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- 651: Aaron Burr Jr.
- ... had rather not live than not to be the daughter of such a man." At her mother's death, Theodosia was eleven years old and already versed in philosophy and history. She could speak German and French, and played the harp and pianoforte. Burr concentrated on a program for her education, which he was to supervise under all conditions. Her father ... candidate for the post of minister to France, Washington appointed Monroe. The President also denied Burr the use of official documents which he wished to consult, preparatory to writing a history of the Revolutionary War. Nevertheless, Burr's abilities were recognized in New York, and Governor Clinton offered him a seat on the Supreme bench of that State. This Burr declined ... by the birth of her son, Aaron Burr Alston, who came to be called "Gampy," and whom his grandfather expected at two years to be exploring the secrets of natural history! Burr did not assume the office of Vice President until January 15, 1802. He won at once the esteem of the Senate as a presiding officer. He "states the ...
- 652: One Thousand Years of Chinese Footbinding: Its Origins, Popularity and Demise
- ... culture. That footbinding was legitimized by scholars and tied to the custom of the patriarchal Chinese family, perpetuating the kinship system, was no adequate stronghold against the forward momentum of history, education and labor opportunities, and capitalist individualism. Rather than indicating a flawed national character, footbinding in China connected its people to its past, embodying the memory of mothers in their ... with Bound Feet (shoed) Image: A Bound Foot - closeup ENDNOTES 1. Dorothy Ko, "The Body as Attire: The Shifting Meanings of Footbinding in Seventeenth-Century China", Journal of Women's History, Winter 1997, Vol. 8, No. 4 : 9 2. Jicai Feng, The Three-Inch Golden Lotus (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1994) 52. 3. Bernard Llewellyn, China's Courts and Concubines ... Barbara Garlick, Suzanne Dixon and Pauline Allen, Stereotypes of Women in Power (New York: Greenwood Press, 1992) 122. 12. Davin 28. 13. Howard S. Levy, The Lotus Lovers: The Complete History of the Curious Erotic Custom of Footbinding in China (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1992) 146. 14. Maria Jaschok, Concubines and Bondservants (London: Oxford University Press, 1988) 97. 15. Gerry ...
- 653: Idealism Or EthnocideA Clash O
- Native history forms an important and distinct part of Canadian society. The history of relations between First Nations peoples of Canada and the European settlers that arrived on this country's shores extends over five centuries. Between 1725 and 1923 treaties were signed ... bones . Very little of the animal was wasted . Native life revolved around the shaggy buffalo . It was the same all over the western plains in the seventies . Business , tragedy and history could all be traced to the buffalo . When the railroad was completed in 1885 the buffalo was virtually extinct . Expansion was one response to the threat posed by the ...
- 654: Ancient Babylon
- The code of Hammurabi was one of the most important documents in Babylon history. It was adopted from many Sumerian customs that had been around for a while before the Babylonians. Though many of the Laws were adopted from Sumeria they were published by ... reach heaven so he made them all speak different languages. After King Hammurabi there was no sufficient leaders and Old Babylon soon fell. This appears to be a pattern in history because this is very similar what happened to Egypt. The people who took over the Amorites were the Hittites. The Hittites were Indo-European people unlike the Semitic Old Babylonians ... Hammurabi and therefore they had a basis on which to base their own laws and rules. In my opinion studying Babylon is very good for us today. I mean studying history is always good because you learn from your past so you don t make the same mistakes. The US is very divers as was the Amorites. But we do ...
- 655: Causes Of World War I
- ... 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 ...
- 656: Sudden Infant Death Syndrom
- ... changing, however, as public awareness is ever increasing. Thus, the purpose of this paper will be to explain sudden infant death syndrome and its known or suggested causes. Also, the history of SIDS, the problems and emotional suffering that results from the loss of a child, the toll it takes on the surviving sibling, and possible counseling or other help that ... would be acceptable to all. The current definition of SIDS, developed in 1969, states SIDS as being "the sudden death of any infant or young child which is unexpected by history and in which a thorough postmortem examination fails to demonstrate and adequate cause of death." (Bosa 5). Much has been learned through research in the recent years. Such examples have ... death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a complete postmortem examination, including an investigation of the death scene and a review of the case history. Cases failing to meet the standards of this definition, including those with postmortem examinations, should no be diagnosed as having SIDS. Cases that are autopsied and carefully investigated but ...
- 657: Contemporary Chicano Literatur
- ... statement in the 1940s when a Mexican author was a rare thing to see. Authors are storytellers, and storytellers are essential in the up-liftment of a culture. Mexican American history was changed by "American scholars who take refuge in patriotism" (Acuna ix). We, Chicanos, need our own storytellers to write our own literature; our own history. We cannot expect white America to write our history and interpret it correctly. Sandra Cisneros The first book I read was Growing Up Chicana/o. On the cover the purpose of the book is stated: "Stories of the ...
- 658: The Atomic Bomb and its Effects on Post-World War II
- ... The immediate effects of these bombings were simple. The Japanese government surrendered, unconditionally, to the United States. The rest of the world rejoiced as the most destructive war in the history of mankind came to an end . All while the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki tried to piece together what was left of their lives, families and homes. Over the course ... penetrate every fabric of American existence. From our politics to our educational system. Our industry and our art. Historians have gone so far as to call this period in our history the "atomic age" for the way it has shaped and guided world politics, relations and culture. The entire history behind the bomb itself is rooted in Twentieth Century physics. At the time of the bombing the science of physics had been undergoing a revolution for the past thirty- ...
- 659: ANwar Sadats DEcision To Make
- ... Throughout time the decisions made by an individual or a group, such as President Anwar Sadat and his decision to make peace with Israel has dramatically changed the course of history. Every leader in history has made a decision that has affected the world, or just his nation in some way. After many years of struggling to keep peace among the Jews and Arabs, President ... on their minds was the destruction of the country. Anwar Sadat was prepared to sacrifice one million soldiers in the destruction of Israel (Bard, http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/73_War.html). The Suez War(1956), which followed the Israeli War of Independence, the British, French, and the US agreed not to supply the Israeli or Arabs with ...
- 660: Maifest Destiny
- The technical definition of manifest destiny is to be ordained by god to do something. In the case of US history is was manifest destiny to move west and expand the boundaries of the early United States. Manifest destiny was an excuse and still is. People in the early United States ... need an excuse that what they were doing was right in order to help them sleep at night. That excuse was called manifest destiny. There are several examples in our history in which we implement manifest destiny not just once or twice but many times. The Proclamation of 1763 when Great Britain promised the Native Americans that the colonists would not ... control weather or not the colonist expanded out west or not. The colonists wrote it off as manifest destiny. The Trail of Tears is possibly the saddest stories in American history. Native Americans were forced to leave their land and travel the 800-mile journey west to find new land and a new home. Nearly one quarter the population did ...
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