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- 831: The Time Machine by H.G Wells
- ... is flung from his machine and is met by a thunderstorm. This is realistic in this book because in the UK it rains a lot so there is a good chance that he would encounter rain. After the Thunder storm is gone he hears voices in the bushes. A person emerges from the brush and is described as "a slight creature-perhaps four feet high-clad in a purple tunic, girdled ...
- 832: Pride and Prejudice: The Summary
- ... is found to be very agreeable, and takes a liking to Mr. Bennets eldest daughter, Jane. Jane is invited to Netherfield, her mother insists that she go by horseback even though it looks like rain. Mrs. Bennet has come up with this scheme so that Jane might become better acquainted with Bingley. Her scheme is deployed with success; Jane sends notice that she is to stay longer than expected due ...
- 833: The Civil War Campaign of 1862
- ... White Oak Swamp, and finally Malvern Hill, McClellan managed to extricate most of his army and concentrate it on the James River, protected by his artillery and the Union navy. By that time the incessant rain had turned all the roads to mud and Lee's troops were exhausted with pursuit and fighting, so the Seven Days' campaign came to an end.
- 834: Mark McGwire's Home Run Record
- ... they shall want to place in explanation of their asterisks: Please note that this record is semi-legitimate, as Mark McGwire has had several advantages over Roger Maris. 1) McGwire has used Creatine, an amino acid builder that was unavailable back in 1961; since Maris was unable to use Creatine to supplement his workouts, we must place asterisk number 1. 2) MLB would like to note that Mark McGwire has had ...
- 835: Dynamic Change In The U.S.
- ... include the electric pen, the mimeograph, the microtasimeter, a wireless telegraphic method for communicating with moving trains, and the dictaphone. Edison designed, built, and operated different plants during World War I, which manufactured benzene, carbolic acid, and aniline derivatives. He was appointed as president of the U.S. Navy Consulting Board in 1915, and made many valuable discoveries there. His later work consisted mainly of improving and perfecting most of his ...
- 836: The Cold War
- ... the least. The first was to spray Cuban TV studios with LSD prior to Castro broadcasting a speech in hopes of him making a complete fool of himself. The agency had been experimenting with the acid for some time. However, the idea was quickly abandoned because no one could guarantee with any certainty that the drug would have the desired effect. Further attempts were stabs at the look of Castro himself ...
- 837: The Atomic Bomb and its Effects on Post-World War II
- ... we have ever had to face . . . They pollute our precious bodily fluids! (George 97)And General Rippers personal prevention of the contamination of his bodily fluids is equally perplexing. He drinks only " . . . distilled water, or rain water, and only grain alcohol . . ." Kubrick uses this kind of absurd reasoning in his movie to show the absurd reasoning behind nuclear weapons. Both him and Vonnegut were part of the satirical side of the ...
- 838: Decision Of The Bomb: Drop It Or Not?
- ... the explosion, caused nausea, vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea, hair loss, and even death in thousands of people for months. After effects of radiation such as keloids, leukemia, cancer, and birth defects still appear even today. Black Rain containing large amounts of nuclear fallout fell as much as 30 km from the original blast site. Some particles of fallout are still floating around in the atmosphere from the explosion that happened more than ...
- 839: The Turbulent Sixties
- ... the Fish, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. The people who came to this festival were part of a cultural revolution which would bring the hippies onto a worldwide stage. For three rain- drenched days, over half a million people lived in almost complete harmony with one another. Through food shortages, lack of medical supplies, and toilets overflowing, the hippies maintained their helpful and brotherly spirits and everyone ...
- 840: How the 60's Changed Our Lives
- ... Both were to make the user more aware of reality, and to expand their minds. In an interview, Joyce Francisco said "Whenever I find myself becoming confused, I drop out and take a dose of acid. It's a shortcut to reality; it throws you right into it. Everyone should take it, even children. Why shouldn't they be enlightened early, instead of waiting until they're old (O'Neill 134 ...
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