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- 5161: The Watergate Scandal
- ... started when the White House staff made up a list called "enemies list". Nixon had enemies which include 200 liberal politicians, journalists and actors. Most of these people made a public speech against the Vietnam war. Nixon's aides formed a conducts tax audits on these people that he thought were enemies. He also had agents find out secret information that would harm them. Nixon was always worried about govt. Employees ... was so worried that during the Cambodia bombing he had to wiretap his own staff members. On June in 1971, The New York Times formed work that was published about the history of the Vietnam War, these were known as the Pentagon Papers. They got the information from secret government papers. The papers blamed the policies that were formed and caused the beginning of the war in Vietnam. Daniel Ellsberg, a former employee , gave the documents to the paper. Nixon became very angry by their publishes. Nixon tied to make Ellsberg's actions a form of treason, but he was ...
- 5162: Emilia And Desdemona In Othell
- Othello - English Essay The contrasting characters; Desdemona and Emilia, form an interesting and important relationship in the play Othello. Desdemona is very sheltered from the ways of the world and Emilia is very down to earth and experienced . From this difference we see a fascinating relationship between the two of them. In the given passage, we see that Desdemona takes a very honest, romantic ... is also true of her relationship with him), where as Emilia speaks more sense ... more realistically . Desdemona is melancholy but hopeful, and her defenses of true love against Emilia s more cynical view of the world is an interesting contrast. This is demonstrated when: Desdemona says Dost thou in conscience think/ That there be women do abuse their husbands in such gross kind? Emilia replies There be some such, no question Through this we see a form of education going on; with Emilia as the tutor and Desdemona the student. Emilia is portrayed as Desdemona s teacher in the ways of the world/men. The relationship between Desdemona and Emilia is shown to be quite close, as the following quote from the play shows, Desdemona is willing to share a part of her past with Emilia; a ...
- 5163: People Always Tend To Seek The
- ... The increased use of computers in the future, however, might have negative results and impact on our lives. In the novel Nine Tomorrows Isaac Asimov often criticizes our reliance on computers by portraying a futuristic world where computers control humans. One of the images which Asimov describes in the book is that humans might become too dependent on computers. In one of the stories, Profession, Asimov writes about people being educated ... they would only want to be educated by computer tapes. Putting in knowledge would take less time than reading books and memorizing something that would take almost no time using a computer in the futuristic world that Asimov describes. Humans might began to rely on computers and allow them to control themselves by letting computers educate people. Computers would start teaching humans what computers tell them without having any choice of ... and doing everything for them. According to another story in the book, Asimov also describes how computers would be able to predict probabilities of an event, future. In the story All the Troubles of the World one big computer predicted crime before it even happened, allowing the police to take the person who was going to commit the crime and release him/her after the danger has passed (All The ...
- 5164: The Rise of Communism in Russia
- ... program which called for an immediate peas, the transfer of land to peasants, and control of factories to workers. But the provisional government stood in conflict with the other smaller governments and the hardships of war hit the country. The provisional government was so busy fighting the war that they neglected the social problems it faced, losing much needed support (Farah, 580). The Bolsheviks in Russia were confused and divided about how to regard the Provisional Government, but most of them, including Stalin, were inclined to accept it for the time being on condition that it work for an end to the war. When Lenin reached Russia in April after his famous sealed car trip across Germany, he quickly denounced his Bolshevik colleagues for failing to take a sufficiently revolutionary stand (Daniels, 88). In August of 1917, ...
- 5165: Martin Luther King
- One of the world s best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), synthesized ideals drawn from many different cultural traditions. Recent studies of him emphasize the extent to which his ideals were ... is through King s thoughts and actions that enabled so many people to have trust and faith in him. Through King s integrity he believed that America, the most powerful and richest nation in the world will lead the way to a revolution of values. This revolution will change the way society views itself, shifting from a thing-orientated society to a person-orientated society. When this occurs, King believed that ... with at first. After careful consideration he believed that if he were to be called an extremist for love, it could only be taken as a compliment and he came to the realization that the world was in dire need for more extremists. King did not want to be remembered after his death by his Nobel Peace Prize or his many other awards, he wanted people to say ...that Martin ...
- 5166: Problems in Air Traffic Control and Proposed Solutions
- ... other creative financing proposal, we will face reductions in our work force -- including our safety work force...cuts in programs to protect against runway incursions at smaller airports...critical delays in weather safety programs". (FAA World Wide Web Home Page, 1995) "This proposal was not a hasty one", said FAA Administrator David R. Hinson, while speaking to the National Airspace System (NAS) Architecture Meeting. "It was the result of a thorough analysis of the need for greater flexibility in personnel and procurement policies". (FAA World Wide Web Home Page, 1995) In the director's eyes, the corporation is designed to prevent any long-term erosion in the quality of the nation's air traffic services. If and when the legislation ... using just two of its four engines. You can do it -- but it certainly isn't the best way to fly. And it certainly can't do the job for which it's intended. (FAA World Wide Web Home Page, 1995) These are Administrator Hinsosn's plans for an overhaul of the administrative structure of the FAA. But what's being done right now to fix the radar outages occurring ...
- 5167: Roe V. Wade
- ... also stated that the fetus wasnt a life until the first trimester of pregnancy. Due to this case and the ruling of it all states have legalized abortion. This case has greatly influenced the world today. The changed of the world due to this case are numerous. You here the mention of abortion daily whether its in daily conversation, political races, the Catholic Church and many other places. This topic is very much argued. Some ... is against the Ten Commandments and a serious crime. They believe that abortion is wrong and just as bad as murder. Many Catholic protest abortion by holding protests outside of abortion clinics. Many events in world history are related to this case such as abortion clinic bombings. People believed that abortion was so wrong that they decided to bomb the clinic which they were preformed at which I believe is ...
- 5168: The Tempest. An Imperialist Heaven or Hell?
- The Tempest. An Imperialist Heaven or Hell? Shakespeare lived and wrote in the Elizabethan age, a time when his society was branching out and making itself known throughout the world by colonizing other cultures. Great Britain was reaching for new heights of power. In the play Shakespeare questions the value of this new concept of British imperialism. The Tempest is called Shakespeare's American play ... around the island in fear of nothing. Ariel enlightened them to their fault and may have even shown them their mistakes. You are three men of sin, whom Destiny,--- That hath to instrument this lower world....... ...Your swords are now too massy for your strengths, And will not be uplifted.... ...that you three From Milan did supplant good Prospero:... ...him and his innocent child... (Act III, Sc. III, Ln. 53,4 ... for the great chain of being was to be restored. New ideas can serve good as well as bad. This is the case with Miranda. Miranda, the sole daughter of Prospero, grew up in a world knowing only her father and a beast. This allotted her only a few of the emotions or experiences normal children have during growth. She had been raised almost as a queen, and knew of ...
- 5169: Faulkners Image Of Women
- ... cynical father. Caddy wanted to escape from this deranged family, escape from society, and most importantly herself. It was her own gentile heart that she was trying to disapprove of so that in an insane world she might seem more in control. Her sexual maturity was no more than a protest against the world that had done her wrong. She told Quentin that "when they touched me, I died" (The Sound and The Fury 58). Caddy's transformation caused the great disturbance in the world. Benjy was even further lost. Her growth and sexuality became Quentin's ultimate downfall. Jason was so furious about losing his job as a result of Caddy's pregnancy that he never over came ...
- 5170: Living A Lie The Invisible Man
- ... by Ralph Ellison, a character known as the narrator goes through an eye-opening experience where he allows society to destroy his identity. The narrator describes himself as an invisible man living in a displaced world where people do not notice him. He becomes lost within the racial conformities of time affecting his transition to manhood. It forces him to live a life as a lie in a world where he is not honest with himself; insecure about his beliefs; and confused about his identity. Destined to be one of the prominent black men of America, he succumbs to reality by conforming to the views of others. As the novel develops, the narrator uses dishonesty as a means to get what he wants in a world where values have little meaning. His misconstrued virtue helps him cope with himself and society. Determined to believe that they never see his true appearance, he makes up stories about crime and violence. At ...
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