Sam Walton
Sam Walton (1918–1992) - was born in Kingfish, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918 - was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father's store - graduated from the University of Missouri in 1940 - opened the first of several franchises of the Ben Franklin five-and-dime franchises in Arkansas. - opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962 ... Continuare
SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE USA
SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE USA
The American school system is in many ways different from the German one.
At the year of two you start your school carreer: You go to a "Nursery School" (Kleinkindergarten ). Then ,at the age of four, you join the kindergarden. and at the age at six you start with the so called "Eleme ... Continuare
Scooter
Scooter
First Chapter:
1994:
“Hyper Hyper”
The first Scooter single “Vallée de Larmes” is released. Scooter is only supposed to be a project at first. The single, however, goes to number 8 in the German Dance Charts.
In April they had their first live appearance at the “Palladium in Hamburg. ... Continuare
Scotland - Topography of Scotland
Scotland
? Topography of Scotland:
Physiograohic Regions:
Scotland is occupying the northern third of the British island and it is mainly divided into three different parts, called Highlands, Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands.
The Highlands are a thinly populated mountainous area north of Stirling and west of ... Continuare
Scotland
SCOTLAND
The northern part of the island of Great Britain is Scotland. Rugged uplands separate it from England to the south. Within this border country the Scots fought many wars to keep their independence. In 1707 Scotland joined with England, and the entire island became a single kingdom, Great Britain. The Scots, however, remain a disti ... Continuare
Sheffield - Steel City
Sheffield - Steel City
The pictures show us that Sheffield lies in a flat valley which is good to get to other places, even the Romans built a road from Doncaster to Chester through this valley. Because of the river in this valley people did not want to live there, because in case of heavy rains, they were afraid of floods. So they did n ... Continuare
China
China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo), country in East Asia, the world’s third largest country by area (after Russia and Canada) and the largest by population. Officially the People’s Republic of China, it is bounded on the north by the Republic of Mongolia and Russia; on the northeast by Russia and North Korea; on the east by the Yellow ... Continuare
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean, the second largest of the earth's four oceans and the most heavily traveled. Only the Pacific Ocean is larger. It covers about twice the area of the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic is divided into two nominal sections: The part north of the equator is called the North Atlantic; the part south of the equator, the South Atlantic. The ... Continuare
BRITAIN - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, PEOPLE, HISTORY AND POLITICS, INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Britain includes Great Britain (comprising England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland, and lies off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. It is 500 Km wide and nearly 1,000 km long. Its closest continental neighbors France and Belgiu ... Continuare
Central America
Central America, region of the western hemisphere, made up of a long, tapering isthmus that forms a bridge between North and South America. Central America, which is defined by geographers as part of North America, has an area of about 523,000 sq km (about 201,930 sq mi) and includes the countries of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nica ... Continuare
