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How can I find out the history of my home?

Thursday, November 27th, 2008
history
Skylar asked:


My mom and I are renting the first floor of an old home. It may seem silly but there are strange vibes in it and we think it may be haunted. I’m not sure how to go about finding out the history of the home. How can I do this?

Christine

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Why I Think Its not Essential to Dig Into Your Spouse’s History

Thursday, November 27th, 2008
history
FRANCIS K GITHINJI asked:


It is a controversial issue subject to debate. Why hurt yourself by digging into your spouse’s past? But again staying in the dark about your spouse’s history is not very ideal. When something directly related to the past happens in future, your ignorance will not be justifiable. This is where the big question comes; is it of benefit to dig into your spouses past? Is your spouses past important now? What are the implications of this past history to your relationship? Will it withstand the shock or it will be shaken to its very foundations? Remember every person alive today has a history to tell you included. Do not pretend to be holier than thou because you are not better in either way.

What is the necessity of unraveling old wounds. The past history of a person has its ugly side and its beautiful side. Many people focus on the ugly side and magnify it to blow it out of proportion. When sniffing into your spouse’s history, consider that some incidents and occurrences are just a stage in life. As a person grows older his or her ideologies, vision, goals, aspirations and dreams change. Many people tend to rate a person with their past. It is suicidal to use your spouses past as a yardstick of his or her current status. No one is perfect and we have our own shortcomings. Everyone can do a mistake in a life and learn from it. A person can change from a bad person into a better person or vice versa. I am saying this because when a person’s past is dug up, we only pay attention to the dark side. We forget the person has a good side also.

Opening classified files from your spouse’s history is not healthy for the relationship. It might affect the way you feel about your partner. You had idolized your partner as a person of unquestionable integrity. You worshipped the very ground that your spouse strode on. Then your spouse’s history which you were craving for starts unfolding before your eyes. Imagine the disbelief, shock, denial and anger that will engulf you. You start seeing your spouse from a very different perspective, from a different angle. You start realizing that your spouse has many sides and faces. There is a face you know and another side you do not know. The trust and goodwill you had built for all this time is adversely affected. It goes to waste. You feel your spouse is a stranger to you. Why not be prudent enough and accept your spouse as at the current value!

Do you realize that your spouse’s history can destroy your marriage? It reveals what you didn’t know about your spouse. The history of your spouse might rear it’s ugly head and force you to run for the hills. It is a situation which can make you regret why you opened the can of worms in the first place. Some revelations are so clandestine. They will make you feel like you had been blindfolded for all this time. Why not remain in your blindfolds and grow grey waiting for the day you will meet your maker.



Lois

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what can you do with a history and environmental science major?

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
history
kirklandtp asked:


I’m planning to double major in history and environmental analysis? Is this a good combination? I hear environmental analysis is a high paying field, and I want to have a job that pays well while I’m doing something I like.

Arthur

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How can I teach my kids history without confusing them?

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
history
<3NoiZette<3 asked:


I want to teach it to them in order, with historical fiction books and movies as supplements to the cold, hard textbook. We will also be touring historical sites. But I had an education like this, and now I have my history timeline all mixed up. How can I be sure to avoid this mistake with my kids?
Edit: I would also like suggestions for some interesting, (historical) chapter books aimed at kids. (Ages 7-12)
Oops, forgot. Yes, it is World History, although I think I’ll start in Africa with the first humans.

Doris

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Can You Make a Career Out of Food History?

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
history
Abdrew Krause asked:


Everyone knows the stereotype of historians … they’re dusty old fellows with patches on their jacket elbows who smell faintly of book mold and are forever squinting at something tiny scribbled in the margin of an old book. Let’s face it; historian is not one of the sexiest career choices in the world. Whatever kind of history you pick, be it military history, government history or that popular catchall “world history,” there’s just not a lot of glamour. Food history, however, is a different kettle of (poached) fish entirely.

The most common title given to a practitioner of food history is that of culinary anthropologist. This is a fascinating field, in which world cuisines are researched and related across a broad spectrum. One of the most famous faces in this field is Deb Duchon, whose face will be familiar to viewers of the hit Food Network series “Good Eats” featuring Alton Brown. Deb is the go-to woman for anything involving food history for the show, and is seen on-camera frequently.

Culinary anthropology will take you around the world, as well. Consider the humble flatbread, a food item found in almost every world culture. In South America, it’s the tortilla. In Europe, it’s the crepe, and in America it most often takes the form of a pancake, although our culture is so homogenized that all the others take equal prominence.

Basically, it’s a simple, unleavened or lightly leavened bread that can be used either as a food on its own or to wrap around other foods to make them portable. In the process of researching the history of this food, a culinary anthropologist from a Texas university traveled all over the world, appearing on cooking shows and local-interest programming from Bangkok to Dublin.

Food history is more than just culinary anthropology, though. Any major history project needs someone who can serve as the voice of authority on what the people or culture involved ate, and you’ll always find jobs there. The possibilities for a food historian are truly limitless.

 



Beth

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What is the difference between history and literature?

Friday, November 21st, 2008
history
towel 42 asked:


I have a portfolio assessment to do for English, and the question is:
- Recognize connections between texts and social, historical, cultural and political concepts.
- Consider this past academic year and write a substantial paragraph that explains the difference between history and literature.

Cynthia

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Every Cricket Fan Wants to Know the World Cup History

Friday, November 21st, 2008
history
Ella Wilson asked:


World cup tournament has a tremendous history. It started in 1975 in England. It’s the biggest tournament in the world of cricket. The first three tournaments in the world cup were known as Prudential Cup with the sponsorship of prudential plc, a known pecuniary services company. It’s a privilege for the players to play for the world cup and players feel proud and lucky to be a part of world cup tournament. They put their best effort to win the glorious cup and hence to be called world champions.

World cup history says that the earlier matches consisted of 60 overs per players and it was played in white uniform with red balls. Earlier the matches were held only during day. Till 1992 World Cup, only 8 teams participated in the tournament.Afterwards, cricket became more and more famous and gradually it was considered a good sport by many countries. Now, in world cup 2007, 16 teams have participated to battle for the cup.

In 1975, England, New Zealand, India, East Africa, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated in world cup tournament.

In 1979, East Africa was part of the world cup team while in 1983, Zimbabwe made an entry. The same teams took part in the 1987 World Cup. In 1992, South Africa entered in the group to play the world cup and that year 9 teams took part in the tournament. By 1996, the number of teams have increased to 12 with the participation of three more teams in the group. They were UAE, Netherlands and Kenya. But in 1999 world cup, UAE and Netherlands played for the world cup.

As we all know that cricket was born in England and the first three world cup was played here. In 1987, for the first time in the world cup history the tournament was held outside England. World cup 1987 introduced impartial umpires to give more fair decision. World cup matches have contributed more and more records in the cricket’s History. The records in the world cup history consist of most excellent batting strike rate, most run-scorers, top bowlers, best bowling, finest bowling strike rate, main wicket-takers, team totals, lowest team totals, all major catches and maximum individual scores, and actually the most dismissals.

Initially the world cup confined the attention of only few spectators, but gradually it has mesmerized millions of viewers who keenly wait for the tournament. Australia has won the world cup thrice, West Indies twice and India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have won once. Ever since in the world cup history, Australia has been one of the toughest contenders for the world cup. World cup history has many fascinating records. This is the ninth world cup being held in a caribbean nation called West Indies. Many arrangements have been done to welcome the teams who will again make some new records.

The history of cricket has many more things to unveil which is yet to be known by the fans. You can find many more interesting facts and figures about world cup history from the various sources. Some sources are cricket dedicated sites which will provide you the complete information of this tournament’s history. This history contains many achievements and landmarks made by the players. Some players like Brain Lara, Sachin T



Keith

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History of Paintball

Friday, November 21st, 2008
history
Steffen Leinsvang asked:


The History Of Paintball

In this article i’m mainly going to show you some markers that have left their trace in the history of paintball. But first: A small introduction.

The first actual game of paintball took place in 1981, between 12 players using the Nelspot 007. The first game was a capture the flag scenario game. Trough the 80’s the sport of paintball started spreading . First it spread to England, Australia and South Africa. Some years later it reached Europe. In 1992 the NPPL was founded and the year after there was played 4 tournaments around the country. In 1996 the World Championships Of Paintball was produced and aired by ESPN.

The first company that made a marker was Nelson Paint Company, the marker was called the Nelspot 007 and was originally used to mark trees in the forestry business.The Nelspot 007 was a bolt action or pump action pistol powered by 12 gram Co2 cartridges. The gun could also be set up with a ASA to accept HPA or Co2.

The Splatmaster was a very economic choice because it only costed around 80$. It’s internals was pretty similar to the 007 but the body was made out of solid plastic (The 007 was all steel). It held 10 round tubes of 0.68 cal. ammunition.

The Tippmann 68 Special hit the market around 1990 and it was a big hit!

This is what Tippmann wrote about it: “We took our finest gun and put it on steriods. The result is the 68 special. A new hybrid weapon with proven Tippmann quality and reliability. It combines the ruggedness of the SL-68, the most durable gun we’ve ever built, and the speed of the SMG-60, the only full automatic CO2 paintball gun.

The 68 Special is a true semi-automatic, not a double action with a new gravity feed system that eliminates ball breakage and double feeding. A 1/8″ light trigger movment lets you shoot as fast as you can squeeze off rounds. And a new liquid CO2 system that will shoot up to 200 rapid shots without loss of velocity. “

 

Now, things have changed and there are electric markers that shoot 20 balls per second. In USA alone, the number of paintball players is almost 10 millions. And the sport is still growing!

If you want to know more about older guns and the history of paintball check out this site: http://www.mcarterbrown.com/

Also, check out this vid from the paintball marshalls paintball museum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYjC5VqHfM8

 

-Steffen Leinsvang

www.Soldierpaintball.com



Courtney

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How can I find out my work history if I never filed for taxes?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008
history
dnice1042 asked:


Is there any way I can find out my work history if I never filed for taxes?

Filling out a lot of job applications lately and everytime I get to the Previous Employers section I end up having to make up random dates.

In the event that I cant get my work history. Would I be better off just leaving the dates blank or stick with making them up?

Allison

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What jobs could i get if i major in sociology or history?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008
history
katlb19 asked:


I am really interested in Sociology and History, but im afraid that if i major or minor in those subject that i wont get a good job later on in life. Does anyone know of any jobs there are that involve sociology or history? (and i dont mean jobs like a history teacher or counselor.)

And if not does anybody know what a good major is?

Arnold

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