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- 2071: The Gilded Age
- ... truth, it overlooks a redeeming aspect of that opulent time: our harshest industrial overlords proved our most enlightened philanthropists. The lives of John D. Rockafeller and Andrew Carnegie, tough men from hardscrabble backgrounds who lacked college education, furnish rich lessons for would-be benefactors. They transcended the sentiment and haphazard methods of Victorian charity, substituting the rigor of modern philanthropy. Instead of sponsoring another hospital or museum wing, Carnegie and Rockafeller ...
- 2072: Vietnam
- ... better place, and fought the interrogators as hard as they could. They set up a tapping code to communicate along the walls, and would even teach each others the things that they had studied in college. The interesting thing about the book is the way the Air Force pilots live their lives when they werent fighting as compared to the Marines. They lived in air-conditioned rooms. Three square meals ...
- 2073: The 1960s
- ... From 1960 to 1970 the number of Americans who had tried marijuana had increased from a few hundred thousand to 8,000,000. The majority of these new users were from 12 years old to college seniors(This Fabulous Century 84). To some Hippies, drugs and music were the most important aspects of their lives. Another drug that was prevalent in the Hippie population was LSD. Some Hippies thought that "LSD ...
- 2074: Beer
- ... brewer doesn't make that much either, somewhere in the range of forty-five thousand to sixty thousand if you are really good. Although I probably will work as a brewer when I going to college because the hours a very flexible. Portland brewing has many brewers that come in at different hours of the day, which would be good while going to school. Works Cited Aging of Beer. Jackson, Paul ...
- 2075: Freedom In America
- ... is a valid point; however, it would provide an excellent opportunity for them to learn about their First Amendment rights that guarantees free speech and freedom of the press. In his commencement address to Monmouth College graduates, Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School defended the broad right to free speech. He stated, "My message to you graduates is to assert your rights, to use them responsibly and boldly, to oppose ...
- 2076: Commonwealth
- ... which became famous overnight. He also wrote many pamphlets on Irish affairs and became increasingly bitter at the ill-treatment of Ireland under English rule. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin and studied at Trinity College before going to Oxford. The career began with the puplication of "The Happy Prince" and other Tales. Wilde is famous for his wit and is the most read of all Irish authors. He was charged ...
- 2077: Stonehenge
- ... the Salisbury Plain. Some of these blue stones were taken down and moved again. Around 1000 BC, the avenue was extended all the way to the River Avon. VI. Gerald Hawkins, an astronomer from Harvard College Observatory, felt that the most obvious purpose for Stonehenge was a huge important calendar, marking one major day in the year, the summer solstice. After more computer research, Hawkins found that Stonehenge also seemed to ...
- 2078: Aids
- ... 1991) A family in Sub-Saharan Africa might p.2 spend between $600 and $1,500 to care for a person living with AIDS.(The AIDS Reader,1991) This money could be used for a college education or other basic necessities. This country was hit so hard with AIDS that more then one-quarter of working-age adults are infected with HIV and are forced to use money for health care ...
- 2079: The Failures Of Affirmative Ac
- ... more credentials to get a job than his minority opponent, a white male student needs more or better skills to get accepted at a prestigious university than a minority student. There are complete sections on college applications dedicated to race and ethnic background. Colleges must now have a completely diverse student body, even if that means some, more qualified students, must be turned away. A perfect example of this can be ...
- 2080: Canada- Facts And Figures
- ... basic subjects of language, math, social studies, introductory arts and science. In general, high school programs consist of two streams. The first prepares students for university, the second for post-secondary education at a community college or institute of technology, or for the workplace. There are also special programs for students unable to complete the conventional courses of study. In most provinces, individual schools now set, conduct and mark their own ...
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