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- 161: Atomic Bomb 2
- ... or not. General Groves believed it should be tested while Oppenheimer did not think it should be tested. They both agreed to leave the decision up to the President, Harry Truman. He decided to test the bomb. The bomb was tested at Trinity Test Site in New Mexico on July 16, 1945 and was a complete success. The Americans had finally ...
- 162: In Cold Blood
- ... accidents and robberies are all too common. Who would think to worry of such things as murder? No one would until something happens to wake everyone up, such as in Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood”. The book describes the almost unthinkable act of murder in a small town setting. The novel is about the events and people surrounding the brutal ...
- 163: In Cold Blood
- ... accidents and robberies are all too common. Who would think to worry of such things as murder? No one would until something happens to wake everyone up, such as in Truman Capote’s "In Cold Blood". The book describes the almost unthinkable act of murder in a small town setting. The novel is about the events and people surrounding the brutal ...
- 164: A Christmas Memory
- It is curious that as children, humans have the ability to observe and remember details of specific situations and instances yet lack the ability to describe them. Truman Capote, as a grown man, took advantage of his vivid memories and composed the short work, "A Christmas Memory." The story begins in late November, a month symbolic of all ...
- 165: In Cold Blood: Summary
- In Cold Blood: Summary Book Information: Author : Capote, Truman Title : In Cold Blood Publisher : Random House Original Publication Date : 1965 Book Outline: In a small town in Kansas a family of four were murdered for no apparent reason. The ...
- 166: The Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- ... extent is based on Lee's childhood. "Scout was based upon Lee's own upbringing…the mischievous Dill was recently found out to be based upon Lee's childhood companion, Truman Capote" (Bryfonski 341). One of the ideas that Lee tried to put across in the novel was the fact that there will always be prejudice in one form or another ...
- 167: The Life of Author Harper Lee
- ... children. She grew up in a small town in Alabama called Monroeville. When Lee was a child she was a tomboy and read a lot. Lee and her childhood friend Truman Capote, who provided the basis of the character Dill in her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, enjoyed many of the same adventures that took place in the novel. In fact ...
- 168: Glenn Theodore Seaborg
- ... operated for the Atomic Energy Commission by the University of California; from 1954 to 1961, he was Associate Director of LRL. In the same year, he was appointed by President Truman to be a member of the AEC's first General Advisory Committee, a post he held until 1950. In 1958, he was appointed Chancellor of the University of California at ...
- 169: Biography of Andy Warhol
- ... these early years, he shortened his name to "Warhol." In 1952, the artist had his first individual show at the Hugo Gallery, exhibiting Fifteen Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote. His work was exhibited in several other venues during the 1950s, including his first group show at The Museum of Modern Art in 1956. The 1960s was an extremely ...
- 170: John F.Kennedy: Biography
- ... ended up having to take pills everyday for the rest of his life. Kennedy was one of the people that voted for most of the social welfare programs of president Truman. John was liked in the House of Representatives and was reelected two more times after 1946. The first time was in 1948 and the second time was in 1950. At ...
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