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- 1741: Jack Kerouac
- ... s your bloody circle called Samsara by the ignorant Buddhists, who will still be funny Masters up there, bless em. Jack Kerouac -from Heaven Jack Kerouac spent his creative years writing in a prosperous post world war II America. He was in many ways a very patriotic person who had no problem making known his love for his country , particularly within his literature. It was, quite literally, America that he was in ... would assemble them in chronological order before he died. Unfortunately he died earlier than he expected and was unable to formally assemble them. However, the legend remains. Kerouac undoubtedly made his mark on the literary world with his prose. And his prose proves itself to be a very good example of his writing as spiritual commentary. Kerouac, while wandering the country in freight cars and the backs of pick-up ...
- 1742: Civil Rights
- ... have fought hard against the overwhelming racist powers to earn the rights that they have now. To say it has been a battle for civil rights is an understatement. It has been a hard fought war. A battle implies one fight, one clash. But it has taken fight after fight for African Americans to earn their freedom and equal rights. After earning freedom from slavery, Blacks fought for more than one ... between geographic regions. This all set the stage for the decade of revolution for Blacks in America. Blacks made more gains during the 1960s than they did in all the decades combined since the Civil War. It was kicked off on May 17, l954, which was the day the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional. In many ways this triggered an awakening amongst Blacks that they could protest ... caused Connor to lose his temper. The belligerent commissioner ordered police to attack demonstrators with dogs and firefighters to turn high-pressure water hoses on them. This violence was shown throughout the nation and the world in newspapers, magazines, and most importantly, on television. Much of the world was shocked by the events in Birmingham, and the reaction to the violence increased support for black civil rights. In Birmingham white ...
- 1743: J.D. Salinger
- Many critics consider J.D. Salinger a very controversial writer, for the subject matters that he writes.. J.D. Salinger’s works were generally written during two time periods. The first time period was during World War II, and the second time period was during the 1960’s. Critics feel that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wrote. The main characters ... for the character. (French, Salinger Revisited 133). The final function of religion as a means to attain happiness was to gain peace In "The Young Lion," Salinger uses religion to gain peace through a fictitious war. In the story many of the soldiers were dying and the countries were in turmoil (Lundquist 312). The leaders in the story see a vision on the battlefield that changes them, and stops the ...
- 1744: Gulf War
- The United States was just in sending military aid to Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War. Kuwait was invaded by Saddam Hussein and taken over in six short hours due to the lack of strength in Kuwait’s Army. Once Hussein took control he seized Kuwait City, airports, army barracks, and ... the U.S. invaded after, Hussein’s control of Kuwait for six months. The U.S invaded for many reasons; Hussein was a threat and currently is to the Middle East as well as the world. He was beginning to build up an arsenal of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, which are very deadly and even dangerous to the environment. If they are used, they leave harmful waste for many years ... into the Persian Gulf because he couldn’t sell it due to embargoes. This was an immediate threat to the environment. Hussein alone is a very dangerous man and one of the missions of the war was to kill him. However, we were unsuccessful, and today he is a huge threat. Hussein’s control of Kuwait affected the U.S. economically. All of Kuwait’s oil was in Hussein’s ...
- 1745: The Analysis Of The Blue Marbl
- ... Eventually, these resources will start to grow very scarce, and prices will rise sharply. It will definitely have a drastic impact on our economy. I can t think of a single item produced in the world that doesn t depend on at least one natural resource for production. Whether it is a silicon computer chip, or a leather shoe, everything is dependent upon resources. What is going to happen when they ... of the Earth s resources, it is indirectly related. Computer chips can t be made without the silicon used for their production; television networks, satellites, and phone systems aren t of any use to the world without the copper used in the wiring or the power supplies. In every product produced everywhere in the world, some sort of resource is used. Simon continues to point out trends that prices for certain things are lower now, then ever before. He does this throughout his argument. If one followed the laws ...
- 1746: Money And Information
- - MONEY AND TROUBLE- An analysis of motive within Europe Wolfgang Stoltzenberg’s business Castor Holdings displayed the illusion of being a very successful company and the large banks of the world continued to lend to Stoltzenberg despite the fact that in reality the business had not made a profit in years. Castor Holdings was a parent company to York-Hannover that was run by Kersten Von ... had to file for bankruptcy. It is believed by independent auditors that Wolfgang may have siphoned off as much as 200 million pounds and deposited it over a large number of bank accounts throughout the world. Still lives in Belgravia and as yet no real money has been found or traced to him. Colombian cartels use corporate criminals in Europe to launder their drug money. Introduction The intention of this paper ... and Spain and the traditional methods of criminal activity are rapidly giving way to the comparatively easy and anonymous methods of financial manipulation that computers can provide. Business ‘fronts’ can be set up on the World Wide Web in a few hours thus rendering the task of money laundering extremely simple. European organised crime factions have become masters of global finance. FINANCIAL MOTIVE To begin this chapter I would first ...
- 1747: Should Gambling Be Legalized?
- ... not. It could easily be said that gambling is as American as apple pie. Gambling has shaped American history since its beginning. Lotteries were used by The First Continental Congress to help finance the Revolutionary war. Many of our founding fathers, such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, have sponsored private lotteries. It has been said that "Our founding fathers were just numbers guys in wigs" At one time ... to play. Many tribes such as the Mashantucket Pequots, who are only 350 in number, began to seriously cash in on these casinos. The Pequots own the largest and most profitable casino in the western world, with an estimate income of 2.6 billion dollars.15 The incoming money from the casinos helps with the living conditions of the tribe. The members see huge benefits such as better health care, subsidized ... Gambling Explosion, Free Press, (1995) Hirshey, Gerri, "Gambling Nation," The New York Times Magazine (July 17, 1994) p.36 Lester, David, Gambling Today, Thomas, (1989) Popkin, James, "America's Gambling Craze," U.S. News and World Report (March 14, 1994), p.42 Sasuly, Richard, Bookies and Bettors, 200 years of Gambling, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York (1987) Shapiro, Joseph P., "America's Gambling Fever," U.S. News and World ...
- 1748: Hostile Takeover Of The New Wo
- ... generations of elected officials in this country. To continue to perpetuate myths about American Indians which have no basis in fact or in law is merely avoiding the larger issues confronting the nations of the world," said author Vine Deloria, Jr. (Deloria, Prologue) The United States government failed miserably in its attempt to deal with the Indians. By pushing them further and further West, they pushed the Indians to hate and distrust the white man to the point of war. These wars resulted in hundreds of white deaths. However, the wars resulted in the destruction of several entire Indian tribes and the near extinction of Indian spirit throughout America. The tale is a sad one ... grounds. Ten percent of the Diggers in California met death violently. In 1846, California was home to 100,000 Indians. By 1851, the population had dropped to 30,000. (Utley and Washburn, 164)"That a war of extermination will continue to be waged until the Indian race becomes extinct, must be expected," said California governor in 1851. (Utley and Washburn, 179) Under the ideals of Tom Fitzpatrick, United States Indian ...
- 1749: Black Female Bodybuilders
- ... it doesn't. It takes place in an adjoining hall at the Beacon, a smaller, decidedly less glamorous venue than the main hall. For the crème de la crème of the women's international bodybuilding world, it seems like a comedown, a consolation prize. Having been to the Beacon before I am dismayed by the lesser locale. (I read later that the show lost money or at best barely broke even ... as the hall begins to fill, and it becomes quickly apparent that tonight's audience isn't put off by the surroundings. They are here to cheer their own on to victory. It's another world, mom, my friend's son whispers incredulously to her as we enter the hall. Class is an important factor in these competitions, a circumstance that during the next few hours Lenda, Yolanda, Laura, Vicky, Nancy ... because she ended up looking like she was playing Turner in drag, creating distraction from the narrative. In a 1991 - 1992 controlled study involving ten of the approximately twenty-five competing female bodybuilders in the world (including three self-described African-American women), all "mentioned that being homosexual was the most frequent stereotype attributed to her and was the one that caused her the most emotional pain."23 To compound ...
- 1750: Billy Budd
- ... to think why the narrator included them it sheds a certain light. Not only does the narrator keep changing his point of view, but he keeps changing his pace as well. Background on history (the war), a long analysis of characters, which are followed by intense dramatic action (i.e.; Billy being approached in joining a mutiny, and later killing Claggart). Through such an approach the narrator evokes the atmosphere of ... Though Billy has many friends among the crew of the Indomitable, the Dansker is the only one whose character Melville fills out completely. Wrinkled, cynical, tight-lipped, and wise in the crooked ways of the world, the Dansker offers quite a contrast to the handsome young sailor whom he dubs “Baby Budd.” Moreover, Melville compares the old Dansker to the oracle at Delphi, a kind of religious fortune-teller whom the ... because he treats his crew well. He is an intellectual, which is something rare in the armed forces. He loves to read, especially history and philosophy Books that reinforce his strong conservative opinions of the world. Though he is a decisive leader, he also has a touch of dreaminess in his character and on occasion has been seen staring into the sea. Because it is understood that Vere and Billy ...
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