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- 2231: The First Atomic Test
- ... coast of Southern California; and on Padre Island south of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico. The last choice was in the beautiful San Luis Valley of south central Colorado, new today's Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Based on a number of criteria that included availability, distance from Los Alamos, good weather, few or no settlements, and that no Indian land be seized, the choices for the test ... thing or gadget as the device was called. But, on the first attempt to insert the core, it stuck! After letting the temperatures of the core and gadget equalize, the core fit perfectly, to the great relief of all present. The completed device was raised to the top of a 100-foot steel tower on Saturday, July 14. During this process workers piled up mattresses beneath the device to cushion a ... leaping out. The mountains flashing into life. Later, the long slow rumber. Something had happened, all right, for good or ill."(7) General Groves' deputy commander, Brigadier General T.F. Farrell, described the explosion in great detail: "The effects could well be called unprecedented, magnificient, beautiful, stupendous, and terrifying. No man-made phenomenon of such tremendous power had ever occurred before. The lighting effects beggared description. The whole country was ...
- 2232: Marcus Tullius Cicero
- HIS LIFE. Cicero is credited with being the greatest of the Roman orators. He was born at Arpinum 106 BC, the same year which gave birth to Pompey the Great. His family was ancient, and of equestrian rank, but had never taken part in public affairs at Rome, though both his father and grandfather were persons of consideration in the part of Italy in which ... placed in the care of Scaevola, the celebrated lawyer, whom he introduces in several of his philosophical dialogues. Cicero took the opportunity of serving a campaign under the consul Pompeitis Strabo, father of Pompey the Great. He returned to the study of philosophy under Philo the Academic. But his chief attention was reserved for oratory, to which he applied himself with the assistance of Molo, the most skilled rhetorician of the ... spirit of sectarianism, and hence it did not prevent his extracting from other systems what lie found in them conformable to virtue and reason. His ethical principles, in particular, appear eclectic, having been in a great measure formed from the opinions of the Stoics. Of most of the Greek sects he speaks with respect and esteem. For the Epicureans alone he seems, not withstanding his friendship for Atticus, to have ...
- 2233: For Another Man's Freedom
- ... for the benefit of their suggested equals. Stepping forward, and then looking back; these memories, and the impact these memories have, are not and will never be forgotten. The blood which was shed in this great battle at Gettysburg could never be forgotten. The blood being spoken of by Abraham Lincoln, was thought by many to have recycled into the earth, therefore making that ground sacred; also ascending to heaven. This ... an inconceivable historical event. I am sure that at that time they did not realize that this would be an ongoing struggle even three-hundred years after their existence. The soldiers entered this battle with great pride, holding their flags high, hoping to make a difference. They did make a clearly substantial impact on their society , but this quest for equality is still being pursued. This fight was not considered the ... only their honor. These men were fighting for their beliefs, and also for the good of others. The memories, and the impression these memories left, could never possibly be lost from the memory of these great men, nor the men and women that this great struggle has impacted and relieved of a immense burden.
- 2234: Egyptian Bedouins
- ... invest in a camel using money that they get from selling these small animals. The Bedouins have a symbiotic relationship with camels. The camels can be used for transportation as well as food. Bedouins take great pride in their camels often treating them as a member of the family. It is not uncommon to see a family posing with their camel in a photograph. Marriage with the Bedouins is the next ... They ground millet by hand in their millstones. They made garments from cloth they bought at the market. When these got too worn to wear, they made blankets of many colors from them. They wove great wool houses. People are lazy now and don t make wool houses. Before people made waterskins from ibex or gazelle, instead of using jerrycans. Now they buy flour instead of grinding grain. They are getting ... of Egypt is most fascinating. They seem to be a people that love their life and work to make the most of it. They live off of the deadest land in the world and take great pride in doing so. Nomadic Bedouins illustrate that mankind can inhabitat most any environment and prosper with great endurance. Bibliography Cole, Donald P. Nomads of the Nomads. The Al Murrah Bedouin of the Empty ...
- 2235: Lebanon
- ... Sea to the Lebanon-Syria border is 50 miles. In the south, along the border with Israel, Lebanon's eastern border is only 20 miles from the sea. Although a tiny land, Lebanon boasts a great diversity in its landscape which makes it one of the most picturesque countries in the world. The coast line is br oken by many bays and inlets of varying size. At some points, the mountains ... the Mediterranean to the sky. Because of the limitation of flat agricultural land, all but the steepest hillsides have been patiently and neatly terraced and planted with garlands of twisted grapevines. The mountains lend a great variety of hues - pale pink, rosy red, forest green or deep purple - to the landscape. Depending on the time of day, they never appear the same twice, and from time to time whipped white clouds ... the place of butter among the peasants who still firmly believe in the medicinal benefits of warm olive oil applied to stra ins, sprains and earaches. The diversity of soil and the elevation produce a great variety of other trees including oaks, pines, junipers, firs, cyprus, sycamore, fig, banana, acacia and date palm. Orange, lemon, apple and other fruit trees have been ra ised commercially in recent years. Besides supplying ...
- 2236: Mark Twain
- ... began to improve. This is when he wrote what is thought to be his best work; pieces like : Roughing It, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi and Huckleberry Finn along with other great pieces. Roughing It, the first piece produced in this amazing part of his life, was merely about his adventures of being a miner and journalist in his early years(127). This was his first example ... slums than to the respectable people it created a censorship that affects this book even to this day(Miller 85). Even while it was being rejected it was being raved about by some of the great authors of that time. Huckleberry Finn was praised by T.S. Elliot, celebrated by Ernest Hemmingway and strongly recommended by thousands of high school English teachers around the country. This novel used such great characterization and humor it is often lost among the thousands of books written by the critics merely to tell their view on the book(85). Even Huck Finn was written about his boyhood adventures ...
- 2237: The Pyramids of Egypt
- The Pyramids of Egypt Imagine living in Ancient Egypt about 3,000 B.C. Imagine a society teeming with life and happiness. Imagine looking around and seeing beautiful buildings, fields of crops, and the great pyramids with their white limestone faηade blazing in the sun of the midday. It would be quite the experience to have lived back then. The history of Egypt begins with the unification of Upper and ... apex of the Nile, where it fans out into the silt plain. This city was named "White walls" by the Egyptians but later called Memphis by the Greeks. It is here at Memphis that the great pyramids where built. The pyramids were built to house the dead pharaoh of that time. Death was seen by the Egyptians as just the beginning of a journey to the other world. In Egyptian society ... would go at will. It was found that the Egyptian people actually liked working on the pyramids. Many youths would travel down the Nile to work on the pyramids so that they could see the great city of Memphis. Furniture and riches not to mention body parts of the dead king were buried with him in the pyramid, so that in the afterlife the king would be able to have ...
- 2238: Japan
- ... as the most affluent and economically productive nation in the world. Japan was traditionally more self-sustained and semi-isolated in its islands, and it pursued its own historic path on the periphery of a great Chinese civilisation. The Japanese borrowed some cultural ideas from China. (4,p.1-2). Although the population is largely homogeneous, there is considerable regional diversity. This diversity is reflected in life-styles, dialects and speech ... it. Individual farms are larger than those further south and the population are less dense.(1,p.24 ). Hokkaido also offers delicious seafood, fresh daily produce, and plenty of hot springs. Its beautiful winter is great for skiing, skating and the annual snow festival with its world-famous ice sculptures.(2). The coal-mining, forestry and fishing industries is important and industrial development is taking place around Sapporo, the principal city ... development of modern Hokkaido. Hokkaido is also one of the most popular place to visit for thousands of the tourists throughout the year. The island of Honshu, at 231,000 square kilometres, is larger than Great Britain and is very much more densely populated, 404 persons per square kilometre. It is broken by a spine of mountain arcs into a number of regions with overlapping, but recognisably distinctive, characteristics depending ...
- 2239: James Francis
- ... the Canton Bulldogs, located in Canton, Ohio. A year later, through his skills developed at Carlisle, he led the Bulldogs to a national championship. He also managed professional baseball, but he did not achieve the great accomplishments as he did in football, so he slowly stopped and concentrated on football. By 1924, at the age of 37, his football skills finally began to fade as a star. He eventually stopped in ... a few minutes for the Cardinals, but was unable to get anywhere. In his forties and muscle-bound, Thorpe was a mere shadow of his former self. 5 With out a doubt, Jim Thorpe, achieved great heights for any person, especially being Indian, where he was being faced with the white assimilation and etc. I look up to this man in great awe, for the great accomplishments he achieved, but had no one to share it with. He lost his father to stroke, his twin brother to pneumonia, and also his mother. It was not always ...
- 2240: Joseph Haydn
- ... Joseph angry, and often used his compositions as tablemats. As a result, the couple fought often, and the marriage was a total disaster. He retreated into his music, while she found consolation by spending a great deal of time in church. In 1761, Count Morzin was forced to disband his orchestra due to financial problems. It wasn't long, however, before Haydn was offered another job, this time in Eisenstadt, Austria ... slow works, titled Instrumental music for The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour from the Cross, upon a request from the priest of the cathedral in Cadiz. During his lifetime, Haydn became friends with a great contemporary of his, namely, Mozart. They most likely met each other in 1781, and remained friends until Mozart's death in 1791. Haydn recognized the immense talent of the younger virtuoso, and gave his advice ... young Beethoven for approximately a year, and once said of him, "Beethoven will one day be one of Europe's greatest composers and I am proud that I was his teacher." Likewise, Beethoven was a great admirer of Haydn's works. Haydn returned to London in early 1794, and again he received the warmest of welcomes. He composed several more symphonies for the London concert season. His many friends and ...
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