1. Jackie Robinson
Five questions were asked to find the history of suicidal behavior. ... The SSB is a 5-point scale that scales the lifetime history of suicidal behavior. In this study, (1) indicates no history of suicidal behavior, (2) a history of suicidal ideas, (3) a history of suicidal behavior, (4) a history of mild suicidal acts, and (5) a history of at least on serious attempt (Pfeffer et al., 1979). ... Hispanics were found to have a greater history of self-harmful behavior than Whites. ... Fernquist just followed the methodology of Steffensmeier (1989) and calculated percentages to find out the re...
As a talented actress, Winfrey has appeared in the motion pictures The Color Purple (1985), Native Son (1986), and in the television move The Women of Brewster Place (1989). ... Oprah has proved to have made a permanent mark on American history. ...
In 1989 her achievements were honored at the John F. ... She is truly one of the most prominent figures in American history for her contributions to this society. ... This method has been proven effective throughout history, and proved effective during this time in the civil rights movement. ... In conclusion, Rosa Park's simple act of protest sparked a movement that inspired many, and changed the course of history. ...
African American History It is often taught that the social and economic conditions of African Americans have been one of America's greatest struggles. ... In 1989 General Colin Powell became the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. ... He is the first Black Secretary of State in the United States History. ... Douglas Wilder was elected the Governor of Virginia, the first elected black governor in American History. ... There is nowhere that such a quote is more evident than in the American Social history. ...
ther he was the Medgar Evers or James Meredith in Mississippi, at a session with Robert Kennedy in New York, on a speaking tour for the Congress of Racial Equality, or helping in the voter registration in Alabama, Baldwin was committed "to end the racial nightmare of our country and change the history of the world" (http://www.galenet.com, pg. 15). ...
Never in the bible are we encouraged to imagine that conspiracy is the grand explanation of history or the overarching issue of causality in human affairs. ... Conspiracy theories (rumors, myths, urban legends) have a long history throughout the world. ... The freedom domain website documents the history of conspiracies as far back as 1090 AD with the formation of Christianity and the first recorded secret society known as the Essenes. ...
"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction of America. (Alexander 20). W.E.B. Du Bois reminds us that former slaves had "a brief moment in the sun" before returning to a status akin to slavery. In many schools ac...
Stories such as this are repeated over and over in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States: In January 1961, James Meredith, an African-American, applied for admission to the University of Mississippi. ... (Law) The history of Supreme Court rulings concerning school desegregation is one of initial unwillingness to dictate solutions, followed by growing impatience with the speed of integration in many jurisdictions, culminating in detailed and sometimes drastic orders for complete and immediate desegregation, and finally some backing off in the 1970's from hard-lin...
