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- 1501: Nostradamus - The Man
- Nostradamus For four centuries Nostradamus's prophecies have inspired fear and controversy. His followers say he predicted the French Revolution, the birth and rise of Hitler, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Did he, as his believers claim, predict some of history's most monumental events - from the Great Fire of London to the launch disaster of the space shuttle Challenger? Nostradamus was typical of the Renaissance ...
- 1502: Movie Villains
- ... tries to kill Moses. Dathan meets his despise by being engulfed in a trench than makes him fall into a place worse than any other place in the world. A fairly old villain is Long John Silver from Treasure Island. Long John doesn't die in the end, he escapes because he tricks Jim into letting him go from his prison, he escapes and probably is still trying to find gold to this day. One more modern ... What makes villains who they are, what drives them to evil? C. The speech is setup into listing villains and explain their backgrounds. II. Villains A. Wicked Witch of the West. B. Leatherface. C. Long John Silver. D. Noah Cross. III. Villains and their untimely death. A. Every villains has his own reason for his acts, each is different. B. Mostly the common reasons are, greed, revenge, or just plain ...
- 1503: Assassination Of Malcolm X
- ... by Malcolm's sudden rise to power. In fact, Elijah was waiting for the right chance when Malcolm would make a mistake so that he could be removed from the organization. The mistake occurred. When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Malcolm made this statement, "Being a farm boy myself, chickens coming home to roost never did make me sad; they've always made me glad." This comment was enough to get Malcolm suspended ...
- 1504: Ernest Hemingway
- ... marry her but money was a problem so they moved to Paris. Because he had a child on the way and no real publications, he decided to move back to Canada. It was there that John Hadly Hemingway was born in 1923. His nick name was Bumby, that was also the name he preferred to be called by. When he was in the Spanish was he fought the way he wanted ... accidently shot himself while cleaning a gun yesterday morning at 7:30 a.m. No time has been set for the funeral services, which will be private." After that announcement had been made, his son John said the following: "Mary made a mistake in saying that he was cleaning a shotgun, I mean, somebody said 'What was he doing?!' and she said 'Cleaning a shotgun.' There also was a big point ... Catholic Douay version. One of the things that he said during the ceremony is, "Oh Lord, grant thy servant Earnest the remission of his sins. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord." Latter that day John said " we where awfully disappointed. But the priest just plain didn't realize." The first line that the priest did say that was wrong was "one generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but ...
- 1505: Daniel Webster
- ... economic interest from shipping to manufacturing, Webster decided to back the high-tariff bill of that year to help the small new manufacturing businesses grow. Angry southern leaders condemned the tariff, and South Carolina's John C. Calhoun argued that South Carolina had the right to nullify or ignore the law. Replying to South Carolina's Robert Hayne in a Senate debate in 1830, Webster triumphantly defended the Union states by ... failed every time. In 1841, Daniel Webster came close to his idea of President but was only named secretary. President William Henry Harrison appointed him to this position. When he got killed in April 1841, John Tyler was brought to the presidency. In September 1841, all the Whigs resigned from the cabinet except Webster. He remained to settle an argument with Great Britain having to do with the Maine-Canada boundary ... the Whig party, but it helped preserve the Union and keep it together for a little while after until the Civil War started. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Prodigy - Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1990, W-section 2. Daniel Webster - John Melvin, Copyright 1976, Bonhill Publishing 3. Civil War Heros - American Books, 1979, p.244-247
- 1506: The Crucible: Deterioration of Social Order In Salem
- ... of the Puritan society created a rigid social system that did not allow for any variation in lifestyle. The strict society that was employed at this time had a detrimental effect on the Proctor family. John Proctor, a hard working farmer who had a bad season the year before and struggling this year was occasionally absent at Sunday service. This was due to the fact he needed to tend to his crops. Also, Proctor did not agree with the appointment of Mr. Parris as the newest minister, and therefore did not have his last child baptized. With the latest craze of witchery and swirling accusations, John Proctor was easily indicted of being a messenger for the devil by the testimony of his disillusioned servant Mary Warren, who in the past committed perjury. The court who heard the testimony easily accepts it because she is a church going person, while John Proctor slightly deviates from the norm. This transfer of blame is also noticeable when the truth is first discovered about what the girls were doing in the woods. The girls were not blamed. The ...
- 1507: The Crucible: Fooled By the Innocence of Youth
- ... society. Abigail scares the younger part of the society into submission. The people who must decide the fate of the rest of the society, see only her innocence and truthfulness. Abigail seeks the affection of John Proctor, a farmer who is respected and feared by most of the townspeople. Proctor makes a foolish mistake when he has an affair with Abigail. Later on he regrets having this affair, and he wants ... s parents were killed when she was younger, and her uncle, Reverend Parris, does not pay very much attention to her. She attempts to give people the impression that she is a very tough person. John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor know what she is really like and wants to have nothing to do with her. In Act One she says, "I saw Indians smash my dear parents' heads on the pillow ... can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down." From this we get the impression that she might be a little bit mentally disturbed. The way that she acts in front of John Proctor reveals that she is not as sure of herself as she would like us to believe. Mary Warren decides to confess to the fact that they are all lying, and that she never ...
- 1508: Bartleby Essay
- ... to communicate his individual thoughts and feelings versus the desire of society's institutions, for conformity in Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and Updike's "A & P." In Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and John Updike's "A & P," the conflict of the individual thoughts and feelings versus the desire of society's institutions for conformity occurs with the characters who were different. Initially, a scrivener is someone who copies ... wall, but communication barriers. The walls between him and society provide security for Bartleby. His refusal to be like everybody else establishes his difference. He is later fired for his differences and eventually dies. In John Updike's "A & P," Updike establishes another communication barrier against society's desire for confirmation. The three girls in the story offend the "sheep" by wearing only bathing suits in the store. The store manager ... scared that the "old and gray sheep's" conformity will be corrupted. This establishes the point that people who are different are punished for their differences. In conclusion, Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and John Updike's "A & P" establish that society feels that it is necessary for all people to conform. The walls built in the stories threaten society's conformation; therefore, they are punished.
- 1509: Abortion, The Pope And Peter S
- ... pregnancy. However, conservative Presidents have changed the legislation enough to allow states to restrict abortion in various ways (Practical Ethics, Peter Singer). In the following paper, I will summarize the views on abortion of Pope John Paul II and philosopher, Peter Singer. These two men have very conflicting opinions about abortion. Pope John Paul IIs Argument: This argument is very adamantly against abortion. It is also a religiously based argument. He uses exerts from the Bible and other religious documents and quotes many different clergymen and priests ... contrary to the Law of God which is written in every heart, knowable by reason itself, and proclaimed by the Church (The Gospel of Life, Paul II) Singers Response to this Argument: Throughout Pope John Paul IIs whole argument, he refers to a fetus as an innocent human being. Singer, however, does not agree that a fetus is a human being. He explains how there are stages to ...
- 1510: Affirmative Action In Educatio
- ... they can find, regardless of job skill requirements. (Http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/feed1.html.) According to Ernest Pasour, "the phrase affirmative action was first used in a racial discrimination context," which was issued by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. (Http://www.self-gov.org/freeman/8901paso.htm) He said, "It indicated that federal contractors should take affirmative action to ensure that applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, creed ...
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