Hitler
.... he was voted into power , in March and was elected without a
parliament. Hitler proclaimed a "New Germany." He believed that German culture
was to be kept solid. His way of purifying their race was to burn books
Americans, Jew, and Non-Germans. The philosophy was that if you destroy the
ideas in the books, you destroy the people's ability to hold and be aware of any
other beliefs than what they are told. The people of Germany were not exposed to
any ideas that contradicted the beliefs of Hitler. Hitler believed and was
correct, that if you destroy and reason for someone to disagree with you, you
limit the person's knowledge which .....
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James A. Garfield
.... and became the infantry's colonel. He fought at Shiloh in April 1862,
served as a chief of staff in the Army of the Cumberland, saw action at
Chickamauga in September of 1863.
When the Union victories had been few in 1862, he successfully led a
brigade at Middle Creek, Kentucky, against Confederate troops. And in
1862, at the age of 31, he became brigader general, only to be made a major
general in 1863.
Meanwhile, in 1862, he was elected by fellow Ohioans to The United
States House of Representatives. He was persuaded by President Lincoln to
resign his army job and remain in Congress. Said Lincoln, "It is eas .....
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James Cook
.... it kept the world in balance, however Cook was unable to find it.
In October of 1769 Cook became the first European man to visit New Zealand. In
April of 1770 the Endeavor sailed to Botany Bay on the east coast of Australia.
Cook claimed the entire east coast of Australia for Great Britain. He returned
to England in July of 1771. During this voyage, from 1678 - 1771, Cook became
the first ship captain to prevent an outbreak of scurvy. Cook had heard that
scurvy was caused by a lack of fresh vegetables and fruits. To prevent an
outbreak he served his sailor's fruit and sauerkraut. In July of 1772 Cook set
off on his second .....
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James Earl Jones: A Voice In The Crowd
.... me James Earrrrl instead of James Uhl, as it had sounded in the
South@(40).
After the initial shock of hearing Northern dialect, Jones Aquickly
absorbed this different rhythm and style@ and embarked on the first half of a
long vocal journey leading to his distinctive speaking style. Until he was 14
years old, James Earl Jones rarely spoke mostly due to shyness, preferring
silence to the sound of his own voice.
Around the age of 10, James Earl Jones witnessed his brother, Randy,
having an epileptic seizure. His grandmother applied the only remedy she knew -
a thimbleful of bluing dye - and told James Earl to run for help. Af .....
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James Joyce
.... James Augustine Aloysius Joyce. His mother was a mild woman who
had intelligent opinions but didn't express them. His father was a violent,
quick tempered man who was a medical student and politician. He was educated
in Dublin at Jesuit school's his whole life. In 1888, he went to Clongeswood
College, but his father lost his job and James had to withdraw. He graduated in
October of 1902, from Royal University. He was fascinated by the sounds of
words and by the rhythms of speech since he first started school. He was
trained by the Jesuits who at one time hoped he would join their order; but
Joyce became estranged fro .....
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Jerry Seinfield
.... -there's nothing they can do about it”. “You go to the store to buy
Grape Nuts. No grapes, no nuts. What's the story there.”. “If he's the best
man why is the bride marrying the groom?” Jerry has not only contributed to
his fellow comedians and the comedians to comes. He has made a difference in
many peoples lives. For example, on Thursday night almost every one I know
snuggles up in front of there television to watch Seinfeld, a sitcom staring
Jerry Seinfeld. The next day you can hear them using dialogue from the show and
laughing amongst themselves. It is as it his dialogue and situations he creates
are being reenact .....
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Jesse Jackson: A Brief Biography
.... to go!" Jesse Jackson boycotted the Academy Awards last year, because only
on African-American was nominated. However no less of an authority than Denzel
Washington, says that Jesse Jackson overreacted. "I didn't really think that
there were any Oscar worthy African-American performances," said the actor in
a recent interview. Jesse Jackson was standing next to Martin Luther King, when
he was assassinated. Let's just hope that Jesse Jackson doesn't meet the same
fate.
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JFK: His Life And Legacy
.... impressed on their children
that their country had been good to the Kennedys. Whatever
benefits the family received from the country they were told,
must be returned by performing some service for the
country(Anderson 12). The Kennedy clan included Joe, Jr., Bobby,
Ted and their sisters, Eunice, Jean, Patricia, Rosemary, and
Kathleen. Joe, Jr., was a significant figure in young John's life
as he was the figure for most of John's admiration. His older
brother was much bigger and stronger than John and took it upon
himself to be John's coach and protector. John's childhood was
full of sports, fun and activity. This all ended when J .....
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Jim Bridger
.... Utah war or Mormon war. In 1865 he guided the powder river
expedition. And also became the first person to measure the bozeman trail
(600 miles) from fort laramie, Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana.
James Bridger was just about the most famous explorer of the American West.
In honor of his travels, The Bridger Mountains, Bridger pass and Bridger
National Forest are among the places named for him. And on July 17, 1881
James Bridgers life came to an end, just near Kansas City.
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Joan Of Arc
.... for kings had been held for over centuries
before him. Since Reims was captured, Charles the VII, who had not yet been
crowned; was still called the Dauphin. When Joan had these visions of Saint
Catherine and Saint Margaret, she told her family and friends. When she told
her father, he would not let her go. After when these Visions told her that
England and Burgundy, England's ally, were going to capture Orleans, one of
France's last strong forces, she knew she had to react. She needed to go to the
governor of Vaucouleurs, an agent of the Dauphin, and convince him to give her
an army to escort her to the Dauphin.
She first .....
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James Bryant Conant
.... 50 words per
minute. On the opposite end, there is a downfall to this idea of separation of
classes. Students are put into certain groups and therefore they become
stereotyped into certain categories. A person at a high intelligent level may
be called a "brain" while a person at a low intelligent level may be called
"stupid". The students therefore form an identity with the group they belong
to and use this identity to predict their future success. For example, a person
of low intelligent probably does not feel much hope for obtaining a white
collar job and he probably feels he has to resort to a blue collar job based o .....
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John Adams
.... politician became the
Secretary of State and Hamiliton, a young, outspoken New Yorker lawyer, became
the Secretary of the Treasury (Ferling, 1992). Jefferson, like Adams, had also
signed the Declaration of Independence. Hamilton, however, was the only cabinet
member relatively unknown to Adams (Ferling, 1992). It was Hamilton, nonetheless,
who excelled during this new administration by initiating numerous, innovative,
and often controversial programs, many of which were quite successful. Adams and
Hamil ton were both Federalists. Unlike Hamiliton, Adams was more moderate
(Smelser & Gundersen, 1975). During this first adminis .....
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