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1. AN ACTIVE VOLCANO( BARREN ISLAND)
August 20, 2008
Disbelief registers quickly on most people’s faces when I tell them that India has an active volcano. Well, the truth is that India does have volcanoes. And, historically, the most active volcano along the volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burma is India’s very own Barren Island. With reported eruptions dating back to 1787, we have known the volcano’s existence for centuries. However, inaccessibility and limited, poorly publicized research has long rendered the island an enigma unto itself. Barren Island is located 135 km northeast of the Andaman Islands’ capital city of Port Blair.... (read more)
Author: JASSI KAUR
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2. All about Photography
April 30, 2008
Being able to take photos is somesthing we take for granted as of today. But have you ever wondered how and when photography and cameras were invented. The technique of taking photos is going back as long as to the 1820's. Nowadays digital photos and storage has become the standard.
Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787-1851) along with Nicephore Niepce can be seen as the first inventors of modern photography. They successfully experimented with a chemical component from chalk and silver, which darkens when exposed to light. This type of technology used a glass negative to cement the picture. ... (read more)
Author: Maya Hanson
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3. Lefkada an Ionian island in Greece
February 18, 2008
Lefkada's Culture Lefkada is the island which has brought forth some of the most important poets and leading figures from the arts and sciences at Greek and world level. loannis Zambelios (1787-1856). Having studied in Italy and Paris (law, literature, philosophy) he returned to Lefkada, was appointed as Ionian Island State prosecutor, joined the 'Filiki Etaireia' and dedicated himself to national liberation becoming one of the leading members of that organization from Lefkada. He wrote 12 tragedies about the Greek situation. Spyridonas Zambelios (1813-1881). Son of loannis Zambe... (read more)
Author: George Papas
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4. The Bald Eagle, National Symbol of the United States of America
August 06, 2007
For many years I taught my fifth grade students about the symbols of the United States of America. Over the years I have grown to love our national symbol, the American Bald Eagle. Many students are shocked to learn that our national symbol is not the flag, but the Bald Eagle.
In 1782 it was chose as the National Bird and then as our national emblem in 1787. You can find it on the Great Seal of the United States with its wings spread wide and a shield for his breast. The shield has 13 red and white stripes. In its right talon it holds an olive branch and, if you care to count, you wi... (read more)
Author: caroline Mackay
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5. Historical Base of the US Federal Law
June 19, 2007
By the time when the US Constitution was adopted (September of 1787), colonies of America have been ruling themselves under the regulation of law for almost 180 years, from 17th to 18th century. As a result, customs and traditions inherited from the United Kingdom and the civil law practices in Roman society became the basis for arrangement of the U.S. authorized system.
The first precursor in history of the regulation of law in the United States came from domination of the Roman civil law starting from the Middle Ages and till implementation of the U.S. Constitution. The Roman law was d... (read more)
Author: Andrew Schwartz
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6. Leisure and Fun in a Child Size Rocking Chair
May 25, 2007
The rocking chair reminds many people of a calmer time, and old-fashioned relaxation. Rockers have been around for a long time – no one knows how long, but they were mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1787. It's probably that these classic pieces of furniture originated in America or in England as a kind of garden chair. The first models were undoubtedly homemade, since rocking chairs didn't start being built by furniture companies until around 1800. Rockers are known from at least the 1740s in Sweden and England. Swedish rocking chairs had six legs with an extra long rocker and wer... (read more)
Author: Marina Neiman
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