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- 11341: Mohandas Gandhi
- ... abused labourers. The colony became very large and many cities were crippled by the lack of labourers. The government reacted to this by jailing Gandhi several times along with many other of his followers. The war he fought was one without weapons, already Gandhi was on his way to starting his career of non-violent campaigns. The main idea behind Gandhi's teachings was non-violence. The words of the Sanskrit ... s individuality. Gandhi is well known for his efforts in fighting imperliasm in India and South Africa. His methods were, unique in that they did not involve the use of weapons. During the South African War of 1899-1902 and during the Zulu rebellion in 1906, Gandhi organised an ambulance corps consisting of Indians to help the British fight. He believed that duty dictated that the Indian population had a responsibity ...
- 11342: Alfred Nobel
- ... proud of his Swedish Background. In his teens his father sent him to learn chemistry in France. He gained interest in explosive nitroglycerin. And studied until he founded the first ever nitroglycerin factory in the world, but found it was too volatile to work with, and too many miners were dying using it. He began experimenting on how to control the substance. He wanted something that could absorb the nitroglycerin and ... mankind." Physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. His family had many rejections to this but it still went through. It is sure that Alfred Nobel contributed a great deal to chemistry and the world and has a large diversity of achievements. He lived an unhealthy life only to live a healthy afterlife. Many people will benefit from the Nobel prizes including such people as Mother Theresa and Ernest Rutherford ...
- 11343: Education In Check
- ... should know. Basic math and English skills are required jus to get by in today s society. If these basic skills are never learned, we risk having an underdeveloped society full of uneducated people. Our world would literally crumble because we run the chance of people not knowing anything. Limiting what children learn today is not the way we want to have them grow up. If we did that, we would ... is harmful or wrong to society. What we are trying to do is guide them in life so what they can make the right decisions in life. Exposing them to what is right in the world will help them open up to new opportunities and experiences. As we can see, we are not limiting on what a person can learn, but only protecting that person from abusing it. So many things ...
- 11344: Chaucerian Commentary
- ... classes, no doubt becoming quite familiar with the culture and attitudes of the commoners. Perhaps most vital to Chaucer s ascension into poetic greatness evolved because of his unusual access and acceptance into the upper world of aristocracy. As an adolescent, Chaucer was sent by his father to serve as a page to Lionel of Antwerp. This initiated Chaucer into the world of the nobility to which he became a distinguished honorary member. Chaucer worked in many critical posts for the aristocracy, parliament, and the royal family. Chaucer s service to the aristocracy provided him with an ...
- 11345: Greece 3
- ... the largest and most populated ancient Athens and is situated in Central Greece at approximately 38° N 23.7° E. Athens is now known as one of the safest and most affordable cities in the world and is also the world-renowned home for the ancient Acropolis- (acro: edge, polis: city), the home of the statues of the gods and goddesses like Zeus and Athena. The majestic statue marvels are no longer in the Acropolis, but ...
- 11346: Animal Testing
- ... sick. There will be nearly 275,000 animals dead this time tomorrow that are not dead right now due to a fatal animal testing mistake. The numbers are real, and this is happening in our world every day because it is a multibillion-dollar income for some people and is legal in the U.S. The National Institutes of Health, the worlds largest recipient of funds used for research, must be pushed to fund more preventative programs and human based research. The problem that we are faced with today is not a difficult one to fix ...
- 11347: Native Son 2
- Native Son by Richard Wright is a novel written about a black boy trying to grow up in a white man's world. Bigger, the main charter, is growing up in a typical black neighborhood. He is the only man of the house so he must help his mother support them. In this novel it is important to ... in things that he is allowed to do. Bigger wants to be allowed to do the same things as the white man. Bigger has always been told that he cannot hold certain jobs in this world. Both Bigger and Edna wanted things that neither of them would see in their lifetimes. My opinion of this book is very good. I enjoyed reading Native Son. I was amazed with the graphic descriptions ...
- 11348: Creative Writing: Under The Spell - A travel tale by Danny O'brien
- ... asked if they had brought employment. "Yes at first, but as soon as we want decent wages they leave." I understood, and became very sad, very angry. It is the way now all over the world. Large multinationals move into countries to take advantage of cheap labor. As soon as the standard of living rises and the local population asks for fair wages they pack up and leave for other third world country. The potato famine is not over yet. Then, Irish food was shipped to England while millions of Irish starved or had to leave their homes and country. The same wolf now lives in different ...
- 11349: Bhutan
- Bhutan World History Period 4 By:Chris Murphy Fact Sheet Area: 18, 147 square miles Population: 1,660,000 Capital: Thimphu (pop. 20,000) Languages: Dzongkha (official) Gurung, Assamese Ethnic make-up: Bhote 60%, Napalese 25% Religion ... in cities and Bhutans largest city, which is the capital, has only 20,000 people. So to me, Bhutan isnt sound like a good place to settle down in. Bibliography "Bhutan". The 1996 World Almanac, 1983. "Flags of Bhutan". www.theodora.com/flags/bhutan_flags.html, 5/30/97. Kaminsky, Arnold P. "Bhutan". Microsoft Encarta 97, 1997. Karan, P.P. "Bhutan". Lands and Peoples, 1983.
- 11350: Animals and Their Purpose
- ... by today's society that using humans for dangerous jobs, or brand new experiments is extremely unaccepted. Should human life be tested on? Should animals be used to assist humans in the betterment of our world, the world in which we share those animals? Lets find out. A clone is a living thing created from another by a nonsexual reproductive process. Cells can be cloned also by stemming a single cell into a ...
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