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- 3411: The Call of the Wild: Determinism and Darwinism
- ... of the Wolf, which was published in 1900. London lived an interesting life, during which he wrote more than 50 books. He also was an author with enormous popular success. He had experience as a war correspondent. Sadly after two broken marriages and a reoccurring alcohol problem, he died from a kidney disease at the age of 40. Many of his stories, including The Call of the Wild (1903), deal with ... returning of a civilized creature to the natural state. London's style—brutal, vivid, and exciting—made him enormously popular outside the United States; his works were translated into many languages. His noted journalism included war correspondence, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai lepers. A committed socialist, he insisted against editorial pressures to write political essays and insert social criticism in his fiction (Merrain AOL). Some of his other novels ... People of the Abyss, and was written in 1903. This nonfiction story was based on London’s observations of the slums of London and illustrated with photographs taken by himself and others. His next was War of the Classes, written in 1905. It mainly consisted of the text of speeches London presented on behalf of socialism. In 1909 he completed his next nonfiction story called Revolution. This story was just ...
- 3412: Romulus And Remus
- ... as a vestal virgin, serving in the temple of Venus, goddess of the hearth. Nevertheless, Rhea subsequently gave birth to twin boys, Romulus and Remus. Their father was not a man, but Mars, god of war. When Amulius found out what had happened, he slew Rhea Silvia and had the two boys thrown into the Tiber River. The river bore the twins safely ashore, where they were found by a she ... still no women. So Romulus organized some games and invited his neighbours, the Sabines. While the Sabine men were enjoying themselves, he and his men carried off many of the Sabine women to Rome. Bloody war followed, but eventually the women themselves stopped the fighting, begging their new husbands and their fathers not to slaughter themselves needlessly. Romulus, the founder of Rome, was not to be its earthly ruler for very ... oversaw the rise, and fall, of the great nation he had founded. According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus, who was the son of Mars, the god of war, and Rhea Silvia, a human. The city, set on seven hills, was probably occupied during the Bronze Age, but appears in history in the 8th century BC. The Romulus legend seems to have originated ...
- 3413: How To Create A Culture Of Pea
- ... children, they are the future of the world, and if we ignore the future, then we are once again being selfish and self centered. An important part of a peaceful culture has to do with war and politics. Simply put, where there is war, there is no peace. We all seek a life without violence, and when witness violence, we shouldn’t turn our heads, but we should try to help. We want armies without guns, and soldiers that are not here to fight but to help people in need. Since war and fighting are direct resultants of politics, it is important how we treat our political life. We are the world, and we have a big voice and a big say in what should be ...
- 3414: Trudeau: The Politics of My Way
- ... constriction crisis was a "my way" all the way. Trudeau, the self-proclaimed socialist prophet of his people, waxed ever so eloquently against the sins of conscription, and yet Trudeau seemingly could not see in War measures that potential greater evil of a Canadian fascism that surly meant permanent conscription and enslavement of all. Equally puzzling is the referral of Trudeau's nationalist compatriots and colleagues in the years since to ... behalf of the anti-conscription, quasi-separatist candidacy of Jean Drapeau; not so puzzling in the refusal of Angelo Saxon patriots to give Trudeau any credit at all for joining a reserve regiment before the war. There was both a typical Trudeau "a plague on both your houses" in all this, and even more of the gunslinger spraying bullets on both side of the saloon bar. The style of the lone ... 1940 Prime Minister Trudeau entered the law faculty at the University of Montreal. He says that he hesitated between law & psychology, but had to settle for law since Montreal didn't offer psychology and the war kept him in Canada. As a student he enlisted in the Canadian officers Training Corps. He was given a commission on a lieutenant, a rank he held until his retirement in 1947. LIFE Joseph ...
- 3415: Mark Twain (1835-1910)
- ... and a half years at his new trade. The river swarmed with traffic, and the pilot was the most important man aboard the boat. He wrote of these years in 'Life on the Mississippi'. The Civil War ended his career as a pilot. Clemens went west to Nevada and soon became a reporter on the Virginia City newspaper. Here he began using the pen name Mark Twain. It is an old river ...
- 3416: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- ... river, came Memorial Hall, dedicated to President Grant. It memorializes the soldiers of the Revolution. It served as the art gallery before the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The next stop was Richard Smith’s Smith Civil War Monument, followed by Smith Playground. Then came the Japanese House. It is a reconstruction of a 17th century Japanese scholar house, tea house, and garden. It is a charming, serene house with a pool and ...
- 3417: Diversity Of Leadership In Ame
- ... participate in the Constitutional Convention, over which he presided, and he used his immense prestige to help gain ratification of the constitution of the United States. The famous tribute by General Henry Lee, “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” accurately reflects the emotions that Washington’s death aroused. His ability as a leader shows us that he truly deserved the title “Father of ... and held office during two of the greatest crises ever faced by the U. S. His leadership of the Democratic Party transformed it into a political means for American liberalism. Both in peacetime and in war his impact on the office of president was enormous. Although there were strong presidents before him, they were the exception. In Roosevelt’s 12 years in office strong leadership became a basic part of the ... was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. His achievements, both foreign and domestic, were therefore limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented war. He brought to the presidency an awareness of the cultural and historical traditions of the United States and an appreciation of intellectual excellence. Because Kennedy eloquently expressed the values of 20th-century America, his ...
- 3418: South Korea
- ... including numerous offshore islands in the south and west, the largest of which is Cheju (area, 1829 sq. km/706 sq. mi.). The state of South Korea was established in 1948 following the post-World War II partitioning of the peninsula between the occupying forces of the United States in the south and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in the north. The capital and largest city of South Korea ... industry; and 52 percent in services. The principal labor organization is the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, with a membership of more than 1.8 million. Agriculture Land distribution programs were carried out after World War II (1939- 1945). With 1.6 million farms, the average cultivated land area for each is 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres). Agricultural methods remain largely traditional and unmechanized. About 21 perceent of the land ... of currency in South Korea is the won (806.8 won equal U.S.$1; 1994). The Bank of Korea is the bank of issue. Foreign Trade Following the disruption of trade during the Korean War (1950-1953) and its aftermath, exports increased at the remarkable annual rate of 27.2 percent from 1965 to 1980 and 14.7 percent from 1980 to 1988. Major imports include industrial machinery, petroleum ...
- 3419: George Washington
- ... learned to survive in the wilderness. When Washington was 20, his brother Lawrence died and Washington became the owner of Mount Vernon. At the age of 21, he fought heroically in the French and Indian War which raged in Canada. He began his military career in late 1752 as an adjutant for the Virginia Military. After that he became a British officer in the French Indian War. In 1775, he was almost killed while serving as an aide to General Edward Braddock. Three years later, Washington was elected to the Virginia House of Burgeses. He then served as Justice of the Peace ... respected for his military and political activities and was elected to the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775. Like many others, he had begun to oppose British rule over the colonies. When war broke out with the British in 1776, Washington was asked to be commander in chief of the new Continental Army. At first he protested that he was not equal to that honor, but he ...
- 3420: Accounts Of The Holocaust
- Accounts of the Holocaust The Holocaust was the systematic annihilation of six million Jews by the Nazi regime during the Second World War. I will tell the story of the Holocaust through many different personal accounts of people involved in many different sides of this incredible story. I will do this by using the personal accounts of surviving ... and lasted until 1945. This was most definitely the hardest seven years the Jewish population has ever faced. In 1933 approximately nine million Jews lived in the 21 European countries occupied by Germany during the war. The rise of the Nazi party’s anti-Semitism became noticeable in 1935 when laws were put forth limiting the rights of all German Jews. For the Jewish population the hardest time came with the ... decision of making this nation vanish from the face of the earth. (www.virtual.co.il,2) This statement shows that the plan of the Nazi party went much farther than the time of the war, They wanted to build a perfect world. Some living in Europe, not directly involved in the Holocaust, were affected by the event. This is shown in a letter to the Reich Minister of Justice ...
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