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- 1531: Canabis
- Cannibis Sativa Throughout history marijuana has been used to serve various purposes in many different cultures. The purposes have changed over time to fit in with the current lifestyles. This pattern is also true in American history. The use of marijuana has adapted to the social climate of the time. Marijuana, whose scientific name is cannibis sativa, was mentioned in historical manuscripts as early as 2700 B ... to the individual to prevent further eye damage. The evidence has clearly shown that marijuana has been around for a great deal of time and has served multiple purposes throughout history.
- 1532: The Basics of A Hard Drive
- ... how a computer works and runs all the programs you what it to? Well if not I will tell you. To begin with I will explain a little about the history about the computers history. About 50 years or maybe a little longer someone came up with the thought that all the boring stuff like math could be automated so humans would not have to ... it is estimated that nearly 85 to 90 percent of American homes have at least one computer in their home. Now that I have bored you to death with the history of computers here's the fun stuff. Programs that let you play games and surf the net aren't just ideas put in a niffty little box and sold. ...
- 1533: The Life Of Ludwig Van Beethov
- The rise of Ludwig van Beethoven into the ranks of history's greatest composers was parallelled by and in some ways a consequence of his own personal tragedy and despair. Beginning in the late 1790's, the increasing buzzing and humming ... faith in his own music, searching for "but one day of pure joy." In a musical perspective, the "Eroica" Symphony established a milestone in Beethoven's development and in music history. His manipulation of sonata form to embrace the powerful emotions of heroic struggle and tragedy went beyond Mozart or Haydn's high-Classic style. Beethoven's new path reflected the ... and futility. At the same time however, despite the looming impossibility of recovery, his ambition to fully realize his musical talent set him to establish a new milestone in musical history-the creation of the heroic style. Symbolizing struggle, the resistance of morality to suffering, and the triumph over despair, we can see how the heroism of Beethoven's music ...
- 1534: Terrorism 2
- ... nearly all of them civilians. Within days the second world war has ended. Which of these four events was an act of terrorism? Which achieved anything? Which, if any, will history judge as justified? And in whose history? Terrorism is not the simple, sharp-edged, bad-guy phenomenon we all love to condemn. No clear line, marks off politics from the threat of force, or the use, of ... is or is not a terrorist? The suicide bomber, the rebel guerrilla, the liberation front, the armed forces of the state? Historical Background Terrorism has had a long, and tainted, history. Aristotle recognized it, even if it had no name, at the time. He wrote, "The first aim and end of tyrants is to break the spirit of their subjects." ...
- 1535: Atomic Bomb 5
- On the morning of August 6, 1945, the first Atomic Bomb in history was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Soon after, on August 14, 1945, the Japanese abruptly surrendered, abandoning their ... World War II, which took place at Okinawa. If allowed to expand, Japan posed a serious threat to the allies. During the war, one of the most brilliant scientists in history, Albert Einstein, hypothesized that if the true power of the atom were released in a weapon, the results would be devastating. This was soon confirmed by a large portion of ... the Allies. This is why it was so crucial for the U.S. to complete the Manhattan Project as quickly as possible. A German victory would have resulted in a history that is completely different from that which took place. If the Axis Powers had developed the Atomic Bomb, they would have been unstoppable. A nuclear weapon harnesses the power ...
- 1536: Astrology
- ... Most astrologers were priests. (Woolfolk, p.297) Many people looked up to these astrologers as “taught men”. (www.astrology.net/about.html) Astrology has had its ups and downs through history, but it always maintained that station of being. (www.astrologers.com/history.html# Relevant, p.1) After some aspects of religion became prevalent, astrology became known as the “work of the devil”. (Weblinker.com Enterprises, p.1) During the Renaissance, though, astrology ... the judge’s son who had drowned. (Weblinkers.com Enterprises, p.1) Evangeline Adams was excused and became popular in the world around her. (Woolfolk, pp.306-307) So, throughout history, many important people have been consulting astrologers for their personal and financial needs. (Woolfolk, pp.306-307) Now, when people hear the word zodiac, they don’t immediately think, ” ...
- 1537: Black Supremacy
- Black Supremacy Throughout history, white anglo-saxons have been notorious for mistreating all races other than it's own. Malcolm X felt "the white man had been actually nothing but a piratical opportunist who ... and preached that the whites could not help themselves," Molifi Asante adds "we know now, of course, that the condition of evil in whites is not inherent, but inherited through history and environment"(15). The quote is quite harsh; directly saying that the white race is evil...no, not acting evil, is evil and will continue to stay this way. These ... of years ago and the black supremists called it evil. Now they have the same evil ideas and are calling it liberation. No, the human race will never learn from history; we will just repeat it. The main question is will their ever be racial harmony in the world? I just don't know. "We shall have our manhood. We ...
- 1538: Donatello
- ... is much more to know about him, though then the name alone. He has created some of the greatest works of art, not only in the Italian renaissance, but human history as well. A lot is known about his life and career but little is known about his character and personality. Donatello never married and seems to be a man of ... David, the first large scale, and freestanding nude statue of the Renaissance. It was the most classical of Donatello's works and was done for a private patron. Its recorded history begins with the wedding of Lorenzo the magnificent in 1469, when it was placed in the courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio. Whether the "David" was requested by the Medici or ... one s self. Work Cited Donatello. Webster s New Dictionary. New York: Geddes & Grosset Ltd, 1990. Hieatt, A Kent. "Donatello. Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia. Seattle: Microsoft, 1997. Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History, Revised edition. 2 vols. New York: Simon & Schulster, 1999. Wadsworth, Frank. "Donatello." The World Book Encyclopedia . Ed. D. 5 vols. Chicago: World Book, 1983 Donatello. Encyclopedia.com. 17 November ...
- 1539: Comparing Hitler And Stalin In
- ... day, from hour to hour. Gentlemen, not you who will be the ones that deliver the verdict over us, but that verdict will be given by the eternal judgement of history, which will speak out against the accusation that has been made against us....That court will judge us....as Germans (who) wanted only the best for their people and their Fatherland, who fought and were willing to die. You might just as well find us guilty a thousand times, but the goddess of the eternal court of history will smile and tear up the motions of the states attorney and the judgement of this court: for she finds us not guilty". After Hitler gave this speech, the court ... nothing terrible, or exceptional, or surprising in the fact that they prefer to be outside the party, that they are cutting themselves off from the party. If you study the history of our party, you will find that always, at certain serious turns taken by our party, a certain section of the old leaders fell out of the cart of ...
- 1540: What Is Macroevolution?
- ... tend to stay pretty much as they are for the rest of their existence. Phyletic gradualism suggests that species continue to adapt to new challenges over the course of their history. Species selection and species sorting theories claim that there are macroevolutionary processes going on that make it more or less likely that certain species will exist for very long before becoming extinct, in a kind of parallel to what happens to genes in microevolution. The history of the concept of macroevolution In the "modern synthesis" of neo-Darwinism, which developed in the period from 1930 to 1950 with the reconciliation of evolution by natural selection and ... seemed to have made Darwinism redundant, the so-called "eclipse of Darwinism" (Bowler 1983), he was not a Darwinian, but an orthogeneticist. Moreover Russian biologists of the period had a history of rejecting Darwin's Malthusian mechanism of evolution by competition. In Theodosius Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species, he began by saying that "we are compelled at ...
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