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- 1971: Pyramids
- Pyramids The pyramids of Egypt are the last remaining Wonder of the World. Even in the days of Ancient Egypt when powerful pharaohs ruled over Egypt the pyramids were considered a wonder. Today, the ruins of 35 pyramids still stand near the Nile River in Egypt. These pyramids ... to build these monuments for their rulers, believing that, as gods, the pharaohs had to be properly provided for in their afterlife. The Step Pyramid was built around 2630 B.C. It exhibited a radical new shape never before used, and it was so new the Egyptians used its silhouettes as the hieroglyphic for primeval mound, the first piece of earth to emerge from the soup of creation (Malek 90). King Djoser's chief architect for his pyramid was ...
- 1972: Shamanism
- ... around the globe was never contradicted. However, over the years it did not receive the scholarly attention that it so requires. The age of discovery garnered a multitude of information on shamanism all over the world. The reporters invested a great deal of accuracy in the gathering of the information, but their observational skills were mostly underdeveloped. Furthermore as could be expected, they saw and evaluated things solely on the basis ... course of events, find lost or stolen items and identify the criminal when a crime takes place. Thus in a sense shamanism is the practising of these mechanisms in trying to make sense of the world. As you can see it encompasses various facets of the social life from healing illness to maintaining social order. This definition of shamanism is very brief and really can not be upheld as a precise ... these assumptions a negative definition of shamanism is created. Thus, during this period the definition of shamanism can best be described as phenomena practised by mentally disturbed people in trying to make sense of the world. Now as time progressed especially in the early seventies new ideologies contradicting early and mid twentieth century definitions of shamanism emerged. Some of these new concepts were upheld by Lewis who refuted many of ...
- 1973: Charles Darwin
- Charles Darwin More than a century after his death, and four generations after the publication of his chief work, "The Origin of Species", Charles Darwin may still be considered the most controversial scientist in the world. His name is synonymous with the debate that continues to swirl around the theory of evolution, a theory that deeply shook the Western view of humanity and its place in the world. We tend to speak simply of the theory of evolution, leaving off the explanatory phrase, "through natural selection." At most, perhaps, the general public has heard of "survival of the fittest" a poor phrase as ... and of itself, has nothing to do with evolution, in fact it seems to be anti-evolutionary, since every member is fixed in its own place. This chain was created in a time when the world was considered to be more static rather than a diverse collection of dynamic ideas. But the Newtonian revolution of the seventeenth century replaced the old static world with a new world view in which ...
- 1974: The Red Scare
- ... Wheeling, West Virginia, discovered some penny- candy machines dispensing goodies with tiny geography lessons. One lesson, under the hammer-and-sickle Soviet flag, read: "USSR Population 211,000,000. Capitol Moscow. Largest country in the world." "This is a terrible thing to expose our children to," pronounced the city manager Robert Plummer when informed. He quickly had the sinister sweets removed to protect the innocent from the knowledge of the Soviet ... original intentions of preserving freedom during the red scare. The early 1950's was a time of emotional stress for much of the United States. With the USSR and the USA emerging from the second World War as major world powers, neither wished to give up their newly acquired land. Both countries following imperialist ideas attempted to spread their government across the world. America, insecure about its power to uphold a democratic government in ...
- 1975: Intranet 2
- These days Intranets are becoming more and more popular throughout the business world and other types of organizations. Many companies and organizations are already making this change and many more are considering it. The advantages offered by Intranets when compared to other types of networks are many, at ... throughout the network without conflicting with one another. Quick access and easy programming is also another consideration that is made when considering this type of network. Intranets have just started to be implemented throughout the world and already a big change is being noticed. Companies are keeping track of all of their important information on web sites, which are restricted to users, unless they have the security code to access them ... Thanks to Internet technology, companies and other types of organizations are able to keep all of their information organized and easily accessible with a click of a button. The Internet, how has it changed the world around us? Government, education, business is all wrapping around it. Is this because of all of the information on it, simplicity or is it the quickness, with a simple point and click and the ...
- 1976: A Comparison On The Iranian An
- ... very difficult to translate into English. It is language barriers such as these that have prevented some of the great epics from being translated her in the US. Today, one of the goals of the new president of Iran, is to have an exchange of scholars and artists. Other languages spoken in Iran are Azeri, Kurdish, Arabic, English, and French. There are many other famous writers and poets found throughout Iran ... grown too two-thousand five hundred. Then, in 1921, Khan and his followers marched into Tehran and occupied the city. On February 21st, 1921 Reza Khan and his entourage forced Ahmed shah to appoint a new government. In this government Reza Khan was the minister of war and the commander in chief of the armed forces. After that, Khan s power began to grow a great deal. In 1923 he became ... His main focus was on the army and the economy. His first action was to denounce the treaty of 1919. He began to build up both the Army and Navy of Iran. Then, he issued new banknotes, which were backed by the crown jewels and gold.. Then, he went and created the Trans-Iranian railroad. Finally he canceled all Anglo-Iranian concessions. This brought a lot of support and popularity ...
- 1977: Irrigating Crops With Seawater
- ... Brown J. Jed, Glenn Edward P., and O Leary James W. 1998. Irrigating Crops with Seawater. Scientific American. Irrigating Crops with Seawater talks about the global problem of finding enough water and land for the world s population to survive. An estimated 494.2 million acres of cropland is needed just to feed the tropics and subtropics for the next 30 years. However, only close to 200 million acres are available. Therefore, new sources of water and land are needed to grow crops. The writers of this article have been testing the prospect of using seawater in agriculture. This seawater agriculture is when salt-tolerant crops are grown using ocean water for irrigation. Desert areas take up 43% of the surface of the earth and this new agriculture technique can be done in deserts. Hugo Boyko and Elisabeth Boyko first used seawater agriculture after World War II. Many different crops have been tested such as barley and the date palm. The ...
- 1978: Serial Killers 3
- ... Seltzer 24). Ted Bundy brutally murdered college-age women with long brown hair (Crime Library). David Berkowitz, "Son of Sam" hated all women. "I blame them for everything. Everything evil that's happened in the world - somehow goes back on them." (Crime Library). John Wayne Gacy entertained hospitalized youths in his Pogo the Clown costume. He used rope tricks from his performances to strangle unsuspecting young men who thought the worst ... leave an abundance of physical evidence at the crime scene showing their rage. Killing their victims within moments, using whatever weapon is available, visionary killers are spontaneous. Missionary killers are no psychos to the outside world, but their inner selves feel the need to rid the world of those they consider unworthy. These killers believe that they have suffered an injustice at the hands of someone and that their victims are merely substitutes. Armed with their own weapons, missionary killers plan ...
- 1979: Berlin Wall
- ... brinkmanship was introduced." The Wall was constructed of concrete and steel and barbed wire. It was 28 miles long, if straightened it would measure 103 miles long, dividing on of the greatest cities in the world. On side was painted white and one side was covered with graffiti. "But there is more to the Wall than just this wall. Behind it, one hundred yards deeper into Communist territory, is another concrete ... of the economic and political schism in Germany."(Cate, preface) For 28 years the Berlin Wall kept people in, and kept people out. It separated friend and family. It divided a nation, a continent, a world. The story of seventeen-year-old Ursula Heinemann who "still had not recovered from the shock of being separated from her mother. Although she was certain that she had done the right thing in escaping ... people saw the Wall as "grim and forbidding, the Wall snakes the city of Berlin like the backdrop to a nightmare."(Gelb, p.3) After the Wall came down, East German teachers had to plan new curricula more in line with the schools in the West. "For now, the opportunities were less notable than the problems. Thousands of East German emigrants were already sleeping in West German army barracks, nursing ...
- 1980: The Environmental Protection Agency
- ... understood in isolation. It is constantly influencing, and being influenced by, the courts, interest groups, the Congress, and other parts of Executive Branch. Our story really begins with the great movement to the suburbs after World WarII. Hoards of upwardly mobile white-collar workers left crowded cities for localities with clean air, gardens, and grass. However, the reality of suburban life smog, traffic jams and strip development too often left this ... with some college education rose from 13.4 to 25.2%. This was coupled with a streak of unprecedented prosperity. Prosperity, leisure, mobility, and greater understanding of physical and biological science combined to create a new awareness of, and interest in, the natural world. The translation of widespread but unfocused public concern into specific policies and programs was shaped by the political institutions of the time. The characteristics of these institutions decisively affected the form and the content ...
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