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- 1481: Personal Freedom In the United States of America
- ... the government when he printed up a copy of the colony's charter. He was charged with seditious libel and spent more than a year in prison. A more famous incident was the trial of John Peter Zenger which established the principle of a free press. In his newspaper he published satirical ballads regarding William Cosby, the unpopular governor, and his council. His media was described "as having in them many ... immediately pardoned. The next attack on the First Amendment occurred in 1835. President Andrew Jackson proposed a law that would prohibit the use of mail for "incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection." John C. Calhoun of South Carolina led a special committee that opposed the proposal on grounds that it conflicted with the First Amendment. The proposal was defeated because it was a form of censorship. The next ... librarians to resign and the closing of libraries. On the morning of December 16, 1965, thirteen year old Mary Beth Tinker went to school in Des Moines, Iowa. She and her fifteen year old brother, John, had decided to wear black armbands as a protest to the Vietnam War. In advance to their arrival, the principal had decided that any student wearing an arm- band would be told to remove ...
- 1482: Life of William Shakespeare
- ... greatest playwright of all time. No other writer's plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries as his. Shakespeare was born to middle class parents. His father, John, was a Stratford businessman. He was a glove maker who owned a leather shop. John Shakespeare was a well known and respected man in the town. He held several important local governmental positions. William Shakespeare's mother was Mary Arden. Though she was the daughter of a local farmer, she was related to a family of considerable wealth and social standing. Mary Arden and John Shakespeare were married in 1557. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford in 1564. He was one of eight children. The Shakespeare's were well respected prominent people. When William Shakespeare was about seven years ...
- 1483: The Crucible: Social Deteriora
- ... church lost many of its parishioners because the interest of the town was now on Abigail because people wanted to know who was going to be named next. When the church was trying to excommunicate John Proctor, there were not enough people at church to do it. The people were getting misled so far as to leave a dagger stuck in the door of their minister's house: Tonight, when I ... the trials the accused witch had two choices, death or imprisonment. The punishment of death was given to all people that pleaded not guilty; the other punishment was to plead guilty and go to jail. John Proctor gave his view of the justice system when he said I like not the smell of this 'authority' (29). And do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead ... order to get Corey's land. Abigail used her power of getting people to listen to her to her advantage when she charged Proctor's spouse with being a witch so Abigail could live with John. This again proves that Abigail had control of the town and the unexplained turned neighbor against neighbor. The social breakdown in Salem was the major factor in the tragedy that took the lives of ...
- 1484: Andy Warhol and Pop Art
- ... Campbell's Soup Cans and his famous Brillo Boxes (Bourdon, 1989, 34) During the 1960's, the nation began to see rapid changes. The space program was under way, the Vietnam war was in action, Kennedy was killed, racial equity became and issue and the "hippie" movement was at its peak; spreading its trademark ideals of free love, drugs and music. Although Warhol continued his focus on the irony of admass ... in his career, and were many times initiated by friends and lovers. His magazine, however, would live on even after Warhol's death. Interview was the name of the magazine that he co-produced with John Wilcock, then editor of an underground newspaper called Other Scenes. The magazine featured text and loosely edited interviews from cassette tapes. Andy often said that he started the magazine to get free tickets to all ...
- 1485: Modern American History
- ... ban on slavery, America had deep segregation and prejudice until the 1960s. King drove the Negroes of America to march on Washington, D.C. to fight for rights. He was behind the movement that caused John F. Kennedy to sign a bill of civil rights. It is hard to imagine what the US would be like today without his diligence and vigilance. Perhaps we would still be living in an era like that ...
- 1486: Drugs Debate
- ... this case, the government must interfere. The argument that drug use is a victimless crime and therefore should not be illegal is one of the stronger ones for legalizing all drugs, including mind constricting drugs. John Stuart Mill said that users who commit crimes should be punished for "real" crimes such as stealing or murdering, and not for using drugs. But what about the fact that, as Burroughs said, an addict ... for pill-testing at parties. More and more of these types of organizations are springing up everywhere and hopefully, every country will eventually have groups like this. Another ground for making all drugs legal is John Stuart Mill's opinion regarding liberty. He said that everyone knows what the best plan for his/her life is so the government shouldn't interfere in decisions which only involve the decision maker. It ... 1999, R14. 4. Lafollette, H. "Drugs." Reprinted in H. LaFollette. Ethics in Practice: An Anthology. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1997). 5. MacDonald, Paul. "The Morality of Drug Use." The Philosophers' Magazine (Summer 1999), 21-24. 6. Mill, John Stuart. "Freedom of Action." Reprinted in H. LaFollette. Ethics in Practice: An Anthology. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1997). 7. Power, Carla. "Europe Just Says Maybe." Newsweek Nov. 1, 1999, 25-30. 8. Southwell, Matt. "Human Rights ...
- 1487: Characterization of Reverend Samuel Parris in "The Crucible"
- ... sweating: These people should be summoned. Danforth looks up at him questioningly. For questioning. Parris: This is a clear attack upon the court! Parris also attacks Mary Warren harshly when she changes sides to help John Proctor clear his wife's name. Once Mary claims she fainted at will he tries to make her prove this, and once he has weakened her whole defensive stand, the other girls move in for ... they were proven to be the liars it would reflect upon his own character and involvement in the bloody game. In the end of the novel Parris does show remorse for the whole ordeal, once John Proctor is sentenced to hang Parris finally realizes that this has all been wrong. Parris pleads with Elizabeth to convince John to convince so that his life will be spared for this is blood that will be on Parris's own hands. But do not be followed this is also a selfish act for if ...
- 1488: An Individual's Achievement of Self-Knowledge
- ... tell him that they are innocent, but his Puritan background prevents him from questioning the authority of the court. As the play progresses, Hale begins to alter his views about the trials. He suggests that John Proctor should have a lawyer, but this request is denied by Danforth. He claims that a lawyer is not necessary because only the demon and the witness are important. Actually, he is conveying that the court alone will decide on the witness' probity based on his own words. Hale realizes that John Proctor is an honest man when he would willingly ruin his own reputation in the hopes of exposing Abigail as a whore. He absolutely cannot believe that the court won't accept his testimony as ... who experienced a growth in knowledge and had the courage to stand up for what he believed in, even though his individualistic view opposed the teachings of Puritan society. Unfortunately, his courage could not save John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, or the countless others who were unjustly tried, tortured, and hanged.
- 1489: Real And Unreal
- ... No couple share feelings with other couples. Therefore love it self, whether real or ideal is dependant upon the situations and persons surrounding it. Bibliography Hayden, Robert. “Those Winter Sundays” Reading and Writing from Literature. John E. Schwiebert. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1997. 308 Kemp, Claire. “Keeping Company” Reading and Writing from Literature. John E. Schwiebert. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1997. 201-205 Wilson, August. “Fences” Reading and Writing from Literature. John E. Schwiebert. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1997. 715-766 Word Count: 814
- 1490: Comparison of The American Revolution and the French Revolution
- ... Englishmen who simply wanted a redress of grievances. After the Boston Massacre, when the British soldiers who had fired upon the crowd were brought to trial, they were defended by American lawyers James Otis and John Adams. In any other "revolution," these men would have been calling for the deaths of the offending soldiers. Instead, they were defending them in court. When the war finally began, it took over a year ... Catholics. Deist Ben Franklin asked for prayer during the Convention, while several months later George Washington spoke at a Jewish synagogue. During the Revolution, many members of the Continental Congress attended sermons preached by Presbyterian John Witherspoon. While Thomas Jefferson worked to separate church and state in Virginia, he personally raised money to help pay the salaries of Anglican ministers who would lose their tax-supported paychecks. In matters of religion ... kill someone for any injustice. The group of revolutionists were to radical in that they were not willing to compromise. Compromise can sure make a difference in how events can turn out. Bibliography 1. Chamberlain, John, The Enterprising Americans: A Business History of the United States. (New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1974, 1981), p. 37. 2. Fisher, Gene and Chambers, Glen, The Revolution Myth. (Greenville, S.C.: Bob Jones ...
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