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- 1111: 1984 Reading Journal
- ... Begins work at the ministry of truth. His job is to correct printed articles in line with the Party's orders. The Ministry and records department jobs are to rewrite history to make the party look good. They get a break because of the 2 minute hate. When he gets back he replaces a speech by Big Brother with invented history. Makes up story about a man named Ogilvy. The article had become contrary to the present party policy. It is replaced as though is never existed. Winston meets Syme, a ... rebelling against the party and he understands that he is at risk. Winston is in search of the truth and is concerned because of the party's ability to change history. We find that he likes his work even though it is for the party and against morals. He is introduced to the girl that will play a big part ...
- 1112: John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice
- ... Chief Justice John Marshall was born in Fauquier County, Virginia on September 4, 1755. He was the first son of Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. His role in American history is undoubtedly a very important one. As a boy, Marshall was educated by his father. He learned to read and write, along with some lessons in history and poetry. At the age of fourteen, he was sent away to school, and a year later he returned home to be tutored by a Scottish pastor who lived with ... was unconstitutional, therefore setting a precident giving the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional. Because of this ruling alone, John Marshall is a very prominent figure in American history and American law, but his acheivements do not end at that. During John Marshall's life, and particularly during his reign as chief justice, the power of the judicial ...
- 1113: John Steinbeck: A Common Man's Man
- ... cooked. Also when a car broke down, the characters had to find parts, and fixed it themselves (Shaw, 13). Many people consider that John Steinbeck novels are records of social history. His books are the history of plain people and society as a whole, many of his books focused on the Great Depression, Social Prejudice, religion, the whore house, and the automobile (Rundell, 4). He may ... him a respected author, and human rights activist. His books are as relevant to us today as they were sixty years ago, and are also important as documentation of social history. Bibliography Benet's Readers, Encyclopedia of American Literature. 1991 ed. Bowden, Edwin T. The Dungeon of the Heart. New York, NY: The Mcmillan Company, 1961. Covici, Pacal Jr. The ...
- 1114: Capital Punishment
- ... the subject dates as far back as 2000 B. C., but it is clear that capital punishment more or less has existed since the birth of mankind (Szumski 25). Throughout history, it has been exercised in almost all civilizations as a retribution for severe crimes, but sometimes also for the thrill and excitement. The Romans put slaves and prisoners in the ... religious supporter judge that "religious teachings prove that the death penalty upholds the dignity of human life as ordered by scripture" (Szumski 79). There are two famous cases in American history, dealing with capital punishment, that has evoked much controversy. They are Sacco and Vanzetti v. U.S. and the case of the Rosenbergs. During the 1920s, fears of communism led ... Rosenbergs was not justified...." Mr Hays did not argue for the innocence of the Rosenbergs but claims that "this horrible killing by the state is not merited" (Szumski 143). Throughout history, there has been several different methods of execution. The old brutal methods, such as drowning, stoning, and burning, were common (XIV 1098). In the Middle Ages, amputations of body ...
- 1115: Welafre
- ... D. Eisenhower. He defeated the Republican candidate, Vice-President Richard M. Nixon, by little more than 100,000 votes. It was one of the closest elections in the nation's history. Although Kennedy and his vice-presidential running mate, Lyndon B. Johnson, got less than half of the more than 68 million votes cast, they won the Electoral College vote. Kennedy ... he decided to write a book he had been contemplating for several years. It was a series of portraits of eight of the most courageous senators in the nation's history. Entitled 'Profiles in Courage', it became a best seller and won Kennedy the 1957 Pulitzer prize for biography. Misses Vice-Presidential Nomination During his campaign for the 1960 Democratic nomination ... Boston, celebrated Low Mass. From the White House to the cathedral, Mrs. Kennedy walked in the procession between her husband's brothers, Robert and Edward. In a scene unduplicated in history, 220 foreign leaders followed them. Burial was at Arlington National Cemetery, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac and the city of Washington. At the conclusion of the service Mrs. ...
- 1116: Marijuana
- Marijuana Throughout history marijuana has been used to serve various purposes in many different cultures. The purposes have changed over time to fit in with the current lifestyles. This pattern is also true in American history. The use of marijuana has adapted to the social climate of the time. Marijuana, whose scientific name is cannibis sativa, was mentioned in historical manuscripts as early as 2700 B ... to the individual to prevent further eye damage. The evidence has clearly shown that marijuana has been around for a great deal of time and has served multiple purposes throughout history. Karen Sipes Dana Pentoney Jeni Roane Sources Grolier Electronic Encylopedia, Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1995 Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, Drugs, Society & Behavior. Vol. 3, 1992. Ethan A. Nadelmann, American Heritage Magazine, ...
- 1117: Crazy Horse
- ... on the reservations one particular event comes tomy mind. That event is the Battle of the Little Big Horn. It isone of the few times that the Oglala Sioux made history with thembeing the ones who left the battlefield as winners. When storiesare told, or when the media dares to tamper with history, it isusually the American Indians who are looked upon as the bad guys.They are portrayed as savages who spent their time raiding wagontrains and scalping the white settlers just ... Indians were not treated withthe most respect to say the least. They must be commended forstaying strong and still being a big part of the United Statestoday. Bibliography Debo, Angie.History of the Indians of the US. Norman, OK. Oklahoma Press, 1970
- 1118: The Return Of Martin Guerre
- ... adultery (86), a serious crime in that day, penalized by physical punishment or death. Arnaud received the latter. The story of Martin Guerre has be told and retold throughout French history. Natalie Zemon Davis cleverly told the history of small town French peasants in her version of the story through collected data and journals form the sixteenth-century. Her method of teaching history is creative and very interesting.
- 1119: Ben Franklin 2
- ... his autobiography in France where he served as a peace commissioner, and in 1788, Franklin composed the longest part of his autobiography at the age of eighty-three. The tangled history of how Franklin's autobiography became to be is interesting in itself. It shows Franklin's motives behind writing his autobiography. When Abel James wrote "kind, humane, and benevolent" Franklin ... not only to a few but to millions (55)." Franklin wrote to his friend and confidant, Vaughan, for advice. Vaughan agreed with James and also urged Franklin to print the history of his life because he could think of no "more efficacious advertisement (56)" of America than Franklin's history. "All that has happened to you is also connected with the detail of the manners and situation of a rising people (56)," he replied to Franklin. It is obvious ...
- 1120: Nicholas Ferrar
- Nicholas Ferrar Christian History 102 Nicholas Ferrar was assumed to be born in 1592. I have found that his most probable birth date was in February of 1593. This is due to the usual ... to our modern calendar, but at the time the new year in England began on the following March 25th. Nicholas Ferrar was one of the more interesting figures in English history. His family was quite wealthy and were heavily involved in the Virginia Company, which had a Royal Charter for the plantation of Virginia. People like Sir Walter Raleigh were often ... Commemorated in November - FOR THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS (1 NOV) FIRST READING: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10,13-14 ("Let us now praise famous men...."; a commemoration of patriarchs,... A History Of The Church In England, J.R.H.Moorman, Morehouse Publishing copyright 1980 The Story Of Christianity, Justo L Gonzalez, Harper Collins Publishers copyright 1984 The Episcopal Church, David ...
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