...Timeline Part II NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 3 assignment entitled. “Timeline Part II.” NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin. NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part II up to 250 words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1619 - 1865 | Slavery began with in 1619 with the first slaves brought to Virginia as indentured servants. As time goes by, slavery becomes more popular, to help with farming large farms or plantations. Though the Declaration of Independence in 1776 states that “all men are created equal” this did not apply to people of color. By the time the Civil War starts, slavery is big business, and the south is fighting for the right to keep it. In 1865 the U.S. abolishes slavery with the 13th Amendment. | 2) The socio-cultural...
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...Timeline Part II NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 3 assignment entitled. “Timeline Part II.” NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin. NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part II up to 250 words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 16th Century – 19th Century | I found this excerpt from Robert Francis Engs from the Macmillan Information Now Encyclopedia: The history of African American slavery in the United States can be divided into two periods: the first coincided with the colonial years, about 1650 to 1790; the second lasted from American independence through the Civil War, 1790 to 1865. Prior to independence, slavery existed in all the American colonies and therefore was not an issue of sectional debate. With the arrival of independence...
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...Paul Privitera MGMT 5894 The Leadership of Michael Corleone Biographical Sketch Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, is the main character in the Godfather movie trilogy. He is the youngest son of Vito Corleone, and brother of Sonny, Fredo, and Connie Corleone. In the first Godfather, Michael is introduced in his 20’s. He was enrolled in Dartmouth college, but to the chagrin of his family, he dropped out to join the Marines during WW II. He was awarded for his military service in the Pacific, and re-enlisted at Dartmouth. Michael did not want anything to do with his the Corleone family business. His father knew that he was destined for better things as well, and wanted him to go into politics. However, as his father got older and the mafia landscape evolved, Michael was forced to involve himself. After an attempted assassination on his father, Michael felt it was his duty to defend his father. In retaliation, Michael suggests that the people that tried to murder his father must be killed. He decides that he will be the one to avenge his father, and kills both men in a restaurant. Shortly after, Michael flees to Sicily for two years. While in Sicily, he got married to a woman named Appollonia. After he is married, he learns that his brother Sonny was killed back home. His wife was then killed by a car bomb which was intended for Michael. Since Sonny was murdered, Michael decides to return home to serve as the new heir apparent to the Corleone family. ...
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...The Godfather 1 Film Review Student’s name: Institutional Affiliations: The Godfather is a 1972 crime film based on Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy. Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola did the screenplay. The film stars Al Pacino and Marlon Brando as the main characters in the story. Set in New York, Nevada and Sicily in the years between 1944 and 1955, the film follows the experiences of the family of Vito Corleone, the head of a powerful Mafia family in New York. In 1945, tycoon and drug dealer Sollozzo, with the backing of the Tattaglia family, asks for Vito’s backing through his connection with politicians, in Sollozzo’s drug business, in exchange for which he promises Corleone immense profits. Corleone is unyielding and Sollozzo begins a war among the five families of the New York Mafia. Sollozzo first attempts to assassinate Vito Corleone, but Corleone survives and is taken to hospital, where a second attempt on his life is foiled by Michael, his youngest son. While Vito is in hospital, Sonny, Vito’s oldest son, takes over running the family business. Sollozzo further kidnaps Tom Hagen, Vito’s right-hand man, to put pressure on Sonny to agree to his terms. In retaliation for his father’s attack, Sonny successfully arranges for the killing of Tattaglia’s son. Michael then machinates a plan to get rid of Sollozzo and McCluskey, a corrupt police officer and associate of Sollozzo. Under the...
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...Corbucci's classic Spaghetti Western is quite influential for a variety of reasons. Firstly, it introduced Franco Nero as a cool leading man, taking cues from Eastwood's performance in Sergio Leone's work, but managing to establish his own character. Django's weapons are rememberable as well, such as his trademark coffin which he drags behind him. The coffin holds his signature weapon: a large machine gun turret (a reference to this film can be seen in Robert Rodriguez' Desperado, which had guns within a similar looking guitar case). Corbucci's film also added to the foundations of the standard spaghetti western that Leone had established, by introducing gory violence and scenes of torture, which added a darker element to the genre. Ears are...
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...The Book That Changed Our Thinking The Godfather by Mario Puzo has been around for over 40 years. Published in 1969, it introduced society to the world of the Italian immigrants in New York City. Everyone has read this book can relate to it since it was produced. In this review, we will look at how “The Godfather” effected our minds as Americans, what effects it had on American politics, and American ethics. The Godfather was published during a rocky time in America’s history. Black power groups were increasing, people were starting to become more liberal with sex and drugs use, and the Vietnam War loomed in the background of every heart. Society was beginning to lose faith in the American government. “The Godfather” simply connected to everyone that read it. The story of an eye for an eye, sex scenes, and revenge running parallel with the slow destruction of the Corleone family captured our hearts. “The Godfather” with his solid family and supreme power on both sides of the law, loomed in the public imagination as a figure ironically sympathetic and even nostalgic. Seldom has a literary character had such a major impact on popular culture.” ("Critical Context" Masterpieces of American Fiction Ed. Steven G. Kellman. eNotes.com, Inc. 2000 eNotes.com, n.d.) The Godfather helped its reader understand what the American Dream was suppose to be and allowed us to understand how tainted it had become. With so much turmoil going on in America during the late 60s and 70s...
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...Build a powerful community. Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me. ~Vito Corleone Uttered in the iconic rasp of Marlon Brando, the words of Vito Corleone illustrate how he creates a loyal community among those he has helped. Moore says, "By granting these favors and helping people with their problems, Vito Corleone is building a network of influence—relationships that may or may not deliver a specific or quantifiable return, but all which serve to strengthen his power base and which have the potential to be reciprocal in the long run." Moore says building strategic partnerships enables companies to work through challenging markets and fast-track overall success. "As a CEO, I see it as part of my job to be a super connector, networking with the technology and investment community without an expectation of reciprocation. Partnerships forged through time, trust, and mutual benefit—such as those Axcient has built with HP, Ingram-Micro, and a vast network of service providers and resellers—are the types of community relationships that bring about the greatest returns." 2. Hold people accountable. What's the matter with you? I think your brain is going soft. ~Vito Corleone The Godfather reminds us of the importance of being tough when necessary. "As soon as Vito Corleone allowed a few moments of weakness to be seen by his enemy, they attempted to assassinate him. And it was largely because of failures of his team," Moore observes. "In...
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...When he attended his daughter's wedding, he saw Michael, his youngest son. Michael looked as if was not interested in being part of the business. Vito was powerful and he appreciated those who respected him, yet, he had no mercy on those who do not. Then a competitive man wanted to be under Don's influence. However, Vito did not accept that. As a result, a conflict happened between Vito old ways and the people who wanted new ways to follow. Which may lead Michael to do something he did not want to do, which was staring a mob war against all the mafia families that could put the Corleone family...
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...Summary: In the essay, “The Godfather’s Essential Morality” by Louis Baxter it explains how The Godfather is very honest. Baxter states that this book is moral because it doesn’t portray the world to be something its not. It is very straight forward and shows human beings as they are. Baxter gives different examples of why he feels The Godfather is completely moral. In The Godfather Puzo presents several different social ironies, according to Baxter. His opinion about this book being moral came from the different accounts of social irionies that Puzo put forward. Things such as the family unit being key to surviving in the world, a poor immigrant that is truly honorable, or even characters not wasting time on the wishing wells of life. Baxter also elaborated on how The Godfather is often remembered as a story about criminals but with all the lessons taught in the book it is way more than that. Baxter’s review of this book shows how the story is much more complex than just a story about criminals. It shows how Baxter see’s the deep point of the book and its morality. Response: I agree with Baxter that The Godfather is a book based on morals and honesty. Puzo shows us many things that can coincide with my agreement. This novel is moral because it shows that having a family unit is very important to survival. From my own experience I can vouch that this is true, Without my family i woulnt have any support system and i would be on my own. I wouldnt be where i am today without...
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...Chance Oubre February 25,2015 Orientation 1000 After reading doing assessment 1, I believe that I am a type B. I believe this because all of the details given almost exactly match me. Type B are very laid back as I am. They are not easily stressed nor am I. Type B can delay work and do it in the last moment so can I. Type B’s can be an achiever but the lack of sense of urgency helps them not feel stressed. All of these traits match the traits that I believe I have. After doing assessment 2, I learned that I am an INTJ or a strategist. I am private independent and self-confident. I strive for perfection and achievement. I am a gifted strategists with analytical, conceptual and objective mind. I am flexible and like to formulate contingency plans. I am able to see reasons behind things. This assessment also shows famous and fictional INJT’s and one of them is Michael Corleone from the Godfather and Dr. House from the TV show House both who are a characters that I always liked and felt connected too. I believe that this assessment describes my personality perfectly. My career path is not listed on my assessment. But I believe that this doesn’t really matter. I want to be a Process Techinican. I believe that I can bring a different out look to the workplace. If you give me a task I may not get it done right away. It will still get done and done to perfection. I will strategize the best and quickest way to get things done even. I may find a better, safer, and quicker way to...
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...Katarzyna Pyrek II MU AN ! ! The Italian American Cinema ! ! The crucial and influential part of the American Cinema represents the Italian American Cinema. The Italian American Cinema can be defined as films made by Italian Americans about relationships between Italians and Americans in the United States (Moliterno 2002:433). The Italian cinema has been appreciated and adored in the United Stated from its beginnings. Especially valued were its artistic and cultural quality, as well as the ability to transmit the values of the European history into films (Brunetta 2009:9). The reciprocal influences between Italian and American cinema date back to 1912 and have a Polish accent: in that year George Kleine, a film distributor from Chicago, purchased distribution rights to the film Quo vadis? based on the novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. After 1912 numerous Italian films flooded America: frequently used motives were Napoleonic campaigns and Homeric battles. Popular titles of movies from that period include Cajus Julius Caesar, Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (The Last Days of Pompei), Spartacus among many others. Historicalmythological films became inspirational for such directors as David Llewelyn Wark „D.W.” Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. After World War I popularity in the United States of America gained stars of the early Italian cinema: Francesca Bertini, Lyda Borelli and Pina Menichelli (Brunetta 2009:10). Another crucial moment in the relationship of American and Italian...
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...Historical artifacts such as tommy guns, torture equipment, speakeasy memorabilia and spying equipment adorn glass display cases, providing enough evidence to convince guests of the authenticity of accompanying information. The most impressive of these is the actual piece of wall against which seven mob associates were shot in 1929 as part of the Al Capone orchestrated Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. I’m sure an argument could be made that preserving a piece of wall from a famous event represents the excessive “museification” of the world, whereby everything with even the most minor connection to a historic event must be protected. In its defense though, the wall did feature bullet holes and the blood stains of victims, which hopefully differentiated it from the other brickwork in the...
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...Evelyn Cross was one of the most important characters in Chinatown because of her knowledge of the overall situation that Mr. Gittes was trying to figure out. Probably the strongest words Evelyn Cross claimed is, “…she’s my sister, she’s my daughter…” That scene changed the point of view the film and the situation, it changed Mr. Gittes from wanted to take Evelyn Cross behind bars to want to protect her by helping her run away from her father. That symbolizes the difference in characters because in the other film, most of the parts that feature Jane are romanticized. How the characters acted in the cities were not a surprise but not completely expected, although the films were based on different periods of time, the cities were given similar characteristics but not similar appearances. It’s what is to be expected from the time they...
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...American History Timeline Part III Tricia Bilbrey Grand Canyon University HIS 221 June 10, 2012 American History Timeline Part III Timeline Part III Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 5 assignment entitled, “Timeline Part III.” NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin. NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part III to a maximum of 13 pages (not including a reference page). Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History Time Period/Date(s) Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History 1) The evolution of the causes of World War I. 1914-1918 Serbians protested the Austrians in Bosnia thus causing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. This event set off the war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Mutual defense alliances caused an explosion in several countries supporting the others. Russian as an ally of Serbia mobilized causing Germany to react through Belgium, pulling Britain into the war. The governments of Germany and Austria-Hungary were very militaristic and aggressive when...
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...University of Phoenix Material Islamic and Byzantine Civilizations Worksheet Part I: Timeline Create a timeline of the Islamic and Byzantine civilizations, listing any major events in each civilization’s history. Islamic Civilization • ca. 570- Birth of Muhammad • 622- Beginning of the Muslim calendar • 632- Death of Muhammad • 644-656- Rapid conquests in Egypt and Iran • 656-661- Contested Caliphate of Ali • 680- Second civil war begins with the death of al-Husayn Byzantine Civilization • 313- Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan • 410- Rome invaded by Visigoths under Alaric • 451-453- Europe invaded by the Huns under Attila • 488- Theodoric establishes kingdom of Ostrogoths in Italy • 732- Charles Martel defeats Arabs at Tours You may create your own timeline using Microsoft® Word or you may use any of the timeline creators online. However, if you use an online resource, you must provide a web link to the completed timelines or a screenshot of your timelines. You may also use the University of Phoenix Timeline Builder. Part II: Cultural Contributions Complete the following matrix with at least one element for each category. |Civilization |Intellectual |Artistic Forms or |Architecture |Religious Beliefs |Traditions | | |Contributions |Contributions | | | ...
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