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- 111: The History of General Motors Corp.
- Richardson The History of General Motors Corp. The General Motors Corporation is and will always will be the best overall when it comes to the quality and production of automobiles. From the day it began in 1908 it was the leading automobile production company in the United States. General Motors has accomplished many milestones in the history of the company such as the first car to reach one hundred miles an hour was made by General Motors. The name of the car was Vauxhall and it was ... standard equipment. The very next year they introduced the electric starter, which was invented by Charles F. Kettering. In 1912, General Motors adopted the first all steel body in automobile history. In 1920, General Motors completed their building and a few years later opened the first automotive proving ground test facility. In 1926, they developed the first shatter-resistant safety ...
- 112: Brief Shao Lin Monk History
- A Short History of Shao Lin Monks and their Martial Arts The original Shao Lin temple was built in 495 A.D. by the ruling Bei Wei emperor for an Indian monk who ... Legend has it that he bore a hole through one side of the cave with his constant gaze; in fact, the act that earned him his recognition is lost to history. When Tamo joined the monks, he observed that they were not in good physical condition. Most of their routine paralleled that of Irish monks of the middle ages, who spent ... stories are suspect, with the more commonly authenticated versions coming from government records. The fact that Chinese authorities outlawed Shao Lin and martial arts practices makes any story about their history from such sources somewhat suspect. Shao Lin reemerged, though not recognized as a martial art which was still illegal, as a result of a compromise between the post- WWII ...
- 113: Compare Happiness and Life Between D. H. Lawrence's "You Touched Me" and Friedrich Nietzche's "The Use and Abuse of History Taken From The Twilight Of the Idols."
- Compare Happiness and Life Between D. H. Lawrence's "You Touched Me" and Friedrich Nietzche's "The Use and Abuse of History Taken From The Twilight Of the Idols." INTRODUCTION In this paper, I won't stick to only one topic. I will compare different topics, such as happiness and life between two romantic writers, D. H. Lawrence and Friedrich Nietzsche from D. H. Lawrence's You touched me and Friedrich Nietzche's The use and abuse of history taken from The twilight of the Idols. I will start talking about life and happiness by giving my own little definition of each of these two terms. LIFE Life: one ... a more complex view of happiness. Actually, since it's pretty complex and I can't explain it well, I will site an extract from The use and abuse of history. [If happiness and the chase for new happiness keep alive in any sense the will to live, no philosophy has perhaps more truth than the cynic's: for beast' ...
- 114: Literature of Native Canadians
- ... with all of its mistakes and dust we might otherwise wish to hide under the carpets. English literature, since at least the sixteenth century, has a firm grounding in Canadian history. As a white Anglo Saxon Protestant, we can see where we came from, who we are, what we are and, maybe most importantly, why we are the people that comprise ... Native Canadians. By designating Natives as special and different from other Canadians, the framework was established for the systematic exclusion of the Native from being an equal Canadian. Through a history of enactments legislated in colonial parliament, the institutions of this country were used to segregate native people from the dominant culture and to legitimize paternalistic control over all aspects of ... of what actually transpired between the two cultures is made evident from these few lines. Natives are well aware of what really happened to their ancestors. Disempowerment continues to redefine history; "There is no word other than totalitarianism which adequately describes the methods used to achieve the condition of my people today. Our people were not given choices. Our children, ...
- 115: Effect Of Film On History (1920s-1940s)
- The evolution of film throughout time has been a fascination to many. Just like retracing the steps of famous painters, poets and authors, following the history of film, actors and directors is a science in itself. Throughout the century the art known as film making has evolved as directors such as D.W. Griffith, Cecil B ... screen but they showed the public how to live life and were very influential. Maurice Maeterlinck predicted it very early in the twenties when he said: cat no time in history has there been such a means of influencing the spirit of men and particularly of women and children. cAll ideas of duty, justice, love, right, wrong happiness, honor, luxury, beauty ... different things from films as they would have had seen as a whole during those time periods. A popular trend in todayfs cinema seems to be looking back in history and searching deeper into past events. Recent films such as Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line go back and examine the lives of soldiers during war. As ...
- 116: Sweetness And Power
- ... society important. By analyzing who Mintzs audience is meant to be, what goals he has in writing this book, what structure his book incorporates, what type, or types, of history he represents within the book, what kind of sources he uses, and what important information and conclusions he presents, we can come to better understand Mintzs views and research of the role of sugar in history, and how much it really affects our lives as we know them. To begin to understand and evaluate Mintzs Sweetness and Power, one must first understand who his book ... for identifying "problems" in anthropological fieldwork, then he may be trying to draw others who had not had previous experiences with similar topics into the historical realm. The type of history Mintz uses is quite evident, also. While many types of history are represented within his work, such as political, cultural, or intellectual history, but he primarily focuses on social ...
- 117: Quinn's Ishmael: Mistakes of Mankind and Their Affect on the Human History
- Quinn's Ishmael: Mistakes of Mankind and Their Affect on the Human History Most humans are confused. Some know what the problem is, but most haven't even realized something is wrong. The novel Ishmael by Daniel Quinn is an attempt to bring about awareness of the mistakes that people have made and have continued to repeat through the course of human history. At its core, the story has two main characters: a teacher and a student. The teacher represents a solution to the destructive road that mankind has been traveling down and ... the great task of changing how all humans view and live out their lives. The wise and almost omnipotent teacher that had the task of changing the course of human history is, as one might imagine, a very special person. He had been watching us for a long time and was ready to share his knowledge of the human race ...
- 118: Computer History
- ... made in the way of computers and other technologies. Truly the first computers, or tools made with the intention of being used for calculating, were made many centuries ago. Throughout history, people have used a diverse array of devices to help them do both simple and complex calculations. Tools have varied from fingers to computers. Tools such as the abacus have ... had its beginnings in the 1940s. The MARK series of computers pre-dates the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC), which is one of the better-known computers in history, by several years. The MARK I was constructed of mechanical adding machine parts. In order to make the MARK computer perform a task, a roll of punched paper tape had ... played such a key part in the development of computers, there is no doubt that systems and technologies that are in existence today would not be. Works Cited Beveridge, Denis. History of Computing Devices. 21 Jan. 1999 http://www.llcc.cc.il.us/dbeverid/histintr.htm Gfrorer, Dirk. History of Computers. 21 Jan. 1999 http://www-stall.rz.fht-esslingen. ...
- 119: Modern American History
- American history, though nowhere near as epic as the history of Europe, is wrought with its own heroes and legendary personalities. The three most important span political, economic, and social borders. In its 300 years, the United States has not ... government. This coupled with his exceptional achievement made Franklin a great inspiration to the people of his time that lasts to this day. Alan Greenspan is a recent figure in history, but his impact on the present and future economics of America is incalculable. The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Greenspan is in charge of setting interest rates and reporting ...
- 120: Modern European History: The Reformation
- Modern European History: The Reformation I believe the statement "The reformation was a rejection of the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance" is false because in the long term of European history, the reformation was able to create a more humanistic view of the world than that of the Renaissance humanism. There are three major changes and philosophies that the Protestants of ... secular spirit, but in the long term, the revolting caused individual thought leading the great changes I described in this essay. The Protestant Reformation was a major building block of history, and some would say our country.
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