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- 471: A Fatal Mistake The Vietnam Wa
- Robert S. McNamara, appointed by John F. Kennedy to the position of U.S. Secretary of Defense in 1961, said about the Vietnam War, It is important to recognize it s a South Vietnamese war. It ... given full war-making powers by Congress (Encarta Vietnam War ). Following the two confrontations, a bombing operation began in North Vietnam (Encarta Vietnam War ). Upon the insertion of U.S. aircraft into the Vietnam conflict, Robert S. McNamara foresaw further involvement. He then wrote in a memo to President Johnson on November 7th of 1965, there are three fronts to a long-run effort to contain China (realizing that the USSR ... 38. Dougan, Clark. A Nation Divided, Boston Publishing Company, Boston, 1984: 48. Encarta. Encarta Encyclopedia, Microsoft Corporation, 1998, Vietnam War. Goldstein, Donald M. The Vietnam War: The Story & Photographs, Brassey s, Washington, 1997: 3. McNamara, Robert S. In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam, Times Books, New York, 1995: 72, 76, 218, 219, 220, 240.
- 472: The Awakening: Edna Pontel
- ... others - but no matter…" As the book begins, Edna is a married woman who seems vaguely satisfied with her life. However, she cannot find true happiness. Her "awakening" begins when a persistent young man named Robert begins courting her. Edna begins to respond to him with a passion she hasn’t felt before. She begins to realize that she can play roles other than wife and mother. Throughout the book Edna ... was the social convention of the time), she frequents races and parties. Unfortunately, her independence proves to be her downfall. Edna stays married because divorce was unheard of in those days. She wants to marry Robert, but he will not because it will disgrace her to leave her husband. No matter how much Edna exceeds social boundaries, she is held down by the will of others, despite what she wants. In ... freedom. She was, for the most part, doing whatever she wanted and there were no signs that she intended to stop. Rather, it was the lack of good, healthy alternatives that led to her demise. Robert had left her in an attempt to protect her, himself, or possibly both. This left Edna to pursue a minor romance with Alcee Arobin. Or stay in a marriage that held no hope of ...
- 473: African Americans In The Civil
- ... and defend their freedom, not to do the laborious tasks the white soldiers did not want to do. Perhaps the most famous regiment to fight for their equal rights was the 54th Massachusetts (Fincher). Col. Robert Shaw, commander of this infantry, was one of the few white commanders who treated his troops with dignity and respect. He helped them fight for their rights as soldiers. The entire regiment, including white officers ... policy and began commissioning the outstanding black soldiers as officers (Smith 326). The blacks had won yet another battle. Being allowed to prove themselves in an engagement was now the greatest challenge African Americans faced. Robert Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts demanded that his regiment be given the opportunity to engage in battle and not just the menial tasks assigned to them (Fincher). Many other commanders also demanded the same things ... African American troop was the battle at Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts. It was the battle that proved the true bravery of the black soldiers. On July 18, 1863, the regiment, led by Col. Robert Gould Shaw, moved in slowly until the signal to engage came (Fincher). All six hundred men charged the fort. The color bearer fell almost immediately and orders to withdraw were given (Allen 226). However, ...
- 474: Plus (computer Program)
- ... typing and code inclusion, contravariant typing, strongly typed parameterization, exceptions, stronger optional runtime checks and a new library design [6]. The 1.0 compiler was a completely fresh effort by Stephen Omohundro, David Stoutamire and Robert Greisemer. It was written in 0.5 with the 1.0 features introduced as they became functional. The 1.0 compiler was first released in the summer of 1994, and Stephen left the project shortly ... largely due to Jerome Feldman, Stephan Murer and David Stoutamire. This document describes Sather 1.1, released the summer of 1996. The compiler was originally designed and implemented by S. Omohundro, D. Stoutamire and (later) Robert Griesemer. Boris Vaysman is the current Sather czar and feature implementor. Claudio Fleiner implemented most of the common optimizations , a lot of debugging support, the pSather runtime and back-end support for pSather. Michael Philippsen ... Ahmad, Krste Asanovic, Jonathan Bachrach, David Bailey, Joachim Beer, Jeff Bilmes, Chris Bitmead, Peter Blicher, John Boyland, Matthew Brand, Henry Cejtin, Alex Cozzi, Richard Durbin, Jerry Feldman, Carl Feynman, Claudio Fleiner, Ben Gomes, Gerhard Goos, Robert Griesemer, Hermann Häertig, John Hauser, Ari Huttunen, Roberto Ierusalimschy, Arno Jacobsen, Matt Kennel, Holger Klawitter, Phil Kohn, Franz Kurfess, Franco Mazzanti, Stephan Murer, Michael Philippsen, Thomas Rauber, Steve Renals, Noemi de La Rocque Rodriguez, ...
- 475: Carver’s Characters
- ... s the truth” (Gentry 44). "Cathedral" does have its main character in common with many of his stories--someone who has somewhat limited feel for other's experiences and is afraid of differences, such as Robert's blindness. But the relationship that develops in the evening is much different than what might have happened several years before "Cathedral" was written. At an earlier time, the main character might not have overcome his unnamed fears and done something strange to offend Robert. Robert himself might have been different; perhaps he would represent much of what had been bad in the author’s life. This is the story that might have been, and what would have to be ...
- 476: Ralph Waldo Emerson 2
- ... that, but he also nourished it and inspired many other writers of that time. "His influence can be found in the works of Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, and Robert Frost. No doubt, Ralph Waldo Emerson was an astute and intellectual man who influenced American Literature and has rightly received the credit that he deserves from historians. He has been depicted as a leading figure in ...
- 477: The First Atomic Test
- ... which roughly translates as the journey of death. The origin of the code name Trinity for the test site is also interesting, and a subject of debate. One popular accound attributes the name to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant scientific head of the Manhattan Project. According to this version, the well read Oppenheimer based the name Trinity on the fourteenth Holy Sonnet by John Donne, a 16th century English poet and ... sonnet started, "Batter my heart, three-personed God."(2) Another version of the name's origin comes from the book, The Day the Sun Rose Twice, by history professor Ferenc M. Szasz. In the book, Robert W. Henderson (head of the Engineering Group in the Explosives Division of the MED) tells us that the name Trinity came from a Colonel Lex Stevens. According to Henderson, he and Stevens were at the ... these heavily-built wooden bunkers were reinforced with concrete, and covered with earth. The bunker designated Baker or South 10,000 served as the control center for the test. This is were head scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer would be for the test. A fourth observation point was the test's Base Camp, (the abandoned Dave McDonald ranch) located about ten miles southwest of Ground Zero. A fifth was on Compania ...
- 478: Abraham Lincoln 2
- ... eduction. he studied English grammar and mathematics. He taught himself for the most part, whenever he needed help he consulted a local schoolmaster, Mentor Graham. Lincoln developed a fondness for the writings of Shakespeare and Robert Burns that would last his lifetime. He became a regular attendant of the new Salem Debating Society, where he met a more intellectual group of people. The intellectual citizens of New Salem welcomed Lincoln who ... his men left for home. Lincoln enlisted for twenty days additional service a a private in the mounted company of Elijah Iles. The command was largely made up of former colonels, captains, lieutenants, and Lieutenant Robert Anderson, later to command Fort Sumter. After his enlistment was expired, he chose to enlist again this time in a spy battalion. All told he was in the service for about eighty days was paid ... in the fall of 1840 to Mary Todd. He broke off the engagement six months later. He suffers another bout of depression. He resumed the courtship and married her November 4, 1842. Their first son Robert Todd was born. Mary and Abraham bought a home in Springfield. A second son Edward Baker was born 1846. Lincoln was nominated for the U.S. Congress and elected to the house of Representatives. ...
- 479: The Boston Massacre
- ... is unknown who it came from. Those who were injured included Christopher Monk and John Clark, both about seventeen years old. Edward Payne, a merchant who was innocently standing at his door and John Green, Robert Patterson, and David Parker, all dangerously wounded.6 The English Officers who were involved in the Boston Massacre were Captain Thomas Preston and eight of his men, Corporal William Wemms, Private Hugh White, Private John ... the Revolutionary War. BIBLIOGRAPHY Danzer, Gerald A., et al. TheAmericans. Illinois: McDougal Littell, 1998. Dunnahoo, Terry. Boston’s Freedom Trail. New York: Dillon Press, 1994. Fradin, Dennis B. The Massachusetts Colony. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1987. Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth, Edward W. Knappman, and Lisa Paddock. Courtroom Drama: 120 of the Worlds Most Notable Trials. Detroit, Michigan: New England Publishing Associates, Inc., 1998. Peckham, Howard H. The War for Independence, A Military History ...
- 480: Good Vs. Evil In Treasure Isla
- Throughout many works of literature, a prominent theme has been Good vs. Evil . Many authors base the plot of their novels around good guys fighting the villain .Robert Louis Stevenson contrasts good and evil through many of the characters thathe creates. In the story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , Stevensoncontrasts the characters of Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde to ... But, whilereading this novel, one must be aware of the many other facets of Silver spersonality that bring out his good nature. In Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , Robert Louis Stevenson incorporates the theme Good vs. Evil in both of these stories through the split personalities of both Long John Silver, and Dr. Jekyll. Robert Louis Stevenson s theme of Good vs. Evil is prominent in the novel Treasure Island. This story begins by introducing the protagonist of the novel Jim Hawkins. Jim works at an inn, which his ...
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