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- 2151: Comparison of Lord of The Flies and All Quiet on The Western Front
- ... is away from society the closer to his view one becomes, the institution of civilization does not escape his criticism. Golding shows through many examples that those who are "civilized" are just as prone to violence and war as those who are isolated. The first example presented in the novel occurs when the boys attempt to emulate the British democratic government. The boys prize the adults that run the government as ...
- 2152: Thomas Jefferson
- ... Congress of the Confederation. The following year Congress sent Jefferson as a diplomat to France. When French king Louis XVI convened a national representative body, the Estates-General, in 1787, Jefferson attended every day. The violence and cruelty of later developments in France distressed him greatly, but he never lost faith in the principles of the French Revolution (1789-1799). During Jefferson's stay abroad he was frequently consulted on significant ...
- 2153: The Death of John F. Kennedy
- ... included the fact that Oswald was resentful of all authority; he was unable to enter into meaningful relationships with other people; he wanted to find a place for himself in history; he was capable of violence; and finally he was committed to communism and maulism. All these contributed to his motivation to assassinate President Kennedy and not one would hold a strong case against the rest because all are not very ...
- 2154: The Influence of Henry David Thoreau on Mohanda K. Gandhi
- ... jail because of protest Gandhi read Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”. That’s when Gandhi’s beliefs were confirmed, that it is better to please your soul then your government. His protest was never based on violence he took a stand with out having to go that route. Then Gandhi’s development of Satyagraha, a direct social action based on principles of courage, nonviolence, and truth, took place. This method meant that ...
- 2155: Malcolm Little
- ... 1964 Malcolm announced his split with the Nation of Islam. The main reason for this split is due to Malcolm publicly speaking of his hatred for white men of any kind, and the extent of violence he used to get his way. He formed a new group, The Muslim Mosque Incorporated. Some feel he wanted a revolution. To become a real Muslim he took a pilgrimage to the holly city of ...
- 2156: Alexander Hamilton
- ... and install Washington as a dictator. Hamilton was outraged by this accusation. Even though he did not hide how he disliked how congress was handling the government. Hamilton had always showed that he hated mob violence and uprisings so it would be unlike Hamilton to organize such a rebellion. Many people had started to dislike Hamilton because of his quick ascent out of nowhere to become Washington’s most trusted assistant ...
- 2157: The Grotesque in Flannery O’Connor
- ... in parochial Catholic schools where she learned the basics of literature and grammar. O’Connor began writing at the young age of ten, and her stories were frequently published. Her most prevalent themes include comic violence, the question of redemption, displacement, and religion. Flannery O’Connor’s overriding religious views and perspectives on life were illustrated through the abnormal characters and grotesque figures in her stories, particularly in “Good Country People ...
- 2158: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau
- ... and that a government who claimed to stand for and protect liberty had no right permitting the practice. Though Thoreau wanted an immediate end to or improvement of the current government, he did not promote violence to do so. In his essay, he simply asked that each man not obey those laws which he felt were unjust and unfair. "Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine" (Thoreau ...
- 2159: Bill Bradley
- ... forth bold plans to provide access to quality, affordable health care for all; to help working families; to end child poverty as we know it; to accomplish fundamental campaign finance reform; and to reduce gun violence through commonsense gun control. There are 44 million Americans who do not have health insurance. Bill Bradley has offered a bold proposal that emphasizes access, choice, affordability, and quality of health care for all Americans ...
- 2160: John Quincy Adams
- ... patriotic and held many local offices. In 1770 he insured that the British soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre received a fair hearing. He defended the soldiers at their trial. He spoke out against mob violence and other forms of social disintegration. In 1774 to 1776 Adams was a deligate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. He was a champion of American rights in Congress and helped draft the Declaration of ...
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