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- 14701: Johannes Brahms
- ... lived the life of a simple middle classed citizen, and enjoyed fairly good health until the last years of his life. He died from cancer of the liver. The appreciation of Brahms in the music world grew much after his death. In 1906, Berlin founded the Deutsche Brahmsgesellschaft, with the aim of publishing books about Brahms. Many Brahms societies were also formed in other German and Austrian cities. In the United ...
- 14702: Stess And The Securities Indus
- ... staff. The result is a more ethically motivated industry and recent booms in the market reflect how an honest exchange should work. Even though Wall Street firms have tightened their grip on employees the outside world can still find loopholes in the system and exploit them. In New York City a psychiatrist named Robert Willis had a patient whose husband had a business relationship with Sanford Weill, the former chief executive ...
- 14703: Fidel Castro
- ... from Batiste and his reign of terror. Fidel rallied many men to his cause, but one especially stood out among the rest, Dr. Ernesto "Che" Guavera. The young doctor had seen his share of third world countries and when he met Fidel he helped him train his men in guerrilla warfare. Fidel set up revolts in various Cuban towns and villages. He sabotaged many government complexes and destroyed several arms plants ...
- 14704: Stolen Dreams
- ... that I could tell you that Shankar's story is unique but unfortunately it is not.The United Nations Labour Agency estimates that there are 250 million children from ages 5 - 14 employed aroun the world. These children are making carpets, manufacturing bricks, working in glass and metal factories, in textile factories, in sugar cane fields, in the tobacco industry and they even work making toys. The list goes on and ...
- 14705: Ralph Ellison’s Life
- ... go through hard times without a provider. In Ellison’s early years, he and his family lived among middle class whites. Ellison was endowed with learning and intellectual curiosity. Ellison was introduced to a new world, one that he would make his own. His history, folktales, and music were already important to him. He often wrote about his Afro-American heritage: “There is no point in complaining over the past or ...
- 14706: Mother Teresa
- Mother Teresa Mother Teresa has dedicated her life to helping the poor, the sick, and the dying around the world. She is one of the most well known and respected people of the 20th century. In her speeches she spoke of "blessing the misfortunate" and loving them as well. She also spoke of how easy ...
- 14707: Hammurabi’s Code
- ... sounds like I am going to go there. Hammurabi was more than just a man. He was a man with a plan. And his plan was to construct a tablet of laws for all the world to know. The people of his empire could learn these laws, and the whole civilization would be a better place. So he did construct this table of 8 foot high black stone (it now can ...
- 14708: Alphonse Capone
- ... of this kind of life. Thus, street gangs were seen as an escape, as a freedom, and offered outlets for the youth. Together they were able to form their own society, independent of the adult world and antagonistic to it. Al Capone and Lucky Luciano joined the Five-Pointers during their mid-teens, after being introduced to it by Torrio. It was based on the lower east part of Manhattan. The ...
- 14709: Supertitions
- ... up our soul. The salt would blind the devil until good fortune returned SNEEZ AND GOD WILL BLESS YOU During Roman times it was believed that a sneeze might release one's soul to the world. It was a sign that you were having an internal struggle to hold onto your soul and offering you a blessing was a means of assistance. "God Bless you" was the manifestation of that assistance ...
- 14710: Sweatshops 2
- ... production in the United States, while decreasing the competition of foreign countries. Unfortunately, however, many companies have beaten that trick with a trick of their own. As reported in an article from People s Weekly World, Wal-Mart Little Leaguer garments bear labels that say they are made in the United States, yet they were actually made in Haiti. Who knows how many other companies do the same. The Department of ...
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