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- 1861: Tennyson as a Victorian
- ... thousands housed in urban slums with bad water, no sanitation, and little food. The depression left whole factories unemployed, and with no means of producing goods. Yet, some people believed that the only way to control population growth was through starvation or self-control. Men, women, and children accustomed to the community life of rural towns and farms to the varied and independent work habits of the farm, and the small shop, found themselves laboring up to sixteen hours a day, six days a week, in factories without any government safety regulations, and with very low pay. People were not known as individuals only as "hands" with no control over their lives, hired, and fired at the whim of the owner or the fluctuation of the market. There was no way to make a better life for oneself because you were born into ...
- 1862: A "Golden Age" for Athens?
- ... accomplishments. One such accomplishment was the minting of standard Athenian coins that were used throughout the Athenian holdings as valid for trade. The use of standard Athenian-minted coins helped the Athenians establish and maintain control over their empire by helping to control trade and the economy of the area to the Athenians' benefit. Since Athens regularly received tribute from the states it controlled, Pericles, the leader of Athens, began a building project in Athens that was legendary ... held toward their wives. The Athenian wife was expected to marry and bring a dowry into her husband's house. Although this dowry was attached to the woman, she was in no way allowed to control the lands and moneys she might bring to her husband.. Similarly, women were not allowed to vote or take any part in the Assembly, being seen as unfit for this privilege. The primary function ...
- 1863: The Battle of the Spanish Armada
- ... the Spanish cannon balls were badly cast and splintered when fired. Their gunpowder was finer ground than the English, and perhaps was unsuited to the heavy cannon. Their guns may even have exploded on their gun decks. The merchant ships were not built to take either the weight or the recoil of heavy cannon. Continual pounding from their own guns put an immense strain on the ships' timbers. Their carpenters had the never-ending task of caulking the leaks. Sometimes the guns were not properly lashed to the gun decks. When fired, the recoil sent the guns bounding across the decks, severely damaging the ships and wounding the men. (Graham 287) When the English fleet turned back, Medina and his captains held a council ... body of the fleet. Many sank with all hands. (Howarth 245) Four great ships were blown back toward Shetland. The Castello Negro was never seen again. On September 1, the Barca de Amburg fired a gun to signal she was sinking. The Grand Gonfon took off her crew, many of them wounded and dying, but was herself wrecked off Fair Isle a month later. All her 300 crew were saved, ...
- 1864: People and Events of World War II
- ... Prime Minister. Tojo was later arrested, tried, and convicted by an international military court for conventional war crimes, crimes against peace, and crimes against humanity. He was later executed in 1948. These three men had control over the Japanese government, and allied themselves to Germany and Italy, thus forming the Axis forces. So, as the Pacific was being dominated by the Japanese, Europe and North Africa were being equally terrorized by ... at a young age, he helped Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov, also known as V.I. Lenin, take over the Russian government from the Tsars in 1917, and after an extremely bloody rise to power, had dictatorial control of one sixth of the land on earth. Stalin was one of the first to recognize Hitler's growing power, and pleaded with other nations to stop him. When they did not, Stalin made a Nazi- Soviet non-aggression pact with Hitler which, in a secret stipulation also guaranteed Stalin control of the eastern half of Poland. Hitler later turned on Stalin, and the Soviets repelled the German attacks using the "scorched earth policy, which would leave the invaders not a kilogram of grain nor ...
- 1865: The Secret Within: Teen Pregnancy, The Cause and Effect on Teens
- ... why and how could so many young ladies become pregnant. Excuses that several teens often used were, ”Oh, it will never happen to me, or I love him.” Other ladies were afraid to receive birth control and surrendered under peer pressure. While all of these were inexcusable reasons, many of the females found out that they were pregnant for all of the wrong reasons. Today several of theses teen parents are ... with the baby’s father. Most likely the father is not working, and doesn’t pay child support. If anything, most fathers hardly see their child (Stories about pregnancy…internet). With the use of birth control and condoms, it should decrease the rate of teen pregnancy. Technology has opened several opportunities including this one. Why let this opportunity slip by. If one can’t afford birth control, contact the local clinic and ask about the special free program for pregnant teens. Encourage others to have safe sex and or no sex. Keep in mind the child’s best interest. Works Cited ...
- 1866: Homosexuality
- ... One hundred and five . . . subjects . . . were exposed to one of three treatment conditions. Subjects in the experimental group read a summary article of current research emphasizing a biological component of homosexual orientation. Subjects in one control group read a summary article of research focusing on the absence of hormonal differences between homosexual and heterosexual men. Subjects in another control group were not exposed to either article. All subjects completed the Index of Attitudes toward Homosexuals. As predicted, subjects in the experimental group had significantly lower scores than subjects in the control groups. This "public relations" effect has precipitated a recent media outpouring on the biology and genetics of homosexuality. Starting in 1991, media all across the country have trumpeted the discovery of a series of ...
- 1867: Video Games: "Ummmm? I do…buttt…. C'mon I'll play ya "
- ... intent to attract the child in every guy from the age of about 15 to 23. We all remember playing the Nintendo with such classics as Super Mario Bros., Zelda, Tecmo Bowl, Excite Bike, Top Gun, and who can forget Donkey Kong. Unfortunetly, those days and games have come and gone and here to replace them are Madden (any year), James Bond, NCAA Football '99, NFL Blitz, Resident Evil, and the ... Communications major has done just that. "Too many of my friends fell under the spell of the games and could never come out. I know my weaknesses, but I don't allow some machine to control my life, unless it's actually helping me achieve my goal, like my PC." Other guys had expressed the same sentiment and were appalled at how people could throw their futures away. Still, a high ...
- 1868: Women’s Role in Today’s Society
- Women’s Role in Today’s Society After centuries of conforming to female stereotypes created by men, women are slowly taking control of their own image making. Image of being equal to the men and being able to face the reality of life on their own, without men’s support. Within the short story “The Harp”, written ... a husband and a larger second income makes it difficult for her to be a part of the couples only lifestyle she sees in that “second floor window”. As women gained independence, self-confidence and control of their own destinies they also struggled and suffered. The woman in Shields story faces the fact that she must deal with all of the problems of life on her own. Just like the women ... women’s movement she too will gain from this experience. It will give her strength to succeed, but women have still not reached their full potential, because of the prejudice of society and the historical control by the male population.
- 1869: Mercy
- ... the same fashion. The tragedy to this mercy is that no one will ever know how the game would have turned out. When someone’s fate is in the hands of another, the person in control has the option of exploiting this person or helping him or her. Whether or not mercy is granted is entirely up to the party in control. Unfortunately, the public has been influenced by society to show strength and exert control instead of showing mercy. Endorsing such slogans as “Take no prisoners” and “Never surrender,” the people of today have been taught to keep the idea of mercy out of their minds. It is the ...
- 1870: Where Would We Be Without Freedom?
- ... and assembly by those determined to make a difference. The Constitution of the United States has withstood the test of time despite continual challenges and questions. Some areas of continual question are religion, censorship, and gun control, but there is no doubt that eventually even these questions will be answered. Unfortunately, not all people enjoy the rights we are privileged to enjoy. The eighth amendment to the constitution of the United States ...
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