Rockefeller Foundation

Officers orchestrated propaganda utilizing magazines, art exhibits, radio programs, musical shows, books, conferences, and culture in general. One example is the Iowa Writers’ Workshop funded by the Fairfield, Rockefeller, and Asia foundations, mere channels for CIA money. The workshop leaders rounded up left-leaning writers with fellowship donations exceeding $40,000 from 1953-56. (Bennett) The agency fundamentally turned art and literature into pro-Western marketing; furthermore…

Wiesel and David Hubel who won prizes for their work in ocular dominance columns and also for estblishing the foundation for visual neurophysiology. From there, Dr. Hudspeth was a professor at California Institute of Technology, the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and finally is a professor at Rockefeller University. He also has been an investigator at Howard Hughest Medical Institute for over 20…

In an attempt to address emerging infectious communicable diseases of global significance, governments employ differing approaches. A country’s level of response to an outbreak of communicable disease depends largely on the said country’s economic capability. There is a strong correlation between economic wealth attainment and good health outcomes. The emergence of the Ebola virus in West Africa and the ensuring high death toll reaffirm this narrative. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are among…

day, was something which afforded a cause for pause. Morford explains that “Shelley and the Romantics anticipate the uses of classical myths in nineteenth-century literature, art, and education;” and that inside England, “the classics remained the foundation of formal schooling, and the knowledge of classical mythology was widespread if not very deeply understood” (734) Morford goes on to elucidate that “increasingly the learning of classical literature was linked to morality" (734). In…

attention that was being pulled to his books, they started placing all these award-winning novels at the theatre that eventually ended up becoming more awards earned for Mr. McCarthy. From Oscar-winning to Pulitzer Prize these years, McCarthy also won Rockefeller…

Everybody had the same opportunities the he had but his success did not make it typical for someone to gain as much fortune as he did. But there were people like John D. Rockefeller who had great success. Both rose from modest backgrounds and were prime examples of how inventive genius and business sense enabled Americans to seize opportunities for success. But their dictatorial attitudes, unscrupulous methods, repressive labor…

Social Darwinism is term given to the various theories and ideas that emerged in the United States and Europe in the 1870s. The biological theories focused on concepts, such as natural selection and evolution. These concepts would later come to influence economics. The economic interpretation of Social Darwinism pertained to politics, social structures, and economics of daily life. Social Darwinism affected the economic “giants” on a global scale. However, these philosophies impacted the common…

“Lean In: What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?” by Sheryl Sandberg addresses the life of a woman and how hard it can be to succeed in the world just because of yourr sex. She does this by comparing today from over fifty years ago when her grandmother “Girlie” was young for her later years. Many of her content also involve speeches from powerful women and men to back her examples up. This article has a few main points that you can discuss, under the premises of the wage gap, women standards,…

mentioned in the state constitution. The state legislature, federal legislature, and courts controls the educational structure of Louisiana. Education is the most important function of local and state government and the constitution creates the foundation to support it. Balancing the budget is also mentioned in the constitution especially when it comes to education but it seems the politicians which make the decisions are not referring to the state constitution. The mandate within the state…

OVERVIEW: Our economy is diverse, and no matter where we live, it is considered an extremely vital part to both our society and its individuals. Our economy is our foundation, and thus, we are very dependent on it. If any small changes occur to it, they can bring chaos and topple our world upside down. For centuries, there have been disputes about the definition of an ‘ideal’ economy, and till this day, an agreement had not been reached. This essay will analyze both the disadvantage and…