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- 16881: Mark Twain 2
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, is perhaps the most distinguished author of American Literature. Next to William Shakespeare, Clemens is arguably the most prominent writer the world has ever seen. In 1818, Jane Lampton found interest in a serious young lawyer named John Clemens. With the Lampton family in heavy debt and Jane only 15 years of age, she soon arried John ...
- 16882: Military Governments
- ... or the particular persons in office should appropriately wield authority, the question can be asked--are military governments legitimate? In a timocracy, according to Plato, the state is based on ambition and love honor and war. When considering the idea of honor, the military is then concerned with the rationalization of its occupancy of the state and are hence subject to institute a civilian-run government. It is also necessary to ...
- 16883: The Prime Minister of Great Britain
- ... head and does not have any real power. The PM is a link between the monarch and the Government, he keeps the Queen aware of what goes on with the Cabinet, the Government and the world at large. Although the Queen is a fictional figure and has no real power she can damage the reputation of the Government and the entire country by one careless word. It is the Prime Minister ...
- 16884: Martin Luther King Jr. 5
- Nearly three centuries ago, African slaves were brought to the New World and put into slavery. They were treated more cruelly in the United States than in any other country that had ever practiced slavery, and ever since its prohibition, African-Americans have fought oppression. Martin Luther ...
- 16885: Martin Luther King Jr. 6
- ... resistance from national political leaders. The FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's extensive efforts to undermined King's leadership grew during 1967 as urban racial violence increased and King criticized American intervention in the Vietnam war. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while seeking to assist a garbage workers' strike in Memphis. After his death, King remained a controversial symbol of the African-American civil rights struggle, praised by many ...
- 16886: Maya Angelou 3
- ... Richard lost his even more. He was "..yearning for a Chicano past ", But could only get it through a museum. They both overcame the adversity of the "Gringos" ,and schooling by "Caesar." The read the world as it was and is and led prosperous (prosperous not pertaining by "Caesar's" definition) lives.
- 16887: Diplomatic Immunity
- ... Rejection of a diplomatic mission produces unwanted tension between nations and jeopardizes current progress. Many times the crime goes unpunished. Something must be said for the diplomats doing their job every day and making this world a little safer to live in. Most diplomats are courteous law abiding citizens of the sending country. Out of respect for the host country and to protect the integrity of the mission most diplomats follow ...
- 16888: Development of Major Political Parties in America
- ... systems since 1854. Realignment of the parties have occurred about every 30 years. The first four were in 1828, 1860, 1896 and 1932 due to democratization of parties, slavery and the Great Depression. The Vietnam War and urban unrest caused what may have been the most recent realignment of the parties but the Republicans have not been altogether successful in this attempt, partly due to the Watergate scandal. We may be ...
- 16889: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... he became convinced that India would receive no real freedom as long as it remained in the British Empire. Early in WWII, he demanded immediate independence as India s price for aiding Britain in the war. He was imprisoned for the third time, from 1942 to 1944. Gandhi s victory came in 1947 when India won independence. The subcontinent split into two countries (India and Pakistan) and brought Hindu- Muslim riots ...
- 16890: Malcolm X 2
- ... next few years; Malcolm X was a major and widely publicized figure. This had its good and bad side. It was good because it spread the ideas of the Nation of Islam all across the WORLD, but also put Malcolm X in an awkward position since he received a lot of publicity. Because of all the attention he got, many of the nation of Islam's members became jealous. As a ...
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