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- 1651: Acid Rain
- ... to 4.6. They believed that such a high jump could not be attributed to natural causes. They believed that it was due to air pollution. They were right. Since the beginning of the Industrial revolution in England pollution had been affecting all the trees,soil and rivers in Europe and North America. However until recently the loses of fish was contained to the southern parts of Europe. Because of the ... then a substance is acid. It is this sulphate ion that we are interested in. When the rain causes rivers to overboard onto the banks the river water passes through the soil. Since the industrial revolution in britain there has been an increasing amount of sulphur in the soil. In the river there is not enough sulphur for the acid to react in great quantities. However in the soil there is ...
- 1652: War And Peace
- ... event occurs when Prince Andrei is wounded during the battle of Austerlitz, and he is given a chance to recollect on his wartime experiences. Another important event occurs when Pierre is take prisoner by the French, (this is where he has the chance to look into his feelings and come to a peace with himself.) The climax of Pierre’s story occurs when he is held before a firing squad by the French. This is his climax because he is convinced that he is going to die, and after he is spared he becomes more caring and it is obvious that he will continue on this course until ...
- 1653: Hitler's Ambitions
- ... 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 bodyguard were killed (Heyes p34). So the revolution failed because of Hitler’s inexperience and lack of planing. Even after the failure Hitler was not going to let go of his ambitions to take over Germany. Although he was tried for treason, luck ... luck was with him. Hitler in the third month of his sentence was sent to a special cell in an old fortress. During the time in jail Hitler thought of his failure in the Nazi revolution. Hitler just spent 9 months in jail, he was released in December of 1924. After being freed Hitler realized that it was too early for the Nazis to try to over throw the government. Hitler ...
- 1654: The Pit and the Pendulum: Movie vs. Book
- ... but saved at the last minute either by others or themselves. In the end of the book the walls of iron are heated and start to push together. But right before the person dies a French general grabs him because Toledo was just taken by the French. The pit in the book was a hole in the middle of the cell. The captive almost fell in it when the room was pitch black. When the walls were caving in he could of ...
- 1655: Tele-education
- ... emerging technology. It has been applied in Europe and Canada, and is still under study in order to improve it from time to time. From this project, it is known that Tele-education is a revolution of distance learning in which distance learning basically only provides asynchronous learning environment. But Tele-education has improved it by providing both asynchronous and synchronous learning environment. After studying all the materials found for this ... SCHEDULE OF PLANNING (Timetable) REFERENCES [1] Krebs, A.M, "D21A - The Initial Requirement Analysis", ACTS Project AC052, http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/platun/coop/prospect/new/delivara.htm#D21A [2] Jain, R, " A Revolution In Education", IEEE, 1997, pp. 1 [3] Bison, T, "Distance Learning Is an Opportunity" , Circuit and Devices, March 1997, pp. 41. [4] GammelGaard, A, "D21B - Final Requirement Analysis", ACTS Project AC052, http://www.fokus.gmd ...
- 1656: Motivation Is Progression
- ... of a species best suited to their environment. Progress is a number of different things but it generally means a forward movement. In one of its forms it is characterized by events like the industrial revolution and scientific revolution. These events are considered progressive because they have helped man control the environment around him with greater ease and precision. Self-interest serves to better my life. It encompasses both hobbies and passions. Hobbies are ...
- 1657: The Generation Gap In King Lear
- ... helped save his father's life, twice. Cordelia shares the same attributes as Edgar possesses in this play. Knowing full well that her father was in trouble; in [Act 4 scene 4] she orders the French troops to find her wandering father, in hopes of helping him regain his power and throne. She states in [Lines 20-29] "Tis known before. Our preparation stands in expectation of them. O dear father ... the way to Dover, he appeared and led him to Dover. You see this in [Lines 80-81] "Give me thy arm, poor Tom shall lead thee." In [Act 4 scene 4] Cordelia led the French army to aide her father. She was not concerned about the political control in Britain. [Lines 26- 29] "In my mourning and importuned tears hath pitied. No blown ambition doth our arms incite, but love ...
- 1658: Dutch Slave Trade
- ... Iberian ports to the Dutch to halt the revolts. However, this in turn led to the entrance into international trade. This will begin a long struggle for trading power with the Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French. The Dutch didn’t take long to make their presence felt. The quote from the book The Slaves describes their attitude coming into the trade, “The Dutch, fiercely independent, and aggressive traders…did not take ... spice trade, it only was a minor slave trading company with few ships going in and out of Africa. However, this company strengthened the Dutch’s economy and trading power amongst the Portuguese, English, and French. The Dutch not only gained trading power in Africa and the East Indies, but also in the Caribbean and Brazil. In the Atlantic, the Dutch West Company was created when it received its charter in ...
- 1659: Fiberoptics
- ... a way to make long, thin fibers of glass for use in communications systems during World War I. He did not devise a practical way to put his fibers into effect. In 1934, Norman R. French, of AT&T, patented an "optical telephone system" that could carry voice signals on beams of light through a network of "light cables." (IFO 3). His system also proved to be impractical, but the idea of fiber optics had been reborn. In the 1940's, Kell and Sziklai, of RCA, patented a system very similar to French's, but working with video signals rather than voice. In the late 40's, the MASER (Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation) was developed and later led to the development of the LASER ...
- 1660: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... questioned the values that he had grown up with contrasted to the values while fighting the war. After Paul returned to his unit, they were sent to the front. During an attack, Paul killed a French soldier. After discovering that this soldier had a family, Paul was deeply shattered and vowed to prevent other such wars. Paul's unit was assigned to guard a supply depot of an abandoned village, but ... from his family and his childhood. With the return to his unit he again felt the presence of belonging. Soldiers had become his family. The mental anguish was again vividly displayed after Paul killed a French soldier; discovering that the soldier had a family, Paul slipped into a deep agony vowing to prevent such wars from again occurring. The depth of the emotions that soldiers experienced created a very believable example ...
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