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- 3181: Banking And The Economy
- ... branches will decline. Bank customers will move away from traditional banking and will become more dependent on electronic transactions using ATMs or PCs (Britt, Savings&Community Banker, February 1995, p.9). Thanks to this technical revolution, financial institutions are using software programs, online services, and even the Internet to allow customers to check balances, pay bills, and transfer funds among accounts. Bankers promise that, in the near future, we will also ... Institute Website, http://prosperity-institute.org/ The Prosperity Institute is dedicated to conducting and publishing research examining the causes of, and impediments to, high rates of economic growth and a higher standard of living for American people. Reid, Angus (1996) Shakedown: how the new economy is changing our lives, Doubleday Canada Limited pgs. # 2, 29-34, 64, 91-102, 103, 130-1, 139-40, 151-157, 160-175, The RFE World ...
- 3182: Colonists 2
- ... were properly represented in parliament nor that the king should have any right to oppose restrictions on them each time a new law was passed, more resentment and anger would increase thus was born the American Revolution.
- 3183: Louis Leakey
- ... Louis made important connections, such as his friendship with the eminent anatomist Wilfrid Le Gros Clark, which would help him in the future. After this congress, another event helped spur Leakey's success. The brash American Wendell Phillips was about to begin a massive expedition to Leakey's Kenyan Miocene sites and had a great deal of American money behind him. Phillips was clearly trying to hone in on Leakey's discovery. The idea that the American would steal this British source of pride was such that it spurred British donors to support Leakey's excavation to get there first. While Phillips' expedition grew and grew and the trip got more ...
- 3184: Afluenza
- ... months before the consumer pays off the purchase, (Insight into the News IIN, 1997). This in turn leads consumers into over extending themselves. Although 96% of all consumers are using credit cards responsibly according to American Bankers Association '97, the typical person who files for bankruptcy takes home less than $20,000 a year and has more than $17,000 in credit charges and of that's not overextending oneself what ... is marketers by uses an abundance of information that cannot be avoided they condition consumers to buy. One example that supports this claim is a statistic, it states by the age of 20, the average American will have seen 1 million commercials, (Spokesman Review, 1997). It would be reasonable to believe that if someone view a commercial even half the number of times they would feel the need to buy or ... the youth of America clear of affluenza. One of the most common ways to catch affluenza is by trying to keep up with the Joneses it is also one of the most common occurrences in American families today. How does a family catch affluenza? A lot of families get it from other families. Thus, the term trying to keep up with the Joneses has significance. The produce of "Affluenza" John ...
- 3185: Charles Manson
- ... followers. His family believed that the "four angels" referred to in the Revelations, was the popular band, the Beatles. Manson viewed the Beatles as prophets who were placed on Earth to warn of an upcoming revolution. Manson believed that the Beatles were talking to him through their music. (Missouri) Charlie came up with a philosophy; something he dreamed up to impress his followers. The focus of his philosophy was a kind ... Charles Manson made his "family" do all of the killing for him. When the LAPD found out about this they arrested the whole "family."(Manson) In conclusion, the Sixties was a very violent time in American history. Charles Manson put an abrupt end to the hard times in America. The Manson family committed various hideous acts of murder, because Charles told them to do so. He was defined as the devil ...
- 3186: Euthanasia: The Right to Die
- ... in the recovery rooms and doctors must always be on the side of life (Battin, 1987, p. 24). They say, "Life is to be preserved and suffering was to be alleviated", but in fact the American Medical Association said, "Physicians dedicate their lives to the alleviation of suffering, to the enhancement and prolongation of life, and the destinies of humanity". They clearly state the "alleviation of suffering" before "the enhancement and ... 25). Ruters. Rachels, J. (1986). The end of life: euthanasia and morality. In Bernards, N. (Ed). (1989). Euthanasia: opposing viewpoints. Greenhaven Press, Inc. Russ, S. (1988). Care of the older person: the ethical challenge of american medicine. Schofield, J. (1988). Care of the older person: the ethical challenge to american medicine. In Bernards, N. (Ed). (1989). v
- 3187: Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein Einstein was a German/American physicist who contributed more to the 20th century vision of physical reality than any other scientist. Einstein's theory of RELATIVITY seemed to a lot of people to be pure human thought, as did his ... one set of equations. In 1955 Albert Einstein died in Princeton, New Jersey, where he held an analogous research position at the Institute for Advanced Study. RELATIVITY Einstein's theory of relativity had caused major revolution in 20th century physics and astronomy. It introduced the concept of "relativity" to science. It is the idea that there is no absolute motion only relative motion. Consequently replacing Isaac Newton's 200-year-old ...
- 3188: Affirmative Action
- Affirmative Action Close your eyes, now imagine a world of love; not hate, a world of equality; not preference. Now, imagine a colorblind society. That is what most of American society wants. That is the reason Affirmative Action was birthed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. That is also the reason that Proposition 209 was voted for in 1996. These two historical events are driven ... ending of Proposition 209. He says that "mandating and practicing inequality cannot bring equality. In a single sentence, this initiative captures the spirit of fairness and equal opportunity that is at the heart of the American dream." The fears of the pro-affirmative action groups can be set to rest. They assure that the ending of Affirmative Action through Proposition 209 will NOT abolish non-discriminatory affirmative action programs by state ... times Magazine, June 11, 1995. Leshin, Geraldine (1979). Equal Employment Opportunity an Affirmative Action in Labor-Management Relations A PRIMER. Institute of Industrial Relations: Los Angeles, Tab H. Mendoza, Ryan (1996). Affirmative Action remains the American compromise. The Yale Daily News, Internet. Available: http://www.townhall.com/columnists.duplantier/dul112195.html (1996, October 4). Mills, Nicolaus, ed. Debating Affirmative Action: Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Inclusion. New York: ...
- 3189: Ambushed Tradition
- ... a lot of emotional pain for the Indians. (Abrahamson) A study done through an organization dedicated to the treatment of substance abuse dependency supported what Cindy had said. This study examined the causes of Native American Alcoholism. "It examined the breakdown of the Indian's traditional culture and family (role models)." Along with the programs in which these Native Americans were currently enrolled, such as AA or NA, several "traditional activities were also integrated." These activities consisted of: making moccasins, visiting Native American exhibitions in museums, participating in powwows, and using sweat lodges. The results from this treatment were very good. The percentage of recovery increased substantially. (Watts & Guitierres 9-11) Cindy also shared a very personal story ... will have to adapt. Sherman Alexie in an attempt to heal his tribe's cultural spirit has adjusted to the society in which he is attempting to bring his immortality. Acting in a traditional Native American role himself, Alexie is the historian and storyteller for his own tribe. Alexie is still able to carry experiences, thoughts and feelings between the abyss of the tribal-nontribal worlds. This is done through ...
- 3190: The White Man's Abuse on the Lands
- ... Claim: Indians share common thoughts on different aspects of the earth on how the white man does not care for or respect it. From the beginning of time, we have been in confrontation with the American Indians. In most of the confrontations the white man is to blame. From the beginning we have been trying to take advantage of the Indians in many different ways. Most obviously it has been in ... us." In the stories of The land of the Spotted Eagle, by Luther standing Bear, he speaks of the dehumanization of the Indian. He refers to the land and the Indian as being one. "The American Indian is of soil, whether it be the region of forest, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings." He ... not understand how one could just walk all over them and take away the land. Another reason Indians believed the White Man abused the land and could never understand the vast sacred lands of the American Indians. It is for these reasons that the Indian sees the a common train of thought in that the White Man abuses the Earth. And this practice by us today still goes on in ...
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