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- 22581: Mozambique
- ... coast of Africa. It covers 308,642 square miles and has a population of about sixteen million. Maputo is the capitol, largest city, and chief port. Mozambique was governed by Portugal from the early 1500's until 1975 when it became independent after a ten year struggle against Portuguese rule. Mozambique is now controlled by Frelimo (the front for the liberation of Mozambique) the nations only political party. The president of ... central committee which is made up of fifteen members appointed by Frelimo. This party appoints the two hundred and ten members of the peoples assembly,(Mozambiques legislative body).This group meets twice a year. It's permanent committee handles legislative matters between sessions. Most Mozambicans are black Africans. Other groups such as Arabs, Europeans, and Pakistanis make up less than one percent of the population. Most blacks belong to groups that ... chief airport of Mozambique is located in Maputo. Three daily newspapers are published in this country and the basic unit of money is metical. People have lived in what is now Mozambique since the 4000's B.C. Bantu speaking people settled there before A.D. 100. Arabs lived in the area by the 800's. Portuguese explorers first visited Mozambique in 1497. They established a trading post there in ...
- 22582: Augiga The Charioteer
- ... constellation are found to the south of the star, all the way down to El Nath, the second brightest star (gamma Auriga) which is actually shared with Taurus, and also known as beta Taurus. Auriga's stars are fairly bright; five are second magnitude or brighter. Alpha Auriga (Capella) is the sixth brightness star, at a visual magnitude of 0.08. The star is 43.5 light years away, and is about ten times the size of our Sun. Capella's visual magnitude is really the combined brightness of the primary star and another star that revolves every 104 days. This star is also known as Menkalina. The star name derives from the Arabic name Al ... hand in marriage. But to marry her, a suitor had first to win a chariot race with the king, who rode in a chariot driven by Myrtilus. Any suitor who could not beat the king's chariot, had his head lopped off. Hippodamia's chances of marriage did not look very good until Pelops son of Tantalus showed up. She fell in love with him and arranged that Myrtilus would ...
- 22583: Jungle
- ... the cornerstone of this novel. The story was based on the life Rudkis led in the town of Packington. The remaining characters in the story merely made appearances, and aided in the tale of Jurgiss experiences. Mr. Rudkis, originally from Lithuania, was a strong, overpowering person. His initial appearance was during his wedding day in Packington. The celebration was delayed because of his familys desire to provide Jurgis and his bride with a wedding feast. This problem was happily solved and he eventually worked at various positions in the town. Jurgis, someone who believes in the value of hard ... wages. Jurgis decided to join a Union and took a stand on the issues with some other family members. For the first time in his life, he saw the corruption of a town and its employers. His solution to most problems, I will work harder, no longer sustained him. He had believed hard work could conquer all, but found that it could not beat the corruption that spread like ...
- 22584: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Analysis
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Analysis Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fully documented account of the annihilation of the American Indian in the late 1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light a story ... an important work of literature as it is one of the few books supporting the Indian cause. This is done through the use of council records, autobiographies, and first-hand accounts. Each of the book's nineteen chapters deals with a certain tribe, battle, or historical event. Brown goes into deep and explicit detail throughout, as evidenced by the book's nearly 500 pages. However, while some may complain Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee is boring or text-book-like, I believe the opposite is actually true. Generally, very little is known about this ...
- 22585: Endangerd Species
- ... it is endangered today it might be extinct tomorrow or extinct in the future. Or it might not happen like that. If you leave it alone and do not harm it, it might have babys and have more of its kind. A species is named endangered when of its kind occurs in a low number. About 1000 species in the world are named endangered, or are in threat to be ... later in Mexico. This law was made so that people can not kill animals that are endangered. This law did not work that well because the animals that were endangered were not put in zoos. People still killed theses animals not caring that they were in danger of becoming extinct. In 1973 a another law came down where a 100 nations came together and were working together to save endangered ... presumed to be the major habitat destruction that resulted from logging of large Southern forests. Ivory-bills required large tracts of land with old trees and were unable to cope with timbering activities. The world's last dusky seaside sparrow died in Florida in June 1987 because its habitat, Florida's coastal salt marsh, was severely depleted. In the early 1990s the spotted owl of the United States Pacific Northwest ...
- 22586: Cortes
- ... alliance to the Spanish because they were enemies to the Aztecs. As the conquest went on this tribe continued to be the most important alliance of the Spaniards. Montezuma pursued an insecure policy during Cortes's march, and he finally determined not to oppose the Spanish Invaders but to await their arrival at the Aztec capital and to learn more about their purposes. On November8, 1519, Cotes and his small force ... with a small force toward the shore entered the Spanish camp at night and captured Narveas and persuaded the majority of the Spaniards to join his force. While Cortes was at work with this Alvarado s harsh rule had aroused the Aztecs in the capital. An Aztec revolt against the Spaniards and even their imprisoned ruler was under way when Cortes reentered the capital. He was allowed to enter with his followers and he was allowed to join Alvarado but was immediately surrounded and attacked. At Cortes s request, Montezuma tried to calm the revolt. Montezuma was stoned, and he died three days later. A Group of Aztecs led by Montezuma s nephew Guatamatzin drove the Spanish and their allies. This was ...
- 22587: Philosophy - Mills Utilitarian
- Mill's Utilitarianism: Sacrifice the innocent for the common good? When faced with a moral dilemma, utilitarianism identifies the appropriate considerations, but offers no realistic way to gather the necessary information to make the required calculations. This ... exploding. This probability suffices for a quantitative utilitarian, but it does not account for the consequences, which create an entirely different problem, which will be discussed below. The probability also does not hold for Mill's utilitarianism. Mill's Utilitarianism insists on qualitative utilitarianism, which requires that one consider not only the amount of pain or pleasure, but also the quality of such pain and pleasure. Mill suggests that to distinguish between different ...
- 22588: The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
- ... life, he has made an incredible headway in the area of science. He has sketched out many amazing designs for working machines and technology. The amazing thing about this was that none of da Vinci's inventions or creations were even recognized or expanded upon until some 300 to 400 years later. Like the airplane or glider, Leonardo invented or developed these incredible machines, but they were not expanded upon until ... Another question of this famous painting is that everybody wants to know who exactly posed for this painting? There are a different variety of people that they have in mind, Francesco del Gioconda (a nobleman's wife who may have inspired the name of the painting), or one of the two duchesses -- the Duchess Constanza d' Avalos or Pacfica both mistresses of Giuliana de Medici (a friend of Leonardo's that lives in Rome). Another possible suspect for the painting is Leonardo da Vinci himself. Leonardo has recorded in his notebook all of the models that posed for him, their real names, where they ...
- 22589: The Hobbit: Fantasy World Comparison To Our World
- ... Fantasy World Comparison To Our World The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is set in a fantasy world that has differences, as well as similarities, to our own world. Tolkien has created the novel's world, Middle Earth, not only by using imagination, but by also adding details from the modern world. Realistic elements in the book enable readers to relate to the setting, yet have the ability to "imagine" exciting events and organisms not found on Earth. The majority of differences between Middle Earth and today's world are found in objects and the actions of characters that can not be found in our world. The biggest example of this in The Hobbit is the presence of magic. Gandalf, the wizard, is ... and the modern world, but there are also several similarities. In Middle Earth, there live humans, and hobbits, which are very much similar to miniature people. The language used and the food in the book's world are found in real life. Also, the fact that Thorin Oakenshield is heir of the throne of the King under the Mountain and inherits all of the riches of the kingdom is like ...
- 22590: Ancient Egypt 2
- ... overstress the parts of an exhibit to which the public will be attracted. In doing so, however, the museum visitor does not get an objective view of the culture of a country. The Field Museum's approach to Ancient Egyptian culture attempts to cover all bases of the culture, but falls seriously short of doing just this. The Museum focuses too much on the Ancient Egyptian approach to death and the ... entombed inside. The pyramid houses many mummies, some of whose wrappings have come undone and allow the visitor to see the actual body of the mummy. The pyramid is a very captivating exhibit, and it's location - its proximity to the entrance of the museum creates a false sense of the Ancient Egyptian culture. A visitor who knows nothing about the culture is lead to assume that the majority of Egyptian ... artifact, and the majority of the artifacts are enclosed in cases so that they are not destroyed. The mummies are enclosed in a special airtight chamber that ensures the preservation of the body and it's wrapping. Artifacts found inside the tombs are displayed behind the glass cases to ensure that they are not broken. The pyramid has a grave and mysterious atmosphere; this mysterious atmosphere instigates curiosity. The artifacts ...
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