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- 1661: FDRs Influence As President
- ... chats". Overall, Roosevelt was the most energetic and dynamic candidate, and he was nominated by the party on the fourth ballot. Although he displayed excellent characteristics, his competition was fairly tough. He was up against John Nance Garner of Texas (who would be his Vice Presidential running mate); Newton D. Baker of Ohio, who was former Secretary of War; and former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. For three ballots, Roosevelt held a large lead, but lacked the two- thirds margin necessary for victory. Farley then promised John Garner the vice presidential nomination, which he accepted grudgingly. Then FDR took the presidential nomination on the fourth ballot. One of the purposes of the national convention is to bring the party together in a ... Although Roosevelt received party nomination on the first ballot, there were two other candidates: Harry Byrd (89 votes) and James Farley--again-- (1 vote). The Republicans nominated Thomas Dewey of New York for President and John Bricker of Ohio for Vice President. Again, their argument was term length. No President should serve for 16 years, they declared. The opposing argument by the Democrats was that no country should "change horses ...
- 1662: Andy Warhol 2
- ... the feeling of never-ending. (Coplans pg 49) Some of the portraits that were done by Warhol began with Troy Donahue and Warren Beatty, and Elvis Presley. Then later on came Marilynn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy. There was also a series of car crash pictures done around this time. The Jackie Kennedy portraits were done very shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy. They mirrored the mourning face of Jackie that was shown time and time again in the media. There were eight different images that were all taken from different newspapers at the time. The number ...
- 1663: 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 ...
- 1664: American Revolution - Causes
- ... they believed that Parliament had the right to put taxes on the trade of the colonies but could not place taxes directly on the colonists to raise revenue(America Online). The spokesperson of the colonies, John Dickinson, wrote in his "Letters of a Pennsylvania Farmer," on the issue of direct taxes. He distinguished between taxes that were imposed to regulate trade and those that were intended solely to raise revenue. If ... while England dealt with the Seven years war and a domestic political crisis. All these factors highlighted the differences and miscalculations of the British and were the beginnings of the Revolutionary War. Works Cited Blum, John M. The National Experience. Fort Worth: Hartcourt Brace College Publishers, 1993. Higginbotham, Don. The War of American Independence. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971. Miller, John C. Origins of the American Revolution. London: Oxford University Press, 1943. America Online, Research and Learn, History, American History, Revolutionary War Forum, Rev War Archives, Part 1. Prelude to Revolution 1763 to 1775." The ...
- 1665: Civil War
- ... 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. Chapel Hill: 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 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 ...
- 1666: Anti-Affirmative Action
- ... with so many times, the one with such a lack of motivational ability, confidence, and ideas, was now occupying my chances towards a preferred school. "Affirmative action", I soon found out, was used by President John F. Kennedy over 30 years ago to imply equality and equal access to all, disregarding race, creed, color, or national origin. As a policy setting out to resolve the problems of discrimination, Affirmative Action is simply nothing ...
- 1667: The Avant-Garde Architecture O
- ... many of the largest pubic and private construction projects in the second half of this century. Some of these projects include the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library in Boston, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. When French President Francois Mitterand “personally selected Mr. Pei in 1983 to design the Grand Louvre to give air, space, and ...
- 1668: No Mans An Island
- Reading through “No man’s an island” by John Donne and “My very good dear friends” by Chief Dan George it struck me how even though the two pieces had been written centuries apart each author tries to convey the same message. Each using ... their imagination. The message is clear, unity. The authors suggest that if all people came together they could achieve greater feats than ever imagined, each individual bringing his special gift to build up the whole. John Donne stresses in “No man is an island” that ‘If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less’. It reflects the author's opinion that it doesn’t matter who you ... normal bounds therefore affecting the whole body. The same goes if an individual perishes, he is no longer able to contribute to the whole and society suffers. I actually found this piece kind of ironic, John Donne speaks of togetherness yet probably about the same time Europeans were discovering other parts of the world and exploiting and killing the inhabitants of these lands. Chief Dan George writes about an age ...
- 1669: In the Middle of the Night
- ... Cheese. The book is about a sixteen-year-old boy named Denny Colbert. Denny wants to be like all other boys his age, except their s one thing different about him. When Denny’s father John Paul was sixteen he was a part-time usher at The Globe Theater. It was Halloween night when a tragedy would change the life of John Paul and the rest of his family from there on, let alone take the life of 22 innocent children. That night The Globe was hosting a free magic show for orphans and kids in foster ... sent up to the balcony (which was closed off) by the owner of the theater Mr. Zarbor to check out a spacious sound. Well he was on the balcony it collapsed and killed 22 children. John Paul was cleared of all charges involving the collapsing of the balcony, yet still many blamed him for the deaths. Even though that was 25 years ago and people still haven’t forgot. Every ...
- 1670: Casablanca Movie Review
- ... Plot work so well with the setting as well. It appeals to many differnt audiences. If one has a morbid and odd mind, such as mine, it can be compared to modern movies such as John Carpenter's 'Vampires'. This movie has lasted for fifty-six years and will probally live on for more. The classic movie, Casablanca, was nominated for six Academy Awards and won for best Picture in 1943 ... it is defently too difficult for children under ten, but would probably appeal more to people over twenty. It's something you can take parents your to. The reason I chose to compare Casablanca with John Capenter's Vampires is because they are so different that most people would never find a similarity between the two, unless you have as an morbid mind or creative mind as my own. Both have ... to be as good as it was. Things such as the actors, lighting, costume, camera, and even the sound. It appeals to many differnt audiences. It even be compared to modern day movies such as John Carpenter's Vampires. This movie has lasted for fifty-six years and will probally live on for more.
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