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- 1781: The Diary Of Anne Frank
- The Diary of Anne Frank Journeying back to the early nineteenth century, when Nazi forces occupied Germany during World War II, the lives of those living in this territory was spent in constant fear and anxiety. The Diary of Anne Frank leads readers through the harsh times of a family trying to escape imprisonment in ... certain. Born on June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager who was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust. She and her family, along with four others, spent 25 months during World War II in an annex of rooms above her father\\'s office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the two years in hiding which Anne refers to as \\"a time when the ideals are being ...
- 1782: Copper and Molybdenum Deposits in the United States
- ... did not satisfy national needs until the discovery of gold in California shifted the focus of mineral exploration westward and strikes of rich copper ores occurred in Tennessee and the Cordilleran base regions. The Civil War caused copper demand to increase greatly in order to manufacture cartridges and canned goods, this resulted in the openings of numerous copper mines of which more than 90% were in the Lake Superior area giving ... an important advantage to the Union armies. Major copper production districts then shifted to Montana and Arizona in the early 1890's. Production increased to reach peak levels of 900,000 tons a year during World War I and in 1970 1,600,000 tons of copper were produced but recent levels are lower, fluctuating between 1-1.5 million tons a year. Technology has aided in increasing production efficiency wich ...
- 1783: Important African American Figures
- ... enthusiastically embraced, and for the next few years she toured the country speaking in its behalf. Encountering the women's rights movement in 1850, she also added its causes to hers. During the American Civil War she solicited gifts for black volunteer regiments, and President Abraham Lincoln received her in the White House in 1864; she later advocated a "Negro State" in the West. Sojourner Truth continued to stump the country ... 1992 Democratic Convention, Jordan earned praise for her powerful speech against racism and intolerance among both whites and blacks. Edward Brooke, American legislator, was born in Washington, D.C. and educated at Howard University. During World War II Brooke served in the infantry, rose to the rank of captain, and was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge. After the war he attended Boston University Law School. In 1960 ...
- 1784: The Study of Linguistics
- ... different languages linked to them. Different letters, phrases, and even a whole new language may be created in the process of learning the language, over time and a metamorphosis to keep up with the changing world. Letters are called graphemes, meaning the 26 letters of the alphabet, more or less in different languages. In inuit for example, every grapheme follows a very obvious pattern of a prefix followed by a certain ... concept more clearly, as in television, which is like a talking and showing book. How can language have meaning? Through time it may lose and gain new meaning, through historical occurrences, for example. During the war, a whole new kind of lingo spread like wildfire through the battling nations. The study of how language contains meaning is called semantics, and through this we can see what has occurred and what will ... effect on our lives. Our political system, family, friends, this all may adversely affect our lives in ways we might regret. Influential people coining words, for example might 'nuke' a country. George Bush set a world record by saying the most metaphors in his presidential speech after winning. Language might not change obviously with historical occurrences, but it does. The change is obvious in historical occurrences which affect the whole ...
- 1785: Computer Crime
- ... have been much, much higher, in order to prevent computers from being used in crimes in the future. This is true for not just the United States and Canada, but for every country in the world. Another computer heist, one of the largest ever, involved several highly placed employees of the Volkswagen car company of West Germany. In 1987 the company discovered that these "loyal" workers had managed to steal $260 ... Air Defense computer system and the U.S. Armies MASNET computer network. While browsing the files, officials say, he had the ability to launch missiles at the USSR. This could have led the a nuclear war, and possibly the destruction of the world. There are more than 1200 bugs out there, and the infections spread put the victim out of action until the healing process begins (if there is a healing process). This may sound like a ...
- 1786: The Arrival Of The Internet
- ... neighbors. There are more than 100 million U.S. citizens that use the Internet today and this number is growing exponentially.(Consol, 26) This limitless technology has provided a means for people anywhere in the world to communicate with each other, sending and receiving information via the Internet. With this newfound technology comes new dangers and problems. The hazards of the Internet range from cyber crimes and deviants, to depression. They ... the defective/destroyed computer and get the information to its destination. It's much like a spider web. You can cut many of the strands and it still hold together. This is how the phrase "World Wide Web" came into existence. The Internet has grown and improved over the years; from a cold war project, to a medium for exchanging ideas and information worldwide. As a cold War project, the Internet was developed to provide reliable communication during a nuclear attack. The Internet doesn't have a failure ...
- 1787: The Book Of Sand By Jorge Luis
- ... in this paper, Borges wrote philosophy in a lot of his works. In The Book of Sand, infinity is depicted in the form of a mysterious book. It symbolizes man's constant search for the world's existence. Borges is saying that it is an endless search and therefore pointless. The Other is the story of Borges sitting on a bench, as he feels as though he had lived that moment ... of unlimited English books."(Here, he was referring to his father's library) He was also greatly influenced by published poets and writers who were friends of the family and often visited. In 1914, before World War I, Borges' family went to Europe where they traveled until the war was over. During these years of traveling, Borges, in his teenage years, depended a lot on the company of his readings (mainly ...
- 1788: Mayan Beliefs
- ... and not similar gods with the Greeks, had a belief in a Heaven and a Hell, four attempts at making humans and three different worlds made. The Greeks had believed there was nothing, that the world began with Chaos, which is similar to the Mayan belief that there was no Earth, no sun and no moon. The only existence was the house of Gucumatz, which is Heaven where the father and ... the Bacabs (Eufraccio Internet). Bacabs, the children of Izamna and Ixchel, are a group of four protective deities. They are the canopic gods. There are four Bacabs. They stand at the four corners of the world, the cardinal points. They also supported the heavens. The first one four of the Bacabs is Cauac. He is the south and his color is red. Next is Ix. He is the west and his ... some Mayan gods that have similar functions with the Greek gods. Hunab Ku is the god of gods, as Zeus is the god of gods. He also is a creator. Nacon is the god of war, as Aries is the god of war. Ah Kinchil is the sun god, as Apollo is the sun god. Kinich Kakmo is also a sun god whom the Macaw symbolizes. Ahmakiq is the god ...
- 1789: Benito Mussolini
- ... Mussolini became a schoolteacher and journalist. He spent several years in Switzerland and took Rachele Guidi as is wife, they had five children. In 1913 Mussolini became editor of the Milan Socialist newspaper Avanti! When World War 1 began in 1914 he first opposed Italy's involvement, until he changed his mind, saying that Italy should take a stand with the Allies. This got him expelled from the socialist party. He soon founded his own paper, Il popolo d'italia, which became the backbone of his Fascist movement. He then served in the Army until he was wounded in 1917. In 1919 Mussolini and some other war veterans founded a nationalistic revolutionary group called the Fasci di Combattimento. His movement turned into powerful radicalism, obtaining support from landowners in the Po valley, industrialists, and many army officers. Fascist blackshirt squads carried ...
- 1790: Methods of Execution
- ... another's life is generally seen as an unforgivable act which is punishable with death. When this is done as punishment however, it is seen as an honorary deed by removing this criminal from the world and making it a much safer place to live. With executions in mind, it is incredible what ingenious methods can be thought of by the human brain and the fact that the idea is centered around the murdering of one man does not even change how prodigious these innovations are seen to be. Many different techniques and procedures for execution are used throughout the world revealing much about a country's culture and their concern for their citizens. By far one of the most well known and publicly glamorized of all methods of execution is electrocution. Present in nine American ... dead ("This is your death..."). How ironic that one reason electrocution was kept in use was that, although expensive, it was immensely serene as far as the prisoner is concerned. Still used extensively throughout the world today and in its sole representing U.S. state, Utah, the firing squad has a much greater claim to being humane as bullets directly into the heart generally cause instantaneous death. Utah uses an ...
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