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- 2251: Abraham Lincoln
- ... He impressed the residents with his character, wrestled the town bully, and earned the nickname "Honest Abe." Lincoln, who stood nearly 6-4 and weighed about 180 pounds, saw brief service in the Black Hawk War, and he made an unsuccessful run for the Illinois legislature in 1832. He ran again in 1834, 1836, 1838, and 1840, and he won all 4 times. (Lincoln was a member of the Whig Party ... successful attorney, and the family bought a home in 1844. In 1846 Lincoln ran for the United States House of Representatives and won. While in Washington he became known for his opposition to the Mexican War and to slavery. He returned home after his term and resumed his law practice more seriously than ever. Early in 1851 Lincoln's father died. Lincoln's declining interest in politics was renewed by the ... Union from falling apart. Despite enormous pressures, loss of life, battlefield setbacks, generals who weren't ready to fight, assassination threats, etc., Lincoln stuck with this pro-Union policy for 4 long years of Civil War. On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. This was Lincoln's declaration of freedom for all slaves in the areas of the Confederacy not under Union control. Also, on November 19, ...
- 2252: Review of Machiavelli's The Prince
- ... Prince, is one of the first examinations of politics and science from a purely scientific and rational perspective. Machiavelli was a very smart man. He was always aware of the events going on in the world and an astounding historian. His observations in chapter III apply well with modern day America. He takes some tips from the Romans, stating that a Prince should "colonize, protect lesser powers without increasing their strength, reduce strong and threatening powers, do not let foreign powers gain footing in neighboring areas"(38). America has accomplished a lot of these tasks; perhaps that is why we are one of the world's super powers. We colonized the North American continent, we've protected our allies yet we don't give them much power, reduced the strong nations and threatening powers (Milosevic, Sadam, and Yeltsin), and we ... on the subject of warfare. In chapter XIV, Machiavelli says, "a prince's main objective and profession must be warfare"(81). A lot of things can be settled without bloodshed and violence. In the modern world, war is an extremely scary thing, especially with all the nuclear and biochem technology. I believe a "prince's" main objective and profession is to take care of his people and govern his land ...
- 2253: Broken Ground By Jack Hodgins
- ... in the wild soldier's settlement of Portuguese Creek, who, like many others, becomes involved in some atypical events. He comes to the settlement with his wife, Maude, whom he marries shortly after the first World War , and fathers two children. He, like many others, is filled with both awe and terror toward the land he is expected to settle, as is proven when he states that When [he] first set eyes on [the] logged-off stretch of second-growth timber [he was] expected to turn into [a farm], [he was] shaken with the extravagant beauty of the green Pacific world. Snow-peaked mountains, thick underbrush high as [his] waist, and salt water so close [he] could smell it. But... [he was] scared off right away by the unexpected. Forest fires, mountain lions, and rain. ( ...
- 2254: Nicholas Romanov
- ... from the Romanov empire may not have been able to prevent the revolutions which were to come. As he was even more poorly prepared for his role as Tsar, Nicholas had no knowledge of the world of men, politics or government. His training was only adequate for the role of constitutional monarch. Yet he only recognised an inherited belief in the moral rightness of the autocracy and a religious faith that ... all his actions . In the early years of the twentieth century the Russian economy entered a depression, this aroused extensive urban and rural unrest, partly due to this unrest the government led Russia into a war with Japan . The feat of Russian forces led to the onset of revolutionary events which reached to 1907. The real starting point of revolutionary activities was the January 9 1905 protest which became known as ... lives forced him to make chaotic decisions. For most of their marriage her political interest was minimal, but near the end of their reign she was in charge Russia as Nicholas had gone to the war front to assist his generals. She was sacking ministers and advisors on Rasputin’s behalf. With Nicholas away from St Petersburg rumours of scandals within the royal family were running through the public arena. ...
- 2255: Chemical Warfare
- Chemical warfare is war fought with chemicals. The development of chemical weapons and defenses against these weapons are usually considered together in military training. These weapons can be designed to kill large numbers of people, disable them for a ... be colorless, odorless, and tasteless. They can cause death really fast if a person inhales them or if they are splashed on bare skin. Chemical agents have not been used a lot in warfare since World War I ended in 1918. Other chemical agents do not cause death, but they could make a person unable to fight. Some of these are called blister agents, which cause big blisters on your skin. ...
- 2256: The Presidency and Inexperience
- ... S. citizens. Presidents have, in the past, also used the armed forces within the United States to maintain the peace, and they are empowered to impose martial law, as Abraham Lincoln did in the Civil War. Further, the president is custodian of the country's nuclear weapons; under law the president is the only person who can order their use, and the "Black Box" through which that order can be sent ... Joint Chiefs of Staff and other military commanders, oversees the military budget, and passes on the development of new weapons systems. The president also directs the country's participation in military alliances. In time of war, the powers of the chief executive may extend even further. The president may find it necessary to establish wide-ranging controls on the economy, as in World War II. A president may even interfere with civil liberties, as Franklin D. Roosevelt did in approving the forced relocation of thousands of Japanese-Americans on the Pacific coast in World War II. (Barnett) ...
- 2257: Slobodan Milosevic
- ... relentless assault of the Yugoslav army and police, amid unbelievably cruel carnage of human lives and burning of villages and towns. Kenneth Waltz’s first-image theory rests on the assumption that the causes of war are to be found in the nature and behavior of man and on the role of specific individuals, as in this case Slobodan Milosevic. If you ask the question "Why is a war taking place in Kosovo?" a large part of the reply must be "Because of Slobodan Milosevic." In an interview with Newsweek’s Lally Weymouth, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer bluntly linked Milosevic with the two names whose shadows still linger over modern Europe. Milosevic, said Fischer, "was ready to act like Stalin and Hitler—to fight a war against the existence of a whole people." It is Milosevic who has lit the flame of evil; if it is to be put out, he needs to be understood. The year 1989 saw the ...
- 2258: Mother Teresa
- ... in her time was Mother Teresa. Considered a saint by many, Mother Teresa dedicated her life to serving the poorest of the poor, help the dying, AIDS victims, orphans, and society’s outcasts around the world. Mother Teresa, whose original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born in what is now called Skopje, Yugoslavia in 1910. She was the last of three children to be born into the family. Between ages ... giving the Missionaries of Charity “validity” to the order for the wider Catholic Church. This allowed them to expand their missionary work. Between the years of 1965 and 1971 new homes were built around the world in places such as Venezuala, Africa, Australia, and Europe. On October 17, 1979 Mother Teresa was awarded with the most famous international award: the Nobel Peace Prize. She accepted the award on December 10th from ... of rest. On April 16, 1990 Mother Teresa had to step down as the Superior General of her order. This did allow her, however, to spend more time traveling and visiting various houses around the world. In September of 1990, despite being eighty years old and very ill, Mother Teresa is called out of retirement and reelected the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity. In January 1991 Mother Teresa ...
- 2259: Lord Of The Flies
- ... be considered. Golding's island of marooned youngsters then becomes a macrocosm, wherein the island represents the individual human and the various characters and symbols the elements of the human psyche. As such, Golding's world of children's morals and actions then becomes a survey of the human condition, both individually and collectively. Almost textbook in their portrayal, the primary characters of Jack, Ralph and Piggy are then best interpreted ... the conscience factor in Freud's model of the psyche. Golding marks Piggy with the distinction of being more intellectually mature than the others, branding him with a connection to a higher authority: the outside world. It is because the superego is dependent on outside support that Piggy fares the worst out of the three major characters in the isolation of the island. Piggy is described as being more socially compatible ... into account the island in a greater context. Piggy's relative intellectual maturity and Ralph's eventual rescue at the hands of British naval officers are thusly indicative of the role the seemingly absent adult world plays on the island. The preeminence of the adult world to the boys and its presumed virtuosity elevate it to a much higher level than the everyday world of the island. Despite a passing ...
- 2260: All Quiet on the Western Front
- All Quiet on the Western Front At the beginning of this chapter, Paul reflects back on how the war abruptly uprooted his life and the lives of his comrades. He ponders how the war has destroyed the lives of the men of his generation because they no longer have anything to return to. He acknowledges the fact that the war swept him away and now he doesn’t know what he can make of his life. He and the other men have become, in his words, wastelands. Even with all of the mental anguish ...
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