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- 891: Don Pepe Figueres
- Like Castro, Gueverra, and Sandino, Jose Figueres Ferrer holds a place as one of the most important revolutionary and political forces in Latin American history. This so-called father of modern Costa Rica led his country to revolution and eventual democracy. Known affectionately as Don Pepe by his admirers, Figueres was both an enemy of ... Figueres enjoyed, a much darker side to his administration as well as an unmistakable duality in his dealings with the U.S. and democracy itself is seen in his political history. Following a time of democracy in Costa Rica, in the early 40 s, then president Rafael Calderon allied himself with the Costa Rican communist party, Vanguardia Popular as well as ... Press. 3) Langley, Kyle; The Sparrow and the Hawk; 1997; University of Alabama Press. 4)Langley, Kyle; Resistance and Accommodation: The United States and the Nationalism of Jose Figueres; Diplomatic History; V18n1; 1994; pp. 128. 5) Baker, Christopher; Costa Rica Handbook; http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/cr/moon/history. 6) CIA involvement in Costa Rica; http://www.cat.org. ...
- 892: William Gibson and The Internet
- ... future that is visible from within the experiences and trends of the current moment, from this perpscetive, cyberpunk can be read as a sort of social theory. Chapter 1 Internet history The Internet is a network of computer networks, the most important of which was called ARPANET(Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork), a wide area experimental network connecting hosts and terminal ... also the treasure trove for all digital or electronically transferred information, and, as such, it is the place for most of what is now commerce, industry, and human interaction Cyberpunk History Cyberpunk literature, in general, deals with unimportant people in technologically-enhanced cultural "systems". In Cyberpunk stories' settings, there is usually a "system" which dominates the lives of most "ordinary" people ... According to most demographers, we are more street smart and pop-culture literate, and less versed in the classics, ethics, and formal education (especially in areas like geography, civics, and history: areas where we appear to be, in short, an academic disgrace.) We are said to have less ambition, less idealism, less morals, smaller attention spans, and less discipline than ...
- 893: Development of the Submarine
- Development of the Submarine Throughout history, navies have made significant impacts in the technological development of human kind. These impacts range from improvements in metal technologies made while perfecting the cannon to the advent of cybernetics, which allowed more precise targeting of weaponry. One of the more sophisticated developments in naval history has been the invention of the submarine. The submarine was born in 1620 as a leather-covered rowboat built by Cornelius Drebbel. After Robert Fulton came up with a more ... the war resulted in a unique situation. The two major naval powers of the day, Great Britain and the United States, were now allied against the greatest land power in history in the Soviet Union. In the period from 1955 to 1965, the advantage was heavily in favor of the U.S. As the United States had developed the atomic ...
- 894: The Hutu Tribe
- ... want to learn more about them. I will cover a wide variety of information in my report. This will include the land where they live, their way of life, their history and ancestry, and what the government is like in Rwanda. I don't expect the reader to become an expert on the Hutus and the Tutsis, but I do hope ... than six feet tall, while the Hutu are very short people. The Tutsis are related to the Masai and the people along the Nile, while the Hutus have a Buntu history. As you can see the people that make up the tribes of the Hutus and the Tutsis are a very diverse group of people. The way of life for the ... leading industry in Rwanda. As you can see the economy was never very strong to begin with, and now with the civil war raging it is worse than ever. The history of conflict between the two tribes began four centuries ago. The Tutsis are a warrior tribe of Hamatic origin. Sometimes called the "Watutsi", they invaded the Hutu in Rwanda ...
- 895: Constantine The Great
- ... army. The period between 306 and 324, during Constantine s rule, was a period of constant civil war. Two sets of campaigns not only guaranteed Constantine a spot in Roman history, but also made him sole ruler of the Roman Empire. On October 28th, 312 he defeated Maxentius at The Battle of the Milvian Bridge. In 314, 316, and 324, he ... Incidentally, Maxentius and Licinius were both brothers-in-law of Constantine. Of the two campaigns, however, it was the first against Maxentius which guaranteed Constantine an important place in the history of western civilization because he attributed his victory to Jesus Christ. On the evening of October 27th, 312, he had seen the Chi-Rho, the sign of Christ, in the ... He quickly found that persuasion was not enough to forge a solid, unified faith. In an attempt to resolve the Arian controversy, he assembled the first unified council in the history of the church, which assembled for its first session at Nicaea in Bithynia during June, 325. This action was the most profound event of his reign because it set ...
- 896: Christopher Marlowe
- ... the restless spheres, Wills us to wear ourselves and never rest, That perfect bliss and sole felicity, The sweet fruitition of an earthly crown. (Britannica 917) His masterpiece, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, told of a man selling his soul for the price of all knowledge. This appealed to the superstitious Elizabethans. It was produced in 1594 as Dr. Faustus at the Rose Theatre. V. Simmes published The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus in 1604. The following lines from this work show the possible redemption through Christ s blood: The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike, The ... the Renaissance. The Renaissance was the period from about 1350 to 1600 in which European scholars revived the learning of ancient Greece and Rome. It was a period in European history that saw a renewed interest in the arts. In this time, the middle ages and feudal times were transformed into a society dominated by the arts. It was a ...
- 897: Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?
- ... that lesbian and gay issues will be a more eminent aspect of the public consciousness and American political scene in the coming decade than in any other time in American history. Policy changes early in Bill Clinton's administration created a heated debate over the military presence of gays and lesbians, several states have passed amendments prohibiting laws that protect homosexuals ... As many see it, looking for a "cause" of homosexuality suggests that it is an abnormality, and implies that it is deviant from a "normal" heterosexuality. On the other hand, history has shown that society's perception of gay activities can be threatening, if not deadly. Over the centuries they have either been merely "intolerated" or, more often, detested. After a ... Colorado's Amendment 2 statute) very difficult on the part of the state. The first factor the Supreme Court generally considers is whether the group at issue has suffered a history of purposeful discrimination. In the case of homosexuality, there is no question that homosexuals have historically been the objects of vicious and sustained hostility, as outlined earlier in this ...
- 898: Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?
- ... that lesbian and gay issues will be a more eminent aspect of the public consciousness and American political scene in the coming decade than in any other time in American history. Policy changes early in Bill Clinton's administration created a heated debate over the military presence of gays and lesbians, several states have passed amendments prohibiting laws that protect homosexuals ... As many see it, looking for a "cause" of homosexuality suggests that it is an abnormality, and implies that it is deviant from a "normal" heterosexuality. On the other hand, history has shown that society's perception of gay activities can be threatening, if not deadly. Over the centuries they have either been merely "intolerated" or, more often, detested. After a ... Colorado's Amendment 2 statute) very difficult on the part of the state. The first factor the Supreme Court generally considers is whether the group at issue has suffered a history of purposeful discrimination. In the case of homosexuality, there is no question that homosexuals have historically been the objects of vicious and sustained hostility, as outlined earlier in this ...
- 899: Gender Roles
- ... in the creation of these roles. The role of women in American society was conditioned by religious attitudes and by the conditions of life that prevailed through much of American history. The culture of Europe and America was based for centuries on a patriarchal system in which exclusive ownership of the female by a given male was considered important, with the ... has little cause for discontent." While this statement is arguable in the way it assumes that women are not discontented under such circumstances, it is clear that for most of history women were expected to be content with this sort of life and were trained for that purpose. Clearly, circumstances of family life have changed in the modern era. Industry has ... These changes involve the new ability of women to break out of the gender roles created for them by a patriarchal society. The desperation women feel has been fed throughout history by the practice of keeping women in their place by limiting their options. This was accomplished on one level by preventing women from gaining their the sort of education ...
- 900: Airships
- Airships INDEX PROLOGUE 2 TYPES OF AIRSHIP 2 RIGID AIRSHIP 2 NONRIGID AIRSHIP 3 HISTORY OF RIGID AIRSPS 3 HISTORY OF NONRIGID AIRSHIPS 4 AIRSHIPS TODAY 5 HINDENBURG 6 HINDENBURG DISASTER 7 PROLOGUE An airship is a type of lighter-than-air aircraft with propulsion and steering systems, it is ... gas expands, air is bled from the ballonets while a constant pressure is maintained throughout the envelope. When the gas contracts upon descent, air is pumped back into the ballonets. HISTORY OF RIGID AIRSHIPS The German company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin had the most success in building rigid airships. The first Zeppelin was flown on July 2, 1900; it was 419 ft ...
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