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- 11721: Creation VS. Evolution
- ... Theories are in debate about the processes of evolution. The only thing that is being questioned and has not been proven is the history of species. For example, human evolutionary theories have gone through a great history of change because of new evidence. At first it was thought that Neanderthals, a prehistoric human ancestor from Europe, were part of the lineage that led to modern humans. Now it is believed that ...
- 11722: Albert Einstein
- ... on March 14, 1879 in Ulm. He was raised in Munich, where his family owned a small electrical machinery shop. Though he did not even begin to speak until he was three, he showed a great curiosity of nature and even taught himself Euclidean geometry at the age of 12. Albert despised school life, thinking it dull and boring, so when his family decided to move to Milan, Italy, Einstein took ...
- 11723: Andrew Jackson
- ... formed the “Trail of Tears”, called so because thousands of Indians died due to disease or starvation on a road to Oklahoma. His government eliminated the National Debt for the first time. Jackson did a great deal of “belt-tightening” and eliminated corrupt public officials. Mostly though the federal government benefited by the massive migration to the west, and consequently profited from the sale of public lands. Because of the strong ...
- 11724: Canada Immigration Laws
- ... the Toronto Star, portray immigrants as being criminals. As many as 600 Chinese immigrants have landed off the shores of British Columbia last summer. This human smuggling has received a one sided view in a great deal of the media. An article in the Toronto Star clearly demonstrates that these immigrants are not receiving any sympathy from the media. The article writes : The migrants came to North America seeking to make ...
- 11725: Fascism and its Political Ideas
- ... Hitler, using modern technology, furthered his power. He used the microphone, radio, and newspaper to create any appearance that fascism will be the new political power in the twentieth century. Hitler once said that "The great masses of people… will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one." (Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State) He accomplished this feat by use of the microphone, speaking to ...
- 11726: Declining Trust in Our Government
- ... by the American people. They military, for example, has greatly improved its ratings from the time after Vietnam to the period after the Gulf War (Nye). Seventy percent of Americans say that they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in our military according to a 1995 poll ("Why Don't"). This indicates that there is still hope for citizens to gain back trust is our government. It ...
- 11727: The Bill of Rights
- ... similar guarantees in the constitutions of the American states. From the perspective of two centuries, it can be said that Madison chose well among they pyramid of proposal sin the state. he included all the great rights appropriate for constitutional protection. The US Bill of Rights contains the classic inventory of individual rights, and it has served as the standard for all subsequenent attempts to sage guard human rights. The first ...
- 11728: An Indian Woman In Guatemala: Without A Trace Of Bitterness In Her Voice
- ... one more weapon." ( Menchu xviii ) Her people need to base their actions on the laws that come down from the past, on prophecy. Her own history and the history of her family is told with great detail in the book I, Rigoberta Menchu. Not only does one learn about the culture of her people and about the community in which she lives, but an understanding is gained as to impetus to ...
- 11729: The Graying of America
- ... up more and more of the population, its visibility and political influence will probably intensify. The situation is caused by an increasing number of retiring Americans, the fact is that we are now living a great deal longer than did our grandparents. The makers of the Social Security system designed it with their present life spans in mind. When they created the program in 1935 and chose 65 as the retirement ...
- 11730: The Evolution of the First Amendment
- ... the birth of the First Amendment, which formally recognized the natural and inalienable rights of Americans to think and speak freely. The first Amendments early years were not entirely auspicious. Although the early Americans enjoyed great freedom compared to citizens of other nations, even the Constitution's framer once in power, could resist the string temptation to circumvent the First Amendment's clear mandate. Before the 1930s, we had no legally ...
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