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- 2141: Charlemagne 2
- ... assessing the methodology by which the Franks were able to achieve such power, three things must be taken into consideration: The basis of political authority, the importance of family and family relationships and values and personal qualities, which were esteemed. Through the biography of Charlemagne, thought by many to be the greatest ruler of the Frankish Empire, we are able to learn a great deal about these aspects of Frankish society ... he discovered that there were many defects in the legal system of his own people, for the Franks have two separate codes of law which differ from each other in many points he committed to writing the laws of all the nations under his jurisdiction which still remained unrecorded (80-1). Though there were many outside factors, which attributed to the basis of political authority, transfer of power was still hereditary ...
- 2142: Caesar 2
- ... five years of command voted to him by coming to a fresh agreement with Pompey and Crassus at Luca. The optimates in control of the senate, now awake to the immense increase in Caesar s personal power, wealth, and prestige, kept Pompey in Italy, allowing him to govern his Spanish provinces by deputies. The following year Caesar was made governor of Further Spain. (Sahlman). When he returned to Rome the next ... Roman statesman and philosopher. Caesar is also famous as a writer. His Commentaries on the Gallic War describe his conquests in Gaul. The clear direct style of his work makes it a model of historical writing. Caesar used wisely the power he had won, and made many important reforms. He tried to control dishonest practices in the Roman and provincial governments. He improved the calendar, cleaning up confusion that had existed ...
- 2143: British India And Revolution
- ... act by Indians to gain self-rule, and the incident represented a turning point in which the nationalist feelings, long suppressed by the British occupation, flared into violence. For half a century after 1857 the writing on the uprising were basically confined to British observers and scholars. After the mutiny of 1857 the manner of administration had become much sterner with the British clearly acting like an occupying power, policing a ... near upon these conditions. By the middle of the nineteenth century the divisions of race was a popular topic in Victorian England. The basis for these views were no longer regarded as simply being as personal belief, it was now considered a scientific fact by the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's, Origin of the Species which now gave British sentiment a factual support. The Darwinian ideas introduced into English ...
- 2144: Baseball And American Popular
- ... experienced the struggle between pitcher and batter. Neither one hates the other, but when the pitcher takes the mound, he or she wants to blast it past his opponent. Conversely, when batters step up, their personal goal is to put a hole through the pitcher when they send the ball blazing back. It s this understanding of the emotions involved that makes watching the game enjoyable to me. It has become ... professional baseball. Jackie Robinson was a college educated and outspoken individual. In 1957, he retired from the major leagues and took a position as Vice President for a restaurant chain. Later, in 1959, Robinson began writing a regular column for the New York Post. He wrote of social issues, foreign affairs, and the upcoming elections. In the 1960 election, he decided to back Richard Nixon instead of John Kennedy. His logic ...
- 2145: Babylonia A Great Civilization
- ... of the ancient world, was the Babylonian Hanging Gardens. Their art reflects both their love and fear for the natural forces, as well as their military conquests. The Babylonians made pottery, terra-cotta sculptures, and writing surfaces with the clay they had. There were also wooden sculptures. "Stone was rare, and their granite, basalt, sandstone, diorite, and alabaster were reserved for sculpture." They also used metals-metals such as bronze, copper ... bodies-the sun, moon, and planets, or in the realm of earth, of such natural entities as rivers, mountains, and plains, and of such social entities as city and state." Basically, almost everything had a personal god. People had guardian angels. Each god had it's own temple. "Each of the important deities had, in one or more of the Babylonian cities, a large temple in which he or she was ...
- 2146: American Indians 2
- ... to use the atomic bomb on Japan. It is seen that the victor writes the history books. In other words, the dominant cultures and societies that conquer and overshadow lesser societies have the privilege of writing history. For example, if Germany won World War II, would the history books have mentioned the holocaust of the Jews? The problem with history is that history is defined in terms of the author s ... arrival of European settlers to America, the settlers encountered the Indians at some point in time. Thus, America s wilderness wasn t vacant. Miller fails to observe the presence of the Indians. From his own personal experiences with the vast wilderness in Africa, Miller correlates that experience to the experiences that the settlers must have had when they arrived in America. It is clear that Miller s own experiences have clouded ...
- 2147: All An Adventurer Must Know Ab
- ... during the Rainy Season. Electricity 220 volts 50 cycles throughout the country. Tipping It is not necessary to tip taxi drivers and cinema ushers. It is customary to tip hotel personnel who have given good personal servi ce. A 10% tip is appreciated in restaurants, particularly where service charge is waived. How to get to Thailand By Air Bangkok is Thailand's major gateway. Most visitors arrive through Bangkok's Don ... hemp, opium, cocaine, morphine, heroin), obscene literature, pictures or articles. Fire Arms: Importation of firearms and ammunition can be done only after a permit has been obtained from The Police Department or local Registration Office Personal Effects: A reasonable amount of clothing for personal use, toilet articles, and professional instruments may be brought in free of duty. Cameras: One still-camera or one movie camera can be brought in without duty. Five rolls of still-camera film or ...
- 2148: A Utopia In Brobdingnag
- ... also had a significant influence that one can see in Swift s greatest satire, Gulliver s Travels, especially during Gulliver s voyage to Brobdingnag. In this part of the book Swift uses Utopia, More s writing, to emphasize the immorality of the English, and bases his second book, set in Brobdingnag, on the ideas that More presents in his own book. Although all Brobdingnagians do not possess all of the same ... customs are understandable, they are also ideal and sensible, and are followed by Brobdingnagians. These giants do what is morally correct and follow this ideology in every aspect of their lives, which leads to their personal happiness and freedom. By lying about the customs and institutions of England Swift shows how Gulliver is corrupted by the English system which, instead of leading to honest human beings, causes their citizens to love ...
- 2149: African Culture
- ... Beacon, 1994). The use of the power of the White majority upon Blacks is a measure of the openness of society and a comment upon the nature of democracy. This power has been exercised in personal acts such as brutal forms of lynching in which Blacks were burned alive or hanged, and modern forms of lynching, such as when Blacks have been beaten to death while in jail. (Southern Poverty Law ... Color Purple." And one of the often heard criticisms of O. J. Simpson is that the nature of his individualism is manifested in his selection of White associates rather than Black, which has cost him personal support within the Black community. In any case, individualism is a myth of American culture in a society dominated by the richest group culture in the world. In fact, the proliferation of groups for every ... in relation to nonwhites. In transforming the meaning of race and the contours of racial politics, the movement shifted the rules of participation and organizing principles of American politics itself. It made identity, difference, the "personal," and language itself political issues in very new ways. Once racial politics had taken the form of war of position, once basic political rights had been achieved, racial dualism ceased to be an exclusively ...
- 2150: Great Gatsby 10
- ... New York. After he was dismissed in 1908, when his son was twelve, the family returned to St. Paul and lived comfortably on Mollie Fitzgerald's inheritance. Fitzgerald attended the St. Paul Academy; his first writing to appear in print was a detective story in the school newspaper when he was thirteen. From St. Paul Academy Fitzgerald went on to a higher education at Princeton University. At Princeton, Fitzgerald neglected his ... at his parties, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Later, after meeting Nick, Gatsby pursues his dream of meeting Daisy again by having Nick set up a meeting between the two. Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want. Yet, his dream, just like the American Dream, is distorted by the need for money and the desire of ...
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