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- 781: The Awakening: A Woman’s Fight for Independence
- ... what a woman’s “roles” in life was and how they should act, look, and feel. Second, is her independent nature. The last opposing power she comes across is her undying love for the charming Robert Lebrun. It is the unwritten rule that a woman should marry, have children, and be happy and content with that as their life. Society portrays this to be a woman’s rightful job and duty ... She was in control of this new relationship and she loved feeling in control. True, she felt nothing beyond lust for the man but she was able to do as she wished. Her love for Robert Lebrun was truly her biggest obstacle she was to overcome. Every thought and feeling she had sprouted from the love she had for him which kept growing long after the brief summer in Grand Isle ...
- 782: Martin Luther Reformation
- ... of his duties. The cardinals plotted to kill Urban, but Urban offered to submit his validity of his election to the test of a council. But the new conclave did not elect him but instead Robert of Geneva. Urban then made many Italian cardinals and in effect created another church. This was the Great Schism. Robert took up the name Clement VII and prepared to invade Rome. Urban enlisted the help of a young Italian noblemen by the name of Alberico da Barbiano. Alberico had raised an army that was purely ...
- 783: Development of Communist Theory
- ... and communist principles would be non-existent. Bibliography Engels, Friedrich, Karl Marx. The Communist Manifesto. Washington Square Press; New York: 1964. Hacker, Andrew. Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science. The Macmillian Company; New York: 1961. Heilbroner, Robert. Marxism, For and Against. W.W. Norton & Company; New York: 1980. Payne, Robert. Marx. Simon and Schuster; New York: 1968.
- 784: Queen Elizabeth I
- ... the Virgin Queen. "She was besieged by royal suitors, each of whom she favored when it was in her political interest to do so. Her affections, however, were bestowed on a succession of favorites, notably Robert Dudley and Sir Walter Raleigh" (38). Sir Walter Raleigh has printed poetry to Queen Elizabeth. He writes about how he adores her and he always will find her beautiful. In one line, he refers to ... marry, but she replied with the statement that she intended to live and die a virgin, and she became known as the Virgin Queen. Her affections, however, were bestowed on a succession of favorites, notably Robert Dudley and Sir Walter Raleigh" (Smith 38). Queen Elizabeth was an extremely independent woman and turned a country of many problems into a prosperous one. She was very selective and never married, making the successor ...
- 785: Multicultural Education
- ... who are now dead, the choices are certainly limited. If we try to avoid these truths or sidestep them in any way, we cannot honestly say we are giving an accurate description of our history. Robert Hassinger agrees with Gannon and adds that we cannot ignore the contributions of DWEM's for the simple fact that they are just that. He thinks that we should study such things as the rise ... Civic Education Will Take More Than "Social Stew"." The Education Digest Dec. 1991 : 7-9. Gould, Ketayun H. "The Misconstruing of Multiculturalism : The Stanford Debate and Social Work" Social Work Mar. 1995 : 198-204. Hassinger, Robert. "True Multiculturalism." Commonweal 10 April 1992 : 10-11. New York State Social Studies Review and Development Committee Multicultural Education Benefits All Students." Education in America - Opposing Viewpoints. CA : Greenhaven, 1992. 144-150. Pyszkowski, Irene S ...
- 786: Civil War
- ... Fort Sumter, where North only had in the South at the time, he alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities. South Carolina, however, feared a trick; the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. Anderson offered to surrender, but only after he had exhausted his supplies. His offer was rejected, and in April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the ... the Seven Days' Campaign, almost defeating them; last-minute reinforcements saved the Union from a serious defeat. Confederate commander Joseph E. Johnston was severely wounded, and command of the Army of Northern Virginia fell to Robert E. Lee. Next battle came on September 17, Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle, Battle of Antietam, proved to be the bloodiest day of the war ...
- 787: Progressivism
- ... ballot box and intimidating him or her. This method was first accepted by Massachusetts in 1888 and proved to be really popular by 1910 all voting states adopted this method. The progressive governor of Wisconsin Robert La Follete introduced the method of direct primaries in which the majority vote would elect the party candidates for the state and federal offices. This method was used to try to minimize the power of ... voters to remove an unsatisfactory politician from office by majority vote before the end of his or her term. Such people as New York’s Charles Evans Hughes, California’s Hiram Johnson, and Wisconsin’s Robert La Follete put the initiative, referendum, and recall to use so that they could win back their government for the people from the big businesses, and corrupt bosses. With the new reforms the political machine ...
- 788: Charles Darwin
- Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin was a British scientist who laid the foundation of modern evolutionary theory with his views on life development through natural selection. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, on February 12, 1809. After graduating ... in his Notebooks on the Transmutation of Species. Darwin's explanation for how organisms evolved was brought into sharp focus after he read An Essay on the Principle of Population by the British economist Thomas Robert Malthus, who explained how human populations remain in balance. Malthus argued that any increase in the availability of food for human survival couldn't match the rate of population growth. Therefore, the population had to ...
- 789: William Wallace
- ... Scotland or the constant presence of English soldiers in his homeland. A lot of debate is also centered around who actually betrayed him into the hands of the English. In Braveheart it is shown as Robert the Bruce who betrayed him. Some scholars claim that it was Scotsman John Mentieth, and even other’s say it was Mentieth’s servant. Most likely it is how James McKay writes it. Robert the Bruce had wanted a meeting with Wallace. Wallace and his page went to meet with the Bruce for seven nights in a row, each time finding the Bruce had not shown. The eighth night ...
- 790: Jane Eyre - Critical Evaluation
- ... her restrictive life with her aunt. Before making her journey, Jane’s feelings are conveyed by Brontë through the use of pathetic fallacy: "...the grounds, where all was still petrified under the influence of hard frost." The word choice here reflects Jane’s situation – she is like the ground, ‘petrified’ under the influence of her aunt, whose behaviour is mirrored in the term "hard frost" because of the icy discipline she bestows. Mrs Reed’s attitude towards Jane highlights one of the main themes of the novel, social class. Jane’s aunt sees Jane as inferior as she had humble ...
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