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- 2681: The Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- The Conquest of the Aztec Empire History is possibly the most important area of study in the modern world. We begin our study of history at an early age and continue throughout our lives. We need to keep an account of the past in order to truly understand who we are today. The old ... they eat which are very good . . . There is jewelry of gold and silver and precious stones and other ornaments of featherwork and all as well laid out as in any square or marketplace in the world. (Cortes 67) The Spanish were overcome with covetousness. They raided the treasure houses, including Motecuhzoma's, melting down all of the beautiful gold jewelry and artifacts into ingots (Leon-Portilla 66-69). In addition, the ... assimilated into the Spanish colonial culture, while others lived as exiles. Most of the buildings, schools, and homes lay in ruins. The victory provided gold and glory for Spain, and increased Spanish influence in the New World. Towns and missions spread throughout the newly conquered lands. In larger towns, such as Medellin and Vera Cruz, tithes were collected and used to build churches, pay the clergy, and take care of ...
- 2682: Genome Project
- ... Although some organisms produce asexually naturally, the first artificial cloning by humans were plants developed from grafts and stem cuttings. Cloning involving very complex laboratory techniques is a relatively recent scientific advancement in today s world. Among these is the Genome Project, which involves the research and support of Physical Mapping and DNA Sequencing. This would enable Humans to reproduce babies that what most parents want. Completing this DNA sequencing and Physical mapping would enable us to change everything in a new born baby to the likes of the parents e.g. IQ, Color, Strength, looks, gender, etc. The Human Genome Project (HGP) is a research program for analyzing the structure of the Human DNA. This is ... organisms; computerized data collection; storage and handling of the information, addressing related Ethical, Legal, and Social implications. They recognized that mapping and sequencing the human genome would impact everyone s life. They questioned how this new genetic information should be interpreted and used, who should have access to it, they are concerned that the information might result in anxiety, stigmatization, discrimination. The Human Genome Project has been used for the ...
- 2683: Jurassic Park
- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, in his outstandingly exciting science fiction novel, Jurassic Park, has put together a suspenseful, compelling, riveting, frightening, realistic, thrilling, and scientifically informative world, combining sophisticated biotechnology with prehistoric legend, blending the past, present, and the future, and a terrifying nightmares of science run wild, packed with humans and genetically engineered dinosaurs, including mesmerizing, fast paced action. It is a world where the reader where the reader decides what is happening in the book. If the reader enjoys fast-paced science fiction, the reader will certainly enjoy the fascinating world of Jurassic Park. All of the different characters in this world, share different feelings of action, reactions, thrill, nervousness, and their beliefs. Ian Malcolm, a very knowledgeable mathematician, decides to go to the island ...
- 2684: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... novel. After Behm became Paul's first dead schoolmate, Paul viewed the older generation bitterly, particularly Kantorek, the teacher who convinced Paul and his classmates to join the military, feeling alone and betrayed in the world that they had left for him. Paul's generation felt empty and isolated from the rest of the world due to the fact that they had never truly established any part of themselves in civilian life. At boot camp, Himmelstoss abused Paul and his friends, yet the harassment only brought them closer together and ... lostness" from society as a result of war seemed to be a point presented often and possibly an experience of Remarque. Numerous times Paul found his unit to be separated from the rest of the world. He found no belonging to civilization but instead a brotherhood amongst his comrades in the military. The constant questioning of war and its values was presented very frequently and in fact may have included ...
- 2685: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... this crucible that his art was formed. In his short life Van Gogh wrote nearly a thousand letters, often several a day. Most were written to his brother Theo, possibly the one person in the world who understood him. Only to Theo could Van Gogh describe the impressions and feelings that boiled within him. The letters are extraordinary; literary critics have compared them to the works of the great 19th Century ... s branch office sent textbooks on anatomy and perspective. Theo suggested that Vincent join him in Paris, but Vincent seems to have been reluctant to venture into what was then the center of the art world. Instead, in the fall of 1880, he went to Brussels and moved into the cheapest hotel he could find. Vincent remained in Brussels during the winter 1880-1881, struggling with his draftsmanship and reporting his ... intense colorist of his time. He sensed that color has meaning that transcends mere visual impressions. When Van Gogh arrived in Paris in 1886, he was eager to learn and ready to be stimulated by new experiences. In two years he went through a complete change as a Alexander 4 painter. Brightness and lightness flooded his work. He painted serene cafι interiors and breeze swept landscapes. The dark figures of ...
- 2686: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... population of Western Europe doubled (Lindsay "6-""). A shortage of teachers caused eager minds to look elsewhere for education. Many of those traveling were instrumental in spreading ideas, stories, and songs across the countryside. A new kind of entertainer, the troubadours, served as the new commentators of the day, successfully blending verse and music. Their poetry was the first to "set about the conscious creation of a literary speech in the vernacular" (Bogin 44). In songs called sirventes, the troubadours ... were viewed primarily as entertainers who wandered aimlessly about the countryside singing about the virtues of courtly love, their contribution as educators to the public cannot be mistaken. As the troubadours slowly began to disappear, new kinds of entertainers took their place, continuing to inform the general public through different mediums. The meistersinger replaced the troubadour in the late fourteenth century (Sebastian "). Middle and lower class meistersingers established schools for ...
- 2687: Evil In The World
- Portraying Evil in the World The article I picked to show the evil in the world today was about a man named Abner Louima. This man was arrested in 1997 and is suing the state of New York for being beaten in a restroom in the station while being questioned. The sole witness Conelle Lugg, 19, he heard loud screaming and banging noises against the wall of the bathroom while he ...
- 2688: The Repressive Governments of Zamiatin's We and Orwell's 1984
- ... most startling effect of the United State's control of all actions is their regulation governing the sexual act. "The United State, having mathematically conquered hunger, directed its attack against the second ruler of the world, against love." (Richards 547) The immortal Well Doer decreed over one thousand years prior to the current time of the novel that, "A Number may obtain a permit to use any other Number as a ... by the mandated use of an altered form of the English language called Newspeak. As Orwell explains in his Appendix: "The purpose of Newspeak is not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of Ingsoc (English Socialism), but to make all other modes of thought impossible."(246) By limiting the choice of words available to a bare minimum, the language ... seem distant and detached from our perception of reality, how close really are we? Like in We, many people live and die by their schedules which must be followed to the most minute detail. During World War II, our own government, the supposed bastion of freedom, detained thousands of Japanese-American citizens simply because their parents were born in the wrong country. Americans are required to have We-like Social ...
- 2689: The Vikings
- ... the late 900's Vikings raids thinned out due to civil wars in Scandinavia. Even so in the 11th century they set up temporary residence in North America in what they called Vinland. (Barnes & Noble New American Encyclopedia Vol. 19 p. 594-596) The first Viking attack on Ireland was in 820, and like the monk's attacked in 793, the people of Ireland had no chance against the powerful Viking army. In the years following the first attack Viking's gained leadership, and by 839, a brave Viking chieftain named Turges, declared himself king of Ireland. Turges sacrificed the Irish kings Armagh and Clonmacnois, to Thor, a Viking god. The Vikings organized attacks very well, they set more and more extravagant goals ... he found Greenland, it matched the description. He met with his father Herjulf, and lived with him until his death, and stayed even after. When Leif Ericsson, Eric the Red's son, learned of this new unexplored land from Bjarn he jumped on the chance to venture unto it. Leif too Bjarn's old ship that had already made the trip and 35 other men, he sailed from Greenland and ...
- 2690: Technology And The Stock Market
- ... more traders than ever because of the ease of trading online with firms such as Auditrade and Ameritrade. There are also more stocks that are doing well because they are in the technology field. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ have both benefitted from the recent technological movement. The NYSE says they are dedicated to maintaining the most efficient and technologically advanced marketplace in the world. The key to that leadership has been the state-of-the-art technology and systems development. Technology serves to support and enhance the human judgement at point-of-sale. NASDAQ, the worlds first fully electronic stock market, started trading on February 8th, 1971. Today, it is the fastest growing stock market in the United States. It alo ranks second among the worlds securities in ...
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