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- 5861: Global Warning
- As the world's expanding population burns large quantities of fossil fuels and simultaneously cuts down large expanses of forests worldwide, the concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases are building up in the atmosphere. "The green house ... expanding oceans may cause floods." The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that there will be an increase in sea level by the year 2100 of 1.5 feet . "Twenty Five percent of the world’s population lives less than 1.1 meters above see level." The IPCC also predicts that there will be " droughts, heat waves, expanding deserts, ecosystem disruption and increasingly severe weather", as well as the productivity ... of twenty percent below 1990 levels would cause a drop in the U.S. Gross Domestic Product by 1 to 2 percent". "As great as the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the industrialized world is, the challenge of reductions in the rapidly industrializing developing countries is huge." By the year 2030, China is expected to be the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world . We cannot address ...
- 5862: Life of Charles Robert Darwin
- ... back to his home in England to have them identified and named. The Beagle arrived in England October 2, 1836. Charles and his family only spent two days together. Charles was interested in showing the world his discoveries. On November 11, 1838 Emma Wedgwood, Charles’ cousin, agreed to marry him. Both sides of the family were very happy In May of 1839 Charles first book came out, "A Naturalist’s Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle" round the world. The book was a success, but conflicted with the idea of the Bible, which upset many people. Charles and Emma moved into a very large house. They called it Down House. Eventually they had ten ... great interest in Barnacles. He studied them and often let his children help him with his experiments. In the year 1859, Charles published a book about the discoveries he had made while traveling around the world. It raised a great deal of uproar, and several debates were held publicly, because people did like the idea of this conflicting with the bible. In the spring of 1860, Charles published and wrote ...
- 5863: Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
- ... a fruitful land. Once the Bureau of Indian affairs noticed what was going on they began to fear this new religion would lead to warfare. The white peoplewere scared that this new dance was a war dance. They called for army protection. Army was called in to try to curbed this new religion before it could start a war. The Sioux band tougher led by Little Big Foot. They were heading to Pine RidgeReservation in South Dakota, when the army stopped them and held them at gun pointovernight. Big Foot s group contained about ... were also killed in the massacre. The soldiers that lost there lives were most likely killed by their own men in friendly fire. Wounded Knee is said to have been the last battle of the war but it was not so much a battle as it was a massacre. It was in fact the last exchange of fire between the army and the Sioux. There are not many positive things ...
- 5864: Interaction Between Gods and Mortals In Agamemnon
- ... to Agamemnon and you see the distinct difference between the character’s attitudes about the gods. Another character that has an interesting relationship with a god is Cassandra. She is given to Agamemnon as a war prize because she is a princess of Troy. She is closely related to the god Apollo. For not doing what Apollo wanted one day she was punished. As a punishment she was given the gift ... her lies. A god does not forget so easily, and she has been paying for it ever since that incident. Another important character in the play is the herald. He brings the news that the war is over and the Agamemnon will be arriving soon. His attitude about the gods is much like Agamemnon’s as well. He believes that they are the cause of all actions and that if you ... 510 he says “…Zeus, and to the Pythian king. May you no longer shower your arrows on our heads,” which means he believes that Zeus was the one who was controlling the actions of the war and he was the one that was going so stop it whenever he felt that is should be over. In the next lines he goes on the mention that without Apollo’s assistance the ...
- 5865: The History of Greek Theater
- ... to others. As the Greeks grew toward city-states and colonization, it became the destiny and ambition of the hero to gain honor by serving his city. The second major characteristic of the early Greek world was the supernatural. The two worlds were not separate, as the gods lived in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men's lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about ... Company, 1971. Murray, Gilbert, Euripides and His Age, New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. Reinhold, Meyer, Ph.D., Essentials of Greek and Roman Classics, New York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1960. Trawick, Buckner B., World Literature, Volume I: Greek, Roman, Oriental and Medieval William McAvoy, Dramatic Tragedy, 1971, p. ix Ibid., p. x William McAvoy, Dramatic Tragedy, 1971, p. xi Ibid., p. vii Meyer Reinhold, Ph.D., Essentials of ...
- 5866: Cannery Row
- ... he wants and "free of the endless biologic functions for awhile," Henri shows that it is unhealthy to need constant companionship and being alone can help a person rejuvinate. Frankie is all alone in the world except for Doc who accepts him although "he couldn't learn and there was something wrong with his coordination." Noone in the world including his parents cared about him except Doc. The closeness he has with Doc drives him to rob Jacob's Jewelry Store. Wanting to do something nice for Doc drives him to drastic measures, becoming ... Doc because in Frankie's eyes, Doc took drastic measures for him by doing what noone else would and accepting him as an equal human being. Feeling lonely can be the worst feeling in the world and Steinback's characters depict the human need to be included in society. In today's ordinary world, nothing has changed. People who are lonely do drastic things out of desperation. When everyone was ...
- 5867: Who Loves Lucy? I do, I do!
- ... success.” (Hunt, internet) Although her tactics were often outlandish and foolish at times, her desire to become a liberated woman was very serious. Watching “I Love Lucy” takes the viewer back in time to a world where women had their place and did not work. Their “jobs” were to maintain a clean house and cook a hot meal. Women had few opportunities to work, and the jobs they could find often ... a secretary, waitress and showgirl. These jobs offered little or no chance for growth or promotion. Lucy fought hard to fight this stereotype as well. A woman who worked was often the exception in a world dominated by the men who were responsible for bringing home the money for his wife and his children. An example that comes to mind is the classic episode where Lucy and her best friend Ethel ... they belong at home and that the men should make the money. The important thing is that even though they were unsuccessful in their attempt, they took the initiative to get out into the working world. They felt they could survive in a world ruled by men. This is not only a positive message to all women, but to society as a whole. Another important aspect of the household was ...
- 5868: Robert Stevenson
- ... follow in either of his parent s footsteps. Instead, writing became his passion. Robert s childhood was plagued with sickness and fever with symptoms of tuberculosis. As a result, regular schooling became difficult, (Cyclopedia of World Robert Louis Stevenson began his travels in 1870. In the Life and Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, written by Richard Dury, Dury claims Stevenson first went to France, where he met Fanny Osbourne, an American ... www.unibg.it/rls/bio.htm. pg. 1 of 5). It was in the year 1883, he wrote one of his greatest novels, Treasure Island, after playing an imaginary game with his stepson, (Cyclopedia of World Stevenson had many good friends who were influential in his life. Sidney Colvin was a critic and a mentor to Stevenson and would review his works with praise. Colvin reviewed Stevenson s book, An Inland ... time (Magill, Frank; Magill s Survey 1855-56). On December 3, 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson died of a cerebral hemorrhage, not from tuberculosis. During his last years his writing style matured, (Magill, Frank; Cyclopedia of World Robert Louis Stevenson s classic novels are still popular today, because his writing style is direct and creative. He writes for the reader s imagination and not in the critical pantheon (Magill s Survey ...
- 5869: Rutherford B. Hayes
- Rutherford B. Hayes (19th president) Rutherford Bichard Hayes was not a well know president. He was not president that had the opportunity to lead us through a war. He was not a president that would draw much attention to the public eye. He was however one of the presidents that had a great triumph over a major U.S. problem, economics and civil rights following a war. The United States was just coming out of the Civil War and was in need of a new president. They were in need of one that could lead them into a booming economic system, start the process of paying off the national debt, and show ...
- 5870: Federalist Party
- ... they didn't call themselves that until 1792) weren't in power the nation would have been weaker and more decentralized. Foreign Difficulties There were three views on the French Revolution and the French-British war in 1793. Jefferson's followers favored France. They wanted to abide by the treaty America signed with France in 1788. They thought it was the right thing to do. Hamilton's followers favored Great Britain ... for economic reasons. They sought to break all the relations with the new French government and to ally America with England. The third view was the one taken by George Washington. He realized that a war with England on the side of the French would be suicidal, but at the same time he didn't want America to be known as the nation that breaks treaties. George Washington proclaimed that America will be neutral. He forbade any American citizen from helping any warring nation. Without the Federalists there to oppose a war with England America might have been wiped out. The Federalists were looking out for the best interest of the country at the expense of another nation. George Washington who didn't belong to any ...
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