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- 91: The The The author of Mark's gospel is believed to be, by some modern- day scholars, John Mark who lived in Jerusalem and who might have learned about Jesus from the Apostle Peter. Mark's gospel has been agreed upon by scholars to have been written sometime between 65 and 70 C ... the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah they had awaited. Matthews central theme is focused on Jesus being a true teacher of the Jewish law or "the new Moses." The author of the Gospel of John was initially believed to be John the Apostle. However, some scholars suggest that a Christian prophet, also named John but otherwise unknown. The approximate date of its writing is 95 C.E. John's primary audience is to all people. ...
- 92: Robert Francis ("Bobby") Kennedy
- Robert Francis ("Bobby") Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy was born in 1925 in Brookline Massachusetts , and was raised with traditional family values. He was a true patriot, with a strong sense of nationalism. While Attending Harvard University, he saw that his country needed ... at Harvard, and received an LL.B. from the university of Virginia Law. In 1951 he served as Attorney to the U.S. Department of Jjustice, but in 1952 he resigned to manage his brother John's senatorial campaign. In 1953, he served as assistant counsel under Senator Joseph McCarthy's permanent investigators subcommittee. He resigned in 1956 because he didn't agree with all of Senator McCarthy's ideas ...
- 93: Jazz Movement In The 1960s
- ... August 1963, and he saw both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 pass through congress and become laws. The country saw another great American in the 1960's: John F. Kennedy. As the country was enjoying a rather prosperous beginning of the decade, the young and good-looking Kennedy held the presidency. Kennedy was charismatic, and brought hopes of good times to the nation, and promised our advancing as the dominant world power over Russia. Unfortunately, like King, Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. ...
- 94: John Steinbeck
- John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was a famous American author who wrote from the 1920 to the 1940. Steinbeck was constantly moving across the country trying to succeed as a writer. John Steinbeck lived a life of constant up and downs, successes and failures before he landed on his feet and became a famous author. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902. ...
- 95: The Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... of Pigs invasion, US anti-communism, insecurity of the Soviet Union, and Cuba’s fear of invasion all made causes for war. However, war was not the result due to great cooperation from both President Kennedy and President Khrushchev and each of the decisions made by the leaders was crucial in the outcome of The Crisis. Kennedy’s choice to take action by means of quarantine instead of air-strike and Khrushchev’s decision to abide by the quarantines were perhaps the two most significant decisions made by the leaders in order ... leader, Castro. Even anti-Castro habanero’s in Cuba would defend Cuba out of nationalistic pride. This, the Americans had all misjudged. The Bay of Pigs invasion had been drawn up by President Eisenhower, but John.F.Kennedy approved the CIA plan soon after taking control. "The thought of this pleasant land becoming "Stalinist" disturbed [Kennedy], like seeing a treasured childhood retreat decay into tawdry slumdom overrun by rowdy toughs." ...
- 96: John Steinbeck
- John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was a famous American author who wrote from the 1920 to the 1940. Steinbeck was constantly moving across the country trying to succeed as a writer. John Steinbeck lived a life of constant up and downs, successes and failures before he landed on his feet and became a famous author. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902. ...
- 97: Personal Conflicts In Am I Blu
- Personal Conflicts in "Am I Blue" The author of Am I Blue, Beth Henley begins the play with the seventeen-year-old protagonist John Polk sitting alone in a bar. John contemplates on the red and black card in his hand. From the street, a sixteen-year-old girl whose name is Ashbe sits next to him. She hides under his raincoat because she stole two ashtrays from a local inn. Ashbe is a social person and soon begins a conversation with John. Through persistent questioning, Ashbe discovers John is in a fraternity. John admits the fraternity is not solving his problems like his brother told him it would. Ashbe, noticing the red appointment card, asks John ...
- 98: Apollo
- ... the moon? Like many people this dream was a goal in this research paper I will prove that this dream became a reality to be the best at ones goals and see them through. President Kennedy showed us all he was a hero by getting America to support the American space program, and get three heroes on the moon. On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite ... into earth orbit edging out the United States' chance to put the first man in space. It was on April 14, 1961 two days after the Soviets put the first man in space, when President John F. Kennedy decided to put faith in the still young NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) program. NASA, established on October 1, 1958, had the historical job of putting an American on the moon. It was ...
- 99: John Steinbeck
- John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California, a farming community with of about 2500 people. He was the third of four children and the only son of John Ernst and Olive Hamiton Steinbeck. His sisters Beth and Esther were much older than John and he felt closest to Mary, the youngest. He spent his childhood and adolescence in the Salinas Valley, which he later called “the salad bowl of the nation.” John’s mother, Olive, was the ...
- 100: John the Baptist
- John the Baptist John the Baptist was a great and mighty prophet. His birth was foretold to his father, Zechariah, by the angel Gabriel. It was a miracle that Elizabeth, John=s mother, was able to give birth, since both of his parents were past the child-bearing years. John entered this world, with his parents knowing that great and powerful things were to come ...
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