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Hero As Schinder
Number of Words: 967 / Number of Pages: 4
... and spent all he had to save a race of people his country was so against. He saved more than 1,200 human lives during the Holocaust of World War II and he is considered one of the greatest heroes of this century.
Oskar Schindler was born on April 18, 1908 in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary. Both his mother and father (Louisa and Hans Schindler) were German and they both were deeply religious. His father owned a farm machine factory, which was to be inherited by Oskar when he grew up. His mother was a homemaker and he had one sister named Elfriede who was seven years younger then him. The Schindler fam ...
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Background Paper Of China
Number of Words: 582 / Number of Pages: 3
... South Korea 11%, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russia. The exports of China are electrical machinery and equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances, woven apparel, knit apparel, footwear, toys and sporting goods. The industries that China have are iron and steel, coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemical fertilizers, footwear, toys, food processing, autos, consumer electronics and telecommunications The exchange rates of china are yuan (¥) per US$1-8.28. The GDP in China is purchasing power parity-$4.42 trillion agriculture: 19% industry: 49% services ...
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Japan: After World War II
Number of Words: 1662 / Number of Pages: 7
... if they had a small barely
glowing charcoal brazier to huddle around. That next summer in random
spots new ho uses were built, each house was standardized at 216 square
feet, and required 2400 board feet of material in order to be built. A
master plan for a modernistic city had been drafted, but it was cast aside
because of the lack of time before the next winte r. The thousands of
people who lived in railroad stations and public parks needed housing.
All the Japanese heard was democracy from the Americans. All they cared
about was food. General MacAruther asked the government to send food, wh ...
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First Crusade
Number of Words: 1297 / Number of Pages: 5
... opportunity there were in the East.
d) Some went to wash away their sins and ensure a place in
heaven.
e) Some went for adventure.
f) Some wanted a chance to gain some of the riches of the east.
g) Some here forced to go by their feudal lords.
The Crusaders continued an older tradition of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Now, however, they assumed two roles as pilgrims and warriors. Such an armed pilgrimage was regarded as a justifiable war, because it was fought to recapture the places sacred to that of the Christians.
Jerusalem had been under Muslim rule since the 7th century, but pilgrim ...
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The Irish Republican Army And British Rule
Number of Words: 619 / Number of Pages: 3
... Irelands freedom on that
April morning. Within six days the rising ended. The Irish had to
surrender after losing too many men. Afterwards the British brought the
leaders of the uprising before trial. Most of the leaders like Thomas
McDonagh, Patrick Pearce James Connolly and Thomas Clark were all executed
by a firing squad. Expect for de Valera, who was not executed because he
was an American and could not be killed by the British government. Others
that were connected with the rebellion were faced with long prison terms.
Micheal Collins one of the members was put in prison and not released
until ...
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Leonhard Euler
Number of Words: 636 / Number of Pages: 3
... symbol; and laid the foundation for the theory of special functions, introducing the beta and gamma transcendental functions. He also worked on the origins of the calculus of variations. But his work did not only reside in math. He was also a pioneer in the field of topology and made number theory into a science, stating the prime number theorem and the law of biquadratic reciprocity. In physics he articulated Newtonian dynamics and laid the foundation of analytical mechanics, especially in his Theory of the Motions of Rigid Bodies (1765). Like his teacher Johann Bernoulli, he added to the research of ...
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Bay Of Pigs
Number of Words: 2295 / Number of Pages: 9
... person who is very wealthy can be stripped of most of his wealth so that another person can have more material goods and be his equal. The main reason for the attack on Cuba was the change to communism. On January 1, 1959, Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country for the safety of the Dominican Republic (Goode, Stephen 75). Fidel Castro and his guerrilla warriors overthrew the old government dictated by Batista. During the next couple of weeks, Castro established a new government and on February 16, he was officially declared premier (Finkelstein, Norman H. 127). The United States accepted ...
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Break Stalin
Number of Words: 1664 / Number of Pages: 7
... to their old names1. The statues and pictures of Stalin were destroyed and letters were sent to families of those who were killed in battle, which criticized Stalin’s weak leadership during the time of the war. Stalin’s grave was vandalized during this process, and Khrushchev gained approval from the West. These policies were used to erase the past and ease the minds of those who suffered under the dictator2. Khrushchev worked to denounce his former leaders doings and clean up the image of the nation on a worldwide scale. Khrushchev worked hard to be agreeable with the majority of peopl ...
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The Federal Period
Number of Words: 465 / Number of Pages: 2
... upholstery from insects and sun during the summer.
Furniture from this period is characterized by a delicate, geometric look and the
use of classical motifs as urns and swags. Inlay, veneer, carving, and paint are used for
decoration. Chairs have turned, reeded or tapered legs and square or shield shaped backs.
The names of two English designers, Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite are
closely associated with these styles. One of the most popular designs was the Windsor
chair which was used in every room of the house by the Federal Period. Many of the
popular styles are shown on the page attached ...
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Roswell Speech
Number of Words: 1547 / Number of Pages: 6
... American Legion Post, and vouched for
his credibility. Barnett told of how he had spotted a bright metallic object in
the distance. His first thought was that it was a plane that had crashed in the
night. He traveled the one mile distance between himself and the object to
discover that it wasn’t a plane at all, but rather a “metallic disc-shaped object
about 25 or 30 feet across. As he stood, looking at the object, a group of
archeological students arrived from the opposite direction. They were all
about the wreckage and soon discovered the bodies of apparently dead aliens.
Barnett descri ...
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