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- 2081: The Life & Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
- ... Evil (1886), On the Genealogy of Morals (1887), MAJOR IDEAS Self deception is a particularly destructive characteristic of West Culture. Life is The Will To Power; our natural desire is to dominate and reshape the world to fit our own preferences and assert our personal strength to the fullest degree possible. Struggle, through which individuals achieve a degree of power commensurate with their abilities, is the basic fact of human existence ... prime culprit in creating a cultural climate that thwarts the drive for excellence and self realization God is dead; a new era of human creativity and achievement is at hand. -- Great Thinkers In The Western World. By: Ian P. McGreal, 1992 PREFACE Much information is available on Mr. Friedrich Nietzsche, including many books that he wrote himself, during his philosophical career. I took this as a good sign I would find ... is just teaching hatred and revenge directed toward nobility." "Belief in God is a tool to bring submission to the individual of noble character." -- F. Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Hero Morality Nietzsche had an ideal world in mind, with an ideal government and an ideal God: the "Overman" or "Superman." These Gods were a product of natural selection, or social Darwinism. He felt, very strongly, that any kind of moral ...
- 2082: Evita Peron
- ... of a movie magazine, talking herself up for mention in its pages. When, in 1939, she was hired as an actress in a radio company, she discovered a talent for playing heroines in the fantasy world of radio soap opera. This was a period of political uncertainty in Argentina, yet few people were prepared for the military coup that took place in June 1943. Among the many measures instituted by the ... figure and his aura of power. They talked for hours and left together. Within days Evita had moved into Peron's apartment. In February, Peron engineered the ouster of the president and took over the war ministry for himself. Evita continued her radio portrayals of famous women, but her ambitions lay in the movies. She wanted Peron to help her in her film career, and he did by procuring the film itself, a commodity difficult to obtain during World War II. He offered it to a movie studio in exchange for Evita's starring role in a film. When she arrived for the first day of filming, it was in a war ministry ...
- 2083: Charles Manson: Orgins of a Madman
- Charles Manson: Orgins of a Madman Charles Manson is known as one of the most sinister and evil criminals of all time. He organized the murders that shocked the world and his name still strikes fear into American hearts. Manson's childhood, personality, and uncanny ability to control people led to the creation of a family-like cult and ultimately to the bloody murders of ... Crucifixion of Christ, trying to instill upon his follower's minds that he was Jesus Christ, that he was a higher power that they all needed to follow unquestionably. Manson convinced his followers that a war of the races was coming, which he named Helter Skelter. He got the name from a Beatles song, and had his followers prepare for the upcoming war by collecting guns and other weapons. Manson turned the ranch into a fortress. He started to change his following from being a group of freedom searching people into an organized army-like force. A ...
- 2084: Charles Manson
- ... a great devotion to the Beatles, who he believed spoke to him across the oceans in their lyrics and songs. Manson saw the 4 Beatles as the 4 Angels that announced the ending of the world in the bible. (Armageddon) On "The White Album" there are two song titles containing the word revolution. These are "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9." Manson thought the Beatles were talking about a black/white revolution ... start his plan of a black/white revolution which he called "Helter Skelter." He attempted to frame the black people by writing "Death to Pigs" in the victim's own blood and carving the word "war" in the stomach of his victims. Manson denied allegations that this was the motive behind the murders but many of Manson's followers said that Manson often spoke of this revolution, "Helter Skelter." Another controversial ... frequently said, "He reflects back to you what you want to see." Manson himself said: "You are using us fpr a scapegoat, trying to look past Nixon, and past Vietnam. I am only what your world made me." Another quote of Manson's is: "I hate the world I live in." By the age of thirty, he had fifty convictions against him. Manson believed in free love and experimentation with ...
- 2085: Lord Of The Flies - Summary And Background Information
- ... and rocky and rugged mountain ridge which extends out of the ocean. Judging from the predicament and dialogue in this story the date in which it takes place is probably the mid 1900's during World War II. The mood created in this story is very complex and rapidly changing. It changes from that of a scary, recessive mood to a light, and cheery one. The way in which the story is ... his superiors. Exposition The story starts with a large group of boys crawl on to the beach of a tropical island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Their plane was been shot down, and World War II has begun to take place. The boys figure that civilization, as they know it, may no longer exist. Ralph is elected as the leader of the group and Jack decides to be ...
- 2086: Charles Manson
- ... a great devotion to the Beatles, who he believed spoke to him across the oceans in their lyrics and songs. Manson saw the 4 Beatles as the 4 Angels that announced the ending of the world in the bible. (Armageddon) On "The White Album" there are two song titles containing the word revolution. These are "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9." Manson thought the Beatles were talking about a black/white revolution ... start his plan of a black/white revolution which he called "Helter Skelter." He attempted to frame the black people by writing "Death to Pigs" in the victim's own blood and carving the word "war" in the stomach of his victims. Manson denied allegations that this was the motive behind the murders but many of Manson's followers said that Manson often spoke of this revolution, "Helter Skelter." Another controversial ... frequently said, "He reflects back to you what you want to see." Manson himself said: "You are using us fpr a scapegoat, trying to look past Nixon, and past Vietnam. I am only what your world made me." Another quote of Manson's is: "I hate the world I live in." By the age of thirty, he had fifty convictions against him. Manson believed in free love and experimentation with ...
- 2087: The Life of Walt Disney
- ... he took the money he earned to pay for art classes at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.3 When he was sixteen he lied about his age to join the American Red Cross during World War I. Walt Disney had difficulty holding a steady job. His father advised him to take a job at the Chicago jelly factory. But, he determinedly replied," I want to be an artist."4 His first ... Though critics claimed they weren't true to life, many people liked them. Disney was the first person to make nature films and some of them received well deserved Academy Awards.11 A strike and World War II put Disney Studios deeply in debt. Many of Disney's animators went on strike because they felt weren't being payed enough for the long hours they worked.12 During World War ...
- 2088: John Maynard Keynes
- ... at the University of Cambridge. Keynes began his career at the India office of the British government. During this time in his career he wrote a book called Indian Currency and Finance in 1913. During World War I he worked in the treasury in which he represented at the Paris Peace Conference 1919. Keynes decided to resign his position in office because he disagreed with economic terms of the Treaty of Versailles ... policy prescription was that the government raises its spending and/or reduces its taxes in order to increase the economy's aggregate demand curve and put the unemployed back to work. As Great Britain entered World War II, Keynes went and published another book called, How to Pay for the War. In this book he talked about how people should automatically take out a portion of their income and invest ...
- 2089: Biography of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- ... Jr. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., was born November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana(Dictionary of Literary Biography). Kurt is often known for his science-fiction writing. He often uses space travel and technology within his novels (World Book Encyclopedia). Vonnegut attended Cornell University from 1940 to 1942. Next, he attended the University of Chicago from 1945 to 1947. He was awarded a masters degree in 1971 in anthropology. Also in 1945, he ... her husband soon died which would one day lead him to write the novel Slapstick. Kurt Vonnegut's writing style is exemplified in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five. This novel also shows Vonnegut's view on war. He entered World War II in 1939 and stayed there for the remainder of the war. Vonnegut was captured by the Germans and imprisoned in Dresden, Germany. He witnessed first-hand the bombing of Dresden by the ...
- 2090: The Life of Walt Disney
- ... he took the money he earned to pay for art classes at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.3 When he was sixteen he lied about his age to join the American Red Cross during World War I. Walt Disney had difficulty holding a steady job. His father advised him to take a job at the Chicago jelly factory. But, he determinedly replied," I want to be an artist."4 His first ... Though critics claimed they weren't true to life, many people liked them. Disney was the first person to make nature films and some of them received well deserved Academy Awards.11 A strike and World War II put Disney Studios deeply in debt. Many of Disney's animators went on strike because they felt weren't being payed enough for the long hours they worked.12 During World War ...
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