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- 2521: Advertising
- ... it. An example of how advertising has worked comes from the late 1930s when nylon was first produced, and the making of the nylon stocking, by DuPont, sent a wave of delight throughout the world. Silk stockings were used before, and according to Frances Picchioni, "They snagged very easily and made me very frustrated." "Test wearers, of the new nylons were quoted as saying the garments endured unbelievable hours of ... did the silk ones of the past. After all, women had legs, and never before in history were they so publicly displayed and admired as they were for these advertisements. Another product that excited the world was a fancy new style of car. Preston Thomas Tucker, the maker, put a two page article in the FIC magazine about his car idea and within a week he received one hundred fifty thousand ... get the first one running. The advertising used to try to sell stock in his company was original. They did it with the future in mind, and targeted men and women coming home from the war that were interested in a new car. One of the slogans used for the car was "The car of tomorrow today." The problem with his trying to sell stock was that he lost the ...
- 2522: The Life of Claude Monet
- The Life of Claude Monet Claude Monet is perhaps one of the most world renowned impressionist painters. He was born in Paris on the Nov. 14th 1840. When he was five years old, he moved to the port town of Le Havre. For much of his childhood, Monet was ... capital. Before long, the limitations of Le Havre on a burgeoning young artist became all too apparent and, in 1859, Monet left for Paris. However, having displaced himself to the heart of Europe's art-world, Monet soon found himself disillusioned by the confines of long-since established princip les. He rejected the formal art training that was available in Paris. Bored and frustrated, Monet was to do more painting at ... Algeria for a year with a prestigious regiment: les Chaussures d'Afrique . This experience was to have a profound effect on Monet. The landscapes and colors of Algeria presented an entirely different perspective of the world, one which was to inspire him for many years to come. Theoretically, Monet should have remained in Algeria for seven years, but his time there was reasonably shortened by the contraction of typhoid. Fortunately, ...
- 2523: Legalization of Marijana: For
- ... any such violation. Regardless of the legal status of cannabis, responsible users will adhere to emerging tobacco smoking protocols in public and private places." (NORML,2) It is Time To Stop Arresting Marijuana Smokers. The "war on drugs" is not really about drugs; if it were, tobacco and alcohol would be primary targets. They are the most commonly used and abused drugs in America and unquestionably they cause far more harm to the user and to society than does marijuana. Instead, the war on drugs has become a war on marijuana smokers, and in any war there are casualties. According to the latest FBI statistics, in 1994 nearly one-half million (482,000) Americans were arrested on marijuana charges. That is the largest ...
- 2524: A Look At LSD And The Counter
- ... to help clear the disorder of the mind and help in achieving a higher level of conscience thinking. Little was known of the effects to these primitive spiritual tools too much of the modern Western world, until Leary and his colleagues entered the scene in the 1960s. Timothy Leary was a young, prestigious Harvard professor of psychology during the 1960s. He was very interested in how the mind worked ... terrace under the bright Mexican sky. Everything was quivering with life, even inanimate objects. I gave way to the delight, as mystics have for centuries when they peeked through the curtains and discovered that this world -- so manifestly real -- was actually a tiny stage set constructed by the mind. There was a sea of possibilities out there (in there?), other realties, an infinite array of programs for other futures .... After the ... eyes to make you aware of right and wrong, good and bad.... The mangers of consciousness for some many years has been the Vatican, they have shaped are views and pulled the wool over the world eyes for so long. The philosopher stone (LSD) could of very well been the fruit of the Original sin that opens one mind to questioning the beliefs of the Catholic Faith, and in turn ...
- 2525: Apathy
- ... is it such a hated word, such an awful state to be living in? Quite simply, apathy is indifference. Apathy is indifference to the sufferings of others. Apathy is indifference to the happenings of the world around the individual. Apathy is indifference to anything that does not directly affect that specific human being, or his surroundings. Apathy is remaining neutral in the face of adversity if the problem does not directly concern that person. Apathy has always been the shame of humanity, and will continue to plague us until we realize that our minute lives are not all that matters in this world. Apathy, or indifference, is rampant in today's society. Millions of deaths can be attributed to the disinterest of others. For example, during World War II, millions of people were killed by the Nazis while the rest of the world looked on. People ignored the deeds of Hitler and the Third Reich because it did not directly affect ...
- 2526: Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... resumed the search for her identity. The voyage began with a shock: the discovery in 1918 of love letters revealing that Franklin was involved with Lucy Mercer. "The bottom dropped out of my own particular world," she later said. "I faced myself, my surroundings, my world, honestly for the first time." There was talk of divorce, but when Franklin promised never to see Lucy again, the marriage continued. For Eleanor a new path had opened, a possibility of standing apart from ... white section of the auditorium, apart from her black friends. The following year, she publicly resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution after it barred the black singer Marian Anderson from its auditorium. During World War II, Eleanor remained an uncompromising voice on civil rights, insisting that America could not fight racism abroad while tolerating it at home. Progress was slow, but her continuing intervention led to broadened opportunities ...
- 2527: The Unabomber: Is He Serious?
- ... the start; his uncanny ability to set a pessimistic mood. From the minute you glance at the introduction, he, assuming the author is male, begins to paint a picture of destruction and demise of the world in which we live. What could cause such a catastrophe? According to the author, it would have to be industry and technology of all things. He was convinced that due to the industrial- technological system in which we live, ultimately humans are going to be subjected to world wide suffering and inevitably a total shut down of humanity. Now at this moment I felt a little disbelief. I had heard he was actually an intelligent person, but I was starting to wonder. His ... that was that he may or may not use violence. Well, maybe he'll keep some details quiet, but I was sure he would release an approximate idea of how long he planned this new world revolution to last.. He wrote that it may be sudden or it may span decades. There were many things that made sense to me after reading that, for instance, if he was this vague ...
- 2528: Web Advertising
- ... advertising via this medium. 2) THE INTERNET: AN INTRODUCTION 2.1) Original development of the Internet What was originally created by the US military to provide a secure means of communication in case of nuclear war, which has now become known as the Internet, has metamorphosed into the strategic global communications tool of our era. The end of the cold w ar left this massive installed structure - initially dubbed ARPANET- without ... began to piggyback on to the global framework, extending its reach and commercialising it. Known as the N et to aficionados, the Availability of cheap, accessible and easy-to-use Net access points throughout the world has seen the number of global Internet users increase dramatically each month. While the convenience of electronic mail was initial catalyst for Internet growth world wide, it's the emergence of the World Wide Web (WWW) multimedia interface that has captured the attention of prospective users across the globe. The resources available on the WWW are as varied as ...
- 2529: Night
- Elie Wiesel's Night is a true account of what the holocaust did, not only to the Jews, but to humanity as well. People all over the world were devastated by this horrendous act, and there are still people today who have not overcome its effects. An example of the horrible acts of the Nazis that stands out occurs at the end of World War II, when Elie and the rest of the inmates at the Buna camp were being force to transfer to the Gleiwitz camp. The transfer was a long, tiring journey through bitter cold and heavy ...
- 2530: Medieval Battle Tactics
- ... many nations were competing for it. One of them was Rome. Rome inhabited New England first, and as being the first settlers they left some of their customs, which among them was the key to war. The Roman legion composed of a huge amount of infantry and some cavalry was an important factor in Roman War. However, if Rome and England were compared then the cavalry of Rome later developed into the Knight. The well trained infantry of Romes legion for attacking and invading now was set to defend in ... like heave machinery (not the metal kind, but the wood kind that was used in the medieval ages) that shot heavy, solid objects from far distances. These kind of siege weapons really changed the medieval war era. There was the Ballista that fired large arrows. Then there were the Mangonel and Trebuchet, these both projected stones over large distances. The ballista which needed a heavy framework to support the javelin. ...
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