The World's 10 Most Wanted

civilians also lost their life due to famine, disease, and the uncontrolled manner of fighting. The war is largely considered to be caused, or more accurately “sparked”. by the actions of Gavrilo Princip took on Sunday, 28 June 1914, at approximately 10:45 am. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian. The killer was a member of the Black Hand. a terrorist/secret society in Serbia. The Central powers of Germany, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, and…

modern movement style. Ludwig was one of the most, if not the most influential designer during the 20th century period. He was one of the leading figures in the modern movement; he pushed this movement forward and created products that were highly desirable. He has always inspired designers in his time and now to create products in the modern movement, even though he designed over 80 years ago those products are still seen to have a modern look about…

production of its 200-millionth vehicle. Toyota is the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year. It did so in 2012 according to OICA, and in 2013 according to company data. As of July 2014, Toyota was the largest listed company in Japan by market capitalization…

the atomic age, was also the man who helped found the pugwash conferences and pleaded for nuclear disarmament and world peace” (“Leo Szilard” Dictionary of American Biography). Not only did he create an extremely dangerous weapon of war, but he also wanted world peace. He said, “Theoretically I am supposed to divide my time between finding what life is, and trying to preserve it by saving the world” (Perlez, 1998). He was trying to find what life is by pursuing his career in physics, and…

Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in 1893. The Stanley Cup has a band or ring for every team that has won the Cup and every player that was on that team has their name engraved in it ("The Stanley Cup".) This makes the Cup very unusual because most trophies are just given to teams to keep and maybe get the teams name engraved in it. The older bands are sent to Lord Stanley's Vault in the hockey Hall of fame in the Ontario Province. In 1910, the NHL obtained the Stanley Cup because all the…

Joseph Stiglitz in his extract concurs that the environment is being stained and the people that are being effected the most are the ones who are underprivileged. He further justifies his idea by giving examples of two industrial tycoons in the world; China and the United States (US). Both, he claims, race against each other on carbon emissions but China has won, although the US contributed more to this issue by almost more than a quarter carbon emissions since 1750. He adds on a global scale…

There are two main reasons I want to be at NYU: New York City, and music technology. First, the city. I went to LaGuardia High School, and when I first applied to college, I was searching for something new. I figured it would be a nice change of pace to leave the hustle bustle of the city and head off to some place quiet. As the semesters went by, my upstate campus began to feel isolated. After a certain hour, the whole county shuts down and heads to bed. Quite a shock coming from the city that…

Have you ever wanted to go to Oregon? There are many sights and experiences to see, feel, and try, along with a rich history. It’s the year 1803. President Thomas Jefferson bought a huge swatch of land for the US, including what is now Oregon. He sent explorers to map the territory. Later, in 1840, settlers traveled up the Oregon Trail. On February 14, 1854, Oregon became the 33rd official state. Oregon may have gotten its name from the French word “Ouragan”, which means hurricane and was a…

the 5th century. It has to do with Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha which means "Awakened" or "Enlightened One". It is said that he is the person that started this all. Siddhartha is said to have seen the people in our world suffering and wanted to try and find a solution. He found a solution by meditating and using analysis, and by doing so he was able to reach an enlightened state that helped end the suffering of people, and when he died, he was released from the cycle of rebirth,…

with Steve Wozniak at his parents’ garage. They worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees. They released their finest creation, the Macintosh. But at the age of 30, he got fired from the company he started. They hired someone who was very talented to run the company and for the first year, things went well. But then, they eventually fall out and the board of directors wanted him out of the company. He was devastated and did not know what to…