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- 5271: Gibbons V. Ogden (1824)
- In America’s time there have been many great men who have spent their lives creating this great country. Men such as George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson fit these roles. They are deemed America’s “founding fathers” and laid the support for the most powerful country in history. However, one more ...
- 5272: Ghanas Economy
- Ghana is a country in the developing world. It is making great progress for the situation it is in. Compared to most sub-Saharan countries, Ghana is the best off. It has been making the most efforts for recovery in the government and economy. This will provide ... towards industrialization despite all the underdeveloped countries of the region it in located. In all,if Ghana continues its hard work in trying for development and the military coups cease, it will be facing a great future!
- 5273: George Orwell
- ... of bureaucratic hypocrisy. Many believe that this experience provided the inspiration for his invention of "newspeak," the truth-denying language of Big Brother's rule in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Throughout his lifetime, the great English author continually questioned all "official" or "accepted" versions of history. At the conclusion of the war in Europe, Orwell made the following comment in his book Notes on Nationalism, "If liberty means anything at ... Julia and O'Brien. He is relatively content. Being fed, clean, and unmolested. He has now learned to love Big Brother. I don't know what else to say about this book it was a great book, that had a lot of meaning behind it. I would recommend this book to anyone, at times it is a little hard to follow but if you continue to read everything falls into place ...
- 5274: Gallipoli- The Anzac Legend
- ... hit the battlefields. On the 21st of April the Soldiers were given the nod to go ahead with the landing by Sir Ian Hamilton who wrote an inspiring letter that probably gave the troops a great boost of confidence. They landed on the 25th of April at Anzac Cove with no fear just a killer instinct and a do or die attitude which had to be adopted for its the only ... store the food and a lot of it got spoiled, which caused illness among the troops. They still managed to keep their mateship and camaraderie that is fitting of the Anzac Legend. There was a great admiration for the Intelligence of the Australians and their initiative. These tactics were flawless for example they used to put a hat on a stick to draw Turkish fire. They made bombs from old tin ...
- 5275: Galileo
- ... forbid Galileo to ³hold, teach and defend in any manner whatsoever, in words or in print² the Copernican doctrine of the motion of the earth. Nevertheless, Galileo again supported the doctrine in a dialogue, The Great Systems of the Universe. Galileo spent six years, after that dialogue, to create his Dialogue concerning Two Chief World Systems. When the dialogue was finally published in 1630, news arrived to Galileo from an old ... path of a projectile is a parabola, the demonstration of the laws of equilibrium, and the principle of flotation. He devised a simple thermometer and inspired a pupil, Evangelista Torricelli, to invent a barometer. His great contribution to scientific thinking was the principle of inertia. Before his time everyone followed Aristotle¹s theory that, when an object moved, something had to act continuously to keep it moving. Galileo countered this with ...
- 5276: French Revolution 3
- ... treason. The convention found the monarch guilty and sent Louis to the guillotine in January 1793. After the king's execution, the Girondins began to lose influence. Military reverses occurred after war was declared against Great Britain, the United Netherlands, and Spain. In March the convention voted to conscript 300,000 men, and peasants in the Vendée region rebelled. Civil war spread to neighboring areas, and a military loss to the ... a group called the Thermidoreans. The French armies, undamaged by these events on the home front, inflicted a series of reversals on their enemies that resulted in the disintegration of the anti-French coalition, leaving Great Britain, Sardinia, and Austria as the sole remaining contenders. In November 1795 a new constitution took effect, placing executive authority in a five-member Directory. Over the next few years the body was plagued by ...
- 5277: Frecnch Revolution
- ... to excess and finally they are brought to abrupt conclusions by the emergence of a strong man to restore order." Discuss this statement with specific references to the French Revolution. The French Revolution brought about great changes in the society and government of France. The revolution, which lasted from 1789 to 1799, also had far-reaching effects on the rest of Europe. "It introduced democratic ideals to France but did not ... a hero during a military campaign in Italy in 1796 and 1797. Bonaparte seized control of the government on November 9, 1799, ending the revolution. Napoleon would restore order to the French people with such great achievements as his Code Napoleon.
- 5278: Fireside Chat
- ... the collapse, calling it “a needed adjustment” and stated that by his standards, the American economy was fundamentally sound. Hoover’s hands-off policy towards the economy drove our nation deeper into the depth of depression. He felt that no federal action of any kind was needed to stabilize the economy. Hoover also felt that the federal government should never supply aid of any kind to the poor, unemployed, and the ... too little, too late. Our economy was in shambles and now we need someone to pick up those pieces. As your newly elected president, my administration will work to relieve the suffering caused by the depression, creating jobs and stabilizing the economy. One of my first concerns is to restore the American people’s faith in banks. I am ready to shut down all banks and only re-open those that ...
- 5279: Feudal Japan
- ... for farming. No wonder it was so valuable. This struggle, along with the rebellion of the lower classes helped the samurai to be distinguished as a class. "Emperor Keiko was cunning, fearless, strong, and a great marital artist" (Mcgee 1999). Emperor Keiko was an important person. Legend says he was the first person obtain the title of Shogun, or General of Japan. He was important because the legend goes on to ... who revolted against the warrior class. They left to the barren, cold and mountainous regions of Iga and Koga. There is were they trained in the arts of war. Their training is based upon a great Chinese book written by Sun Tzu called the Art of War. Over centuries they trained in every martial art known. Their main objectives were espionage and assassination by any means possible, but their training also ...
- 5280: Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
- ... advantage. By 1914, Germany had the largest fleet of airships of any nation. While impressive, the airship's performance advantage over airplanes had all but disappeared. Over 100 airships were used by Germany during the Great War for reconnaissance and bombing. Those chores shifted to airplanes later in the war. Count von Zeppelin died in 1917 without seeing his vision of regular airship passenger lines come to reality. Only in the 1930's did the 'Zeppelin' have its brief days of glory. I think if Count Zeppelin didn't invent the 'Zeppelin' it could off not helped Germany in the Great War even though many "Zepplins' were shot down. Or it could not have completed many missions in World War 1 by having bombing raids over 100 hours duration from over the 100 'Zeppelins' used in ...
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