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- 1451: The Road Ahead By Bill Gates
- In his book The Road Ahead, Bill Gates relates to a non-technical audience the history, growth, and future of technology. He discusses how the trends, technologies, and issues of the Information Age are affecting society. Gates makes predictions and gives advice on how to adapt ... running into and out of it that will carry television, phone, or news information that will be sent to the appropriate device. In his book Gates attempts to tell the history of the computer industry, but instead he tells about the development of Microsoft and his achievements while debasing his competitors. He recounts the history with a degree of arrogance and criticizes IBM for the mistakes it made, for example not buying thirty percent of Microsoft when given the opportunity, and for wasting time ...
- 1452: Homosexuality
- ... ruin society. The most interesting thing about these three arguments is that they have been used in the past to defend what is now universally regarded as evil. In American history, slavery, segregation, and the denial of the vote to women all illustrate the point. In each of these instances nature and God were said to authorize a practice vital to ... all nations of one blood, segregationists pointed out that the same verse goes on to say that God has set the bounds of their habitation (Acts 17:26 KJV). As history teaches us, religion has often been the ally of natural law in defending tyranny and oppression. The use of the Bible to justify subjugation is particularly distressing. Unfortunately, Scripture is ... in our homes and in our churches that have their basis in the Bible. The Bible is the witness to the revelation of God in certain important events in the history of Israel and in the life, example, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus. If a belief is to be Christian, it must be based on this basic authority. The ...
- 1453: The Extent Of European Influen
- ... the Revolutionary War ended all such restrictions and regular trading developed several countries in Europe, Asia, the Far East and Central and South America. Because of the 150-year trade history of Britain and American familiarity with British goods and trade system, most American merchants preferred trading with Great Britain. In a short period of time, Britain quickly reestablished its self ... it and made it work. The country provided a non-interfering, non-oppressive government and opportunity for personal advancement to the common man on a scale never before seen in history. It is this freeing of man that accounts for the development of the free market. The economic system that started from such humble beginnings, in a short period of time ... ever seen and has elevated the quality of life mankind to levels that not even the boldest visionaries of the day could of predicted. Works Cited Kirkland, Edward C. A History of American Economic Life. New York, NY: Meredith Corporation, 1969. Nettels, Curtis P. The Emergence of a National Economy Volume II. New York NY: Holt, Rinehart and Wilson, 1962.
- 1454: The United States Government
- U.S. Government (History) The United States Government A collection of short reports all dealing with the United States Government. William Jefferson Clinton William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope ... 1980 elections, however, William (Bill) was defeated by Republican Frank White. As the youngest governor of Arkansas in 40 years, Bill then became the youngest ex-governor in United States history. During the interim, Clinton was hired by the law firm Wright, Lindsey and Jennings. In the 1982 elections, Mr. Clinton went after the position of governor with renewed vigor and ... a Catholic Military academy. He graduated, first in his class, in 1953. One of his good friends once said: “He was brilliant, way above everybody else.” He later majored in History at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he again graduated first in his class. Soon after leaving Georgetown, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was known ...
- 1455: Analysis Of The Kingdom Of Mat
- ... were destitute, that led to his descent into lunacy leaving his family in eighteen thirty one. This is why women and economic despair play such an important role in the history of the kingdom. Margaret s rejection of Matthews after his continual attempts to exert his manly dominance through beating her and punishing the children started his resentment and hatred of ... made socially in that time; overall the market revolution with its dispersion of skilled artisans and the increase in out workers and factory workers played a huge role in the history of the kingdom. As Matthias was a carpenter he saved his money, and after he was accused of assaulting a girl he returned to Coila in eighteen twelve were Robert ... however would start on a journey of strange religious visions, the beating of his wife, and finally the transition into Matthias.The two underlying sub themes of this portion of history are the racial values of the kingdom and the gradual negation of fire and brimstone Calvinism into the gentle loving trend of Evangelism during the Second Great Awakening. The ...
- 1456: Our Hearts Fell To The Ground
- ... few explanations for why the Indians numbers dwindled in the 1800s. It was not until the middle of the twentieth century that the reality of their suffering showed up in history books. Any writings prior only portrayed the Native American as savages and rebellious people, almost to a romance climax. Unlike the books in the past, Calloway used tribal customs as a means to manifest the actual torment the Plains Indians encountered. The Native Americans were regarded as "people without history", when in fact the Indians recorded their history by songs, dances, stories, legends, and visual records on buffalo robes known as winter counts. Calloway reveals to the reader the Ways the Native American used the winter counts ...
- 1457: Labor In America
- History of Labor in America The Industrial Revolution was dawning in the United States. At Lowell, Massachusetts, the construction of a big cotton mill began in 1821. It was the first ... unions to help their cause. They would endure violence, cruelty and bitter defeats. But eventually they would achieve a standard of living unknown to workers at any other time in history. In colonial America, most manufacturing was done by hand in the home. Some was done in workshops attached to the home. As towns grew into cities, the demand for manufactured ... York stock market "crashed," and the value of stocks went way down. The crash, part of a worldwide economic decline, led to the worst economic depression in the nation's history. People lost their jobs, their farms and their businesses. By 1932, 13 million men and women were unemployed. This was one out of every four in the work force. ...
- 1458: Death Penalty
- By: Luke Wright E-mail: adamz22@aol.com Luke Wright 3/16/00 There has been many controversies in the history of the United States, ranging from abortion to gun control, but capital punishment has been one of the most hotly contested issues in recent decades. Capital punishment is the legal ... usual alternative to the death penalty is life-long imprisonment. Capital punishment is a method of retributive punishment as old as civilization itself. The death penalty has been imposed throughout history for many crimes, ranging from blasphemy and treason to petty theft and murder. Many ancient societies accepted the idea that certain crimes deserved capital punishment. Ancient Roman and Mosaic law ... of sentencing a capital offender to life imprisonment rather than to death. After the 1830s, public executions ceased to be demonstrated but did not completely stop until after 1936. Throughout history, governments have been extremely inventive in devising ways to execute people. Executions inflicted in the past are now regarded today as ghastly, barbaric, and unthinkable and are forbidden by ...
- 1459: Rescue Of Susanna
- ... trials many innocent people would have been put to death. Also, many criminals would be walking the streets while others suffered for their crimes. I believe that more people in history and today acted honestly because they fear the hand of God and also the law system. Susanna and the other characters in this story can be seen throughout history. One obvious example is in the oil painting by Albrecht Altdorfer called Susanna at the Bath dated 1526. Several important questions are raised in this story having to do with ... everyone should live by. Even though it was written so long ago it is important to see that it can be easily applied to life in society today and throughout history. In addition to being educational the story of The Rescue of Susanna is enjoyable and well written.
- 1460: French Revolution 5
- French Revolution, one of the major revolutions in European history. The revolution marks a turning point in Frence history and in world history in general. Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in U.S. The beginning of the Frence Revolution ...
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