.... and headstrong goddess, is the queen of the gods and the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. She is the sister and wife of the god Zeus. Though Hera advised Zeus and bore him children, jealousy corupted her. She hated her husband's adventures and schemed against his many wives and children. Hera was the goddess of marriage and the protector of married women. Her children were the gods Ares, Hephaestus, Hebe, and Eileithyia. Known for her vindictive nature, Hera never forgot an injury. Poseidon is the son of Cronos & Rhea. He was known as the earth-shaker and was given the dominion of the sea. The Cyclopes gave Zeus the thunderbolt and Hades a helmet, gave Poseidon ....

.... a “threat to civilization itself,” is the “trial of the century.” New ideas frequently require considerable time to gain public approval, especially when religion is involved. Galileo’s heliocentric theory of the sun revolving around the earth directly contrasted Ptolemy’s 600-year-old precedent of geocentricism. This was looked upon as an act of heresy, and Galileo was nearly burned at the stake. Thus, when a schoolteacher in the south decided to stray from the norm by teaching a new and controversial theory of evolution, it was no surprise that there was considerable backlash from religious groups. The supporters of literal interpretation of the Bible were ....

.... and had many of his cohorts executed. Although this was one of his greatest accomplishments, he was exiled in 58 B.C. After a year of concentrating on his writing, was called back to Rome by Pompey the Great. In 51 B.C. he was assigned to the position of proconsul of the providence of Cilicia. In 50 B.C. returned to Rome to help Pompey with his fight against Caesar, but after Pompey's defeat became a supporter of Caesar. After Caesar's assassination went back into politics and became a supporter of Octavian. On December 7, 43 B.C., was excecuted by Marc Antony as an enemy of the state. While alive Cicero greatly enriched the vocabulary of his own languag ....

.... 1,450,000 white and 400,000 Negro subjects of the crown. The colonies extended from the Atlantic to the Appalachian barrier (Brinton, 1965). The life in these thirteen colonies was primarily rural, the economy based on agriculture, most were descended from the English, and politics were only the concern of land owners. Throughout these prosperous colonies, only a small portion of the population were content with their lives as subjects of George III. Most found it hard to be continually enthusiastic for their King sitting on his thrown, thousands of miles away. Despite this there were few signs of the upcoming revolution. The occasional call for democracy and liberty were w ....

.... and SoRelle 218). Hope seemed non-existent. Americans had never seen such a severe depression. They could not look to history for guidance. The New Deal was Roosevelt’s attempt to restore the economy. His willingness to act decisively and experiment with new policies set him apart from previous presidents. He often said, "I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat. What I seek is the highest possible batting average"(Tindall and Shi 1238). In the first years of Roosevelt’s term he worked hard to empower the federal branch. The New Deal set the precedent for 20th century liberalism. The first order of business for the Roosevelt administ ....

.... cases (Compton’s). Bail furthers the presumption of innocence until guilt is absolutely proven, beyond the shadow of a doubt. If it weren’t for bail, the accused suspect would virtually be serving a sentence for a crime he or she has not been convicted of committing. Excessive bail has the same effect. The idea behind bail is to make sure the accused is present during the trial. If one’s bail is , in fact, excessive, the amount is set higher than is reasonable. Logically, bail is usually not set for an amount greater than the maximum monetary sentence for the crime with which the defendant is being charged.(Draper 80) The most widely known aspect of th ....

.... Meanwhile, Fidel Castro was looking for a way to defend his island nation from an attack by the U.S. Ever since the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, Castro felt a second attack was inevitable. He approved of Khrushchev's plan to place missiles on the island. For the United States, the crisis began on October 15, 1962 when reconnaissance photographs revealed Soviet missiles under construction in Cuba. Kennedy organized the EX-COMM, a group of twelve advisors to handle the crisis. After seven days debate within the upper echelons of government, Kennedy concluded to impose a naval quarantine around Cuba; He wished to prevent the arrival of more Soviet offensive weapons on ....

.... Assembly and begins his studies in law. Two years later he is re-elected to the Illinois Gen. Assembly and is now a leader of the Whig party. September 9th, 1836 Lincoln receives his law license and in June of 1840 he argues his first case before the Illinois Supreme Court. After being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, he delivers a speech on the floor of the House against President Polks war policy regarding Mexico. In March of 1849 he makes an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Illinois statute of limitations, but is unsuccessful and leaves politics to practice law. Lincoln’s aptitude in public speaking soon gains him a reputation as an ou ....