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- 1401: Buddha
- ... reality and go beyond common knowledge to find the answers of the mysteries of life. India During the sixth century BC, India was a land of political and religious turmoil. It was an era of great brutality with the domination of Northwest India by Indo-Aryan invaders. Many people, influenced by the Aryan civilization, began to question the value of life and it's true meaning. Schools were opened because of ... reality so that he could follow in his father's footsteps in becoming a well respected leader. As Siddhartha grew, he became very curious about the world outside of the palace walls. He felt a great need to undergo new experiences and learn the truth of reality. Siddhartha was married to a woman named Yasodhara who gave birth to a boy, Rahul. Even after his marriage, Siddhartha was still not completely ... the necessities that people need daily which was in itself a large accomplishment. Unfortunately, the other men had realized that Siddhartha Gautama was giving up, so they left and saw him as a failure. With great disappointment on his mind, Siddhartha gathered all the rest of his strength to crawl into a pool to bathe, but found that his energy had been used and he was just too tired to ...
- 1402: Norwegian Security Policy after the Cold War
- ... and supplies of military equipment, it is important to judge the political aims of potential opponents. These can change over time, not least if they represent irrational and aggressive attitudes. The nuclear weapons of the great powers do not seem to have any deterrent effect on "violent ethnic cleansing", and the emergence of armed conflicts in different areas can be difficult to predict. But a country's security can also be ... was the achievement of its large merchant fleet. Strategic value A basic premise of Norwegian security policy is the perception of the assumed military and strategic value of Norwegian territory for the combatants in a great power conflict. The absence of any political conflict with Norway is the precondition for such an offensive. War between the Nordic countries is now looked upon as totally unimaginable and is therefore excluded from all ... part of the struggle to gain military control over the Atlantic. Not alone Another fundamental premise of Norwegian security policy is the perception that Norway, by herself, will never be able to effectively repel a great power attack or prevent a serious great power attempt to occupy the country. In need of assistance Consequently, the third fundamental premise of Norwegian security policy is that the country is in need of ...
- 1403: Henry Carey
- ... correspondence covering economic and political topics. Here is a list of Carey=s most creditable works: Essay on the Rate of Wages (1835), The Principles of Political Economy (1837-1840), The Credit System of France, Great Britian and the United States (1838), An Answer to the Questions: What Constitutes Currency? What are the Causes of its Unsteadiness? And what is the Remedy? (1840), The Past, Present, and the Future (1848), The ... 1851), The Principles of Social Science (1857-1860), and The Unity of Laws as Exhibited in the Relations of Physical, Social, Mental, and Moral Science (1872). Carey after retiring from the printing press acquired a great deal of fortune, in which he invested in a wide range of enterprises, including coal mines, paper mills, gas companies, and real estate. From this one can see that Carey not only wrote but also ... the burdens of the costs of transportation from the producers to the consumers. Unfortunately, Carey did not see the day when countries would adopt this policy, but no longer then three decades after his death Great Britian and other leading countries of the world would have implemented it. So looking back Carey had two main points on protectionism. The first was the benefit of association and the second was the ...
- 1404: Saint Francis of Assissi
- ... festivities. For this reason his parents frequently remonstrated with him, pointing out that he was living in such style with his friends that he no longer seemed to be their son, but the son a great prince. Yet as his parents were wealthy and loved their son tenderly, they allowed him to have his own way rather that disturb him. Educational Backround The official Life of Saint Francis, written by Saint ... records that Francis was sent to school to the priests of Saint George's, also in Assisi. But he seems to have learned little from them except enough Latin to read with difficulty and write great labour. In later life, the clerky Brother Leo usually acted as his secretary; although an example of his signature survives, he preferred to make his mark with a Greek cross, the letter tau, the cross ... of the traces of ‘French' influence in his life seem to relate to southern France, and there are no proofs that Pietro Bernardone's travels in search of business took him further north than the great fairs at Toulouse, Lyons, and Montpellier. The Question remains open. Francis's everyday language must have been the current Umbrain dialect: not yet Italian, but a mingling of late Latin and dialect words from ...
- 1405: Are You Ready For Some Footbal
- ... teaches discipline, how to be a team player, how to interact with others and is a good source of physical activity. In specific, football utilizes all of these aspects of sports and it’s a great source of teaching self-restraint and perseverance. Some may say that football is a violent sport or it’s not beneficial in any way, but in reality it gives a person the basic tools needed ... quit playing football you usually never play football again. Playing the game of football also helps you in achieving identity. It helps build your self-confidence because every time make a nice block or a great tackle it increases your confidence that you can do it consistently. This usually extends to other aspects of life because you tell yourself that if you can succeed on the field you can succeed off ... it gives you the experience of teamwork and dedication. You can’t learn these in a classroom you must participate in some activity with others to learn these very important qualities and football is a great source of this. In doing activity it gives you a sense of accomplishment and self-fulfillment. You might not have been the best player but you didn’t quit and you persevered. Football is ...
- 1406: Relations Between God and Man
- ... involved in their lives and have a close relationship with humans. God has intimately taken care of humans but they directly disobey God, no matter how simple the LORD’s single command is. God takes great care of Adam and Eve; for example, God provides everything for them as stated in Genesis 2, “8Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the ... animals there in, but even with all this, they weren’t content and violated God’s request. They directly disobey God even after He has taken care of them so well. God brings about a great flood to destroy the wicked people that inhabit the earth. Noah is told by God to build an ark and to put his family and animals in it before the rains come. The boat, family ... earth. What do they end up doing? They migrate together until they find a place to build a city and a huge tower. They directly disobey God’s order after he delivered them from the great flood, and their reasoning for disobeying blatantly goes against God’s words when they said, in Genesis 11: 4, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, ...
- 1407: Hinduism
- ... often regarded as a special manifestation of the preservative aspect of the Supreme and Shiva as that of the destructive function. Another deity, Brahma, the creator, remains in the background as a demiurge. These three great figures (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) constitute the so-called Hindu Trinity (Trimuriti, "the One or Whole with Three Forms). This conception attempts to synthesize and harmonize the conviction that the Supreme Power is ingular with the plurality of gods in daily religious worship. Although the concept of the Trimurti assigns a position of special importance to some great gods, it never has become a living element in the religion of the people. Brahma, the first of the three Hindu gods, is called the Creator; he is the father of gods and men, the ... following passage from the "Padma Purana", it is taught that Vishnu is the supreme cause, thus identifying him with Brahma, and also that his special work is to preserve: " In the beginning of creation, the great Vishnu, desirous of creating the whole world, became threefold ; Creator, Preserver, Destroyer. In order to create this world, the Supreme Spirit produced from the right side of his body himself as Brahma ; then, in ...
- 1408: Moby Dick
- ... his most influential masterpieces, most notably that of Moby-Dick. Melville would go on to complete more works until his death in 1891. B. Herman Melville lived in a time period that would have a great effect on his writings. For instance, America during that time was witnessing the Industrial Revolution and felt that his country was slipping away from its founding fathers’ ideals. His feelings and thoughts towards his society ... England origin. All these facts and bits of information allow the reader to gain a better idea of the time and place the story takes place in. B. The setting of this novel has a great influence on the story itself. For instance, the sea-going atmosphere of the port town Ishmael stays in before the voyage conveys many messages and is very symbolic of the rest of the story. In ... full personality that his described extensively throughout the book. Ishmael is a man who seeks what is best described as “inner peace”. He is very content with himself when on the water, and has a great love for being a seaman. He joins the crew of the Pequod to satisfy his longing to be back on the ocean, but as it turns out, the particular voyage he is to set ...
- 1409: Buddha
- ... reality and go beyond common knowledge to find the answers of the mysteries of life. India During the sixth century BC, India was a land of political and religious turmoil. It was an era of great brutality with the domination of Northwest India by Indo-Aryan invaders. Many people, influenced by the Aryan civilization, began to question the value of life and it's true meaning. Schools were opened because of ... reality so that he could follow in his father's footsteps in becoming a well respected leader. As Siddhartha grew, he became very curious about the world outside of the palace walls. He felt a great need to undergo new experiences and learn the truth of reality. Siddhartha was married to a woman named Yasodhara who gave birth to a boy, Rahul. Even after his marriage, Siddhartha was still not completely ... the necessities that people need daily which was in itself a large accomplishment. Unfortunately, the other men had realized that Siddhartha Gautama was giving up, so they left and saw him as a failure. With great disappointment on his mind, Siddhartha gathered all the rest of his strength to crawl into a pool to bathe, but found that his energy had been used and he was just too tired to ...
- 1410: Discoveries of Scientists of the "Age of Reason"
- Discoveries of Scientists of the "Age of Reason" The discoveries of many scientist and great thinkers of the "Age of Reason" have all contributed to the entire scope of how we view astronomy today. The shift was of a less secular thesis to one based on humanism and the Scientific Method. There were several great thinkers that led to this discovery on the scientific level, which chiefly began and ended with the astronomers/scientists Copernicus and Isaac Newton. Copernicus was a mathematician as well as a scientist whom found the stars fascinating. He did, however, find a great flaw with the mathematical results of the universe being a Earth- centered one. He then saw that if the universe was to revolve around the sun (an error on Copernicus's part... only our ...
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