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- 2351: The American Civil War
- ... as citizens of a common country. I want no one punished, treat them liberally all around. We want those people to return to their allegiance to the Union and submit to the laws." (Porter, David D., Campaigning with Grant. New York: The Century Co., 1897) Well with all of the formalities outlined, the Generals and Admiral knew what needed to be done. Sherman returned to Goldsboro by steamer; Grant and Porter ... narrow; they (the soldiers) could see Richmond burn as they made their way across the James River and to the west. Grant had finally broke through and Richmond and Petersburg were finished on the second day of April. V. LINCOLN VISITS FALLEN RICHMOND On April 4th, after visiting Petersburg briefly, President Lincoln decided to visit the fallen city of Richmond. He arrived by boat with his son, Tad, and was led ... arrived, he asked the President what to do with the conquered people. Lincoln replied that he no longer gave direction in military manners but went on to say: "If I were in your place, I'd let 'em up easy, let 'em up easy" (Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence Clough Buel, eds., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 4. New York: The Century Co., 1887). VI. THE CHASE ...
- 2352: William McKinley
- ... local bank he met Ida Saxton, who was the daughter of a local banker and was also the "Belle" of Canton. They married in January, 1871 and their first daughter, Katherine, was born on Christmas day of that year. Their second child, Ida, was born in 1873 and died at the age of 4 ½ months. That same year, Mrs. McKinley’s mother also died. Two years later, their first daughter, Katie ... The Exposition was celebrating 100 years of progress in North and South America. One of the items on display was the X-ray machine, which had been recently invented by Thomas Edison. On the next day, September 6th, President McKinley was shaking hands with the public at a reception held at the Temple of Music. One man in the line was Leon Czolgosz, (pronounced Tchollgosh) an anarchist, whose right hand had ... what side effects it might have had on the president. The president’s body first went to the Buffalo City Hall to be viewed by the public for a couple of days, next to Washington D.C. for two days, and finally to Canton, Ohio on September 18th where he was buried at Westlawn Cemetery. He was the third president to be assassinated, the others were Lincoln and Garfield, and ...
- 2353: The Next Revolution in Music Technology: Make or Break?
- ... the format also allows for widespread copying of illegal files.” (Sullivan 1999). On the other hand, MP3 technology has given the unsigned artist an opportunity to expose their music to millions of Internet surfers every day, increasing the artist’s popularity and ability to profit from his or her music without the need or assistance of a contract record deal with a major recording label. Another way to think of it ... music where record labels become obsolete, and every musician controls his or her own destiny by their own promotion and distribution of music in MP3 format. In an interview for Wired Magazine, rap artist Chuck D said MP3 “won’t destroy the record companies. [It] just will split the market” into a world with something like “a million artists and 500,000 labels.” (Orr 1999). The new MP3 format needs to ... had acquired the recording in its entirety within minutes, without spending a dime. As a musician myself, the concept frightens me. It has always been a dream that my musical talents and abilities would one day become my source of income, supporting me and my family. If unregulated distribution of copyright protected music continues to prevail, it is possible that musicians will no longer profit (monetarily) from their God-given ...
- 2354: The Utilities Confront Y2K
- ... being looted, riots are breaking out, and more seriously massive destruction occurs nearly destroying the Earth. Although this frightening scenario is extremely improbable, Y2K (Year 2000) is an enormous problem most have to scale quickly. Day and night engineers work diligently to complete the Y2K compliance effort. Problems can easily be identified, however the time needed to fix the problemed area can be a very time consuming task with which time ... areas are involved. These areas include customer service call centers, supply and inventory systems, and accounting systems. While being important to providing service to the customers, those areas are not as crucial system of modern day society". Since the industry's size is so big, it can be broken up into four different sections.(???) Each section faces Y2K in different and similar ways. The wireline is composed of a vast network ... works together through a network of systems that processes millions of calls per minute. Calculations are made for each call to find the most efficient multipath connection possible. For example, a phone call from Washington, D.C. to New York travels from the phone to a switchboard in your building, to the local carrier's central switching office, through the local networks system that routes calls to the long distance ...
- 2355: Romeo And Juliet - Time And Fa
- ... a genuine coincidence that Romeo and Juliet were at the same place, at the same time. Some days after the ball, Benvolio and Mercutio are conversing, in regard to the quarrelsome weather. Benvolio declares, "The day is hot, the Capulets abroad,/ And if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl,/ For now these got days is the mad blood stirring." (III, i, l 2-4) At this point, Tybalt, who ... losses of Tybalt and Mercutio, the Prince must penalize Romeo. However, the Prince agrees that Romeo was acting in self defense. Juliet, who desires not to wed Paris, asks for Friar Laurence’s assistance. The day before the wedding, Juliet is to drink the poison, which will make her appear to be dead. In forty two hours she shall awake, with Romeo by her side. Romeo will then bring her to ... Friar Laurence that he was seeking another Franciscan, who was visiting the sick, to accompany him to Mantua. He says, "Suspecting that we both were in a house/ Where the infectious pestilence did reingn,/ Seal’d up the doors, and would not let us forth;/" (V, ii, l 9-11) Friar John tells that he could find no one to deliver the letter, for fear they may catch the infection. ...
- 2356: Time And Fate In Romeo And Jul
- ... a genuine coincidence that Romeo and Juliet were at the same place, at the same time. Some days after the ball, Benvolio and Mercutio are conversing, in regard to the quarrelsome weather. Benvolio declares, "The day is hot, the Capulets abroad,/ And if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl,/ For now these got days is the mad blood stirring." (III, i, l 2-4) At this point, Tybalt, who ... losses of Tybalt and Mercutio, the Prince must penalize Romeo. However, the Prince agrees that Romeo was acting in self defense. Juliet, who desires not to wed Paris, asks for Friar Laurence’s assistance. The day before the wedding, Juliet is to drink the poison, which will make her appear to be dead. In forty two hours she shall awake, with Romeo by her side. Romeo will then bring her to ... Friar Laurence that he was seeking another Franciscan, who was visiting the sick, to accompany him to Mantua. He says, "Suspecting that we both were in a house/ Where the infectious pestilence did reingn,/ Seal’d up the doors, and would not let us forth;/" (V, ii, l 9-11) Friar John tells that he could find no one to deliver the letter, for fear they may catch the infection. ...
- 2357: Vietnam
- ... ROTC program. Other than that McNamara had no political or public service record up to that point. In a meeting in early December 1960 President elect John F. Kennedy at his home in Georgetown, Whasington D.C. asked Robert McNamara to serve in his cabinet as Secretary of Defense. McNamara describes himself to be at least timid to accept such an important role in Cabinet, questioning Kennedy to find out why ... started to *~heat up.~* However, McNamara does not explain how or why the US would continue with the same policy in Vietnam as was planned with Loas. McNamara notes that form Kennedy’s the first day in office the Pridsent had to deal with the sensitive subject of Southeast Asia. In Eisenhowers last full day in office included a meeting between the Presedint elect and his Cabinet, Eisenhower explained main area of concern was Southeast Asia. He cited that Laos was the primary are of concern and if Loas ...
- 2358: Why Teams Dont Work
- ... understanding about what was supposed to be accomplished. Team members and team leaders typically have problems defining their own roles, making it difficult to work results rather than busying themselves with activities of the team. D. Team Barriers I placed all three of my teams together and had them to come up with a commercial about quality in the workplace. When observing this section of my research, I found that: ? Lack ... to see different faces. But just observing in two months; I watch them began to fade, as they spent the necessary time together. The same people saying the same things in an extended team situation, day-after-day, becomes tedious and stale. Of course, the obvious solution to this would be to bring in new people, either as new team members or as liaisons to other team members. VI. Conclusion It seems ...
- 2359: Why Safety Belts
- Why Safety Belts? Experts say Princess Diana would have lived had she been wearing a seat belt. The same holds true for countless others who die needlessly in car accidents every day. In the Highway Patrol findings, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for every age from 5-32. In 1997, 70,676 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes and approximately 5 ... crashes, rollovers or side contact. Currently 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have enacted safety belt laws; Maine and New Hampshire don't have safety belt laws; and all 50 states and D.C. require young children in car safety seats. The national use rate only reached 15% before the first belt law was passed in 1984. The latest estimate with belt laws in place is 68%. Death ... crash some time during their lives. Statistics from NHTSA, 1996 and 1997 Some Seat belt Myths Clarified Myth: Safety belts trap passenger vehicle occupants in their vehicles, especially in cases of fire and submersion. I'd be better off if I'm thrown clear. Fact: Death by incineration or drowning accounts for less than one-tenth of 1 percent of motor vehicle related trauma. Most passengers who are ejected from ...
- 2360: Dolphins 2
- ... as the human language (In The Wild video). Humans do not know what they are saying, but researchers are trying to understand their language and hope to find a way to communicate with them one day. The dolphin is a highly vocal creature who depends on the communication with other dolphins to maintain its highly social behavior. The dolphin is capable of making three sounds: pulses, clicks, and whistles. The pulse ... partake in significant and meaningful communication. Dolphins and humans have shown a friendship for each other since the ancient Greek times. This friendship and companionship has allowed for humans to communicate with dolphins. Hopefully, some day in the future, we will have built a strong foundation based on communication that will allow us to have a deeper relationship with dolphins. Works Cited Chollar, Susan. "Conversations With the Dolphins,” Psychology Today April ... Dir. Nigel Cole with Robin Williams. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 1995. Levasseur, Ken, V. Markou, Ostrouskaya, and Y. Godefroid. “Dolphins In the Wild Social Life and Intelligence.” Online. 28 January 1999 . Ola, Per, and Emily D’Aulaire. “Playful Genius of the Sea,” Reader’s Digest March 1992: 54-59. Perrine, Doug. “JoJo Rogue Dolphin?” Sea Frontiers March-April 1990: 33-41. Tavolga, Margaret C. “Dolphin.” Grolier International Encyclopedia. 1991. Walther, ...
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