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- 6091: The Genius Of China - 3000 Yea
- The World is forever in debt to China for its innovations. Ancient China was extreme advance and many of its discoveries are still in use today. This is what Robert Temple, the author of The Genius of ... mathematics, warfare and transportation, to name a few. Although Temple wrote about eleven fields of invention, I feel that these three sections contain the greatest examples of Chinese innovation, and the debt that the modern world owes China. The first main area is the field of engineering. Within this chapter, the development of iron and steel is the greatest achievement. The development of iron and steel led to other advances. By ... Irrigation allows for greater and more intense farming, thus resulting in a better crop yield. With the greater crop yields larger populations can be supported. The chain pump was exported to all parts of the world by way of visiting ambassadors and dignitaries. The first European chain pump appeared in the sixteenth century, and was a direct copy of the Chinese version. The second area of great Chinese achievement is ...
- 6092: Future of Automobiles: Toyota 4Runner
- ... family station wagon and the Minivan are things of the past and I am going to take you through a thorough examination my favorite the Toyota 4Runner Ltd!!! 1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4WD WHAT'S NEW FOR 1997 All-new 4Runner debuts with more interior room, stronger engines, dual airbags, new colors, and a top-of- the-line Limited trim level. For the first time, the 4Runner boasts a unique chassis and sheetmetal not shared with the Tacoma pickup. PROS AND CONS Pros: Great looks ...
- 6093: Slavery - Life On The Plantations
- ... the most commonly used form of punishment for disorderly slaves (David et al. 63-68). Rewards were handed out to the fastest and most productive cotton pickers. One might receive extra food rations or a new set of clothing. Some earned assignment to tasks of choice. Permission to visit a neighboring plantation might be given or a trip to town might be planned. Some overseers gave out small amounts of money ... and inhuman treatment. They lived in unthinkable conditions, stripped of their dignity and rights as human beings. Slavery changed the path of history forever. Works Cited Cowan, Tom, and Jack Maguire. Timelines in American History. New York: Perigee Books, 1994. David, Paul, et al. Reckoning with Slavery. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Foster, Stephen T. The Civil War Collection. New York: New Viewpoints, 1974. Katz, William Loren, ed. Slavery to Civil War. Vol 2. New York: Franklin Watts, 1974. Ploski, Harry ...
- 6094: The Romantically Impaired Pruf
- ... century was a complex age(Martin 423). J. Alfred Prufrock is no Hamlet. He is a hopeless romantic at best, T.S. Eliot's poster child for 20th century aristocratic society. Prufrock lives in a world where art and music have become the idle conversation of dilettante women who are spiritually, sexually, and intellectually dead, but for whom the meaning and life of art have long since been drained in the ... be time." Prufrock uses time as an excuse to remain comfortable in his undisturbed universe. By opening the fourth stanza with: "And indeed there will be time," Eliot echoes the memorable line: "Had we but world enough and time' from Andrew Marvell's seductive poem, "To His Coy Mistress." Ironically, Prufrock does not feel compelled to seize the day(Pagnattaro 108). Prufrock repeats his conviction that "indeed there will be time ... not only demonstrates Prufrock's cowardice, but reveals the same shallowness as the dilettante women "talking of Michelangelo." Ultimately, Prufrock's paradigm shifts from his "universe" to his "digestion." The third theme is one of world weariness, which is begun in the line: "For I have known them all already, known them all." This theme underscores his depression from the life he leads. This is shown most effectively in the ...
- 6095: Similarities Between Neil Armstrong and Leif Ericson
- Similarities Between Neil Armstrong and Leif Ericson Neil Armstrong and Leif Ericson. What do these two men have in common? They were both the first persons to set foot on a brand new, uncharted land. Neil took his one small step on to the moon, while Leif navigated his way over to what is now known as Canada. He was the first European to set foot onto the ... age of nineteen. Around 999AD, Leif took a trip over to Norway, where he spent a few months in the court of Norway's king, Olav I Tryggvason. There he was educated and learned many new concepts, including Christianity. When he returned home, he converted his mother to convert to Christianity. She built the first Christian church in Greenland and its foundations can still be seen in Kagsiarsuk. There are a ... the north. Since Leif was on a different longitudinal course without knowing it, he continued on his westward way. He overshot his home land and ended up being carried west by favorable winds to the New World. Another saga is called The Songbook, says that in 985AD Bjarni Herjulfsson saw landmost probably the uninhabited coast of North America-- but did not go ashore. Back home in Greenland, Bjarni told ...
- 6096: Life In The 1900s
- ... arriving immigrants. At this time some of the modern convienences were just being invented and even if it were for sale only the extremely rich had the option of purchasing the items. Sports being very new, in the aspect of it being organized was small time compared to present day. Travelling required time and was uncomfortable. Only the rich could have the luxurious accomadations for those long journeys. Many jobs were ... canadians because of its easy maintence compared to a horse. The bike allowed an option of transportation. The bicycle also gave a sense of freedom to virtually anybody willing to learn. Henry Ford revolutionized the world we live in by inventing the "horseless carriage", if it had not been for him, instead of taking the GO bus in the morning we'd be riding a horse named Wanda. Not only did ... Orville and Wilbur Wright made a successful flight in the first airplane at the beach of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Although the flight only lasted 12 seconds it would change the way we see the world. The telephone allowed the houseneeds to be satisfied without leaving they're homes. Women received an oppurtunity to work as a a switch board operator. I don't know if I can stress the ...
- 6097: The European Union
- ... Union's competence, institutional structure, and decision-making processes. Some future objectives of the Union are: - to implement the Treaty of Amsterdam, which revises the basic treaties on which the EU is founded. It contains new rights for citizen, freedom of movement, employment, strengthening of institution. - to enlarge the EU, to include countries from central and eastern Europe as well. This was specified in 'Agenda 2000', a detailed strategy for 'strengthening ... EC Treaty. Each has its constitutional role. The main three are the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament. The European Commission has the main role to steer the Union in new directions. It operates as a source of policy initiatives and works closely with the Parliament and the Council. Basically it represents the common interests of the Union and it has the sole right to initiate ... three fundamental powers: - legislation power - the power of the purse - the power to democratic supervision. The Parliament is also able to guide and promote the EU's development and co-operation programs with all the world's developing countries. By adopting resolutions on its own initiative, the Parliament is a political driving force generating several initiatives for the development of the Community policies. It regularly works together with the Commission ...
- 6098: Holocaust Surviovor Testimony
- ... the linen on top. That happened like in one second. And that's how I was saved." Col. Edmund M. was a First Lieutenant in the 65th Infantry Division of Patton's Third Army during World War II. During a liberation, he went into one of the barracks. "I walked in then into one of the barracks, and the first thing, that almost literally startled me, was the terrific stench of ... religion. Others had to learn to continue their life as normal as they could with knowing what was going on. Despite the Nazis being wrong for what they did, unless the prisoners adapted to their new unfair life of enslavement, there would be far less survivors. Without the adaptability some survivors possessed the Holocaust would have been a far greater tragedy. Works Cited Langer, Lawrence L. Holocaust Testimonies: The Ruins of Memories. Reissued Ed. New Haven: Yale Publishing Co., 1993. Levi, Trude. A Cat Called Adolf. New York City: Books, Inc. 1995 Guide to Yale University Library Holocaust Video Testimonies. Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale Publishing Co., 1990.
- 6099: Napoleon Bonaparte: A Great Mastermind
- ... philosophers, and educating himself in military matters by studying the campaigns of the great military leaders of the past. The French Revolution and the European war that followed broadened his sights and presented him with new opportunities. Napoleon was a supporter of the French Revolution . He went back and forth between Paris and Ajaccio, working for the Republic. Napoleon rose quickly through the ranks and became a captain in 1792. In ... great deal, but it can do nothing for you. Your patience and courage do you honor, but give you neither worldly goods nor glory. I shall lead you into the most fertile plains in the world where you will find big cities and wealthy provinces. You will win honor, fame and riches. Soldiers of the Army of Italy! Could courage and constancy possibly fail you?" Once Napoleon took over it didn ... Britannica Junior Encyclopedia #11 N-O). On March 9, 1796, Napoleon married Josephine and two days later left to command the army that was fighting the Austrians in Italy. On April 10 he started a new campaign, and with a series of clever movements he split the opposing Austrian army into three separate groups. Napoleon then defeated each one of them. This was first example of his rules of war, " ...
- 6100: A Rose For Emily 5
- ... allows the reader to examine this puzzle piece by piece, step by step. By doing so, he enhances the plot and presents two different perspectives of time held by the characters. The first perspective (the world of the present) views time as a "mechanical progression" in which the past is a "diminishing road." The second perspective (the world of tradition and the past) views the past as "a huge meadow which no winter ever quite touches, divided from them now by the narrow bottleneck of the most recent decade of years." The first ... a dead rose. Once again, time stands in her house, while the rest of the setting, the town, changes. Years passed and the "newer generation became the backbone and the spirit of the town." The new generation makes Miss Emily feel even more isolated. "When the town got free postal delivery, Miss Emily alone refused to let them fasten numbers above her door and attach a mailbox to it." Miss ...
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