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- 601: The Causes of World War 1, and the Battles
- ... support of its ally, Germany. Such support was forthcoming in the form of a telegram to the Emperor Franz Joseph on 6 July 1914. The telegram has become known to history as the "Blank Check". In order to balance the power, France and Russia signed an alliance. Russia saw itself as the 'protector of Slavs' in the war, and immediately mobilized ... modern weapons and new technologies such as machine guns, bunkers and railroad systems that allowed to bring troops quicker into defensive positions. This was the first war in the human history where the weapons of defense were superior to offensive. The First World War is also known as a war of attrition. In order to protect themselves from modern weapons, men ... cost of the French Army, and it is often compared to a sausage machine, because 315,000 Frenchman died. The human kind had never sees such battles throughout the whole history, with so many losses, which was quite shockfull experience for the soldiers who fought the First World War. This war resulted shortages in practically everything, and rising prices. By ...
- 602: Womens Writing The Powe And Th
- ... Tom Absher argues in his book Men and the Goddess , To begin to undo the assumptions of patriarchy, men must avail themselves of feminist thought to understand patriarchy s destructive history and its destructive effects in the present. (Absher, 1990, p xiii) and that patriarchy is, a literal subjugation and oppression of women and a figurative but real subjugation and disparagement ... men. (Ibid). Cultural studies has though extended itself towards pulp fiction, soapies Elaine Showalter concept of gynocritics woman as writer with woman as the producer of textual meanings, with the history, themes, genres, and structures of literature of women. , highlights the process of reshaping literature - although for equality it sounds rather mono . There are two keys aspects to understand where women s writing has come from; the first is that conquerors have always written history not the vanquished, and the second is that power cannot exist without politics or bias. It is has only been recently that men have ceased to dominated all aspects ...
- 603: The Horror of The Black Plague In Europe in 1347
- ... of the Black Plague, economically, Europe suffered greatly, although it did reclaim itself. The standard of living rose.....for those still living. The Black Plague marks a horrifying piece of history for Europe. It had profound effects on political, social, and economical aspects of life in the fourteenth century. People’s sanity was tested, and even the most stable person suffered ... changed. Moral, philosophical, and religious convictions were challenged. The Black Plague provided a major theme of depopulation for the Middle Ages, and it was a major turning event in the history and development of Europe. Urban populations quickly recovered within a few years through immigration. Although rural population recovered slowly. Some professions, such as friars, took generations to recover. This disease ... carried through such a tiny insect. Works Cited Bhatt, Neil, ed. “The Effect on Europe.” [Online] Available http://www.insecta-inspecta.com.html. Knox, E. L. Skip. “The Black Death.” History of Western Civilization. [Online] Available http://history.idbsu.edu.html, 17 Aug. 1995. Magill, Frank. “Invasion of the Black Death.” Great Events from History. New Jersey: Salem Press. Vol. ...
- 604: Harriet Stowe
- ... writing supplemented her husband's modest earnings. Her husband was regarded as a distinguished Biblical scholar, and she persisted in nagging him to write; eventually he published The Origin and History of the Books of the Bible, which was well-received and financially successful. Money was a concern through her life: some investments failed and two to three of her grown ... son, Charles Edward lived and were comforts to their parents. She lived ten years after her husband died, but retired from the limelight, and died in 1896. Throughout America's history, some Christians - for example the Quakers and some radical sectarians - criticized slavery; many excused it. (Robert Dabney defended slavery in his biography of Stonewall Jackson.) By the late 1840s' the ... troubles'll be over soon; but, if ye don't repent, yours won't never end!' " Uncle Tom's Cabin is both a good read and an important document of history -- an illuminating companion to any study of the Civil War. It is one of the most influential books written, and is a useful guide to understanding how the exploitation ...
- 605: Episcopalianism / Anglicanism
- ... refused to give any guidance, and left to itself, the church drifted aimlessly. This all left a mistrust of Rome in the hearts of Englishmen. A major event in church history occurred at this point. Henry VII came to the throne. He was master of all England except the church. When he died, his son, Henry VIII, took the throne. He ... young, however, his uncle, Edward Seymour, was protector from 1547-1549. It was in 1549 that the Act of Uniformity was passed. This was a new beginning for Anglican Church history. The Act provided that all ministers used the new Book of Common Prayer and no other. This Book was a revision of the Latin Service books previously used, and spelled ... Catholic sacraments - baptism, confirmation, matrimony and penance - have real, not symbolic power to bestow divine grace. But Anglicanism also means that the church has received influences from English character and history, a sense of moderation and rationality, love of literate sermons, suspicious of fanatics, and a suspicion of absolute power in the hands of Bishops. Present day Episcopalians have become ...
- 606: Operation Linebacker
- OPERATION LINEBACKER II 1. What do you think of when you drive by that big B-52 at the museum? Being the history buff that I am, I think about Vietnam, where that old “Buff” was used the most. “Why should I care about Vietnam?” you ask yourself. Well, last time I checked there’s a history section in the PFE guide, so there might be a test later! The intent of this paper is to inform you about Operation Linebacker II. I’ll explain the events ... 448) Hanoi however would prove to be no easy target. Colonel (Ret) A. L. Gropman is quoted in the book, War in the Third Dimension as saying, “no target in history was so well defended...not London, nor Ploesti, nor Berlin during the Second World War.” (Mason: 56) High altitude, nighttime bombing had to be used to reduce the effectiveness ...
- 607: Henry Ford
- A biographical look at the life, times and lessons of Henry Ford It is doubtful if any mechanical invention in the history of the world has influenced in the same length of time the lives of so many people in an important way as the motor car. So writes an American historian ... the automobile factory that introduced mass production, a process that has changed the lineaments of our economic and social life more profoundly than any other single element in the recent history of civilization. Nearly everyone has heard of this process, yet few have any detailed or exact knowledge of its inception and development. Enter Henry Ford. The true answers of what inspired this Michigan farmer to develop a production process that was so simple, effective and efficient it changed the entire course of history. In this report, we will present a brief history of the era in which Henry Ford lived, the background from which he came, and important management trends he followed. ...
- 608: Aphrodite
- ... of the goddess, it is apparent that he was striving for a high degree of realism. He was keenly aware of human anatomy and, for the first time in art history, there was an effort to convey a sense of "the flesh and bones beneath the skin" (Prag 139). The most famous sculpture of the goddess by Praxiteles is known as ... London: Thames and Hudson, 1990. Ghirshman, Roman. Persia: From the Origins to Alexander the Great. Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons, trans. London: Thames and Hudson, 1964. Hartt, Frederick. Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. Honour, Hugh, and John Fleming. The Visual Arts: A History. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1982. Janson, H. W. History of Art. 4th ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Langlotz, Ernst. "Classic Art." Encyclopedia of World Art. Vol. 3. ...
- 609: Mixed Messages In Greek Theatr
- ... use them in that way as aids to a modern imagination" (Green 1995, p.13). Green's statement brings to light the importance of cautious research into this area of history, especially keeping in mind the context in which the vases were made and used. Certainly, vases exist which are, as Green explains it, "inescapably" linked to the theatre. A sample ... above his head. Even the most cautious historian is swayed to believe that this vase is theatrical. Although the reliability of most of the Greek vases as sources of theatre history is debatable, as is the reliability of the historians reporting on those vases. Eight vases examined in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are discussed here with respect to what ... the small sample size of this research, that possibility is highly unlikely. What is likely is that all sources that deal with Greek vases, especially in the context of theatre history, contain misleading data and should be handled with some discretion. Unfortunately, false and misleading information will always be present in some form in the body of research, and the ...
- 610: The Aztec Nation
- ... life was advance to such a state that at that time of the world the people were living better than many European nations. The Aztec nation is unique in its history, economy, environment, and way of life then any other nation at that time. Perhaps three to four thousand years ago, small bands of hunting-gathering peoples made their way across ... America, South America, and Mexico, settling along the way. One such hunting- gathering group settled in the Central Valley of what is now Mexico (Nicholson 1985). There is a long history of civilizations in the Central Valley of Mexico; as early as several centuries before Christ agricultural tribes had already settled, and by the birth of Christ had established as their great religious center Teotihuacán. The history of the Central Valley after circa the tenth century A.D. is one of tribal conflict and superiority. About the time of the fall of this agricultural civilization, which ...
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