... (construction and automobile manufacturing) showing signs in the year before the stock market crash, about 600 banks a year were failing around the country, and half the American people were living at or below the minimum subsistence level. By the time the stock market crashed, the ruin of the American economic system was revealed. There were many things which contributed to the economic deterioration leading to the depression; lingering effects of WWI caused the government to cut back spending in order to balance the budget, resulting in a severe recession. The value of farmland falls 30-40 percent. Severe Declines ...

... actually become geisha. Geisha GeishaLiterary translated, geisha means "Beauty Person" or "Person who lives by the arts", and that they do. Geisha are masters in the arts; trained in music, calligraphy, Sado (tea ceremony) poetry, conversation and social graces as well as a three stringed instrument called a Shamisen (see right). They dress in traditional kimonos, gorgeous in their elegance. Simple wooden geta clogs are worn for footwear, and hair is up in coiffures adorned with metallic accessories. The makeup of centuries is a white foundation, lips are painted a stark red. For the younger girl, only the upper lip ...

... as well as the underlying reason for a particular action. In order to comprehend the following paragraphs one must have a knowledge of the terms which may be used when discussing espionage, international terrorism and intelligence agencies throughout the world. First is the spy, agent or combatant. This is the person who carries out a mission. He/she does not necessarily work alone. Depending on the mission one or many spies may contribute in various ways. The entire team of spies, combatants or agents is called a “pod�. These pods can act in a plethora of ways. One such way is a clandestine operation, whe ...

... of this period. The Renaissance was drastically different from the middle ages. During the Middle Ages churches held most of the power and its economy was agriculturally based. Exploration attempts were almost put to a stop. During the Renaissance society was transformed into a social party increasingly dominated by central political institutions with an urban commercial as people’s curiosity overcame their fear and many people started to venture out and enroll in schools and colleges became more and more common. The Renaissance was started by many rich Italian cities, such as Florence and Venice. Bec ...

... spell was broken it is difficult to ascertain. Some people attribute it to the publication of her Life. Perhaps George Meredith, with his phrase about the ‘mercurial little showman’ and the ‘errant woman’ on the daïs, gave point and poison to the arrows of thousands incapable of aiming them so accurately, but delighted to let fly. She became one of the butts for youth to laugh at, the convenient symbol of a group of serious people who were all guilty of the same idolatry and could be dismissed with the same scorn. Lord Acton had said that she was greater than Dante; Herbert Spencer exempted her novels, ...

... times felt that what they were doing was totally justified. The same is true for the institution of slavery. In modern times however, most people find such an institution to be worthless and inhumane. When one observes slavery through the eyes of a southerner during that period, a plethora of justifications would be present. Also, Southerners of that time had reason to believe that the basis of the northern economy was more corrupt than theirs. When defending slavery the first aspect that one must look at is that slavery was the basis of the southern economy. To put an end to slavery without reimbursemen ...

... a rich nation with a government in poverty. The deteriorating finances of the government is what triggered the prolonged differences between the Bourgeoisie and the aristocracy. The political differences between the monarchy and the nobles came about after the Seven Years' war also. The increasing debt of the government escalated the hope for the monarchy to resume a "absolute power" status along with Louis XIV. This could not be accomplished because of the doubt that the public had towards the present kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, and the public could not be swayed to help. The only result of the attempts for abso ...

... In October 1966, the made their rules and regulations known to everyone. They were called the ten-point platform. The main points of the platform were that the believed that they should be able to choose their own destiny, that every man should be employed by the government to be able to support himself and his family, and that no black man should serve in any military branch. The refused to fight for a government that does not treat them as full citizens of the United States of America. This would reduce the military number of men drastically. The may have seemed like they were revolting against Amer ...

... Germany planned on attacking Britain as well, Great Britain went ahead and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914 (“World� 1). On September 27, 1914, the Germans began entrenching themselves in strategic locations north of the Somme River in France under Thiepval Ridge (“Somme�). There they stayed for nearly two years awaiting the “Big Push,� as the Battle of the Somme was prematurely coined by the British (Macdonald 4). The French were kept busy also, digging 475 miles of trenches, running from the Belgian coast across the face of France to Switzerland (Macdonald 10). The French Army held 400 miles of ...

... younger sister, Ada, and her friends. He was a good scholar, however, and became the first boy from the school to win a scholarship to Nottingham High School. It caused the family considerable hardship to allow the boy to take up this scholarship but in September 1898, three days after his thirteenth birthday Lawrence went to the High School. (Bocker 45) He worked hard and made the best of this opportunity, but it was a strain, certainly on the family finances, and also on a delicate boy. He took the train to Nottingham at seven in the morning and didn't reach home until evening. Once again, he made few friends; Fri ...