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- 1491: Piano
- “Piano” by D. H. Lawrence The poem Piano, by D. H. Lawrence describes his memories of childhood. Hearing a woman singing takes him to the time when his mother played piano on Sunday evenings. In the present, this woman is singing and playing the piano ... is when he was little, so he is emphasizing the old times by using the word, “old” in front of “Sundays” to describe that he is not talking about present Sundays. The time of the day is “evenings,” so it is about the same time as he is right now. It is winter, and the music is played at a “cosy parlour.” By using the words, “Tinkling piano,” the music ...
- 1492: Jewish History
- Jewish History The Jews are a people with a multitude of dilemmas. From the Israelite tribes to the prosperous modern day Israel , bigotry towards the Jews has been greatly evident. The Jewish race has acted as Escape Goat for many crisis throughout history including the black plaque which swept across Europe in the 14th century. The ... great incident was something the Jewish people were striving to obtain for generations. This, however, led to four major conflicts between Israel and the Arab countries. One of the most meaningful wars was the Six-Day War. Events such as the holocaust have also had a dramatic effect on world history and whose mysteries are still being unravelled. For twelve years following 1933 the Jews were persecuted by the Nazi's ... War II was seen. Organized Jewry in the European continent was damaged beyond repair. The Jews concentrated on the preservation of Israel and on the bringing of Nazi war criminals to trial. There is a day of commemoration, Holocaust Day, observed in Israel and elsewhere on Nisan (April) 19 and 20. The date is considered the anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The emergence of Israel as ...
- 1493: Armenian Genocide
- ... War, the Turks set out to annihilate the entire population of Armenians living within their borders (they almost did). An area known as Historic Armenia lies right in the middle of what is now modern day Turkey. This is where the Armenian's ancestors began one of the first civilizations thousands of years ago. Historic Armenia has proved to be an important strategical location for the many empires that have taken ... by Media in 612 B.C., by King Cyrus of Persia in 549 B.C., by Alexander the Great, by King Antiochos III of Syria in 212 B.C., By the Arabs in 642 A.D., by the Mongols in 1240, by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, and most recently by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) 1922. During most of the time in between the Armenians had ... Constantinople were arrested and put in prison where they could do no harm. The only reason they were able to live was because of the many foreign offices in Constantinople. April 24 is now the day that Armenians around the world commemorate the genocide. The end of May 1915 the Temporary Law of Deportation was inacted. This authorized the deportation of any individuals who might be guilty of treason or ...
- 1494: The Cuckoo's Egg: Cliff's Persistence
- ... gouge his head on the desk drawer. Also, many people like to check their E-mail very late at night, so not to get interference. Because of that his terminal beeped a lot! The next day, he was woken up by the cable operator. Cliff said that he must have smelled like a dying goat. Any way, the hacker only logged on once during the night, but left an 80 foot ... the passwords and see what he could see. Boy was he ever surprised! He could call anywhere, for free!! He had access to other computer on the network also, one sensitive at that. The next day, Cliff called the sys administrator, and told him about his little excursion. The guy answered. "Sorry Cliff, we have to close up shop. This went right up the line, and well, the modems are going ... that the hacker was after military files. They take files that were all ready there, change all the Mr. to General, all the Ms to corporal and all the Professors to Sergeant Major. All that day they made up those files. Then they pondered what the title should be, STING or SDINET. They chose SDINET because STING looked too obvious. Then they created a bogus secretary, under the address of ...
- 1495: Memoirs Of Frank McCourt¡¦s Childhood
- What is the meaning of life? I always asked myself this very same question every day because I often wonder what is the reason for my existence in this world. I have never learned to appreciate all the things I enjoy in life, such as health, friendship, and love. I have ... and have His fill. If He wanted a pint He could wave His hand over a big glass and there was the pint. Or He could visit Mary Magdalene and her sister, Martha, and they¡¦d give Him His dinner no questions asked and He¡¦d get his feet washed and dried with Mary Magdalene¡¦s hair while Martha washed the dishes, which I don¡¦t think is fair. Why should she have to wash the dishes while her sister ...
- 1496: Coca Cola And Its Evolution
- ... and answer session, a history of Coca-Cola, and many other elements(Oliver 131). The debut was accompanied by an advertising campaign that revived the Coca-Cola theme song of the early 1970's, "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke"(CokeMANIA). The change to the world's best selling soft drink was heard by 81 percent of the United States population within twenty-four hours of the announcement. Within a week of the change, one thousand calls a day were flooding the company's eight hundred number (1-800-GET-COKE). Most of the callers were shocked and/or outraged, many said that they were considering switching to Pepsi. Within six weeks, the eight hundred number was being jammed by six thousand calls a day. The company also fielded over forty thousand letters, which were all answered and each person got a coupon for the new Coke. A retired Air Force officer, explained in a letter to the Coca- ...
- 1497: Alicia My Story, Book Summary
- ... homes. The only source of income in this situation was to sell things at the marketplace, and even there, Jews were forbidden. Alicia went anyway and sold what she could for food and money. One day her brother Bunio disappeared from the ghetto. Alicia and her family found out later that he had been taken to a work camp, but that they could send food packages to him. Shortly after this ... several people in the ghetto had been feeling the effects of the impoverished conditions. Starvation, Typhoid, and other diseases, were beginning to take its toll on the people who lived in the ghetto. Then one day, Alicia found out that her brother Bunio had been killed in the work camp. A boy had escaped so they lined up all the boys and shot every fourth one . As time progressed, Alicia began ... going out and trading for more food in places other than the marketplace. While this was going on, Zachary and a few other boys from the ghetto had been forming a sort of resistance. One day Alicia was informed that her brother had been hanged. After Zachary’s death, Alicia was befriended by a woman named Bella. She met many good friends in the ghetto including a future friend as ...
- 1498: Martin Luther King Jr. 5
- ... studied the works of Indian nationalist Mohandas Gandhi, from whom he derived his own philosophy of nonviolent protest. He moved to Alabama to become pastor for a Baptist church. Just after he received his Ph.D. in 1955, King was asked to lead a bus boycott in Montgomery. It had been formed after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger. Throughout the 381 days ... and Neo-Nazis met his marchers. With all that he had said and done, on April 3, 1983 he said "I have been to the mountain top and seen the promise land." This was the day prior to his demise. Sadly, the following day he was shot to death in Memphis Tennessee. Nearly 500,000 of his loyal admirers attended his funeral. It was the end of his civil rights crusade. "A man who won't die for ...
- 1499: Geothermal Energy
- ... Air pollution from geothermal resources is also significant. The most common type of air pollution is the release of hydrogen sulfate gas into the air. At the geysers in California an estimated 50 tons per day of hydrogen sulfite is released into the atmosphere. Iron catalysts have been added to try to offset the effects of pollution but have failed because moisture and carbon dioxide reduce the efficiently of the catalysts ... efficiency of the system. Carnot Efficiency of The Geysers Power Plant Carnot Efficiency = =18 =290 Carnot Efficiency = Carnot Efficiency = .4831 or 48% This is a relatively efficient cycle. It certainly can compete with other modern day types of electricity production. Unfortunately carnot efficiencies can never be reached. A large amount of energy is lost in the condensers and turbines. I feel that while the efficiency of this geothermal power plant might not be overwhelmingly better than other modern day methods of electricity, the lack of pollution makes up for the loss in efficiency. Even though The Geysers power plant is relatively efficient, it does not even come close to taking advantage of all ...
- 1500: The Fall of the Roman Empire Could Be Linked To Many Different Aspects: Army, Citizens, Barbarianism
- ... say that its dominance brought its disappearance. END NOTES 1) Lynn Hunt, Thomas Martin, Barbara Rosenwein, R.Hsia, and Bonnie Smith. The Challenge of the West: Peoples and Cultures from Stone Age to 1740. Toronto: D.C. Health and Company, 1995. 2) Ibid 3) Piganiol, Andre. “The Causes of the Ruin of the Roman Empire.” Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Why did it Collapse ?: Donald Kagan. ED. Donald Kagan. Massachusettes: D.C. Health and Company, 1962, p.87. 4) Ibid, p.87 5) Marvin Perry, Myrna Chase, James Jacob, Margaret Jacob, Theodore Von Laue. Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics & Society. Boston: Houghton Miffln Company, 1996. 6) Piganiol, Andre. “The Causes of the Ruin of the Roman Empire.” Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Why did it Collapse ?: Donald Kagan. ED. Donald Kagan. Massachusettes: D.C. Health and Company, 1962, p.88. 7) Marvin Perry, Myrna Chase, James Jacob, Margaret Jacob, Theodore Von Laue. Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics & Society. Boston: Houghton Miffln Company, 1996. 8) Jones, A.H.M. ...
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