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- 6711: Chisholm Trail
- ... In time the railroad moved even further west. Farmers homesteaded the land and put up fences, barring cattle herds. The Chisholm Trail soon ceased to be used by 1890, but will be remembered in western stories and songs. This trail was very important to Texas. It helped the state recover from the economic blows of the Civil War. It also helped stock new ranches to the north and it met the ...
- 6712: St. John The Evangelist
- ... principles. Thus before writing a Gospel, St. John experienced it all on himself. He also wrote three epistles. The first is called catholic, as addressed to all Christians, especially his converts. The other two are short, and directed to particular persons, to Gaius and to local church. The Book of Revelation is also attributed to him. Writing a Gospel was not the only great challenge that St. John performed in his ...
- 6713: Italy
- ... for almost 200 years had opposed attempts by the Lombards, who controlled most of Italy, to take over Rome. The popes defeated the Lombards with the aid of two Frankish kings, Charlemagne and Pepin the Short. The papal states were created out of land won for the popes by Pepin. From the 10th century on, Italian cities began to grow rapidly and became increasingly independent of one another. They flourished because ...
- 6714: Stephen Crane
- ... Darwinism, he drew much if his influences from his religious beliefs (Colvert 12:108). Famous writers such as Hamlin Garland, William Howells, Rudyard Kipling, and Tolstoy also influenced him (12:101). The first of his stories was Maggie, which was very unpopular ("Stephen" n.p.). His second novel, The Red Badge of Courage, earned Crane international fame. The Red Badge of Courage showed Cranes views of life as warfare in ...
- 6715: Stephon Marbury
- ... Syracuse, and struggling St. John's guard Felipe Lopez, who sat for Richard Avedon's camera while still in high school, only to turn their backs on both when they turned out to be anything short of great. This fear of being ridiculed back at home frightened him. Stephon Marbury had always dreamed of going to the professionals. He had mentioned it to the press many times and was not fibbing ...
- 6716: Effect of the Environment on Western Settlers
- ... find, people generally built towards the heavens. But in the lands west of the Mississippi, where the land was found easily and very cheaply, the people generally built outward with buildings no taller than two stories. Perhaps we should of learned from the Indians of the past, who built in natural recesses in the mountains to provide natural protection and shade. But other factors also played a role in westward movement ...
- 6717: Austria
- ... a Foen. A Foen can cause snow to thaw suddenly and result in an avalanche. Eastern Austria tends to have a harsher and much colder climate compared to the west. The east has cold winters, short moderate summers, and a bit of rain. The low temperature in four major Austrian cities can range between -3.3 degrees Celsius and 2.2 degrees Celsius. The highs for the summer can be between ...
- 6718: England
- ... visit. Even though it is far away it really isn't that different from the US. In England the style of clothing is not much different from here. In the summer they wear shorts and short sleeve shirts. In the winter they wear pants and long sleeve shirts. Their climate isn't much different than ours so that's why the style of close is so closely related. A typical Sunday ...
- 6719: Silent Spring: Abuse of Pesticides
- Silent Spring: Abuse of Pesticides Rachel Carsons Silent Spring brought about an awareness of the abuse of pesticides in the 1960s. She told the stories of how deadly pesticides could be to the environment, wildlife, and even humans. There were very few regulations on all the new chemicals that were widely used after World War II, and not enough time ...
- 6720: The Queen of Spades: An Analysis
- ... demanded to be dressed like everybody else
In society she played the most pitiable role. Everybody knew her, but nobody took any notice of her; at balls she danced only when there was a partner short, and ladies only took her arm when they needed to go the dressing-room to make some adjustment to their dress. Suffering from this dependency, Lisaveta definitely is in need of a savior. Hermann is ...
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