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- 2621: The Night: Living by Conformity
- ... The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Thoreau theorizes his knowledge on transcendentalism. Humans no longer have the time to sit down in a restaurant and wait for their food, or to just stop during the day and admire the scenery we have around us. Instead, we as humans are polluting the air by driving everywhere, even if it is just a block away. Ships are dumping oilrigs into the ocean and ... this edition. When humans were placed on this earth, they were all given individual privileges and an extent to freedom. "We ought to prosecute them for maltreating nature." (35). People take for granted now a day that it is going to be the same old earth forever. At the rate that we are going, there is no longer going to be our mountains, wildlife, or beaches. You think that everything is ... beaches filled with gallons of oil polluting our water and sea life, mountain tops will be then left bare for the pollution in the air caused all the grass so die. People test the earth day by day to see how far they can go. We all go to the extremes to see how much the earth can replenish for us. We also take each other for granted, by using ...
- 2622: King Arthur
- ... for over 800 years, not a lot is known about the real Arthur. It is believed that Arthur was a 5the-century British King named Riothamus (meaning "high king") who ruled from 454 - 470 A.D. and led an army into Gaul where he was defeated by the Goths of Burgundy. Two men by the names of Jordanes (6the century) and William (11the 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). he book supposedly 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 a fictional bibliography added only to give his book some credibility. Therefore his work is considered to be literature ... more detail and depth to the story. Robert Wace concentrated on the Arthurian aspect of the story while Chretien concentrated on the romantic aspect of Arthur's life. Some of the new elements added include d the Round Table, courtly love and the love affair between Lancelot and Guenevere. In 1205 A.D. Layamon wrote the first English version of the King Arthur stories with a distinctly British perspective. Another ...
- 2623: Hitler's Ambitions
- ... forced the leaders to accept him as their leader. However when Hitler left to attend business in several military barracks the leaders left the beer hall and Hitler’s control (Flood p496, 499). The next day they broke their ally with Hitler. Hitler, with his men, marched to the War Ministry building demanding the police to surrender. The police then shot Hitler and his men, a few people and Hitler’s ... the other hand did nothing. This was a great chance for Hitler and the Nazis. In the spring of 1932 there were six million people unemployed, starvation and ruin, and chaos in Germany. On election day Hitler got over eleven million votes and thirty percent of the votes. Hindenburg got 18,651,497 votes or forty-nine percent of the total votes. Since no one got an absolute majority in the ... only ruled for a few days. Hitler was then appointed the chancellor of Germany on January 30,1933 (Heyes p47). This was the start of the end of the republic in Germany. On the first day of Hitler’s term as a chancellor, using his power called for new elections for the Reichstag. He also made President Hindenburg sign a decree that put Prussia into the hands of Hitler, and ...
- 2624: Migrant Labour
- ... on both the African family and the African child. These deep and unyielding effects I believe will be seen for many more years to come in the future African family structure. In my view the day that this all will end is when South Africans economy is no longer dependent for its survival through migrant labour. It is the day that South Africa becomes a country built on skilled labour, one which is industrialized and has reached the euphoric state of being a first nation. Only then will the effects of the migrant labour only ... on both the African family and the African child. These deep and unyielding effects I believe will be seen for many more years to come in the future African family structure. In my view the day that this all will end is when South Africans economy is no longer dependent for its survival through migrant labour. It is the day that South Africa becomes a country built on skilled labour, ...
- 2625: 1929 Stock Market Crash
- ... in a panic before the New York Stock Exchange opened. (1929…) On Thursday, October 24th, 1929, people began to sell their stocks as fast as they could. Sell orders flooded the market exchanges. (1929…) This day became known as Black Thursday. (Black Thursday…) On a normal day, only 750-800 members of the New York Stock Exchange started the exchange. (1929…) There were 1100 members on the floor for the morning opening. (1929…) Furthermore, the exchange directed all employees to be on ... floor since there were numerous margin calls and sell orders placed overnight. Extra telephone staff was also arranged at the member’s boxes around the floor. (1929…) The Dow Jones Average closed at 299 that day. (1929…) On Tuesday, October 29th, 1929, the crash began. (1929…) Within the first few hours, the price fell so far as to wipe out all gains that had been made the entire previous year. ( ...
- 2626: Thomas More's Ideal Society
- ... than their parents.. Besides, does any child know what they want to do for their rest of their lives during adolescence? Not many children do. Equally important is More’s view of an average working day in utopia. The day begins with three hours of farming, then lunch and a two-hour break. After the break there is another three hours of farming, then supper. If that is not practical enough, everyone goes to sleep at 8 o’clock. Also, they have the rest of the day to do what ever they want. I disagree with this strongly. Even though a six-hour workday does not sound bad, having to work certain hours is. Why does someone have to work in ...
- 2627: David Koresh And The Davidians
- ... Davidians, American religious movement that became widely known in 1993, when most of its members were killed in a fire that destroyed their headquarters near Waco, Texas. The fire marked the end of a 51-day siege by United States federal agents. (Microsoft® Encarta® 98 Encyclopedia. © 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.) The Branch Davidians trace their origins to the Davidian movement, a splinter group of Seventh-Day Adventists founded by Adventist leader Victor Houteff in Los Angeles, California, in 1934. Houteff retained the traditional Adventist belief that the apocalypse (the end of the world) and the Second Coming of Christ were imminent ... in Waco was one of many tragedies that the U.S. had been throw. Like many others this is one that many people could talk about and never agree on really what happened on that day. One of the main things that affected what happened on that day is that the Davidias believed in something different. Something that drove them to kill them self and their children’s, this kind ...
- 2628: Night 2
- ... they let them sit there for a while. The next step was that they had to walk to the synagogue and then they had to walk to train after being in the synagogue for a day. Once they reach the train, the Hungarian police put eighty people in a thirty person train car. The next step is the long trip on the train, where people start going crazy, people not getting ... physical states of all the prisoners at the concentration camps. It affected them mentally because it rose a lot of questions like if I have to choose between helping my dying father and living another day what will I choose. A question like that changed a person and may be made him change for the worst. It affected them physically because they wanted to survive but lack of food and long ... living because not only just for yourself but there might be someone else that is waiting for you. So we have to use all our strengths and other qualities so that you could live another day even though tomorrow you could die of heart attack, but you did not die on your on accord and it was something out of your hands. Just knowing that you tried and failed is ...
- 2629: The Great Depression
- ... turn brown and the dirt slowly turn to dust they began to fear what was to come. In the water-cut gullies the earth dusted down in dry little streams. As the sharp sun struck day after day, the leaves of the young corn became less stiff and erect; then it was June and the sun shone more fiercely. The brown lines on the corn leaves widened and moved in on the central ribs. The weeds frayed and edged back toward their roots. The air was thin and the sky more pale; and every day the earth paled. (qtd. Steinbeck 2-3). The farmers worst fears were realized when their corn and other crops began to die. The dust became so bad they had to cover their mouths with ...
- 2630: French Education
- ... one of its engineering schools (such as the École des Mines, the École des Ponts et Chaussées, or the École des Telécommunications) They complete their last two years of education, and receive the corresponding Diplôme d'Ingénieur. Since 1996, French nationals have undertaken such training at foreign institutions, in Europe, America or Asia: they have a choice among 100 different instructional programs, at 29 foreign institutions, leading to an Engineering degree ... facilitate admission to some of these institutions. After research training in France or at a foreign university, engineering school, or public or private research center, approximately four years, they obtain a doctoral degree, a Ph.D. or a similar degree in a basic or applied science. For business studies abroad, after several years of practical experience, they earn an MBA degree at one of seven institutions. Foreign students may undertake specialized ... for advanced training in France, are not required to follow the general program which they have typically already covered at the École Polytechnique. This permits them to complete advanced technical degrees, such as a Maîtrise d'Ingénieur or a Diplôme d'Ingénieur, in two years of additional study. They have been particularly successful in completing doctoral degrees, though this usually requires four years. Whenever requested, the École will enter into ...
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