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- 371: Ronald Wilson Reagan
- ... Reagan became known as a conservative politician who wanted to restrict government involvement in economy and society. Ronald Reagan made a last-minute effort to get the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. He was defeated by Richard Nixon who became president. Reagan also tried to win the presidential nomination again in 1976 but lost to Gerald Ford. The Election of 1980 Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy in November 1979, after making political friends ...
- 372: The Sixth Extinction
- So, what is the Sixth Extinction? When is it coming and what is its cause? It is happening now, and we, the human race are its cause explains Richard Leakey. This phenomenon Leakey argues, is easily comparable with the big five biological crisis' of geological history, except this one is not being caused by global temperature change, regression of sea level, or asteroid impact ... to become the greatest catastrophic agent since the giant asteroid, which collided with Earth some sixty-five million years ago, wiping out half the worlds species in a geological instant. 'The Sixth Extinction', written by Richard Leakey, ultimately highlights humanity's mishandling of the natural world. Leakey's aim for his book is simply to make people aware of the real situation this planet and its ecosystems are facing, as a ... presented by Leakey are left unresolved. For the most part, 'The Sixth Extinction' revolves around biological, paleontological, and ecological concepts and theories, yet Leakey does hint towards the recognition of some political and economic implications. Richard Leakey maintains that in the next half century, the world population will double to over 10 billion. If all these people were to enjoy the current standard of living prevalent in the world today, ...
- 373: Ragged Dick
- Ragged Dick Ragged Dick is a novel written in the 1800 s by Horatio Alger. It is a story about a young boy named Richard Hunter, also known as Ragged Dick, as he progresses though his childhood. Ragged Dick is a typical Rags to Riches story where Dick struggles through the hardships of city life, trying to achieve the American ... take him to all the famous places. Young Frank accepts the proposal, and in exchange, his uncle buys Dick a new suit, and helps him clean himself up. This was the real turning point in Richard Hunter s life because Frank s family was able to help young Dick. They did this by providing shelter and more importantly, friendship for him. From this point forward, Richard Hunter was no longer on the streets, and was determined to never look back. He was able to get a job, earn more money, and eventually succeed in achieving his dreams. While reading this ...
- 374: Bolt's "A Man For All Seasons": Reasons for A Person's Actions
- ... man takes an oath, Meg, he's holding his own self in his own hands. And if he opens his fingers then- he needn't hope to find himself again"(81). On the other hand, Richard Rich's actions were not based upon conscience or morality. He would sacrifice his friend's life in order to receive a job offer. After Rich testifies, and More learns that Rich was appointed Attorney- General for Wales, he is full of disgust and disbelief when he says, " For Wales? Why, Richard, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the world.....But for Wales!"(92). Rich can be portrayed as the lowest of life forms. More implies that Rich abandoned his conscience to have ... three years in office totaled only one hundred pounds and a gold chain"(58). If Rich was given the chance, the total of bribes he would receive would greatly exceed that number. Thomas More and Richard Rich represent the two extreme boundaries on the spectrum of behavior. More is the ultimate ideal man, and Rich is the example of extreme immorality. While many readers will not fit into either of ...
- 375: Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression
- Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression “You are dead to me dead to christ!” In the following paragraphs, violence and oppression in Ch. 5 will discussed and analyzed through examination of Richard Wright's --author of Black Boy(1945)--use of diction, tone, and metaphors. Were people of his time to read this book it's probable that would understand, wheather they agree with the author's point of view or not, the amount of violence and oppression witnessed by a boy his age. Richard Wright, through the the use of the words his senses produced, brought his past into light for the children of the future. He allows his readers to feel as he did under the light of ... leave as soon as I can work and make a living. But as long as I'm here, you better not touch me...If you touch me when I'm sleeping, I'll kill you.” Richard Wright was witness of as much violence and oppression in his early years as was there for any man of the time. His expierences as a young boy shaped him into the man and ...
- 376: Prejudice In Native Son And Bl
- In African Literature these two names Wallace Thurman and Richard Wright have contributed some of the most famous fictional works depicting Black culture in America. Since the two authors come from the same time period they share the experience of what it is like to ... sees people too. Self-actualization appears at the end of the story to be what Emma has been searching for all along but, like the reader, she does not notice it until its there. In Richard Wright's Native Son Bigger Thomas, the protagonist, is a young man in his late teens living with his mom, sister, and brother in a one-bedroom rat infested apartment in Chicago. Throughout the book ... Son involves the pressure on the protagonist from white people. Where the feeling of being looked down upon based on skin color is similar between Emma Lou and Bigger Thomas, the stories are quite different. Richard Wright shows how being oppressed can be responsible for the extreme reactions in specific situations. Bigger Thomas lived in a predominately black neighborhood that he seldom left to go elsewhere. Unlike Emma Lou, who ...
- 377: John F. Kennedy In Vietnam
- ... After a hard primary battle, Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at the 1960 Los Angeles convention. With a majority of 118,574 votes, he won the election over Vice President Richard M. Nixon and became the first Roman Catholic president. Kennedy was inaugurated January 20, 1961. January 19, 1961 was President Eisenhower last full day in office. He met with President elect Kennedy to lay out pressing national ...
- 378: The Most Dangerous Game
- The Most Dangerous Game Have you ever had feelings about something that later changed? In "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Conel, I will show how one character changes his opinion about something after he has experienced it himself. Almost all of us have said "Oh that's easy" or "I could do that any day ... into Zaroff's room and hides there until Zaroff arrives. Eventually, he confronts Zaroff and fights him to his death. After that, Rainsford gets the best night sleep he has ever had. I feel that Richard Conel tried to express a feeling of change within the character's mind. Before Rainsford was ever hunted, he was cruel to animals. He would hunt them just for the fun of killing them. Rainsford ... a dynamic character because of his ability to positively change his feelings. I think you sometimes need a tragic event to finally change a stubborn person's mind. In conclusion, I feel that the author, Richard Conel, tried to show how people could change by experiencing different situations. Rainsford, after becoming the hunted prey himself, corrected his faults and formed new opinions about hunting and standing up for the rights ...
- 379: Persuasion--austin Poor Dick
- And upon looking over his letters and things, she found it was so, and is perfectly sure that this must be the very man, and her head is quite full of it, and of poor Richard! (Austen, 34) Richard Musgrove is a very, very minor character in Jane Austen s Persuasion. However, his presence in the novel allows Austen to initially stake her claim on one of the novel s overriding themes. Austen presents ... gain a glimpse of the true purpose of Persuasion. That being that happiness and self-fulfillment can only be achieved when one refuses the shackles of the ineffectual aristocracy. Austen seems to be expounding on Richard s uselessness and his failure to live up to the promise of his birth and entitlement. This is a very important point. It seems that in the world of Persuasion, it is the qualities ...
- 380: The National Debt
- ... welfare programs- Medicare, and Medicaid. The U.S. Government came up with the gold standard and stopped minting silver coins. The coins were then made from scrap pieces of metal and the cash became paper. Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford passed the debt and added to it. The first sign of bankruptcy occured during the Jimmy Carter Presidency. Inflation skyrocketed and interest rates fluttered near 20%. President Ronald Reagan made the economy ...
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