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Zezima

2008-05-26T15:02:01Z

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Talk:Sexual ethics

2008-05-26T15:00:04Z

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== That's it? ==

You would think that a topic as complex as this would merit a bit more then a quote from Bill Bennett

[[User:DLerner|DLerner]]

:Yeah, but doesn't this perpetuate the slander that conservatives are afraid of sex? :) [[User:DLerner|DLerner]]

Why is this page locked? And why is the only comment Bible-related? Either erase it and lock it or put something more on it. [The kids find out about it sometime, whether your encyclopedia wants them to or not...] [[User:FlightlessOstrich|FlightlessOstrich]] 16:50, 15 March 2008 (EDT)

Surely even homeschoolers should know how babies are made. God created our bodies and created sex - what are these dumboes afraid of? [[User:Alberti|Alberti]] 10:32, 30 March 2008 (EDT)
::Because they believe [[God]] made humanity, but He subcontracted out the pink bits to [[Satan]]. Or so they seem to act some times... --[[User:Gulik|Gulik]] 17:12, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

==Article needs expansion==
While I understand that the project is desirous of a family-friendly encyclopedia, this article is patently ridiculous. And locked. Please add something benign, perhaps along the lines of:

'''Sexual intercourse''' is the mechanism by which [[human beings]] [[mate]] and produce [[offspring]]. The [[Penis]] enters the [[Vagina]], the male's [[sperm]] [[fertilises]] the female's [[egg]], and the [[child]] forms in the [[womb]].

There can hardly be the slightest objection to something as simple as that, a matter-of-fact description for children of how we all came to be. [[User:EngelUmpocker|EngelUmpocker]] 16:55, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

:Why do you suppose we might object, if we "can't" object? Can you figure out our motives? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 16:58, 15 May 2008 (EDT)

:* Give up, huh? Okay, here's the answer, according to one public school teacher in Los Angeles: "If we talk about sex, I'll have to assign sex for homework" [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theclassicbrown.com%2FStacey%2520Brown%2Fstandanddeliver.htm&ei=gww3SLH0OaWuigGLk8i-CA&usg=AFQjCNG2Xp-MhfcATeIXfbINzfOxIOG9qA&sig2=2UHD3sF9-KZjV2yrbxJveQ] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 14:26, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

:: That's not really a relevant response. Children learn about the nuclear fission reaction in science class, but they don't have to build a bomb for homework. Again, I do understand you want all entries to be family-friendly, but surely question #1 in any youth's mind is "Where did I come from?" It's the first 'big' question every child has, and all arrive at it some time. Education behooves every encyclopedia to say ''something'' about sexual reproduction of human beings. It's not 'dirty', it's not 'wrong', it's simply nature and how we all came to be here. To ignore it is Victorian, and we know where that led. [[User:EngelUmpocker|EngelUmpocker]] 14:39, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

:::One final thought on this. I would encourage you to take the view that if you '''don't''' offer your readership ''some'' kind of answer to 'The Big Question', they will go off-site and Lord knows there's no way you would want them typing 'sexual intercourse' into their browser to Google the info, is there? You can easily imagine where they would end up. Why not offer them correct and 'Conservapedia-appropriate' information that you are comfortable with instead of driving them away to find out about it at more salacious sources? If you provide the information, you control how that is presented. Not providing the information is simply encouraging searches at less 'trustable' sources. [[User:EngelUmpocker|EngelUmpocker]] 15:25, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

Are you saying that your motivation for expanding the current article is to educate children about where they come from? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 15:30, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

:Yes, of course. What else could have possibly understood? [[User:EngelUmpocker|EngelUmpocker]] 15:32, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

==Teach the Controversy==
Why is the [[Stork Theory]] not prominently mentioned? I suspect it's the work of [[Liberals]] trying to spread their [[Liberal Depravity]] via [[Sex education]] fnord. --[[User:Gulik|Gulik]] 17:09, 23 May 2008 (EDT)

==New Proposed article contents==

'''Sexual intercourse''' is the physical mechanism by which [[human beings]] [[reproduce]] and produce [[offspring]]. During sexual intercourse, the male's [[sperm]] can [[fertilise]] the female's [[egg]], shortly thereafter the mother becomes [[pregnancy|pregnant]], and the [[child]] forms in the [[womb]].

I suggest the above for the content of this article. I have removed the references to the body parts, in the interest of getting ''anything'' better than what is currently in this article. The article is locked, so perhaps we can discuss this with the intent of putting this os something similar in here? [[User:EngelUmpocker|EngelUmpocker]] 17:28, 23 May 2008 (EDT)
:Or how about a link to [[Human reproduction]]? [[User:Vimescarrot|Vimescarrot]] 11:00, 26 May 2008 (EDT)

Donald Kendall

2007-08-23T18:33:01Z

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'''Donald M. Kendall''' was the co-founder and [[CEO]] of [[PepsiCo]],Inc.

Before that he was a high ranking official in the [[Pepsi-Cola Company]]. He helped to expand the Pepsi company's economic empire.

He was a strong supporter of [[Richard Nixon]] and when the latter was Eisenhower's vice president and debated [[Soviet]] leader [[Nikita Krushev]] in the 1950s Kendall accompanied him, Kendall asked Krushev to drink Pepsi and Kendall managed to get a photograph of Kruschev drinking it. This was a huge success for the Pepsi-Cola Company. Eventually the Soviets chose Pepsi as their national soda franchise and PepsiCo,Inc.

In the 1970s became the first USA company to set up operations in the USSR. When Nixon was president Pepsi was always a prominent drink at [[White House]] functions. Nixon, interestingly, used to be a [[lawyer]] for a law firm that managed the [[financial accounts]] of PepsiCo,Inc. in the 1960s in between the time he ran against John Kennedy and the time he ran against [[Hubert Humphrey]].

This is because [[Allende]]'s leftist regime was banning cola sales and other [[capitalist]] operations.
These [[conspiracy theorist]]s believe that Kendall used his influence with Nixon to persuade him to back the right-wing [[coup]].

Kendall while he was CEO of PepsiCo,Inc. did not get along with [[Joan Crawford]], an ex-[[actress]] who was the widow of the former head of the Pepsi-Cola Company [[Arthur Steele]].

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Zezima

2007-05-23T19:16:04Z

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Mercantilism

2007-03-20T07:56:07Z

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'''Mercantilism''' was a policy for a nation to increase its wealth based on exporting more goods to other nations and territories than importing from them. An excess of exports over imports increased the balance of trade and the acquisition of gold by the nation. Also, acquiring and using colonies to supply raw materials and provide foreign markets was a key aspect of mercantilism. Mercantilism was the [[United Kingdom|British]] policy at the time of the [[American Revolution]]. For this reason, the [[United States]] has always rejected mercantilism, especially since the United States has historically been a net exporter, although since the 1970's enormous [[trade deficit|trade deficits]] have been run.

John Napier

2007-03-20T07:55:56Z

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'''John Napier''' (1550-1617) was a Scottish mathematician and devout Christian who invented the [[logarithm]] in order to simplify calculations, and express and manipulate large numbers. He also invented an early antecedent of the slide rule known as "Napier's bones."

Napier considered mathematics only a hobby, but considered Theology his career. In 1593 he published a work called "A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John", in which he claimed he had calculated from the book of Revelations that the end of the world would come in 1688 or 1700 and that Pope Clement VIII was the [[Antichrist]].<ref>http://www.johnnapier.com/john_napier_and_the_devil.htm</ref>

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Talk:Neutron

2007-03-19T21:27:47Z

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== Formation of neutrons ==

Neutrons can be created as part of Beta decay. There are three different types of beta decay - electron emission, electron capture, and positron emission (its theoretically possible to have positron capture too, but that isn't seen in nature). The second and third types of beta decay convert a proton into a neutron. In a PET scan one of: Carbon 11, Nitrogen 13, Oxygen 15, or Fluorine 18 is used. When Carbon 11 undergoes beta decay via emission of a positron it becomes Boron 11 -- a proton has become a neutron. In situations where the atom is not energetic enough to emit a proton, you can have electron capture such as Aluminum 26 becoming Magnesium 26. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 17:26, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
:Fair enough. I'm just an A-level student, don't know much, sorry. :p [[User:Vimescarrot|Vimescarrot]] 17:27, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

Second Law of Thermodynamics

2007-03-19T21:17:39Z

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The '''Second Law of Thermodynamics''' states that the entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum.

According to this law, it is impossible to build a [[perpetual motion machine]], and entropy in a completely closed system must either increase or remain constant.

There are three different types of systems that the Second Law of Thermodynamics can apply to:

* Isolated system - Does not exchange matter or energy with its surroundings
* Closed system - Exchanges energy, but not matter, with its surroundings
* Open system - Exchanges both matter and energy with its surroundings

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Legitimacy

2007-03-19T21:17:28Z

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'''Legitimacy''' is the authority of a ruler.

Neutron

2007-03-19T21:11:47Z

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A '''neutron''' is the neutral particle in an atom's nucleus. It is formed when an electron is crushed into a proton in a neutron star; as such, it is the same weight as one proton and one electron together. It is the "glue" that keeps the positive protons in the nucleus from being pushed apart from each other by their like charges. A lack or excess of neutrons causes an atom to become unstable; [[beta radiation]] is the loss of one neutron by turning into one proton and one electron.

Saul

2007-03-19T21:10:14Z

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According to the Bible, '''Saul''', an [[Israel]]ite warrior, was the first king of [[Israel]] from 1095 to 1055 BC. He was succeeded by [[David]].

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Papal bull

2007-03-19T21:06:10Z

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A '''Papal bull''' is a formal letter by the pope.

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Girolamo Savonarola

2007-03-19T20:49:51Z

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'''Girolamo Savonarola''' (1452-1498) was a Dominican friar in Florence who challenged the authority of the pope with fiery sermons and, after his excommunication, saying Mass without authority to do so. His outspokenness against immorality in the Catholic Church and in the powerful Medici family won Savonarola many supporters at first, but eventually the people of Florence turned against him, stormed his monastery, took him prisoner, and then tried, convicted and hanged him.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Lecture_Seven</ref>

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Ethanol

2007-03-19T20:49:18Z

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'''Ethanol''' is an [[alcohol]] [[oxygenate]] that is added to [[gasoline]] to increase the [[octane]] rating. The product is produced through the [[fermentation]] of [[corn]], or other cellulosic material.

A by-product of the fermentation process is [[distillers grains]] which can be used as cattle feed.

[[Category:Chemistry]]

James Buchanan

2007-03-19T20:48:56Z

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'''James Buchanan''' was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857-1861.

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Wicca

2007-03-19T20:48:16Z

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'''Wicca''' is a religion that has many different sects and groups like many other religions. Many wiccans believe in a god and a godess, with many different deities being manifest of the god and the goddess. They use nature and pray and worship the lord and the lady. Many wiccans also practice magick, though one does not have to to be called wiccan. The use of magick is important in healing, and other such spells.

Contrary to a popular belief, Wicca is not an "old" religion, having been started, at the earliest, in the mid-1950's. There is no truth to the claim that "wiccans" were burnt at the stake by Christians, seeing as Wicca did not exist when the practice of burning suspected witches was still continuing. Moreover, these "witches" usually were simply people who spoke out against or disagreed with someone particularly malicious, who would accuse them of witchcraft. While there are many old religions that influence Wicca, none of them are alike enough to Wicca to be called its parent.

Wicca technically appears under the blanket term of paganism, and the two are often (incorrectly) used in place of one another.

Neo-Paganism

2007-03-19T20:48:03Z

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'''Neo-Paganism''' is a collective term for [[religion]]s such as [[Druidry]] and [[Asatru]] which attempt to recreate the pre-Christian religions of [[Europe]]. It can also refer to [[Wicca]]<ref>[http://altreligion.about.com/od/neopaga1/NeoPaganism_Druidry_and_Pagan_Recons.htm]</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://www.asatru.org/] Asatru site
*[http://www.druidry.org/] Druidry Site
*[http://www.hellenismos.co.uk/] [[Hellenismos]] Site
*[http://www.witchway.net/] Wiccan Site
*[http://www.carm.org/wicca.htm] Christian site about Wicca

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Eli Whitney

2007-03-19T20:46:46Z

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'''Eli Whitney''' was born on December 8, 1765 in Westborough, Massachusetts. He was an American inventor who patented the cotton gin on March 14, 1794. In 1798, he built a factory that made guns by machinery. Whitney made machines that created interchangeable parts for guns; you could take a part off of one gun and it would fit into another. This marked the beginning of mass production in the United States.

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Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces

2007-03-19T20:46:36Z

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The '''Intermediate Range Nuclear''' Forces (also called INF) was a treaty between [[America]] and the [[Soviet Union]] in 1987. It banned missiles with ranges of 300 to 3400 miles.

Lyman Beecher

2007-03-19T20:45:33Z

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'''Lyman Beecher''' (1775–1863) was a New England clergyman who had two influential children in the abolitionist movement.

His daughter was Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the abolitionist novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

His son was Henry Ward Beecher, a New York preacher who denounced slavery. He also criticized government corruption, and supported women's suffrage.

McGuffey's Eclectic Sixth Reader (1907) quotes Lyman Beecher as saying, "While most nations trace their origin to barbarians, the foundations of our nation were laid by civilized men, by Christians."

Thomas Hobbes

2007-03-19T20:45:24Z

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'''Thomas Hobbes''' (1588-1679) was an English philosopher notable as one of the founders of [[social contract]] theory, and a forerunner of [[British empiricism]]. As a [[materialism|materialist]], his concept of human existence excluded the [[soul]], with the [[mind]] being given a purely mechanical explanation. He was widely rumoured during his lifetime to be an atheist.

According to Hobbes's most famous work ''Leviathan'' (1651), life for humans prior to the foundation of the social contract was "solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short". Humans had to form collectives in order to protect themselves from each other. This idea was extended by [[John Locke]], who held (most notably in his ''Second Treatise on Government'') that collectivisation was necessary for the promotion of economic growth. Hobbes's love of strong leadership led him to support monarchy, although he took the view that any strong government was better than nothing, and the stronger the better.

: ''Gouvernmente shouldde bee like unto a man, stronge and harde'' (''Leviathan'' xvii).

Eugene Wigner

2007-03-19T20:44:08Z

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'''Eugene Wigner''' (1902-1995) was an Hungarian-born theoretical physicist who immigrated to the United States. He worked on the Manhattan Project in Chicago (University of Chicago) during World War II. Wigner won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 "for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles."

Crete

2007-03-19T20:43:54Z

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{{stub}}'''Crete''' is an island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] which was home to the [[Minoan Civilization]]. The capital of Crete is [[Heraklion]] (also spelt Iraklion).

Notable features of Crete include the [[Samaria Gorge]], the Minoan remains at [[Knossos]] and the former [[leper]] colony at [[Spinalonga]].

Endothermic reaction

2007-03-19T20:43:27Z

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In chemistry, an '''endothermic reaction''' is a reaction that takes in heat from the surroundings.

Exothermic reaction

2007-03-19T20:42:35Z

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In chemistry, an '''exothermic reaction''' is one that generates heat.

==See also==

[[Endothermic reaction]]

Exothermic

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Exothermic reaction

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In chemistry, an '''exothermic reaction''' is one that generates heat.

==See also==

[[Endothermic]]

Exothermic reaction

2007-03-19T20:42:19Z

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In chemistry, an '''exothermic reaction''' is one that generates heat.

==See also==

[[Endothermic]]

Hawaii

2007-03-19T20:41:46Z

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'''Hawaii''' is the fiftieth state to enter into the union.

The Hawaiian Islands were discovered in 1778 by Captain James Cook. The native Hawaiians were Polynesians and worshipped tiki gods. In the decades after Cook's visit the islands were united under one chief and eventually became a Christian kingdom through the help of missionaries. This kingdom was eventually incorporated into the United States and became the 50th state in 1959.

Hawaii is the United States only state in the tropics and a favorite tourist attraction known for it's beaches and volcanoes.

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==Sources==
*[http://www.mythichawaii.com An excellent look at how the tiki gods worshipping Hawaiians behaved before conversion to Christianity. Including their savage warriors weapons ''Mythic Hawaii'']

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Polar Covalent Bond

2007-03-19T20:41:28Z

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A '''polar bond''' is a chemical bond in which the [[electron]]s are shared unequally between the [[atom]]s involved. This results in the atom having a polar charge. Although the overall charge may be zero, one side of the atom may be more negative or positive than the other side, which can cause atoms to be attracted to each other and form intermolecular bonding. <ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>

==References==
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142857

2007-03-19T20:38:52Z

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The number '''142857''' has the curious property that, if it is multiplied by any number from 1 to 6, the result is a number with the same digits in the same order (a [[cyclic permutation]]).

For example, 142857 × 3 = 428571.

This property is closely related to the facts that
:1/7 = 142857/999999

and that 1/7 expressed as a [[decimal]] is

:0.142857142857142857142857142857...

Investigating the number 142857 can lead a student into an understanding of repeating decimals and [[rational numbers]].

[[Category:Mathematics]]

Henry Ford

2007-03-19T20:38:30Z

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'''Henry Ford''' lived from 1863 through 1947. He invented the Model T automobile. This invention completely revolutionized the world of his day. He mass produced his Model T using the assembly line, making cars affordable to the common person for the first time ever. He also paid his workers very well, which, in the long run, paid off as he was creating his own consumers. That too was a new idea. He also invented other, less famous things, and had 161 U.S. patents to his credit.
Henry Ford was also a notorious anti-Semite. He was responsible for the publication, in the U.S. of the ''Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' and several other pamphlets aimed against the Jewish people. He even wrote his own anti-Semitic book ''The International Jew'', a work deeply admired by Hitler, who is reported to have said the text gave him a great deal of support and strength. <ref> http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/llt/51/pauwels.html</ref> In fact, Ford was so admired by Hitler that Hitler kept a picture of Ford in his office, credited Ford in ''Mein Kampf'' and awarded Ford the Grand Service Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle. <ref> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_03/b3766025.htm</ref>
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Wave

2007-03-19T20:36:51Z

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A '''wave''' is a disturbance which, in general, propagates through a medium in space. Waves can transport both energy and momentum (with little or no mass transport). Examples include waves on strings, electromagnetic waves, and sound waves.

Ramses II

2007-03-19T20:36:29Z

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'''Ramses II''' was the last great [[pharaoh]] of the [[New Kingdom]] who ruled for sixty years and struggled to regain the lost territory.

Ramses II

2007-03-19T20:36:22Z

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###Ramses II''' was the last great [[pharaoh]] of the [[New Kingdom]] who ruled for sixty years and struggled to regain the lost territory.

T-rex

2007-03-19T19:47:22Z

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Bolshevik Revolution

2007-03-19T19:42:51Z

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The '''Bolshevik Revolution''' was the second phase of the Russian Revolution in 1917. It was the first Marxist communist revolution in history. The Bolshevik Revolution is also known as the October or November revolution (See [[Bolshevik Revolution#Trivia|Trivia]]).

The October Revolution was organised by [[Leon Trotsky]], as Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin was still in political exile in Finland following an [[July Days|attempted coup]] four months earlier. The reason this coup succeeded was because the Provisional Government, which had ruled Russia since the February Revolution earlier in 1917, had become deeply unpopular due to its continuation of the Russian war effort in the First World War and several public relations disasters. It was also crippled because the Russian military, which had in the time of the Tsars been famous for its loyalty to the state, no longer listened to their government due to their experiences of fighting in the First World War.

The Bolsheviks first took over Petrograd (now St Petersburg) and Moscow, with relatively little loss of life; less than 10 deaths occured in the takeover of Petrograd. Afterwards a bitter civil war was fought between the Reds (The Bolsheviks), and the Whites, a coalition of former Tsarist supporters, liberals, and moderates, which decided control of Russia.

==Trivia==

The confusion about the naming of the October or November Revolution is because at the time the Russians still used the Julian calendar, which meant that it was around a month behind the more modern states who used the Gregorian calendar, so for the other states the revolution occured in November, but to the Russians it occured in October.

==References==
*Corin, Chris; Fiehn, Terry (2002). ''Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin''. ISBN 0-7195-7468-9

*Sebag Montefiore, Simon (2004). ''Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar''. ISBN 0-75381-766-7

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Palestine

2007-03-19T19:36:36Z

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Palestine (from Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: פלשת‎ Pleshet, פלשתינה Palestina; Arabic: فلسطين‎ Filastīn, Falastīn) is one of many names for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan. Many different definitions of the region have been in usage in the past three thousand years.

Other English names for this region include: Canaan (Hebrew: כנען‎), Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל‎ Erets Yisrael), Judea (Hebrew: יהודה‎ yehuda), Holy Land (Hebrew: ארץ הקדש Erets Ha-Kodesh‎; Latin: Terra Sancta; Arabic: الأرض المقدسة‎ (Ard-al-Muqaddasah)and Cisjordan.

The Hebrew scriptures call the region Canaan (Hebrew: כּנען‎) when referring to the pre-Israelite period and afterwards Israel (Yisrael). The name "Land of the Hebrews" (Hebrew: ארץ העברים‎, Eretz Ha-Ivrim) is also found. The wide area appears to be the habitat of the ancient ethnic Hebrews, though perhaps shared with other ethnic groups. The land of Canaan is part of the land given to the descendants of Abraham, which extends from the Nile to the Euphrates River (Genesis 15:18). This land is said to include an area called Aram Naharaim, which includes Haran in modern Turkey, from where Abraham the ancestor of the Israelites departed.

The events of the Four Gospels of the Bible take place entirely in Israel.

In the Qur'an, the term الأرض المقدسة ("Holy Land", Al-Ard Al-Muqaddasah) is mentioned at least seven times, once when Moses proclaims to the Children of Israel: "O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin." (Surah 5:21)

Same-sex marriage

2007-03-18T09:26:11Z

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'''Same-sex marriage''' is a legal marriage (i.e. one typically formalized by filing papers at a government office) in which the two people being married are of the same sex. It gives these couples the same legal rights and status as married opposite-sex couples.

Unheard of a few decades ago, same-sex marriage is one of a number of issues involving gay rights and the "culture wars." Traditionally, in the United States, marriage has been considered to be one of the areas governed by each state rather than by the Federal Government, and marriage laws are a patchwork whose details are different in each state. The possibility of same-sex marriage in each state depends on that state's constitution.

In 1996 Congress recognized the likelihood that same-sex marriage would soon become legal in at least some states, and was concerned that the Constitution might be interpreted as forcing states that did not allow it to recognize marriages performed in states that did allow it. It passed the Defense of Marriage act, which prevents this possibility, and also prevents the Federal Government from recognizing same-sex marriages.

In 1999 a Vermont court ruled that under Vermont's constitution, it was not required to allow same-sex marriage but was required to make provisions to grant same-sex couples legal rights identical to those provided by marriage. Vermont responded by creating "civil unions," which are legally distinct from "marriages" but convey the same rights. As of 2007, Connecticut and New Jersey also provide civil unions. In 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that under Massachusetts' constitution, same-sex couples could not be denied Massachusetts marriage licenses, making Massachusetts the sole state to allow opposite-sex marriage.<ref>Because of an established Massachusetts law, Massachusetts same-sex marriages are all-but-limited to Massachusetts residents. The law says that an out-of-state couple cannot be married if their marriage would be illegal in their home state.</ref>

The religious ceremony of marriage is governed by each denomination and is unaffected by laws passed by civil authority. Same-sex marriage is forbidden in Orthodox Judaism, Catholicism, and most mainstream Protestant denominations. Thus, even in Massachusetts, it would be close to impossible for a same-sex couple to find a Catholic priest willing to marry them in a church, or an Orthodox rabbi willing to marry them in a temple.

Public attitude toward same-sex marriage parallels attitude toward homosexuality. In general, it is opposed by social conservatives, and most of the support for it is from liberals.

Same-sex marriages are allowed in [[Canada]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[South Africa]], [[Monaco]], [[Spain]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Greenland]], [[Netherland Antilles]], [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], [[United States]] ([[Masachusetts]]), [[Pitcairn Island]], [[French Guiana]], [[Falkland Islands]].

[[Israel]] approves of same-sex marriges performed abroad, but does not perform them in the country.

Same-sex unions or registered partnerships are allowed in [[Hungary]] (from July 2007), [[Andorra]], [[Italy]9 (some regions), [[Luxembourg]], [[the Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], [[Germany]], [[Iceland]], [[Norway]], [[Portugal]], [[Slovenia]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], [[France]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Martinique]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[United States]] ([[Vermont]], [[Connecticut]], [[New Jersey]], [[California]], [[Maine]], [[District of Coumbia]] and [[Hawaii]]), [[Mexico]] ([[Mexico City]] and [[Coahuila]]), [[Australia]] and [[Norfolk Island]] ([[Tasmania]], [[Western Australia]], [[Queensland]], [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[South Australia]], [[Nirthern Territory]], [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria]]), [[New Caledonia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Brazil]] ([[Rio Grande do Sul]]), [[Argentina]] ([[Buenos Aires City]] and [[Rio Negro Privince]]).

Same-sex unions are considered in [[Hong-Kong]], [[Philippines]], [[Taiwan]], [[Austria]], [[Faroe Islands]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Greece]], [[Gernsey]], [[Ireland]], [[Isle of Man]], [[Jersey]], [[Lichtenstein]], [[Poland]], [[Bermuda]], [[Costa Rica]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Uruguay]].<ref>Homosexuality laws of the world[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_laws_of_the_world]</ref>

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Kingdom of Judah

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The '''Kingdom of Judah''' was the southern kingdom of divided [[Israel]]. It consisted of those areas, primarily the tribal lands of Judah and Benjamin, that remained loyal to King Rehoboam, the son of King Solomon, when the northern tribes of Israel revolted and named as their king Jeroboam. Unlike the Northern kingdom of Israel, which rebelled against God, worshiped pagan gods, and disobeyed divine commandments, in most of its history, Judah loyally worshiped God.

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Philip II of Macedon

2007-03-18T09:25:34Z

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'''Philip of Macedon''' was king of Macedon from 382 to 336 BC. He was the father of [[Alexander the Great]], who ruled after he was assasinated.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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'''Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder''' is an anxiety disorder that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Some examples of a traumatic events are: military combat, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, car accidents, physical and sexual assault. It can also affect rescue workers that respond to the traumatic incident. During World War I, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was called "Shell Shock". It was then changed to "Battle Fatigue" during World War II and then it's name was changed again to "Operational Exhaustion" during the Korean War. PTSD got it's name during Vietnam.

People exposed to a traumatic incident will most likely develop some of the symptoms of PTSD. These symptoms can be very long lasting and severe. Why PTSD develops is currently being studied. Biological, psychological and social factors affect the development of PTSD
. PTSD is not diagnosed unless the symptoms last for 1 month or longer.

There are four symptoms of PTSD:
#1 A person re-experiences the trauma in some way, such as flashbacks and nightmares.
#2 Emotional numbing such as feeling detached and a lack of emotions
#3 Avoiding things that remind them of the trauma
#4 Increased arousal, always being on guard

July Days

2007-03-17T18:08:50Z

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The '''July Days''' refers to an attempted Bolshevik coup that took place in Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, between July 4 and July 7 (Julian calender) (July 16-July 20, Gregorian calender) in 1917, when soldiers and industrial workers in the city, some bearing Bolshevik standards, rioted against the Provisional Government that was heading Russia at the time. After the riots began the Bolsheviks debated on the likely outcome and decided to take control as they believed the 'proleteriat' were ready to defeat the Provisional Government and believed there would be a second Revolution. The riots were crushed easily by police, however. Significantly, the outcome of the July Days represented a temporary decline in the growth of Bolshevik power and influence in the period before the October Revolution, due to the fact that ,even though it was withdrawn rather quickly, the Bolshevik support for the riots was obvious.

Alexander Kerensky, the head of the Provisional Government, ordered the arrest of Vladimir Lenin and the other leading Bolsheviks, accusing them of inciting revolt with German financial backing. Lenin successfully fled the country and went into hiding in Finland, but many others were arrested, including Leon Trotsky and Lunacharskii who were apprehended on 22 July.

Bolshevik Revolution

2007-03-17T17:50:43Z

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The '''Bolshevik Revolution''' was the second phase of the Russian Revolution in 1917. It was the first Marxist communist revolution in history. The Bolshevik Revolution is also known as the October or November revolution (See [[Bolshevik Revolution#Trivia|Trivia]]).

The October Revolution was organised by [[Leon Trotsky]], as Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin was still in political exile in Finland following an [[July Days|attempted coup]] four months earlier. The reason this coup succeeded was because the Provisional Government, which had ruled Russia since the February Revolution earlier in 1917, had become deeply unpopular due to its continuation of the Russian war effort in the First World War and several public relations disasters. It was also crippled because the Russian military, which had in the time of the Tsars been famous for its loyalty to the state, no longer listened to their government due to their experiences of fighting in the First World War.

The Bolsheviks first took over Petrograd (now St Petersburg) and Moscow, with relatively little loss of life; less than 10 deaths occured in the takeover of Petrograd. Afterwards a bitter civil war was fought between the Reds (The Bolsheviks), and the Whites, a coalition of former Tsarist supporters, liberals, and moderates, which decided control of Russia.

==Trivia==

The confusion about the naming of the October or November Revolution is because at the time the Russians still used the Julian calendar, which meant that it was around a month behind the more modern states who used the Gregorian calendar, so for the other states the revolution occured in November, but to the Russians it occured in October.

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Boer War

2007-03-17T17:43:37Z

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The '''Boer war''' was fought between the British army and the two Boer (Dutch) republics in [[Africa]], the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, from 11 October 1899 until May 1902.

The war was begun by the treatement of British commercialists within the states, who were denied voting rights. This caused the mine owners and British nationals to pressure the authorities into toppling the Boer government. In addition the republics were an economic threat to the established British colonies in the region. An attempted coup backed by the Prime Minister of the Cape colony, Cecil Rhodes, failed, which let the Boers know that war was to follow.

In September 1899 the British Colonial Secretary Chamberlain issued an ultimatum demanding equal rights for the British within the republics. They retorted with an ultimatum of their own; if the British did not withdraw troops from the border within 48 hours they would declare war.

Initially the war was fought in the traditional style of pitched battles. Due to their expertise with the terrain and the disorganisation of the British the Boers were initially successful, launching offensives into the British colonies, however the immense capacity of the British Empire was brought to bear, and they were pushed back into their own states. The conflict then degenerated into a guerilla war. The British found that they could only control the territory they phyically occupied. But a mixture of new infantry tactics, fixed defences and the disillusionment of the native Africans with the Boers combined to end in the surrender of the Boer forces in May 1902 .

It officialy ended with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging, which gave the Boers approximately $5,700,000 to reconstruct and established the Union of South Africa, which was absorbed into the British Empire. The total number of casualties during the war was around 75,000, of which 22,000 were British soldiers, 7,000 were Boer soldiers, 25,000 were Boer civilians and possibly 20,000 black Africans. However the majority of the British casualties were as a result of disease and not through enemy fire.
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