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- 3511: Ancient Egyptain Art
- ... from the bible. When we hear this word we think of government, religion, and a way of life. The scriptures used this name to designate rulers in Egypt. It was also used to describe the "Great House", the royal palace where all orders affecting the civil and religious life of the Egyptians were issued. Eventually, the king began being referred to as the "Great House" or Pharaoh and it soon became customary to combine this name with the king's personal name. From then on, Egypt always had a pharaoh ruling over them. By doing this, Egypt had developed one of the first great civilizations that was literate, bureaucratic, and technologically advanced. It centered all it's power and aspirations around a single divine pharaoh who was the master of ceremonies and who made all decisions for Egypt. ...
- 3512: Behind The Urals
- ... the Soviet Union leaving the United States and in his eyes, its unsatisfactory capitalistic way of governing. Scott may have been aided in making his decision as he saw the United States slip into the Great Depression, a time when the conditions in America reached an all time low. He left his roots in the United States to begin a new life in a foreign country simply because he was disgruntled with ...
- 3513: The Pyramids of Egypt
- The Pyramids of Egypt On the rocky plateau of Giza, rise three great pyramids, each built during the lifetime of a pharaoh. Together, these pyramids constitute the most celebrated group of monuments in the world. While the pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty (2615-2500 ... King Cheops of the Fourth Dynasty chose a plateau in Giza for his pyramid. He followed his father's constructions which was the first real pyramid. The pyramid of Cheops was also known as the Great Pyramid. One hundred thousand Egyptians worked on it for twenty years before it was completed. It was the largest tomb-pyramid ever built. It was said that if the pyramid was taken apart, the stones could build a wall ten feet tall and one foot wide all around the entire county of France. The Great Pyramid was made of granite and limestone. Two late kings of the Fourth Dynasty, Cephren and Mycerinus, followed Cheops's example by building their pyramids on the same plateau. The interior of the pyramid ...
- 3514: Breast Cancer 2
- ... production and high doses were needed for a therapeutic effect. By knowing all this, it brings about new ideas for drug therapy when dealing with certain diseases. Not only that, but 3HSDII enzyme may be great to treat breast cancer. In this study Lee and Auchus used yeast cells instead of human cells. This allows them to study a single enzyme along with the effects that drugs may have on the ... and found it to be very beneficial to me. I got a lot out of the study more than I ever imagined. I thought their findings were very interesting and supportive of their ideas. The great significance of this study was the fact that Provera not only works for children with puberty problems, but at high doses it can also work for those women who are dealing with breast cancer. I think this puts a new light on breast cancer and offers great hope for those who are sufferers of breast cancer. Hopefully now this disease can be looked at as hopeful instead of life threatening.
- 3515: Nova Scotia
- ... to accommodate these United Empire Loyalists. Cape Breton also became separate. The remaining Nova Scotians, augmented by some returned Acadians and many Scots and Irish immigrants, lived by fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, and trade. Some attained great wealth as privateers during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. After prolonged political struggle, Britain granted Nova Scotia (which included Cape Breton after 1820) local autonomy, or responsible government, in 1848. Economic uncertainty ... manufacturing. An iron and steel industry developed in Pictou County and on Cape Breton, near extensive coal mines. Agricultural areas found export markets, especially for apples. From the end of World War I through the depression of the 1930s, Nova Scotia suffered industrial decline and accompanying unemployment and labor unrest. Thousands migrated to central and western Canada or immigrated to the United States. The Maritime Rights movement of the 1920s, protesting ...
- 3516: The History of General Motors
- ... time. THE 1930S: PITFALLS AND PROGRESS By 1931, Oldsmobile's new 85-acre complex in Lansing, Michigan, could send a new car off the line every 41 seconds, shipping 800 cars a day. When the Depression put the brakes on car sales in the early 1930s, many car makers went under. GM, though, not only survived--it continued making progress in design and manufacturing, giving buyers sleeker looking, better running, more ... created its Electro-Motive division, which converted North America's railroads from steam to diesel power. The most popular exhibit of the Chicago World's Fair was GM's Science and Technology display: it gave Depression-weary audiences a bright look into the future. After the fair, GM's Parade of Progress took the show on the road. People in hundreds of small towns in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and ... introduced to car design in 1939. Convertibles were popular. GM's 25 millionth car--a silver Chevrolet--left the assembly line on January 11, 1940. But just as people were adjusting to prosperity after the Depression, auto production hit another roadblock. Early in 1942, a few weeks after the United States entered World War II, the U.S. government halted civilian car production. (The last cars produced before production stopped ...
- 3517: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... appeal to their morals and human ethics. The plan for success was mapped out by King when he involved as many people as he could, which in turn increased support for him. King was a great leader because his followers responded to his direction, even going to jail with him, and he stimulated them to go to great lengths with him for what they believed in. He never gave up on his dream that one day white children and black children could sit together at the table of manhood, inspiring millions of others to never give up either. Not only is King an example of a good leader, but also of a good mentor. If ever there is talk about the great leaders of America, there is no doubt that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s name will be mentioned.
- 3518: Hawaii: Prologue of History
- ... Filipino sugar workers had their own union. Bitter lessons were learned from the unsuccessful 1909 and 1920 Japanese strikes and the 1920, 1924 and 1937 Filipino labor movements which failed because of ethnic unionism. The great strike of 1946 started with a new premise of organizing workers of all races into a single labor union. Never again would workers be divided and conquered because of ethnic antagonism. This strategy of ethnic ... not easy. A concerted effort to include the concerns and issues of all Hawai'i's workers, to communicate in every language was necessary for the multi-ethnic union to succeed. The legacy of the great Hawaiian sugar strike of 1946 is the success we can see today of Hawai'i's multi-ethnic workforce to bridge ethnic differences and build trust based on worker solidarity. Hawai'i's diverse workforce ... mainland commercial properties it would have reported a loss of $500,000. The previous articles show that Hawaii's Economy is declining very rapidly, unlike when they first started their company, where the economy was great. Castle and Cooke Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii is one of several successor companies to the company founded by Amos Starr Cooke and Samuel Northrup Castle in 1851, began residential development of the company's ...
- 3519: Events Leading To The Cause Of
- During the late seventeen hundreds, many events resulted in colonial opposition to Great Britain. The British created laws and taxes that were viewed as unjust and unfair. The colonists accepted Britain's rules and taxes at first, but only for a certain period. They soon grew weary of ... Sons of Liberty started to organize. They were a group of radicals that thought actions were better than words. The rest of the colonists organized a boycott of British goods. This act was soon repealed. Great Britain felt that the colonists were getting insubordinate. Britain issued a Declaratory act in 1765 that was essentially a statement of British power over the colonists. The colonists were relieved to have the Stamp Act ... independence. After colonists about talked independence more freely, it grew acceptance. On July second, 1776, Thomas Jefferson started drafting a declaration of independence. On July fourth, it was accepted and America declared their independence from Great Britain. Britain ruled it's colonies without much care of their input. The colonists felt like their liberty had been stripped down. The British government had ordered them around for as long as they ...
- 3520: Joseph Kennedy
- ... Irish figure in Boston. Together they had 9 children, Joseph Patrick Jr., John Fitzgerald, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice Mary, Patricia, Robert Francis, Jean Ann, and Edward Moore. By the age of 30 he had amassed a great fortune through business ventures that included motion pictures, shipbuilding, and real estate, and through the stock market. As chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission in 1937, he laid the groundwork for the U.S. merchant marine. He was ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940. But perhaps his greatest achievement was seeing his son become John become President of the United States. As his parents did for him, he did the same for his children. He wanted nothing more than to see one his children as a great political leader. John F. Kennedy graduated from Harvard, as his father did before him, and went to become the 35th President of the United States of America. In the middle of his life, when ...
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