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- 3191: Galicia
- ... to almost be a different race. They have a whiter pailer complextion, and have blond hair. They are also different in the things that they do for entertainment. They don't have any of the high-tech theatures, or the night life of Madrid. They are more interested in music, poetry, land, family, witchcraft, death, and superstition. They spend a lot of time thinking about things and why they are the ... be there. The remains of the saint and his disciples are in silver caskets there, and people go down to pay respect to him often. Back in the main part of the the church, the high vaulted inside creates a sensational feeling that is undescribable is felt. A gigantic censer hangs in front of the altar, and on holidays it scents the entire church with incense. The censer was built on ... Reyes Catolicos is a finely hotel furnished that would make excellant accomidations if funds allow. It is located right on the Paza de Obradoiro, double rooms are currently around 32,000 pesetas a night during high season, and 25,000 pesetas off season, which isn't too bad considering how expensive rooms in Paris and London are. The lobby is filled with antiques as well as some of the bedrooms. ...
- 3192: Ah, Woe Is Me
- ... an aging black servant living in South Africa. She works hard for an upper-class white family and spends all of her money on education for her three children who are sent to a boarding school. They come home once a year at Christmas, and the first time the narrator meets the children, she is surprised at their well-mannered behaviour. She finds, however, that Sarah is a bit harsh towards ... money. Even if she did make enough money, her legs are bad, and at the end of the story, she has to give up her job (and thus take her children out of the boarding school) because she cannot afford to pay for the school. This is what could look like the final blow to her children's future success in life. No education means no chances of getting a better life in South Africa (and just about everywhere ...
- 3193: Shakespeare's Sonnet 18
- Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 William Shakespeare was born to John and Mary Shakespeare of Stratford, both prosperous and respected people of the town. It is highly probable that William went to a grammar school in Stratford that belonged to citizens of the town. There he studied Latin Literature writers. Many feel that this education was not the only reason of Shakespeare’s talent and knowledge on writing. On his way home from school, little William was intreged by the sites and sounds of the scenery. The reader can see these observations described in beautiful works in the poems, sonnets, and plays that he would later write. Shakespeare is ... 1) rhymes with “May” (line 3).William Shakespeare was born to John and Mary Shakespeare of Stratford, both prosperous and respected people of the town. It is highly probable that William went to a grammar school in Stratford that belonged to citizens of the town. There he studied Latin Literature writers. Many feel that this education was not the only reason of Shakespeare’s talent and knowledge on writing. On ...
- 3194: Explain and Evaluate Critically Malthus's Population Theory.
- ... the nature of its social organization, its power relative to other human societies, its marital and reproductive practices, and its institutions of socialization. Economists point to four stages in the "demographic transition." In preindustrial societies high death rates balance high birthrates, ensuring steady population. In the second stage---early industrial development---better health lowers death rates, so birthrates appear excessive, and population spurts upward. Since Malthus collected his data in such an era, he did ... society, with successful birth control and often with both spouses gainfully employed, couples seem to desire between one and three children, and the population stabilizes. Another "fact" accepted without question in many quarters is that high human density is bad. A few animal studies on crowding (of questionable generality for other animal species, let alone for human population) are quoted repeated to make the point that overcrowding produces pathological behavior. ...
- 3195: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... soul. It is common for biographers to dismiss Van Gogh's parents with a wave of the hand. Vincent had two brothers and three sisters. At the age of twelve Vincent was sent to boarding school in the village of Zevenbergen, fifteen miles away. At sixteen he left school. Through the influence of Uncle Cent a place was found for him in the office of Goupil and Cie at The Hague. Goupil's was a conservative house, specializing in well-made reproductions of famous ... end. He was almost twenty-three, unemployed, and had not the slightest idea what he would do next. Vincent decided to return to England, where he found a job as a teacher in a boarding school. After he gave up that job, he took another teaching job at a school in Isleworth. Alexander 2 As a young man Vincent Van Gogh's strongest compulsion was to love and help mankind. ...
- 3196: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... major university attempted to regulate what types of Internet access its students had, with results reminiscent of a 1960's protest. A research associate at Carnegie Mellon University conducted a study of pornography on the school's computer networks. Martin Rimm put together quite a large picture collection (917,410 images) and he also tracked how often each image had been downloaded (a total of 6.4 million). Pictures of similar content had recently been declared obscene by a local court, and the school feared they might be held responsible for the content of its network. The school administration quickly removed access to all these pictures, and to the newsgroups where most of this obscenity is suspected to come from. A total of 80 newsgroups were removed, causing a large disturbance among ...
- 3197: The Battle of Gettysburg
- ... of the soldiers, living and dead, bestowing upon them the adulation of changing the war in the Union's favor for good. Gettysburg, particularly Pickett's Charge is considered by many historians to be the high-water mark of the Confederacy. After that the Union gained the upper hand and would not relinquish it until the conclusion of the war. In assessing the causes for a Confederate loss and a Union ... July 1, 1863 saw the start of some of the finest three days of the Union Army's life. Brigadier General John Buford, Sam Elliot in the film, Gettysburg, recognized the importance of holding the high ground south of Gettysburg. The possessor would control the battlefields so long as their was a steady fire coming from this idealistic perch. Deployed to the west of Gettysburg to slow Heth's advance, the ... from Major General John Reynolds' I Corps. Reynolds became the ranking Union commander when he arrived on the field, and he never gave retreat a thought. Like Buford, he recognized the importance of holding the high ground south and east of Gettysburg. Within an hour and at Reynolds' urging, the famous Iron Brigade quick-timed onto the field and slammed into Heth's Rebels. Suddenly the South, facing infantry dismounted ...
- 3198: The 1920's
- ... of the Dow-Jones averages for 65 stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange which listed the stock of about 1,200 companies then. Excessive credit, not enough margin requirements, and the effects of high tariff protectionism had made their contribution to this financial débacle. In 1923, a Republican Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon, had recommended a huge tax cut. Against stiff opposition the tax cut was enacted. In ... market's loss of liquidity, ie., no cash. A staggering European market could not absorb its own productivity, much less that exported to it from the United States. Furthermore, some European governments retaliated by imposing high tariffs on American exports. The Great Depression rapidly became a worldwide disaster. Agriculture was hit the hardest. In 1915, farmers produced slightly over one billion bushels of wheat on 60 million acres, the largest yield ... frenzy was financed by mortgaging and re-mortgaging their land. By 1920, the debt load rose to $8.4 billion with $574 million of annual interest. The price of wheat did not remain at its high of $2.19 in 1919. Instead, it declined to less than a dollar a bushel in 1922. Other commodities suffered similar price declines, while other fixed costs increased. While labor productivity increased by an ...
- 3199: The Assassination of John F Kennedy
- ... to harm an elected official. The covert operations personnel make up a large portion of the CIA, and they, along with the Agency's top officials, are the most powerful group in the CIA. Some high-ranking CIA officials have attempted to frustrate presidential policies and have initiated or sanctioned illegal operations, to include working with organized crime. JFK and the CIA were in a virtual state of war from the ... is quite possible, if not probable, that he was involved in the phony Oswald visits to the Cuban embassy. Another former CIA agent who has come under suspicion is E. Howard Hunt. Hunt, a former high-ranking covert operator and a propaganda specialist, was a key figure in the Bay of Pigs invasion. As mentioned, Hunt and David Atlee Phillips helped to overthrow the Arbenz government in Guatemala. According to former ... famous photos of the three "tramps" who were arrested in the railroad yard behind Dealey Plaza shortly after the assassination. In the early 1980s, Harrelson was convicted of murdering federal judge John Wood with a high-powered rifle, and is currently serving his sentence in a Texas prison. During the standoff that preceded his arrest, Harrelson not only confessed to killing Judge Wood, but also said he had been involved ...
- 3200: Jackie Robinson
- ... long after the family moved to Pasedena, Jackie's mother enrolled him into Pasedena Junior College (“Robinson, Jackie”). He went on to University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (1). Jackie was a standout in school sports at UCLA, he played football, baseball, basketball, and track (1). He later left college in the middle of his junior year to join the Army in 1941 (1). Four years after entering the Army ... Robinson was one of the best players that professional baseball has ever seen and greatly helped major league baseball accept African American players that otherwise would not have played. I. Early Years A. History 1. School 2. Background B.Family 1.Five Siblings 2. Son of a Share Cropper II.School A.College 1. Pasadena Junior College 2. UCLA B.School Sports 1. Baseball favorite 2. Excelled in four sports III. Baseball A.Semi Pros 1. Monarchs 2. Royals B. Pros 1. LA Dodgers 2. ...
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