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- 7241: Frederick Douglass' Speech For Individual Rights
- ... War, Douglass prevailed as a passionate spokesman for the rights of blacks and remained a believer that their problems were capable of political solutions. His Fourth of July Oration is an exemplary illustration of Douglass’s human passion and commitment to individual rights. The Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society in 1852 requested Frederick Douglass to give a Fourth of July Oration in honor of the 76th birthday of the United States. Although his speech was to have a connection to the joyous commemoration of the nation’s birthday, Douglass began his speech with an important point. He said that he wasn’t part of the celebration because it was not his holiday to celebrate. Douglass believed that the Fourth of July is "the birthday of your National Independence and your political freedom.” This quote was meant ...
- 7242: Response To AOL Controversy
- ... while you can" by Bob Woods is all about the hoopla concerning the fact that America Online, or AOL, has not been able to accommodate its vast amount of customers. This is due to AOL's new flat rate, which substituted their original hourly deal. Many AOL users experience busy signals when trying to log on. When and if they do get on AOL, the service runs extremely slow because of the overload of users. Woods threatens that AOL will lose many of their customers if they don't improve their resources. Other companies should beef-up their advertising and try to cash in by targeting the unsatisfied AOL users. In this day and age of internet use, people in any given location can ... such as sprintlink, compuserve, ameritech, erols and so on. Using these services are less expensive than America Online. Per month for unlimited use they average at around $10 to $15 dollars as opposed to AOL's hefty $19.95 a month. AOLers are paying for the appealing menus, graphics and services AOL uses to drive their customers to the internet. These same features can be located anywhere else on the ...
- 7243: The Internet: How it Works and How it Effects the World
- ... Many people do not understand what the Internet is the power that it has over the world. The Internet is an extraordinary learning and entertainment tool that, when used properly, can significantly enhance a user's ability to gather information. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) started the Internet. It was a project under taken by the Department Of Defense (DOD) in 1969. It started as an experiment to link together ... of networks. The IP is designed so that every computer on an IP network is compatible. That means any machine can communicate with any other machine. The Internet, also called the Net, is the world's largest computer network. The Internet is the "network of all networks." (Levine 7) The networks are connected to big companies like AT&T, as well as to home computers. About 1,000 networks join each month. Every computer that is attached to the Internet is called a host. Hosts can be super computers with thousands of users, ...
- 7244: Grapes Of Wrath, Ma Joad
- Ma Joad is one of the main characters in John Steinbeck's novel Grapes of Wrath. Ma is a strong, wife and mother who is the leader of the family. She does anything to keep the family together. In Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck uses two literary techniques, direct description and portrayal of characters behavior, to create the character, Ma Joad. With the use of the literary technique, direct description, Steinbeck describes Ma's physical appearance. He describes her as, "heavy, but not fast; thick with childbearing and work." "Her thin, steel gray hair was gathered in a spore wispy knot at the back of her head." He describes ... little girl." With the use of portrayal of characters, Steinbeck presents the actions and speech of Ma, allowing the reader to draw his own conclusion from what MA says or does. Throughout the novel, Ma's face showed that it is controlled and kindly. She is the strength of the family and she always uses her emotions for her family's benefit. Her family didn't feel anything she didn' ...
- 7245: Foreign 'Aid'?
- Foreign 'Aid'? By definition, according to Compton's Encyclopedia, foreign aid is when money, goods, and services are given by one nation to benefit another nation. While that definition is vague and open to interpretation, nowhere does aid mean to corrupt, hinder development ... almost half of all the foreign aid received by Zaire between 1970 and 1994. Amazingly, the IMF was well aware of the expropriation of its funds, yet continued to lend Zaire money. Why, we don't know. Mobutu used most of this money to buy lavish estates in France and to establish huge secret bank accounts in Switzerland, Luxembourg and elsewhere. He also kept himself in power through bribes and by ... we can have our debt paid by the year 2000(1). Yet our government is set on sending our hard earned tax dollars to other countries to be used for the construction of a dictator's palace. Besides the national debt, if the money was given back to the people, then we could abolish the poverty and slums of our once great country. What has foreign aid done for us? ...
- 7246: Relating Themes in O’Connor’s “First Confession”
- Relating Themes in O’Connor’s “First Confession” Frank O’Connor’s “First Confession” is a simple story expressive of Frank O’Connor’s views of life in Ireland. The entire short story can be related to different periods of O’Connor’s life. It is a story of a little boy who is about to make his ...
- 7247: Mexico
- ... slightly more than 750,000 square miles in area, Mexico has a vast array of mineral resources, limited agricultural land, and a rapidly growing population. These factors are the basis for many of the country's present problems as well as opportunities for future development. The nation is struggling to modernize its economy. With more than 80 million people in the mid-1980s, Mexico's overall population density exceeds 110 per square mile. More than half of its inhabitants live in the country's central core, while the arid north and the tropical south are sparsely settled. The stereotype of Mexico is that it is a country with a population consisting mainly of subsistence farmers has little validity. ...
- 7248: History of Rock and Roll
- ... by groups such as The "Mills Brothers" and the "Ink Spots". Small Swing Bands or Jump Bands featured saxophone soloists and repeated phrases. These city style blues featured singers such as Joe Turner, Dina Washington, T-Bone Walker, and composer-singer Percy Mayfield. During this era, country blues traditions of the south became influential in the North as well. Blacks moved from the South to the North and Chicago became the ... of the measure). Black gospel music was very popular and given the label of rhythm and blues (R&B). This music was carried on radio and popular with the disc jockeys. In the mid 50's, Chuck Berry and Little Richard were popular and changed the face of music, which was named rock and roll by the D.J.'s. 1956-1962 At age 21, in 1956, Elvis Presley was introduced to the public with his rockabilly style of music. His first record, "Heartbreak Hotel" was recorded. It was the first of a consecutive ...
- 7249: Romeo And Juliet
- ... probably the Friar. Although the Friar might not have that big of a role, he was the one with the plan that got Romeo and Juliet killed. Some people might say that it was Juliet’s fault because she was the one that was so desperate for a plan to get her and Romeo together, the Friar had no choice but to go along. But still, the Friar was the one that came up with a plan. That plan might not have worked for many reasons, but the Friar didn’t think ahead. Hold, then. Go home, be merry, give consent To marry Paris. Wednesday is tomorrow. Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone; Let not the nurse lie with thee in thy chamber. (4.1.89-92) This part of the plan already might not work. For example, the nurse could insist on sleeping in Juliet’s sleeping chambers or Juliet’s’ parents could insist on it. If this was the matter, Friar should have an excuse that Juliet could use just in case. Take thou this vial, being then in ...
- 7250: Nazism
- ... ideas. But many among the middle class admired the Nazis’ muscular opposition to the Social Democrats. And the Nazis themes of patriotism and militarism drew highly emotional responses from people who could not forget Germany’s prewar imperial grandeur. In the national elections of September 1930, the Nazis garnered nearly 6.5 million votes and became second only to the Social Democrats as the most popular party in Germany. In Northeim ... ambition. After dropping out of high school, he moved to Vienna to study art, but he was denied the chance to join Vienna academy of fine arts. When WWI broke out, Hitler joined Kaiser Wilhelmer’s army as a Corporal. He was not a person of great importance. He was a creature of a Germany created by WWI, and his behavior was shaped by that war and its consequences. He had emerged from Austria with many prejudices, including a powerful prejudice against Jews. Again, he was a product of his times... for many Austrians and Germans were prejudiced against the Jews. In Hitler's case the prejudice had become maniacal it was a dominant force in his private and political personalities. Anti-Semitism was not a policy for Adolf Hitler--it was religion. And in the Germany of ...
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