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- 5601: Napoleon And Caesar
- ... the Great, Hannibal, Frederick the Great and his favorite and most influential, Julius Caesar (Marrin 17). Julius Caesar was the strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. Caesar was able to create the Roman Empire because of his strength and his strong war strategies (Duggan 117). Julius Caesar was to become one of the greatest generals, conquering the whole ... his previously ill-equipped soldiers won their loyalty. During the storming of a bridge at Lodi, he fought alongside his troops, and earned from them the nickname of "the little corporal" (Castelot 68). Under the new government Napoleon was made commander of the French army in Italy. During this campaign the French realized how smart Napoleon was. He developed a tactic that worked very efficiently. He would cut the enemy's ... Marenegro. The German states and England were tired of fighting so they signed a peace treaty of Aimens in 1802. This was the first time since 1792 that France was at peace with the whole world. During the next 14 months of peace Napoleon drastically altered Europe and reshaped France. He became president of the Italian Republic, he reshaped Switzerland with France. He annexed Piedmont, Parma, and the island of ...
- 5602: Christopher Columbus
- ... to go to the Asia by sailing west instead of est, to get the spices and the silk. In this journey, Columbus had to take risks for finding Asia. Back then, people thought that the world was flat and the only way you could there would be by sailing est, but Columbus was curious and wanted to sail west. Columbus had to wait a long time for Queen Isabella to make ... should support him or not. The Queen thought that Columbus' price was too high. Columbus wanted three ships, but the Queen was only willing to give him one. Columbus had to wait. Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, and thought it was Asia. He and his men, unexpectedly, came across Natives and their culture, and realized this was not Asia. Columbus first landed on the island of Navidad, and ended ...
- 5603: Artificial Life
- ... sets up a system--an algorithm--by which the computer itself rapidly grades the multiple possible answers that it has produced to the question. The most successful of the solutions are then used to develop new software that yields further solutions, and the cycle is repeated through several "generations" of answers. Evolutionary Modeling Langdon himself picked up on the work of von Neumann by attempting to design an "a-life" form on a computer screen. In 1979 he finally succeeded in developing loop-shaped objects that actually reproduced themselves, over and over again. As new generations spread outward from the initial "organisms" they left "dead" generations inside the expanding parameter. Langdon noted that the "behavior" of these a-life forms genuinely mimicked real-life processes of mutation and evolution. He ... living systems, known or unknown. One of the most striking a-life simulations of evolutionary processes has been the work of Thomas Ray of the University of Delaware, who in 1990 set in motion a "world" of computer programs that he called Tierra. The world started out with a single ancestor, a program containing 80 instructions. A-life evolution proceeded as mutations rapidly appeared. The new forms included "parasites" that ...
- 5604: The French Revolution's Affect on Romanticism
- ... them to use reason. According to Thompson, The Revolution "had a major impact on Nineteenth- Century European Life." (895) It sent a strong wave of emotion and revival throughout France (Peyre 59). This lead to new laws and standards for the citizens, including newer, less imposing literary standards. Romanticism marked a profound change in both literature and thought. Romanticism, according to Webster's Dictionary, is defined as "a literary movement (as ... a major literary and cultural movement" that was inspired by the imaginations, inner feelings, and emotions of the Romantics. (895) If one term can be used to describe the forces that have shaped the modern world, it is Romanticism. (Peyre, 2) Romanticism has had such a profound effect on the world since the late 18th century that one author has called it "the profoundest cultural transformation in human history since the invention of the city." (Compton's Encyclopedia, "Romanticism") Harvey and Heseltine state that "The ...
- 5605: A Couple Of Papers On Frankens
- ... Report: Rights and Responsibilities-Frankenstein February 15, 1998 When you think of science you think of hypotheses and conclusions, applications and benefits, which are all for the good of humankind of course. And with each new discovery, the human race takes one step further away from all other species and one step closer to perfection because that is the quest. Right? The point is to take every proven law and "unprove ... every hair, muscle and movement of an object to find out everything about it. Science is also about adding on to what already exists; this was a problem. When Dr. Frankenstein decided to introduce a new being into the world, he didn't have to consult anyone, answer any questions or think into the future. With no monitoring, one scientist not only caused four unwarranted deaths, he endangered the lives of many more. "The ...
- 5606: Invisable Man - Black Leaders
- ... two years later and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and the African Communities League. The UNIA helped found the Black Muslim movement. In 1916 Garvey moved to the United States. He went to New York City and set up a branch of the UNIA and began a weekly newspaper called the Negro World. Garvey preached that blacks should be proud of who they are. He called for racial pride. Because of his persuasiveness and his eloquence people started to listen to Garvey. Blacks became proud of who they ... Garvey attracted thousands of supporters and had two million members for the UNIA. Garveys rise to fame was amazing; speaking to an audience in Colon, Panama in 1921 Garvey said "two years ago in New York nobody paid any attention to us. When I use to speak, even the policeman on the beat never noticed me." Depending on whom you talked to Garvey was the new Moses of blacks ...
- 5607: The Catcher In The Rye: Connection to the Title
- ... This title greatly explains the main character, Holden Caulfield, and his feelings towards life and human nature. In society he has found enormous corruption, vulgarity, harm and havoc. He knows that the children of the world are ruined by the corruption of adults around them and, he states later in the novel, his new purpose in life will be to help save the children from this vulgarity. Holden wants to be a "Catcher in the Rye." We first hear the title of the novel being used in chapter 16 ... Caulfield. He sees himself as the savior of children, of innocence and basic human dignity. What ultimately drives Holden mad is the realization that he cannot single-handedly eliminate the corruption and vulgarity of the world. When he understands that he must redefine his purpose in life and shift the focus of his good intentions to those areas where he can accomplish good, he is able to pull himself out ...
- 5608: A Duty Dance With Exploring De
- ... Senick 615). These feelings stayed with Billy throughout the strange occurrences of his life. When still a baby in the eyes of many people, Billy was sent off to death's symbiotic partner war, fighting World War II in Europe. Here he is a depressed soldier who has seen too much death and destruction in order to function like a human being and wants to die, but like many other incidents ... on with his daily affairs. He spends much of the rest of his life "actively disseminating that philosophy, first preaching it orally on the all-night radio program and then writing letters to the Ilium New Leader" (Bryfonski and Senick 615). But Vonnegut disagrees and "rejects the Tralfamadorian philosophy
[and] Billy's total "incapacity to understand the significance of the death of human beings" (Bryfonski and Senick 615). In Slaughterhouse Five ... and a feeble will to survive," (Vonnegut 151) responds Vonnegut through Slaughterhouse Five. Billy is "bleakly ready for death" (Vonnegut 32), for a long time and even resents a man who saves his life during World War II. When death finally happens to him, he is stupidly killed by someone seeking revenge on him for making his friend mad during the war. To Billy "it was all right somehow, his ...
- 5609: Nostradamus - The Man
- ... come? The code in which the prophecies were written could be comprehended to mean many things, but if the people who claim to be able to crack the code of Nostradamus' work are right then World War Three will reach its climax in the year 1999. Bio-warfare will be used - which will virtually wipe out most of humanity with minimal survivors with the human race living until the year 3797 ... he gave that has fitted him in with 'The Spirit of the Renaissance'. Bibliography 1. Barlow,Steve., Skidmore,Steve. (1993). The Unsolved Mysteries Project Book. England: Hodder and Stoughton. 2. Crystal, David (1994). Biographical Encyclopedia. New York: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. 3. Leoni, Edgar (1982). Nostradamus and his Prophecies. New York: Wing Books. 4. Erika, Cheetham (1973). The Prophecies of Nostradamus. New York: Berkley Books. 5. Perry, Philippa (1995). Spine-Tingling Tales. London: Two-Can Publishing. 6. Powell, Jillian (1996). Mysteries of the Supernatural. ...
- 5610: Tom Clancy: His Life, His Style, His Books
- ... black-ops. If something is on the news, it is most likely to end up in one of Clancy's books. A well planned Muslim attack on the Soviet Union's largest oil refinery begins World War III in Red Storm Rising. With the Soviet Union's oil economy crippled the politburo decides to invaded the Middle East, but first in an attempt to destroy NATO, they will invade Europe. The ... indirect result of the submarine attack, some of the senior members of the Politburo seek to use tactical nuclear weapons. This leads to a successful takeover of the Russian government by more sensible people. These new leaders, realizing defeat, call a cease fire to the war in Europe, shortly after U.S. forces recapture Iceland. The book ends with the war over but many loose ends are not covered. This provides Clancy with the opportunity to start World War IV. With every great literary work, there are critics looming around ready to tear the book apart for better or worse. There is no exception when it comes to Red Storm Rising. Most ...
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