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- 371: Capital Punishment
- ... six years and one point five million dollars for the trial. The death penalty is cheaper now than life without parole and if there were less appeals the whole thing would be even cheaper. One big question is what crimes warrant the death of the perpetrator. The obvious one is murder. This goes with out question, anyone who takes someones Gulbin - 4 life in a premeditated murder should have their ... a death sentence is drug dealers. This may seem very harsh and outlandish but it would be sure to stop the problem. Some people see drug dealing as a simple and easy way to make big money fast. They understand there is a risk involved but not a very big one. They would be sure to think twice if they were going to die if they were caught. In many countries in Asia they have very strict rules like this and most of those ...
- 372: Crazy Horse
- ... stories that I have heard about howthe Native American Indians were driven from their land andforced to live on the reservations one particular event comes tomy mind. That event is the Battle of the Little Big Horn. It isone of the few times that the Oglala Sioux made history with thembeing the ones who left the battlefield as winners. When storiesare told, or when the media dares to tamper with history ... orreside in territory described in this article, or withoutconsent of the Indians pass through the same" (Matthiessen 7-8).This treaty also stated that the hunting rights on the landbetween the Black Hills and the Big Horn Mountains "as long asthe grass shall grow and the water flows".(Guttmacher 73). Itforced the Indians to be farmers and live in houses. There couldbe no changes made to the treaty without three fourths ... The Vision quest was an individual dance and the Sun Dancea community affair. In June 1877 the biggest Sun Dance seen onthe reservation, twenty thousand strong, was held to honor CrazyHorse. This was the last big Sun Dance (Kadlecek 37-42). Crazy Horse was finally persuaded to bring his people in tolive on the reservation. Crazy horse was lied to when agovernment official told him that he was needed at ...
- 373: Capital Punishment: Right or Wrong?
- ... six years and one point five million dollars for the trial. The death penalty is cheaper now than life without parole and if there were less appeals the whole thing would be even cheaper. One big question is what crimes warrant the death of the perpetrator. The obvious one is murder. This goes with out question, anyone who takes someones life in a premeditated murder should have their life taken ... a death sentence is drug dealers. This may seem very harsh and outlandish but it would be sure to stop the problem. Some people see drug dealing as a simple and easy way to make big money fast. They understand that there is a risk involved but not a very big one. They would be sure to think twice if they were going to die if they were caught. In many countries in Asia they have very strict rules like this and most of those ...
- 374: Charles Shultz
- ... to make his grand piano into a playground, or Lucy seeks to make it her courting grounds. The latter can lead to minor disputes. Woodstock is the smallest of the PEANUTS gang but has a big presence for a little bird. He s a little inept, his flying and logic are a little questionable at times, but he can type and take shorthand and usually is game for anything Snoopy wants ... has made attempts at retaliation. Because of his size and the company he s with, Woodstock is an accident waiting to happen. Being a bird and tiny, he gets a little insecure around Thanksgiving and big moving objects. He s the only baseball player who gets an automatic walk if the ball rolls over him. Woodstock only talks a kind of birdspeak, and find an alphabet make up entirely of exclamation ... political statement. Linus Van Pelt inspired the term security blanket with his classic pose. He is the intellectual of the group, and blows his friends away with his solutions to problems. He suffers from his big sister, Lucy, and the unwanted attentions of Charlie Brown s little sister, Sally. He has a prospective of life while sucking his thumb, and knows the true meaning of Christmas while still believing in ...
- 375: Some Of The Most Important Pre
- ... wanted Texas, but he was afraid that the acquisition of Texas would lead to war with Mexico. Clay never made it clear just where the Whig party stood. The Oregon territory had also been a big part of this election. Oregon was the name given to all the land between Alaska and California, west of the Rocky Mountains. Both Great Britain and the U.S. claimed it. Polk said that the ... in 1886, but became police commissioner of NYC in 1895. Roosevelt assumed the job of president in 1901, after the assassination of McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt embarked mainly on conserving natural resources. He was very anit-big-buisness. After his term was up, he was defeated in presidential primary as a Republican, so he chose to start his own party, known as the "Progressives". Teddy pulled most of the votes in election ... the Progressives main issue were, they believed that abuses of power by government and business could be ended (i.e., bribery and corruption), business regulations, importance of technology. The main issues in this election were Big Business abusing powers by monopolizing others. "Trust Busting" was the major idea of this period. Many felt that government should get involved to stop power abusing. The idea of regulations, such as the on ...
- 376: Prescribed Burning
- ... U.S. In other words, the present emerging technology is a lot more parochial (meaning practical) than political - a refreshing thought. "Honey, your fire has escaped.!" "There's no guarantee you'll not get a big rip," (see terminology sidebar, page 57) says a Forest Service fire officer on the eastern seaboard. "When you're messing with fire, there's always a chance one will escape," echoes his counterpart in California ... also quickly ticks off habitat benefits to wild turkeys, quail, whitetail deer, and swamp bears. Fortunately, the humidity in his region quickly degrades ground fuels, increasing their moisture levels and lessening the chance of a big-time "blowout" like you might see in the West. Hard against the Atlantic on the region's Francis Marion National Forest, District Ranger Glen Stapleton adds, "We tell people that prescribed fire is the single ... Coming to Terms with Burns Over the past several decades, as we have come to better understand and predict fire in the forest, the new science supporting prescribed burning has acquired its own specialized vernacular: Big rip: A prescribed fire that takes off aggressively on its own. A term used mostly by firefighters. Escaped fire: A planned fire that gets out of control. Defuelling: Intentionally reducing the "fuel load" in ...
- 377: Personal Writing: A Beck Concert
- Personal Writing: A Beck Concert Usually, when you know something is going to be a big success, you go for it, try your best. Not this time. At a Beck concert, everything was a big mess! It was a concert that was filled, almost all the tickets were sold. For what-ever reason that the band had, it was a really big "screw up". The problem wasn't the singing, or music playing, it was the childish behavior! Out of curiosity, who would turn a concert, that was filled with people, and planning to be a ...
- 378: Irony In 1984
- ... the history books, the Ministry of Love discourages love, and the Ministry of Peace is actually quite violent. The final example of verbal Irony can be seen in the name of the leader of Oceania, "Big Brother." The concept of a big brother is one whom is older and wiser and helps the "littler siblings" -- this not the case with 1984's Big Brother. The Big Brother in this novel completely watches over every move a person makes keeping them controlled with fear. The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or ...
- 379: Davis' "Fifth Business": Death of Boy Staunton
- ... her and their children. The neglect grew and eventually Boy cheated on her. As the neglect grew, so did his guilt. When Leola eventually killed herself (due to Boy's neglect), his guilt grew so big he could not face it. This could be seen when Boy did not even attend her funeral. Dunstan Ramsey was Paul's life-long friend and enemy. Boy and Dunny ran somewhat of a parallel ... with his guilt by supporting Mrs. Dempster in her later years. Boy on the other hand ignored the guilt he felt for Mrs. Dempster and Leola. Boy did not know, but his conscience was so big that he would soon have to somehow open it up and face it. Dunny's paperweight was the key. His paperweight was the stone that was hidden in the snowball that hit Mrs. Dempster in ... stone to represent his guilt and in the end tried to swallow the stone (he tried to swallow his guilty conscience). Suicide was the only way out for Boy, because his shadow was much to big to confront. Boy's biggest mistake in his life, was that he did not face his conscience when it was small. Instead he let it grow inside him, a mistake which ultimately led to ...
- 380: Profiles In American Enterpris
- ... heavy competition that was involved. This competition is not only from other top brokerage firms such as Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Primerica (Smith Barney Shearson), Salomon, and Goldman Sachs, but there is also competition from big banks and securities over seas. Banks have a number of ways to compete with security firms, but the most prevalent and direct is through mutual funds. Since the late 1980s banks have been aggressively ... and annuities; provide investment banking services for corporate, governmental and municipal clients; and operate as a futures commission merchant (CD, 1996, p.1). As you can see A.G. Ed-wards Inc. is indeed a big company and has tremendous assets. Since A.G. Edwards & Sons is the principle subsidiary, when discussing the functions of the corporation the func-tions of A.G. Edwards & Sons will mainly be discussed. A.G ... could potentially be a good investment. A.G. Edwards Inc. has done very well in the industry this year making it a record year for 1996, although much of the credit was because of the big jump in the Dow Jones average (1996 Report. 1996, p. 3). A.G. Edwards Inc.s net earnings reached an all time high and resulted in the paying of more that 100 million dollars ...
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