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War On Poverty Great Society
1,085 words
Describe the successes and failures of president
Johnson in his attempt to build a great society in
the U. S. A in the years 1963 - 1968 A third of a
century after Lyndon B. Johnson abandoned his
five-year roller coaster as president; his
attempts for the betterment of mankind were not
always met with approval. Conservatives disdain
his Great Society, while liberals excoriate his
Vietnam policy. Reganites group Johnsons tenure
with the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations
in a quartet of pres...
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Vaclav Havel From Playwright To President
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The president of the Czech Republic was not always
a politician. Vaclav Havel's first career was in
the theatre. Throughout his work in drama, Havel
satirized the Communistic government of
Czechoslovakia. He became a dissident because of
his writings and soon began political movements
that eventually brought him to power in his
country. Havel is considered by may to be one of
the best Czech writers there are around today.
Yet, as a president, he is harshly criticized. ;
It is interesting to spec...
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London Oxford University York Schocken Books
1,066 words
... d the inability of the upper classes to
realize the problems they have caused. Similar
symbolism is found in the conviction and lonely
death of Fagin. Here the reader is reminded that
the wealthy are only a trial away from ending up
in the dirt themselves, and in fact are already
dirty with guilt. Therefore, Fagin represents the
unfeeling system that dances and jokes around the
misery of others. He also represents the
underworld itself. This is the opposite of power
and the home of the under...
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Yoko Ono Lonely Hearts
1,235 words
... Beatles embarked on their final U. S. tour,
playing their last live show at San Francisco's
Candlestick Park on August 29 th. From then on,
the band announced, they were going to keep away
from live performances to concentrate on more
elaborate studio productions. Rumors were spread
in the media as the band disappeared from the
public. The Beatles spent much of early 1967 in
the studio, recording their amazing, Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band. This groundbreaking
concept album complete...
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R Martin Luther King Jr
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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, American clergyman
and the best Nobel Peace Prize winner on the face
of this planet, one of the principal leaders of
the American civil rights movement and well-known
supporter of nonviolent protest. Dr. Martin Luther
King Junior challenges to segregation and racial
discrimination in the 1950 s and 1960 s helped
convince many white Americans to support the cause
of civil rights in the United States. After his
assassination in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King
Junior bec...
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The History Of Censorship In Literature And Music
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What is censorship? An encyclopedia defines
censorship as "the control of what people may say
or hear, write or read, or see or do 1. " There
are many reasons why people censor entertainment
such as literature and music. Many governments or
groups try to preserve their standards of morality
by preventing people from learning about or
following other standards 2, commonly found in the
two previously mentioned mediums. There are
different ways to censor things. It can be on a
local level, such as ...
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Hornby Uses Hyperbole Plays A Very Important Part Life
1,524 words
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the theme
of loyalty within Fever Pitch and how Nick Hornby
does so by use of humour, characterisation and
setting. The genre of this novel is that of
humour. Fever Pitch is a book that has no chapters
but a series of match reports that fall into three
time frames within the authors life childhood,
adolescence and manhood. The time span ranges from
1968 to 1992 The novel is an autobiography about
the author, Nick Hornby, a memoir of a life
devoted to Arsen...
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Death Penalty Democratic Party
762 words
The Democratic Party that has produced such great
leaders as Presidents Wilson, Roosevelt, and
Kennedy has fallen to new lows. The corruption
started with President Johnson, and has continued
with morally weak leaders like Carter and Clinton.
Throughout most of the Party are spiritually
insane doctrines such as the right to kill through
abortion, the approval of homosexual lifestyles,
and "the end justifies the means" mentality. While
it is true that Republicans are also lacking in
virtue, they ...
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Romeo And Juliets Movies Differences Similarities
848 words
Essay There are many differences and similarities
between Luhrmanns (1996) version of Romeo and
Juliet, and Zeferellis (1968) version. DISCUSS My
only love sprung from my only Hate. This famous
line has come from a play, which has been made
into a movie many times. This Essay is about two
of those such movies. Romeo and Juliet is one of
William Shakespeare's greatest love stories and
also unfortunately tragedy. In Baz Luhrmanns
(1996) film Shakespeare's famous play is updated
to the hip modern s...
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Journey Through Hell York Pantheon Books
1,772 words
Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the
Middle Ages was born in Florence, Italy on June 5,
1265. He was born to a middle-class Florentine
family. At an early age he began to write poetry
and became fascinated with lyrics. During his
adolescence, Dante fell in love with a beautiful
girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only
twice but she provided much inspiration for his
literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age
left him grief-stricken. His first book, La Vita
Nuova, was writt...
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Journey Through Hell York Pantheon Books
1,891 words
Dante Dantes Inferno Dantes Inferno Dante
Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle
Ages, was born in Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265.
He was born to a middle-class Florentine family.
At an early age he began to write poetry and
became fascinated with lyrics. During his
adolescence, Dante fell in love with a beautiful
girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only
twice but she provided much inspiration for his
literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age
left him grief-stricken. His...
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Journey Through Hell York Pantheon Books
1,851 words
Dantes Inferno Dante Alighieri, one of the
greatest poets of the Middle Ages, was born in
Florence, Italy on June 5, 1265. He was born to
middle-class Florentine family. At an early age he
began to write poetry and became fascinated with
lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell income
with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He
saw her only twice but she provided much
inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her
death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His
first book, La Vita Nuo...
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State And Local Juvenile Delinquency
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Although President Kennedy wasn? t in office for
very long, his actions in and out of the
whitehouse are legendary. When President Kennedy
took the oath of office in 1960 he wasted no time
in cleaning up America. Several bills were enacted
in President Kennedy? s tenor. A lot of the major
ones had to do with crime control. A lot of
President Kennedy? s bills were targeted at
organized crime. Bill S 1653 was singed into
action on September 13 1961. This was an
interstate travel bill. The bill mad...
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Vincent Millay Anne Sexton
838 words
Edna St. Vincent Millay defied the times in which
a woman was to operate, in her life style, and in
her poems, Renascence, My candle burns at both
ends, and I forgot in Camelot, the man I loved in
Rome. She was one of the best known poets of the
1900 s. Her poems were said to be delicate but
outspoken (World book 1968). While in school in
addition to being an exceptional student her
teachers also considered her to be a particularly
bad student, because teachers would give lectures
and she would ...
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Gay And Lesbian People With Aids
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The community I chose to research is the Gay and
Lesbian community. I chose to look at this
community because, as I meet more and more people
in my life, I have found that I come into contact
with many Gay and Lesbian people, and to
understand their issues, would be beneficial to a
social worker. As Berkman and Zinberg (1997),
states, social workers are susceptible to
absorbing the explicit and implicit biases held by
mainstream society. I personally feel that the
more you learn about other comm...
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60 Minutes Television Program
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Since 1968 America has been better enlightened
than previously concerning current events and
happenings around the world. A considerable factor
for this occurrence is the television program 60
Minutes which debuted on the air in September of
1968. Many other television newsmagazine's have
been produced since its creation, however none
have possessed the longevity nor the influence of
60 Minutes. In fact, 60 Minutes, which is owned by
CBS News, was the first regular network news
program to cover ...
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Rock N Roll End Of The Year
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Probably the most popular, influential and
enduring rock group of all time, the Beatles
almost single-handedly reshaped rock n roll from a
genre of throwaway singles by faceless stars to an
artistic medium with memorable images and idols.
The Beatles placed the emphasis on a group, rather
than a single individual, like Frank Sinatra or
Elvis. They also set an example for all rock n
roll bands to follow with their strong sense of
self-determination, going against their record
company and manageme...
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Oedipus Rex Greek Tragedy
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The History of Greek Theater Theater and drama in
Ancient Greece took form in about 5 th century
BCE, with the Sophocles, the great writer of
tragedy. In his plays and those of the same genre,
heroes and the ideals of life were depicted and
glorified. It was believed that man should live
for honor and fame, his action was courageous and
glorious and his life would climax in a great and
noble death. Originally, the hero? s recognition
was created by selfish behaviors and little
thought of service...
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University Of California Denise Levertov
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Caren Irr Rexroth, Kenneth (22 Dec. 1905 - 6 June
1982), poet and translator, was born Kenneth
Charles Marion Rexroth in South Bend, Indiana, the
son of Charles Rexroth, a pharmaceuticals
salesman, and Delia Reed. Owing to Charles rocky
career, the family moved frequently throughout the
northern midwest until Delia died in 1916 and
Charles in 1919. For the next three years, Rexroth
lived with an aunt in Chicago. After his expulsion
from high school, he educated himself in literary
salons, nightc...
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Martin Luther King Jr Lincoln Memorial
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65279; One of the worlds best known advocates
of non-violent social change strategies, Martin
Luther King, Jr. , synthesized ideas drawn from
many different cultural traditions. Born in
Atlanta on January 15, 1929, Kings roots were in
the African- American Baptist church. He was the
grandson of the Rev. A. D. Williams, pastor of
Ebenezer Baptist church and a founder of Atlanta's
NAACP chapter, and the son of Martin Luther King,
Sr. , who succeeded Williams as Ebenezer's pastor
and also became...
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