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- 2841: Mexico
- ... caused urban centers to grow dramatically: more than two thirds of all Mexicans now live in cities. Mexico City, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 16 million people, is the largest city in the world. While still low by United States standards, the nation's gross national product per capita rose significantly during the 1970s. Despite impressive social and economic gains, since 1981 Mexico has been wracked by severe inflation ... of Fire," a region around the Pacific Ocean highlighted by active volcanism and frequent seismic activity. Within the context of plate tectonics, a theory developed to explain the creation of major landform features around the world, Mexico is situated on the western, or leading, edge of the huge North American Plate. Its interaction with the Pacific, Cocos, and Caribbean plates has given rise over geologic time to the Earth- building processes ... man-made lakes. The Rio Papaloapan, which enters the Gulf of Mexico south of Veracruz, was dammed in the 1960s in a project modeled after the Tennessee Valley swampy coastal plain and to provide for new agricultural production. In the north an arid climate and interior drainage limit the size and number of rivers. By far the major river in this part of the nation is the Rio Grande in ...
- 2842: Aztec Jungle Agriculture
- ... black cup that they drank, with their hands shaking.(Bly 71) In the early 1400's the Colhua-Mexica, Mexica, and Tenochca tribes migrated into the Valley of Mexico which is present day Mexico City(World Book 1004). The valley was about 7,000 feet above sea level and covered, for the most part, by water(World Book 1006). These three tribes united as the Aztec Empire following several concerted victories over neighboring tribes. The largest city in the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan which covered a large island in the center of ... some aspect of humanity(Stuart 81). An immense percentage of the Aztec divinities were devoted to farming, agriculture, and nature. The center of the Aztec economy was agriculture and corn was their most important crop(World Book 1004). Depending on the geographical location of the Aztec farmer, crops including avocados, squashes, papayas, rubber, cotton, cacao beans, and tomatoes would yield a bountiful harvest. The Aztec farmers used terracing, slash-and ...
- 2843: Male, Female, And Religion
- Male, Female, and Religion It is a perforated, light blue swatch of mesh that represents the obstructed view of the world for a nation of people who were once free. Embedded in this piece of the burqa is the story of the Afghan people--the story of the tears, suffering and suppression of millions of Afghan ... that brewed for years. Although many international organizations and national governments attempted preventive measures to head off this violent international crisis, their efforts proved unsuccessful and, in 1996, the radical Taliban militia seized power. This new control force will prove to be the beginning of the end of the normal lives of women in Afghanistan. One must consider all the various elements that compromise the picture of Islamic womanhood. Many of ... Islamic and hetero-Islamic rites and practices in which Islamic women have traditionally participated. The Holy Quran (sometimes transliterated as "Koran") still forms the basis of prevailing family law in most areas of the Muslim world. It has always been and still is considered to be the last in a series of divine revelations from God given in the seventh century C.E. to humanity through the vehicle of his ...
- 2844: The Slave Trade
- The Slave Trade As horrible as the slave trade was, it formed a vast amount of economic basis for countries everywhere. People all over the world relied on the slave trade for their financial stability. When one thinks about enslaving other human beings, it is often looked upon as cruel and inhumane. It would be comforting to know that everyone around the world would make good decisions, however, where money and commodities are considered justifiable reasons, people often looked the other way. The economic motivation behind the slave trade helps to explain why all types of slave traders ... understanding of how this came to be, one must look beyond his or her own personal beliefs and look at how many peoples of different ethnic and social backgrounds tend to operate all over the world. It can be said that it this economic motive was the reason a sense of racism towards blacks was first unleashed. Although many like to think that the slave trade began with the Europeans ...
- 2845: Johnny Tremain
- ... his hands is badly burnt from an accident and he is scarred for life. He will never become a silversmith, a profession he aspires to be. With a shattered dream, he journeys out into the world of Boston to find himself another trade. There he meets Rab who is a sixteen-year old lad of few words. He is nevertheless calm, kind and caring. He is dedicated to his work at ... shot by the British. He was shattered totally. He doesnt understand why someone who wants something as simple as a farm and several cows deserves to die. He questions if he is really as brave as he thinks he is. Then comes the long-feared news that Rab has been wounded severely during the siege of Lexington. The meeting with Rab on his deathbed makes Johnny understand the true meaning ... our greatest enemies are ourselves. We are often brought down by our own arrogance, pride, ignorance and cowardice. In the process of growing up we might stumble many times. But as long as we are brave enough to accept our shortcomings and learn our lessons, we will emerge as stronger characters. I can relate this book very much to my own life. Reading this book, I can see a lot ...
- 2846: A Streetcar Named Desire
- ... literal text as well as the symbols of the story to get a complete and thorough understanding of her. Before one can understand Blanche's character one must understand the reason why she moves to New Orleans and joins her sister, Stella, and brother-in-law, Stanley. By analyzing the symbolism in the first scene, one can understand what prompted Blanche to move. Her appearance in the first scene "suggests a ... Blanche came to Elysian Fields to forget her horrible past, and to have a fresh start in life (Quirino, 63). In fact Blanche admits in the fourth scene that she wants to "make myself a new life" (Williams 135). By understanding the circumstances that brought Blanche to Elysian fields it is easy to understand the motives behind many of Blanches actions. One such action is that during the play Blanche is ... need to purify herself from her past (Corrigan 53). However, it is important to note that Blanche's description of her traveling came before she actually settles into Elysian Fields. The description therefore represents the new life Blanche hoped to find, not what she actually did find. From the begging we see that Blanche does not fit in with the people of her new community, nor her physical surroundings in ...
- 2847: On Apartheid
- ... divisive racial policies. [See Facts On File print edition 1946, p.39A] May 26, 1948 The conservative Afrikaner-dominated National Party wins parliamentary elections and gains control of the South African government. The party, under new Premier Dr. Daniel F. Malan, begins taking steps toward implementing apartheid (apartness), the national policy of racial separation. [See Facts On File print edition 1948, p. 171C2] June 13, 1950 Group Areas Act is enacted ... black student leaders in South Africa, is reported to have died from a hunger strike while in police detention. [See Facts On File print edition 1977, p. 707C3] Nov. 2, 1983 White voters approve a new constitution that creates separate chambers in the legislature for Asians and Coloreds (people of mixed race), although not for blacks. June 12, 1986 A national state of emergency is imposed following widespread strikes and riots ... The Population Registration Act of 1950 is repealed. July 10, 1991 President George Bush lifts most U.S. economic sanctions against South Africa. Sept. 4, 1991 De Klerk outlines his government's proposals for a new constitution that will provide suffrage to the black majority for the first time. Dec. 20-21, 1991 Delegations from 19 political groups meet in Johannesburg for talks aimed at ending white-minority rule in ...
- 2848: A Biography of Henry Ford
- ... was an American industrialist, best known for his pioneering achievements in the automobile industry. From humble beginnings he was able to create a company that would rank as one of the giants of American and World industry long after his death. There is no doubt that Henry Ford was a successful business man. The Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford's legacy, has left its mark on every continent in the world. However, Ford didn't gain his success solely on his innovation in the automobile industry. He was a friend to the middle class public as well as the workers in his factories. For this he ... looked out for. Moreover, he repeatedly gave back to society through donations, philanthropic foundations, and the creation of organizations that would help to educate and benefit the people. Henry Ford was a man who gained world-wide business success through his innovative ideas, brilliant management skills, and down-to-earth tactics. Henry Ford was born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, and educated in district schools. ...
- 2849: A Critical Look At The Foster
- A Critical Look At The Foster Care System THE GROUP HOMES OVERVIEW Children entering the shadowy world of foster care are often assigned labels arbitrarily and on a bed-available basis. They may end up spending some time in conventional foster homes, only to find themselves shuffled through group homes, residential treatment ... facilities, mental hospitals and prisons. Scant attention is given to the needs of these children, and the conditions they are forced to endure are often far worse than those endured by prisoners in some third world nations. THE LABELING OF CHILDREN Kenneth Wooden, Executive Director of the National Coalition for Children's Justice, explained to a Congressional Subcommittee that there is little difference in the background and characteristics of children in ... there, they do not exist. Or else a stocked fishing pond is a mud pond," said Wooden. "The reception rooms for parents and State officials responsible for assigning children hold impressive architectural renderings of planned new facilities, most of which never manage to get constructed, most of which are faded by the Sun over the years," he said. In other words, it was all a grand facade intended to woo ...
- 2850: Augustus Ceasar
- Augustus Caesar, the Rome's first true Emperor was the historical figure who had the greatest impact upon the western world between the dawn of civilization and the end of the middle ages. Augustus Caesar (31B.C. - 14 A.D.) was originally named Gaius Octivian, the name Augustus was granted by the Roman Senate, which means ... to Rome. Augustus raised an army of his own to fight Antony. The battle took place in Actium, and Augustus won the battle. In addition, Egypt was also conquered by Augustus and it became a new territory of Rome. "Augustus's overall policy was to keep the military establishment at the minimum necessary to ensure peace within the empire and guard the frontiers" (Scarre, 24). The senate realized Augustus' power and ... had rebuilt eighty-two different structures, including roads, aqueducts, temples and buildings with remarkable work of art created a classical style. Most of them were constructed of hard stones and bricks. There was also grandiose new buildings: "the Theatre of Marcellus, the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine, the Horologium or sun-dial, the great circular Mausoleum, and the massive Forum of Augustus with its Temple of Mars Ultor 'the ...
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