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- 3891: Submarines
- ... New York harbor, but it failed. That was the first time that a submarine was used to attack another submarine. The third submarine was built is by a man named Robert Fulton; he was an American inventor. He designed a submarine named the, U.S.S. Nautilus. It was a copper-covered submarine that was 21 feet long. He tried to sell his ship to both France and England. In his ... end of the pole there was a piece of explosive. When it tried to sink the submarine named, Housatonis, it succeded, but it also sank itself. The next submarine that was made is by an American inventor named John P. Holland. He made a submarine that was 53 feet long. It used gasoline for the engine and batteries. The submarine could go up to 7 knots on top of the water ...
- 3892: Social Security
- ... and schools rely on Social Security numbers to identify people in their computer systems. Many people receive their Social Security numbers when they start their first job. It is the first step into becoming an American citizen and, to pay taxes. Since the beginning, in 1935, the Social Security number has become more and more important, to make even the simplest purchase, to have to supply one. However many people are ... Security number is not just a bunch of random numbers jammed together and given out, it s a valuable asset. Like getting a driver s license, it is symbolic of becoming an adult and an American citizen.
- 3893: Serial Killers --
- ... a person who commits more than one murder but at different times (Reid, p. 134). Serial killers have been around for decades but According To Jack Levin, seven of the ten largest mass killings in American history have taken place in the last decade (Douglas, p. 137). One of the most popular and well-known serial killers in history was Ted Bundy. He was convicted of killing three women but is ... are not mad, they are bad. They are not crazy, they are crafty. They are not sick, they are sickening (Douglas, p. 137). Ted bundy is probably one of the most famous serial killers in American history. Ted Bundy was born to a prim, modest department store clerk, the eldest of three daughters in the family of a Philadelphia nurseryman. On November 24, 1946 Ted Bundy was born to Louise Cowell ...
- 3894: Reality Of A Dream (roughing I
- ... were looking for the quick dollar but, most found themselves deeper in the hole. Twain's Roughing It as well as Vardis Fisher and Opal Holmes's Gold Rushes and Mining Camps Of The Early American West both show how miner's in the west were searching for the dream of making it rich and instead finding the harsh reality of chance. To start the section on mining Twain writes of ... were blinded into a state of relaxation. Because of their relaxation they lost the millions they had just at their finger tips. Like Twain the authors of Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West agreed many of the miners were going into mining without the proper knowledge of what they were doing. Holmes and Fisher show how many of the stories the prospectors heard were hoaxes or just ...
- 3895: Rave Culture
- ... be themselves for a short period of time. In Vancouver and many other Canadian cities, raving serves as an open-minded sanctuary from many young people. The Vancouver Rave Scene is different from many other American cities because of the fact that Canadian youth are allowed into drinking establishments much earlier than American youth. In Vancouver, many of the youth feel that the Bars and Clubs bring upon many superficial ideas. Raves serve as a place for these youths to have fun without being judged.
- 3896: Punishment And Behavior
- ... occurrence of parental spanking, regardless of frequency, or whether the punishment was given by the father or the mother, increased the child's aggression (Gualt, Gridley, et al 160). Another interesting statistic given by the American Psychological Association is that about seventy percent of men who came through the criminal justice system were abused or neglected children (Gualt, Gridley, et al 161). Finally, Penelope Leach, who is a "well known writer on child development", has also found punishing children leads to higher levels of aggression (Gualt, Gridley, et al 160). Just as there are apparent links between punishment and violent or undesirable behavior in American society, Ihanus has found similar links between punishment and behavior in Russian society. According to this article "hard discipline with violent punishments" has been a part of Russian life for some time now (Ihanus 260 ...
- 3897: Psychological Doubles
- ... Atavism, Professionalism, and Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde. Vol. 37 No. 2. (1995): Spring, pp. 233-256. Calder, J. Introduction Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R.L. Stevenson. New York: Penguin: 1979. Edmunson, Mark. American Gothic. Civilization, Vol. 3 (1996): May 1, pp. 48. Eysenck, H. J. The Biological Basis of Personality. Springfield, IL: CCT Pub., 1967. James, Henry. The Beast in the Jungle. In The Harper American Literature. Vol. 2. McQuade, Donald, et al. New York: Harper, 1987. Perry, Patrick. Personality Disorders: Coping with the borderline. Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 269. (1997): July 17, pp. 44-53. Schwartz, S. Individual Differences In ...
- 3898: Propaganda Model
- ... agreed with the video "Leading Questions", in this video it is very apparent how the influence of the upper class has been able to manipulate the media. And in turn, the overall views of the American public through the use of television and other prime media sources. Marx is a firm believer in the influence of the upper class on the working class in a capitalist economy. I agree with Marx, Herman & Chomsky in that the government and large corporations and individuals who hold large public shares of major companies, are able to influence the media with money and capital influence into showing the American public the news, information, political candidates, fashion, etc that they want the public to view. The television is the main source for news and home entertainment; it is the most direct and influential form of ...
- 3899: Privacy On The Internet
- ... ever. You can now bank online or buy stocks online if you want to, but with all of these new privacy inventions there are always the hackers inventions. Hackers have invaded the privacy of the American Internet User since the dawn of the Internet. With the protection programs that we write, the hackers write their own programs to disregard our individual privacy on the Internet and hack into systems holding our ... your telephone conversations or cameras in your house to make sure you are not doing anything wrong. Stand up for what you believe and lets end this once and for all. Privacy is what every American needs and America needs privacy. Get in the act now, privacy on the Internet.
- 3900: Personal Computers
- In the 1990s the personal computer revolution turned into the social computer revolution. The thrill of having sophisticated computer power on your desktop turned out to be just the beginning, once your machine could connect to everyone else's via telephone lines. There is a global computer the ...
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