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- 9491: The Battle of Saratoga
- The Battle of Saratoga The Battle of Saratoga is known as the “Turning Point” of the American Revolution. It was a major defeat of British forces on American soil. In the war, a series of engagements fought in New York. To split the colonies along the Hudson, the British planned a three-way advance on Albany from Canada, and from New York City along the Mohawk River ... terms of the Convention of Saratoga, Burgoyne’s drained army marched out of its camp and stacked its weapons along the Hudson River. Thus was gained one of the most decisive victories in American and world history.
- 9492: Constantinople The Gateway Cit
- ... of the deserted Roman Empire many years after Constantine's death. Constantinople can be described as a Gateway City by its geographic features, the cultural influences, and the historical influences upon the rest of the world. Constantinople was positioned upon a major seaport called Byzantium. The positioning of Constantinople was at a location between major trading routes to Europe and Asia. Constantinople controlled the Bosporous Strait, which was the junction of ... political power, defense and for the spread of culture. (Doc. B) Nearly 300,000 people made their permanent homes in Constantinople. (Doc. C) The placement of Constantinople let the people enjoy many cultures of the world. There were only two requirements for citizenship: membership in a Christian Church and the ability to speak Greek. (Doc. C) With Constantine being a Christian, he believed that Christianity was the best religion for his city. Constantine was looking for the best for his city. Many of the structures during Constantine's rule are considered architectural wonders of the world. Of those structures, the Hagia Sophia was built. The building itself has been a Christian church, a Muslim mosque, and a museum. (Doc. C) Across the street from the Hagia Sophia was the imperial ...
- 9493: Fantasy Or Reality
- ... one of the charictors on the paper and trys to talk and declare what it is his charictor would be doing in certain situations. In most of these game people are the heroes of the world they play in saving people for hidious monsters and slaying dragons and vanquishing evil. Some people prefer to play evil charictors. This is alright and there choice and most of the time other players kill ... in real life). There have been times in the past when people have gotten drunk and killed others imitatiing the game that they play, but this does not make the game evil. Annything in this world is potentialy harmful. If people do not exercise good judgemant and controll then they are at fault. Some good things that have been done with role playing games in the past and cintinue to happen to this day. Psycologists use role playing games on depressed people and it typically turns out well. The game puts the player into a whole new world with monsters and evil to vanquish. In group therapy it brings people together and makes them work with eachother and make a strong bond of friendship tword eachother. All in all role playing games ...
- 9494: George Bernard Shaws Mrs. Warr
- ... to support yourself, but to enable yourself to marry someone "worthy", meaning someone who could afford you. Page 1734 we see Mrs. Warren defending her actions. She's "explaining" to Vivie the ways of the world. On one hand, Mrs. Warren is admitting that what she is doing is wrong, but on the other hand she answers Vivie's questions about being ashamed by saying: "It's only good manners to ... right. Sometimes they are rewarded financially and sometimes not. Either way, it is ok by them. The second category is Mrs. Warren and Crofts. They want to be in a better social standing in the world, but they only way they know how is to make more money and show it off. All in all, I think Shaw was showing his contempt for the Mrs. Warren's of the world. I believe Viv, Frank and Pared better represented his thoughts and feelings.
- 9495: A Dolls House 3
- ... has happened in her past. In today's society, many women are in a situation similar to Nora's. Although many people have accepted women as being equal, there are still people in today s world who are doing their best to suppress the feminist revolution. These things are expressed in A Doll's House. Torvald is an example of today's stereotypical man, who is only interested in his appearance ... Torvald is no longer exposed to her manipulative nature, he realizes what true love and equality are, and that they cannot be achieved with people like Nora and himself together. If everyone in the modern world were to view males and females as completely equal, and if neither men nor women used the power that society gives them based on their sex, then, and only then, could true equality exist in our world.
- 9496: Columbian Voyages- Their Effec
- ... as it may sound, being exposed to a particular virus can help one’s children become better equipped to deal with it. This because human beings, as all living things, are constantly evolving. As the world around them changes, the physiology of the human changes as well. Each generation is stronger, faster, and generally better fit to its environment. Adaptation to disease is one aspect of this adaptation. As one is ... of diseases. Many of the breakthroughs of medical science were the result of a researcher or doctor looking for the cure to a certain disease. As long as there are diseases and viruses in the world that doctors cannot cure or understand, medical science will march on, looking for the answers. Although devastating and often traumatic, sickness and disease could never be removed from our society, or any society, completely. As ... thief,” viruses keep getting more lethal and more frightening as medicine learn how to combat each one. However, as horrifying and lethal as Ebola and AIDS are, they still have their natural place in the world’s ecosystem.
- 9497: Chernobyl, What Happened
- ... not everyone agreed to the test ever being conducted. However not everyone was satisfied with the ignorant technicians theory and researchers proposed an additional theory. Unlike Chernobyl the power plants in the rest of the world have a contaminant structure which is a huge reinforced concrete domedesigned to prevent radioactive materials from escaping during anaccident. Like one West German nuclear scientist Rudolf Schulten said "The reactor itself is a very old-fashioned type, and the safety philosophy of this reactor would never be accepted today by any country in the Western World." A U.S official agrees and sais that "Has it been designed as reactors in the U.S and the rest of the world the reactor would not have been destroyed. 6 When the reactor exploded and the core began to burn Soviet officials tried as hard as they could to put out the fire. It took them ...
- 9498: Chicago
- Chicago has been the fastest growing city of the world. “The city of the Century” is the name given to this historic city. It is a great city of the greatest people who devoted almost their whole life to this city. Jane Addams, Florence Kelley ... October 8, 1871, the fire viped out the city. 18,000 building were burnt. Economic potential of the city was still there. The citizens were determined to rebuild. Architects and Engineers came from around the world and started building just what it was like before. In 10 years after the fire, Architects had begun to make buildings that were unprecedented. The city was now buying, consuming, trading, manufacturing and selling more ... day were coming to Chicago to do business. The downtown was locked by the boundaries of water and a railroad. Chicago was the second largest city of the nation. People from all parts of the world were attracted to Chicago because that was the place where they saw lots of business opportunities. That was the place where they thought they could start their new career. Even today, 70% of the ...
- 9499: Tenskwatawa
- ... until Tecumseh himself came into direct contact with an individual that they realized what influence he had on the Shawnee and gathering tribes. Even after Tecumseh took down the veil of secrecy and showed the world his true motives, government chiefs such as Main Poc still denounced his leadership mainly because they disagreed with his goals for a unified Indian nation. In the fall of 1811, while Tecumseh was away on ... brother, and that relationship probably saved his life" (p. 158). The failure of The Prophet’s military leadership and magic to protect Tippecanoe was a major factor in the decline of his influence. After the War of 1812, Tenskwatawa stayed in Amherstburg and feuded with a succession of British Indian agents. He finally returned to the United States and died a broken man in Kansas in the fall of 1836. He ...
- 9500: Blue Hotel
- ... religious dogmas. However, fear of retribution soon turned to cynicism and criticism of his idealistic parents’ God, "the wrathful Jehovah of the Old Testament" (Stallman 16), as he was confronted with the harsh realities of war as a journalistic correspondent. Making extensive use of religious metaphors and allusions in The Blue Hotel (1898), Crane thus explores the interlaced themes of the sin and virtue. Ironically, although "he disbelieved it and hated ... the cruel realities that each of us faces. Thus, it is only through trusting "the God of [one’s] inner thoughts" (Stallman 16) that one can hope to cope with and survive in this brutal world.
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