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- 2781: Coca Cola
- ... were shocked and/or outraged, many said that were considering switching to Pepsi. The company also fielded over forty thousand letters, which were all answered and each person got a coupon for new Coke. Many American consumers of Coca-Cola asked if they would have the final say. The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest producer and distributor of soft drink syrups and concentrates. Company products are sold through ... be secured only on the value of the trademarks of "Coca-Cola" and "Coke," the number-one soft drink worldwide. Pendergrast, M. (1993). For God, Country and Coca-Cola The Unauthorized History of the Great American Soft Drink and the company that makes it. Coca-Cola’s process is the magic of turning syrup into a finished beverage is the role of independent bottlers and canners. They bring together the essential ... The New York Times p. A17. [Online]. Available FTP:www.thecoca-colacompany.com. Steinback-Palazzini, F. (1986). Coca-Cola Superstar Pendergrast, M. (1993). For God, Country and Coca-Cola The Unauthorized History of the Great American Soft Drink and the company that makes it.
- 2782: If Impeachment of Bill Clinton
- ... this is their perfect chance to dominate the presidential election in 2000. The republicans will not let this issue go because they want in to drag on to the elections where by that time the American public will be so upset by the whole thing they will vote for a republican president. It is politics pure and simple, and if they get away with it then it will set a new ... because it is so evident to me why this scandal continues to go on. It is all based on politics and getting elected, no one will let this drop even though it is costing the American public millions of dollars. President Clinton is not the evil one in this battle it is the republican agenda and Kenneth Starr. It is also the American public who have egged on this whole fight and have bought in to it as if it was a real important issue. Future politics will be very grim if this is allowed to happen ...
- 2783: The Steam Engine
- “In the never-ending search for energy sources, the invention of the steam engine changed the face of the earth.” (Siegel, Preface) The steam engine was the principal power source during the British Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. The steam engine opened a whole new world to everyone. The steam engine maximized production, efficiency, reliability, minimized time, the amount of labor, and the usage of animals. The steam engine ... the steam engine was used to mine coal, and because “England had large deposits of coal to fuel the new steam engines, it enabled people to use more machines and to build larger factories.” (Industrial Revolution. Earth Explorer). More machines and factories using the steam engine meant more production, more reliability, and cheaper prices. The steel industry was also revolutionized through the use of the steam engine. Steel, smelted from iron ... distance and time had lost their old links with wind, terrain, and hurrying horses’ hooves. To the dizzied onlookers, it must have seemed that the world was shrinking as they watched” (Sproule, 56) The industrial revolution that started in about 1770 in England revolutionized several aspects of life, as we know today. The reason to most of this revolutionized life can be credited to the steam engine. The steam engine ...
- 2784: Computers And The Military
- ... industrialized world. Computers invaded in the following decades the lives of most people in various worksaving machines and in the middle of the Eighties also in the form of Personal Computers (PCs). But the computer revolution also made its impact on other areas, which the bright scientists probably never anticipated. War has in all times been one of the main reasons that new inventions have been made, and the military was ... both in Operation Desert Storm and in Kosovo. New naval ships have radar systems that is capable of spotting possible treats 35 miles away both in airspace, on land and water and under water. The American Aegis system can within this range determine whether an object on the radar is friendly or hostile, and can spot the newest supersonic missiles in 1 to 5 seconds. That is very quick compared to ...
- 2785: On The Road
- Jack Kerouac's 'Great American' Novel, On the Road "…because the only people for me as the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time ... Jack Kerouac was there to see it all and tell about it in splendorous detail. Truly Jack Kerouac was a mindful literary genius and his novel On The Road published in 1957 is a great American novel that all citizens should take the time to read. On The Road begins with Sal Paradise, a beatnik traveler looking for something more in his life than the tedious life he lives, and his hero Dean Moriarty, a true representative of beat life in America and a mad man. Sal desires meaning for his pointless life so he begins a great American journey looking for everything and nothing, following in the footsteps of Dean and his friend Carlo Marx. Instead of making use of the money he has earned he takes to the road on foot ...
- 2786: Tobacco in America
- ... from R.J. Reynolds, who is shown as a dromedary with complete style has been attacked by many Tobacco-Free Kids organizations as a major influence on the children of America. Dr. Lonnie Bristow, AMA (American Medical Association) spokesman, remarks that "to kids, cute cartoon characters mean that the product is harmless, but cigarettes are not harmless. They have to know that their ads are influencing the youth under 18 to ... tobacco; kids smoke for reasons all their own." U.S. News & World Report. 18 Apr. 1996: 38. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. Thomas, Roger E. "10 steps to keep the children in your practice nonsmokers." American Family Physician. Aug. 1996: 450. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. Breo, Dennis L. "Kicking Butts-AMA, Joe Camel and the 'Black Flag' war on tobacco." JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. 29 Oct. 1993: 1978. Infotrac. Online. 27 Oct. 1996. t
- 2787: Thomas Jefferson
- ... was safe judgement made by Jefferson. Jefferson’s decision was made in consideration of bettering the country. He never made a decision in which he thought would not be in the best interests of the American people (internet). The key to understanding Jefferson is to realize that his expression of ideals, principles, political opinions, and his vision of American republicanism is always bolder than the thoroughgoing pragmatism that characterized his actions (Rayner, p.74). He was a gadgeteer and an enthusiast for technological innovations even though they could possibly threaten his equalitarian simple republic ... prove to be the key to the future of the United States. Jefferson later admitted that he had stretched his power “till it cracked” in order to buy Louisiana, the largest single land purchase in American history (Brodie, p.96). As a result, generations of Americans for nearly 200 years have been the beneficiaries of Jefferson’s noble vision of America and his efforts at expanding the continent. Within a ...
- 2788: Chinese Economic Reform
- ... it became apparent to many of China's leaders that economic reform was necessary. During his tenure as China's premier, Mao had encouraged social movements such as the "Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution" which had had as their bases ideas such as serving the people and maintaining the class struggle. By 1978 China’s leaders were searching for a solution to serious economic problems. Hua Guofeng, the man ... Organization. The specific nature of the United States' complaint has to do with China's pirating of musical compact discs, video laser discs and computer software. In fact, it is estimated that such pirating costs American companies a billion dollars a year. Clearly, this is not the way that the trade system works. It is the United States' position that China must adhere to the rules of trade before it can ...
- 2789: Guitar History
- ... guitar stars, Segovia had a guitar as influential as the music he played on it. It was made in Spain. in 1850 when C.F Martin was perfecting his x-bracing pattern and developing the American flat top guitar, Antonio de Torres in Spain was perfecting fan bracing and other designs that would characterize the modern classical guitar. The muted resonance of a typical American parlor guitar was no match for the hardy, robust sound of Segovia¹s guitar. The new guitar left the American parlor guitar with no protection from the onslaught of new designs. 7 The importance of volume cannot be overstated. The quest for a louder guitar would be the driving force behind all the innovations ...
- 2790: Computers-how They Affect Our Lives
- ... invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been around for 2000 years. However, only in the last 40 years has it changed the American society. From the first wooden abacus to the latest high-speed microprocessor, the computer has changed nearly every aspect of people's lives for the better. The very earliest existence of the modern day computer ... of machine tools, and for many other tasks. In 1971 Marcian E. Hoff, Jr., an engineer at the Intel Corporation, invented the microprocessor and another stage in the development of the computer began. A new revolution in computer hardware was now well under way, involving miniaturization of computer-logic circuitry and of component manufacture by what are called large-scale integration techniques. In the 1950s it was realized that "scaling down ...
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