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- 941: Hitler
- ... but it was never proven. His live in Munich was not much better then before and he continued to be poor. Then in 1914 World War I broke out and Hitler saw this as a great opportunity to show his loyalty to the "fatherland" by volunteering for the Imperial army. He did not want to fight in the Austrian Army. Hitler was a good soldier. Many of political opponents claimed that ... wasn't interested in attending but after reading the hand out he accepted. He later joined the German Workers Party and was in charge of Propaganda. The party was small at first but Hitler's great skill at deliberating speeches attracted more and more listeners and it soon became a major party with many followers. Eventually Adolf Hitler became it's leader and the rest as they say....is history. 4 ... see how a small time boy from Austria with no education, money or political background could become within a few years the leader of big nation such as Germany. Historians believe that Hitler saw a great opportunity to get his views across to the German people who have lost all hope. Of course people did not start to support him right away. After he came into power, the Nazi party ...
- 942: Cocaine
- ... skin sensation). Cocaine use also causes the user to crave other drugs, including alcohol. Drug dependence can be both psychological and physiological. PHYSIOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE While cocaine is not physiologically addicting, users may experience anxiety and depression when a drug is not available. These sensations, while possibly affecting physical systems in the body have not been demonstrated to be related to bodily function. In other words, these sensations have been classified as ... imposed a limit on the amount of drug used during a fixed period some users will gradually increase the frequency of use and quantity of the dose. The pursuit of the higher high becomes so great that some may often ignore all signs of physical and psychological risk. With continued use the false self confidence associated with the high diminishes and depression and irritability set in. In attempt to ward off the depression or crash, from the high, users binge for several hours or several days. Drug tolerance is the process by which the effectiveness of ...
- 943: Psychodelic Drugs
- ... and that higher and higher doses are needed. It is the body's way of adapting to having a foreign substance in the system. People develop a high tolerance to alcohol when they drink a great deal over an extended length of time. "WHILE TOLERANCE MAY SEEM TO SOME TO BE A DESIRABLE STATE, IT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE RISK OF ALCOHOLISM AND LONG-TERM HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS". For example, a ... extreme irritability (which may explode to violence), and paranoia. While the high from cocaine is generally well understood by the general public, less well-known is the withdrawal or "crash": fatigue, prolonged sleep and severe depression. These symptoms escalate as the frequency of use or the dose increases, leading many people to use the drug again soon. This sets up the addictive cycle, and people have been known to go on ... can cause dizziness, light-headedness, abdominal discomfort, numbness in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, shivering, facial flushing, sweating, and fatigue. With mescaline, nausea and vomiting frequently occur, and high doses can produce low blood pressure, cardiac depression, slowed respiration, and headache. These side effects have the potential to be medically serious. Both psilocybin and mescaline can be manufactured in the laboratory. Marijuana Marijuana consists of the dried leaves and flowering tops ...
- 944: Job Stress
- ... hearing more about job related stress. With many households depending on duel incomes, people are working more and having less leisure time. Many claim that job stress has contributed to such illnesses as heart disease, depression, gastric problems, exhaustion, and many other related illnesses. This paper will focus on the background issues surrounding stress; as well as, the steps that need to be taken by one s self and the employer ... high stress levels. Today, that number has increased to one-third of the American population claiming they are rushed on a daily basis (Schor, 1991, p.11). King 2 Prolonged severe stress can cause emotional depression, the exhaustion stage is not depression, but a physical process. Long-lasting excessive stress can cause a variety of physical illnesses. Among them: high blood pressure, ulcers, colitis, arthritis, diabetes, stoke, and heart attack. The same type and level of ...
- 945: Frankenstein Biography, Settin
- ... and sea sickness caused by the journey. They then began a trip across France into Switzerland with just one mule for assistance. Despite the hardship of the journey and dwindling money, they both read a great deal and kept a joint journal of their experiences. Their six week tour came to an end and they were forced to return to England due to lack of money. Shelley was now pursued by ... heat caused young William to contract a fever which later developed into malaria. Sadly, the following year young William passed away. With such unthinkable losses it is not surprising that Mary lapsed into a deep depression which did not lift even when she discovered she was pregnant again. She still continued with her writing and completed her second novel Matilda. Later that year she gave birth to her second son, Percy ... to construct a living being and apply his discovery in order to give it animation and life, he becomes absorbed in his work. At this point, he has isolated himself from society to fulfill his great expectations and depriving himself of nutrition and companionship, he states that he "seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit" (38). Victor's search for knowledge concludes as he ...
- 946: Tsunamis
- ... though, more efficient and precise methods of detection have been developed, providing us with increased knowledge about the mysterious monster wave in addition to warning locations before they are hit. Tsunami, a Japanese word, means ³great wave in harbor.² They have frequently brought death, destruction, and eventual economic hardships to Japan in its harbors and coastal villages. Consequently, the Japanese have recorded the dangers that tsunamis are capable of for the ... above the shoreline with a 525 meter splash-up, it is surprising that they were generated solely by a massive rockslide which had resulted from an earthquake. Volcanic activity might insinuate the sudden uplifting or depression of a volcano which may form a tsunami because of its impulsive force that uplifts the water column in the same way as those produced by submarine faulting activity. However, the waves may also be ... or shoreline volcanoes. The famous island volcano, Krakatoa, has sent waves crashing to the shores of Java and Sumatra. The tsunamis of Krakatoa have been the cause of over 36,000 human fatalities. Although the great waves created by landslides or volcanic activity may be very large and are capable of immense damage near their sources, they decrease in size at a rapid speed since they carry relatively little energy. ...
- 947: History Of The Car
- ... design, the essential features of the automobile emerged around the turn of the century. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, and especially in the 1890's, much work was carried in France, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, and United States to develop practical designs of both vehicle and motor. In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler, who had previously worked with Dr Nikolaus August Otto, applied a single cylinder and air-cooled vertical ... starter took away the principal advantage from electric propulsion. At the beginning of the century, petrol driven internal-combustion motor car had established itself as the dominant mechanical road vehicle and started its expansion with great rapidity (Ware 291). In 1894, the French newspaper La Petit Journal introduced a new invention to the wider public by organizing a trial run of motor cars from Paris to Rouen. In 1895 the race ... was the beginning of mass production and mass acceptance of automobiles. The consequence was that, in 1913, there were already over a million automobiles on the United States roads as opposed to 200,000 in Great Britain, 90,000 in France, and a mere 70,000 in Germany (Zeldin 649). Cars, which were not mentioned in the census of the United States' business in 1900, soon will be at the ...
- 948: ... writers have long since attempted to loosen it." How come Barthes is not one of these authors? Has Barthes made this critic situation worse? (If this situation bothers anyone but Barthes). Barthes' writing has a great overtone of irony because everyone who reads this will criticize the author and not the story. When we over-criticize a story or a book, we as people tend to go deeper than the words ...
- 949: The Events Connected to the Louisiana Purchase
- ... Missouri in a fifty-five foot covered keelboat and two small crafts.9 The explorers started back on March 3, 1806. The party reached St. Louis on Sept. 23, 1806. When they returned there was great rejoicing because they had been believed to be dead. The first early accurate maps were made with the help of two exploration teams. These teams were those of Lewis and Clark, and Pike and Long ... of the land that Thomas Jefferson had bought in the Louisiana Purchase. The maps that these teams made were very important later on to western travelers. The maps gave people an accurate view of the Great Plains, or as Pike called it, Great American Desert.10 Unfortunately the exploration that went into making these maps ignored the people that already lived there and had taken claims to it, the Native Americans. Starting two hundred and sixty-two ...
- 950: James Cameron
- ... cast as Kyle Reese, but then decided to play the Terminator instead. The Terminator became Camerons breakthrough film. It features stunning effects, even though it has $6.5 million budget. The Terminator became a great succes, both critically and comercially. David Giler and Walter Hill, the would-be producers of Aliens, were very impressed with Camerons work, and they suggested that he should direct the second alien movie himself ... did it on one condition, namely that Gale Anne Hurd would be brought on board as a producer. Cameron got Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton and Michael Biehn to star in the movie. Aliens was a great movie, it has great effects, a well written script and fine acting because Sigourney Weaver got an Academy Award nomination for her performance. Alien was nominated for 7 Oscars and won 4. This movie really made Hollywood open ...
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