... people. Some sailers on the coast tried to leave but the waves flew the boats around like toys. The buildings were made out of unreined forced brick or wood which couldn't withstand a earthquake of that magnitude. After the earthquake, they noticed that the San Andreas Fault shifted a 250-mile long section witch tore roads and fences. Rivers, roads and power lines were severed and not aligned with its surroundings. A road across the fault ended up 21 feet north of the road to the east same with the rivers and creeks. The earthquake's most damage were in Los Bonas 30km east of the fault yet there was little damage along towns to the east side of San Fran ...

... "The Natural House" however, that he fully was able to illustrate all of his ideas relating toward housing. In the "Natural House" wright defines the meaning of Organic Architecture and how it can be applied to creating housing which provides a closeness to nature for the occupents. Wright was undoubtly a romantic and individualist. His feeling toward nature and self integrity can best be shown by comparing them to those shared by Emerson and Thoreau. Wrights deep love of nature and his individualism were formed from the events which influenced him as a child and up until his days working for Louis Sullivan. In order to fully understand the ideas which Wright pr ...

... for those long journeys. Many jobs were available to most people but you were under constant scrutiny while working and would have to be willing to do any thing the boss wanted. I believe my friends and I would most likely resent and despise it if we had to live in the 1900's. During the 1900's horses played a significant role in the everyday life. A horse drawn carriage would bring a docter to the house of where a baby would be born. A hearse was pulled by horses to the cemetery when somebody died. Farmers used them to pull their ploughs while town dwellers kept them for transportation around town. Horses puled delivery wagons for businesses such as bakery, d ...

... tomb. We have no clear sense of what the tomb was to look like, since over the years it went through at least five conceptual revisions. The tomb was to have three levels; the bottom level was to have sculpted figures representing Victory and bond slaves. The second level was to have statues of Moses and Saint Paul as well as symbolic figures of the active and contemplative life- representative of the human striving for, and reception of, knowledge. The third level, it is assumed, was to have an effigy of the deceased pope. The tomb of Pope Julius II was never finished. What was finished of the tomb represents a twenty-year span of frustrating delays and re ...

... a walkie talkie, 40 rolls of unexposed film, two 35 millimeter cameras, lock picks, pensized teargas guns, and bugging devices. (Gold, 75) These five men and two co-plotters were indicated in September 1972 on charges of burglary, conspiracy and wire tapping. Four months later they were convicted and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge John J. Sercia was convinced that relevant details had not been unveiled during the trial and offered leniency in exchanged for further information. As it became increasingly evident that the Watergate burglars were tied closely to the Central Intelligence Agency and the Committee to re-elect the president. (Waterga ...

... however, we know of a time when he did leave his soulful domain. became very lonely in the underworld, and went above and kidnapped Demeter’s daughter, Persephone, for his wife.Persephone, nonetheless, was not ’ only significant other. had a mistress called Minthe whom Persephone later transformed into a plant. is also known as the god of wealth due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has been said to possess a helmet that was given to him by the Cyclops. This helmet has been said to make him invisible. lent it to gods and mortal men. Perseus used the helmet on his quest for Medusa’s head and Athena, goddess of battle skills, put to use ...

... and follow through with the actions that needed to be taken in order to give women the equal rights they were entitled to as American citizens. When these bold women took a stand and made themselves heard, they encouraged hordes of women to participate in their stand for equality. Though countless women fought the many battles for women's rights only a handful stand out in peoples memories. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in 1815 and died in 1902. During the eighty-seven years of her life she accomplished many goals and over came numerous obstacles. Elizabeth attended Emma Willard's School in Troy where she obtained her education to the ...

... forces in the Persian Gulf War against Iraq and Sadaam Hussein. Because of that, other countries respect us and our high-tech weapons. Advanced technology America developed the first computers. Now we have the Internet and e-mail. Both have influenced the technology level of the other countries. America’s advanced technology has allowed the military to be ahead of other nations with their weapons. Both our ally and rival countries want our weapons and jets to make themselves more powerful. Strong economy Other countries ask us for loans to help build their economy. An example is that Russia needs some money to build a capitalist instead of a communist e ...

... to write your concerto... The concerto will be of excellent quality..." He did write the concerto, dedicating it to Dahl, and it is indeed of excellent quality, a judgment audiences have been making since it was played by the composer for the first time on October 27, 1901. It immediately took its place as one of the quintessential romantic showpieces for piano and orchestra, and this in spite of the fact that the solo is often sonically buried in unyielding orchestral textures. There are, to be sure, virtuosic flights aplenty for the piano, and lyrical ones, too, but the work is hardly all the pianist’s show. The Concerto opens with a series of rather ponderou ...

... to solve the economic problems created by the depression of the 1930’s. When Roosevelt was nominated, he said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people." included federal action of unprecedented scope to stimulate industrial recovery, assist victims of the Depression, guarantee minimum living standards, and prevent future economic crises. Many economic, political, and social factors lead up to . Staggering statistics, like a 25% unemployment rate, and the fact that 20% of NYC school children were under weight and malnourished, made it clear immediate action was necessary. In the first two years, was concerned mainly with relief, s ...