The New Orleans aristocrat, Madame LaLaurie, possessed a cruel darkness. Delphine LaLaurie, also known as Madame LaLaurie, was a wealthy and powerful slave owner during the early 1800s at her New Orleans Royal Street mansion. They lived together with their slaves at 1140 Royal Street in the French Quarter, in…
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, (born 519? bce), Roman statesman who gained fame for his selfless devotion to the republic in times of crisis and for giving up the reins of power when the crisis was over. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Lucius Quinctius or Quintius Cincinnatus (/ˌkɪnkɪˈnɑːtəs/;…
Mammoths derived from M. trogontherii evolved molars with 26 ridges between 800,000 and 400,000 years ago in Siberia, becoming the woolly mammoth, M. primigenius. The woolly mammoth would replace the steppe mammoth in Europe during the late Middle Pleistocene around 200,000 years ago. What did Woolly Mammoth evolve into? A…
By the Fifth Dynasty, trade with Punt gave Egyptians gold, aromatic resins, ebony, ivory, and wild animals. Egypt also traded with Anatolia for tin and copper in order to make bronze. Mediterranean trading partners provided olive oil and other fine goods. Nobles provided work, land, and protection to the peasants…
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States President Barack Obama for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”. Why did President Barack Obama receive the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2009? The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded to Barack H. Obama “for…
The physical properties of minerals are determined by the atomic structure and crystal chemistry of the minerals. The most common physical properties are crystal form, color, hardness, cleavage, and specific gravity. One of the best ways to identify a mineral is by examining its crystal form (external shape). What determines…
timbre, also called timber, quality of auditory sensations produced by the tone of a sound wave. The timbre of a sound depends on its wave form, which varies with the number of overtones, or harmonics, that are present, their frequencies, and their relative intensities. Sound “quality” or “timbre” describes those…
The key is that each presentation aid must directly express an idea in your speech. Moreover, presentation aids must be used at the time when you are presenting the specific ideas related to the aid. The paper copies might or might not be as effective as your originally planned presentation,…
As opposed to the rounded arches commonly found in Romanesque buildings, Gothic structures are famous for their pointed arches that proved more adept at bearing weight. These pointed arches were not only used for practical reasons; they were symbolically significant in that they pointed towards heaven. Dierick comments that the…
In 1838, Angelina became the first woman to address a legislative body when she spoke to the Massachusetts State Legislature on women’s rights and abolition. Active in the women’s movement, they helped set the agenda later followed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. The sisters turned to the growing abolitionist…