Joseph Cotten

vulnerability. Dancing nimbly through the murky clouds of confusion obscuring war, Heller strikes out at insanity, grappling adroitly with his slippery objective before taking him down to the sweat-soaked mat. In a maneuver of grotesque dexterity, Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22, articulates the public’s growing concern toward foreign entanglement in the era subsequent to World War Two, facing off not only against the inoperable chaos that is war, but also against the unruly opponent of…

“One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife,” quoted by Charles Ives. Music played a significant role Ives’ family from generations to generations which were carried down to Charles. The family oriented American composer, Charles Edward Ives (also known as Charlie) was born on October 20th, 1874 at Danbury, Connecticut to George Ives and Mary Parmelee. He spent most of his childhood with his father…

Soviet expansion without having to go to war. The U.S. had began to strengthen America's ability to the communist threat. Although there were numerous causes of the Second Red Scare following World War II, including fear and the spread of communism, Joseph McCarthy used fear and accusations in order to make himself stronger. Americans at home were being influenced by the Cold War. For example, because there was a spread of communists in Europe, Americans began to fear the influence of…

Journal # 1 Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a book I read for my University English class. People always say don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but I am that one guy that does. When I first looked at the book to be completely honest, I thought it had something to do with witches or something really unrealistic. I know I have a wild imagination. The first couple of pages of the book got me hooked instantly, I loved how the book just starts and how the narrator gets right into his adventure…

it left the people in a state of paranoia and fear while in the United States The Red Scare had everyone paranoid not knowing who is a Communist and who isn’t. the people who were called out on being a communist. A key factor to the whole thing was Joseph McCarthy who had thrown names around of those who he accused of being Communist while working in state departments. Another key factor was the people in both The Crucible and in the United States, if a person was to be called a witch in The…

in America were accused of Communist ideals. Joseph McCarthy was in charge of the bulk of the accusations by convicting members of the government, Hollywood actors, authors, and publishers. Many people lost their jobs and reputation from these events. Because of McCarthy's accusations against particular groups of people, and existing high tensions from the ongoing Cold War in America, people were arrested and blacklisted by others for communism. Joseph McCarthy made wild accusations about people…

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was form from 1938-1975. It was created to investigate disloyalty and rebel organizations. Investigation allegations of communist activity in the U.S during early years of the Cold War (1945-91). During the hearing, the suspected Communist was grilled about his or her political beliefs and activities and then asked to provide the names of other people who had taken part in allegedly subversive activities. Any additional figures identified in…

Breaking news: A group of people have recently discovered a new autobiography of Lev Davidovich Bronstein. Rumor has it he wrote about his early life, how he played a part in the Russian Revolution, and his beliefs. In today’s issue, you will read about an important man who was involved with the Russian Revolution named Leon Trotsky. Leon Trotsky was born on November 7, 1879 in Ukraine of a successful jewish farming family. Throughout his teachings, he was a gifted student. Two years after…

John Philip Sousa is one of the most famous music composers. Born in Washington D.C in the mid-1800s, this music inventor is very well known by marchers. Mr. Sousa has composed 136 military marches. Not only was he a terrific song writer, but he also invented the widely used sousaphone The son of two immigrants, John Philip Sousa was born in Washington D.C. on November 6, 1854. John was thee third of ten children and his parents’ names were Antonio Sousa and Maria Elizabeth. He began his musical…

Nicolo Paganini was born in Genoa Italy on october 27, 1782. He died in 1840. His parents names were Teresa and Antonio Paganini. Nicolo started learning music when he was only five years old. When he was seven his father taught him how to play the violin. He attended violin classes with famous violinists. He composed his first sonata in 1790. In 1795 he went to parma but was told that they could not teach him anything. He often played 15 hours a day. in 1797 he started his concert tours. From…