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8441: Plato: ... was the Academy's most outstanding student. (Internet) The internal affairs of the academy ruled the next 20 years of Plato's life and he wrote nothing. Many Greek youths were attracted to the new school. Plato then went to Syracuse to supervise the education of the ruling prince. Plato was not certain about the success of this adventure although he felt he could not refuse this opportunity of putting his ...

8442: Saddam, Iraq, And The Gulf War: ... wars, people were so committed to winning the war, and had such a sense of self-sacrifice, our nation showed incredible unity for such a diverse country. Support for food and fuel rationing was overwhelming, high rates of enlisted volunteers, purchases of war bonds, and countless other types of voluntary actions were characteristic of the times. Most recently, the Persian Gulf War showed to be one of this country’s more ...

8443: The Return To Mecca, Muhammad: ... the time worshipped many gods, but few believed that man was dependent on supernatural powers. The merchants thought most things could be accomplished by wealth and by human planning. Some men regarded Allah as a "high god" who stood above lesser deities. Allah, the Arabic word for God, is used by Christian Arabs as well as by Muslims. The earliest passages of the Qur`an revealed to Muhammad emphasize the goodness ...

8444: Charles Et Secondat, Baron De: ... early age. A beggar was chosen to be his godfather to remind him of his obligations to the poor. Montesquieu's education started at the age of 11 when he was sent to Juilly, a school maintained by the Congregation of the Oratory. From 1705 to 1709 he studied law in Bordeaux. "From 1705 to 1709 he was a legal apprentice in Paris. There he came to know some of the ...

8445: Militant Monks: ... were arrested in their bed clothes. The interrogations, aimed at soliciting evidence of any wrongdoing with which to prove the allegations against the order, dragged on for years. Ultimately, the Grand Master, along with other high-ranking Templars, were executed by burning in March, 1314, on an island in the Seine. [Howarth 17] The years between the arrest of Templars and the order's final dissolution afforded plenty of time for ...

8446: A Few Greek Gods: ... often. He is the swiftest of the gods and is known to carry messages of great importance for mortals. Helios was the sun g od. Every day he rides his flaming chariot across the sky high in the heavens to the Island of the Blessed. He is the Greek explanation of the sun. There are three more godlike creatures that stand out in mythology. The first creature is a demigod. A ...

8447: The Evolution Of The World: ... created, not one having this holy city as the center. There was nothing new about putting "the most sacred place at the center" says Boorstin. The Hindus placed Mount Meru, a mythological 70,000 foot high mountain at the center of their map. In the Muslim faith, the Ka’bah in Mecca was the highest point on earth and the polestar showed the city of Mecca to be opposite the center ...

8448: Terrorism As An International: ... force. This he says would have allowed the CIA trained Guerrillas to stand a much higher chance of defeating the Castro army. Even though he maintains that it could have succeeded there is still a high chance that the attack would have failed despite the called off air strikes . Whatever the reason, this operation scared the CIA and was just the first in a series of ill-conceived, counterproductive, and tragic ...

8449: Cuban Revolution: ... the use of Guerrilla warfare. This military operation, conducted on its home terrain, consisted of inhabitants fed up with oppressive rule. The men involved operated from bases located deep in the jungle, dense forests, and high rocky elevations. Guerrillas depended on natives for food, shelter, and useful information. While striking swiftly was a must, the bands of men were specialized in the undetected raiding of enemy camps. They could ambush a ...

8450: Theresienstadt: ... veterans and any Jew married to an Aryan. There were precise regulations to who came into the ghetto; a Jew could not be ordinary. The regulations for a war veteran had to have held a high honor in World War One; veterans needed an Iron Cross, second class, or have suffered 50% disability from wounds. Three Thousand of less then 200, 000 remaining men of World War One, in the middle ...

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