Kabot-Zinn clarifies that it is only required to pay attention and see things as they are in order to activate awareness‚ it does not require alteration. An attitude that can determine if awareness is activated is non-striving. When we just simply observe our thinking process and sensations rather than criticizing ourselves‚ we are allowing these things that we experience to be here in the present moment with us. Criticisms would only stimulate more negative thoughts and emotions. Moreover‚ our minds
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l. He was in charge of American Alliance for Labor and Democracy union. 13. What was the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy union? m. The purpose was to unify sentiment in the nation‚ was opposed to war. 14. What did Schenk vs US lead to in 1917? n. The espionage and sedition acts. 15. What were the espionage and seditin acts? o. IT was a
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U.S. vs. John Lennon My overall reaction to the movie U.S. vs. John Lennon was that the government was wrong and acted unfairly towards John Lennon and Yoko. Before watching this movie I was not aware of any of the incidents that had happened. I had heard of John Lennon and that he was part of the Beetles but I didn’t even know that he was dead or was murdered. I was very shocked to find out how the government had treated him and the lengths they had went to‚ to try to get rid of him. It was very
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the Holocaust. Although oppression had been a big issue since the start of the war‚ she protected her friends and family as best as she could‚ and still managed to end her fight with people she loved. This can also been seen In Black Like Me when John Howard Griffin changed his skin color from white
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Howard Zinn (August 24‚ 1922 – January 27‚ 2010) was an American historian‚ academic‚ author‚ playwright‚ and social activist. Before and during his tenure as a political science professor at Boston University from 1964-88 he wrote more than 20 books‚ which included his best-selling and influential A People’s History of the United States.[2] He wrote extensively about the civil rights and anti-war movements‚ as well as of the labor history of the United States. His memoir‚ You Can’t Be Neutral on
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Zinn Chapter 11 Questions (Partial through Emma Goldman) 1. What was the technology that transformed the work-place from 1865-1900? What economic and social effects did the new technology have on American society? 2. Why did it “take money to make money” during the period of rapid economic expansion after the Civil War? 3. How many railroad workers were killed or injured in 1889? Why did so many workers die on the job? 4. How did J.P. Morgan justify his methods of doing business? 5. Are there
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9/18/10 A People’s History of the United States Chapter 2 What are the origins of slavery? Since the arrival of the Virginians to the New World‚ they were desperate for labor. The Virginians were unable to grow enough food to stay alive. During the winter‚ they were reduced to roaming the woods for nuts and berries and digging up graves to eat the corpses until five hundred colonists were reduced to sixty. They couldn’t force the Indians to work for them because they were outnumbered and despite
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Chapter 10 The Other Civil War 1. What factors contributed to the growth of monopolies before the Civil War? What are some examples of monopolies formed in the 1850s? 2. What role did the federal and state governments play in the creation of monopolies? 3. Define “working-class consciousness.” Use the following documents to help you. a. 1827 “Address…before the Mechanics and Working Classes…of Philadelphia” b. 1829 Francis Wright’s speech on July 4th c. 1829 George
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English 101 Jimmy Johns vs. Subway When the craving for delicious sandwich hits the tip of your tongue‚ making the choice between Subway and Jimmy Johns is always a tough decision. Although there are similarities between the two‚ there are still certain differences that point people in different directions. Most consider the variety of sandwiches‚ the ingredients used and the amount of time it takes from order to delivery. Although Subway and Jimmy Johns are competitors‚ they do have their
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American Revolution‚ they would see stories of full of patriotic heroes and colonists risking their lives for their country. Zinn on the other hand realizes that these stories are too good to be true and exposes the truth of the American Revolution. The fighters in the American Revolution all had purposes behind their gunshots‚ however very few of them were for independence. John Adams broke the colonists into thirds in their viewpoint of the war‚ one third in approval‚ one apposing‚ and the other neutral
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