1948

During the period 1928-1948, the United States experienced the Roaring 20 's, the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, and the beginning of the Cold War. Each of these phases presented Presidential candidates with opportunities to share their positions on the issues. There was a major shift in political party loyalties different from the traditional Republican and big business in the North versus Democrats in the South. There were six Presidential elections from 1928-1948; however, only…

a likable person, but is always someone who does their best to make sure justice is meted out. While there are many types of heroes, ranging from saviors to accidental heroes, a silent man hero is the best way to describe Wesley Hayden from Montana 1948, by Larry Watson. Though some may disagree, Wesley Hayden exemplifies a silent man hero through his choices, motivations, and the consequences of his decisions, he displays traits and tendencies commonly attributed to silent man heroes: saying…

Ariel Sharon was born on February 27, 1928 and died from a stroke on January 11, 2014 after spending eight years in a coma. Over the course of his life, he served in many military and political positions. In his early years, he was a prominent part of the Israeli military, serving as the Major General in 1967, and Chief of Southern Command in 1969. After studying at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and earning a law degree, he began to work his way into the Israeli government. He served as The…

First consider that “The Lottery” concentrates on traditions in which the focus and depth had “been lost long ago” (Jackson, 1948, p. 222). An act that without good reason continues on for the sake of customs, while other’s “already quit lotteries” (Jackson, 1948, p. 224). Yet, they carry on this senseless act of a random pull that results in death, again disclosing that the thoughtless following of leaders gives way to corrupted, sinful acts…

Lottery, in contrast, they held each other in check. As can bee seen in the sentence of “Mrs. Dunbar had small stones in both hands, and she said, gasping for breath, "I can't run at all. You'll have to go ahead and I'll catch up with you."(The Lottery, 1948, pg. 34)”, it is mentioned indirectly that although they were a friend, Mrs. Dunbar regards Mrs. Hutchinson, who is the main character that had been selected and died at the end of the story, as the mean of keeping the tradition (The…

From 1933 to 1948 Newfoundlanders were faced with the possibility of joining the Confederation of Canada. Some historians speculate that Newfoundland was coerced into joining Canada by both Britain and Canada itself because of the financial issues that Newfoundland was facing at the time. Newfoundlanders were concerned about religion, education, and their children. Some Newfoundlanders were debating whether Britain could legally force them to join the Confederation. Newfoundlanders had both…

between Arabs and Jews. On 14 May 1948, the British high commissioner for Palestine left with his staff, and twenty-eight years of British administration for Palestine was ended. These events, led to a major conflict between two races.…

who played a big role in creating Rosholt. He had great ideas and plans. “Actually Jens Rasmussen, who preferred tinkering with machinery to farming, had already been doing some feed grinding before he decided on the water power project” (Rosholt, 1948). John Gilbert Rosholt was another one of the important people that shaped Rosholt. “He made a deal with Jens Rasmussen, who owned a feed mill, to share the water rights on the South Branch of the Little Wolf River. He built a sawmill adjacent to…

Rights was established in the United Kingdoms in 1948. “Human rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end of every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind will strive by teaching and education…” (Syllabus 32). There are a lot of problems facing our world that affects many people in all levels. The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was established in 1948 to set articles in the Declaration for the…

gives you tasks or burdens that prove themselves to be nothing but a pain and a struggle? You fight them because that is your only chance of getting rid of them. Perhaps one of the best examples of this would be the partitioning of Israel in 1948. Before 1948 there was no country known as Israel, there was no state for Jews, there was no place that all followers of Judaism could call home. So when World War II concluded the United Nations declared that the Palestinians would have to abandon…