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- 561: Society's Influence on Morals
- ... be lesser human beings. The slave owners did not mind controlling and abusing a slave like it was an animal since in their mind the slave was comparable to an animal. This was true in Germany with the only difference being that the Anti-Semitics thought the Jews should be eliminated. A more recent example would be the American's attitudes toward the Russians during the Cold War. Children were taught ... Germans had decided they were going to deport all postmen or people who wore glasses or who had red hair'. This mentality was obviously on the opposite end of the spectrum from the citizens of Germany. In Browning's book, Ervin Staub made the assertion that 'cruelty is social in its origin much more than it is characterological'...most people slip' into the roles society provides them... (167). Evil ideas and ...
- 562: Czechoslovakia
- ... Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi tribes from the west and the Romans from the south. (The Romans didn't actually occupy Czech territory - they only got as far north as the Danube River, which flows from Germany - through Austria along its border with Slovakia - and then over to Hungary before continuing on to Yugoslavia, and so just misses the Czech lands.) During the Migration of Peoples - roughly from the 3d to the ... Moravian Empire are fuzzy. According to period chronicles, the people living along the Morava River at the time were already known as "Moravians," and their short-lived empire existed "somewhere" between today's Slovakia and Germany, and Poland and Austria (that is, somewhere in today's Czech Republic) in the 8th and/or 9th century. Just like Wogastisburg Fortress, it's claimed to have stood in different places by all the ...
- 563: Biography Of Karl Marx
- Karl Heinrich Marx was born on May 5, 1818, in the city of Trier in the Rhine province of Prussia, now in Germany. Marx was an economic theorist who composed the idea of communism which included the idea of all the people owning all the property and infrastructure. These theories played a large role in international politics and ... throughout France, Italy, and Austria. Marx had been invited to Paris by a member of the provisional government just in time to avoid expulsion by the Belgian government. As the revolution gained in Austria and Germany, Marx returned to the Rhineland. (Marx must have believed the ideas in the communist manifesto were becoming reality as the revolutions took off). During the same year Marx believed that the communist league in London ...
- 564: Cathedrals
- ... majority of the wall. Another attempt at simplifying and unifying the spaces inside the cathedrals was the simplification of the vault sections from sexpartite intoquadripartite vaulting. Gothic also appeared in other countries, notable England and Germany, and although not very popular, somewhat in Italy. The styles in each country differed slightly from the traditional French Gothic structures, although Germany stayed quite close to the High French style with one of it's better known Gothic structures, Cologne Cathedral. Italian Gothic never quite won enough popularity, with Italian architects who never fully accepted into the ...
- 565: Using Bicycles As An Alternative To Automobiles
- ... areas as a natural outcome of design initiatives to accommodate sizable special populations. Some the best examples of traffic calming are not in the United States. Traffic calming was originally introduced in the Netherlands and Germany, but is now being put to use in Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In 1981, Germany set up six traffic-calming demonstration projects in various places with varying density. The initial reports showed that there was a reduction of speed from 23 mph to 12. The traffic volume remained constant, but ...
- 566: The Choosing of a Landfill Site
- ... receives relatively few passes by the compactor. Densities of ~0.7 - 0.8t/m3 are more typical in such situations. Some wastes are easier to compact to high densities than others. At some landfills in Germany receiving final residues from MSW recycling facilities, it has proved difficult to achieve densities greater than ~0.6t/m3 because the residual materials tend to spring back after compaction. This low density has led to ... no compaction and allow it to compost, uncovered, for a period of six months or more. Subsequent lifts are then placed and compacted in the usual way. This practice was developed from research studies in Germany and has been found to generate an actively methanogenic layer very rapidly. Leachate quality is found to be methanogenic (1) from the start, and as a result, leachate management and treatment is more straightforward. Some ...
- 567: The Story Of English
- ... War 1 ehere it was again removed and stored in a safe place. The same action occured during the secon Worl War, it was removed for safe keeping and out of the hands of Nazi Germany who intended to collect art from conquered countries. On the 6th of June 1944, a reverse invasion took place. This was known as D. Day. To avoid the Tapestry from being damaged during the conflict, it was secretly moved to the Louvre in Paris where it was stored in their vaults. Following the surrender of Germany, the Tapestry was displayed again in Paris in all its glory. The following year it was returned to Bayeux under jurisdiction of the municiple library. Today it is on display in Bayeux and can be ...
- 568: Churchill Biography
- ... is best known for his stubborn and courageous leadership as Prime Minister for Great Britain when he led the British people from the brink of defeat during World War II, ultimately to victory over NAZI Germany. Early Life to the PM of Britain Following his graduation from the Royal Military College in Sandhurst he was commisioned in the Forth Hussars in February 1895. As a war correspondent he was captured during ... years during the depression Churchill was denied cabinet office. His backing and support for Edward VII during his abdication were frowned upon by the national government, but the public supported him in his views when Germany declared war in September 1939. Neville Chamberlain appointed him once more First Lord of the Admiralty on September 3rd, 1939. In 1940, following public disapproval at Chamberlains handling of Hitler and the direction the war ...
- 569: Christian Reformation
- ... scandal that the catholic church sold indulgences. Indulgences were documents, stamped by the church which could reduce your sins. People who bought indulgences believed that this document could pave their way to heaven. In northern Germany they went so far that they even sold indulgences which could reduce the sins which you are going to commit in the future. They also sold indulgences for the salvation of somebody΄s dead relatives ... the most famous critic of the corrupt practices of the Catholic church. He wrote his critiques down in 95 theses on a door of a church in Wittenberg. These 95 theses spread quickly all over Germany and parts of northern Europe. The first reaction of the catholic church was a reduction of the sales of indulgences. But this sale was not the only point Luther criticized in the Catholic church. The ...
- 570: The Production Histry And Cons
- ... and was promoted by the authorities of the day. Throughout the Middle Ages, hops became widely used as a way to make beer refreshing and also as a natural preservative. In fact, in France and Germany, hops were documented as being cultivated in the ninth century. (Alabev) Grut was a mixture of all sorts of herbs used to flavor beer. The flavoring license was similar to a patent, allowing a brewery ... the purity of the fermenting process has been improved and beer taste perfected. (Alabev) Wooden barrels have been almost completely replaced by metal barrels for most pub trade. In 1964 metal kegs were introduced in Germany. Firstly, cleaning and filling was much simpler. Secondly, tapping and closing off was much easier for the bar personnel. This was well liked by pub and restaurant owners. (Alabev) "For most of the past ten ...
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