What did the Americans invent that other countries didn’t? What was so exceptional that 70 percent of the world uses everyday? It’s the internet of course. The invention of the internet was very useful to families and friends alike and made life more easier. Joseph Gordon-Levitt once said, “The media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing, what used to be a monologue to become a dialogue. I think that’s healthy.” This quote is showing how the
Donelson English 1010 02 October 2015 The American Museum of Natural History vs The Smithsonian Museum The two museums that I have chosen to write about are the Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History. The Smithsonian has several different exhibits across the US with a total of nineteen museums and one zoo, whereas the American Museum of Natural History simply has one museum. Despite only having one museum, the American Museum of Natural History offers a wide variety of online activities
Canada has a distinct environment, with dimensions both in time and space, that is, in both history and geography, it does possess certain unique qualities. The most distinguishing one about the land is that there is so much of it; secondly to one's surprise its emptiness - which renders the country as largely unknown to rest of the world, even
memory are those that have great impact or effect in our lives, regardless whether they be positive or not. This is what we call the “flashbulb memory” wherein one is more likely to store an event once it has an emotional significance on the person (American Psychological Association, 2011). For instance, a person who loves watching movies is more likely to remember a film that made him/her cry, scared, or laugh than a movie which did not really affect him/her emotionally. However, negative emotions
resistance had existed for years. Resentment and conflict pervaded the society of San Domingue and slave resistance began to take a more organized form at the end of the 18th century. The Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave revolt in history which resulted in the establishment of the first independent black state in the Modern World. This text will discuss a brief description of the Haitian Revolution and its significance to International Law. In August 1971, an organized slave upheaval
This is an interesting question so I pulled out my copy of David Bordwell's Film History and... he doesn't have a lot to say. Companies were shooting in LA as early as 1908 and the Selig company set up a studio there in 1910, the New York Motion Picture Company set up a studio in 1909 and starting around that same time Biograph would send D.W. Griffith to L.A. during the winter. As some other people have already mentioned, the MPPC's failed attempt to create a monopoly is part of what drove people
shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The Battle of Sekigahara was the biggest and one of the most important battles in Japanese feudal history. It began on October 21, 1600, with a total of one hundred and sixty thousand men facing each other. The Battle of Sekigahara ended with a complete Tokugawa victory. The Western bloc was crushed and over the next few days many western nobles were
the rights of discovery and conquest to justify the United States right to Native American land. A land dispute, beginning with the sale of land by the Piankeshaw Tribe to a William Johnson and other investors on October 18, 1775, spiraled into a Supreme Court case after the United States sold the same land to William McIntosh on July 20, 1818. McIntosh, in the federal court of Illinois, claimed that Native Americans lacked the inherent rights to be of legal ownership of the land, which would then
dancing world and has evolved to become a widespread and highly technical form of dance. Other dances, like hip-hop, have also emerged and became really popular. Born in the streets of New York City in the 1970s, hip-hop was a way for young African American to free themselves, make their voice heard and share their message
Topic: The origin and history of barbecue, and what it means in Texas Organization: Topical Specific purpose: To inform my audience on where and how a very popular and liked type of food started. I. Introduction a. Attention getter: How do you like your barbecue? Beef, pork, chicken even? What about sauce? Hot, spicy, none? (Engage audience into answering) b. Relevance: Living in Texas, barbecue is a very popular type of food. However, it’s origin does reach beyond the southern United States.