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- 1951: Catcher In The Rye
- ... is superficially, the story of a young mans expulsion from school. However, if you study the story, it is so much more than that. Holden Caulfield, a teenager growing up in the 1950s in New York, has been expelled from prep school for poor achievement. In an attempt to deal with this he leaves school for a few days prior to the end of term and goes to New York to take a vacation before returning home to his parents. Told as a monologue, the book describes Holdens thoughts and activities over the few days which ultimately leaves him exhausted, emotionally ill and ... provides the novel with his ideas and emotions; because of this it is very important to pay careful attention to his thoughts as well as his actions. Tired and weary of high school and the world around him, a confused and disillusioned Holden searches for truth and rails against the phoniness of the adult world. Holden is bewildered, lonely, ludicrous, and distressed. His troubles and fallings are not necessarily of ...
- 1952: Causes Of The Industrial Revol
- What are the causes of the Industrial Revolution? The Industrial Revolution gradually came about because of the radical new ideas and innovations from the Agricultural, Commercial, and Scientific Revolutions, that inspired the new revolution in Britain. The Commercial Revolution promoted entrepreneurialism, and larger, overseas markets with whom Britain could trade. The Agricultural Revolution brought about new methods in farming and cultivation, along with a surplus of food and people, which provided a generous labor supply. The Scientific Revolution started a new way of thinking about the universe through emperecism, which ...
- 1953: The Women Of Poe
- ... anyone whom the narrator has met. The acquisitions of Ligeia were gigantic, were astounding; yet I was sufficiently aware of her infinite supremacy to resign myself, with childlike confidence, to her guidance through the chaotic world of metaphysical investigation at which I was most busily occupied during the early years of our marriage. With how vast a triumph--with how vivid a delight...did I feel...that delicious vista by slow ... an oversized, elaborately bedecked casket, set on its end. The crazed narrator, perhaps without fully realizing it, has set the properties of the bridal chamber to enact the murder of Rowena. The narrator loathes his new bride, for she does not possess the attributes of his never-forgotten Ligeia. His violent humor estranges Rowena; she cannot love him. But in the second month of their marriage, Rowena develops a chronic malady ... a lover for reunion with the beloved, as well as the horrors attendant for the lover whose longings are fulfilled. It is important that the narrator of "Ligeia" recovers his lost love only in the world of dreams; however, the dreams themselves represent a reality of unconscious mind, and thus, are no less valid to Poe than had a different set of events transpired in the light of waking consciousness. ...
- 1954: Yugoslavia 2
- ... faught by the rising Ottoman-Turkish empire, which subdued the then serbian state. In 1453 Constantinople (Istanbull), fell the Turks this marked the decisive estblishment of their foot hold in Europe. On two occasions, the new European power laid seige on Veienna. Although they drove that far north there success against the Austrians, and Hungarians was futile, in large part to a large military frontier, populated mainly by Serbs. Those Serbs ... power, in 1805, and 1815. By 1850 there was once again a Serbian rule, and in 1878 Serbia recieved International recognition. The south slavs being politically concious, because of foreign rule, became aware of the new Serbian self rule. As a result many Slavs visited the new state. This visitors discovered that they spoke a cousin language, very similar to serbo-croation which was spoken in Serbia. Next they they discovered they were Christian, they themselves being mainly, Roman catholic, and ...
- 1955: Important African American Figures
- ... U.S. President John F. Kennedy awarded him the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Sojourner Truth, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, born into slavery in Hurley, Ulster County, New York, and originally named Isabella. (She was freed when New York State emancipated slaves in 1828.) A mystic who heard voices she believed to be God's, she arrived in New York City in 1829, where she preached in the streets. In 1843, obeying her voices, she took the name Sojourner Truth and went preaching along the eastern seaboard. That same year she came into ...
- 1956: Confucianism
- Confucianism Mencius vs Hsun Tzu Is man naturally good or is he evil? This question has not only been pondered by countless philosophers, but also by religious leaders around the world. Most often a single religious faith believes in either one or the other, and often these beliefs tend to create a certain world-view which dictates much of the faith. However, in some cases such as the one I will be discussing, two religious dignitaries do not agree and the repercussions of this can be found throughout the ... faith. Mencius believed that each man, born of woman, would be naturally good and Hsun Tzu believed almost the complete opposite. Through Mencius and Hsun Tzu s differing beliefs on human nature a completely different world view was formed for each and it s effect on their ideas and more importantly a young religion were apparent. Before venturing into the essay, however, I would like to consider where this religion ...
- 1957: Cost Of The Golf War
- ... discuss Iraq's pre Gulf War problems? Consider a rigid dictatorship with a collapsing economy and overextended debt. The government has the largest military in the region (A) and is close to most of the world's proven reserves of petroleum (B). In addition, the government has already attempted unsuccessfully to invade one neighbor (Iran) and has forcefully suppressed a revolt by its own population; in both cases using chemical weapons ... not watched more closely, either by the US or by the other major powers at the time. There was little opposition to the Iraqi invasion of Iran by the Gulf States and by the Developed World. Was this a mistake? Even though the Iranian Government was despised in the US and elsewhere, should the principle of national sovereignty been upheld? Ironically, by not upholding the principle of sovereignty, the world ends up with two unprincipled regimes. Iraq invades another country, Kuwait. Iran, feeling conspired against, supports terrorist groups. The Iraqi Government is culpable for its action but there are larger lessons that the US ...
- 1958: An Insight Into Virtual Reality
- An Insight Into Virtual Reality Virtual Reality is a creation of a highly interactive computer based multimedia environment in which the user becomes a participant with the computer in a "virtually real" world We are living in an era characterized by 3D virtual systems created by computer graphics. In the concept called Virtual Reality (VR), the virtual reality engineer is combining computer, video, image-processing, and sensor technologies ... while experiencing the "feel" of the object. The virtual reality line includes the Datasuit and the Eyephone. The Datasuit is an instrumented full-body garment that enables full-body interaction with a computer constructed virtual world. In one use, this product is worn by film actors to give realistic movement to animated characters in computer generated special effects. The Eyephone is a head mounted stereo display that shows a computer made virtual world in full color and 3D. The Eyephone technology is based on an experimental Virtual Interface Environment Workstation (VIEW) design. VIEW is a head-mounted stereoscopic display system with two 3.9 inch television screens, ...
- 1959: The Indians of New France
- The Indians of New France The Indians were the main focus of the history of New France, and influenced the Europeans in the period before 1663. The Indians, being numerous compared with the Europeans, came into frequent contact with them. The Indians and Europeans traded items with one another, which led to various events and actions that contributed greatly to the history of New France. The Europeans who arrived after the Indians had already settled were exposed to the native people's way of life, from which techniques for survival were acquired. Later, the Europeans depended on the ...
- 1960: Career As A Military Officer
- ... mostly on land. They had around 572,000 personnel in 1993. The Navy is seaborne the force of the U.S. Naval officers and enlisted spend long periods at sea and travel all about the world. In 1993 the Navy had about 510,000 personnel. The Air Force is the newest of the five branches and specializes in aviation and mechanical trades. Over 440,000 people were serving in the Air ... established in 1790 to combat smuggling and remains the oldest seaborne force of the U.S. The Militia act of 1792 pooled the state militias into what would become known as the National Guard after World War I. The war of 1812 started after a series of skirmishes with the French and was the last time the U.S. had to protect itself from foreign invaders. The Civil War was by ... S. military. In 1892 a Balloon Corps was established as part of the Army s Signal Corps and in 1907 a separate Aeronautical Division was created. The U.S. showed its true military prowess in World War I. Air power had proven itself extremely important and brought about great strategic changes. The Army Air Service was established in 1918 as a separate service though it remained under the Army s ...
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