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- 2861: Lillian Hellman
- ... the audience to dig deep into their own psyches. It is important to note that Hellman had grown up in interesting times. She was a teenager in the Roaring Twenties, and had lived through the Great Depression. To many, the 1930's were a time of despair, but for Hellman, it was time to begin a memorable career. The Children's Hour was written in 1934 and The Little Foxes would come ...
- 2862: Human Perception: An Intimate Look Into The Most Intriguing Aspect of Modern Psychology
- ... Where does perception come from? Is it a result of the upbringing and surroundings of an individual (animal or human), or is it a result of genetics? Certainly I would believe that conditioning has a great impact on an individual's perception. An example to that would be as such : A dog is abused, beaten, and starved by a group of owners in a kennel. The dog is then recovered by ... premonition that it is about to be hit or harmed in some way. I can only conclude to myself that there is a distinct possibility that conditioning has the ability to alter perception in a great amount. People often mistakenly identify people for others in many circumstances everyday. For example, I got on the bus to go to school a few weeks ago, and sat down next to a person whom ... it. However, an adult would most likely label it as simply "noise". The perceptual differences among people is the *single* biggest speed bump in attaining world, civil, and domestic peace. Our differences are small, but great in bounty. I see white, you see black. Never will all people in the world agree on one particular topic, however we can learn to respect the perception of that topic. Until people understand ...
- 2863: The Mongol Invasion of China
- ... really a cultural exchange, for the situation was perhaps too unstable in the Mongol regime. To really understand the Mongol invasion and its effects on Chinese culture you must go to the beginning of this great Empire. Temujin, latter called Genghis Khan, was the son of a local Chieftain who had a small clan. His father was poisoned when he was still young and, the clan, for lack of an effective ... riches, therefore he expanded southward; by 1227 he had conquered the city of Beijing, and by 1241 the Mongols had conquered all of northern China. After the death of Genghis Khan in 1227, the next Great Khan to rule was Genghis' son, Ogodei (1229-1241). It was during his reign that China began to be fully exploited both economically and politically. The Mongols, in order to form durable political units, and ... into Mongol and also to create official histories. However, it would not be until the reign of Kublai Khan that Chinese political structure and theories would be firmly implemented. In 1260 Kublai Khan was elected Great Khan in the Mongol capital of Karakorum. In 1263 he moved his capital from Karakorum to Beijing. In 1271, he assumed the Chinese dynastic name of Yüan Dynasty after capturing most of North and ...
- 2864: Do We Have Souls?
- ... Christianity came about, and again this was at the time of decline of the Roman Empire. My initial point being that the idea of souls and their existence seemed to grow stronger at times of great depression or strife [much like when people pray to God when they only need something]. It was then that faith and hope for a better life after this one was at its greatest. Thus the emergence ...
- 2865: Atomism: Democritus and Epicurus
- ... Modern philosophers like Dr. Jones, allow for Epicurus' swerve theory since “given one swerve the system can develop, for it is plausible to suppose that colliding atoms react in different ways. ‘Some leap back at great space apart, others are thrust but a short way from the blow'” (Jones 88). Ambiguous as it is, Epicurus could not logically come to another conclusion without violating his earlier teachings. Another point on which ... dilemmas as well. Of course, lingual and interpretive constraints play a part in all philosophical theory of the classical period. Yet in our "modern" world, we rely heavily on the ideas set forth by these great thinkers. It would be foolish to take one concept as superior over another because the scope of ideas given to us by these thinkers is too great a wealth to judge subjectively.
- 2866: Plato And Love
- ... he sought to relay about love and its effect on people. The speeches started with Phaedrus who stated many of the powers of love. He spoke about honor between someone and their beloved as a great virtue in a relationship. The major point relayed by Phaedrus s speech was that a man of any nature would rather suffer humiliation in front of a great mass of people or all of mankind itself than to suffer the loss of respect or the loss of dignity in front of their lover. Our beloved stirs within us emotions that lead to noble ... it is a way to gain immortality. By dying for another they would be considered a hero. This may have been a valid reasoning during Plato's era because virtue and honor were seen as great characteristics of men. People were judged daily on these credentials and thus it is important in that era. Yet today our values of honor have changed. Honor is still a superior quality, yet the ...
- 2867: Assassination Of Martin Luther
- ... Florida Florida's official nickname is the Sunshine State, for its many sunny days. Other nicknames are the Orange State, the Peninsula State the Alligator State, the Southernmost State, and the Everglades State for the great swamp at its southern end. 10 Georgia Over the years Georgia had had such nicknames as Buzzard State, Cracker State, Goober State, Peach State, and Yankee land of the South. The preferred nicknames, Empire State ... show me." It has also been called the Bullion State, the Lead State, and the Ozark State. 26 Montana The most common nickname is the Treasure State and the Bonanza State, in reference to its great wealth of minerals, forests, and grazing lands. The nickname Land of Shining Mountain is from an Indian term for the Rockies. 27 Nebraska A nickname for Nebraska is called the Cornhusker State, from the University ... of Virginians who were chosen for the nation's highest office. Four of the first presidents of the United States (Washington, Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe) were born in the colony. 47 Washington The great green forests of fir, pine and hemlock give Washington the popular nickname evergreen state. The big firs are always green and the grass grows all during the winter. Another nickname for Washington, the Chinook ...
- 2868: History of England
- History of England The Ice Age ended about 8000 BC, during which the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons lived in Great Britain. Because of the melting ice the water level rose and the English Channel was created, making Great Britain an island. The Middle Stone Age passed in this new forest and swamp, followed by the New Stone Age when the practice of farming began. During this period a lot of new people came ... but the goverment continued to function, collecting taxes to support him in his wars and to pay his ransom. John was forced to accept the Magna Carta in 1215 which was also known as the Great Charter. By this he admited his errrors and promised to respect English law. He died one year later. He lost Normandy in 1204, although at the time it seemed to be a disgrace, it ...
- 2869: Self-Reliance
- ... of his actions and considers more the personal consequences, he will become more apt to discover what he is looking for; in the transcendentalists’ case, it was the meaning of life. 3. a). "To be great is to be misunderstood." This statement was used by Emerson to explain the lagging growth of the conception of ideas and thought of his generation. Original and novel ideas were and still are scorned by ... Therefore, anyone who dares to be different is shunned because he is misunderstood. These people, more often than not, turn out to be correct, and later generations benefit from their genius. The "outcast" has become great, and his name will live forever, or until somebody new comes along to defy his teachings. I was drawn to this statement because it is so true. It has been proven time and time again ... the opinions are opinions that I can relate with; others were completely out of the ballpark. I was surprised, and a little excited to read many of the philosophies that Emerson held to be the great truths of this world. Emerson had many ideas that can benefit the world today; they can help societies evolve into better places for people to live. They also provide a call for humans to ...
- 2870: Stalin and The Soviet Union
- ... foreign enemies. The plan, which was financed by exploiting resources in the countryside, resulted in the near collapse of Soviet agriculture and the deaths of millions of peasants from famine. Industrialization was achieved, but at great cost. Although his hold on absolute power was unchallenged by the early 1930s, Stalin worried about potential conspiracies against him, especially after the suicide of his second wife in late 1932. Stalin set in motion ... swift execution on trumped-up charges. In 1937 and 1938 the terror spread to all of Soviet society, including the military high command. Estimates of those arrested and executed from 1936 to 1938 in the Great Purge range between 1.5 million and 7 million. Countless others were imprisoned in forced labor camps. Winding down at the end of 1938, the purge left Stalin with a new generation of officials loyal ... the state. The last constitution of the USSR, enacted in 1977, declared the CPSU "the leading and directing force of Soviet society and the nucleus of its political system." Only the party could "guide the great endeavor of the Soviet people and place their struggle for the triumph of communism on a planned, scientific basis." A The Communist Party The Bolsheviks retitled themselves the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik) in March ...
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