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The Manhattan Project
Words: 1621 - Pages: 6.... me with some opinion, and I always wanted to
know the bomb itself and the unbiased effects that it had. This I-search
was a great opportunity for me to actually fulfill my interest.
The Manhattan Project was the code name for the US effort during World War
II to produce the atomic bomb. It was appropriately named for the
Manhattan Engineer District of the US Army Corps of Engineers, because much
of the early research was done in New York City. Sparked by refugee
physicists in the United States, the program was slowly organized after
nuclear fission was discovered by German scientists in 1938, and many US
scientists expressed the fear t .....
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Colombus Case Extrapolated To
Words: 538 - Pages: 2.... basis or conditions are quite similar to the ones an organization has, such as the knowledge of its own products, competitors, barriers and the whole environment. To take risks one must be confident of the facts that take place in certain situations; therefore, the power to convince becomes a reality to the decision takers. Columbus convinced the Spanish sovereigns through an elaborate plan to win much more than they could lose and also negotiated with them to get a tenth of the profits and be named Viceroy of the new lands. Organization leaders should take advantage of risk taking in fields, which are unexplored by competitors. The N .....
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The Debut Of Television In America
Words: 765 - Pages: 3.... As time passed, people became more accepting of the new innovation; television sets were being found in more homes throughout America. This is when television began to take the nation by storm.
Television slowly started to take over the lives of many. Families became less “family oriented”; family time, for the most part, was now spent in front of the TV. Dinner time, which used to be an important part of the day when many families came together, was now being spent apart, in front of the television. I suppose it could be concluded that from this, TV dinners came about; a quick and easy way to make a half way decent meal so t .....
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Holocaust Revisited
Words: 1292 - Pages: 5.... Marrus has written a terrific book, The Holocaust in History. The book Holocaust, Religious & Philosophical Implications, by John K. Roth and Michael Berenbaum examines a number of different religious and philosophical issues in regard to the Holocaust. The most prominent theme in this book is the consideration of the uniqueness of the Holocaust as a historical event. The authors examine many opinions on this topic, and why or why not the Holocaust was unprecedented in its practical annihilation of a population and the reasons behind the wished elimination of the Jews. The other questions in the book are in regard to what happened in t .....
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The Story Of Medusa Ilana Elir
Words: 415 - Pages: 2.... stone. Medusa had this spell cast upon her by Athena because,
Medusa and Poseidon where caught sleeping together in one of Athena's temples. Athena
then became very angry and in her rage, turned Medusa into an ugly woman.
Thus, as the story goes Perseus (the son of Andromeda and Zeus), is assigned to
assassinate Medusa. He kills her by coming to her in her sleep, then using a mirror looks
to see her face, careful not to look at her, he cuts her head off. The blood that splurged
from her neck made the country of Libya infested, because her blood turned into snakes. It
is also said that Heracles is said to have obtained a lock of Medusa's .....
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Geographical Analysis Of Early Civilization
Words: 1572 - Pages: 6.... area of Mesopotamia, the land "between two rivers", seems an appropriate starting point for such analysis. Mesopotamia lies in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, often referred to as the Fertile Crescent. Although this area receives little rain, the sporatic and frequently violent spring-time flooding of the two rivers provide for the replenishment of the regions soil. Harsh deserts border Mesopotamia to the south and west, and perilous mountains separate her northern and eastern extremities from the outside world.
In order to survive the perils of their environment, the Mesopotamians devoted much time and effort to the tam .....
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Odysseus
Words: 1044 - Pages: 4.... story proceeds to describe the goddess as having a "breathtaking voice" (154) and being "lustrous" (155). Yet, when the story describes , he is "wrenching his heart with sobs and groans and anguish" (156). Even though, resides on a beautiful island with a goddess who takes care of him, he still wishes to be at home. recognizes that fact that the island is beautiful, but he still longs to be at home. Additionally, remains faithful to Penelope, not by modern day standards, but he chooses Penelope over the goddess. When Calypso questions , he recognizes that fact that Calypso is more beautiful. even mentions that Penelope "falls far short" .....
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The Renaissance And The Church
Words: 510 - Pages: 2.... introduced to Western Europe the new tastes of art, fine quisines and new types of cloth, including silk.. With this the need for trade with the Far East increased drastically. This increase in trade caused an abundance of wealth in Western Europe which intern brought new products and goods to Western Europe.
In the year 1305 the Roman Catholic Church was relocated from Rome to France. With this the power of the papal states was divided among the region's leading families. Starting near the year 1300 the demand for reform began to grow at a rapid pace. By the 1600's close to half of the practicing Catholics in western Europe ha .....
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Dickinson; A Biography
Words: 311 - Pages: 2.... Higginson advised against publication of Dickinson's poems because of the irregular rhythms, adapted from hymn meters, slant rhymes, eccentric phrasing, and emotional intensity. Nevertheless, she continued to write poems in that style. By the late 1860's, she had become a total recluse, dressing in all white, and withdrawn from contacts beyond the family.
Emily Dickinson led a simple life. She was devoted to her parents, her sister Lavinia, and to her brother Austin whom she helped through an unhappy marriage. She was likewise in love with and devoted to Judge Otis Lord, a widowed friend of her father. Her pieces range from feeling of wonder .....
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Christianity 2
Words: 626 - Pages: 3.... to punish those who do not choose his religion, they have it all wrong. What God did was create a way for people to get to heaven. No one on this earth is free of sin. Before god sacraficed his only son, there was no way anyone could have etearnal life. If anyone sinned, when they died they would go to hell. When god sacraficed his son, his son died for our sins, now when we sin all we have to do is asked to be forgiven by God. When we become christians we create our own path to heaven, and when we die we go to heaven and live happily and eternally with god. So you see God is good, without him everyone would go to hell. Other people wonder .....
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