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- 22891: Albert Einstein 4
- ... demonstrated curiosity about nature and the ability to comprehend difficult mathematical concepts, and by the young age of twelve he had taught himself and later mastered Euclidean geometry. Einstein disliked school and when his family s business went bankrupt he decided to withdraw from school and traveled with his parents to Milan. Einstein in fact enrolled in a secondary school in Arrau, Switzerland, and entered the Swill National Polytechnic in Zurich ... suitable as a complete frame of reference that is at rest with respect to space; therefor, he dismissed the problem of absolute motion by denying that it exists and that al motion is relative. Einstein s hypothesis was based on the nonexistence of absolute rest in the universe. He believed two objects moving relative to each other at a constant speed or velocity would experience the same phenomena of nature. In ... Noble Prize award in physics from different world scientific groups. The two social movements that resulted in his full support were pacifism and Zionism. During World War I he was involved in publicly announcing Germany s involvement in the war. Following the war, he continued to offer support to the pacifist and Zionist principles and as a result he was made a target of vicious attacks my anti-Semitic and ...
- 22892: Antonio Vivaldi
- ... Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Italian composer and violinist, was the most influential of his age. He was born March 4, 1678, in Venice, and was trained by his father, a violinist at Saint Mark's Cathedral. He was ordained a priest in 1703 and began teaching that year at the Ospedale della Pietà, a conservatory for orphaned girls. He was associated with the Pietà, usually as music director, until 1740 ... producer in Venice and traveled to Rome, Mantua, and to other countries to oversee performances of his operas. In about 1740 he accepted a position at the court of Emperor Charles VI in Vienna. Vivaldi's works include more than 500 concertos, more than 70 sonatas, about 45 operas and also religious music, including the oratorio Juditha Triumphans in 1716, the Gloria in D in1708, masses, and motets. His instrumental sonatas are more traditional than his concertos, and his religious music reflects the operatic style of the era. His most famous and younger contemporary, J. S. Bach, studied his works during his formative years, and some of Vivaldi's violin concertos and sonatas exist only as transcriptions, mostly for harpsichord, made by Bach. Vivaldi's concertos provided a model for ...
- 22893: Discoveries of Scientists of the "Age of Reason"
- ... did, however, find a great flaw with the mathematical results of the universe being a Earth- centered one. He then saw that if the universe was to revolve around the sun (an error on Copernicus's part... only our solar system revolves around the Earth -- not the universe!) then all of his mathematical formulas would become more "aesthetic". Thus, he composed the theory, which led to great controversial book "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres" in which the church was greatly angered. While Copernicus's book was not a revolutionary book, it was, however, a catalyst to make other minds ponder the new Heliocentric theory. After Copernicus's death there were three other scientists which helped credit the Heliocentric theory. Tycho Brahe was the first, he played with the idea that the planets all revolved around the sun, but the sun instead ...
- 22894: Aids In Africa
- ... wise to use its monthlong leadership of the Security Council to put this devastating crisis, too often hidden by secrecy and shame, at the top of the word security agenda. The sheer scale of Africa's dais epidemic defies comprehension. South of the Sahara, more than 14 million have died these far. In some countries one in four adults infected, the majority under the age of 25. In South Africa, which ... 5 million people will die in the next decade. The united nations has called the spread of aids in Africa "The worst infectious disease catastrophe since the bubonic plague," which killed one- third of Europe's population in the 14th century. For these people aids is not just a humanitarian problem. It is as Vice president Al Gore argued in a forceful speech to the security council yesterday, a 'security crisis ... in attacking the young it saps work forces, undermining economic development and political stability. Aids have killed disproportionately high numbers of teachers, doctors, and nurses. The administration is seeking 325million from congress in next year's budget to combat AIDS abroad, an increase of 100 million from current levels. The added funding would support education and prevention programs, community based, blood screening and testing, and special care for orphans. Increased ...
- 22895: Roosevelt and the Great Depression
- Roosevelt and the Great Depression While the Great Depression of the 1930’s proved devastating to the American economy, the efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt turned the nation around and helped to improve the terrible conditions of the time. His “New Deal” plan did indeed stabilize the economy ... and the Wagner Act became the basis of his “recovery, relief, reform” platform and proved very effective at tackling their specific problems. First of all, the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was one of Roosevelt’s first and most effective plans. Part of his “hundred-day legislation,” the AAA was designed to restore purchasing power of agricultural producers by cutting production of the farmers, eliminating surplus crops, and establishing fair prices. Largely a response to the farmer’s strike of 1932 led by Milo Reno because of the dramatic reduction in farm prices, the AAA was a primary example of government intervention in order to improve the economy and better the nation. ...
- 22896: Exploration of Themes in The Song of Roland
- ... is the quality or state of being loyal. Many characters in the epic demonstrate loyalty to another character or to their kingdom. The narrator speaks of loyalty to a religion, "The king who hates God's name, Mahound he serves, and to Apollyon prays: He'll not escape the ruin that awaits" (51). Some examples of a character's loyalty to another character are when Roland says, "Charles for his service commands me to obey"(62) and speaking of Charles, "He'd rather die than fail his knights at need"(72). Also there is ... physical damage of revenge but of other ways revenge can be, like changing sides in the middle of a war. Also "'Thou hast one for whom I'll make thee pay!'" (114) and "'For Roland's I think they'll dearly pay'" (166), statements made by the narrator. War always takes it's toll on not only the countries involved but all of the surrounding countries, too. In the almost ...
- 22897: Extinction Of Dinos
- ... the death of the dinosaurs? This idea has become popular again as an explanation for the disappearance of the dinosaurs. An exploding star can blast material enormous distances into space. If this material reached Earth s atmosphere, changes may have occurred that were harmful to life. We call an exploding star a supernova. Nova is the Latin word for new, and in ancient times, when an exploding star was observed, people often thought a new star was being born. The plural form of nova is novae. So when we talk of more than one supernova, we say supernovae. When a star has used all it s nuclear fuel, the gravitational force that pulls the star s material towards it s center no longer has an opposing force to act against it. As a result the star collapses. A star that once had eight times as much matter as our sun ...
- 22898: Nature Vs. Nurture
- ... intervention, the child may become under nourished and lack proper protection from childhood diseases. Proper growth of bones and muscle and tissue is not present. Behavior Nature: Heredity plays a strong part of an infant’s temperament. How the child reacts to certain experiences and how the child’s sensory feelings allow him to play out the situation. Behavior Nurture: The child learns social referencing from the caregivers/parents. The environment of the culture, economic standing and self esteem of those around the child ... the parents are passed on in the term of “goodness of fit”. How often might we hear from a parent/caregiver how “good”, “wound-up” or “distressed” an infant may be. This is the baby’s genetic makeup form it’s heredity. Nurture: The social standing and cultural environment that the baby is born into can teach a child how to perceive to respond to a situation. If social referencing ...
- 22899: Notes: Americanization or Candaisnism?
- Notes: Americanization or Candaisnism? -Many labours now had cars, radios, gramaphones etc. The railways had reached their golden age and lots of hotels were built. -Immigration flowed as steady as ever. -Prosperity came from U.S and their many companies and workers. -Canada impoted and exported much more to the U.S rather than Britain. -Companies found that they were needed in Canada. -The north- south access was strengthened by technology. -Highways to attract the American tourists developed. -The aeroplanes were improved and so were the telephones ... not persuade Quebec premier Lomer Gouin to take over the unionist party. -William McKenzie King replaced Laurier who died in 1919 as the Liberal leader He was picked because of his labour knowledge. -P.C's won the 1921 election on a promise to regain free trade. -When Britain was about to go to war with Turkey, Canada refused to fight until the Parliment agreed. Thus it had a new ...
- 22900: Abigail Adams: Her Contributions
- Abigail Adams: Her Contributions Though quiet, sickly, and shy, Abigail Adams, the wife of second president John Adams, helped plant the seeds that eventually led to the concept of women¹s rights and women¹s equality with men. For a country which had been founded on the idea of independence for all, these concepts were still considered radical and even ridiculous. Abigail believed that a good education was just as ... her education was a brave stance for her time. Education was often viewed as a corrupting influence on a woman. She requested her husband John, who was a delegate to Congress and later a U.S. president, to draft into law a commitment to supporting education for women. John was in full agreement with Abigail¹s views on this subject. Abigail made her strongest appeal for women¹s rights in ...
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