Commodore

Grandma), Conner, James, Aunt Sue, and my Uncle Steve. While my cousins and I were outside my nana was making the cake while my papa, dad, and mum were playing a game called dig dug. (dig dug was a very old game that was put into a console called a commodore 64) While my nana was making the cake she yelled upstairs “No one come down here I don't want any interruptions or intrusions!” That was the time my cousins and I decided that we would come inside, (Obviously that was a mistake because…

The hyper-masculine culture in Pretoria, the city where he grew, made Musk wishing to live another place that would let him reveal his personality. Musk's grandparents were a source of influence. Joshua Norman Hadelman was always wanted to discover new things and to adventure life. He wasn't afraid of nothing and that encouraged Musk to pursue hazardous actions. Her grandmother was an enterprising woman. Musk's parents weren't really restrictive. They adopted a slackness education and let their…

On April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in the Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The U.S. also supported the ongoing struggle of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines for independence against Spanish rule. This would be the first war fought overseas by the United States and it involved campaigns in both Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The majority of Spanish-American War soldiers were volunteers who originated from all…

legislature reacted by attempting to resuscitate old ways, stressing cultivating over business. These attempts had little achievement, and the shoguns' power became weak. At that point, in 1853, an armada of very much equipped U.S. ships driven by Commodore Matthew Perry arrived. He requested that Japan open its ports. Not able to protect itself, Japan was compelled to sign arrangements giving the Assembled States exchanging and different rights. Embarrassed by…

In this episode of “The Men Who Built America” we see the rise and fall of Cornelius “The Commodore” Vanderbilt and the rise of John D. Rockefeller. This episode focuses on how both of these titans became what the were. After the Civil War, Vanderbilt saw the opportunity that the railroads possessed in transportation and shipping, he capitalized on that by investing everything he owned into the railroads and eventually owning up to 40% of all the railroads in the United States. It also…

The Imperialistic America The human species has several traits they apply to everyday life, of those tolerance is most used. When the united states became an imperialist country, a lot took place. The dictionary definition of imperialism is a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world; the effect that a powerful country or group of countries has in changing or influencing the way people live in other poorer countries. As humans…

Ragwell stood in the half-open doorway, burnished by the flickering candlelight within. As they entered, Seer Borys fastened the great ebony doors with a thud. The empress sat behind her desk, scribbling furiously at a parchment she had taken from the tilting stacks. Always writing, thought Hunter, and the memories brought a sliver of a smile to his lips. He half-remembered the stories she had penned as they grew up together, eons ago, and for a moment he considered inquiring after them. No, he…

Smart Phones Timeline: 1930s Proof that boolean logic was possible was found in George Stibitz 's invention of his "Model K" Adder. He utilized Bell Company 's telephone relays in order to create a basic calulator devise in the year 1937. Two years later, Hewlett-Packard was founded by David Packard and Bill Hewlett in their garage. Their first business expedition within HP was sound-testing equipment. [1] Timeline: 1940s In 1940, George Stibitz makes history again with his…

interest in purchasing Cuba had begun long before 1898. Following the Ten Years War, American sugar interests bought up large tracts of land in Cuba. Alterations in the U.S. sugar tariff favoring home-grown beet sugar helped foment the rekindling of revolutionary fervor in 1895. By that time the U.S. had spent more than fifty thousand dollars in Cuba and trade, mainly in sugar, was worth twice that much. War was becoming intense and had been growing in the United States, despite President…

The pursuit and maximization of wealth are clearly brought out in the book, and it also shows how capitalism was shaped by individuals like Vanderbilt. The author points that “Commodore” ended up being the richest man in America in the 19th century, mostly at the expense of other merchants. At the time of his demise, estimates of his fortune stood at $100,000,000, and to have amassed such wealth having come from a humble background…