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- 4141: Charles Darwin
- ... many books on geology and biology. He also collected plants, animal specimens and fossils. In 1825 Darwin started his medical studies at the University if Edinburgh. He was distracted from his medical studies for his interest in natural history. He was only at Edinburgh for only two years. Two years later Darwin enrolled in Christ's College, Cambridge to study theology, were he received a degree in 1831. During the time ...
- 4142: Causes Of World War I
- ... Quite on the Western Front" one can clearly see what war had done to the people, especially to the young generation who fought it. The soldiers who fought in the Great War often lost their interest in life. The only significance in the lives of the soldiers was comradeship. Eric Remarque also mentions in his novel what was the opinion of the soldiers about the progress, "We are not youth any ...
- 4143: Cartels Of Japan
- ... out of. One such decision was the approval of the formation of cartels. This was enhanced with the government passing of the Industries Control Law. This law enable the cartels to control and establish fixed rates in prices, production, and an important link. A link that enables a country to grow, the entrance of new firms. The entrance of firms increases capital, labor, tax revenue etc. The problem surrounding Japan's ...
- 4144: British Appeasement
- ... not ready for war. Also, at that time it seemed that there was no alternative - Chamberlain did not have our benefit of hindsight and so pursued a policy he felt was in Britain's best interest. In the late 1930s, France was divided politically and was unwilling to act against Germany without Britain's help. The USA was in splendid isolation, Italy was allied with Germany and the USSR was pursuing ...
- 4145: Britain In Africa
- The British had three major areas of interest in Africa that led to theircolonization of it ; strategic ports and routes to their Asian colonies, trade interests, and political objectives such as beating the French in the Scramble , and Christianizing the natives . The British ...
- 4146: Brief Insight Ira Terrorist Or
- ... most of the English speaking part of the world. Consequently this leads many to have a Pro-British sympathic view in this conflict. To illustrate this one-sided view one can look at the death rates the respectively side are responsible for. The republican groups are responsible for about 50 % of the killings in Northern Ireland, but, the loyalists and the British Army, even though responsible for less killings than the ...
- 4147: Boom Towns Of The Amazon
- ... bustling boomtown, a dynamic and sometimes short-lived frontier settlement. The change of the region s landscape occurs in the social area of conflicts involving Indians, agricultural colonists and activists clergy, cattle ranchers miners, timber interest, governmental agents and others. These conflicts are dangerous and sometimes deadly. The North region of Brazil encompasses the states and territories of Para, Ampa, Amazonas, Roraima, Acre and Rondonia. This section of Brazil has had ...
- 4148: Bolshevik Revolution
- ... seemed to fall in upon itself, and Stalin especially seemed to manipulate his position for his own personal gain. What's more, he did this all in the name of Communism, but his own self - interest sounds remarkably like capitalism. In Animal Farm, George Orwell claimed that "All pigs are created equal, but some are created more equal than others." This statement could definitely be applied to Stalin and his rule ...
- 4149: Bill Gates Roadway To His Succ
- ... they had used up all of the schools computer time in just a few weeks. In the fall of 1968, Computer Center Corporation opened for business in Seattle. It was offering computing time at good rates, and one of the chief programmers working for the corporation had a child attending Lakeside. A deal was struck between Lakeside Prep School and the Computer Center Corporation that allowed the school to continue providing ...
- 4150: Bill Gates 2
- ... Gates wasn t quiet sure what to do next. He decided to attend Harvard with no specific career goal in mind. While going to Harvard he was your average smart college student with a special interest in the Popular Electronic magazine. While reading an issue in 1975, he found an article on the first commercially available microcomputer, the Altair 8800. This was a turning point for Bill, which caused him to ...
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