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- 22181: Hitler
- ... Munich remaining in the army till 1920. His commander made him the education director, with the mandate to immunize his charges against pacifist and democratic ideas. In September 1919 he joined the national German worker's party, and in April 1920 he went to work full time for the party, now renamed the national Socialistic German workers (Nazi) party. In 1921 he was elected party chairman with dictatorial party. Organizing meeting ... Mein Kampf . Released as a result of a general amnesty in December 1924, he rebuilt his part without interference from that whose government had tried to overthrow. When the great depression struck in 1929, Hitler's explanation of it as a Jewish- Communist plot was accepted by many Germans. Promising a strong Germany, jobs, and national glory, he attracted millions of voters. Nazis representation in the Reichstag rose from 12 seats in 1928 to 107 in 1930. During the following two years the party kept expanding, benefiting from growing unemployment, fear of communist, Hitler’s self-certainty, and the diffidence of his political rivals. Nevertheless, when Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933, he was expected to be an easily controlled tool of big business. Once in power however, ...
- 22182: Berlin Wall
- ... to reunite the four zones. "As Cold War tensions grew, stimulated in part by the German situation itself, the temporary dividing line between the Soviet zone in the East and the British, French, and U.S. zones in the West hardened into a permanent boundary. In 1949, shortly after the Western powers permitted their zones to unite and restore parliamentary democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Russians installed a ... to the Wall than just this wall. Behind it, one hundred yards deeper into Communist territory, is another concrete barrier almost as formidable. The leveled area between the two is a desolate, dangerous no-man's-land, patrolled by kalashnikov-toting guards, dotted with free-fire machine-gun emplacements, and sown in places with landmines. It is punctuated with 285 elevated watchtowers, more suited to prison camps than city centers, and ... when the Hungarian government opened its border with Austria. East German officials were furious because this meant that East German refugees now had a new route to freedom. Up to 2 million of East Germany's 16.5 million were ready to flee if the chance was offered. As reform spread across Eastern Europe, the Stalinist regime of Erich Honecker refused to budge. In January, Honecker said the Wall would ...
- 22183: Johann Sebastian Bach
- ... Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany on March 21, 1685. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a talented violinist, and taught his son the basic skills for string playing. Another relation, the organist at Eisenach’s most important church, instructed the young boy on the organ. In 1695 his parents died when he was only ten years old. He went to go stay with his older brother, Johann Christoph, who was a professional organist at Ohrdruf. Johann Christoph continued his younger brother’s education on the organ, as well as on the harpsichord. After several years in this arrangement, Johann Sebastian won a scholarship to study in Luneberg, Northern Germany, and so left his brother’s care. A master of several instruments while still in his teens, Johann Sebastian first found employment at the age of eighteen as a “lackey and violinist” in a court orchestra in Weimar. Soon after, ...
- 22184: Odysseus and His Adventures
- ... trapped by the cyclops. Polyphemus came home with a herd of sheep and pushed a huge rock in front of the door. Despite Odysseus' pleas for hospitality, the cyclops grabbed and ate some of Odysseus's men. Then he promptly fell to sleep. This continued until Odysseus thought of a plan of escape. The men fashioned a piece of wood into a spear. Late that night, Polyphemus got drunk from Odysseus's wine and asked his name to which he relied "Noman" When the cyclops had drunk himself unconscious, Odysseus and the men blinded him. When Polyphemus called for help, he said that "Noman" was harming him ... Aeolian Island. After the encounter with the Laestrygonians, Odysseus' lone ship reached the Aeaen Island, where Circe (daughter of the sun) lived. Odysseus sent half his men to investigate the island and they discovered Circe's house. She invited them in to eat and feed them drugged food which turned the men into pigs. One man escaped and returned to Odysseus and told him what had happened, and Odysseus set ...
- 22185: James Joyce (Araby And Eveline
- ... of the Adam and Eve story known as “The Fall.” “The wild garden behind the house contained a central apple tree and a few straggling bushes under one of which I found the late tenant’s rusty bicycle pump.” (21/14-17). In the Catholic religion, the Adam and Eve story is thought to be the time when sin became present in the world. It is the time in Catholicism when ... character of “Araby” is going through. Joyce is trying to show how important this theme was by repeating the word “fall” throughout the entire story. Catholic religion plays an important role in the main character’s life, because the Catholic religion gives specific standards for believers to follow. This religion, along with its rules and regulations, is the one that the main character was raised by, and he feels obligated to follow them, even through the very tough time of adolescence. In the story, the boy becomes infatuated with a girl. This crush on Mangan’s sister is very tough on the main character for many reasons. The first being that she does not share the love he has for her, and secondly, his crush conflicts with his strict religion. ...
- 22186: Achilles’ Actions Bring His Eventual Doom Closer To Reality
- ... to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them.” Though written centuries after the death of Achilles, this quote from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” speaks honestly of his life. The epic poem, “The Iliad” of Homer, is a story of the journey of his soul, and his attempts to escape his fate. He questions his fate set out ... he live a life to satisfy himself? Throughout the “Iliad”, Achilles’ actions bring his eventual doom closer to reality than perhaps may have been planned. “Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilles and it’s devastation which put pain thousandfold upon the Achaians.” The wrath of Achilles begins in Book One of “The Iliad.” Agamemmnon, leader of the Greek army, takes Achilles booty prize, Briseis to replace his own concubine ... this, and his doom escalates throughout the poem. As the poem, and the war progress, the Greeks find themselves without their greatest warrior, Achilles, and are under attack by the Trojans, due to the god’s intervention on Achilles’ behalf. Agamemmnon sees how beneficial Achilles is to the army and sends some of his men to beg for his return. It is in the ninth Book of the poem that ...
- 22187: A Tale Of Two Cities Essay
- Two Cities Jarvis Lorry, an employee of Tellson's Bank, was sent to find Dr. Manette, an unjustly imprisoned physician, in Paris and bring him back to England. Lucie, Manette's daughter who thought that he was dead, accompanied Mr. Lorry. Upon arriving at Defarge's wine shop in Paris, they found Mr. Manette in a dreadful state and took him back to London with them. Mr. Manette could not rember why he had been imprisoned, or when he was ...
- 22188: A Tale Of Two Cities - Two Cit
- Two Cities Jarvis Lorry, an employee of Tellson's Bank, was sent to find Dr. Manette, an unjustly imprisoned physician, in Paris and bring him back to England. Lucie, Manette's daughter who thought that he was dead, accompanied Mr. Lorry. Upon arriving at Defarge's wine shop in Paris, they found Mr. Manette in a dreadful state and took him back to London with them. Mr. Manette could not rember why he had been imprisoned, or when he was ...
- 22189: Mexico City
- ... is located in the middle of Mexico at an elevation of 7710 ft. The city is surrounded on three sides by mountains. Mexico city is not only the largest city but also contains the country's largest political, economic, and cultural life, with a population of 8,236,960. Mexico City's official language is Spanish Economy The manufacturing of the city includes textiles, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, electric and electronic items, steel, and transportation equipment. A big improvement which occurred in Mexico city was when a subway ... water supply. Education and Culture In Mexico City there are nine Universities. The biggest University is the National Autonomous University of Mexico, which is located at the south of the city. Most of Mexico City's culture is the museums that are located throughout the city. The Museum of Anthropology, Modern Art, and the National Historical Museum, have exhibits of pre-Columbian artifacts. Another part of Mexico City's culture ...
- 22190: Adolescent Depression - The Under Acknowledged Disease
- ... Blackman (1996) observed that the "challenge is to identify depressive symptomatology which may be superimposed on the backdrop of a more transient, but expected, developmental storm." Therefore, diagnosis should not lay only in the physician's hands but be associated with parents, teachers and anyone who interacts with the patient on a daily basis. Unlike adult depression, symptoms of youth depression are often masked. Instead of expressing sadness, teenagers may express ... indication of severe mood problems, or excessive alcohol and substance abuse. Many physicians tend to think of depression as an illness of adulthood. In fact, Brown (1996) stated that "it was only in the 1980's that mood disorders in children were included in the category of diagnosed psychiatric illnesses." In actuality, 7-14% of children will experience an episode of major depression before the age of 15. An average of ... troubled teens? And what can these teens do about their constant and intense sad moods? With the help of teachers, school counselors, mental health professionals, parents, and other caring adults, the severity of a teen's depression can not only be accurately evaluated, but plans can be made to improve his or her well-being and ability to fully engage life. References Blackman, M. (1995, May). You asked about... adolescent ...
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