1962

inner strife and difficulties forming connections through his eccentric writing style. Cummings, often referred to as e.e. cummings, lived in a Unitarian family in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Born on October 14th, 1894 (CUMMINGS, E(dward) E(stlin) 1894-1962), Cummings grew up with his two parents and sister, Elizabeth. As a child, his stay…

On October 13, 1962, the Cobra is in its first race; however, it breaks a rear hub and can not finish the race. The time spent racing, nonetheless, is enough to prove that the Cobra is quicker and more agile than the newly revealed Corvette Stingray. In January of 1963…

struggle. In the year 1962, Soviet and American tensions are at an all-time high as the Soviet Union assembles nuclear warheads on Cuban soil, just miles off the coast of Florida. Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union and John F Kennedy, President of the United States engaged in dozens of heated debates and conversations involving Fidel Castro, the Prime Minister of Cuba. These debates and negotiations laid the foundations for the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, the closest the…

According to the film, Max Cady is a sexual predator of young girls. Gregory Peck acts well by playing Sam Bowden, a lawyer, under which an ex-con terrorizes his family against whom the lawyer had initially testified in a rape case. As the tensions become more intensive, it is clear that the intended victim by Cady is not actually Bowden, but Nancy, a fourteen-year-old girl who is his daughter. Therefore, the main point of the film in regards to suspense is whether a man can assault a…

On April 10, 1962, as the United States emerged from recession, the nation's largest steel companies raised their prices by an unjustifiable amount. President John F. Kennedy was not so pleased with the outrageous decision of the steel company. John F. Kennedy addresses a speech to the press on April 11, 1962. The speech was a classical argumentation, rhetoric, and cause and effect. The president uses strategies such as diction uniting the American people and persuasive appeal, putting pressure…

To examine this relationship, Capra and Dittes (1962) solicited male (N=100) freshmen attending Yale University to participate in a group study; which was really a study of birth-order bias. The results indicated that 36% of those who agreed to participate were first-born and 18% were later-born. The…

Wilt Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known as "Wilt the Stilt" for his height of 7'1" frame, Chamberlain was a Harlem Globetrotter before joining the Philadelphia Warriors. He accomplished an average of 30.1 points per game over his career and holds several records, including for the most points scored in one regular season 4,029. And most points scored in a single game (100). Chamberlain was introduced into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. He…

the Salem Witch Trials, which occurred in Salem Village, Massachusetts, from March to September 1692. The incident began when two young girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams started to behave oddly. (Events that changed America) In February of 1962, Parris and Williams began to slip into trances, blurting nonsensical phrases, cowering in corners, and collapsing in epileptic-like fits. The Father of Parris, Reverend Samuel Parris, invited many doctors to his home to examine the children.…

Like with the assists, there is much more to football than just goals and Garrincha showed that in 1962 when Pelé was injured. His performance in 1962 was such class that many people call it “Garrincha’s World Cup” Mario Zagallo, Garrincha and Pelé’s teammate during the 1962 world cup, said “I have only ever seen two players win a World Cup alone: Garrincha in 1962 and Maradona in 1970” (Garrincha- The Genius of Dribble). During this World Cup Garrincha was unstoppable winning the golden boot…

the US were concerned that if South Vietnam was defeated, other countries would “fall” to communism. This fear became known as the domino theory. America immediately offered military support to South Vietnam and asked Australia to do the same. In 1962, Australia sent administrative support to South Vietnam. As the war continued and the Vietcong advanced, the Australian government announced it would send armed forces. The government reintroduced conscription, with the first ballot held on 10…