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- 1471: Nicolaus Copernicus
- ... from the sun. His theory also stated that the sun was stationary. Another important aspect on Copernican’s theory was that it allowed some kind of order of the planets, according to their periods of revolution. Unlike Pltolomy’s theory, the greater the radius of the planets orbits, the greater the planet takes to make one revolution around the sun. Not many 16th century readers wanted to believe the Copernican theory. They didn’t believe that there was a rotating Earth and that it spun 24 hours a day (westman). Nicolaus Copernicus ...
- 1472: The Battle of Antietam
- ... near the Dunker Church, General John Sedgwick’s division of Edwin Sumner’s corps advanced into the West Woods. There Confederate troops struck Sedgwick’s men on both flanks, inflicting amazing casualties. Meanwhile, General William French’s division of Sumner’s corps moved up to support Sedgwick, but veered south into the Confederates under General D. H. Hill, who was posted along an old sunken road separating the Roulette and Piper farms. For nearly four hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., bitter fighting raged along this road (afterwards known as Bloody Lane) as French, supported by General Richardson’s division (also of Sumner’s corps) sought to drive the southerners back. Confusion and sheer exhaustion finally ended the battle here and in the northern part of the field. Southeast ...
- 1473: Immigrants Coming Over To America
- ... This was because of Samuel Nunes, a Jewish doctor who helped to stop a disease that had already killed many people. Even then, Jews were given land away from the main town. In the American Revolution Jews did not take any specific sides. Some believed that the freedom that they had gained under the English rule would be lost. Other felt that the taxes were too high and joined the Patriots ... Jews in Eastern Europe (before World War I), which was legal. There were also laws which discriminated against Jews. In Russia, a czar had been assassinated, and Jews were blamed out of fear of a revolution. This caused a flood of immigrants into the United States. Most of America's famous people are descended from immigrants if they are not immigrants themselves. People, like Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, and Henry ...
- 1474: Conflict
- ... As such he is expected to follows the orders given to him by his superiors. "And you will deliver this fellow to Tinguit".(pg 49) Daru is expected to follow orders and conform to the French ideal. Although loyal to France, he has a strong sense of morality. "That man's stupid crime revolted him, but to hand him over was contrary to honor". (pg 56) Daru holds true to his ... of treason Balducci is willing to execute him on the grounds that he could be a traitor. "Is he against us?" "I don't think so but you can never be sure". (pg 50) The French colonies see the Arabs as their enemy. Through each of Balducci's reactions to conflict his character is further developed. Thus the greater the amount of adversity he encounters the more detailed his character becomes ...
- 1475: The American
- ... live carefree and abroad. Newman changes day by day, and the reader follows along with these changes. The name Claire de Cintré also enhances the reader’s knowledge of her as a person. "Claire" in French means "light" and "Cintré" often can be translated as "crazy" or "insane." Claire is a light in many ways. She always wears white clothing, which can be very bright and seems to almost emit a ... to not be too surprised by the later happenings of the novel. In the case of Mrs. Tristram, the name seems to tell a good deal about her personality. "Tristram" seems to originate from the French and English word "triste," which means sad, mournful and wistful, (Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary). Mrs. Tristram is all of these and more. She is a very sad woman and is disappointed with her living conditions ...
- 1476: The Decline Of Freedom (animal
- The Decline of Freedom on Animal Farm The simple idea of a world with no humans was introduced to the animals by a pig named Old Major. This led to a revolution like no other. The animals of Animal Farm, a book by George Orwell, decide that there has to be something better for them than the life they are living. It is dominated by humans who treat the animals with little respect for all the things the animals do for them. After a great injustice is done to them a revolution takes place. The animals try to survive by themselves in a peaceful, democratic way, but one pig named Napoleon enjoys the taste of power and turns it into a dictatorship. Throughout the whole story, the ...
- 1477: Abolute Monarchs
- ... William (The Elector), and Tsar Peter I (The Great) their achievements, policies, and similarities were in view of obtaining desired goals. Many achievements for advancement were accomplished during the late 1700s and early 1800s. The French King Louis XIV created at Versailles, near Paris a elaborate court and in 1680s he transformed a small chateau into the largest building in Europe, 12 miles from Paris. Also, Louis XIV carried off successfully ... 1685 Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes, he forced France s 1 million Huguenots either to leave the country or to convert to Catholicism. In 1648 Frederick William, backed by both the Dutch and the French, restrained Sweden in northern Europe during the negotiation leading to the Treaty of Westphalia, earning new territory without having to do much. Also, in 1653 the Diet of Brandenburg gave Frederick the right to raises ...
- 1478: Hockey
- ... to field hockey, it involves hitting an object with sticks between two goalposts. Probably the first ice hockey players were North American Indians who used field tools that were curved at the lower end. The French word for the similarly shaped shepherd's crook, hoquet, was attached by French explorers who watched the Indians' ball-and-stick games. Although the original game called for nine men on each side, the number of team players involved could vary from one community to another. Soon a ...
- 1479: Use of Paralanguage and Kinesics in Everyday Life
- ... bird in New Zealand, they occur in only one geographical area of the world. The type of modification when the lips are involved, or puckered, is called labialization, and in speech sounds is used in French, German, Scandinavian, and many other languages. In English this type of rounded lip modification is known as "baby talk." Palatalization is a kind of modification made by the blade of the tongue in contact with ... palate. It occurs very commonly in Slavic languages. Nasalization is a kind of modification which permits air to escape through the nose while pronouncing an oral sound. Nasalized vowels occur in the language structure of French, but in English occur only in paralanguage. Nasalization also occurs in strong emotions of love and hatred due to the swelling and shrinking of the nasal membranes in these circumstances. Pharyngealization is another modification and ...
- 1480: The Computer Underground.
- The Computer Underground. The beginning of the electronic communication revolution that started with the public use of telephones to the emergence of home computers has been accompanied by corresponding social problems involving the activities of so-called "computer hackers," or better referred to as the ... and Ethical Dilemmas in Computing. Hollinger, Richard C. and Lonn Lanza-Kaduce. 1988. "The Process of Criminalization: The Case of Computer Crime Laws." Criminology 26:101-126. Levy, Steven. 1984. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. New York: Dell Publishing. Message Logs from a variety of computer underground bulletin board systems, 1988-1989. NBC-TV. 1988. Hour Magazine. November 2, 1988. Bill Landreth, 1985, Outside the Inner Circle. Microsoft publishing Parker ...
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