MythBusters: Walking on Water Background Information - Jeanette Villeda Adam and Jaime are to conduct an experiment to see if it is possible to walk on water‚ but before they could begin their experiment they must have completed some research. They began by looking back into the history of the ninja and ancient Japanese myths‚ and then continued on to search for a modern day ninja. They discovered the “mizugumo”‚ which is a circular flat wooden disc that might have helped the ninjas stay
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Adam Smith is well known for being the Father of Economics. He was the first person to organize economic theory into the body of knowledge we base our theory on today. His theories today are known as Classical Economics and his book The Wealth of Nations was the first economics test. Characteristics of the Classical System include supply creates demand‚ wages and prices are flexible‚ the demand for money equals transactions demand plus percautionary demand‚ no hoarding is possible‚ savings is a
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The Cold War was fought without any physical conflicts‚ taking place approximately between the years 1950 and 1990‚ over the United States of America’s and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ conflicting ideologies – capitalism and communism. However‚ it didn’t arise because of what the United States or the Soviet Union actually did. Instead‚ it arose because of what each side was afraid the other might do. Joseph Stalin insisted on Soviet control of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffering zone
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4 qualities that made John F. Kennedy a great leader Quality is a strong word used to describe someone or something of value. When it comes to world leaders past and present‚ John F. Kennedy is worth his salt. Below are 4 qualities that made Kennedy a great leader. To begin‚ the first quality is bravery. John F. Kennedy was a brave leader because he was a highly respected lieutenant in the Navy and led his troops into a battle and brought them out safely. Later during the Cuban missile crisis‚
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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born 11 September 1917‚ in the town of Sarrat‚ Ilocos Norte to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin.[2] He was baptized into the Philippine Independent Church.[3] According to the family’s oral history‚ the original surname was Quidit‚ and their Ilokano stock had some Han Chinese and Japanese admixture.[citation needed] Marcos once claimed that one of his forefathers was a "15th century Chinese pirate." This pirate is the well-known Limahong or Lin Feng in China. Rumors
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Adam Walsh Act. The case of six-year old Adam Walsh is perhaps one that will never leave the minds of anyone initially horrified by its details. In 1981 young Adam was kidnapped from a local mall and regardless of tireless efforts by his parents John and Reve Walsh‚ volunteers‚ and law enforcement; Adam fell victim to murder. Two weeks after the boy went missing‚ his decapitated head was located‚ but his body was never found. This prompted his father John Walsh to start a campaign and legislature
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observed by watching the television‚ as there have been many advertisements urging Egyptians to take better care of their nation. Additionally‚ progressive movements sporadically appeared after the resignation of the 83 year-old President. After the ouster of the President‚ minority groups in the population‚ such as the Copts‚ began calling for better treatment by the government. Also‚ groups that were previously subjugated by the government‚ specifically Islamist groups‚ began appealing for the Islamic
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What happened to Amelia Earhart? During the time that Amelia Earhart was sprouting into adulthood‚ women were just starting to stand up for their wants and needs‚ including operating an aircraft. Amelia started her first flight lessons on a sunny day in January of 1921 (Historychannel1). Amelia had troubles learning to fly but with the help of her very trusty flight instructor‚ “Neta Snook‚’ Amelia ultimately achieved her goal of flying (Historychannel1). She competed in the air and was one of
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Comp. of 1850: The significance of this compromise was that it‚ like a number of other actions‚ was an attempt to refuse the tensions that were leading to the Civil War. It is also significant to write that the Compromise failed to do this to any great extent. The Compromise of 1850 was meant to be like the Missouri Compromise. It was meant to calm sectional tensions. However‚ it was not able to do this. It failed to calm the tensions largely because of the inclusion of the Fugitive Slave Act
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Did Hoover deserve the label of ‘The do nothing President’? As the American boom turned to bust President Hoover didn’t act upon the change but instead predicted that this negative change would not last the country would Boom once more. Unfortunately as the depression spread and began to affect everyone in the country he realised that his government would have to take charge. Hoover and his government are famously accused for having done nothing however this claim may not have been completely
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