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- 14051: The Boston Tea Party
- ... the colonies. The money that was collected through these taxes was given to British officials in the American colonies. The colonists strongly objected, yet could not do a thing (America On-Line). In 1770 a new Prime Minister came into power in England, by the name of Lord North; his real name was Frederick. Lord North was born on April 13, 1732 and died on August 5, 1792. He is remembered ... company. His tea bill allowed the company to export tea from England to the colonies for free, but the colonists had to pay three pence per pound when loading in the colonies. The British government new this would make them a lot of money because the colonists at that time drank an average of six million pounds of tea annually. Lord North, and his friend Earl of Sandwich, both owned a ... Boston Tea Party. However, because of his eccentric ways he was considered a radical (America On-Line). Even though public pressure s able to force tea distributors appointed by the East India Company in Philadelphia, New York, and Charleston to resign, those in Boston refused. In November of 1773 the Evening Post printed an article urging opposition to the landing of the tea. "The duty is absolutely to be paid ...
- 14052: Global Warming
- GLOBAL WARMING In 1992 the United States and nations from around the world met at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio and agreed to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. The Rio Treaty was not legally binding and, because reducing emissions would likely cause great economic damage, many nations will not meet the goal. Representatives from around the world met again in December of 1997 at a conference in Kyoto to sign a revised agreement. The Clinton Administration negotiators agreed to legally binding, internationally enforceable limits on the emission of greenhouse gases as a ... economy by severely restricting energy use. Finally, his position assumes that the agreement will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and will prevent global warming. Science Is global warming occurring? - According to Accu-Weather, the world's leading commercial forecaster, "Global air temperatures as measured by land-based weather stations show an increase of about 0.45 degrees Celsius over the past century. This may be no more than normal ...
- 14053: Cyclones
- ... Australia since white settlement in 1788 (the Bathurst Bay cyclones killed 300 people but didn't reach land). Cyclone Tracy hit the coastal city of Darwin on Christmas Day 1974. Although people had warning on New Year's Day about Cyclone Tracy, they were busy preparing for Christmas and thought that the cyclone would pass away just like Cyclone Selma had done three weeks before. Cyclone Tracy came roaring down the ... a small room with the windows sealed shut and any debris outside put away in a safe place. The other thing that has changed is that when Darwin was rebuilt after the cyclone, they used new construction rules so that all of the new buildings are much stronger and more likely to survive very strong winds.
- 14054: History After 1820
- ... have everyone in his harmony. These beliefs helped jumpstart the Second Great Awakening. Evangelists such as Charles Gradison Finney preached into the 1830's and early 1840's and helped spring the beginning of the new religion the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In 1841, newly elected President Harrison gives an hour and forty-five minute speech in freezing weather. He developed pneumonia and died a month later ... compromise and Congress passed the Compromise of 1850 which stated four items: 1) California will join the Union as a free state, 2) no more slave auctions will be held in Washington, DC, 3) a new and harsher fugitive slave law will be passed, and 4) popular sovereignty will be used to determine free or slave states in the land ceded by Mexico. Popular sovereignty is the use of the popular ... S. Grant becomes an Union hero when defeats General Hudson in the Battle of Vicksburg. The Union gains control of all of the Mississippi River and divides the Confederate territory. Lincoln makes General Grant the new commander of the Union because he believes Grant can win the War with his ruthlessness. The dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg is held on November 19, 1863. Edward Everett gives speech and later ...
- 14055: Vietnam Veteran
- ... of history to what ends up being a brief synopsis of what actually went on. The origin behind the synopsis of the Vietnam War can only be found in the words and writings of those brave and courageous young men who gave and risked all that they had, their lives, when their country called on them. It is in select literature such as Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War ... fed throughout our career as students in the American curriculum. What else would the rest of the 400,000 G.I.s, or even the Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, have to contribute to the world's understanding of the Vietnam War? While we all realize that there is no way that all the information, personal stories and accounts concerning Vietnam can be incorporated into a general history class textbook, that ...
- 14056: Events Leading To The American Revolution
- ... the several constituent parts of the empite"", yet those duties were always imposed with design to restrain the commerce of one part". This statement by the colonist (John Dickinson), shows that th sole rason for new taxes is just for the British gov't to make money, at the expense of the economy of the colonies. Dickinson makes a important distinction between the rights of the colonies and the authority of ... being questioned and rebellion shortly will be forthcoming. "That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying it's foundations on such principles and organizing it's powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.". What the declaration is really saying, is that a society who has no or little rights (such as the colonies) should be destroyed, thus separation from England. A new society would follow, where the people of the society would have these rights necessary for self-autonomy. The Declaration of Independence was a strong justification for revolution. The Revolution follows the Declaration of Independence, ...
- 14057: D-Day
- D-Day When on D-Day-June 6, 1944-Allied armies landed in Normandy on the northwestern coast of France, possibly the one most critical event of World War II unfolded; for upon the outcome of the invasion hung the fate of Europe. If the invasion failed, the United States might turn its full attention to the enemy in the Pacific-Japan-leaving ... following months of preliminary bombardment); and approximately 154,000 British, Canadian and American soldiers, including 23,000 arriving by parachute and glider. The invasion also involved a long-range deception plan on a scale the world had never before seen and the clandestine operations of tens of thousands of Allied resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied countries of western Europe. American General Dwight D. Eisenhower was named supreme commander for the allies ... Deception to mislead the Germans as to the time and place of the invasion. To accomplish this, the British already had a plan known as Jael, which involved whispering campaigns in diplomatic posts around the world and various distractions to keep German eyes focused anywhere but on the coast of northwestern France. An important point to the deception was Ultra, code name for intelligence obtained from intercepts of German radio ...
- 14058: Technology The End Of Mankind
- ... must be done to hinder the advancement of technology in these areas before we are all dead. Lastly, technology is the biggest source of pollution. This pollution poses the largest threat of all to the world. Not only will it eventually lead to a genocide of the entire human race, but it is destroying everything else on the planet. The increase in the population has compounded this effect leading to more ... essence and something must be done soon. With each passing day the effects of mans intelligence are becoming more apparent. In conclusion, there is good reason to worry that future generations will inherit a world of pure chaos and destruction if, in fact, they inherit any world at all.
- 14059: The General Effects Of Fire On
- ... The effect of fire depends upon many factors, varying from the type of wildlife to their different habitats. Fire affects ungulates through positive, but often, short-lived improvements in diets by allowing ungulates to consume new plant growth. Fire mediates species interactions thereby reducing conflict. Birds are often positively benefited or unaffected by fire in the short-term. The beneficial role of fire on terrestrial ecosystems is contrary to the negative ... of crown before the fire affects its growth(Fuller, 1991. Thick growth of bark, like a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and western larch (Larix occidentalis), protects against cambium damage. Cambium is a layer that produces new plant tissue. A trees roots will only be damaged if the layer of duff burns away. Thick duff and deep roots are good protection. Thick trunked trees resist fire because their size prevents from ... AND NUTRITION The number of aspens (Populus tremuloides) and willows (Salix lasiandra) rise after a fire because it removes competing conifers and adds minerals to the soil. Animals benefit from additional minerals when they eat new plant growth. They may also eat the charcoal and ashes. The additional minerals also stimulate the growth of grasses, providing better nutrition for grass eating life, and stimulate growth of shrubs. The number of ...
- 14060: Transmission Of Aids
- ... were homosexual or bisexual men; but now there are many infections seen among heterosexual men and women. Heterosexual sex is now the main method of transmission in Singapore and over 75% of infections throughout the world are acquired through heterosexual intercourse. Not everybody who has sex with an infected person will get infected. However, the risks increase sharply in the presence of other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) i.e. gonorrhea, herpes ... needles should never be shared and equipment should always be cleaned with bleach after usage. People who wish to get tattooed or have their ears pierced should also be sure that the equipment used is new or sterilised between customers. CONCLUSION Throughout the years, there has been a steady rise of HIV infected people since the early 1980s. These people were not necessarily homosexual or bisexual, in fact as we entered ...
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