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- 25901: Stalin and The Soviet Union
- Stalin and The Soviet Union Joseph Stalin lived from 1879 till 1953. Stalin was one of the most ruthless communist dictators of all time. After Lenins death, Stalin pushed his way to the top and was set out to make the Soviet Union into an industrial power. In 1928, Stalin proposed the Five Year Plans, which were to build heavy industry ... because he had a major effect on world history. He turned Russia in to a complete communistic state. He also industrialized their agriculture and their manufacturing. Stalin was a cruel and harsh man. He didnt care what he had to do, as long as he was ensured complete control and power. He has had a major effect on Russian and World history.
- 25902: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... the Civil Service Commission of which he later became president. This office he retained until 1895 when he undertook the direction of the Police Department of New York City. In 1897 he joined President McKinley's administration as assistant secretary of the Navy. While in this office he actively prepared for the Cuban War, which he saw was coming, and when it broke out in 1898, went to Cuba as lieutenant ... man of no fear; he even joined the first dive with the first American submarine. He traveled to Africa for hunting while in office. He traveled around for nearly one and a half year. Roosevelt's candidate for president, William Howard Taft, took office in 1909. Dissatisfied with Taft's performance, Roosevelt bolted the regular Republican Party in 1912 and accepted the presidential nomination by the Progressive Party. He outpolled Taft, but Woodrow Wilson outpolled each of them. In 1917 Wilson refused his offer ...
- 25903: Bias
- ... by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle opened my eyes on how American history could be looked at as one sided and even bias. Even today there is still bias in America. In today's society, racism and stereotyping occur in all aspects of life. It can occur because of one's gender, race, religion, culture, economic status, etc. It even occurs amongst our finest, our law enforcement officials. "The View from the Bottom Rail" explains the history of slavery. It implies a lack of accuracy from ... by the white masters. At that time most of recorded history was based on how the white masters viewed slavery. You did not get a view on slavery from the slaves themselves. In the 1920's, black scholars like W.E.B. Du Bois, Charles Johnson, and Carter Woodson, started a project to collect oral evidence from former slaves who were still living. Even these interviews could not be viewed ...
- 25904: Effects Of Smoking
- ... health problems with smokers. To begin with, there are many hazardous ingredients in cigarette tobacco. Some of the ingredients are poisonous or addictive. Cigarette smoke produces thousands of chemicals that are hazardous to a smokers health. There are over 4000 chemicals produced by a burning cigarette. At least 200 chemicals are known to be poisonous to a persons health. Though filters help block some of the chemicals, they will not ... to the nicotine in cigarettes just like a junkie is addicted to heroin or cocaine. When a person smokes a cigarette the body reacts immediately to the chemical nicotine. Nicotine begins to effect a smokers blood pressure, the flow of blood from their heart, the heart beat and breathing rate. Cigarette smoke also contains carbon monoxide, the same poisonous gases released from a car exhaust pipe. Carbon monoxide is a ... of all cancer deaths annually in the United States, which totals out at more than 155,000 each year. In closing, it has been medically proven that cigarettes have many dangerous effects on a smokers life. Even though I knew the effects of smoking, I was unable to quit smoking until I was about seven years into the habit. It is a very dangerous substance which may lead to ...
- 25905: Everglade Dilemma
- Everglade Dilemma The worlds systems of life are of such complexity that even modern man can't fully understand and predict it. The common word for this is Mother Nature and the question is the mystery of life. Life was created by a specific set of environmental and geologic features present at ... effected by the different environmental factors and systems that occur worldwide. Each system reaction causes and equal and opposite reaction in an another system. This cause and effect is demonstrated by many of the earth's environmental systems. Deep in the heart of Florida lies a natural resource known as the everglades. This particular system is extremely complex and one that follows the action-reaction principle. Both the correct environmental features ...
- 25906: Violent Behavior in Society
- ... it asking producers for more of them. Wrong messages are send not only through movie theatre screens, but also through music. We as society accept all harsh, and brutal words used in songs. Our chidren's ispirations come from groups like Method Man ,and songs like: "Bring the pain". The message is again very clear and wrong! There are many shows on TV that glorifiy violent behavior, for instance "Cops On ... of power, subordination from others, obedience. Violent people want others to fear and respect them. Power and respect should not come from fear. The human race has accomplished so much in the course of it's history. Today's society can not ruin it all. The best way is to start with our children. We know what happens after kids watch "X-MEN", or "Power Rangers", etc., they respond very quicly. Next thing ...
- 25907: Is The Death Penalty Just?
- ... support their life in prison can be spent on preventing our next generation from doing the same. We, the people, feel we should be heard. We fully realize how precious life is and understand it's wrong to kill, but obviously some just don't care. With the death penalty in place, and integrated into our legal system, individuals who are convicted of murder have willingly accepted their fate and should be dealt with accordingly.
- 25908: Injustice in To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... a good description of what he really was. The third person to suffer injustice in the novel was Boo Radley. Many accusations were claimed about him even though they were untrue. Just because he didn't leave his house, people began to think something was wrong. Boo was a man who was misunderstood and shouldn't of suffered any injustice. Boo did not handle the injustice because he didn't know about it. In conclusion, the person who deserves the deepest sympathy is Tom Robinson. He did nothing wrong but his crime was being nice to white people. This type of injustice is the ...
- 25909: Hills Like White Elephants
- ... an abortion that he wanted the girl to have after a train ride. He kept trying to reassure her, that it was just "letting a little air in" and it was perfectly simple. The man's discussion was simply to say for himself that he would not have any responsibility for her. He felt very distant from her and the world. He reassured her that things would be like they were ... an immature character. Her point of view is that she will do what it takes to please the man. She is nervous but is in denial; she tries to reassure herself. She feels the man s distance from her and tries to draw him back in to her world. The setting was very important in "Hills like White Elephants" and contained a lot of symbolism. One of the first comments the ... to inform the reader that there is no love in this relationship, and promises they made were empty. The man and the girl are a contradiction to each other. First, the man saw the girl's pregnancy as a disease that had to be cured, the girl saw pregnancy as a blessing to bring her closer to him. Second, he does not want her at all except for sex, the ...
- 25910: Louis Armstrong
- ... 1971), known as "Satchmo," was born in New Orleans. He occupied himself as a street-singer for much of his childhood, until he was arrested for firing a bullet into the air on New Year's Eve. He was then placed in a home where he was taught to play cornet by one of the directors of the home. Eventually released from the home he returned to New Orleans where he ... was considered to be one of the better ones in town. Soon after this he was called to Chicago by King Oliver to join his orchestra at Lincoln Gardens. A particularly important accomplishment of Armstrong's during the '20's was his development of "scat singing," a type of wordless singing derived from folk and blues music. He continued touring with his own groups, generally consisting of six to eight- musician groups (Louis Armstrong ...
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