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- 971: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... own right in 1904, with the (then) greatest popular majority ever. Roosevelt’s presidency included no war to push him into the limelight, yet Theodore Roosevelt made his imprint on history many times over. Roosevelt was the first “Theodore Rooseveltust-busting” President; he established many national parks; he sTheodore Rooseveltengthened the position of labor forces in sTheodore Rooseveltike negotiations; and he ... the wake of the French Revolution and to stave off Republican criticism, John Adams’s Federalist adminisTheodore Rooseveltation passed some of the most resTheodore Rooseveltictive acts in the United States’ history: the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Naturalization Act mandated that immigrants live in America 14 years before becoming citizens (Brown 122). The Act Concerning Aliens (also known as the Alien ... and fear of “Jacobins” from the bloody French Revolution at a time when war with France looked probable. The Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes, which went down in history as the Sedition Act, was the most criticized of the bunch. It provided prison sentences for speaking out against the President or the adminisTheodore Rooseveltation (Brown 122). It was ...
- 972: Passing By Nella Larsen
- ... African-American men or women with light skin pass themselves off as white in order to enjoy the privileges that were afforded to white people during this period in American history. The Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling of "separate, but equal" was still in effect at this time in history. Therefore, one could understand why it could be advantageous for African-Americans who had light enough skin to pass themselves off as white. Passing is narrated by the character, Irene ... they are not truly part of either race. If they "pass" they will be allowed to exercise all the privileges that come along with being white during this period of history in America. If they decide to identify themselves as African-American they will be denied many of the most basic privileges given to American citizens. This book explores the ...
- 973: Crying of Lot 49
- ... to find meaning in symbols whether the meanings exist or not, we can clearly see the similarity between Oedipa and us. Paranoids do not see plots here and there in history; they see a conspiracy as the driving force behind all historical events. At the climax of the novel, Oedipa sees the muted post horn everywhere she goes. Could she simply be delusional, as most witnesses to her think, or is there actually a conspiracy involving the Trystero? As Oedipa delves into the Trystero's history and Pierce's estate, one of four possibilities arises: "...either she has indeed stumbled onto a secret organization having objective, historical existence ...; or she is hallucinating it by projecting a ... paranoid as the novel progresses. One of the most effective literary techniques Pynchon uses to involve the reader in his fictional world is his use of details.7 The explicit history of Thurn and Taxis serves to overburden the reader with names and places that on the surface have no relation to the story at hand. The purpose of these ...
- 974: German World Of Disappointment
- ... through. The German writer, Heinrich Boll, uses his story “Pale Anna” to illustrate the universal experience of disappointment, an experience his countrymen are very familiar with, through both literature and history. When a long-lost German soldier returns to his hometown five years after World War II has ended, he returns to a place that is familiar, but everyone he knows ... of the reasons that disappointment is such a common theme that occurs so many times in German literature is because it is a theme that pops up all over German history. After becoming “Germany” in 1871 during the war with France, the German people faced their first major disappointment in the coming of World War I. Even though Germany wanted the ... elect a man that promised them the things they needed to survive. But the man that the people chose was the source of the greatest disappointments in all of German history. The war completely destroyed Germany in more ways than one. World War II caused 5.5 million deaths of Germans. The entire country was in ruins: millions of refugees ...
- 975: The Need for Federal Government Involvement in Education Reform
- ... specifically to academic achievement: * Goal 3: By the year 2000, American students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12 having demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter including English, mathematics, science, history, and geography; and every school in America will ensure that all students learn to use their minds well, so they may be prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive ... American Association for the Advancement of Science quickly launched independent attempts to identify standards in science. Efforts soon followed in the fields of civics, dance, theater, music, art, language arts, history, and social studies, to name a few. OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION MOVEMENT The decade of the 80s brought numerous education reforms, but few of them were a dramatic shift from what ... reform proposal in the last thirty years. The focus of past and present curriculum has been on content, on the knowledge to be acquired by each student. Our language, literature, history, customs, traditions, and morals, often called Western civilization, dominated the learning process through secondary school. If students learned the information and performed well on tests and assignments, they received ...
- 976: CATCHER IN THE RYE
- By: BABY JENN In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger used symbolism throughout the novel. Four major symbols were the ducks, the Museum of Natural History, the hunting hat, and Jane Gallagher. They all represent Holden in a way, and Salinger uses these symbols very well. While Holden is wandering around New York City, he asks ... slow return to his home, and he is wondering whether he should go home or stay outside and freeze. The other two symbols, Jane Gallagher and the Museum of Natural History, both represent the theme of the past. Jane Gallagher was an old friend of Holden’s, and he mentions her many times during the story. He mentions that he will ... nerve to. She is an important part of his past that he misses a lot, and he wants to go back and be with her again. The Museum of Natural History represents a different aspect of his past. While Jane Gallagher makes Holden want to return to his past, the Museum of Natural History sort of changes his mind. He ...
- 977: Animal Farm: Communism Through The Eyes of George Orwell
- Animal Farm: Communism Through The Eyes of George Orwell Throughout history, writers have written about many different subjects based on their personal experiences. George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair. He is one of the most famous political satirists ... one of the main reasons that Orwell disagreed with the main principles behind Communism and its leaders. Another comparison that Orwell makes between Napoleon and Stalin is the changing of history to benefit themselves. In Animal Farm, Napoleon often changes history to make himself look better. Even though Snowball, the other pig that was in charge with Napoleon, was the true hero in the "Battle of the Cowshed,"9 Napoleon ...
- 978: A Review of Huxley's Brave New World
- ... no power of anticipation. Open such spaces up, however, and new modes of selfhood and introspection become accessible. The Dark Age of primordial Darwinian life is about to pass into history. In later life, Huxley himself modified his antipathy to drug- assisted paradise. Island, Huxley's conception of a real utopia, was modelled on his experiences of mescaline and LSD. But ... repetitive drudgery out of existence; that's what robots are for. Notionally, BNW is set in the year 632 AF (After Ford). Yet the society itself has no historical dynamic: "History is bunk". It is curious to find a utopia where knowledge of the past is banned to prevent invidious comparisons. One might imagine history lessons would be encouraged instead. They would uncover a blood-stained horror-story. Perhaps the Controllers fear historical awareness would stir dissatisfaction with the "utopian" present. For Brave New ...
- 979: How Literature was Affected in the Victorian Age
- ... the growth of the English democracy, education, materiallism, religion, science and the theory of evolution. In "Opposition of Matter" Thomas Caryle spoke out against materialism. Historian Thomas Babington Macaulay wrote History of England and Critical Historical Essays. Maculay expressed the complacency of the English middle class over the new prosperity and growing political power(29). The Oxford Movement caused corruption during ... was a masterful combination Gothic motifs in which the strange love experiences of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. The book has been considered as on of the finest novels in English history.(20) The Victorian interest in social life led to a flowering on the novel of romance. Elizabeth Gaskell wrote Cranford, producing a charming picture of Victorian Village life and the ... fun at conventional Victorian seriousness by fitting solemn moral language to frivolous and ridiculous action(712). The Importance of Earnest ranks among one of the most brilliant comedies in English history. The Victorian age was an age of rapid growth and social change(Keach 612). By the time of Queen Victoria's death in 1901, Great Britain had became the ...
- 980: The Vietnam Wall
- ... a cause that they didn't understand were reduced from ambitious citizens in the greatest country in the world to names on a wall. At the Smithsonian Museum of American History, there is an exhibit of items that were left at the wall by someone who loved one of those names. A few examples of these items, are numerous wedding rings ... left of that man? The other effect of the wall is that if a veteran recognizes a single name, that one name will carry a story, a legacy, and a history with him. There are fifty-eight thousand of them. Every single name has a story, a legacy, and a history with it. There are fifty-eight stories, legacies and histories on that wall. The wall is black granite that digs into the ground so that a passerby will not ...
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