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- 1631: Interview With An Alien
- ... World government leaders are struggling to find compromises on a political level, but the every day people of the world must find hteir own ways of compromise on an individual level, such as levels of personal beliefs, as well as many other kinds. The metaphysical cores, not the histories, of all religions should be studied, and the psychological needs that shaped these beliefs. Only on that level can compromise be found ... are the vanguard of an experiment that will in the future be expanded to hundreds and thousands more of Earth's inhabitants. It is important, therefore, that we begin to compare notes ont hese very personal experiences, and try to find an answer to that big question: "Where is all of this leading us?" This is a far more profitable question than, "Are UFOs going to invade the Earth at some ... that might discourage the reader if he be not forewarned. Therefore please be patient, ride all the way through with us, then judge according to your own understanding. About 80% of all UFO abductions and personal contacts are the result of hypnotically induced illusion and hallucination. Those who perpetrate this hypnotic state and its seeming events are unseen but present within the room, car, or otherwise near the contactee. This ...
- 1632: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... wife influenced Emerson. He also inspired many Transcendentalists like Thoreau. Emerson didn’t win any major awards, but he did win the love and appreciation of his readers. Literary Information Emerson wrote many genres of writing including poetry and sermons, but his best writing is found in his essays. Even though he is noted for his essays, he was also a strong force in poetry. Emerson was known for presenting ideas in an expressive style. He wrote about numerous ... it was visiting England, the Transcendental Movement or if it was abolishing slavery. He didn’t receive much fame during his lifetime, but after he passed away in1882, he was remembered for all of his writing, not just one good essay. "Emerson was the most important figure during the Romantic Period" (Myerson 3). He left his mark on writing, especially the Romantic Period. Bibliography "Emerson, Ralph Waldo." Microsoft Encarta. CD- ...
- 1633: Holocaust Museum
- ... or partially whipped out because of the Holocaust. The names of the towns were engraved on the glass windows of a corridor there were so many of them that they filled up the entire wall. Personal Response 1. This movie was very informative, for example before this movie I thought that Hitler was voted into power, but really he was appointed by Hindenburg. I thought that it was kind of scary ... I remember one Jew, who had a severely disfigured skeleton, he was stabbed to death, and then the doctors proceeded to strip the flesh off of his bones, and preserve his skeleton for future study. Personal Response 1. The exhibit really helped me to put all of the pieces that I have learned over the years together. 2. I thought that the archway would be the type of twisted thing that ... Center is an interactive learning Center. The watched a film about how the United States was hesitant to join the Olympics in Berlin. And so they decided to go and they were determined to win. Personal Response 1. I guess the quote that one person can make a difference is really true. These people are real life heroes. They risked there life to save a group of lives. I really ...
- 1634: The Evolution of the Computer
- ... placed on a single chip, became increasingly common. Many companies, some new to the computer field, introduced in the 1970s programmable minicomputers supplied with software packages. The size-reduction trend continued with the introduction of personal computers, which are programmable machines small enough and inexpensive enough to be purchased and used by individuals (Rogers, 153). One of the first of such machines was introduced in January 1975. Popular Electronics magazine provided ... and Steve Wozniak, founders of Apple Computer, built a much cheaper, yet more productive version of the Altair and turned their hobby into a business (Fluegelman, 16). After the introduction of the Altair 8800, the personal computer industry became a fierce battleground of competition. IBM had been the computer industry standard for well over a half-century. They held their position as the standard when they introduced their first personal computer, the IBM Model 60 in 1975 (Chposky, 156). However, the newly formed Apple Computer company was releasing its own personal computer, the Apple II (The Apple I was the first computer designed by ...
- 1635: Ben Franklin
- ... he could not even learn one fable. Josiah Franklin stood up and explained his son's behavior and the school master was very embarrassed. Josiah and Nathan's father both took their sons to the Writing School. Ben was good in every subject except math. An example of the type of math that Ben had trouble with is; 848 plus 262 equals 101010. Poor Ben would get a zero but his ... Boston Latin School 12. Nathan 13. he was lazy 14. he didn't want to embarrass either Nathan or the school master 15. his father 16. announced Nathan's fable as Ben's fable 17. Writing School 18. Nathan 19. math 20. he didn't carry properly 21. swimming paddles 22. swam faster but his wrists hurt 23. a kite to pull him across the pond 24. he had fun being ... he could not even learn one fable. Josiah Franklin stood up and explained his son's behavior and the school master was very embarrassed. Josiah and Nathan's father both took their sons to the Writing School. Ben was good in every subject except math. An example of the type of math that Ben had trouble with is; 848 plus 262 equals 101010. Poor Ben would get a zero but ...
- 1636: Robert Frost
- Robert Frost, perhaps the greatest American poet of the twentieth century, has brought himself great recognition. Many critics have tried to find a faulty side to his writing, but they have had a difficult time because his writing "romanticizes the rural simplicity that he loved while probing into the mysteries of the universe (Estep 2)." Three areas of criticism covered are: a speaker's decision in choosing, a poem broken down into three sections, and Frost's use of metaphors and style in his writing. Born in San Francisco, but raised in New England, many of Robert Frost's poems are representations of his experiences in the northeastern parts of America. He was unsuccessful in college never earning his ...
- 1637: Anti-Censorship
- ... the same book educational, and worth reading. Not only do the people reading the book lose freedom, but the writers lose the freedom to express what they are feeling. Some of the greatest pieces of writing have come from the heart, and if writers are worrying about how they are writing, then they won't be worried about what they are writing. Many books that are part of American society could be banned because of their content. If a book says a few curse words, then the school could say than it can't be read ...
- 1638: Economic Development of Hawaii
- ... in 21 years. Agriculture accounts for slightly less than 2percent of jobs in the state. Latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked Hawaii 26th among the 50 states in terms of growth in personal income between the first and second quarters of 1995. During the second quarter of 1995, personal income was estimated to be an annualized 29.2 billion dollars, up 4.0 percent at an annual rate from the second quarter of 1994. The growth in personal income is mainly attributed to an increase in rents, dividends and interest, along with transfer payments of 7.6 percent and 7.5 percent in the second quarter, respectively. The largest component of personal ...
- 1639: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... wife influenced Emerson. He also inspired many Transcendentalists like Thoreau. Emerson didn’t win any major awards, but he did win the love and appreciation of his readers. Literary Information Emerson wrote many genres of writing including poetry and sermons, but his best writing is found in his essays. Even though he is noted for his essays, he was also a strong force in poetry. Emerson was known for presenting ideas in an expressive style. He wrote about numerous ... was visiting England, the Transcendental Movement or if it was abolishing slavery. He didn’t receive much fame during his lifetime, but after he passed away in 1882, he was remembered for all of his writing, not just one good essay. “Emerson was the most important figure during the Romantic Period” (Myerson 3). He left his mark on writing, especially the Romantic Period.
- 1640: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... never succeed in keeping them alive due to his different habits. What made Edgar Allen Poe? Through his lifetime many different misfortunes and disasters would strike him. All of these would shape him and his writing to what we now associate as the father of modern diabolic fiction. (Internet source) The first of the tragedies to plague him would be the abandonment by his father. He would grow never knowing who ... luck with women throughout his lifetime would be rather in the bottom end of the barrel. He would eventually marry Virginia Clemm, his thirteen-old cousin. He would later lose her to tuberculosis and stop writing for a while, only to concentrate on “Ulalume” to express his mourn. He would try to remarry on two different occasions the first was ruined by rumor the second by his drinking habit. How his habits effected his writing? Poe’s writing would be greatly influenced by the habits. The greatest of these that would eventually end his life would be his love for the drink. This would cost him many opportunities in ...
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