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- 2211: Atoms
- ... that these particles could not be cut. This went against the present day theory of Aristotle which was that matter could be cut infinitely. Unfortunately for Democritus, his theory was not accepted in his lifetime. John Dalton came up with an atomic theory of matter in 1803. In his theory he stated four theories. 1.)All mater is composed of atoms 2.) Atoms of same elements are the same 3.) Atoms ... and chemistry. One mistake of Dalton was his belief that atoms were round and hard. This became the primary ambition for scientists after Dalton, to find out the structure of an atom. In 1897, Joseph John Thomson discovered electrons. Using a tube, magnets and charged plates, he sent ray particles through various experiments changing the position of the charged plates. By changing the plates, he discovered he could also change the ...
- 2212: The Beginning of the Civil War
- ... these measures was waged in Congress. Clay won the support of some influential Union men, including Stephen Douglas and Daniel Webster (Stated on COMPTONS ENCYCLOPEDIA ONLINE.). Congress debated this issue for many, many months. John C. Calhoun, now nearing death, was carried into the chambers and had his speech read aloud to Congress. In his speech, he said that the only way to avoid Civil war would be for the ... War hero. But many Southern Whigs refused to vote for Scott. Pierce won the election by a landslide. The nation now approaches the election of 1860. Southern moderates formed the Constitutional Union party and nominated John Bell. The Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas. Abraham Lincoln was nominated by the Republicans. Although Lincoln received only about 40% of the popular vote, his victory was a landslide (Stated in THE AMERICAN NATION, pg. 355 ...
- 2213: The Grapes Of Wrath 3
- ... the west, heading for bright and sunny California. The whole crew that went on this long journey consisted of, Tom Joad (Jr.), Tom Joad (Senior), Mrs. Joad (Ma), Jim Casey (the reverend), Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle John, Noah Joad, Rose of Sharron Joad, Al Joad, Ruthie Joad, Winfield Joad, and Cassie (Rose of Sharron's husband). They family starts off on their trek from home leaving all of their most prized possessions ... and Pa ask him to stay for a little longer to help them with their truck for they then had no one to help then for the only family members left were, Pa, Ma, Uncle John, Rose of Sharron, Winfield, and Ruthie. He agrees, but makes his vow that he and his new wife are going to leave as soon as they can. Finally the last loss to the family comes ...
- 2214: Modern Crucible
- ... Chevy in park and stepped out on the smoky pavement. After walking a few steps he heard a familiar voice stifled by the foggy morning, Hey David, over here. Holding up a hand was Lieutenant John Mell, a round man with thinning hair and a receding hairline. David slowly walked over to where Mell slouched, Fill me in, what do we have? Nothing: No fingerprints, no camera footage, no forced entry. John, are you serious? How much did they get away with? Ten Million in unmarked bills, David, and a currency loom. No Shit? Ho-how did they do it? Are there any suspects? Looking away briefly ...
- 2215: The Old Gringo, By Carlos Fuen
- ... States made by Harriet Winslow. This story reminds me very much with the story of Pocahontas. The old gringo and the general, Tomas Arroyo, both desired Harriet Winslow s love. In the story of Pocahontas, John Smith and Kokoum also had such feelings towards Pocahontas. In The Old Gringo, Harriet has a passionate love affair with Tomas Arroyo, the man with the different culture as her. In Pocahontas, she falls in love with John Smith, the man with the different culture as her as well. In both of these situations, we see the different desires for one woman made by two men. The Old Gringo takes place in the ...
- 2216: Building Effective Teams
- ... 1977 annual handbook for group facilitators. San Diego, CA: University Associates Whetten, D.A., & Cameron, K.S. (1995). Developing Management Skills, (3rd ed.) Harper Collins College Publishers. Woodcock, M. (1979). Team Development Manual. New York: John Wiley. Woodcock, M., & Francis, D. (1981). Organization Development through Team Building: Planning a cost-effective strategy. New York: John Wiley.
- 2217: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... in Boston Massachusetts. Both his parents, unfortunately were very poor. They were actors and died while he was still an infant in 1811. He was orphaned in Virginia, and taken in by his wealthy godfather John Allan( hence the middle name). As he went to school his talent for language was discovered. Poe's childhood was a very happy one, he grew up the only child of a rich family, so ... at the University of Virginia young Edgar seemed to some how created a substantial amount of gambling debts. Mr. Allan then refused to pay any more of Poe's so called "college fees." Poe and John had a big dispute and Poe decided to run away and join the army( under the name Edgar A. Perry). Poe spent three years in the army, during this time he began experimenting with writing ...
- 2218: Project Mercury
- ... and height requirements, NASA selected seven to become U.S. astronauts. There names, Lieutenant M. Scott Carpenter; Air Force Captains L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Virgil Gus Grissom, and Donald K. Deke Slayton; Marine Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; and Navy Lieutenant commanders Walter M. Schirra, Jr., and Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Of these, all flew in Project Mercury except Deke Slayton who was grounded for medical reasons. He later became ... his ship, Liberty Bell 7, through flight for just 15 seconds longer than the previous mission. The next Mercury flight was accomplished using an Atlas booster. On February 20,1962 it fired up and launched John Glenn, Jr., inside Friendship 7, into orbit. Glenn orbited Earth three times and when he returned the country celebrated. Just three months later on May 24 Scott Carpenter also orbited Earth three times in Aurora ...
- 2219: The Iran-Contra Affair
- ... of persons involved in the arms sale or contra aid or both, including marine Lt. Col. Oliver North of the National Security Council (NSC) staff. Reagan appointed a review board headed by former Republican senator John Tower. The Tower commission's report in February 1987 criticized the president's passive management style. In a nationaly televised address on March 4, Reagan accepted the reports judgement without serious disagreement. Select committees of ... few members of the NSC staff set Iran and Nicaragua policies and carried them out with secret private operatives and that the contras received only a small part of the money. Former national security advisor John Poindexter stated that he personally authorized the diversion of money and withheld that information from the president. William J. Casey, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who died in May 1989, was implicated in ...
- 2220: Ronald Reagan
- ... years before he became involved with politics and starred in more than 50 movies. Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Early Life Reagan was raised by his traveling shoe salesman father John Reagan, and his mother Nelle. John was an alcoholic and was saved from the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration. Reagan was strongly influenced by his mother, who taught him to read at an early age. After High School, Ronald ...
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