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- 1061: Preface to Short Story Selection - The Matisse Stories
- ... as it turns out, Mrs Brown is an artist too. Debbie finds out about the art show and tries not to mention it to her husband but he sees Mrs Brown being interviewed on the television. Robin is outraged because he feels that Mrs Brown stole his show. The family goes to view the art work and Robin is inspired by the work and his art improves. Mrs brown quit her ...
- 1062: Prophecy in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
- ... one nonetheless. He shows us a possible outcome of a society that has embraced censorship as its greatest law. Some aspects of Montag's reality seem to have occurred, whether it is our fascination with television or the importance of charisma in our political system. Nevertheless, there is still hope for our civilisation because we still embrace knowledge. We, as a society, still have a desire to learn, not only regurgitate ...
- 1063: Joining The Tribe: Homosexuality
- ... out and investing in people and getting burned, this time under the guise of people saying they’re tolerant" pg. 123. Parents unaware of their children’s sexual orientation often make cutting remarks about homosexuality television characters, community members, or the orientation in general. Laureen’s mom is a good example of this. Laureen says "I can’t see them totally disowning me, but then again I don’t know. They ...
- 1064: All Quiet On The Western Front: Ramifications of War
- ... dodge the draft. The media has shown today's society that war is not something to be glorified. Society, at the time of World War I, did not have the opportunity to see this on television like people today do. Although men, who go to war today, are not fully prepared for what they are to encounter, they are much more prepared compared to people in World War I. In general ...
- 1065: The Roaring Twenties: A Time of Great Advancement and Excitement
- ... Wail” by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. He re-introduced this wonderful dance craze. After watching both the Brian Setzer Orchestra and the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies perform on Dick Clark’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” television special last New Year’s, I too, like many other Americans became interested in this era and it’s people. This book has taught me a lot about the exciting 1920s and its entertainment. I ...
- 1066: The Watergate Scandal
- ... recommended that Nixon be impeached on three charges: obstruction of Justice, abuse of presidential power, and trying to impede the impeachment process by defying committee subpoenas." (Watergate) Millions of people watched the committee vote on television. There were twenty-seven votes for the impeachment and only eleven against it. He was accused of misuse of his authority and also violating the constitutional rights of citizens by ordering the FBI and Secret ...
- 1067: The 60’s: Decade of Challenge and Change
- ... players’ attitude toward sports during the 1960s. The first televised Olympic Games were in the 60s. By 1964 commercialism had invaded the games, as shoe manufacturers paid contestants to sport their logos in front of television cameras. Steroids were popularized in the United States during the 1969s to provide good performers the edge they needed to achieve greatness. Betting was another serious problem of the 60s. The Major League Baseball Players ...
- 1068: Babe Ruth Changed The Game Of Baseball
- ... fact, Ruth made more than the president, Herbert Hoover. When asked about this Ruth stated, "Why not? I had a better year than he did" (Babe Ruth Museum 3). Today, when you turn on the television, chances are that you will see a professional athlete endorsing a product. Babe Ruth started this trend as he endorsed many products such as, cereals, candy bars, and even toothpaste! In today's sports world ...
- 1069: Government Lies From Vietnam
- ... that the United Stated led the way. Because of this the war would have never nearly ended up at the point that it did. Stockwell explains why books are the best source of information: “In television you get capsules of news that someone else puts together what they want you to hear about the news. In newspapers you get what the editor selects to put in the newspaper. If you want ...
- 1070: The Clinton Scandal
- ... is embarrassing to me as a citizen of this fine Nation to see my President, a man I should be able to proudly look up to and have my children look up to, on national television having to apologize for not being able to tell the truth to the citizens who voted for him. On January 26, 1998, in front of all America, our President had the nerve to say "I ...
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