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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes#LanguageYeah, I think I had read that once before. Very interesting. Perhaps the English unintentionally elevated Fawkes to the point of stardom, eh?
Donnie, interesting post. I'm going to have to disagree with you, though, in that military efforts do bring about more technological advancements. When motivated, the government has far greater means and resources to accomplish its goals than even the private sector has. Businesses need to ensure a cost-effective design; they need to make sure profit is attainable; they need to offer high enough compensation to their employees. The government doesn't have these obstacles. Think about the development of the atomic bomb. One of the hugest technological advancements ever, and I think this could have been done at that point in time only with governmental resources. Think about Rome's sytem of roads throughout the Empire. Think about shipbuilding in England, metallurgy throughout the Bronze Age and beyond. Think about gunpowder. Once this technology has left the confines of the government, I think that the private sector is able to run with it and make advancements on their own. However, I think this might be more true nowadays than it was in the past; I don't think that R&D would have been such a priority for, say private sector Medieval Europe. I am a big fan of private enterprise and I think it can do wonders. However, I guess what I'm trying to say is that governments can justify technology at any price when they're facing potential destruction, so they should be able to come up with greater advancements.
No we would not have the technology we have now. Warfare seems to be one of the greatest stimulants for technological advancement (needless to say, the same does not hold true for diplomatic advancement). In another thread we discussed the way European technology seemed to quickly surpass that of other ancient civilizations over the course of thousands of years. One of the things I think this was due to was the frequency at which Europeans were engaged in war or preparing to defend themselves against invaders. Because of necessity – their very survival was at stake – civilizations adopted new practices in metallurgy, weaponry, transportation and more. Of course, these sometimes had practical applications in non-military ways as well. As one technology benefits another, advancement begins to take hold.The same is true for the U.S. during the Cold War. Without it, it's likely that we would not have as many technological advancements as we do now.
I think some of the early push had to do with competition with the Soviets, and as such it was placed more in line with defense goals than today's goals. The Soviets were the first to launch a satellite with Sputnik in the 1950s, but the American goal of putting a man on the Moon might have come with the idea of establishing some sort of strategic base or stronghold there. Perhaps it was after the realities of space were discovered the plans for space expansion were put on the back burner. Although the Moon may have been forgotten, satellite technology seems to have thrived; notice this plays a key component in modern military strategy.
What we should bare in mind is that 'The Tales of Robin Hood' first appear in c.1450, which is some 350 years after the events that they perport to portray. This is at the start of the Wars of the Roses, and so we should assume that (whoever) conceived the legend may well have been relating the current grievances between lords but placing it in an earlier era.
I could see how this could be true. I think that historical revisionism/shaping is done within our own day for political gain, and I am sure that it has been done in some respect throughout all of history.
Yes, that is true; however, I wonder if they use “greatest” in the sense of “most popular”, rather than “best person”. In the same article they show the burning of his effigy. I am under the impression that this only occurs when a person is despised. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lewes_Bonfire%2C_Guy_Fawkes_effigy.jpg
It could be, sadly, that someone somewhere wanted to test that bomb for real and in the mean time tell the world ; “look what we have', And hundreds of thousands died.
I wouldn't be surprised if that were part of the political strategy. I think that there is a common morality that governs all people at all times. Our understanding of what is right and wrong, though, is not always clear-cut.
Stumpfoot, I agree that religious fervor has at times caused innocent people to suffer in the past. With that said, I don't know how one would equate an increase in religious behavior with that of oppression of innocent people. Like I pointed out with Richard Jewell, innocent people can be oppressed by people outside the name of religion.
I havent seen the movie, but I know the British hold him in pretty high esteem.
What? They burn his effigy every year! He was a traitor after the Gunpowder Plot....alas, we should continue this in the new thread I will create on Guy Fawkes (soon enough!).
Don't tell me — but I had heard that there was something about the troops had to raise money for the war effort around the time of Iwo Jima….I didn't really know what that meant but apparently it ties into the movie somehow. I guess I'll understand more when I see the movie.
First, make sure that you are allowed to post the images (i.e. not copyrighted images and if you can that you're using proper attribution).Second, you might use a photobucket account. I haven't used one but you should be able to upload an image from your computer to photobucket. Then when you want to insert the image, you type in the url location in your message. Then, you can click on the image icon in the toolbar above (right next to the Wikipedia "W"). This simply inserts [img.] and [/img.] around the url you typed in. Sound confusing? Basically in the end the following:
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I didn't get to see it but it sounds like it would have been interesting to watch. I know that the Greeks also calculated the circumference of the Earth, I think by measuring the distance between two points and then taking the and change in slope over that span. It would have been interesting to live back then and to experience the kind of attitude that they must have possessed….that the world is rational and knowable, and that humans can master it.
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