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- 5311: Slave Ownership In The Southern United States
- ... white heads of families were slave owners, and even in the cotton states the proportion was less than one-third;" "in 1850, only one in three owned any Negroes; on the eve of the Civil War, the ration was one in four;" and slave owners "probably made up less than a third of southern whites." From the US History textbooks in an elementary school to the Civil War journals of a major university, these lines are reprinted and repeated in an attempt to shape the perception of the public and to ease the insecurities of a nation embarrassed by slavery, an institution that supposedly marred its glorious history, or so says Otto H. Olsen. In an article that appears in the journal of Civil War History of 1972 entitled, "Historians and the Extent of Slave Ownership in the Southern United States" Olsen attempts to challenge the widely accepted notion that slave ownership was confined to only a few southern ...
- 5312: Beloved
- Beloved, like many of the other books we have read, has to deal with the theme of isolation. There was the separation of Sethe and Denver from the rest of the world. There was also, the loneliness of each main character throughout the book. There were also other areas of the book where the idea of detachment from something was obvious. People’s opinions about the house ... was not what Sethe wanted. When a woman is raped, I feel that she loses part of herself possibly a piece of dignity. Sethe became detached from herself for she felt that nothing in the world could do right if something like this could happen. Not only did she have to deal with that fact, which created some inner isolation, she also had to make the decision whether or not to ... informing me what to do. Sethe however goes through many instances where this probably happened. Another example of how Sethe could have felt apart from herself as well as segregated from the rest of the world, could be of how other people thought of her and her family and what they did to show it. People are cruel, some just show it more than others. I felt bad for Denver ...
- 5313: Travelers Guide to Colorado
- ... it comforting to retreat to nature for a quiet and peaceful vacation. The information is unlimited. It just depends on what you want to find. "In Colorado, it's biggest city is it's capitol." -World Book Atlas 1993. The capitol of Colorado is Denver. Some of the attractions Colorado offers is: skiing, hiking, and exploring. These play a major role in Colorado's economic progression. The land in Colorado is ... the next place to visit on the places to vacation list. So happy traveling and remember, use America Airlines, for the fastest and easiest way to get where you want to go."-Commercial Bibliography "Colorado." World Book Atlas. 1994 ed. "Colorado." Word Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 2 1988 ed. World Book CD-ROM. Computer software. World Book CD-ROM, CD-ROM "Lets go 1993 USA." World Book Atlas 1993, Colorado Comptons Encyclopedia CD-ROM. Computer Software. Interactive CD-ROM, CD-ROM. 1996 ed. Colorado ...
- 5314: Ursula Le Guin’s use of the Psychomyth
- ... choice because of a child’s innocence, and how we value it as adults. This scapegoat is being used not just to keep the town good and pure, but, more symbolically to represent the wretched world we live in. All of the evil that exists in our world is portrayed by this child and its setting while Omelas keeps away these evils by keeping the child a prisoner. The child is imprisoned in a dark room with one locked door, no window, stale ... these isolated rooms. We acknowledge that they are there, but most of the time we do nothing. Instead, we ignore them and go on with our own busy, happy lives, leaving them alone in the world. Although the society of Omelas is aware of the child’s existence, most of them believe that by keeping the child incarcerated, they will keep themselves uncorrupted. By burying the disgust of the child ...
- 5315: Jazz Age
- ... an infinite number of melodies can fit the chord progressively of any chord. The twenties were a crucial period in the history of music. Revolutions, whether in arts or matter of state, create a new world only by sacrificing the old. Jazz had been centered in three or four major cities for a good part of the twenties. By the late twenties, improvisation had expanded to the extent of improvisation we ... the amount of improvisation in most swing era hits was small. The construction of improvised solos in most hits were melodically conservative. The onset of the Great Depression had a chilling effect on the jazz world, as it did the whole entertainment industry. The ambiance of jazz culture were demystified in the process. During this period, the growing popularity of talking movies led many theaters to halt the elaborate live shows ... popular entertainment in most cities, further reducing paying jobs for musicians. Although the development of the 1930s affected most musicians adversely, a handful of performers benefited considerably from the more stratified structure of the entertainment world. The creation of a truly nationwide mass medium in the form of radio catapulted a few jazz players to a level of celebrity that would have been unheard of only a few years before. ...
- 5316: Slavery - Events That Effected Slavery
- ... the environment and were better than the white indentured servants. The colonists didn't approve, but because of the need for laborers for Tobacco the acceptance grew. Slavery grows from demand of cotton The Revolutionary War won for the Americans a large stretch of wilderness between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. After 1800 settlers began to clear and plant on the land. Many of these settlers brought slaves with ... to be Harriet Tubman who escaped herself from slavery. Harriet guided more than three hundred slaves to freedom. The Emancipation Proclamation Following the bloodshed at Antietam, Lincoln needed to broaden the reasons for remaining at war. He was still very serious about saving the Union, but he took a firm stand on slavery as well. Linking the Union with the abolition of slavery in the South would strengthen his support in ... slaves in areas still in rebellion. It was a statement of intent instead of a law, and slaveholders refused to accept it. The Proclamation also allowed former slaves to enlist in the army. During the war one hundred and eighty-six thousand blacks served in the Union Army and twenty-nine thousand served in the Union Navy. Reconstruction Before the Civil war was over and General Lee and his troops ...
- 5317: The Biography of Ernest Hemingway
- ... on his knee and recuperation in Milan, he returned, with an aluminum kneecap and two Italian decorations, to join the Italian infantry. These vivid experiences later provided background for A Farewell to Arms in 1929. War—the cruelty and stoic endurance that it requires—forms a major part of Hemingway’s writing. In addition to WWI action, Hemingway later covered the Greek-Turkish War in 1920, while the Spanish Civil War in 1937 provided material for his For Whom the Bell Tolls. Following WWI, Hemingway returned to northern Michigan to read, write, and fish, and then to work for the Toronto Star in Canada. He ...
- 5318: Slavery - Slavery And Human Decency
- ... the past felt as I do today concerning the issue of slavery, but I also believe many Americans did not. Which in turn caused a conflict between the North and the South called The Civil War. One country fighting against each other is that what America stands for? The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when the first guns opened fire on Fort Sumter (Davis 12). There are many beliefs as to what started this bloody war ranging from differences of social systems between the North and the South to the disposal of public lands. All these contributed to the animosity between the North and the South that started the war, ...
- 5319: Computer Crime 2
- ... gained by easy access to the Internet. The "cyberpunk imperatives," a code subscribed to many hackers, include: (1) information should be free so that the most capable can make the most of it; (2) the world will be better off if entrepreneurs can obtain any data necessary to provide needed or desired new products and services; and (3) decentralization of information protects us all from "Big Brother.". Computer crime probably cannot ... one hacker says, "Hackers love computers and they want the Net safe." In conclusion, computer crime is major part of our technological society and should be dealt with similarly to real crimes. In the electronic world, it is harder to find the criminal and track him/her down. In the end, all advantages, such as using a computer, come with their disadvantages, computer crime in it s worst form. Works Cited Caryl, Christian. Reach out and rob someone. Russian V. Levin robs Citibank. U.S. News & World Report April 1997: 58 Chidley, Joe. Cracking the Net. Maclean's May 1995: 54-56. Gill, Mark Stuart. Cybercops take a byte out of computer crime. Smithsonian May 1997: 114-116. Roush, Wade. Hackers ...
- 5320: Cannery Row
- ... he wants and "free of the endless biologic functions for awhile," Henri shows that it is unhealthy to need constant companionship and being alone can help a person rejuvinate. Frankie is all alone in the world except for Doc who accepts him although "he couldn't learn and there was something wrong with his coordination." Noone in the world including his parents cared about him except Doc. The closeness he has with Doc drives him to rob Jacob's Jewelry Store. Wanting to do something nice for Doc drives him to drastic measures, becoming ... Doc because in Frankie's eyes, Doc took drastic measures for him by doing what noone else would and accepting him as an equal human being. Feeling lonely can be the worst feeling in the world and Steinback's characters depict the human need to be included in society. In today's ordinary world, nothing has changed. People who are lonely do drastic things out of desperation. When everyone was ...
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