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- 24081: WEB DuBois
- ... the eastern portion of Tennessee, and saw the suffering firsthand. He then resolved to dedicate his life to fighting the terrible racial oppression that held the black people down, both economically and politically. Du Bois’s determination was rewarded with a scholarship to Harvard, where he began the first scientific sociological studies in the United States. He felt that through science, he could dispel the irrational prejudices and ignorance that prevented ... he felt blossomed out of the exploitation of the poor and powerless black community. He became the most important black protest leader of the first half of the 20th century. His views clashed with Booker T. Washington, who felt that the black people of America had to simply accept discrimination, and hope to eventually earn respect and equality through hard work and success. Du Bois wrote The Souls of Black Folk ... Booker, claiming that his ideas would lead to a perpetuation of oppression instead of freeing the black people from it. Du Bois criticism lead to a branching out of the black civil rights movement, Booker’s conservative followers, and a radical following of his critics. Du Bois had established the Black Nationalism that was the inspiration for all black empowerment throughout the civil rights movement, but had begun during the ...
- 24082: Star Mars
- ... that captures the eye of the media today causing a bitter controversy is probably the most easy to understand, considering the complex astronomy jargon. Is life possible on Mars? The fact is we still don't know. "Some of the early arguments we now know to be almost certainly erroneous, but even the most recent pieces of evidence do not unambiguously demonstrate the existence of life on Mars." ( Sagan and Shklovskii 273) Some scientist believe man should look up in the sky searching for new habitats for future generations, since human kind today seems to be going backwards in many aspects of the earth's ecology. The first attempt would be to study the moon; the second, our neighbor planet. Unfortunately, our actual technology slightly provides strong, useful information about the red planet because of the vast distance between us ... qtd. In Begley and Roberts 57) Enough to support the hypothesis, but not the thesis, I would say. The debate continues today and new information will be revealed to the world next April at Houston's Johnson Space Center, when the Mars workshop will be open. The media will have to wait until then just to put the story in the eye of the hurricane, again.
- 24083: Go Ask Alice
- ... the same problems that the teenagers of today are faced with. For example, when parents complain about hair and clothing styles that teenagers are attracted to. Another reason I liked this book was because it’s a diary and after awhile you start feeling as if you know that person. I think the setting of this book is important because it lets other kids and parents realize that drugs exist everywhere, not just in major cities. The setting also shows that not all people who use drugs are from a broken home, with parents that don’t care. In this book there are actually a few different settings. Some of these places are San Francisco and even her hometown. Alice found drugs quite easily in both of these places. A character in ... were all bothering her. They were all yelling at her and planting stuff in her locker to frame her and get her kicked out of school. She also was kissed , by some kid she didn’t even know. The kids started making threats to her brother and sister and even her father. I realized that drug users are only your friends when you’re on drugs. The character I most ...
- 24084: Red Badge of Courage
- ... his mother would not like to see him go to war, but it was his decision to make. He dreamed of the exiting battles of war and the thrill of fighting glorious battles. He didn't want to stay on the farm with nothing to do, so he made the final decision to enlist. After enlisting he finds himself just sitting around with nothing to do. He manages to make friends ... Henry started rationalizing his behavior after running from the enemy. At first he fells he was a stupid coward for running, then he feels he was just saving himself for later. he felt nature didn't want him to die, eventhough his side is losing. He believes he was intelligent for running and hopes he will die in battle just for spite. The same time Henry met Jim, he also met a tattered man. In the next charge, Henry and the tattered man see Jim die a slow, and painful death. After Jim's death, and a little talking, Henry,though not realizing it, leaves the tattered man alone on the battle field, hurting inside, and dangerous to himself. In the charge ahead, Henry starts asking the soldiers ...
- 24085: Conquistadors - Peru (incas) E
- ... Atahualpa to visit him in the town. Atahualpa thought Pizarro could do no harm to him with only 180 men, so he went, along with 6,000 servants, warriors, and nobles. In the town, Pizarro's priest tried to persuade him to become a Christian and handed Atahualpa a prayer book. Atahualpa was not interested, and he threw the prayer book to the ground. Pizarro then gave a signal for attack ... an enormous advantage, since the Incas have never seen them before and thought they were savage beasts. Since the Incas were trapped within the town walls, most were killed, and very few escaped. Pizarro didn't kill Atahualpa, though. Instead, he held Atahualpa prisoner. Atahualpa offered all of his riches and goods for Pizarro to spare his life. Pizarro accepted, but said that in order for Atahualpa to be spared of ... to convert to Christianity. Burning, to the Incas, meant that your soul is also killed along with your body. Atahualpa agreed, and gave the Spanish Conquistadors six tons of gold and converted to Christianity. Pizarro's men strangled Atahualpa, and then burned his body. There are many conflicts between a culture with technology and a culture without technology. First of all, a culture with technology has many advantages, such as ...
- 24086: Canterbury Tales Wife Of Bath
- ... for women to take. This tale teaches women that there are times one should be a feminist and times you should not. If a women would be a feminist all her life, she probably wouldn't get anywhere in her life or with any man. If a woman were not to have a feministic character anytime of her life, she would be overwhelmed by most men, of work or whatever the case may be. Early in The Wife of Bath, there is a quotation said by the wife of bath supporting the idea that she is feministic. "I don't deny that I will have my husband both my debtor and my slave; and as long as I am his wife he shall suffer in the flesh. I will have command over his body during ... satisfy your physical pleasure." This was said by the Wife of Bath and supports the non-feministic view. The reason this is considered non-feministic is because the woman is giving in to the man's desire which goes against feministic beliefs. The Wife of Bath has a choice of not giving in to the man, but she decides to let the man have pleasure for his desire not hers, ...
- 24087: The Beginning Of Time
- ... Something had to have caused the particles to group together and form larger entities. (Silk, 1994) Gravity comes to mind, but, at this point the largest particle is a helium atom, which due to it's small size, has very little of a gravitational pull. (Weinberg, 1977) The only respectable theory is the "cosmic string theory" is states that our four dimensional space (three spatial dimensions plus time) is made up ... born. (Silk 1994) Perchance the outer cloud of the star may also harbor some heavenly bodies usually planets or other stars. The clouds of dust collect the same way in planet except the temperatures don't quite reach the point where nuclear reactions take place. (Silk, 1994) By means of commonly accepted theories in the field of astrophysics, the origin of the universe from the Big Bang to the formation of ... correct in their theories, but most ended up being dead wrong. We cannot assume that all of our current theories are correct because although we may know more, we will never know all. BIBLIOGRAPHY Hawking, S. W. (1988). A Brief History Of Time. New York: Bantam. Kitchen, C. R. (1990). Journeys To The End Of The Universe. Bristol: Adam Hilger. Silk, Joseph. (1994). A Short History Of The Universe. New ...
- 24088: Ancient Celtic Religion
- ... deceased in full clothing, sometimes with his/her dog, and with everything else one might need in the afterlife, a tradition similar to that of the Egyptians. Individuals were also frequently buried under the family's hearth, so that the deceased might remain close. Thus, we see early evidence of religion-magick or Witchcraft. The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain ... Sun. Fire was regarded as a symbol of the divinity. The Latin writers tell that the Druids also worshipped many inferior gods. They used no images to represent the object of their worship. They didn't meet in temples or buildings of any kind for the performance of their sacred rites. A circle of stones (each stone generally of very large size) enclosing an area of from twenty feet to thirty ... become popular once again, as people from all around the world turn to a more simple way to worship, as well as a more natural way. Though there is still prejudice against neo-pagans, it's becoming more and more acceptable for one to call oneself a Witch.
- 24089: Early Colonies
- ... establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies, Massachusetts, New Haven, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were established exclusively for religious purposes. Massachusetts's inhabitants were Puritans who believed in predestination and the ideal that God is perfect. Many Puritans in England were persecuted for their nihilist beliefs in England because they felt that the Church of England, led ... purpose was to make money or to populate the country. These economically motivated colonies include New York, New Jersey, the Carolinas, and Pennsylvania after its change in toleration. New York was established by Charles II's brother, the Duke of York. He announced that every Christian religion would be tolerated in New York in order to populate his colony and maximise his profit. New Jersey, in addition to New York, was ... to the pure democracy of today. Bibliography D. J. Boorstin, The Americans, The colonial Experience, 1958 M. Boyd and W. Donald, American Civilization, 1968 Morison, Commager, Leuchtenberg, A Concise History of the American Republic, 1983 T. Sirevåg, American patterns, 1994 B. O'Callaghan, An Illustrated History of the USA, 1996 Word Count: 1819
- 24090: Men In Black
- ... for the MIB states that he is with the government and quickly flashes an identity card. After the encounter the members of the MIB do not seem to have any record with the government. Witness’s of the encounters are told not to tell anybody of what they saw and often feel ill several day’s after the encounter. The MIB are said to have a supernatural feel. Dogs, which are normally very aggressive, seem to be scared of them. Also they usually port wigs or Make-up to make them ... attempts to look “human” can be seen throw and are thought to be aliens themselves. Also it seems that even the government acknowledges the existence of the MIB. On March 1, 1967, Lt. General Hewitt T. Wheless, the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force sent the following message to a number of defense agencies, including Strategic Air Command, and I Quote, "Information, not verifiable, has ...
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