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- 2591: Decision Of The Bomb: Drop It Or Not?
- Decision Of The Bomb: Drop It Or Not? August 6, 1945, is not a day to be forgotten. It marks the world's first use of an atomic bomb, which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US Military. In total, more than 140,000 people were estimated to be killed. Three days later ... 60 to 80 thousand deaths. Although the most memorable effects of the atomic bomb were the mass amounts of death, the decision to drop the bomb has greatly influenced American history and the outcome of world war 2. If I were president back in 1945, I think that I too wouldve given instructions to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. I probably wouldve been obliged to use a weapon of ...
- 2592: Teddy Bear
- ... his sorrow as he lived in the saddle, driving cattle, hunting big game--he even captured an outlaw. On a visit to London, he married Edith Kermit Carow in December 1886. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt recruited men for a cavalry regiment. This unit became the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Under Roosevelt s command, it won fame as the Rough Riders. He led the Rough Riders on a charge at the Battle of San Juan. Roosevelt was one of the most conspicuous heroes of the war. Twenty years later he declared:"San Juan was the great day of my life. Thomas C. Platt, needing a hero to draw attention away from scandals in New York State, accepted Roosevelt as the Republican ... the government filed suits against 43 other corporations. In major cases, the government ended John D. Rockerfeller's oil trust and James B. Duke's tobacco trust. Roosevelt steered the united States more actively into world politics. He liked to quote a favorite proverb , "Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far. Aware of the strategic need for a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, Roosevelt ...
- 2593: George Bush
- ... captain of the baseball and soccer teams, and also played varsity basketball. After graduating prep school in 1942, his original plans of attending Yale University had been delayed due to the U.S. interest in World War II. He enlisted in the U.S. National Reserve where he received flight training and became the Navy's youngest pilot. In 1942, he flew the U.S.S. San Jacinto in the Pacific Ocean ... S. Finback, a U.S. submarine. Bush was recognized for his brave, heroic efforts by receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross, and after recovery served at the Oceana Naval Air Station until the end of the war in August of 1945. Shortly before the end of the war, George Bush married Barbara Pierce, a lady he once met at a Christmas dance. His marriage did not stop him from furthering his ...
- 2594: Creative Story: Neolithic Park
- ... though she had been talking her whole life and was about ready to give it up for good. "I'm here at what is now officially the largest hunting and fishing goods store in the world. Cabela's will be opening tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock, and the management is expecting nearly half the population of Sidney to show up for the grand opening event. In the past few nights ... place really must be as big as I hear. I can just barely see the parking lot from here." "Why do you think they would put the largest hunting and fishing goods store in the world in Sidney, Nebraska, of all places? I mean, come on, all 8,000 of us would have to buy something from here every day just for them to stay in business." Chris, for the most ... sat against the wall and hung from the wall in separate glass containers. The sign above the large pillars that represented the doorway read 'Antique Weapons of the Early 1900's and of the Civil War'. Although no one was permitted entrance, Brian spotted American Indian hatchets, assorted muskets, and even a chair attached to a large machine that looked to be from World War I as he stood in ...
- 2595: Hitler
- Hitler The year was 1929, the Great Depression had hit hard all over the world. People were losing their jobs, and their way of life was changing drastically right before their eyes; the people needed money fast. They needed to rebuild their lives and get back on their feet again ... thinking he was going to bring them glory; instead it brought them misery and shame. In March 1935, Hitler created, formed and organized an army during peacetime. He made this public news. People around the world saw that he developing a strong army, and did nothing to stop it. It's purpose was so the SS would create a superior race. It was the duty of their army to feel as ... words of officials to make it seem as if they were admitting defeat to Hitler. In January 1939, the "Final Solution", Hitler's answer to his superior race. He told his people they went to war because of the Jews. So Hitler went to Poland, convincing his follower's that they had a right to the land of Poland, Hitler attempted to destroy any one or thing that rose against ...
- 2596: Is Korean Unification Possable
- ... the Koreas Unite? This is the question many north and south Koreans may be asking them selves this very moment. Military struggle fought on the Korean Peninsula from June 1950 to July 1953. Began a war between north and south Korea that ended up involving Korea but twenty other nations as well. Wen the war ended the two parts of the once hole Korean peninsula where divided into two halves. North Korea and South Korea. The north that was backed by the communists (Russia) was communist and South Korea backed by the USA democratic. The war ended with no losers except the native Koreans who's homes where effectively reduced to rubble. The capital city of South Korea took most of the damage and was almost totally destroyed. South Korea ...
- 2597: Bouldering
- ... the founders of the Tuskegee Institute. The book takes us through one of the most dynamic periods in this country's history, especially African Americans. I am very interested in the period following the Civil War and especially in the transformation of African Americans from slaves to freemen. Up From Slavery provides a great deal of information on this time period and helped me to better understand the transition. Up From ... them. Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in either 1858 or 1859. Birth Records were usually not available to slaves. Booker, his brother and his mother moved to Malden West Virginia after the Civil War. They went to live with his stepfather, whom they had only seen a few times before. When they arrived in Malden, Washington was no more then nine years old. However, he went to work with ... them up at once." After working for Ruffiner for a year and a half, young Washington was accepted at the Hampton Institute, a school set up by whites to educate African Americans after the Civil War. He worked as a janitor there to support himself and pay his tuition, room, and board. At the Hampton Institute, Booker met General Armstrong, a white man and the principal of the Hampton Institute. ...
- 2598: Canada - Of the United States of America
- ... important social institutions are far superior to those of the U.S.A. although it is well known that the U.N. (United Nations) has chosen Canada as the best place to live in the world two years running. These successful institutions promote Canada's cultural identity for they can be used as models to countries around the globe. Americans should not underestimate the constant pressure on Canada which the mere ... this kind of nation, this Canada, should project itself .... as a mirror image of the United States. Pierre Trudeau (1969)17 Culturally, Canadians are Canadians but economically Canadians are Americans. Ever since the end of World War I the U.S. cleverly began to purchase our country. Through foreign investment the Americans accumulated Canada at the unbelievable rate of a billion dollars worth yearly18 from 1955 onward. Not only were ...
- 2599: Ancient Greek Theatre Architec
- ... broke the news. If the tragedy was nearby, such as a murder in the next room, it was the servant s duty to break the news. If the tragedy was far away, such as a war, the messenger would break the news (Brockett 4ed 29). In the early days, they held the performances in open spaces surrounded by a hillside where the audience sat. This is what was known as the ... by wings that curved or angled forward, replaced the wooden seats (Norwich 56). At the same time, the interest in theatre was in full swing. Athens at the time was the cultural Mecca of the world (Brockett 4ed 41). As a result, they had to keep increasing the size of the theatre. The lower part of the theatre in Athens had 34 rows while the upper part had 21 bringing the ... used, they would enter through the paradoi. The late 400 BCE introduced the ekkuklema, or tableau machine which was a platform or couch set on wheels. Since scenes of violence were not shown on stage war, rape, and murder for example, took place off stage. In the off stage area, there would be a tremendous amount of commotion. This was done to represent the calamity or tragedy that was taking ...
- 2600: The Software Industry Report
- ... However within this report only single purchases of software are taken into consideration and bundled software is considered to be part of the hardware package. 3.1 Software has become an International commodity with large world wide businesses, domestic and industrial markets for general purpose software and world markets are also open for specialised software. In 1985, the U.S.As Department of commerce put the world market for software at $40 billion and annual growth was estimated to be about 40% , The diagram below illustrates this: 4.0 ? The Microsoft corporation, the worlds largest specialist software developer was founded in ...
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