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- 1171: Basking Shark
- ... 2E com%2Fsubjects%2Fsharks%2Fspecies%2FBaskingshark%2Eshtml&Title=Zoo m+Sharks&Answers=1&ajparam_list1=2&ajparam_fillers=%7C2%5B3631%5D% 7C&ajparam_qid=1401&site_name=Jeeves&scope=web&ask=Where+can+I+fin d+information+on+the+animal+basking+shark%3F). They even got their name through one of their behavioral traits: basking in the sun. These sharks have a habit of laying on the surface of the water ... unruly amount, which therefore would cause less sunlight to reach the deeper areas of the ocean, killing off, or hurting the organisms which use that sunlight to survive. Many sharks are being researched by modern day scientists to help fight life-threatening diseases. Basking sharks in particular, are used for research in trying to destroy cancer and heart disease. This is because their enormous supply of oil contains chemicals which is ... 2E com%2Fsubjects%2Fsharks%2Fspecies%2FBaskingshark%2Eshtml&Title=Zoo m+Sharks&Answers=1&ajparam_list1=2&ajparam_fillers=%7C2%5B3631%5D% 7C&ajparam_qid=1401&site_name=Jeeves&scope=web&ask=Where+can+I+fin d+information+on+the+animal+basking+shark%3F). Basking sharks are among the most interesting and mysterious giants of the sea. It is hard to believe that the only creature killing these sharks off are ...
- 1172: Stanley And Livingstone And Th
- ... the whole Congo River all the way to the Atlantic. Both Stanley and Livingstone were considered heroes and were known around the world for their hard work in Africa. When Livingstone died, Britain had a day of mourning for him. Stanley was elected into the British Parliament and received two medals of honor from Belgium who had financed his transcontinental mission. His former critics also finally appreciated him. When Stanley crossed ... Frank, O.B.E. The Way to Ilala. The University Press, Glasgow: Robert Maclehose and Company Limited, 1955 A biography of Livingstone. Includes nice map of Lake Tanganika that Livingstone drew. Dostert, Pierre Etienne, J.D. and others. Africa 1996. 31st ed. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications, 1996 On p. 32-33 talks about how Stanley was used by King Leopold to get stake in Africa as a colony. "Explorers of the Milleennium." (31 October 1999). (1 November 1999). On the website "Explores of the Millennium," it gave a short description of David Livingstone's explorations in Africa. Fage, J.D., and Roland Oliver. A Short History of Africa. New York: Facts on File. 1988. This provides a brief description of Stanley's link between Europe and Africa. Forbath, Peter. The River Congo. New York: ...
- 1173: Jimi Hendrix
- ... by Bob Dylan, about whom Hendrix said: Sometimes I do a Dylan song and it seems to fit me so right that I figure maybe I wrote it. I felt like Watchtower was something I d written but could never get together. I often feel that way about Dylan (Fairchild, Electric Ladyland 20). All Along the Watchtower is a protest song, pure and simple. During this period of the late 1960 ... The Band of Gypsies was outasite as far as I m concerned. It was just...going through head changes is what it was, I really couldn t tell I don t know.... And here I d been fighting the biggest war I ever fought. In my life. Inside, you know? (Burks 42). Hendrix got together with The Experience midway through 1970, but they never recorded another album (Burks 40). The Band ... him was because his band included two other white members. Through the filter of history, though, the praise that Hendrix has been given has been both color- blind (as far as his influence on modern-day rock musicians) and based on his ethnicity (when he is praised as a blues and R&B guitarist). The evolution of the albums of Jimi Hendrix was influenced by multiple occurrences: his early affinity ...
- 1174: Biological and Chemical Weapons!!
- ... could be bought off vendors and easily multiplied, will do the job. These weapons account for phenomenal distruction. For instance Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), stated: “a single warhead filled with anthrax targeted to Washington D.C on a day of moderate wind has the potential of killing 30,000 to 100,000 people. Nevertheless, since all ballistic missile have a return address and United States has nuclear deterrent, it is less likely to encounter ... families were often doused in the chemicals.”13 In known defoliating compound, Agent Orange was considered most effective, and was widely used. History states twelve million gallons of the mixture of the herbicide 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, containing the dioxin 2,3,7,8-TCDD was sprayed in Vietnam, mostly on forested areas. These chemical sprayings not only demolished trees and bushes but also in addition ...
- 1175: Joan Of Arc
- Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, first known as Jeanne d'Arc, was born in the village of Domremy, in the Champagne district of northeastern France. She was born on January 6, 1412 and died May 30,1431 at the age of 19. Joan is a ... story of her life. Joan was not a well-educated woman. She had never learned to read or write but was skilled in sewing and spinning. Her deeply religious mother and father, Isabelle and Jacques d'Arc raised her. Joan's father was a small peasant farmer, poor but not needy. Joan was the youngest of a family of five. She grew up herding cattle and sheep and helping in the ... Which is a step towards canonization, or sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. In 1920, almost 500 years after her death, the Catholic Church canonized Joan, or declared her to be a saint. Her feast day is celebrated the day of her death, May 30. Today many authors write about Joan of Arc. Patriots, people studying the super natural, supporters of women's rights, and many more admire her.
- 1176: Hawaii by James Michener
- ... and the worshipping of idols and the ancient system of gods. In chapter IV, "From the Starving Village", Michener gives a quick history of a Chinese village. The farmers, in the early 800's A.D., due to a famine, had to travel and find food. Eventually, they decided to sell a daughter for food and double-cross the buyer. They killed the rich man, took all of his food, and ... in the hold of a ship, and were treated like livestock, not human beings. The captain of the ship feared a mutiny by the "Chinese pirates" he was transporting. "Compared to the brightness of the day on the deck, all was gloom and shadowy darkness in the hold." After they arrived, most of the Chinese were sent to work on plantations; however, Kee Mun Ki and his wife, Char Nyuk Tsin ... would go to Hawaii for five years on a work contract. Before he left he fell in love and swore that he would return. Like most of the other 1850 Japanese laborers how left that day, in September, 1902, Kamejiro would not return. After arriving, the Japanese were sent to their new houses on the plantations. They were told to obey the lunas (the plantation officials). A few days later ...
- 1177: The Absence Of Truth Leads To
- ... seen Our means secure us, and our mere defects Prove our commodities. O dear son Edgar, The food of thy abused father's wrath; Might I but live to see thee in my touch, I'd say I had eyes again!" (IV, i, 18-24). Edmund's deception blinds the former Earl to the good nature of his other son. He now realizes that he has wronged Edgar. The removal of ... shows the falseness of her professed devotion for the king. Prior to Lear's arrival at her castle, she says to her servant, "Put on what weary negligence you please / You and your fellow. I'd have it come to question. / If he distaste it, let him to my sister / / Old fools are babes again, and must be used / With checks as flatteries, when they are abused" (I, iii, 13-21 ... I should lie with my own mother, breed Children from whom all men would turn their eyes; And that I should be my father's murderer. I heard all this, and fled. And from that day Corinth to me was only in the stars Am I evil, then? It must be so, Since I must flee from Thebes, yet never again See my own countrymen, my own country, For fear ...
- 1178: Jasmine: Taylor's Significance
- ... With help from Taylor, she "saw how easy [to make money] it was." (p. 159) As story goes on, she started trying to create her own living. "The love I felt for Taylor that first day had nothing to do with sex. I fell in love with his world, its ease, its careless confidence and graceful self-absorption." (p. 151) Her love toward Taylor at the beginning was simply a kind ... met Taylor. Additionally, Taylor was not only being protective on her loneliness, but also helped her to get out when she was too drown into America culture. "Taylor rescued me. ¡¥America, America!' Taylor said one day. Duff probably told him that I was afraid to go outside." (p. 165) Although Jasmine did not mentioned her feeling toward Taylor, but all her actions had shown that the relation between them had gotten close. Before she left to Iowa, she saw the murderer of her husband, Prakash, as she described, she has came to realization that "He'd kill you [Taylor], or Duff, to get me." (p. 168) She made the decision to leave New York to Iowa to prevent the possible killing of Taylor and Duff., which her next stage of ...
- 1179: Constantinopolis
- ... in about 1000 BC of the Ionians and the Dorians. The Minoan culture (3000-1200 BC) flourished on the island of Crete; its principal site is the multichambered Palace of Minos at Knossos, near present-day Iráklion. On the Pelopónnisos near Argos are the fortress-palaces of Mycenae and Tiryns, and in Asia Minor the city of Troy-all of them excavated by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in the last ... vaults, and there were no high windows. The mosque had at least one tower, or minaret, from which the call to prayer was issued five times daily. The same basic plan is followed to this day. Western and Middle Eastern Islamic Architecture The Great Mosque at Al Qayrawan in Tunisia was built in AD 670, but its well-preserved state today reflects construction of the period 817-902. The oldest mosque ... 47) in the Loire Valley, which retains outward characteristics of a medieval castle. The French architects Jacques Androuet du Cerceau the Elder and Philibert Delorme worked at Fontainebleau, and Delorme was architect for the Château d'Anet, where Benvenuto Cellini was employed as sculptor. In Paris, work on the Louvre was undertaken by Pierre Lescot in 1546. Philip II of Spain engaged Juan de Herrera and Juan Bautista de Toledo ...
- 1180: Hatchet: The Will To Survive
- ... difficult times a person can learn lessons that can enhance their life. Scenes I am going to adapt into a screenplay: 1. The plane ride as Brian traveled to his father’s house. 2. The day after the plane crash. Out in the Canadian wilderness. Scene #1 This scene takes place on the small, Cessna 406 airplane. The characters who will be in this scene are: 1. Brian Robeson 2. The ... oil fields of Canada PILOT Hey kid, are you okay? BRIAN Yea, I guess PILOT What’s the matter? BRIAN It’s hard to talk about. I’m sure you wouldn’t understand. PILOT You’d be surprised; I’m here to listen, kiddo. BRIAN This is the first trip to my Dad’s house since my parents got divorced. PILOT Son, I’m sorry to hear that. Was it hard ... for sure. It’s very confusing PILOT Here, put your hands on the controls, your feet on the rudder pedals, and I’ll show you how easy it is to fly this plane. BRIAN I’d better not. PILOT Sure. Try it. BRIAN I’ve got it. The wheel is stiff. I have to grip it. I can barely reach the pedals. PILOT Not so hard. Take her light, take ...
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