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- 1951: Forests And Oceans As Carbon Sinks
- ... increasing rapidly over the last few decades and continues to do so. 2) Historically, the trends in increase of carbon dioxide started in the late 1700's. This was the approximate time of the Industrial Revolution. At this time, the carbon dioxide concentration was around 270 ppm (pounds per million). Concentrations grew very slowly from this time until the twentieth century. But in the last century, especially in the last fifty ...
- 1952: John Alexander Macdonald: A Good Role Model?
- ... of his humor and consideration of others, people enjoyed being around the Prime Minister. He left a good impression on the people of Canada because he cared for not only the English, but also the French and Natives. One example is when he visited the Council House of the Six Nation Indians near Brantford. Mr. Macdonald met more than thirty farmers and after only thirty minutes of chatting with them he ...
- 1953: Causes of the American Civil War
- ... slaveowners provided shelter, food, care, and regulation for a race unable to compete in the modern world without proper training. Many Southern preachers proclaimed that slavery was sanctioned in the Bible. But after the American Revolution slavery really died it the North, just as it was becoming more popular in the South. By the time of 1804 seven of the northern most states had abolished slavery. During this time a surge ...
- 1954: Charles Manson
- ... followers. His family believed that the "four angels" referred to in the Revelations, was the popular band, the Beatles. Manson viewed the Beatles as prophets who were placed on Earth to warn of an upcoming revolution. Manson believed that the Beatles were talking to him through their music. (Missouri) Charlie came up with a philosophy; something he dreamed up to impress his followers. The focus of his philosophy was a kind ...
- 1955: Stefan Edberg
- ... play his own game. ( I think that was pretty good ) His biggest triumphs as a junior were JEM in Nice in 1980 and a grandslam. ( Grandslam= To win all of the four biggest tournaments, Wimbledon, French Open, U.S Open and Australian Open!!! ) The lift During high-school in the early 80s Stefan got in touch with the famous trainer Percy Rosberg, the person who had made Björn Borg a star ...
- 1956: The Political Career of Richard Nixon
- ... arsenals. In February 1973 it was revealed that the United States and the People's Republic of China would set up government liaison offices in Washington, D.C., and in Beijing. In May Nixon met French President Georges Pompidou in Iceland to discuss military, political, and economic relations between the United States and its Western European allies. War erupted in the Middle East in October 1973 when Syria and Egypt attacked ...
- 1957: William Shakespeare
- William Shakespeare 1564 to 1616 Family and Education -born in Stratford-on-Avon -his father was a prominant citizen or "gentleman" -Shakespeare read everything available in print -he read the classics, French and Italian plays, legends, folk plays, mythology, historical chronicles, and the Bible -Gutenberg printing press had been invented 100 years earlier -married Ann Hathaway and had three children - Susanna, and the twins Hamnet and Judith ...
- 1958: Albert Einstein
- ... one set of equations. In 1955 Albert Einstein died in Princeton, New Jersey, where he held an analogous research position at the Institute for Advanced Study. RELATIVITY Einstein's theory of relativity had caused major revolution in 20th century physics and astronomy. It introduced the concept of "relativity" to science. It is the idea that there is no absolute motion only relative motion. Consequently replacing Isaac Newton's 200-year-old ...
- 1959: Mohandas Gandhi
- ... Empire. In 1899, during the Boer War, he raised an ambulance corps and served the South African government. In 1906 he gave aid against the Zulu revolt. Later in 1906, however, Gandhi began his peaceful revolution. He declared he would go to jail or even die before obeying an anti-Asian law. Thousands of Indians joined him in this civil disobedience campaign. He was imprisoned twice. Yet in World War I ...
- 1960: Albert Camus
- ... and such an admission is inconsistent with that human pride to which Camus openly appeals. Camus states, “there is nothing equal to the spectacle of human pride.” Furthermore, Camus also dealt with the topic of revolution in his essay The Rebel. Camus rejected what he calls “metaphysical revolt,” which he sees as a “radical refusal of the human condition as such,” resulting either in suicide or in a “demonic attempt to ...
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