Monthly Archives: February 2007

Map research

GIS and Google: GIS would be a bit complex for this project. It is mainly used for displaying geographic data (ie. population density, economic diversity, elevation changes, etc), rather than pinpointing an items’ location.  While GIS does make some really cool maps, it is beyond the scope and needs of this internship. Google maps, on [...]

Discussion of Stokes The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Why did communism fall? Some points Mills and I discussed: People were fed up with many aspects of life and began to support the dissidents. Gorbachev began changes in the Soviet Union and allowed and encouraged changes in other communist countries. Economic issues. All countries were in debt. The government could no longer afford to [...]