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- 591: Aspirin A Brief History
- Introduction One hundred years ago, a young chemist in Germany made a discovery which, today, continues to ease our aches and pains, reduce our fevers, fight inflammation and save lives. On August 10, 1897, this chemist, Felix Hoffmann, discovered a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid ... s production of certain chemical mediators (prostaglandins) that promote inflammation and, therefore, cause pain. Vane received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1982 for this medical research breakthrough. Bayer and aspirin Bayer trademarked "Aspirin" in Germany on March 6, 1899. The name comes from "a" for "acetyl" and "spir" from "spirea," a plant offering a natural source of salicin. The drug was released onto the market in 1899 as a powder ...
- 592: Money And Information
- ... young phenomena. A first historical analysis indicates that each new development of computer technology was followed by a corresponding adaptation of crime as well as by legislative changes. A short overview - using the example of Germany - illustrates this adaptation of crime and information law to the new information technologies. It also indicates that this process started gradually at first, but then continued at an increasing pace: - From the beginning of the ... the Second Act for the Prevention of Economic Crime. - On the other hand, the mass processing of personal data in electronic data banks since the 1960s was soon regarded as a danger to privacy. In Germany, the first law that took this development into account was enacted in 1970. - The open networks of the 1970s soon led to corresponding misuses in the form of "hacking", which the Law Committee of the ...
- 593: Facism
- ... on one select group, or most often one supreme leader called El Duce, from whom all power proceeds downward. The two most recognized names that go along with Fascism is Italy's Benito Mussolini and Germany's Adolf Hitler. The philosophy of Fascism can be traced to the philosophers who argue that the will is prior to and superior to the intellect or reason. George Sorel, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Georg Hegal ... importance, behind only racial purity for the nation. Hitler used his book Mein Kampf to establish a plan of action for creating this racially pure state. In January of 1933 Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany by Hindenburg. By the end of the year Hitler had concentrated his power as a fascist dictator and began a campaign for a racially pure nation that eventually led to the Holocaust. In order for ...
- 594: Anne Frank
- ... holocaust most famous victims. Even though she never reached her sixteenth birthday, she left a legacy that is far greater then anyone twice her age. Anne Frank was born on June 12,1929 in Frankfort Germany. Although she was born in Frankfurt, Anne spoke better Dutch then German. She was the second daughter of a well-to-do middle class Jewish family. Margot her sister was three years older then Anne. Anne and Margot often spent their summers with their grandmother in Aachen Germany. Otto Frank, Anne s father was eleven years older then her mother Edith Frank Hollander and both of her parents came from very wealthy backgrounds. When Anne was four years old, her family moved to ...
- 595: Freedom of Speech: Censorship on the Internet
- ... to whet appetites. Warning labels involve some sort of judging and then the question is raised as to who shall be the judge. The Internet is world-wide so would the First Amendment apply in Germany? The material on the Internet which is grossly offensive by any standards, such as paedophile material, is extremely difficult to find because of its small amounts. Of the 976 obscenity cases handled between 1991 and ... is illegal in another: German law prohibits claims that the Holocaust did not happen, but this does not stop white supremacists from the US or another country from transmitting this claim to their sympathizers in Germany. This is a complicated issue because usually there is a feature of different cultures, for example, codes for women's dress in Islamic counties. It would be very difficult to find a common denominator that ...
- 596: Talcott Parsons
- ... was converted to functionalism under the influence of the anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski" (1 of 2). Soon after Parsons began the London School of Economics, he was offered a place at the University of Heidelberg. In Germany, he was exposed to a new view of social thought, entailing Max Weber's beliefs. Parsons began his classes in economics and sociology and Marxian theory. In 1927, he was awarded his doctorate in economics ... on society. He was very controversial and had a broad view, however, he was still an extremely influential Sociologists and contributed a lot to the field. On May 8, 1979, Talcott Parsons died in Munich, Germany. Living a long life, Parsons achieved many goals and left his mark in Sociology. Historical Events While Parsons grew up, several historical events occurred. To begin, in 1903, the first working airplane was invented. Orville ...
- 597: Money And Information
- ... young phenomena. A first historical analysis indicates that each new development of computer technology was followed by a corresponding adaptation of crime as well as by legislative changes. A short overview - using the example of Germany - illustrates this adaptation of crime and information law to the new information technologies. It also indicates that this process started gradually at first, but then continued at an increasing pace: - From the beginning of the ... the Second Act for the Prevention of Economic Crime. - On the other hand, the mass processing of personal data in electronic data banks since the 1960s was soon regarded as a danger to privacy. In Germany, the first law that took this development into account was enacted in 1970. - The open networks of the 1970s soon led to corresponding misuses in the form of "hacking", which the Law Committee of the ...
- 598: After Anne Frank
- ... were the last ones to be sent on a freight train with seventy-five people per car. Each car was sealed tight with only one window. For three days and nights the train ventured across Germany to reach its final destination, Auschwitz in Poland. There the Franks and the Van Daans were then sent to concentration camps. There the conditions were horrible. Healthier prisoners shaved their heads and worked twelve hours ... a day digging sod controlled by the merciless Kapos, Criminals who served the SS as labor overseers. In October 1944, Anne, Margot and Mrs. Van Daan were among a group were sent to Belsen in Germany. Mrs. Frank died in the infirmary back at Auschwitz. Otto Frank survived to be liberated by the Russians. Margot died February or March of 1945. Anne died soon after. This tells you the reason why ...
- 599: Marijuana And Hemp, The Untold
- ... down our forests. Hemp can also be used to produce strong, durable and environmentally-friendly plastic substitutes. Thousands of products made from petroleum-based plastics can be produced from hemp-based composites. Mercedes Benz of Germany has recently begun manufacturing automobile bodies and dashboards made from hemp. · It takes years for trees to grow until they can be harvested for paper or wood, but hemp is ready for harvesting only 120 ... industrial use has no drug properties. China and Eastern European nations are the world's leading growers of Cannabis Hemp, but marijuana is still illegal in those nations. Although marijuana is illegal in Canada, England, Germany, and Australia, those nations have recently begun growing Cannabis Hemp for the first time in decades. If the United States does not repeal Hemp Prohibition, a significant economic and environmental opportunity will be lost-the ...
- 600: Atomic Bombs
- ... weakening of Japan, the actual bombing and destruction of cities, the surrender of Japan and the impact the atomic bomb would have in the future. During World War II, the United States was afraid that Germany would develop the atomic bomb first. Germany had taken over Norway, which was a heavy water supply and Czechoslovakia, which was a uranium supply. Both of these, water and uranium, were needed to make the atomic bomb. Therefore, the United States initiated ...
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