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- 3921: Volcanos
- ... include: types of volcanoes, formation of a volcano, and elements of a volcano; such as, lava, rock fragments, and gas. This paper also tells a little bit about volcanic activity in different parts of the world. What is a volcano? A volcano is a vent in the earth from which molten rock and gas erupt. The molten rock that erupts from the volcano forms a hill or mountain around the vent ... distances. In 1883, the eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia shot dust 17 miles into the air. The dust was carried around the Earth several times and produced brilliant red sunsets in many parts of the world. Some scientists assume large quantities of volcanic dust can affect the climate by reducing the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth. Volcanic ash is made up of fragments less than one fifth inch in ... and amazing. They are one of the most destructive and one of the most beautiful things on this Earth. They contain gas, lava, and tunnels that go many miles into the Earth. They can form new islands or gigantic mountains. The materials that volcanoes erupt can help scientists understand about the inner Earth. Bibliography Bullard, Fred M. Volcanoes of the Earth. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1962. Decker, Robert and ...
- 3922: Biography of Robert Frost
- ... Francisco, Mar. 26, 1874, d. Boston, Jan. 29, 1963, was one of America's leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An essentially pastoral poet often associated with rural New England, Frost wrote poems whose philosophical dimensions transcend any region. Although his verse forms are traditional- -he often said, in a dig at archrival Carl Sandburg, that he would as soon play tennis without a ... College, but remained less than one semester. Returning to Massachusetts, he taught school and worked in a mill and as a newspaper reporter. In 1894 he sold "My Butterfly: An Elegy" to The Independent, a New York literary journal. A year later he married Elinor White, with whom he had shared valedictorian honors at Lawrence (Mass.) High School. From 1897 to 1899 he attended Harvard College as a special student but left without a degree. Over the next ten years he wrote (but rarely published) poems, operated a farm in Derry, New Hampshire (purchased for him by his paternal grandfather), and supplemented his income by teaching at Derry's Pinkerton Academy. In 1912, at the age of 38, he sold the farm and used the proceeds ...
- 3923: Albert Einstein 1879-1955
- ... two common forms of this technology today, the Nuclear Power Plants, and the Atomic, or Nuclear Bomb. During the WWII battles with Japan, the United States government instructed a group of scientists to derive a new weapon, one that could potentially cause large scale destruction emitting from a single bomb. Many notable scientists contributed to this project, but none with as much global respect as Einstein. With the help of his ... Tensions between the Communists and the States reached monumental highs. The whole United States suddenly went into a panic mode that would stay resident until the 1980's. Children on the first day of a new year of school were taught where the fallout shelter was. Instead of swimming pools, people would purchase subterranean bunkers to protect them from the radiation and chaos that was expected to follow the attack. Both ... of all out nuclear war. It seemed that Einstein had foreseen the use of this weapon and made it know in a statement that he is commonly quoted saying, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." He was all too correct with this statement. He knew very well that when a war was fought ...
- 3924: Historical Development of Atomic Structure
- ... their chemical properties. In 1871 he published an improved version of the periodic table, in which he left gaps for elements that were not yet known. His chart and theories gained acceptance by the scientific world when three elements he "predicted"gallium, germanium, and scandiumwere subsequently discovered In 1856 another important figure in atomic theory was born: Sir Joseph John Thomson. In 1906, after teaching at the University of Cambridge ... atoms, along with the proton.Chadwick was one of the first British scientists to stress the development of a possible atom bomb. His name was strongly associated with the British atomic bomb effort, especially during World War II. During the last two years of W.W.II (1943-1945) Chadwick moved to New Mexico, where he spent much of his time researching at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, a site chosen by the US government for nuclear weapon research. The first atomic bomb was developed here with ...
- 3925: The Roswell Incident
- ... excepting, has remained one of the most controversial issues issues today. I. Introduction to Extraterrestrials A. Standpoints on Extraterrestrials 1. Society's a. Past b. Present 2. Government's a. Past b. Present II. Roswell, New Mexico A. What Exactly Happened 1. Who Discovered the Wreckage 2. Discoveries 3. Bodies B. Testing in Roswell, New Mexico 1. Military Testing in Roswell III. The Cover-up A. Wreckage 1. UFO 2. Bodies B. The Weather Balloon 1. The Balloon a. Composite of the Balloon C. Witnesses 1. The Nurses at Roswell ... V. Conclusion A. Controversy Continues B. Final Thoughts The Roswell Incident The Roswell Incident, which enlightened our minds to the capacity of excepting all, has remained one of the most controversial issues today. In Roswell, New Mexico, 1947, a strange occurrence arises. An alien craft from outer space crashed in an open field. The issue lay still for almost thirty years, until the thought of a government cover-up arose. ...
- 3926: Winston Churchill: A Biography
- ... president of the Board of Trade. Winston's political missions became more and more important, in 1910 he became a member of the Admiralty. In 1913- 1914 Churchill completed British naval preparations for war. During World War Churchill made some fatal mistakes in war strategy. This was one of the main reasons that he was removed from the Admiralty when the Conservatives (many of whom now detested him) joined the government ... violently of Baldwin's Indian policy, which pointed toward eventual self-government. At the same time he warned against the ambitions of Nazi Germany and urged that Britain should match Germany in air power. As World War II drew nearer, his warnings were brought to life in bloodshed. When general war broke out in September 1939, Churchill was offered his old post of first lord of the Admiralty by Prime Minister ... was invaded by Germany in the summer of 1941. The entry of the United States into the war at the end of the same year gave the Allies the advantage in greater resources. But the new shape of the alliance also meant that Britain's influence was bound to decrease as the USSR and the United States joined in with full power. Churchill was determined that the slaughter that he ...
- 3927: Hackers 2
- Computer Hacking Explosive growth in the computer industry over the last decade has made new technologies cheaper and simpler for the average person to own. As result, computers play an intricate part in our daily lives. The areas in which computers affect life are infinite, ranging from entertainment to finances. If anything were to happen to these precious devices, the world would be chaotic. Computer hacking is a dangerous crime that could total chaos for the entire world. Some hackers act on revenge or just impersonal mischievousness. But whatever their motives, their deeds can be destructive to a person's computer. An attack by a hacker not only affects the victim, but ...
- 3928: Richard Nixon's Presidency
- ... a gifted student, finishing second in his class at Whittier College (1934) in Whittier, California, and third in his class at Duke University Law School (1937). Unable to find a position with a Wall Street (New York City) law firm after his graduation, Nixon returned to Whittier to practice. There he met Thelma Catherine (Pat) Ryan (1912-93), whom he married in 1940. Nixon enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served as a supply officer in the South Pacific during World War II. He left the service as a lieutenant commander. Back in Whittier in 1946, Nixon was persuaded by a group of southern California Republicans to challenge Democratic congressman Jerry Voorhis (1901-84). Nixon campaigned ... Returning to California, Nixon sought to revitalize his political career by challenging Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown (1905- ) in the 1962 gubernatorial race. Defeated, Nixon angrily announced his withdrawal from active politics. He moved to New York City and began a lucrative law practice. He continued, however, to speak out on foreign policy issues, address Republican fund rallies, and maintain his strong influence in the party. By 1968 he was ...
- 3929: Freud and Marx
- ... be seen as discontent in certain aspects such as his cynical view of human nature. Each were great thinkers and philosophers, but both seemed unhappy. Perhaps the social ills and trouble each perceived in the world about them were only the reflections of what each of the thinkers held within themselves. Each person observes the same world, but each of us interprets that information in a different way. They both saw the world as being injust or base. Each understood the disfunctions in society as being caused by some aspect of human greed or other similar instinct. They did however, disagree on what the vehicle for these ...
- 3930: Transitions of Reptiles to Mammals
- Transitions of Reptiles to Mammals A long long time ago, in a galaxy not too far away, was a little blue planet called Earth, and on this world not a single mammal lived. However a lot of time has past since then and we now have lots of furry creatures that are collectively called mammals. How did they get their? Where did they ... maintenance of individual temperature independent of the environmental temperature, and endothermy allows high levels of sustained activity. the unique characteristics of mammals thus would seem to have evolved as a complex interrelated system. Transitions to New Higher Taxa Transitions often result in a new "higher taxon" (a new genus, family, order, etc.) from a species belonging to different, older taxon. There is nothing magical about this. The first members of the new group are not bizzare, they are ...
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