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- 651: Can We Say "NO" To Recycling
- ... taken up by air."(Consumer Reports 1994). As for the sorting process it entails lots of man power and tools, both of which are very expensive. The material cannot simply be all fed into one big machine and then "boom" we have recycled material. No, every kind of material must be put alone then fed into big recycling machines. This process of separation or sorting costs money. Manufacturers have to hire labourers to sort out glass from aluminium from cardboard from tin and so on. According to Consumer Reports, the sorting equipment and the man power involved in the process is a big investment (1994). It is important to know that this process of collecting and sorting is particularly expensive in developed countries where sophisticated tools are used where man power is rather limited and expensive. However, ...
- 652: Latin American Chage
- ... gorilla warfare and political instability (until the past half a century). Additionally, Mexicans have exhibited the migratory patterns first seen in the Indian conscripts of the Peruvian Andes. Some Mexicans left at will to the big cities while others were forced to depart, they rarely made the trip back to their ancestral homes if their dreams of a better life went unfulfilled. The politics surrounding economic decision making is also important ... results). When basic food and necessities began to become scarce, many women decided that they had enough; they united in a series of protests. The women, who united from all different classes and races, would bang on empty pots to signify the lack of food available. Allende was overthrown by a coup in 1973, in which woman played a significant role. General Augosto Pinochet soon much political and social assumed power ...
- 653: History Of The Original Teddy
- ... his nicknames "Teddy" and "T.R." He polarized the American human dichotomy; he was either fully loved or entirely hated by both sexes, but at any rate, he highlighted conversations. Roosevelt's outdoorsman attitude and "big stick" policy pronounced him with a powerful appearance. As a politician, he once stated, 'I have always been fond of the West African proverb: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far,' meaning effective national leadership must be supported by a strong armed forces. The country's male half worshipped him as a 'Man's Man.' December 2, 1886, Theodore married Edith ... Mckinely was assassinated. At the age of 43,Teddy became the youngest President thus far and re-elected for a full term in 1905. During T.R.'s presidency, Congress passed several laws to regulate "big business" which is more commonly known as monopolies. Because of this, Roosevelt became known as the "trustbuster." Though these regulations destroyed several monopolizing corporations, T.R. admitted that his purpose was not to "bust" ...
- 654: Sports And Money
- ... players and organizations though. These are good ways to give back to the communities that sustain them and use their grand salaries in a nice, resourceful manner. Now the major appeal of playing in the big leagues is landing big contracts and getting endorsements; instead of a higher, superior level of competition. A prime example of this is Elton Brand, who bypassed his junior and senior year at Duke to go directly to the NBA. Another athlete looking for a big paycheck is Kevin Brown, who recently signed a $105 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is an outrageous remuneration for someone that plays a game. Not only are athletes overpaid, many ...
- 655: A Review of The Jungle
- ... from his simple struggle to survive in Russia. The novel takes place in Packingtown, a small area in Chicago during the early 1900's. Packingtown is made up of a a few stores and two big meat processing plants. The whole area is based on the plants where most of the people are employed. Packingtown is not a pretty place. The air is filled with a black smoke that pours all day long from the big factories. The streets are not paved and the working conditions are terrible. The setting is a perfect place for a man to struggle from one problem to the next without ever finding the solace of ... Jurgis's wife, Elzbieta, mother in law of Ona, and Marija, Ona's cousin. Jurgis is the main character of the novel and the only person who makes any change at all. Jurgis is a big man who starts work in one of the killing beds in a meat factory. Jurgis is a man who only wants the best for Ona and when faced with a problem uses the motto, " ...
- 656: Marco Polo
- ... many possible ways we can stop all this violence in schools. Almost three-fourths of the United States teens are afraid of violent crime amongst their peers(Apfel 23). Violence in schools has become a big problem in todays society. With all the people being injured or killed in schools by guns and other weapons, more and more people are getting more weapons to bring in to schools. Nearly half of ... can sneak in weapons through bathroom windows, or an unguarded entrance during recess(Glazer 6). So their isnt really a safe and reliable way to keep guns away from schools. Security has become a big part of schools today. More and more schools have been getting metal detectors installed. The N.Y. city public schools report that since the introduction to metal detectors in 1988, serious incidents have declined by ... dont hear about too many teacher attacks on the news but you do hear about teens being killed. Approximately 100 teachers have been assaulted annually in the past four school years(Glazer 8). The big problem involving violence is how we can stop the violence from spreading and increasing. Not nearly as many teens would have guns if they didnt get the money from selling drugs(Gordon 30). ...
- 657: Death Of A Salesman
- ... what we want to be and further more, others can't become what we want them to be. In the play Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, Willy wants to become a very successful, big, respected salesman. But as he could not reach his longed for dream and as his reality starts to sink, he starts to use his very vivid memory to escape his present problems. The ways in ... going to ask his boss to be relocated is when the next journey into the past occurs. The point of the play during which this episode takes place is so dramatic that Willy seeks a big hit of the flashback drug. Such a big hit in fact, that he is transported back to what was probably the happiest day of his life. Biff was going to play in Ebbets field in the All-Scholastic Championship game in front ...
- 658: Alice Walkers Everyday Use: Family Characters
- ... Mama and Maggie represent the connection between generation and heritage that passed between them. They live in a home that is run down and out of touch compared to present day time. Mama is a big woman who takes care of the home and land, " I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands" (72), and Maggie is the daughter who helps Mama in the yard and around the house. Neither Mama nor Maggie are educated," I never had an education myself ... possibly a wedding gift " for when she marries John Thomas " (77). Mamma knows that through passing the quilts on to Maggie there exist a connection of heritage. She knows that it was " Grandma Dee and Big Dee that taught Maggie how to quilt " (77) and by giving these quilts to Maggie the tradition will probably continue. Dee believes heritage to be the quilt on the wall or the churn in ...
- 659: Individiual Understanding
- ... an umbrella with me. The functionalists define a mental state strictly through its cause and effect relationships, through its function. This thinking leads to the conclusion that the human brain is little more than a big, complex computer. All we humans do is take input, process it, and accordingly create output, just like a computer. In fact, functionalists who support strong AI go so far as to say that an appropriately ... larger whole, and in looking at the room as a whole system, there actually does exist an understanding of the Chinese writing. Inside of the room exist three things: Searle, an English rulebook, and a big batch of Chinese writing symbols. While Searle, one of the three, may not individually understand Chinese, the functioning of the three together creates an understanding. The symbols exist already, but are not structured in any ... to understand something we must know the meaning of it, at least not in the way he uses the phrase Ato know the meaning.@ With my idea of how the brain works solely as a big, recording computer, to know the meaning of something is only to have had experience with it. The man in the Chinese room understands English because he uses it everyday, knows what object the word ...
- 660: Chrysalids 2
- ... the Spiderman(Gordon) and where is Sophie. He meets them and learn what it is like to live in the fringes. When the sealant woman rescues David, Rosalind and Petra they are brought to a big, developed city like the one in David's dreams. Because of the telepathy David discovers that such a city really exists but most of all through Petra they establish contact with a more civilized people ... thing is that David, Rosalind and Petra are saved. They have a chance to learn, experience new things they never saw or heard before. Mike and Rachel stays behind but hopes to come to the big city were things are different. Some characters died in the final chapter when the helicopter makes a landing killing everything that moves around it. The characters that died where: the spiderman (Gordon), David's father ... people are better educated. They are also civilized and understand that Waknuk is a village cut off from the surroundings because of the radiation. If Waknuk will be helped as predicted it may become a big, civilized city like Zealand. The natives in Waknuk will stop thinking that Tribulation was sent by God and that all deviations are devil's creation. They might understand that the radiation might be the ...
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