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- 4741: Technological Literacy
- ... agents, and ii) that the effects or consequences of technologies on, for instance, literacy or social interaction, are similar for everyone across class, geographic, or cultural differences. Yet, given the history of technologies, we can see that, as was the case with the printing press, effects are never uniform or even. That is, technological diffusion in the social sphere proceeds unevenly ...
- 4742: Alexander Hamilton
- ... is chiefly responsible for establishing the credit of the United States, both at home and abroad. His Report on the Public Credit, Jan. 14, 1790, constituted a watershed in American history. It marked an end of an era of bankruptcy and repudiation. His Report on a National Bank, Dec. 13, 1790, advocated a private bank with semipublic functions and was patterned ...
- 4743: The Battle of Midway in the Pacific
- ... and near their fighters, bombers, and seaplanes, waiting for the Japanese attack they had been expecting for weeks. The carrier battle of Midway, one of the decisive naval battles in history, is well documented. But the role played by the Midway garrison, which manned the naval air station on the atoll during the battle, is not as well known. Midway lies ...
- 4744: D-Day
- ... operation thrown together. When the plan was finalized in the spring of 1944 the world started work on preparing the hundreds of thousands of men for the greatest battle in history. By June of 1944 the landing forces were training hard, awaiting D-Day. 1,700,000 British, 1,500,000 Americans, 175,000 from Dominions (mostly Canada), and another 44 ...
- 4745: The Aztecs
- ... self control. Aztec boys learned practical tasks from their fathers at home. Then when they reached 15 they went to a youth house. There elders taught the boys religion, citizenship, history, traditions and art. They also learned war. Girls could also learn to be priestesses in temple schools. The Aztecs were divided into tribes that were dived into clans. Each clan ...
- 4746: Arnold Schwarzenegger
- ... would stress the importance of being physically fit, and the importance that sports play in our lives. Arnold Schwarzenegger can be described as the greatest and most successful bodybuilder in history to a box office superstar. Arnold is truly an example that proves if you want to do something bad enough, you can achieve it. He overcame many obstacles to achieve ...
- 4747: Chernobyl
- ... University in Lublock says he found mutation rates in two species of mice that were “probably thousands of times greater” than normal. "It was the worst civilian disaster in the history of nuclear power-and it could be repeated."(Nagorski ) To this very day, two of the four Chernobyl reactors still remain in use. It has been proven that radiation is ...
- 4748: Chinese Occupation of Tibet
- ... the Tibetan cultures occurs. This is a very serious topic that has been avoided since the late 1940's. Chinese occupation in Tibet is one of the great tragedies in history. The Communist government is trying to completely erase the Tibetan culture. Since the Tibetan religion is Buddhism they have vowed to never hurt another living creature, and because of this ...
- 4749: The Hundred Years War
- The Hundred Years War The Hundred Years War was considered to be the last medieval war that played a significant role in English history.(Schwarz) The Hundred Years War was a series of wars fought between Great Britain and France with Burgundy playing a small role for the French. Although the conflict lasted over ...
- 4750: The Influence of the French Revolution on Romanticism
- ... Romanticism. (Peyre, 2) Romanticism has had such a profound effect on the world since the late 18th century that one author has called it "the profoundest cultural transformation in human history since the invention of the city." (Compton's Encyclopedia, "Romanticism") Harvey and Heseltine state that "The outstanding characteristic of 18th-century French literature had been attached to reason.... About the ...
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