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- 8461: Comparing Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein
- ... Throughout history, many leaders have came to power, and have caused several changes throughout the world. Two of these leaders are Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany during World War II, “one of the 20th century’s most powerful dictators, who converted Germany into a fully militarized society,” (Dorpalen, 1), and dictator of Iraq today, Saddam Hussein. Although they have been ruling at two different times, they have a lot in common ... to 107 seats in 1930. During the two following years the party kept expanding, benefiting from growing unemployment, and fear of communism, and finally Hitler was appointed chancellor in January, 1933. This is was Hitler’s Rise to power, and on the other hand Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq in 1979, he was a revolutionary leader, and a dictator. He was born in Tikrit, Iraq, and joined the Baath socialist ... law in Egypt and Baghdad, and following his return from exile, he was imprisoned for revolutionary activities, against the government. Hussein escaped jail in 1968 and helped lead a successful Baathis coup. In early 1970’s he worked to nationalize the Iraqi Oil Industry, and by 1979, he succeeded Major General Ahmad Hassam Al-Bakr as head of state, and assumed a number of other titles as well. As president ...
- 8462: Writing Styles of Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe
- Writing Styles of Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe Many of Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe's literary works of the nineteenth century are still widely regarded today as literary classics, not only because of the quality of their literature, but also because of the original writing and story techniques used by ... many of the unprecedented styles used by Poe and Melville are now widely considered the norm in writing quality literature. One example of this is the single-effect theory first seen in Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher," in which Poe places strict emphasis on word choice in order to correlate each word with the grim appearance of Roderick Usher's house. Nowadays, this is considered common practice for one aspiring to write a vivid story in which the details have form a type of continuity as a whole. As opposed to Poe's emphasis ...
- 8463: Epidemiology of Varsity Sports
- ... removed from practice or competition for one or more days, because performance has been impaired (Hanes and Murray, 1982). The following statistics will deal with injuries of collegiate sports incurred by athletes involved in Men's and Women's Basketball, Baseball, Gymnastics and Track and Field, Men's Soccer, and Wrestling, and Women's Field Hockey. BASKETBALL The study of the nature and extent of athletic injuries Occuring in Women's Basketball by Hanes and Murray in 1982 found an injury rate ...
- 8464: Alzheimer’s Special Care Units
- Alzheimer’s Special Care Units As the elderly population in the United States of America continues to grow so rapidly, so will the incidence of the dreaded Alzheimer’s Disease. The 1992 United States census stated that at that time there were 33.9 million Americans over the age of 65, some 13% of the population. It is estimated that by the year 2030 ... 20%, which will be 70 million people (Crispell 31). It is calculated today that about one half of those people over 84 and about two thirds of all persons living in nursing homes have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia (Shapiro). However, the typical nursing home is not set up, physically or therapeutically, to benefit the cognitively impaired resident. Current nursing home regulations provide for “warehouse-style” ...
- 8465: King James Ii
- Introduction ' "The monarchy I thank God, yet had had no dependency on Parliament nor on nothing but god."'(1) James's like his brother Charles, was determined to rule without the consent of Parliament and to reintroduce Roman Catholicism, which made King James Stuart II the cause of the Glorious Revolution. The Revolution of 1688 was ... beleaguered Britain and he did it successfully. James was being held captive because he was influenced by the Catholic religion. In 1649, Queen Henrietta Maria summoned James to Paris where he heard of his father's execution . After James's father Charles I died James's brother became king much to the dislike of James. James did not want to spend anymore time in the French Court so he asked permission to volunteer for ...
- 8466: Macbeth’s Downfall Into The horrors of, “What Goes Around Comes Around”
- Macbeth’s Downfall Into The horrors of, “What Goes Around Comes Around” In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare the motivation to succeed in Macbeth’s life becomes overpowering, and pushes him into total destruction. Through out the entire play Macbeth is going down a spiral path of lunacy and physical hardship. The people in his life easily influence his decision and his wrongful actions to achieve his goal of success. Some of the influences on Macbeth include the witches and their apparitions, the dominance of Lady Macbeth, and ultimately Macbeth’s own insecurities, ambition and misguided attempts to control his future. One of the first major influences on Macbeth's actions are the witches and their prophecies. The visions provided by the three witches begin ...
- 8467: Pride And Prejudice - Marriages And The Age Of Reason
- Austen’s Marriages and the Age of Reason Jane Austen successfully portrays the Age of Reason through her characters in Pride and Prejudice. The story revolves around a mother of five daughters, Mrs. Bennet, whose sole purpose is to marry off her daughters to suitable men. Her eldest, Jane, is her most prized daughter. Mrs. Bennet is assured that Jane’s beauty and meticulous manners will win her a prized husband who may be able to support not just Jane, but her other sisters as well. The story of this quest told through the second daughter ... Lydia and Catherine are immature and simply obsessed with flirting with officers. Once Mrs. Bennet begins to accomplish her goal of marrying her daughters, the reader is able to evaluate some basic values of Austen’s portrayal of the Age of Reason. There are four main marriages in the novel: Charlotte’s to Mr.Collins, Lydia’s to Wickham, Jane’s to Mr. Bingley, and Elizabeth’s to Mr.Darcy. ...
- 8468: The Life and Work of Frederick Douglass
- The Life and Work of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass's writings reflected many American views that were influenced by national division. Douglass was a very successful abolitionist who changed America's views of slavery through his writings and actions. Frederick Douglass had many achievements throughout his life. Douglass was born a slave in 1817, in Maryland. He educated himself and became determined to escape the atrocities of slavery. Douglass attempted to escape slavery once, but failed. He later made a successful escape in 1838. His fleeing brought him to New Bedford, Massachusetts. Douglass's abolitionist career began at an antislavery convention at Nantucket, Massachusetts. Here, he showed himself to be a great speaker. Douglass became involved with many important abolitionist causes, both through his literary works, and also ...
- 8469: Immigraton Laws
- ... system and the simultaneous shift from small-scale to large-scale farming. At the same time, conflict, political oppression, and religious persecution caused a great many Europeans to seek freedom and security in the U.S. The century following 1820 may be divided into three periods of immigration to the U.S. During the first period, from 1820 to 1860, most of the immigrants came from Great Britain, Ireland, and western Germany. In the second period, from 1860 to 1890, those countries continued to supply a majority ... Russia constituting more than half of the total. Until World War I, immigration had generally increased in volume every year. From 1905 to 1914 an average of more than a million immigrants entered the U.S. every year. With the start of the war, the volume declined sharply, and the annual average from 1915 to 1918 was little more than 250,000. In 1921 the number again rose; 800,000 ...
- 8470: Peter The Great 5
- ... entire world is your poet, and the preacher of your glory. 1 Archbishop, Feofan Prokopovich is describing the past Tzar of Russia, Peter the Great and his influence on Russian society and the world. Peter's influence on the world and especially his country cannot easily be forgotten. He had great determination and goals for a modern and powerful Russia and was very efficient in their completion during his reign. After ... aristocracy, army, navy, industry, economy, church and education. Peter was in a position to make changes. He had the resources to institute alterations to his country for the betterment of his subjects and for Russia's own reputation in the European community. During his reign, Russia emerged as one of Europe's great powers, which was mainly because of his introduction of many Western European scientific, cultural and political practices. Peter the Great was born on June 9, 1672, the son of Tzar Alexis I Makhailovich. ...
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