Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

The Engineering Design Behind The Eiffel Tower

July 29, 2010

Many of the world's most famous landmarks were all made possible with complex engineering designs. One of these most notably is the Eiffel Tower in France, which was built between 1887 and 1889 as an entrance arch for the World's Fair, in celebration for the French Revolution. Here in this article we shall look at [...]

Bush On Global Warming: Decider Or Dissembler?

June 4, 2010

President George W. Bush once famously declared: "I'm the decider, and I decide what's best." But when it comes to environmental issues, especially global warming, Bush often sounds more like the dissembler than the decider.

History of Military Tanks Of WW I

May 14, 2010

The first tanks didn't have turrets in World War I until the development of the French light tank called the FT-17. This French tank set the design of tanks to modern day even thou it only had a machine gun for is main weapon. Many World War I tanks were huge compared to the early [...]

The U.S. Congress in 1922

January 7, 2010

On June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the "Mandate for Palestine," confirming the irrevocable right of Jews to settle in the area of Palestine – anywhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea:

5 Essential Qualities: – Great Leaders display the 3Cs & 2Ps; Simple but Universal

January 7, 2010

For those of you who harbor bold dreams of becoming a leader with a mission of realizing your vision, we now seek to inculcate in you the 5 essential components that make up a vision. I call it the 3Cs and 2Ps.

The Rise And Decline Of The American Polity. (II) The Great American Illusion

January 7, 2010

In writing the American constitution, our Founding Fathers could not say openly they were founding a "polity" or oligarchy/democracy hybrid. Why?

The Importance of the Emancipation Proclamation

January 7, 2010

This legal document was written many years ago. Abraham Lincoln issued this in the 1860s. Many historians pointed out many reasons why it was needed to be written.