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- 5341: Atomic Bomb 9
- ... on Nagasaki, and given the nickname Fat Man after Winston Churchill. The blast from an atomic bomb s explosion will last for only one-half to one second, but in this amount of time a great deal of damage is done. A fireball is created by the blast, which consists mainly of dust and gasses. The dust produced in this fireball has no substantial effect on humans or their environment. However ... winds, which have the power to blow down trees. The blast pressure and fireball together only last for approximately eleven seconds, but because it contains fifty percent of the atomic bomb s latent energy a great deal of destruction occurs. In Hiroshima, the blast from the atomic bomb was measured to be about four and a half to six and seven tenths tons of pressure per square meter, while in Nagasaki ...
- 5342: Athens And Sparta
- The country of Greece in 400-500 B.C. was led to greatness by two great city-states. These city-states were Athens and Sparta. These two states were as different as night and day. They were rivals and very diverse. As you read you will find out their differences between ... government. When the men reached the age of 18 the were required to attend military school for 2 more years. The Athenian men were skilled architects , poets , and artists. From them is where we get great works known as The Odyssey and The Iliad by the writer known as Homer (Meigas 123). The men of ancient Sparta were very cunning , slick , and strong. During their childhood the Spartan men were taken ...
- 5343: Ancient Greek Theatre Architec
- ... chorus and the actors line conformed to poetic meters. The tragic poets of Athens took advantage of the traditional celebrations handed down to them to construct stories that confronted fundamental problems of human life. Three great poets worked this remarkable transformation of the ancient wine songs: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. (Brockett 2ed 12-15) In the sixth century BCE, accompanied by singers, dancers, and flute players, the priests made sacrifices in ... edition, Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1983 Dukore, Bernard F. Dramatic Theory and Criticism. New York, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. 1974 Foundation of the Hellenic World, the Theater, 1997, 10/19/1999, Norwich, John Julius, Great Architecture of the World. New York, Bonanza Books, 1982 Leacroft, Richard and Helen, Theatre and Playhouse. London, Methuen, 1984 Rawl, Mariam F. The First Theaters. Calliope. November 1997: 12-17
- 5344: American Impressionism
- ... interesting to me as people. So we see that many factors contributed to the fundamental shift in American art of the late nineteenth century. It is important to understand that, while nearly all of the great American Impressionists studied in Europe, they generally put their own unique American spin on the art. Very few can be said to have copied the European masters. It is also important to note that Luminism ... in American art. Finally, it was the effective use of photography which freed artists to explore their own creative styles and escape the restrictions of objective reality. These factors led to the creation of something great and beautiful, at once a part of a larger movement, but at the same time very definitely American. It was the age of American Impressionism. Bibliography Gerdts, William H. American Impressionism. Cross River Press, New ...
- 5345: Voltaire On The Church, True R
- ... detest of such actions can be inferred from his suggestions that the worship of such bizarre things as the sacred navel, foreskin, and the dress and milk of Heavenly Mother being more sensible than the great persecutions of people based on religious pretext. Voltaire did not feel that this was what religion was about. He felt the true religion to be The Golden Rule , that is to love thy neighbor as ... becomes evident in Voltaire s Religion. In Religion Voltaire describes one of his meditations. During this experience Voltaire thought about an archangel which took him to a place where he came in contact with many great philosophers among them Christ. Voltaire met the resurrected Christ, covered still with the wounds from his violent death. The two of them spoke, Voltaire questioning Christ as to His condemnation and death. Voltaire asked Christ ...
- 5346: Analyse The Influence Of Nevil
- ... University poll in Scotland reversed this). Baldwin and the National Government won a huge victory in November 1935 shortly after he had declared "I give you my word of honour that there will be no great re-armaments". It is clear then that, even before Chamberlain gaining the Premiership, Britain had been following a Foreign policy of appeasement. Yet it is also true that Chamberlain's period of office gave appeasement ... this tactic. For example, the U.S.A leader, President Roosevelt, had offered to join Chamberlain, and Russia, to a face off with Hitler and Mussolini. Yet, somehow, Chamberlain believed it would be better for Great Britain to deal directly, and alone, with the dictators. Chamberlain's own dubious explanation for this is that at this time there simply was no alternative. Britain was still trying to play the worlds policeman ...
- 5347: American Indians Between 1609
- ... their journey.On December 3 of 1999, I visited the National Museum of the American Indian. This Museum presents a new perspective of the Native American people and cultures through innovate exhibitions that emphasized the great importance of Native voices in the interpretation of Native history and their cultural achievements. Through the Museum, we can learn what Native Americans have to teach us about such things as the delicate balance between ... rites of passage and mastery of skills help young adults to become contributing to their society. Art that Transcends Time explores the transformation of stone and clay, bone, wood, feathers and wool into images of great spiritual power. Once thought to be vanishing, the Native people are still here. The Native voices grow strong and this Museum serves as a stage to present the diversity and vitality of those voices. By ...
- 5348: Ameratsu
- Amaterasu is the supreme deity of the Japanese religion of Shintoism and the legendary ancestor of Japan's imperial family. The full name of this deity is Amaterasu Omikami. This means in Japanese the Great Spirit Illuminating the Heavens. In the two earliest scriptures of the history of Shintoism, Amaterasu s origin differs. These two scriptures are the Nihon shoki and the Kojiki. Nihon shoki states that she was the ... problems that were going on from the darkness and chaos she sent her grandson to better Japan. Amaterasu gave her grandson the sacred mirror, a sword, and a jewel. These items became imperial symbols. His great-grandson, Jimmu, in 660 BC became the first emperor of Japan. Amaterasu's supposed role in founding Japan's imperial line served as a major part of the pro-imperial nationalist ideology that fueled Japanese ...
- 5349: Animal Farm
- ... were also very well paralleled to the Russian Revolution. Such as when Napoleon orders animals to confess to crimes that they have not committed. Untold millions of party, industry, and military leaders disappeared during the Great Terror (Stalin, Joseph, Encarta). The Great Terror was when Stalin installed fear into the hearts of his rivals and the rest of the country. He arrested, killed and sent people away to concentration camps with much help from his KGB. Another ...
- 5350: America At D-day:a Day Of Reme
- ... different pictures from the invasion of Normandy. The reason the author wrote this book was to show exactly what happened at D-Day. The author starts off by describing the preparation for D-Day in great detail. The code name given to the Normandy Invasion was Operation Overlord. It was planned mainly by General Dwight David Eisenhower. Prior to World War II Eisenhower never had any actual combat experience. Eisenhower was ... individual courage of so many men then the invasion might have failed. However, the mission was a success. Richard Goldstein, the author of the book, does a very good job of describing the invasion in great detail. Goldstein makes it seem like you are right there on the beaches. He interviewed many of the troops that survived the invasion and got first hand account of the events that took place on ...
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