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- 2341: Credit Cards
- Credit Cards An American Way of Life Credit cards are quickly becoming a major problem for the American people. It is so easy to get into debt with a credit card, and anyone with a mailbox and a pulse can get one. Many Americans can't get out of debt and they run ... t emotionally register the pain. If you lay down $50 at lunch, you'll notice if it's a $50 bill. With a credit card, you don't even realize what you paid. The typical American carries five to seven credit cards with an average balance of $1,670 per card (People weekly). Banks are pushing the credit card to consumers in an effort to make money on the interest ...
- 2342: Comparing Employees in America and Their Kenyan Counterparts
- ... usual. Employees hold a position of respect in America. Their employers regard them as an asset to their company, and every effort is made to keep employees happy in any workplace. Economic prosperity has enabled American workers to get higher wages and more benefits, including medical cover and insurance. Employees are accorded several rights by the law, and are liable for compensation if mistreated at their workplace. Sexual harassment, racialism and ... and children were given the time they deserved. After the lunch break, workers would return refreshed and ready to do more work. Due to their working habits, Kenyan employees generally face lesser stress than their American counterparts. The high labor prices are also of a disadvantage to many American workplaces. Labor, whether skilled or unskilled, is very expensive, and most Americans therefore have to opt for other means of getting their jobs done. In factories, the cost of manual labor is so high ...
- 2343: Tragedy In Genesis
- ... the best learning opportunities occur when a nation or a people is in despair. He has expanded our definition of tragedy to include all trying life experiences without limiting tragedy to catastrophe in particular. The American Heritage Dictionary defines tragedy from various perspectives including both the catastrophic and non catastrophic paradigms of tragedy. American Heritage is more in consonance with Benne than with Kaufmann. Instead of limiting tragedy, the Dictionary expands tragedy to include both literary works and life experiences. Tragedy is defined as: (1) A dramatic or literary ... and choice of protagonist. ( C) YSeriously treats of calamitous events and has an unhappy but meaningful ending This definition allows for dual understanding of tragedy. Unlike Kaufmann who is very particular in his definition, the American heritage allows for a more wide-ranging view of tragedy. In fact, Genesis incorporates the classical definition of Kaufmann with the more expansive conceptions of Benne and American Heritage. The Book of Genesis can ...
- 2344: Economic Theories of Harsanyi, Nash, Selten, Fogel, and North
- ... issues. This was precisely half a century after John Von Neumann and Osar Morgenstern launched the field with the publication of "The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior." "John F. Nash of Princeton University(a American economists), John C. Harsanyi of the University of California at Berkeley(a Hungarian economist), and Reinhard Selten of the Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms-Universitat in Bonn(a German economists), shared the award, and the $930,000 ... a rigorous theory of economic development." Fogel is identified with two issues in particular. There was a 1964 book arguing that the spread of the railroad was not as important to the opening of the American West as had been argued by Joseph Schumpeter and Walt Rostow. Using "counterfactual" arguments (supposing that things had happened differently than they did, and examining what the consequences would have been) and a great deal ... stated that "Economic history is about the performance of economies through time," which he stated in his Nobel Peace Prize lecture. The Game Theory and the theory of Economic Development made an impact on the American society that allowed the society to improve in sensibility. Though Nash and North was the main source in creating the theories, the other three's input helped allow the theories to be of more ...
- 2345: A Brief History of Clocks: From Thales to Ptolemy
- ... to accurately represent the motion of the heavens. According to Prof. Derek Price, the mean period of Saturn can be mechanically represented by a gear ratio of 30 to 1. In other words, for every revolution of the sun around the earth, Saturn will only accomplish 1/30th of its revolution around the earth. The mean period of Jupiter can be represented by a gear ratio of 12 to 1, and Mars can be represented by a gear ratio of 2.5 to 1. An interesting ... when it reappeared in a globe clock designed by Jobst Bürgi. The differential gear later became a critical component of the cotton gin, a late 18th century invention that marked the beginning of the industrial revolution. However, devices such a the Antikythera Mechanism were quite rare. The celestial sphere was the most common form of celestial representation, prompting a number of structural modifications. Because of the difficulty in imagining the ...
- 2346: Hippies
- ... married young and had children quickly, moved into suburbs, and found good jobs. They expected nothing else but for their children to go to college and follow in their footsteps. Adults had faith in the American government, and believed that any hard working, dedicated and honest man would succeed, and of course, they thought that their children would conform to their traditional values. Young adults were expected to look and act ... escape.”#10 One of the few ways for draft deferment was passing grades. Very tough to get with out a clear mind. Ironically, many students smoked and drugged their way into Vietnam.#11 Although the American government kept saying that the war should be ending soon, more and more young men kept being drafted as news of numerous deaths were being reported. This caused Hippies to mistrust the government. Hippies didn ... the singer, Perry Friedman sung disturbing lyrics encouraging people to join together and object the fighting in Vietnam. “I saw the moving pictures Of homes in napalm flames, I saw men burning children, Men with American names. To fly those wicked missions, I’d never leave my home, And I know I’m in the right, judge, And I don’t stand alone.”#12 This song gave hippies confidence to ...
- 2347: Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy, today, is a very common thing among companies and individuals alike. Sadly enough there were as many bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts, as there were all other cases. The American bankruptcy law allows people to avoid paying their debts, by offering the debtors a discharge, which eliminates all their legal responsibilities. However, bankruptcy is a controversial issue amongst religious members of the Jewish population, for ... a case, the parties did not sign their agreement in compliance to secular law, however, according to dina d’malchusa dina, the debtor can be granted a discharge. Another such case would be where an American citizen does business with a French creditor. The American citizen may obtain a bankruptcy discharge in America. Under dina d’malchusa dina the American government may not deprive the French creditor from claiming his money from the debtor. Nevertheless, minhang hasocharim makes the ...
- 2348: The Theory of Evolution
- ... students do not question the theory. Because evolution is so prominent in the educational community, the student may feel that it is fact, rather than theory (Life 179). A doctor once wrote in the magazine American Laboratory: “The child is not presented with evolution as a theory. Subtle statements are made in science texts as early as the second grade… Evolution is presented as reality, not as a concept that can ... reasonable theory. Works Cited Andrews, Peter. Human Evolution. Ispwich, England: W. S. Cowell Ltd, 1989. Booker, Christopher. “The Evolution of a Theory.” The Star Johannesburg 20 Apr. 1982. Calbreath, Donald F. “The Editor’s Page.” American Laboratory Nov. 1980. Darwin, Charles. The Illustrated Origin Of Species. London: Rainbird Publishing Group, 1979. Dawkins, Richard The Selfish Gene. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Dickerson, Richard E. "Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life." Scientific American Sept. 1978. Eady, Maitland A. The Missing Link. Time Life Books, New York: Time Inc, 1972. Gorman, James. “The Tortoise Or The Hare?” Discover Oct. 1980. Ham, Ken. The Answers Book. Arizona: Master Books, ...
- 2349: Bilingual Education
- ... poor lighting, and large rooms with poor audibility. Many immigrants were categorized as "simpletons" for receiving zeros on the test because they were unable to speak English, could not read, and were unfamiliar with the American culture. The low-test scores confirmed white Anglo Saxon Protestant beliefs that immigrants were inferior. This gave the congressmen more reason to discriminate against the immigrants. In the 1950's, federal and state laws ruled ... that discriminatory testing was unconstitutional (What To Do About Immigration? p 327). Bilingual education did not originally grow from the pressures of immigration. It was started as a small, federally funded program to help Mexican-American children (largely native-born) in the Southwest. The purpose was to try to make Mexican-American children fully literate in English. Today, our expectations of bilinguals are very high. We expect them to learn our language fast and accurately. However, we do not teach them well. Instead of running away ...
- 2350: Similarities And Differences Between The Romantic Age And The Victorian Period
- ... far more differences. They first differed in rule: the Romantic Age didn't have a king or queen, but the Victorian Period did. They were similar and different in writing styles, and beliefs. The Industrial Revolution also had an effect on both time periods. The Romantic Period was from 1784 until 1832. The Romantics brought a more brave, individual, and imaginative approach to both literature and life. During the Romantic Age ... Pfordresher, 423). The Romantic Age in England was a movement that effected all the countries of western Europe. Romanticism represents an attempt to rediscover the mystery and wonder of the world (Pfordresher, 424). The French Revolution, 1793-1815, gave life and breath to the dreams of some Romantic writers. They wanted liberty and equality for all individuals (Pfordresher, 423). The Industrial Revolution was changing England from a rural society to a nation of factories (Fuller, 280). England changed from an agricultural society to an industrial society, and from home manufacturing to factory production. When Napoleon came ...
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