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- 4591: Eli Whitney
- ... money crop to export. Tobacco was a land waster, depleting the soil within very few years. Land was so cheap that tobacco planters never bothered to reclaim the soil by crop rotation -- they simply found new land farther west. The other crops -- rice, indigo, corn, and some wheat -- made for no great wealth. Slaves cost something, not only to buy but to maintain, and some Southern planters thought that conditions had ... around the district so rapidly that Whitney's workshop was broken open and his machine examined. Within a few weeks, more cotton was planted than Whitney could possible have ginned in a year of making new machines. Before Whitney had a chance to complete his patented model, the prematurely planted cotton came to growth. With a harvest pressing on them, planters had no time to wait for the legal fine points to be sorted out. The cotton gin was pirated in a heart-beat. Whitney went into partnership with Miller. Whitney was to go north to New Haven, secure his patent, and begin manufacturing machines, while Miller was to remain in the South and see that the machines were placed. The partners' first plan was that no machine was to be ...
- 4592: Mission Days Report
- ... these purposes the California Missions were started. The trip to Alta California was to be a great journey and took much preparation. A man by the name of Jose Galvez was appointed inspector general of New Spain. Galvez carefully chose two men to lead the expedition. The first, Gaspar de Portola was to lead the soldiers. The second, Friar Junipero Serra, was to lead the Franciscan priests and teach the Indians ... de Alcala. Six months after the founding of the Mission San Diego, Portola had returned and supplies were scarce. Portola decided that if the San Antonio did not return, the group would go back to New Spain. The San Antonio arrived as they almost gave up hope, reviving the anxious group in San Diego. The supplies for the missions were replenished. Portola decided to go on a second expedition to explore ... Bay, these 21 missions had been built. Another explorer by the name of Captain Juan Bautista de Anza greatly contributed to early colonization in Alta California. His plan was to find an overland route from New Spain (Mexico) to Alta California. Several difficulties along the way included crossing vast deserts, passing over mountains and encountering hostile Apaches. Once the colonists arrived in the new land, they rested at San Gabrielle ...
- 4593: John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer
- ... only people who did like the influx of immigrants were the rich because they represented a large pool of labour that cost next to nothing. America was very much separated from the rest of the world. The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 was still a big part of life in the United States Of America and politicians made sure that they did n not get involved in European affairs. They remained unchanged until the first World War when America joined in on the side of the Allies. This novel showed that most Americans were glad that they had joined. It created jobs for the poor and increased the wealth of many ... gold but when they got there they found nothing but poverty. Manhattan Transfer showed clearly how the United States benefitted from the war with the Germans. Their economy was greatly stimulated and they became the world's largest creditor. SYNOPSIS: This book does not have a plot as such. It is more the story of life in New York City from 4 different points of view. There are four main ...
- 4594: The Tupac Conspiracy
- ... Tupac was shot after leaving a theater with a friend, which is very similar to how he was shot in real life. Interestingly, Tupac dies in his last video released under the name "Tupac". His new video "Toss It Up" from the new album was released under the name "Makaveli . second video to be released by the name Makaveli is "To Live and Die in L.A." But how could they shoot the second video when he is ... cremated the day after he "died"? And since when do they cremate someone the day after death without an autopsy? Furthermore, it is illegal to bury someone who has been murdered without an autopsy The new Tupac album released on Nov. 5, and was originally supposed to be an EP of 6 songs, but was then extended to a full length album of 12 songs Tupac's alias is Makaveli. ...
- 4595: Nine Tomorrows: Will Computers Control Humans in the Future?
- ... lives easier. Machines and tools have given us the ability to do more in less time giving us, at the same time, more comfort. As the technology advances, computers become faster and more powerful. These new machines are enabling us to do more in less time making our lives easier. The increased use of computers in the future, however, might have negative results and impact on our lives. In the novel Nine Tomorrows Isaac Asimov often criticizes our reliance on computers by portraying a futuristic world where computers control humans. One of the images which Asimov describes in the book is that humans might become too dependent on computers. In one of the stories, Profession, Asimov writes about people being educated ... they would only want to be educated by computer tapes. Putting in knowledge would take less time than reading books and memorizing something that would take almost no time using a computer in the futuristic world that Asimov describes. Humans might began to rely on computers and allow them to control themselves by letting computers educate people. Computers would start teaching humans what computers tell them without having any choice ...
- 4596: Adolf Hitler
- ... an interest in politics. At the time, two of his closest friends were Jewish and he admired many Jewish art dealers and operatic performers and producers. Hitler later was arrested for avoiding military service for World War I. When he was eventually caught, he was found unfit
too weak
and unable to bear arms.1 Later, he served four years. Near the end of the war, Hitler was partially blinded when ... by the members of his own people," he wrote.2 A second volume of Mein Kampf was published in 1927, and more than five million copies of the book were sold before the beginning of World War II. ____________________ 1. http://remember.org/Facts.root.hitler.html Hitlers Early Life. 2. http://remember.org/Facts.root.hitler.html Mein Kampf Picture: "And so I believe to-day that my conduct is ... am defending the handiwork of the Lord." ~Mein Kampf Hitler made many famous speeches during his rise to power. A few are quoted in certain areas of this report. His goal was to create a new empire that would last for one thousand years. He ran for president in 1932 and became chancellor in January, 1933. In November, 1937, he outlined his master plan as described in Mein Kampf at ...
- 4597: The Selfish Gene
- ... themselves whether creationism will be taught, along with evolution, in their classrooms. Furthermore, the state of Colorado has dropped all questions on their standardized tests that pertain to evolution. Conversely, on October 8th, 1999 the New Mexico Board of Education voted overwhelmingly to limit the statewide science curriculum to the teaching of evolution (Janofsky 1). Creationists refer to the Bible to explain that the creator developed the universe, including Adam and ... humans have become more orderly and more suited for their environment, clearly a process that is carried out by gradual change over time. Through Charles Darwin s The Origin of Species, published in 1859, the world was introduced to natural selection and the theory of evolution. In his autobiography, Darwin states It was evident that such facts as these, as well as many others, could be explained on the supposition that ... replace it. Without Charles Darwin as a spark of this debate, humans might still be wondering aimlessly without a clue as to their origin. Works Cited Darwin, Charles. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin: 1809-1882. New York: Harcourt, 1959. Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene. New York: Oxford, 1989. Janofsky, Michael. " New Mexico Bars Creationism From State Curriculum." New York Times Oct. 1999. New York Times website. Online. Internet. 14, Oct. ...
- 4598: Peter The Great 3
- ... at 24 the one and only Czar of Russia. He had one strong mission to accomplish in his rule: to break the bonds of inflexible customs of Muscovy and to lead his country into a new day which shall be better than this (4:90). He was determined to Westernize his country to close the gaps and heal the scars of the Mongol invasions. So, the very next year after the ... got back from his Grand Embassy, he immediately began changing things, starting with the cutting off of his beard. He also built a modern navy, as well as a modern army, and he also started new schools of navigation, mathematics, geography, politics, medicine, philosophy, and finally astronomy (2:2). He introduced the potato, and also encouraged the breeding of native Russian horses. He began the first Russian newspaper, and ordered the ... named Peter, and 3 named Paul. All of their children died in childbirth except 2 daughters, Anna and Elizabeth.In competition with Louis XIVΉs building his single grandiose palace, Peter decided to build a new capital. He decided to build the new city at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, where it divides into 4 arms to form an extensive marshy delta. On a archipelago of islands, a ...
- 4599: New Trend For Horror Films
- New Trend For Horror Film Horror movie fans should know that The Blair Witch Project has raised the standard for all future horror films. The makers of The Blair Witch Project made a hauntingly spooky documentary and before it's release promoted it as being real, which fooled most audiences into thinking it really happened. Taking the standards of the horror film to a new level in most horror movie fans' opinion. The promoters of this film made it look so much like a real documentary that according to Time magazine "the Burkittsville Maryland sheriff's department regularly recieved calls ... horror movie that most of us have grown up with, remember the guy with the hockey mask that just would not die. Scary at age of eleven but quit laughable now. This movie puts a new twist on things without the buckets of blood and gore displayed in the horror films of the past. The misleading promotion before the film's release and the prologue at the beginning of the ...
- 4600: A New Day On Wall Street. The
- A new day on Wall Street. The Internet is changing the way the brokerage industry does business. Today more and more investors are electing to trade via the Internet and avoid contact with a broker all together ... calling a brokerage and talking to a broker who usually tried to push some hot stock and charged you a large sum to purchase the shares you wanted. The 70s gave way to a new era of discount brokers. The discount brokers provided the means to make trades at a significantly lower cost but at the expense of less informative and directed services. These discount firms utilized new computer technologies to process trades and opened up investment opportunities for many that would not have previously considered purchasing securities. With improved IT capabilities and the introduction of the Internet the discount brokers were ...
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