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- 1541: Arthurian Legend
- ... Merlin in the famous story, The sword in the stone. The Sword in the stone is a book about an adopted child named wart. He is of royal blood and does not know this. One day when Wart is in the forest, he finds a magician named Merlin. Merlin comes home with Wart and agrees with Sir Ector, Warts guardian, to become Warts tutor. Merlin goes about educating Wart ... lot is known about the real Arthur. It is believed that Arthur was a 5th-century British King named Riothamus (meaning high King) who ruled from four hundred fifty-four to four hundred seventy A.D. And led an army into Gaul where he was defeated by the Goths of Burgundy. Two men by the names of Jordanes ( 6th century) and William (11th century) contributed to the legend of Arthur. Their ... national hero in a book written in Latin by Geoffrey of Monmouth called historia Regum Britanniae ( meaning History of the Kings of Britain). Supposedly his book covered history from 1200 B.C to 689 A.D. Geoffrey includes many sources of information with his work but most scholars believe it to be fictional bibliography added only to give his book some credibility. Therefore his work is considered to be literature ...
- 1542: Andy Warhol
- ... saw things, but just never got there. Sadly, Warhol died of a heart failure on March 9, 1987, still wearing his famous blond hair wig. Andy's diaries are not actual written records of his day to day accounts, but they are audio recordings of his phone conversations to Pat Hackett every Monday through Friday (from Wednesday, November 24, 1976 to Tuesday, February 17, 1987, just weeks before his death). Warhol originally intended ... certain charm" (Amis 1732). Others saw the diaries as a simplistic record of events. "His diaries are more or less just records of who went where and did what with whom, that anybody else who'd been along could have kept" (Plagens 1732). It's too bad he didn't start the diaries earlier in his life, such as the 60's, "when it would have been more interesting to ...
- 1543: 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 ...
- 1544: Rupert Mccall
- Ruprt McCall Jason McCall, more communally known as Rupert McCall has been called the modern day banjo Patterson and Henry Lawson. He has the ability to express his emotions though his poetry with a warm and compelling simplicity. He has the ability to combine passion with humor in his poetry which ... to the doctor to get the verdict on an allergy he gets when he s witnessing Australians who have done heroic things in there field of expertise. Whether it be the Anzacs in the Anzac day parade or Border making a gutsy ton. The doctor then goes on to tell him that there is no cure for it because it s just Good Old Aussie Pride . If an immigrant from East ... Border Medal Night. It tells a story that many true Australians could relate to. A story of backyard cricket. It describes the emotions that were present, the rules that excited and the dreams of one day, just maybe wearing the baggy green. At the end of the poem he decides to tape up the old ball mow a wicket and call his mates to play some good hard backyard cricket. ...
- 1545: A Character Analysis of Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth
- ... warrior. We start the scene off from a sergeants account of the fighting against the enemy's of the king and Macbeth. For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name,-disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel, which smok'd with bloody execution. (I,ii,16-18) From this we can tell that Macbeth fought bravely and through unbeatable odds against Macdonwald's army. It also tells us that Macbeth can handle a sword like it was an extension of his own body. The sergeant also tells us: As cannons overcharg'd with double cracks; So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe: (I,ii,37-39) From this we can tell that he was a relentless and courageous fighter and would not stop until he ...
- 1546: Summary of the Movie: Saving Private Ryan
- ... atmosphere of battle. What is one life worth? The time is 1944, in the European theatre the Nazis are quickly advancing across western European, enveloping cities and entire nations into their claws with every passing day. Faced with the ugly spectre of defeat the Allied powers plan the greatest invasion in history, a crushing blow which they hope will stall the German attack and force them into a retreat. It is on June 6, 1944 - D-Day - that Saving Private Ryan begins.... Every lost life is a tragedy, especially for those who have shared parts of their lives with the deceased. Within the short space of a week the Ryan family ...
- 1547: The Azores Islands
- ... it to people passing through the town. You can also hear a delivery truck passing through the town at 5:00 a.m. This truck will have any food that you will need for the day; fresh meat, bread, fruits, vegetables, wine. Everyone will come out of their homes, and purchase what they will need for the day. On Saturdays, the people will buy two days worth, since Sunday is the holy day, nobody works. (Perrson) Ponta Delgada, is the capital of Sao Miguel. This beautiful city is surrounded with extravagant museums, monuments, historical streets, restaurants, and shops. At nigh time, the city is filled with color ...
- 1548: Photojournalists Are Necessary
- Photojournalist need freedom in order to present us with the facts. What would we see if every picture were regulated? We'd see flowers, happy people and maybe the odd kiss. We'd never see the truth about the world. Everything would be a fantasy. If the world was perfect, then by all means, show the happy people. I don't care. But, showing a fantasy is like ... had restrictions, as some suggest, this picture probably would not have been taken. Why not? Because it's reality and it seems like the critics can't handle the truth. If they could then they'd understand the importance of the picture. Without freedom, people would perceive the world as being perfect. But in fact, it isn't. Because of this, photojournalists need freedom to present us with the facts. ...
- 1549: Martin Luther King: Civil Rights Patriot
- ... 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 ...
- 1550: The History of Thailand and Malaysia
- ... Asia consisted of many different countries. This region consisted of Cambodia, Burma, Brunei, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and most of Indonesia. Many kingdoms have risen and fell in Southeast Asia. About A.D. 100, people in the southern part of what is now Cambodia established the kingdom of Funan. This Kingdom became one of the greatest powers in early Southeast Asia. By A.D. 600 Funan had lost its power and influence, and a new kingdom had risen. The Chenla had arisen north of Funan. In the 700s the kingdom of Chenla had broke up. Between the 800 ... that is now southwestern China, to a region that is now Cambodia. After the first people migrated to this region, many others also migrated here. The people known as the Pyu arrived in the A.D. 600s. Then the Burmans, Chin, Kachin, Karen, and Shan came during the 800s. These people lived apart from one another and kept their own culture. Then in 1044, a Barman ruler named ...
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