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- 4721: China
- ... large percentage of the members of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. In addition to its military duties, the People’s Liberation Army helps carry out party policies and programs. China has one of the world’s largest economies in terms of its total economic production. It ranks among the leading countries in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP), the value of all goods and services produced in a country ... the people. Manufacturing and Mining make up the largest single part of China’s GDP, 42 percent. The largest consumer goods industries are the textile industry and the food-processing industry. China is also the world’s largest producer of coal. During the early 1950’s, more than 90 percent of China’s energy came from coal. Since that time, however, the Chinese have discovered and rapidly made use of large ... In rural areas, many families raise chickens and ducks, and nearly every household has a hog. Hogs provide both meat and fertilizer. China has more than 350 million hogs, more than 40 percent of the world’s total. China has the world’s largest fishing industry. The Chinese catch about 16 1/2 short tons (15 million metric tons) of fish, shellfish, and mollusks (soft-bodied animals with no bones) ...
- 4722: Native American Women
- ... as his, and often more powerful. Native Americans established primary relationships either through a clan system, descent from a common ancestor, or through a friendship system, much like tribal societies in other parts of the world. In the Choctaw nation, " Moieties were subdivided into several nontotemic, exogamous, matrilineal 'kindred' clans, called iksa." (Faiman-Silva, 1997, p.8) The Cheyenne tirbe also traced their ancestry through the woman's lineage. Moore (1996 ... were shared fairly evenly. In the Southwest, the men did most of the field work, house building, weaving, cloth manufacturing, and animal skin processing. Female prestige among the Iroquois grew greater after the Revolution-ary War, and male prestige ebbed due to continual losses and defeats and the inability to do much hunting due to scarcity of game. By the nineteenth century, mothers played a greater role in approving marriage partners ... of their children in a divorce, unlike the uncertainty of custody in earlier times. Among many Southeast tribes the women were influential in tribal councils and in some places they cast the deciding vote for war or peace. The Cherokee designated a female as "Beloved Woman," through whom they believed the Great Spirit spoke. Consequently, her words were always heard but not necessarily heeded. However, she headed the influential Woman' ...
- 4723: Native American Women
- ... as his, and often more powerful. Native Americans established primary relationships either through a clan system, descent from a common ancestor, or through a friendship system, much like tribal societies in other parts of the world. In the Choctaw nation, " Moieties were subdivided into several nontotemic, exogamous, matrilineal 'kindred' clans, called iksa." (Faiman-Silva, 1997, p.8) The Cheyenne tirbe also traced their ancestry through the woman's lineage. Moore (1996 ... making, were shared fairly evenly. In the Southwest, the men did most of the field work, house building, weaving, cloth manufacturing, and animal skin processing. Female prestige among the Iroquois grew greater after the Revolutionary War, and male prestige ebbed due to continual losses and defeats and the inability to do much hunting due to scarcity of game. By the nineteenth century, mothers played a greater role in approving marriage partners ... of their children in a divorce, unlike the uncertainty of custody in earlier times. Among many Southeast tribes the women were influential in tribal councils and in some places they cast the deciding vote for war or peace. The Cherokee designated a female as "Beloved Woman," through whom they believed the Great Spirit spoke. Consequently, her words were always heard but not necessarily heeded. However, she headed the influential Woman' ...
- 4724: William Buffalo Bill Cody
- ... spokesman of the new west. Buffalo Bill was born in 1846 and his real name was William Frederick Cody. Cody was many things. He was a trapper, bullwhacker, Colorado Fifty-Niner , Pony Express rider, Civil War soldier, wagonmaster, stagecoach driver, and even a manager of a hotel. He changed his name to Buffalo Bill sometime in his early twenties for his skill while supplying railroad workers with buffalo meat. He would ... ten out of its thirty years in Europe. Buffalo Bill was a featured attraction at Queen Victoria s Golden Jubilee. Only Egypt s fame opposed the Wild West as the talk of Chicago at the World s Columbian Exposition in 1893. His show exhibited many famous people, such as Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull. By the 1900 s, Buffalo Bill could have possibly been the most famous and recognizable man in the entire world. The Wild West s great success began on nostalgia for the passing frontier that swept the nation in the late 1800 s. However, Buffalo Bill never looked backward. Towards the end of his life, ...
- 4725: Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
- ... of 1894 and 1895. Then, in 1894 someone close to Roentgen passed away. That person was his very old and dear friend Professor August Kundt. At the time, he was professor of physics at the world renounced University of Berlin. Roentgen was forever in debt to him because twenty-five years earlier he helped erect his career. He died at his home in Lubeck, Germany. Early in the summer of 1894 ... University of Leipzig, which he declined. In 1901, A Swedish millionaire named Alfred Nobel started an annual award of a plaque and some money in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and contributions to world peace (which was added later). These award assemblies were held in Stockholm, Sweden in the month of December. The awards were to be handed out by the King of Sweden. When Roentgen got word he ... had a severe bronchitis attack that made her heart weak. On October 31, 1919, Bertha died at eighty years of age. That was around the same time the Germans surrendered to France unconditionally to end World War I (which I got out of my own knowledge). Approximately three and a half years later, Whilhelm Conrad Roentgen died on February 10, 1923 from carcinoma of the rectum. He was buried beside ...
- 4726: Burdens Of Poverty
- ... by poverty, in an eight-year-old boys life. This poor, Negro boy, James, lives with his mother and five other relatives while his father is away. The fact that his father is gone to war, his mother is a very proud woman, and James’ not wanting to be a financial burden on his mother, all take a toll in making James’ life tougher. James’ father is drafted into the early part of World War 2. This leaves James’ mother to raise the children and support the entire family. In effect the family has very little money. The family doesn’t own a car and barely has money to ...
- 4727: Little League Coaches
- ... Kids play sports because they have fun and they can dream of the fame and glory of professional athletics. Sports have many benefits besides entertainment values. There are many role models for children in the world of athletics. Normally, it is the professional athletes who are thought of as the role models for kids. Certainly, professional athletes can have a positive influence on children. But the true role models in sports aren't the superheroes of the sports world, they are the everyday people who strive to influence the lives of youth. It is safe to say that many kids will never have a relationship with a professional athlete. If someone is going to ... do when they grow up. The survey consisted of a 250 boys and girls ages 7-15 from various Cincinnati school districts. It was concluded that over 40% had aspirations of making it in the world of professional athletics. “The idea of being immortalized for nothing more playing a game puts the stars in their (kids) eyes and dreams in their heart. As an umpire it is very common for ...
- 4728: Celiac Sprue Disease
- ... physicians followed in the footsteps of this pioneer, prescribing diets based on rice, bananas, and lamb, which often led to symptomatic improvement of these children with celiac sprue. It wasn't until the end of World War II that the connection between the consumption of wheat and rye flour and the incidence of celiac sprue was made. Dutch pediatricians noted that during the war, when these flours were in short supply, celiac patients improved and few new cases were seen. After the war, when adequate food supplies were restored to the civilian population, celiac disease reappeared with regularity. ...
- 4729: ‘To Be Or Not To Be’
- ‘To Be Or Not To Be’ One of the most notable passages in the world is the soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’ in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The passage is, besides an important climax in the underlying plot and theme of the play, perhaps the most revealing moment of ... Thus Hamlet has chosen to live and face the hardships of life. Shakespeare uses several images to portray these hardships within Hamlet’s life. Shakespeare uses sensual imagery to describe the turmoil within Hamlet’s world. Kinetic and auditory images are used to portray this state of agitation. Phrases such as “heart-ache…natural shocks”, “the whips and scorns of time “ and “pangs of despised love” accentuate Hamlet’s pain. The ... add to the idea of pain and struggle. The diction expresses Hamlet’s grotesque and inauspicious feelings towards life. Within the diction the cacophonous sound of “k, ck, g, t’ emphasize the struggles in the world. These words create a dour sound that reflects Hamlet’s opinion on the harsh world that we live in. Along with the diction and cacophony, metaphors also augment Hamlet’s mood. The calamity and ...
- 4730: Movie Review of It’s a Wonderful Life
- ... Bailey was an ordinary guy. An example of this was went he was at the train station waiting for his brother, Harry. He said, "Do you know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?…Hanker chains, plane motors, and train whistles." He appreciated small things like that. I think that Jimmy Stewart played the role of George Bailey extremely well. Throughout the whole movie I continued to be ... from doing evil by committing suicide. The angel saved him in many ways. George didn’t commit suicide, because he was too busy saving Clarence. Clarence took him to "Pottersville" and showed him what the world would be like if he was never born. That saved George in a way as well. George learned what he had to be thankful for. I thought this film to be very intellectual. It told ... movie, George Bailey was strong about everything. He kept his head up high, and continued with his life. Also, another accurate account of the 1930’s was when Harry Bailey went away to fight in World War One. Then Mrs. Bailey and others went to help sew for the red cross. This movie was a very accurate story of one man, and his troubles in the 1930’s. I truly ...
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