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- 751: Congresswoman Rep. Maxine Wate
- ... drug addition sales, gun-running, violence, and death associated with crack cocaine throughout this nation" (press release 9/5/96). Before I perform a critical analysis, I will examine the history of CIA complicity in drug trafficking which has led up to the allegation by Waters and others. I will also examine Waters' ideology. I will then go into great detail ... the Rhetoric of Form and Definition is used throughout Water's speeches. I will also provide an analytical overview of the type of stylistic devices used throughout the speeches. The history behind the CIA/Contras connection is one that many Americans are familiar with. According to the official report of the CIA, Contras and Crack Cocaine: " the director of the Central ... the South Central Los Angeles community, as a public official, I cannot exaggerate my feelings of dismay that my own government may have played a part in the origins and history of this problem"(Letter to Janet Reno). Waters not only tries to connect with Reno on a professional level; she connects with her on a personal level as well. ...
- 752: Commercial Effectiveness
- ... Internet TV Commercials 1). The first big time name in television commercials was probably Betty Furness. Beginning in 1949, Furness starred in commercials for Westinghouse, advertising refrigerators and appliances (Internet History of T.V. 5). The 1950's were a more prominent time for commercials. A Lucky Strike cigarette commercial was named the commercial of the year in 1950. The beginning ... year later the first color commercial was televised. By May of 1957, in an average week, 420 commercials were observed by viewers, totaling around 5 hours, and 8 minutes (Internet History of TV 1-5). Today it is easy to see how far commercials have come in the last fifty years. Color in television brought about many new tricks in advertising ... what is out there and how to obtain it. Works Cited Baldwin, Huntley. Creating Effective T.V. Commercials. Chicago: Crain Books, 1982. "Commercial." The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd Edition, 1994 "History of T.V. Advertising." Internet. http://adage.com/news_and_features/ special_reports/tv/1940s.html. "History of T.V. Advertising." Internet. http://adage.com/news_and_features/ special_ ...
- 753: Korea
- Korea Throughout most of its history, Korea has existed as one country with a rich culture and history. Then in the 1940's, Korea was controlled by Japan. World War II broke out, and the Allies defeated the Axis powers. The country of Korea was divided into two ... a result of all that has transpired and recent incidents, it would appear to be highly improbable that there will be a united Korea in the near future. The known history of Korea dates back thousands of years before Christ. It was a nation with a common heritage, language, and ethnicity. Due to Japan's role in World War II ...
- 754: Comparitive Essay Between Gene
- A Boomer's Expense Through out history the world has seen some generations that have made an impact more than all of its predecessors. The decade of the 60's and the 80's were definitely one ... this is the first American generation to lack a common cause, which contrasts the Hippies. This generation is one of the most racially diverse generations to grow up in human history and they also grew up with the constant fear of annihilation. For the first time in history, mankind has the ability to completely wipe itself out with nuclear warfare. "It was a thermonuclear cloud- as high in the sky as the horizon." 176 Coupland This generation ...
- 755: Civil War 6
- ... taste of freedom. It can be said that the roots of the feminist movement began in 1861 with the start of this brutal war. Quoting Dr. William Carrigan, Professor of History at Rowan University, “When men were away fighting in the Civil War, women managed the farms and took on the duties that their husbands once had. Women became individuals during ... Civil War and the average white American male felt the aftermath. One out of every four Southern white men was killed during the Civil War. No other war in American history comes close to amounting to the total number of casualties that the Civil War accumulated (McCay). In 1865, Mississippi spent 20 percent of its state budget on artificial limbs for ... wonder why this brutal war that killed over 620,000 people ever took place. Families were torn apart, roles were changed all over America, and the bloodiest war in American history took place. However, when looking at the after-effects of this freedom-based war, the positives greatly outweigh the negatives (Moe 30). Many Americans were killed in the United ...
- 756: Civil War-sectionalism
- ... slavery in new territories was not mentioned in the Constitution, so the issue was unfortunately up for debate. It was these debates that led to the greatest catastrophe in American history. For the South, that catastrophe was the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. For the first time, a President was elected with no support from the South. Following the lead ... to reunite the United States; and his success or failure would decide the fate of the nation. Mobilization for war was what followed, and after the bloodiest fighting in American history, the North finally succeeded in stopping secession. The difference in culture between the North and South had led the nation to brink of destruction, it was all inevitable, and probably ... slavery in new territories was not mentioned in the Constitution, so the issue was unfortunately up for debate. It was these debates that led to the greatest catastrophe in American history. For the South, that catastrophe was the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. For the first time, a President was elected with no support from the South. Following the ...
- 757: Civil War - Monitor vs. Merrimack
- ... vs. Merrimack The battle on March 9, 1862, between the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack, officially the CSS Virginia, is one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history. Up until that point, all battles had been waged between wooden ships. This was the first battle in maritime history that two ironclad ships waged war. The USS Merrimack was a Union frigate throughout most of its existence, up until the Union Navy abandoned the Norfolk Naval Yard. To prevent ... than the ironclads used in the Civil War, but they are hundreds if not thousands times more powerful. Although the wooden ship has proved extremely effective in naval battles throughout history, the advent of the ironclad totally revolutionized the way in which naval forces around the world approach warfare. "From the moment the two ships opened fire that Sunday morning, ...
- 758: Death Marches
- ... Jewish community, only to force many into the killing facilities at Auschwitz-Birkenau between 1942 and 1944. The views of some of the survivors of Auschwitz help to underscore the history of the ghettoization process and the quelling of opposition to Nazi control. The process of ghettoization has been related in the stories of many of the survivors of the death ... forced into these mass transport operations were never able to walk away. Benjamin Wilkomirski, in his work Fragments, attempts to direct a view of this kind of segmentation in the history of the European Jews, and struggles to find a greater correlation between personal history and the larger perspective. For Wilkomirski and others whom have created their narratives of the death marches, the process of developing a view of what occurred that is not ...
- 759: Did Japan Exploit Or Modernize
- Did Japan modernize or Korea? Scholars have debated this question with vigor throughout this century. I do not believe the answer is so black and white. While looking at the history of the colonization, evidence of both should appear. The word colonization alone generally means to move into another people’s land and exploit resources. However, positive results can appear during ... empire and at times had been fairly successful in dong so. Many factors allowed the Japanese colonization of Korea. For one, Korea had adopted an isolationist philosophy early in its history. Cummings has said many times that when you landed in Korea the first question asked was “when are you leaving?” In addition, Korean tradition did not place a high value ... and preferred to be left alone. Japan and China have not always had that same isolationist view, although both of those countries did adopt this philosophy several times in their history, they were very eager in foreign affairs. With Korea’s, political in turmoil in the 1800’s Korea became an easier target for outside influences. The Korean nobles were ...
- 760: Donkey
- ... have on the availability of logs, the workload of loggers and also the final output of logs ready for the sawmill. The "Steam Donkey," as Robert from the VanNatta Logging History Museum of Northwest Oregon, consists of a steam boiler and a steam engine connected to a winch all mounted on a ‘sled' called a ‘donkey sled'. The donkey and all ... efficient while logging in the wilderness. The steam donkey proved to be an important factor in the well-being of logging companies, the job security of employees, and also the history of logging; whether it be the business or economic side of things. Ultimately, the steam donkey fulfilled its purpose in Grainger's Woodsmen of the West in that it helped Carter attain the short-term income that he was looking for by creating an efficient and effective workplace. Works Cited Barman, Jean. The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia Revised Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. Grainger, Martin Allerdale. Woodsmen of the West. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1996. Robert, VanNatta Logging History Museum of ...
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