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- 7601: Watergate Scandal
- ... for four years the White House had used the powers of the presidency to attack political enemies. They spied on and harassed anyone who did not agree with Nixon's policies. If a reporter wrote stories criticizing the White House they would be singled out for tax investigations. The White House also kept an "Enemies List" (Westerfled 43) of people that the presidents men wanted revenge on. After being fired, dean ...
- 7602: The Bogus Logic Of The Beak Of
- ... and even criticized the others' interpretation of it. There was no common ground except a materialist bias. It did not strike me as very objective. The author then describes a number of species with very short generations. Two that he focuses on are a type of fruit fly and the human intestinal bacteria. The most he can say about the fruit fly--introduced into areas where it was not native--is ...
- 7603: William McKinley
- ... In school William enjoyed reading, debating, and public speaking. In fact, he was the president of the schools first debate club. When he was 16 he attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, for a short time before illness forced him to return home. When he regained his health he did not return to Meadville because of the familys changed financial situation. Instead, he worked for awhile as a postal ...
- 7604: Amish Culture
- The past five weeks in my life have really had an impact on me. In such a short period of time, I have become more aware of the different cultures that exist around the world today. We tend to think that our way of life is the only way there is, or at ...
- 7605: The Springtime Quest: Filing an Income Tax Return
- ... of coffee. I spread the mountain of paper work out before me and locate the instruction book for filing a personal income tax return. Now comes the hard part. Do I go long form or short form? There is only one way to find out which method to file, complete both types of forms. Long into the night, I labor over the government jargon and referencing, that I am sure is ...
- 7606: T.s Eliot Interpretation Of Wa
- ... cat is often used in surrealist, symbolist and fantasy genres. In this poem, the reader may remember the Cheshire Cat from Lewis Carroll's The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland or Edgar A. Poe's short story "The Black Cat". In any case, what would normally be a very real landscape is darkened, bastardized and animated by Prufrock's descriptions. This un-real dark landscape holds out (with the exception of ...
- 7607: Andrew Carnegie
- ... real life rags to riches story. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, on November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie entered the world in poverty. The son of a hand weaver, Carnegie received his only formal education during the short time between his birth and his move to the United States. When steam machinery for weaving came into use, Carnegies father sold his looms and household goods, sailing to America with his wife and ...
- 7608: The Road Beneath My Feet
- ... I feel his reasoning for this was to also indicate that this man was not just old but a man of wisdom, which very often is associated with old age. In my mind this particular short story has a very interesting meaning behind it. This meaning is one that many younger people such as myself would benefit most from. I think that the whole point of the story is that you ...
- 7609: Asian-Americans And Concentration Camps In WWII
- ... cared about the numbers then? We were at war with the Japanese, and the Japanese-Americans were a threat. According to the government, it had to be handled, no matter how small the threat. In short, there were facts, but the overwhelming war mania pertaining to the encompassing war caused a protective hysteria. It is ironic that a country fighting for Democracy could demean its own citizens in this manner ...
- 7610: The Nation Takes Shape
- ... many new industries. The steel, coal and iron industries were established while the cotton industry was expanded. While this economy did have its weak points, it was still new and had accomplished much in its short time. By 1837 Americas industry was established and ready to grow. The immerging nationalism, in conflict with sectional rifts in America is the next topic that Cunliffe writes on. After the signing of the constitution ...
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