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- 3921: Famous People Of The Civil War
- ... army. On July 3, 1863 he led his troops on a spearhead attack on Cemetery Ridge that was supposed to break through the center of the union line. This has been called the Confederacy's "high-water mark". Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist and a fugitive slave. She was born to slave parents and escaped to freedom. In the 1850's she made many journeys to free slaves through ... long marches. In late 1864 he spread out his men 50 miles wide and attacked the Confederacy on the unprotected Georgia countryside. It resulted in the capture of Savannah. In 1881 Sherman established the famous school at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and he died in 1891. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in 1817. In 1838 he obtained seaman's papers from a free black and escaped to ...
- 3922: Stephen Hawking
- ... a trip to Prussia with a friend. During the visit, he became ill. Upon returning to England, he had a series of tests to identify his health problem. He moved to Cambridge to attend graduate school, which is where he learned that he had Lou Gehrig’s disease. This disease destroys the voluntary muscles, making normal tasks become impossible, such as walking and eating. Doctors predicted that he had to and a half years to live. He became depressed at stopped working and going to school. During this time, he met his future wife, Jane Wilde. They had three children: Robert (1967), Lucy (1970), and Timothy (1979). Meeting Jane, lifted Hawking’s spirits so much that he disregarded his illness, returned to work and school. He did research at Caisus College and studied theoretical physics. He did this partly because he found elementary particles unattractive and he wanted to study with Fred Hoyle, who was a British astronomer and ...
- 3923: Marijuana
- ... potency of the drug depends on the content of the active chemical delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), also the age and conditions of storage. In the 19th century scientist discovered THC which is what causes the high from marijuana. In 1942 they isolated THC, but it was not successfully synthesized until 1965. This was a great break because for the first time it was available in standardized dosage for experimental studies. Many ... increased in females who consume marijuana regularly. This can lead to the increase of facial and body hair, and can also cause acne in teenage girls. Dr. John Hall at Kingston Hospital, Jamaica, reported a high incidence of impotence among males who had smoked ganja (marijuana) for 5 or more years(Mann 158). Many U.S. marriage and sex counselors report that if their patients give up marijuana completely, interest in ... want to try marijuana, many do it to be in on something ‘new’; others find childish excitement in a secret or forbidden activity. Then there are those who just want a few moments of feeling high and at peace with the world. Whatever their reason may be, approximately 36,000,000 Americans have tried marijuana at least once and 11,000,000 have admitted being regular users of the drug ( ...
- 3924: Saint John Bosco
- ... the young people in his village occupied by doing magic tricks and acrobatic moves, and only ask prayers for payment. Also, he would speak to children about God, and even some adults occasionally. The seminary school that Bosco entered was Chieri at the age of 16. Father Cafasso helped John through seminary school because he could not afford it, neither could his mother help him pay for it. John became a priest in 1841 at the age of 26, and was named Don Bosco, which means Father Bosco. After Sunday Mass's he would have a catechism class which would teach young people about God. After a while the catechism class turned into a school were boys could receive a real education, not just a religion class. He was appointed chaplain of St. Philomena's Hospice for girls. John did not really like his job so he resigned and ...
- 3925: Senseless Lawsuits
- Senseless Lawsuits I am pursuing my bachelor’s degree in pre-law and then will be attending law school to continue my quest towards a law degree leading me to a lustrous career as an attorney. The one thing I will not do as a lawyer is take on cases that are senseless. In ... was filed against a college for a computer course that was too hard. Twelve students failed the course and decided to sue the college because the corse was not as easy as perceived by the school. If I were the judge on this case I would throw it out of court on the basis of the Senseless Lawsuit Act. Is this going to be a way for college students too pay for their education by failing a course or two and then suing the school for the money or even a diploma? Finally there was some justice done on a case involving a restaurant serving an intoxicated male a roast beef sandwich where he choked and died from it. ...
- 3926: Gun Control: More Or Less?
- ... that. The individuals who murder with guns do not care about the law. That is why we call them criminals. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had two illegal assault weapons in their arsenal at Columbine High School, the Intratec DC-9 and the 9mm HiPoint Carbine Assault Rifle. Like most killers, the two did not care about the law, they only had one thing on their mind. Murder. Another idea that has ...
- 3927: European Union 3
- ... the EU Member States reaches 60% of their total trade, EMU is the natural complement of the single market. This market will work more efficiently and deliver its benefits more fully with the removal of high transaction costs brought about by currency conversions and the uncertainties linked to exchange rate instability. EMU and the economic performance of the Euro area will have their largest external effects on neighboring economies in western ... see the big picture, the efforts of the Union to include the Eastern Europe in the game would increase remarkably. Agreements on Unemployment Strong growth will allow further progress in reducing the euro zone's high jobless rate. Some of the member’s unemployment rate decreased drastically by keeping the game close to the euro zone standards. Job growth has been spurred by record low interest rates, a result of cuts from high levels to assure euro zone convergence. Low rates are fueling domestic demand, especially consumer spending and construction. Business investment is also gaining. Still, global weakness is depressing exports, and that's why job growth ...
- 3928: Essay And Opinion On The Way O
- ... education can be viewed as an intensely prominent source for much of her accomplishments. With all of the men in her life, family and suitors except for her father, having attended Yale she set a high regard for education for herself as well as those around her. Her father’s emphasis on education also played a significant role in the blossoming of her independence, with insisting that if she was educated ... education can be viewed as an intensely prominent source for much of her accomplishments. With all of the men in her life, family and suitors except for her father, having attended Yale she set a high regard for education for herself as well as those around her. Her father’s emphasis on education also played a significant role in the blossoming of her independence, with insisting that if she was educated ... education can be viewed as an intensely prominent source for much of her accomplishments. With all of the men in her life, family and suitors except for her father, having attended Yale she set a high regard for education for herself as well as those around her. Her father’s emphasis on education also played a significant role in the blossoming of her independence, with insisting that if she was ...
- 3929: Egyptian And Mexican Pyramids
- ... spirit would return into the dead body. Pyramids were constructed of rough stone blocks laid in horizontal rows, in a polygonal shape, with triangular sides rising to meet in the apex. Some were originally as high as 750 feet. The pyramids were built by taking blocks of granite to the workshops, measuring the blocks down the size, shaping the block and placing it into the body of the pyramid. Then on ... were covered with the water of Nile) (Payne 24). The most famous Egyptian pyramids are the three pyramids five miles southwest of Giza, which is three miles southwest of Cairo. The largest pyramid, 481 feet high and 786 feet along east side of base, was built for Khufu, who reigned between 2900 and 2877 B.C. The pyramid of Khafre, who reigned about 2859 B.C. is slightly smaller, but it ... the Temple of the Giant Jaguar (700 A.D.), the Temple of the Masks (699 A.D), and the North Acropolis. At the heart of the Temple of the Giant jaguar is the tomb of high priest. The sanctuary for worship at the top of the structure sits on a nine-tiered pyramid. In each cultures each pyramid was built for the body of only one man. Usually, caskets full ...
- 3930: Capital Punishment
- ... if you committed first degree murder and had one of ten "aggravating" factors associated with the murder. In Arkansas you must kill someone with arson, kill a law enforcement officer on purpose, a teacher or school worker, kill a prison worker, a jail attendant, correctional worker, or someone who is in the military. Also if you are a hit man, otherwise known as contract murder. In California you must commit treason ... executing someone through lethal injection is when a doctor comes in and mixes a solution which poisons the body and makes all the person's organs fail. It is described by inmates as the "ultimate high."(AOL2) In the gas chamber, a prisoner is put in a type of room where the fumes can't escape and a lethal gas is released into the air and the person who is strapped ...
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