.... (1779--81); during this time he proposed that Virginia abolish the slave trade and assure religious freedom, but he did not achieve this. He was not very successful in organizing Virginian resistance to the British military operations there and would come under criticism for his lack of leadership. Returning to the Continental Congress in 1783, Jefferson drafted the policy organizing the Northwest Territory and secured the adoption of the decimal system of coinage. He was sent to France in 1784 with Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams to negotiate commercial treaties and the next year succeeded Franklin as ambassador there. In .....

.... program, the Marshall Plan, to help bring relief to war torn nations in Europe. The plan stipulated that the United States war prepared to assist Europe on certain terms. The European countries were to (1) Confer and Determine their needs on a continental basis; (2) show what resources they could put into a common pool for economic rebuilding; (3) stabilize their currencies; and (4) try to remove trade barriers so that goods could flow freely throughout the continent. With the assistance of the Marshall Plan, Western Europe began to recover from the ravages of war. Marshall's effort to include the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe .....

.... a Black Muslim temple in Detroit, and took the well known name of Malcolm X. In 1958 he married Betty Shabazz, and together they had six daughters. By the early 1960s, the Nation of Islam had become well known and Malcolm was their most known and popular speaker. In 1963, however, the Black Muslims silenced Malcolm for his remark that the assination of United States President John F. Kennedy was like "the chickens coming home to roost." In the following year, Malcolm broke with the Nation of Islam and formed a secular black nationalist group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU). In 1964 Malcolm made a haj .....

.... his first poems for the Harvard Monthly Journal (Smelstor 455). After earning his Master’s at Harvard, he then moved on to volunteering as an ambulance driver in France during WWII. “From his experiences in La Ferte’ Mace’ (a detention camp) he accumulated material for his documentary ‘novel,’ The Enormous Room (1922), one of the best war books by an American” (Triem 2). After a lifetime of literary achievement, “Cummings died in Conway, NH, on Sept. 3, 1962” at the age of 68 (Ulanov 565). Thus, his early childhood and his later years helped to shape him into such a we .....

.... "bore this social tension - on one hand, they used to tell me everything at home, and on the other, they used to work our minds at school. And so this collision between two worlds gave birth to such social tension inside me that somehow defined the path I was to follow for the rest of my life." Aleksandr had little literary education and read few western novels, and later said he regretted it (Major 20TH Century Writers, p 2792-2793). *After grade school Aleksandr went to the University of Rostov-on-Don and graduated in 1941, majoring in mathematics and physics (Encarta 99). After he graduated, he served as a captain of artiller .....

.... South. (161,162 Perry) Douglass did not support this idea because it would not result in the complete abolition of slavery. Blacks deserved just as much freedom as whites. He believed that the South had committed treason, and the Union must rebel by force if necessary. Astonished by Garrison's thoughts, Douglass realized that abolition was truly a war between whites. Garrison, and many others, had failed to see the slaves as human beings. Were blacks then supposed to be irretrievably black in a white world ? Where is the freedom and hope if all great things are privilege only to the whites? Douglass resolved never agai .....

.... her last words. To truly believe such a thing after being abused by the Nazis is quite remarkable indeed. I am very sure that most people, including myself, would have thought that the world was a completely corrupt and humans are naturally cruel if they’d have gone through such times. I believe that Anne has the ability to say such a thing because of her great unselfishness and love for all of G-d’s creatures. I also believe that if Anne could have written in her diary after she had gone to the concentration camp, she would have said the exact same thing. Because of her cheerfulness and undying courage, Anne was .....

.... "Give Peace a Chance" in our hotel room in Montreal, and I had it rush released (Rolling Stone 229). In January of 1970 I wrote and recorded "Instant Karma" in one day and had it released (Rolling Stone 229). Three months later, Yoko and I flew to Los Angeles for four months of primal scream therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov (Rolling Stone 229). Because of this experience the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was made (Rolling Stone 229). In 1971 I moved to the United States to continue my campaign for peace (World Book 197). That year, the US Government made continual attempts to deport me (Rolling Stone 229). A protest .....

.... Theological Seminary until he joined the civil rights movement full time in 1965. Before graduating he joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), led by Martin Luther King Jr. King appointed him to the head of Operation Breadbasket in Chicago. In 1971 Rev. Jesse L. Jackson formed Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity.) In the 1970s, Jackson traveled throughout the United States in a campaign for education against drug abuse and gangs. In the 1980s Jackson launched the National Rainbow Coalition to campaign for equal rights for African Americans, women, and homosexuals. Jesse L. Jackson was the .....

.... Americana). In 1901, Edward is the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland and empire of India (Encyclopedia Americana, 544). Edward takes place in many public duties, has a close interest in politics, and has an intrest in the military. He opposed attemps to reduce public spending on the armed forces (Langguth,129).In 1904, Edward contributed to the Entente Cordiale, and the Anglo Russian Agreement of 1907 (www.ukdb.web.aol.com). While at throne, Edward helps support the Territorial and Reserve Forces Acts, helped find Royal College of Music,witnessed the conservative party split,opposed woman's suffrage, an .....