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- 2221: Biography of Dr. Maria Montessori
- ... the children in one of the buildings and named the director of it. Up to 60 children stayed there during the day. On January 6, 1907, the first Casa de Bambini, which is a ChildrenΥs House, was opened. Dr. Montessori did not place children in restricting environments, but instead designed them to reflect children. The rooms were set up like a house, with the then-revolutionary idea of child-sized furniture. Tables and chairs were child-sized and materials were placed on low shelves to be easily reached by the students. In addition, many of the skills ...
- 2222: Bram Stoker
- ... and therefore approached Stoker to handle business, at which point Stoker gave up his government job and became the acting manager of the theater. A short time after Stoker began his new career, the publishing house of Sampson, Lowe contacted him expressing interest in a collection of Stoker's stories. "Under the Sunset" was published in 1891 and was well received by some of the critics, but others thought the book ... in June 1897. Reviews on "Dracula" were mixed, and the book never yielded much money for Stoker. In a favorable review the "Daily Mail" compared it with "Frankenstein" and Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher." "The Bookman" found it likeable in spots but commented that the "descriptions were hideous and repulsive." (Leatherdale, p.68) For the next few years after "Dracula's" publication, events took a downward spiral ...
- 2223: Abraham Of Chaldea
- ... land that I will show you." 2 While in Haran, Abram's father died and God spoke to him again saying, "Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father's house, to the land which I will show you." 3 He obeyed and left Haran with his brother Nahor's family and his Nephew Lot without really knowing where he was going. At this time, God ... was his half sister, having the same father but a different mother. 9 When the Egyptians saw how beautiful she was, they took her to Pharaoh's harem. As a consequence, God plagued Pharaoh & his house. When the Pharaoh found out Sarah was Abram's wife, he sent him and his clan out of Egypt to fend for themselves in the famished land. Because Abram told this lie, God allowed this ...
- 2224: Mound Building Cultures
- ... Inside the temples were carvings, paintings, and a sacred fire that only a few people besides Native Americans have ever seen. Platform mounds were placed in central positions in important communities, especially the chiefs house. The Adenans, Hopewellians, and Mississippians are the three main mound-building cultures. The first American Indian group to build mounds was the Adenans. They began building burial sites around 1000 B.C. The Adena built ... known as the Mississippians, also known as Temple Mound culture. The Mississippians built Monks Mound, which covers 14 acres and is 100 feet high. Monks Mound is a platform mound with a large house on top where the chief and his servants lived in. This tribe used flint hoes to get dirt. The Mississippian tribe built both platform and burial mounds. Each culture has its own distinct qualities in ...
- 2225: The Effect of Militancy In the British Suffragette Movement
- ... adopted easily by the female suffragists1) was Mary Smith, an unmarried property owner. In 1832 she quietly petitioned Parliament urging the inclusion of propertied women as those priveleged to vote for members of Parliament. The House of Commons laughed at the petition, a reaction that would be repeated several times over the next few decades, until the entire nation was forced to consider the question of women's suffrage seriously.Through ... were also afraid of further militancy once the war ended, as well as "split the nation from top to bottom"31. Lord Crewe, supporting the bill that would eventually give women the vote, "warned the House that if the vote was refused to women the old violent atmosphere of the question would return."32 The government enjoyed the domestic quiet granted by the suffragettes during the war, and were not eager ...
- 2226: Swaziland
- ... importance producing diamonds, gold, coal, and kaolin. Forestry is also important. Light manufacturing industries are being developed and tourism is a growing industry. Although seventy percent of the Swazi live in rural areas, nearly every house has a wage earner. Clearly, the country has had several years of strong economic growth it has not been able to create jobs at rate of new job seekers. The Yanomamo engage in trade to ... hods supreme, executive, legislative and judicial power. The monarch power is delegated through a dualistic system; modern statutory roles like the cabinet and less formal traditional government structures. The parliament consists of a 50 member House of Assembly and 20 member Senate. The King must approve legislation passed by the parliament. A royally appointed Prime Minister and cabinet exercise executive authority. Parallel to these statutory government structures a traditional system consisting ...
- 2227: Round Characters In Romeo And
- ... his windows, locks fair daylight out,/ And makes himself an artificial night (Act One, scene two, lines 137 to 139). Romeo gets over Rosaline when he sees Juliet at the ball at Lord Capulet s house. Obviously, Romeo s inability to find true love forces him to become lovesick. Another personality trait that Romeo demonstrates in the play is being impulsive. One of the parts where this personality trait is shown ... the personality traits that makes Romeo a round character is his being sneaky. One thing that makes Romeo a sneaky character is when he, Benvolio, and Mercutio go to the ball at Lord Capulet s house. They dress in masks so that no one will recognize them. Another thing Romeo is sneaky about is the marriage between himself and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet do not want their families to know of ...
- 2228: Rose Schneiderman And The Tria
- ... Christian persuasions, and family members from the wealthiest of our country's families. Her speech could have been about fellowship because there she was at a collaborative mass-meeting being held at the Metropolitan Opera House, but she was true to all the dead of the Triangle Waist Company. She pointed out that this was not the first time these girls had cried out for help, but had been ignored by ... Christian persuasions, and family members from the wealthiest of our country's families. Her speech could have been about fellowship because there she was at a collaborative mass-meeting being held at the Metropolitan Opera House, but she was true to all the dead of the Triangle Waist Company. She pointed out that this was not the first time these girls had cried out for help, but had been ignored by ...
- 2229: The Ninth And Tenth Century Dynasties
- ... to maintain the trade with the East which made him rich. It is said that he had to borrow money to make the original trip to Fustat, but by 870, he needed new quarters to house all of his soldiers, ministers, wives and slaves. Therefore, like all notable rulers before him, he also established a new city called al-Qatai (the Quarters). Everything seemed to change for Khumaraweh after his favorite wife, Bouran, died. He had built the House of Gold for her. In 896, he was strangled in his bed by his servants and concubines. His bodyguard and lion were not able to save him. His killers were crucified. He was taken home ...
- 2230: Reasons For The Fall Of Socialism/Communism In Russia
- ... from hard-line Communists, from free-market reformers, and from nationalists and secessionists seeking independence for their republics. The hard-liners, who included many top government officials, staged a coup in August, placing Gorbachev under house arrest, but within three days the reformers had restored Gorbachev to power. He immediately resigned as Communist party general se! cretary, suspended party activities, and placed reformers in charge of the military and KGB. After ... acting in support of Yeltsin, clashed with pro-parliamentary demonstrators, who were mainly hard-line Communists and nationalists. On October 4 Rutskoy and Khasbulatov surrendered. In February 1994 they were granted amnesty by the lower house of parliament, despite Yeltsin's opposition." In December 1994 Yeltsin sent Russian military forces into the region of Chechnya, which had declared its independence from Russia in 1991. Since that time Russia had made only ...
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