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- 24301: Slavery - Slave Resistance
- ... take over the armory and the powder house, in order to have complete control over the city. He soon recruited more than a thousand slaves and had weapons on hand. On August 30, 1800, Gabriel’s army collected outside Richmond. Unfortunately, they were unable to attack the city, as a violent rainstorm ensued, and ended up washing out all the bridges and roads. His plans were revealed to Governor James Monroe ... were then executed. His conspiracy frightened Southerners, because the thoroughness and cunning of it were a stunning blow to them. On October 2, 1800, a "prophet" was born. Nat Turner was the only rebel who’s fight against slave owners was successful. He was brought up despising slavery. In fact, his mother attempted to kill him when he was a baby in order to save him from the life of a slave. Nat Turner was another greatly devout man. He learned to read from one of his master’s sons and devoted his time to religion. During his life he had several "visions". In 1821, he ran away from his plantation, but was then visited by the Spirit who told him to return. ...
- 24302: The Hindenburg
- ... airship voyages, reporters, photographers and news reel cameramen had their eyes and lenses focused on the great dirigible as it approached. When disaster struck it was sudden. Without warning flames gushed from within the Hindenburg's hull; thirty-two seconds later the airship lay on the ground, ravaged. Never had the sights and sounds of a disaster in progress been so graphically documented. Within a day, newspaper readers and theater audiences were confronted by fiery images of the Hindenburg. Radio listeners heard the emotional words of newsman Herb Morrison, sobbing into his recorder, "It's burning, bursting into flames, and it's falling on the mooring mast and all the folks. This is one of the worst catastrophes in the world. . . . Oh, the humanity and all the passengers!(Marben 58)" When this floating cathedral, called the ...
- 24303: Macbeth: A Tragic Hero
- ... killing. It was not until his death was approaching that he wished he had not committed such unspeakable sins. Macbeth was a man easily influenced by others. The witches’ predictions as well as Lady Macbeth’s diatribes in act one influenced Macbeth’s gentle soul to transform into an evil demon. Macbeth’s life was forever changed by the witches’ prophecies. Lady Macbeth and the witches exploited Macbeth’s flaw, his flaw of being easily influenced. A true villain does not let others bring out the evil ...
- 24304: Is History Destined To Repeat Itself? McCarthyism in the New Millennium
- ... of this crime, and it is despicable, too. Ignoring the pleas of grieving father Dennis Shepard not to "use [his son] Matt as part of an agenda," homosexual organizations have rushed to exploit young Shepard's tragic death in Wyoming. A number of gay, lesbian, bisexual and "transgendered" groups are blaming anti-gay organizations; the Family Research Council; and other pro-family, Christian organizations for this heinous assault. Many in the ... is telling the whole world to do what is morally right. This play can be applied quite easily to the issues surrounding the homosexual population in America. It seems as though, especially in Matthew Shepard's case, people are instigating a "neo-McCarthyism" and accusing people of things whether or not it is truly relevant. Miller's universal theme which can be applied to many situations, modern or past, is this: People of this present day generation must see past the ignorance and prejudice found in today's society and accept ...
- 24305: African-Americans In The South
- ... mostly raised tobacco. In coastal South Carolina and Georgia, they harvested indigo for dye and grew rice, using agricultural expertise brought with them from Africa. By the 1800s rice, sugar, and cotton became the South's leading cash crops. The patenting of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 made it possible for workers to gin separate the seeds from the fiber some 600 to 700 pounds daily, or ten times more cotton than permitted by hand. The Industrial Revolution, centered in Great Britain, quadrupled the demand for cotton, which soon became America's leading export. Planters' acute need for more cotton workers helped expand southern slavery. By the Civil War, the South exported more than a million tons of cotton annually to Great Britain and the North. An area still called the "Black Belt", which stretched across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, grew some 80 percent of the nation's crop. In parts of the "Black Belt", enslaved African Americans made up more than three-fourths of the total population. Even though slavery existed throughout the original thirteen colonies, nearly all the northern states, ...
- 24306: American Revolution - Causes
- ... and were weakly pleading for self-autonomy. This small fire of anger will become a huge conflagration as the rights are slowly rescinded. On October 19, 1765 the Stamp Act Congress and Parliamentary Taxation Committee's passed some laws that attempted to strengthen the grip of the English crown. "I. That his Majesty's subjects in these colonies, owe the same allegiance to the Crown of Great Britain that is owing from his subjects born within the realm, and all due subordination to that august body, the Parliament of ... rights and liberties. When the Declaratory Act was passed in March of 1766, many colonies were attempting to claim that they were "seceding" from England. "Whereas several of the houses of representatives in his Majesty's colonies and plantations in America, have of late, against law, or to the general assemblies of the same, the sole and exclusive right of imposing duties and taxes upon his majesty's subjects in ...
- 24307: Macbeth
- ... a man being swayed by the woman he loves, as a matter of fact this action could be perceived as quite the opposite. Second, the witches have to be dispelled as a source of Macbeth's misfortune before the latter theory can be considered. It is admittedly strange that the weird sisters first address Macbeth with,"All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee Thane of Cawdor!"(I.iii.49), a title which ... 232) Most important to the theory that Macbeth is reponsible for his own actions would be a point that the infamous witches and Macbeth agree upon. Such an element exists in the form of Macbeth's ambiton. In the soliloquy Macbeth gives before he murders Duncan, he states, "...I have no spur/To prick the sides of intent, but only/Vaulting ambition,..."(I.vii.25-27). Are these the words of ... the head witch, Hecate, declares,"Hath been but for a wayward son,/Spiteful and wrathful, who, as others do,/Loves for his own ends, not for you." (III.v.11-13), which again highlights Macbeth's ambitious nature. The most significant part of the play is the part that is missing, and that is a conn! ection between Macbeth's ambition and some spell cast by the weird sisters which ...
- 24308: Democracy
- Beginning in the early 1600’s, America received a flood of emigrants seeking religious freedom, an escape from political oppression and economic gains. The emergence of Democracy in colonial America can be attributed to the coming about of several institutions and ... which had their origins in colonial America. Some first amendment rights such as freedom of the press and freedom of religion were first established during colonial America. The John Peter Zenger trial in the 1730’s helped foster the idea of freedom of the press. Zenger was the publisher of a New York Newspaper, in which he published articles criticizing the governor of New York. He went to trial, but was ... belief in the United States that citizens have the right to criticize the government. The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649, although it did not bring about complete religious freedom, did establish a basis for today’s first amendment right of freedom of religion. It was created by the politically powerful Catholics in Maryland to provide protection from the non-Catholic majority of the population. Another act, which is the basis ...
- 24309: Transcendentalism
- Transcendentalism Transcendentalism is a newly founded belief and practice that involves man's interaction with nature, and the idea that man belongs to one universal and benign omnipresence know as the oversoul. The term was first introduced by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and was published in his "Critique ... feeling the power of nature. The only way Thoreau could encounter a relationship with nature was to become one with the way of the woods, streams, ponds, and animals. Thoreau was also indicative of Emerson's success as a transcendental writer, because they lived together in the same house and shared similar ideas and beliefs. Along with the influence of Thoreau, Emerson was further affected by the writings of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge in their book Lyrical Ballads. Emerson's poems reflect the images of the oversoul and harmony of man and nature. Unlike the previous poets, William Cullen Bryant was his own creator. Born in a rural area, Bryant had a deep interest ...
- 24310: Social Reproduction Theory
- ... not only students but also for prospective teachers. If this is the case, the curriculum may be altered to suit the environment of which it is being taught. This theory promotes the continuation of parent’s success in their children also by the issue of parental involvement also. Meaning that a youth will tend to do better in a home where the youth is being encouraged, pushed and driven by their ... into a particular status and for their entire academic experience, this will play a substantial part in their environment and their achievement. Rosenberg and Simmons make a very good point in stating that a youth’s self-esteem is so influenced by these factors also in turn affecting all external activities. In Coleman’s study on private schools, what were some of the contributing factors he found in the differences/advantages of private schools verses public schools? Coleman did his study in 1980 on high-school seniors and ...
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