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- 25111: Frederic Douglass
- ... human beings are given. All of these rights to freedom and liberty that are clearly spelled out hold a lot of weight in the American Dream. This leads to the first reason why Frederick Douglass's life represented the failure of the American dream. Being born a free man is no doubt a god given right. And in a country that goes to great troubles to make sure each specific right ... did experience a success of the American dream in this aspect. But one must feel it was a bit tainted, since he was doing this to try to get justice for his people. Frederick Doulgass's life did not represent the success of the American dream. He was born a slave and witnessed all of the harsh brutalities that come with slavery. He eperienced no freedom as a slave, and was ... his ability to pursue happiness. He did find a slight success in the American dream through his paper, but it was tainted because he was trying to get justice for his oppressed people. In Douglass's life the failures of the American dream far outweigh the successes, and one will find the reason for this imbalance is simply the color of Douglass's skin.
- 25112: George Berkley
- ... main figure who believed that material substance did not exist is George Berkeley. In truth, it is the immaterialist position that seems the most logical when placed under close scrutiny. The initial groundwork for Berkley’s position is the truism that the materialist is the skeptic. His idea is that no one can ever perceive the real essence of anything. In short, the materialist feels that the information received through sense ... that, because the material itself can not be sensed, its existence can not be futile as proving that the Cyclops exists; his ideas have lead him into skepticism. Given that objects are ideas and human’s posses’ minds to perceive them with, the nature of both ideas and minds deserves careful consideration. Berkeley assumes the view that ideas are passive and only perceivable in the mind. He goes on to state ... ceases to think about what he did earlier. However, at a certain time those painting were part of what the person knew to be true though sensation; and the artwork was part of the person’s reality. Do the paintings therefore cease since they are no longer being thought about? In the final analysis, it is evident that Berkley’s immaterialist position is logically feasible. From his definitions of minds ...
- 25113: George C. Marshall
- ... night. After World War I he was a high-level aide to General John J. Pershing. Prior to the outbreak of World War II he progressed steadily from assistant chief-of-staff of the U.S. Army (July, 1938) to deputy chief of staff (October, 1938), to chief of staff the following year. In 1944, Marshall was promoted to General of the Army. He spent a year in China in 1945-46 as President Truman's representative, attempting to bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict between the nationalists and the communists. As Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, he developed an economic program, the Marshall Plan, to help ... currencies; and (4) try to remove trade barriers so that goods could flow freely throughout the continent. With the assistance of the Marshall Plan, Western Europe began to recover from the ravages of war. Marshall's effort to include the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in this grand design was rejected by Moscow. As Western Europe rebuilt, Europe was divided both economically and ideologically, and conflicting politics soon laid the ...
- 25114: George Washington
- ... like a parent would care for a child. During his presidency, he solved many noteworthy problems. His achievements led to a democratic, wonderful country we like to call The United States of America. Although he’s not thought of as glamorous, George Washington is looked upon with the utmost respect and awe by all countries of the world. George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732. He ... Congress and supervising relations with other countries. Washington had set an important precedent when he attained the power to appoint and dismiss his own department heads. Without this example, Congress could sneak behind the President’s authority and allow unwanted department heads to stay in office against the President’s wishes. Washington was ecstatic about forming his cabinet, and he and his advisers acted with exceptional energy. Washington was well equipped for the work of building a structure of administration. He had a talent ...
- 25115: Glorious Sceptre
- ... of the poem. This relic, a sceptre once owned by Zeus, has a kingly and divine past and, as a result, is a symbol of authority, power, and recognition within the kingdom of Greece. Homer’s discussion of the sceptre in Books I and II serves to elucidate these characteristics of the sceptre. In the earlier stages of book II, Homer establishes the godly and noble history of the sceptre. Through ... to Agamemnon to carry and to be lord of many islands over all Argos. (II, 102-109)" In naming Hephaistus, Zeus, Hermes, and the kings of Mycenae, Homer describes a legacy that enhances the sceptre’s image as a token of influence and power. Moreover, it is important to note that the sceptre was not conceived by a mortal, but rather by Hephaistus. Using the wood from a living tree in the mountains, he constructed an immortal device for Zeus. Hephaistus’ creation of the sceptre both bolsters the notion of the sceptre’s divinity, and strengthens its image as a symbol of influence and recognition. In Book I of the poem, Achilles takes oath upon the sceptre. In his oath, Achilles states his intent to withdraw from ...
- 25116: Guy Fawkes
- ... Scotton on 12th October1572, and Elizabeth, who later married William Dickenson also in Scotton on 27th May 1594. Edward Fawkes who was advocate of the consistory court of the Archbishop of York. On his mother’s side, he was descended from the Harrington family who were eminent merchants and Alderman of York. In 1605, Guy Fawkes(also known as Guido), and a group of conspirators attempted to blow up the Houses ... would have been almost impossible for them to get hold of 36 barrels of gunpowder without the government finding out. As for the secret warning letter, many historians believe it was fabricated by the king’s officials. The letter made it easy to explain how the king found out about the plot and stopped it just in time. But the letter was in fact very vague. It said noting about the ... into his confidence, along with Guy Fawkes, a soldier of fortune. They in turn drew other Roman Catholic gentlemen into the plot, among them Sir Everard Digby, John Grant, Ambrose Rokewood, Francis Tresham, Thomas Winter’s brother Robert, and John Wright’s brother Christopher(Infoplease.com 1). The conspirators discovered a vault directly beneath the House of Lords. They rented this cellar and stored in it 36 barrels of gunpowder. ...
- 25117: The Great Gatsby
- F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of flashback in The Great Gatsby proves to be an effective tool in order to reveal information from the characters’ past. These flashbacks are effective because they allow the reader to know and understand ... She explains to Nick that when the girls were eighteen, he was with Daisy Fay in her “little white roadster.” This flashback is effective because it gives us an idea of how Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship was purely based on beauty and not friendship. The placement of the above quote was essential because it allows us to experience early in the novel how Gatsby had a relationship with Daisy. This ... on page 104. Here, Nick explains to the reader how “James Gatsby” got his name Jay Gatsby. He chose the name Jay because James sounded to plain and it would not impress someone of Daisy’s status. It also explains Gatsby’s childhood. This is an effective flashback because it gives the reader an insight to how Gatsby made his money and his relationship with Dan Cody, the man who ...
- 25118: Henry James
- Post-Civil War American Literature saw a transition from the prominence of romance to the development of realism. In the late 1800's, the United States was experiencing swift growth and change as a result of a changing economy, society, and culture because of an influx in the number of immigrants into America. (Spiller 35) Whereas authors previously ... with which James assured himself a place in American Literature. Released in 1902, The Wings of the Dove contrasts a rich young American with European fortune hunters that are ultimately shamed by the dying heroine's tragedy. A year later, "The Ambassadors, which James' called ‘the best, ‘all round' of my productions' describes the initiation of an aging American into the relativistic ethics of the Old World in ‘huge iridescent' Paris ... devoted to the typecast word. He learned to set type before he was able to write, and many of his earliest composition came not from the pen, but rather from the press. Although his father's lack of money prevented Howell from receiving a formal education, as a young boy he read a tremendous amount of material, providing a rich and diverse literary background for his later works. (Wagenknecht 1- ...
- 25119: Herbert Spencer
- ... and French nonconformists, dissenters and rebels, and Spencer traces in his "Autobiography" his "conspicuous disregard" of political, religious, and social authority to the tradition of independence and dissent so long cherished by his family. Spencer’s education was informal, unconventional, and highly deficient in the more traditional studies of literature and history. His father encouraged his interest in the science and tecnology, and Spencer became an engineer. However, he practiced his ... enterprise. Spencer predicted that social-welfare programs would lead to socialization of the means of production, and "all socialism is slavery." Spencer defines a slave as a person who "labors under coercion to satisfy another’s desires." Under socialism or communism the individual would be enslaved to the whole community rather than to a single master. In his third essay, "The Sins of Legislators," Spencer rejects the spread of government activity ... the past was that of putting a limit to the powers of the king. The functions of true Liberalism in the future will be that of putting a limit to the powers of parliaments." Spencer’s political ideas hardly changed between 1842, when he published his Proper Sphere of Government, and 1903, the year of his death. The constancy of his political thought in the face of rapidly changing social ...
- 25120: Censorship In Fahrenheit 451
- Censorship in Fahrenheit 451 In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the people live in a society full of censorship. Montag, the main character of the story, is inspired by a young girl to question law around him and begins to have doubts about ... designed “interactive” programs, designed to provide people with pleasure. Shows written for the soul purpose to please people in their parlors were watched on the walls. A script would be written with the home viewer’s part included, but would be left out during the actual recording of the program while the actors paused to give the viewer time to recite the part at home. Before the show would air on television, copies of the script would be sent to the people who requested them. Mildred, Montag’s wife, along with many other people, began to depend on these programs, as if they were addicted to them. Viewers went as far as calling the characters in these shows their “family”. Broadcasters used ...
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