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- 13221: Joseph Stalin
- ... longer the government forcing what they want the people to believe. The people of the former Soviet Union can now freely decide whether they believe Stalin to be a wonderful leader or a monster. The new generation must realize the horrible atrocities Stalin committed to their relatives and think him a terrible criminal. Hopefully the generation that was alive during the time of Stalin and his successors, who were brainwashed into ... was heralded to be. For the most part people in the former Soviet Union must view him as the evil, paranoid man he was, but do realize his accomplishments at industrializing and beating Hitler in World War Two, though at terrible costs. There still will always be those few holdovers, who have been so confused with propaganda that they would still believe Stalin a good leader. For the most part, hopefully ...
- 13222: Katherine Mansfield
- ... about her life that would create a path for her career to start on. Katherine Mansfield was born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp to Harold and Annie Dyer Beauchamp on October 14, 1888. The Beauchamp family called New Zealand their home. "A Sea Voyage", written by the young Kathleen Beauchamp, won first-place at the Karori Village School, the grammar school she first attended (Nathan 1). This accomplishment encouraged young Beauchamp to continue ... time, she is acquainted with Maata Mahupuka, a native Maori. Her interest in Mahupuka later grew into a brief love affair with him (Nathan 1). After graduating from secondary school, Miss Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp left New Zealand. She decided this after thwarting the idea of a career in music. Beauchamp went on to attend London's Queens College and study literature. While in attendance at Queens College, Kathleen made a friend ... C. Bowden. After only a brief period they became engaged and married. The evening after their marriage, Kathleen left Bowden (Disc. Bibliography Works Cited Baugh, Albert C., ed. A Literary History of England. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1948. Discovering
- 13223: Clipper Ships
- ... the early Baltimore clipper's. It is highly probable that it was designed by many ship builders who combined their experience. The first American clippers like the Rainbow and the Sea Witch, were built in New York for tea trades to China. A few years later, the California Gold Rush was the major concern of such ships. One of the fastest clipper was the Flying Cloud, which, on her maiden voyage, was the first ship to sail from New York, around the Cape Horn, and to San Francisco in under 90 days. By this time period, Yankee ship builders were building clipper ships for the British, who dominated the rote to Australia. One of ... logged 2,020 nautical miles in six days. These ships were once great. Now we have larger, stronger, and faster ships. Once great clippers are now nothing but museum exhibits. The old let to the new. Even on the ocean, this law follows.
- 13224: Kurt Cobain
- ... in teens is suicide? Looking back to one of the most commonly known and most devistating suicides, of Kurt Cobain lead singer of the former band Nirvana. In his time of music he had the world in his hands. He used personal turmoil as fuel for great music. Suprisingly, he seemed unusually tortured by success. The author of Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana said, "He was a very ... album was released, entitled Bleach. They did short US tours and European tours to promote their album with bands such as Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers. In 1992 Nirvana kicked off their first world tour. That's when Nirvana started getting huge. A friend of Kurt's, Daniel House said, "When Nirvana started catching on he was sort of bewildered. His music was so personal it amazed him when ... Cobain in all of us. Kurt Cobain had a hard life and he took the easy way out. He had a wife he loved, a daughter he worshipped, and millions of adoring fans around the world. We'll always have his music and forever will remember him.
- 13225: Violence In Schools
- ... said that most violent conflicts among school- age children can be traced back to long-simmering disputes(Apfel 21). Carrying guns and other weapons around schools is becoming more and more popular all around the world. People think that carrying guns around schools with them will make them cool or fit in with other people like themselves. They're wrong. More and more people who are carrying guns around schools today ... obtain a gun. A survey of Baltimore public-schools students showed that the four most prevalent places to get guns are street corners, friends, drug dealers, and thieves(Gordon 29). And kids all over the world are getting guns from all these places but nobody is doing anything about it. It is very easy for someone to obtain a handgun. All they have to do is go to one of these ... easily. Works Cited Glazer, Sarah. "Violence In Schools." CQ Researcher(Sept. 11,1992): 787- 818. Ed. Elanor Goldstein. Vol. 14. Boca Raton: Sirs,1992. Art. 78. Witkin, Gordon. "Kids Who Kill." U.S. News and World Report(April 8,1991): 26-35. Ed. Elanor Goldstein. Vol. 4. Boca Raton: Sirs, 1991. Art. 5. Apfel, Ira. "Teen Violence: Real or Imagined?" American Demographics (June, 1995). 22-23.
- 13226: Lee De Forest
- ... transistor in 1947. (Kraeuter, 79). Forest passed away on June 30, 1961 in Hollywood, CA. De Forest wrote an autobiography entitled Father of Radio, but did not get that recognition from the rest of the world. He is remembered as one contributor to an industry that was, truth, the work of many people. (Kraeuter, 79). Kraeuter, David W. (1992). Radio and Television Pioneers. New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries. (1999) [Online]. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/index.html
- 13227: Kent State University Incident
- ... way things had been going, it was predictable. It was a very bad situation for the government, because there was no solution to the problem. The most significant result of this entire incident was a new fear of danger in the protesters. As with all major incidents, it just kind faded away with time. Now it is just another history lesson, but for someone who looks closely, it could be much more. Works Cited 1. ³Guard Fired in Self Defense² U.S. News & World Report 69:33-35 N 2. ³Four Deaths at Noon² Life 68:30-35 My 15 ^Ì70 3. ³Kent State Continued: Justice Department Summary of FBI Investigation² Time 96:16 N 9 ³70 4. Olson ...
- 13228: Hypnotism
- ... induced, by trained relaxation, concentration on one's own breathing, or by a variety of monotonous practices and rituals that are found in many mystical, philosophical, and religious systems." Another generally reliable source Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary defines it as,"a sleep like condition psychically induced, usually by another person, in which the subject loses consciousness but responds, with certain limitations, to the suggestions of the hypnotist." As I ... are correct. Yet, however often they may be correct, in this case they are not, or at least not completely. Not according to the scientific community at least. My sources for this statement are The World Book Encyclopedia, The Wizard from Vienna: Franz Anton Mesmer, Applied Hypnosis: An Overview, American Medical Journal, and Hypnosis: Is It For You? Although they state it in different ways they all basically agree that nobody ...
- 13229: Global Warming
- ... over the past century has risen one degree Fahrenheit over the last century. These last few decades have been the warmest this century. The sea level has risen 4 to 10 inches, and mountain glaciers world-wide have begun to retreat. It is important to recognize that with the recent warming and the other climatic changes that have been going on have not been related to one another. For example, warming ... more than 10,000 years ago. With the increased warming of the Earth it could lead to catastrophic events that could endanger living things on our planet. One event is major drought all around the world. With the warming of the planet, the water on the ground would quickly evaporate causing the rivers and lakes to quickly dry up. This would lead to crops dying from lack of rain, which would ... with more people inland, it would cause a shortage of space in some areas. With the coastal cities under water, this would cause a great economic strain on the rest of the cities throughout the world. Global Warming would also cause extreme weather. Thunderstorms would be more powerful than they have ever been. Tornadoes would be stronger than they normally would. With the warming of the surface it would also ...
- 13230: COMPOSTING AND THE GROCERY INDUSTRY
- ... central site for the site separation of compostable materials from noncompostable materials. There are 15 MSW composting facilities currently available in the U. S. Another 150 are in various stages of planning or development (a new MSW facility can take 3-4 years to site, build and become operational). Where they do exist, they should be considered by grocers for composting. The availability of an organic fraction from the grocery industry ... progress in 11 states. The GICSW should become involved in market development, establishing science- based standards, ensuring product quality, establishing pilot programs and supporting compost legislation. Specifically, the GICSW can play a role in opening new outlets for compost in the agricultural community. The industry should move towards setting and measuring attainment of goals to support the development of composting, such as: * The production of recyclable and/or compostable consumer packaging ... also a more environmentally responsible option than landfilling and grocery customers are constantly raising their level of expectations in favor of this kind of environmentally responsible behavior. This report should facilitate the successful implementation of new composting programs, and addresses policy issues that will support composting nationwide. 3.0 ROLE OF THE GROCERY INDUSTRY Significant Portion of the Waste System As shown in Exhibit A, RIS estimates that 19.5 ...
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