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- 4821: Parthenon
- ... even quoted saying, " the Greeks must be outraged," they cried. "They must consider this an act of bare-faced tyranny, when they see that with their own contributions, extorted from them by force for the war against the Persian, we are gilding and beautifying our city, as if it were some vain women decking herself out with costly stones and thousand talent temples." "Pericles' answer to the people was that the Athenians were not obliged to give the allies an account if how their money was spent, provided that they carried in the war and kept the Persians away. " All they supply is money," he told the Athenians, " and this belongs not to the people who give but to those who receive it, so long as they provide he ... by Elgin without the permission of the Turks. The history of the Greeks can be studied by looking at the sculptures on the Parthenon. The thirty-fourth metopes of the north side portrayed the Trojan War. The twelfth metopes on the west depicts the Greeks fighting the amazons, on the opposite side depicts the battle of the Olympian gods. The south flank of the metopes is a depiction of the ...
- 4822: Abraham Lincoln
- ... of great wisdom and determination, and these traits are what made him into one of the greatest peacemakers of the time. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a reconstruction plan, helped in ending the horrible Civil War, and many other great things in which made him such a remembered peacemaker. Lincoln brought peace to the slaves of the South by issuing one of his most famous documents: the Emancipation Proclamation. This document ... there was a bigger sense of peace between the slaves, and the people that once owned them. This proclamation plays a big part of the peace that we have among the different people of the world today. Lincoln also designed a plan known as the reconstruction. This construction plan would bring peace to the seceded states and Union, and would bring them back together in unity. This plan of reconstruction brought ... unification for the United States, and formed a great deal of peace between the North and South. Lincoln used his determination to get the United States back in order by helping end the terrible Civil War. This moment in history brought an enormous amount of peace to the North and South. And without Lincoln then this may not have been achieved and the United States may not be like it ...
- 4823: Thomas Hobbes
- ... believes the nature of man to be bad. According to Hobbes, if we as men were left to exercise our own private judgement regarding our affairs we would most assuredly collapse into a state of war. He believes that when there is no singular, ever-present power to keep man in awe, and to control man by fear of punishment from that singular power, that man will break his agreements and ... self-interest, so without the terror of some ever-present power to instill fear in all man, we would abstain from no measure in order to preserve our own well being. In a state of war man is in "a Continual fear and danger of a violent death; and the life of man (is) solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." (Hobbes. Pg. 107) The only way to prevent entering a state of war is to erect one common power, which is known as a commonwealth or sovereign, who is "One person, of whose Acts a great Multitude, by mutuall Covenants one with another, have made themselves every ...
- 4824: "The Religion that Fears Science Dishonors God and Commits Suicide"
- "The Religion that Fears Science Dishonors God and Commits Suicide" In a modern and constantly changing world like ours, we are always moving forward, progressing, and learning. Our growth and development is made of scientific progress that expands our knowledge and abilities. This science is what makes us what we are today ... presently. Some children, to this day in America, die painful deaths for the sole reason that their own parents refuse to give them the medicine that they need to live. Some areas all over the world remain poor because they refuse to buy any technology to keep up with the rest of the world. Entire countries will refuse to progress with the rest of the world because they shun certain types of technology, making trade and communications difficult. It would also seem, at the same time, that many ...
- 4825: Voting
- ... backs. So basically my family has concerns with money and where it goes. Which may affect who they vote for. However there was a consensus on what affects there voting habits, and that agent is war. My family felt that war wasn't good, and to end the war they would do anything. Even if that meant voting out who they voted in. Also if a candidate wanted military cut backs my family would probably not vote for them. That is because my ...
- 4826: Irrigating Crops With Seawater
- ... Brown J. Jed, Glenn Edward P., and O Leary James W. 1998. Irrigating Crops with Seawater. Scientific American. Irrigating Crops with Seawater talks about the global problem of finding enough water and land for the world s population to survive. An estimated 494.2 million acres of cropland is needed just to feed the tropics and subtropics for the next 30 years. However, only close to 200 million acres are available ... ocean water for irrigation. Desert areas take up 43% of the surface of the earth and this new agriculture technique can be done in deserts. Hugo Boyko and Elisabeth Boyko first used seawater agriculture after World War II. Many different crops have been tested such as barley and the date palm. The writers of this article however have been testing halophytes, which, is a salt-tolerant plant that can be used ...
- 4827: Isabella I
- ... authority, a principle expressed in the motto, "Tanto monta, monta tanto-Isabel como Fernando (As much as the one is worth so much is the other-Isabella as Fernando)". While they were carrying on a war against neighboring Granada, Christopher Columbus presented himself to the Catholic sovereigns, and to Queen Isabella fell the honor of appreciating the genius who had not been understood at Genoa, at Venice, or in Portugal. He ... Talavera, and Cardinal Mendoza (el Cardenal de Espaρa); and with the means which the king and queen procured for him he fitted out the three famous caravels which placed America in communication with the Old World. Sailing, 3 August, 1492, from the port of Palos, he discovered on 12 October-the day on which the feast of Our Lady of the Pillar is observed in Spain- the first of the Bahama ... successors to protect them and to regard them as they regarded their other subjects, and she pointed out Spain's mission in Africa-a mission which the Moroccan question has tardily enough brought to the world's knowledge. In conclusion, Queen Isabella is a remarkable woman who played an important part in the history of Spain and the world. My thoughts on Queen Isabella Isabella was a queen that had ...
- 4828: Teenage Rights
- ... the foundation of the country with gods blessing all patrons of the great USA are created equal. Right? Well that s what I thought until my eyes were opened this summer to the cruel REAL world. Is there any reasoning that befalls the United States Police Force to undermine the future of the USA? Are we so evil that we must be Plagued by the constant harassment of the police to follow us wherever we go no matter what we do? Are we so naive as to let this continue in the world that is supposed to be our Peaceful and Humble abode? No. We are the ones that will soon run this country and change starts with us. So here is our voice. Listen if you will ... Officers approached us in their vehicles and asked us to leave. Upon a friends departure I threw, a hand signal, which is known as Peace. Deriving from the old hand signal of victory from the war. It is a hand motion that consists of the middle finger and forefinger being placed in the upright position and the thumb crossing behind them. Do not let this be confused with a gang ...
- 4829: Mohandas K. Gandhi: Live Simply So Others Can Simply Live
- ... use a nonviolent resistance method to free India from bondage under British control. As a result of Gandhis never-ending pursuit and unique style of nonviolent resistance against Britain, the India people honored him. (World Book G24) As an infant, Gandhi was born into a family that consisted of two parents that belonged to the Vaisya caste of Hindus. Growing up, Gandhi was a very shy and serious child. He ... also led campaigns boosting Indian Rights. A note worthy fact for Gandhi was that when he felt justice was on the British side, he would work for them by being a paramedic in the Boer War (1899-1902) and the Zulu Rebellion (1906) where he received decorations. (World Book, 25). Unfortunately, not everybody was a follower of Mohandas Gandhi. Tragically on January 13, 1948 at the age of 78 Gandhi was assassinated by an Indian who was opposed to and resented Gandhi ...
- 4830: Joseph Stalin
- ... continued for many years to follow. His lasting hold on the people of the former Soviet Union still lingers in a few brainwashed minds. In the article Stalin s Afterlife and the movie Russia s War - Blood Upon the Snow , Stalin is portrayed as the monster really was and should be remembered as. It said in Stalin s Afterlife that Stalin s policies created a holocaust greater than Hitler s. , which ... who languished in Soviet concentration camps every year between 1939 and 1953. under the horrible conditions at the Gulags. Every year Stalin, in his paranoia sent millions of people off to their deaths. Russia s War - Blood Upon the Snow brought into view a more detailed, personal account of Stalin s atrocities. People recalling memories they had of what it was like to live under Stalin s paranoid rule. During his ... was heralded to be. For the most part people in the former Soviet Union must view him as the evil, paranoid man he was, but do realize his accomplishments at industrializing and beating Hitler in World War Two, though at terrible costs. There still will always be those few holdovers, who have been so confused with propaganda that they would still believe Stalin a good leader. For the most part, ...
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