the frontrunner in the Republican Party by a wide margin. Paul Bedinghaus, the chairman of the Pinellas County Republican Party, initially thought that Bush would run away with the Republican nomination. However, John McCain won the open primaries in New Hampshire and Michigan, where about half of the primary voters were independents or Democrats. Bedinghaus said that McCain was a "Maverick who ran against the system." However, Bush ... the high costs of running campaigns in each state over a long period of time. For example, George W. Bush, who raised enormous amounts of money, has organizations in all 67 Florida counties. His opponent, John McCain, who does not have as much funds, could not afford to build up such a vast network of established campaign headquarters. One way to reform this problem is to create a national primary, ...
- 1425: Grapes Of Wrath And Jim Casy
- "The Downing Sun:Jim Casy John Steinbeck passionately describes a time of unfair poverty, unity, and the human spirit in the classic, The Grapes of Wrath. The novel tells of real, diverse characters who experience growth through turmoil and hardship. Jim ... Christ once said, "When thou makest a dinner or supper, call not...thy rich neighbors...But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed." John Steinbeck and Jim Casy along with many other migrants believe in charity, helping others and an end to the insatiable appetite for money and self-indulgence. When Casy is saying grace in chapter eight, he ... eternally when he tells a cop he is starving children and the cop smashes his skull with a board. Jim Casy encounters more external difficulties when he crosses paths with cops. In chapter 20, Floyd, John, Tom and Casy have a physical fight with a deputy. In an unrelated incident, an officer threatened to set fire to the camp Casy's friends were staying at. When Casy was trying to ...
- 1426: The American Revolution
- ... their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That sentence still remains a truth with the Americans today. Jefferson wrote the preamble with the help of John Locke and Rousteu. Within the preamble Jefferson writes that the people, "to secure these rights...whenever any form of government becomes destructive...it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it." It ... king is sending over large armies to "complete the works of death." The third section officially declares independence in writing. The entire effort to complete the Declaration of Independence was done by Thomas Jefferso n, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston. In order to pass the declaration all of the representatives had to vote yes for independence. In one of the earlier drafts a statement roughly 175 words gave black slaves independence . The south however did not agree and threatened not to pass the declaration. Knowing that nothing would get done if it was not passed, John Adams gave up the war to allow for that to clause remain in the declaration. The declaration was officiall in effect on July 4, 1776.
- 1427: Federalism
- ... opinion is divided into two kinds which are interest and right. He also believed that a right is of two kinds-- power and property. Hume was a man that was lead by the influence of John Locke and George Berkeley. Hume also believed that we should just keep and improve our ancient governments; hence, we prevent any new radical forms of government. Federalism was incorporated in the constitution for many different ... powers are a source of strength to the national government, not a limitation on it. This clause is also known as the elastic clause and was settled by the Supreme Court under the Chief Justice John Marshall. Marshall basically nationalized or expanded the "necessary and proper clause" throughout the United States. Marshall declared that the states did not have power to tax and national agency. Marshall believed that Congress had the ... the time of Chief Justice Marshall’s Supreme Court. Maryland wanted to sue the bank that was in Baltimore because they would not give them the taxes given to them by the state of Maryland. John Marshall ruled that the states could not place a tax on any federal agency including the bank, under the "necessary and proper" clause. This gave the national power more power because it directly was ...
- 1428: The Rise and Fall of American Communism
- ... would soon occur in every country. In 1919, two Communist parties were formed by the American radicals: the Communist Party of America, under the auspices of Charles Ruthenburg, and the Communist Labor Party, led by John Reed and Benjamin Gitlow. In this first year, Ruthenburg’s party boasted a membership of twenty-four thousand, while Reed and Gitlow’s party consisted of about ten thousand members . At first, recent immigrants from ... Nicholas N., and Eldon D.Wedlock, Jr., eds. The Tree of Liberty: A Documentary History of Rebellion and Political Crime in America. 2 vols. Rev. ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Klehr, Harvey, John Earl Haynes, and Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov. The Secret World of American communism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Klehr, Harvey, John Earl Haynes, and Kyrill M. Anderson. The Soviet World of American communism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998. Mishler, Paul C. Raising Reds. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. Pipes, Richard. The Russian Revolution. ...
- 1429: The Autobiography of Malcom X
- ... famous than he himself. So, partly because of these tensions within the Black Muslim movement, Malcolm became critical of Elijah Muhammad. He was eventually "silenced" for 90 days after commenting on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy with the phrase "chickens come home to roost." But before his silence was lifted, Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam to form the Muslim Mosque, Inc. on March 1964. He began to advocate a ...
- 1430: What Is A Monopoly
- ... thinks of a monopoly. I will discuss Microsoft in fairly well detail because I believe that they are a prime example in my dissection of monopoly because of their recent court litigation. I also believe John Rockefeller played an important role in creating a corporate enterprise and he is also considered to be a monopolist by many. I believe monopoly is just a term used for the process of a corporation ... for the consumer. Why is this? Another leader in the computer industry sees creating standards and success as a way to improve the market. Another person who is considered an important monopolist and entrepreneur is John D. Rockefeller. He was one of the first people to create an empire in America. At the peak of Standard Oil in 1900, his company controlled 90% of the oil production in North America. He ... industry faster than any other man in his time. He is a true American capitalist and entrepreneur. Without people that are willing to take charge in society we would be primitive. Both Bill Gates and John Rockefeller boosted the economy and society in their technological advancement at a rapid pace with their monopolies. They are true heroes. The most important idea that a monopoly presents is just the ability to ...
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