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- 3841: Enlightenment 2
- ... was developed by other European philosophers, such as the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza and the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. It was opposed, however, by British philosophers of the empiricist tradition, such as John Locke, who believed that all ideas are derived from the senses. Epistemological rationalism has been applied to other fields of philosophical inquiry. Rationalism in ethics is the claim that certain primary moral ideas are innate ...
- 3842: Effectiveness Of The Articles
- ... acted like thirteen separate nations as they, for the most part, functioned as they pleased. Document G reveals the discontent of the people in the ineffectiveness of their national government under the Articles of Confederation. John Jay (Secretary of Foreign Affairs and great international negotiator), expresses this discontent of the people through a letter of concern to George Washington. He foreshadowed some sort of revolt, crisis, or revolution and expressed his ...
- 3843: Education History
- ... reason why society is so bad isnt the fault of the school system, but the lack of good upbringing by parents. Works Cited Gutmann, Amy. Democratic Education New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1999. Pulliam John D., James Van Patten. History of Education in America New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999. Ravitch, Diane The Troubled Crusade: American Education Basic Books: New York, 1983.
- 3844: Early Colonies
- ... pledging that they would set up a theocracy, a political system headed by the clergy. In the compact, they also pledged loyalty to support and follow England. Seven years later, the Massachusetts Bay Company, under John Winthrope, coming for economic and religious reasons, set up a general court. This type of government started with 18 elected freemen, or white, male, wealthy, land-owning puritans. This government had many problems. The fact ...
- 3845: Exxon Valdez
- ... Sierra Club Books. Economist 1999. Stains That Remain. Economist 350:35. Fine, Doug 1999. Exxon Valdez: An Anniversary to Celebrate?. Sports Afield 221:12. Holloway, Marguerite 1999. Oil In Water. Scientific American 280:38. Keeble, John. 1991. Out of the Channel. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publisher. Knickerbocker, Brad. 1999. Preventing Another Monster Oil Slick. Christian Science Monitor 91:13. Knickerbocker, Brad. 1999. The Big Spill. Christian Science Monitor 91:1. Time ...
- 3846: Egypt-israeli Conflict And The
- ... the U.S., France or Britain was willing to help. Because Nasser had refused to join an anti-USSR alliance, he was seen as a threat, especially by people such as the Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Nasser, then turned to the USSR and accepted soviet weapons, which put them directly against the western push for influence in the Middle East. This decision effected Nasser influence on the Western powers ...
- 3847: Early 1900s In N. America
- ... Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in Nova Scotia. By the turn of the century telephones had uses increased from ordering household goods to supplying jobs for women and men. 1901, Signal Hill in St.John's Newfoundland Guglielmo Marcone received the first radio signal sent across the Atlantic Ocean. 20 years would elasped before radio broadcasting becomes mass entertainment. First movies were seen in the 19th century. 20 years will ...
- 3848: Did Napoleon Betray The Revolu
- ... Napoleon (London,1955), item no.106 Holmberg, Tom The empire between dictatorship and monarchy http://www.iselinge.nl/napoleon/html/body_nap_and_revolution.html, 1998 Napoleon to the French Nation, 15 Dec 1799, Howard, John Letters and Documents of Napoleon (London, 1961) p.428. Lyons, Martyn Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution Macmillan, London, 1994 Schroeder, Paul The Transformation of European Politics 1763-1848 Clarendon Press, Oxford ...
- 3849: Dead Sea Scrolls
- ... century A.D. Parallels between the Qumran scrolls and the New Testament have led some scholars to suggest a tie between the Essenes and the early Christians, including the much-disputed suggestion that Jesus and John the Baptist may have The Dead been Essenes. More recent work by other archaeologists and biblical scholars has questioned the association of the scrolls with the Qumran ruins and the Essenes. Here are some facts ...
- 3850: The History Of The Barbie Doll
- ... after her introduction, number five was released. She was made with different hair colors, one of which was a shade of red known as titian, and with a new Bubble Cut hairstyle popularized by Jacqueline Kennedy. Enchanted Evening, a lovely pink stain gown, also debuted this year. This fashion was a collector s favorite and was reproduced in 1996. Ken, Barbie s boyfriend was introduced this year with short blonde or ...
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