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- 1111: Henry Ford
- A biographical look at the life, times and lessons of Henry Ford It is doubtful if any mechanical invention in the history of the world has influenced in the same length of time the lives of so many people in an important way as the motor car. So writes an American historian, thinking of the automobile alone. But it does ... hard to summarize the era in which Henry Ford lived. Chiefly because he changed the entire tone of the era in which he lived, making his career a transitional period. We will begin with the world before Ford. In the mid-latter part of the eighteen hundreds (c.1860-c.1895), the United States was still tending its wounds from the aftermath of the civil war. It was a time of ... ten investors plus Ford s patents, knowledge and engine, Henry Ford incorporated the Ford Motor Company. After years of hard, pioneering work, Ford Motor Company produced its ninth and most successful-thus-far automobile, the world famous Model T. It was first marketed in October 1908 and the company dominated sales for the next eighteen years. Because of his development of the assembly line used to mass-produce automobiles, Ford ...
- 1112: The Monkey
- ... member of the mammalian order Primates, with the exception of the tree shrews, the lemurs and their allies, the gibbons and apes, and humans. Monkeys are arranged into two main groups: those of the Old World tropics, the catarrhines, with two families, Cercopithecidae (monkeys with cheek pouches) and Colobidae (leaf monkeys); and those of the New World tropics, the platyrrhines, also with two families, Callitrichidae (marmoset) and Cebidae. Monkeys live in tropical forests, where they move about by using all four limbs. Except for the largest, such as the baboon and ...
- 1113: Harlem Slums As A Result Of Th
- ... This is another reason why Harlem slums grew and yet another example of discrimination towards the Negroes. The creation of a Negro community within one large and solid geographic area was unique in city history. New York had never been what realtors call an "open city", a city in which Negroes lived wherever they chose, but the former Negro sections were traditionally only a few blocks in length, often spread across the island and generally interspersed with residences of white working-class families. Harlem, however, was a Negro world unto itself. A scattered handful of "marooned white families
stubbornly remained" in the Negro section, a Unites States census-taker recorded, but the mid-belly of Harlem was predominantly Negro by 1920 (Frazier 53). And the ghetto rapidly expanded. Between the First World War and the Great Depression, Harlem underwent radical changes. Practically all the older white residents had moved away; the Russian Jewish and Italian sections of Harlem, founded a short generation earlier, were rapidly being ...
- 1114: Atomic Bomb 5
- ... entire country to its knees is a true testament to the awesome power they held. There is nothing in modern warfare that can compete with the devastating effects of nuclear weapons. At the beginning of World War II, the Japanese were a major threat to the Asian World. On December 7, 1941, when they decided to attack Pearl Harbor (a US naval base in Hawaii), it was evident that their intentions were not limited to Asia. The United States entered World War II as a result of this attack. The war continued for six long years, and involved most of the major World Powers. During this time, there were many battles between the United States ...
- 1115: History Of Coca-Cola
- ... of Coca. The latter, being very similar to the "Vin Mariani" created by a private industrialist, Angelo Mariani, was inevitably the biggest seller. The "Vin Mariani" was a cocaine laced Bordeaux wine, popular throughout the world.4. French Wine of coca included cocaine as well as caffeine from the kola nut found in a tree from Africa. It was sold as a cure for nervous disorders, disturbances of internal plumbing and ... 8. Robinson immediately took over advertising, manufacture, and promotion of the product. He is the one who created the white spencarian handwriting on red background. Today it is the most widely recognized trademark in the world. The first ad for the new product was placed by Robison in the Atlanta daily Journal on May 29th, 1886. It read "Coca-Cola, delicious! Refreshing Invigorating! The new and Popular Soda Fountain Drink, containing properties of the wonderful coca ...
- 1116: The Salem Witch Trials
- ... non-Puritans, the plainly clothed but wealthy Puritan seemed to be a hypocrite."2 As it became more difficult for the Puritans to practice their religious beliefs in England, many opted to move to the New World to seek their religious freedom. By 1640 the Massachusetts Bay Colony had about 10,000 settlers. The colonists built churches, where they gathered in song and prayer to receive moral instruction. Their churches not only ... would, in the end, dwell with Him in heaven. Those who were not a part of the elect would be cast into hell, as Lucifer had been. The Puritans who made the journey to the New World faced many hardships such as crop failure, hunger, cold, war, and attacks from both wild animals and hostile Native Americans. The Puritans did not coexist as well as they would have liked. Tension ...
- 1117: The Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials
- ... non-Puritans, the plainly clothed but wealthy Puritan seemed to be a hypocrite."2 As it became more difficult for the Puritans to practice their religious beliefs in England, many opted to move to the New World to seek their religious freedom. By 1640 the Massachusetts Bay Colony had about 10,000 settlers. The colonists built churches, where they gathered in song and prayer to receive moral instruction. Their churches not only ... would, in the end, dwell with Him in heaven. Those who were not a part of the elect would be cast into hell, as Lucifer had been. The Puritans who made the journey to the New World faced many hardships such as crop failure, hunger, cold, war, and attacks from both wild animals and hostile Native Americans. The Puritans did not coexist as well as they would have liked. Tension ...
- 1118: Miracles
- Miracles The first issue is to try and define what a miracle is. A miracle is hard to define, especially today. Miracles are a rarity in today's world. The technical definition of a miracle, is a kind of supernatural or extremely unusual event. In a biblical sense, a miracle is a special act of God in the world; a supernatural interference into nature; a special divine interaction. As Christians, the biblical definition is what we put our faith in. Now we need to know the history of miracles and if they really exist in today's world. Biblical miracles claim to be historical events. If they are not historical, then the foundation of Christianity is false. Some theologians and others think that since miracles such as the virgin birth, raising the ...
- 1119: Internet Regulation
- ... our initiative, the industry has commendably advanced some blocking devices, but they are not a substitute for well-reasoned law.4 Because the Internet has become one of the biggest sources of information in this world, legislative safeguards are imperative. The government gives citizens the privilege of using the Internet, but it has never given them the right to use it. They seem to rationalize that the framers of the constitution ... taxpayer created and subsidized computer network.3 People like this are the ones in the wrong. Taxpayer's dollars are being spent bringing obscene text and graphics into the homes of people all over the world. The government must take control to prevent pornographers from using the Internet however they see fit because they are breaking laws that have existed for years. Cyberpunks, those most popularly associated with the Internet, are members of a rebellious society that are polluting these networks with information containing pornography, racism, and other forms of explicit information. When they start rooting around for a crime, new cybercops are entering a pretty unfriendly environment. Cyberspace, especially the Internet, is full of those who embrace a frontier culture that is hostile to authority and fearful that any intrusions of police or government ...
- 1120: Miracles
- Miracles The first issue is to try and define what a miracle is. A miracle is hard to define, especially today. Miracles are a rarity in today's world. The technical definition of a miracle, is a kind of supernatural or extremely unusual event. In a biblical sense, a miracle is a special act of God in the world; a supernatural interference into nature; a special divine interaction. As Christians, the biblical definition is what we put our faith in. Now we need to know the history of miracles and if they really exist in today's world. Biblical miracles claim to be historical events. If they are not historical, then the foundation of Christianity is false. Some theologians and others think that since miracles such as the virgin birth, raising the ...
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