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- 2281: Mp3 Argument
- Mp3 argument The Next Revolution in Music Technology: Make or Break? Throughout life I have encountered several different mediums of music including eight-track recordings, vinyl records, cassette tapes, mini-discs, digital audio tapes (DAT), and compact discs. I have ... the aspiring musician. If any legislation passed, it should only ban the distribution of copyrighted material. The emergence of MP3 has tremendously excited unsigned musical artists. Many believe this is the beginning of a musical revolution where the “little guys” are going to conquer the “big guys.” ZDNet, an online magazine, recently interviewed Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3.com which is an web site devoted to the distribution of MP3 files created by independent/unsigned musicians. “People keep asking me, ‘When are you going to sign Madonna, When are you going to sign Michael Jackson?’ said Robertson. “But this is a bottoms-up revolution. When you’re leading a revolution, you don’t grab the king and say, ‘I’ve got a good idea, let’s overthrow the kingdom.’” (Orr 1999). In doing research for this essay, I ...
- 2282: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... we call, modern day calculus. “Before the advent of calculus, mathematics was concerned with static situations and could not deal with the constant change which is ever present in the word around us”(The New American Encyclopedia Vol. 3: 891). This ingenious mathematical method has provided us with the ability to create things which the great philosophers of the past could only dream of. This mathematical method allows us to make ... change of momentum is proportional to the acting force, and is in the direction that the force acts; 3) Whenever force is applied to a body there is an equal and opposite reaction; (The New American Encyclopedia Vol. 6: 1930) “All physical laws are stated mathematically as differential equations “(The New American Encyclopedia Vol. 3: 892). “As a consequence of his theories, Newton was able to explain the motion of the planets, the ebb and flow of the tides, and man special features of the motion ...
- 2283: Capital Punishment
- ... a 1993 nationwide survey 77 percent of the public approved of the death penalty, but the poll dropped to 41 percent if the alternative is no parole plus restitution (Smart). Only a minority of the American public would favor the death penalty if offered alternatives. By law it required that the trial and sentencing of the accused must be conducted with the utmost fairness, especially when incorporating the irreversible sanction of ... since 1930 have been for murder (Warner). It is evident that courts have sentenced some criminals to prison while putting others to death, which clearly demonstrates uncertainty, racial prejudices, and simply unfairness. In his classic American Dilemma (1944) Gunnar Myrdal reported that “South makes the widest application of the death penalty”, and sadly “Negro criminals are in for much more than their share of the executions” (Warner) Recently a study of ... capital punishment system is an outgrowth of the racist “legacy of slavery” (NACDP). Between 1930 and 1996, 4,220 prisoners were executed and more than half were black.(cite) A disproportionately large number of African American have always occupied the nations death rows, considering the percentage of African Americans in the overall population (Dieter 144). During the past century, blacks were more often executed for what were considered less-than- ...
- 2284: Progressivism and The Progressive Era
- Progressivism and The Progressive Era The period of time between the Spanish-American War and World War I is known as the Progressive Era. It was a period marked by idealism, reform, and significant economic growth. Progressivism was a movement designed to correct the abuses which reformers felt had crept into American society and government, as a result of industrialization and urbanization. Progressivism was the outcome of a number of forces in American life. The reform spirit of the 1880's and 1890's was still strong, despite the collapse of the Populist Party after the election of 1896. After the hard times of the 1890's, ...
- 2285: Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Theme of Nature In His Works
- ... for much, but in Emerson’s view it could not account for a human beings spiritual existence. Three years after his first publication, Nature, and two years after addressing Phi Beta Kappa Society with “The American Scholar,” Emerson addressed a class of six seniors about to enter the world of ministry. Known as the “Divinity School Address,” this lecture on a Sunday evening in July resulted in Emerson’s being banned ... the needed gap within the students; a gap never filled by the faculty at the Harvard Divinity School.3 Often referred to as New England Transcendentalism, this philosophy made famous by Emerson did not change American thought as a whole, but it did, however, and continues to change the lives of individual Americans (250). Emerson practiced the idea of independent thinking early in his life. While attending Harvard at age 14 ... the existence of evil caused Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry James, Sr., among others, to doubt his judgment. In spite of their skepticism, Emerson’s beliefs are of central importance in the history of American culture. Later generations have often criticized him for being too optimistic about human nature and progress. Emerson believed hope about ourselves and the world was the key to being alive. As the world prepares ...
- 2286: Seabrook's Family Values: Home Sweet Home
- ... first hand. This essay most definitely relates to my definition of what “ home “ is. In my culture, we do certain things differently. We have different values and morals, but are still somewhat similar to the American culture. My family tends to be more conservative for situations, for example boys. Also, in my house, the language typically spoken is Tagolog. Although, English is most often heard. When friends come and visit, they ... where I am most comfortable in makes me feel at ease with my family and myself. In society, many individuals have different values and morals because of the way they have been raised. The average American home consists of a typical family having a standard lifestyle. On the other hand, my immediate family is consisted of my mother,my older sister and myself. Usually, a typical family is made up of two parents and children. I believe that my own family and home is actually unique from those in the American culture. I believe in this because my grandmother actually lives with my family. She is basically the caretaker of my family. Furthermore, having a different background I also have a variety of foods to ...
- 2287: Canadians, And Why They Should Be Banned From America
- ... nation. The Canadian government also makes no effort of any kind to stop the smuggling of Canadian goods to the U.S. The Canadian black-market filters down into the U.S. putting honest hardworking American business owners out of work thus weakening our economy giving the Canadian businesses a great opportunity to come south and steal all the wealth that America has earned. America is a land of hardworking God fearing honest citizens. Canada is a country of swindlers, cheats, and liars. They seem to be bent on controlling the North American Continent and don't want to let anything stand in their way this includes the American people who won't stand for their oppression and control, but for unity, harmony, and respect between nations, things that the Canadians just won't have. If you are like me and want to ...
- 2288: Nostradamus and a Grim Future
- ... of what prophecized events are going to take place during the Times of Troubles according to Nostradamus. In the southwest quadrant of the Atlantic Ocean, missiles are deployed into the ocean near a partially submerged American ship and a soviet submarine. The soviet commander has secret orders to provoke the American ship (orders unaware to the soviet crew). The American commander has been ordered to defend the U.S. coast but not start a war. In the process of defending his ship from the submarine, he strikes (the American commander), feeling he may have ...
- 2289: Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... of United States. We had our own female leaders to study that not much was taught about female leaders of other countries. But among the exception was Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of one the greatest American President. Though, she was the wife of Franklin Roosevelt, she was not known for being his wife. She, as I remember, more than any other woman, "typified... the realizaton of the dreams of the female Crusaders of the 19th century who threw off the restrictions of the Victorian age." So when I had the opportuinity to study the life of any female American leader, I choose Eleanor Roosevelt for her achivements, her strugel and her vision of a United world. For someone who never held elective office, Eleanor Roosevelt wielded a great deal of political power. She wrote ... now laws and appointed no high officials, yet the self-knowledge and profound humility that invested her regard for every human being has made the story of her life a morality play that brightens the American memory. "There is no human being," wrote Eleanor Roosevelt in one of her several columns that she frequently wrote for newspaper, from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig ...
- 2290: Using the Student Study Sheets in the Classroom
- ... sheet on personal freedom is suggested as a review. An overview of each study sheet and suggested responses to the discussion questions posed in each sheet are provided here: Political Freedom: An Expression of the American Mind This study sheet focuses on the pivotal event of Jefferson's early years in public life, his authorship of The Declaration of Independence. The sheet calls attention to Jefferson's writing style as the ... view when the crisis had passed. Students may also wish to consider the Supreme Court case United States v. Eichman in the course of the discussion on social freedom. Discussion Jefferson's contrasting descriptions of American government, one founded in "jealousy," the other in "affection," are the two sides of a single coin. The former expresses Jefferson's innate distrust of political authority, his unshakable suspicion that all rulers are incipient tyrants. The latter expresses Jefferson's similarly innate faith in the American people, his conviction that beneath their differences and despite their disputes they share a common purpose and even a common destiny. In 1798, Jefferson speaks for the people, defending them against the threat of ...
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