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- 4411: Robert E. Lee
- Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia. Robert's father was thrown in debtors jail many times for not paying on time. He was introduced to war early in his life; his brother Sydney had shown him a cannon ball and told him about the revolution. Mrs. Lee's stepson was old enough to claim the mansion where they lived that his ... done to their advantage and that of others. On Christmas, Lee wrote to his wife that he hoped this woul.d be the last time he would be away from her. While they were at war, even though is was hard, he attended church. He returned on June 29, 1843. On September 1, 1852 he was appointed to superintenent of the military acadamy where he had graduated. In 1853, a distressing ... It was gunners at Charlestown Harbor who forced Robert E. Lee to make the tough decisions in his life. On April 12, the United States, as the union fired upon by Confederate gunners. The civil war began with the first cannon roar at Fort Sumpter. The north had more of an advantage because they have all of the military supplies and factories. The south was a land of farmers without ...
- 4412: History Of Asia
- ... had been using reserves. Japan invaded Dutch Indonesia and only received a small amount of fuel. Japan asks all British and American s to leave. On Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The Pacific War could have been avoided if Japan and the United States had more open lines of communication. Japan made a lot of its foreign policy decision after the Washington Naval Conference that didnt improve her ... a new type of man, through thought control. He set up training periods first meeting in small groups and later in public to confess their guilt, repent, and become cleansed and new determination. The civil war ended in 1949 and the KMT was defeated. The CCP's first form of government was the People's Political Consultative Council founded in September 1949 with 662 delegates. The country was divided in to ... resign of his own will, he did retain most of his power. Deng resign from his last official post in November 1989. Thanks to Deng China is one of the fastest- growing economies in the world. After the disintegration of the National Army in mid-1949, Mao declared the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China a Communist government. The U.S. role of broker between the Nationalist and ...
- 4413: The Internet
- ... who is reading this paper has at one time, at least, surfed the net once. Don't worry if you haven't, I will explain everything you need to know about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Including how it started, it's growth, and the purpose it serves in today's society. The Internet was born about 20 years ago, as a U.S. Defense Department network called the ... responding to the market pressures, and began building or developing software for every conceivable type of computer. Internet uses started out with big companies, then to the government, to the universities and so on. The World Wide Web or WWW, is an information service that is on the Internet. The WWW is based on technology called hypertext, and was developed for physicist so they could send and retrieve information more easily ... all the techno-babble, let's get down to it. If you know how to utilize the Net, in just five minutes you could trade information and comments with millions of people all over the world, get a fast answer to any question imaginable on a scientific, computing, technical, business, investment, or any other subject. You could join over 11,000 electronic conferences, anytime, on any subject, you would be ...
- 4414: The Book Of Matthew
- In my opinion, one of the most important world masterpieces we can study is the Gospels in the Bible. Especially the Gospel of Matthew. This book continues to make a profound influence on thousands of people on the earth. It is inspires, teaches, demands ... also warns against things like hostility, distractions, hypocrisy, and neutrality (you are either for Him or against Him). He also speaks about truthfulness and forgiveness. These parables explain how God is at work in the world today. God is sowing His Word in human hearts and looking for fruit (vv. 1-9, 18-23). He is sowing His people in the world where they can produce a harvest. (vv. 24-330, 36-43). At the end of the age, He will separate the true from the false and the good from the bad. Beginning with chapter ...
- 4415: BAMN By All Means Necessary
- ... points of "No More Miss America" were so extreme and negative, but others were agreeable and acceptable. It had the wrong idea but the right tactics because it was backed-up by ten points. No war was included. · Yippies actions only benefited to males not females. They had the wrong ideas and tactics. They involve in using drugs and raping women. There are many things the people of democratic country did ... s okay because she gave ten points and after all it's her opinion. On the other hand, Yippies wants the freedom of doing nothing. That's a big difference. The difference is that the world could live without having beauty contests but it can't live without people doing nothing. There were many things people of democratic country did to protest for their rights and desired freedom. The author of ... because they feel rejected and useless by losing the Beauty Pageant. Therefore, it hurt those forty-nine women's feelings. For example, the one that wins goes to different tours and places all over the world; those who loses to became Miss America, when they went back to their states, they don't get that much respect and sometimes called losers. For that reason, when their feelings are hurt, then ...
- 4416: Psychoanalysis Of Fairytales
- ... Fromm writes in his The Forgotten Language that, "If one fails to grasp the true meaning of the myth, one finds oneself confronted with this alternative: either the myth is...a naive picture of the world and of history and at best a product...of imagination or...the manifest story is true...a correct report of events which actually happen in 'reality'". Thus, his argument being: the tales are too naive ... represents the ideal and righteous road to follow, perhaps the 'path of virtue'. Her mother has warned her not to stray from this because she does not know what might befall her in the 'real world'. The basket is symbolic of her innocence, she is not to let her guard down to the risk of losing her virginity. This is the protective mother, trying to keep her child innocent and protected. The wood is a dark and mysterious place, there is no knowing what goes on within the confines of the dark and shadowy trees. It is the world that we all as individuals must face and stand up against. Temptation is a human flaw that we cannot escape. Mystery is temptation, therefore we are tempted to enter the unknown 'woods of the ...
- 4417: Hitler And Gleichchaltung
- ... numerous amendments and implementation decrees, made possible the dismissal of employees even in violation of existing laws if they did not possess the requisite "suitability," were not of Aryan decent" (initially with the exception of war veterans), or "on the basis that their former political activities did not offer the assurance that they supported the national state without reservations." These arbitrary regulations showed that the true purpose of the law was ... Hitler created a strong and powerful menace and one that was not easily defeated. Together these stages were essential to the creation of Hitler's dictatorship and he maintained those powers until his defeat in World War Two. This essay addresses the Nazi movement called Gleichschaltung, also called Co- ordination or Nazification. In the essay the stages of the co- ordination will be examined. The co- ordination involved three major components. ...
- 4418: Gandhi
- ... religion, interacted with Jewish and Christian friends, and evolved a distinct view of life based on what he found valuable in his own and other religions. He commanded a Red Cross unit in the Boer War, and organised a commune near Durban based on the ideas of Leo Tolstoy. Gandhi finally returned to India in 1915, after the government of the Union of South Africa had made important concessions to his ... through India, teaching and promoting social reform. A few years later, in 1939, Gandhi again returned to active political life, attacking colonial policy over the federation of Indian principalities with the rest of India. When World War II broke out, the Congress Party and Gandhi decided not to support Britain unless India was granted complete and immediate independence. Even when Japan entered the war, Gandhi refused to agree to Indian participation. ...
- 4419: The Fall of the Roman Empire
- ... almost solely on fact, is a direct and easy explanation of the fall of the Roman Empire. However, it is not the sole reason for the demise of Rome. New values had entered the Roman world and had a strong presence in Roman society in the third through fifth centuries in which Rome would fall. Christian values of love, peace, and anti-violence did not sit well with Christians who lived in an empire built upon a strong army. When Christianity gained prominence in the Roman world, many disliked the idea of conquering and war. Also, the Christian emphasis on a spiritual kingdom undermined Roman patriotism. Many non-Italians, not just Christians, gained prominence in the empire, which led to a decline in traditional Roman values. Some Historians have ...
- 4420: The Chosen
- ... a month. During this time, Reuven befriends Danny as he constantly visits him due to his guilt about almost blinding Reuven. Danny comes to the hospital to chat with Reuven and occasionally talk about the war or his study of the Talmud. When Reuven gets out of the hospital, Danny brings him to his home for Shabbat and to meet his father. Reuven is overwhelmed by his father's calm and ... Danny hit him in the eye. The event is able to bring them closer together. After many visits to the hospital to visit Reuven, Danny totally changes him: "Somehow everything had changed...it was another world."(p.96) Danny opens his eyes to a new culture and people that Reuven hardly understands. They hang out together a lot and Danny brings him to his home. Here is where Reuven sees a different world just a few blocks away from his own house: "The liquid streams of racing children, the noisy chatter of long-sleeved women, the worn buildings and blotched banisters, the garbage cans...gave me the ...
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