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- 631: Microsoft Corporation
- ... it inspired us to indulge in the dream that one day millions of individuals could possess their own computers.@ (11-12) In the summer of 1973, Paul Allen, who knew more about computer hardware than Bill Gates, shared an article with Gates buried on page 143 in Electronics Magazine. The article described the invention of the 8008 micro-processor chip by a young company called Intel. Paul was surprised to receive ... the limitations, the chip was good for repetitive tasks and mathematical data. First Business Venture When Paul Allen entered college at Pullman, Washington, a town on the east side of the state, sixteen-year-old Bill Gates traveled frequently by bus to visit him. On these long trips across the state, Gates wrote a program that facilitated the reading of traffic information gathered by municipalities through a device set up on ... determined that their future lay in developing software for these computers. The Motivational Side of Fear During a cold, New England morning outside a newsstand in Harvard Square during one of his frequent visits to Bill Gates, Paul Allen picked up a copy of the January issue of Popular Electronics magazine. The cover photo pictured a small computer kit called the Altair 8800. It sold for a mere $397, and ...
- 632: Civil War Reconstruction
- ... just been passed, putting an end to slavery. Finally, goals of the newly freed blacks were mainly focused on equality with white americans. Because of these conflicts in goals, the failure to bring complete equal rights to all newly freed blacks during the reconstruction of the 1860's and 70's was mainly due to the social war between the northern and southern white americans. When Lincoln was assassinated and Johnson took his place as president in the White House, the Civil Rights Act came into effect. Because it basically said that newly freed blacks in the south were now US citizens, white southerners began using things like black codes to keep segregation between white and black americans ... the south were people like Booker T. Washington or WEB DuBois; Washington wanted the blacks to slowly gain education in literacy and complete equality, whereas DuBois wanted immediate action among blacks. When the Wade-Davis Bill was passed, military troops were put in the south to enforce the 14th and 15th amendments. The recently passed 15th amendment granted newly freed blacks the right to vote. This new "force act" of ...
- 633: Consumerism
- ... class action lawsuits, such as the class action lawsuits against the companies that produced the breast implants and Phen-Fen. In addition, consumer protests now take the form of legislation, such as the health care bill of rights that is pending in Congress. Before, protests were more community and grass roots driven, but now, although they may start at the grass roots level, protests become more organized, are taken up by organizations or ... about their products and services even if these claims were misleading or untrue. The activism in the beginning of the consumer movement was revolutionary, because this activism introduced and established the idea that consumers have rights and must be treated justly by business. Consumer activism is no longer a revolutionary idea, but it is more prevalent than it was fifty years ago. Consumer activism, in this day and age, actually ...
- 634: The Scarlet Letter 3
- ... s crime is not evil enough to bring about an impeachment. She also writes, "The U.S. Congress would not want to cast a vote inviting into their own lives the kind of scrutiny that Bill Clinton has experienced." The adulteration and the lying committed by President Bill Clinton are not serious enough to cause an impeachment of the President, thus bringing an examination of the Congress member's lives in order to discover the other crimes committed in the government. A Houston ... the American people. The American people do not see adulteration as a horrible crime, like the Americans of the seventeenth century once did. On average, 50 percent of the 633 Americans questioned approved of President Bill Clinton as a person, in contrast to the 43 percent that disapproved (Gallup/CNN/USA Today poll). As a president, 62 percent of the 587 questioned Americans approved of President Bill Clinton, as 34. ...
- 635: Cross-Cultural Ethics
- ... Strong cross-cultural differences make it difficult to develop universal moral values, reasoning, and behaviors that will be meaningful and adhered to across national boundaries (Jones 24). Baylis, formed a table on "Proposed International Moral Rights and Norms:" Ethical norms for multinational companies MNCs should do no intentional direct harm MNCs should produce more good than harm for the host country MNCs should contribute by their activity to the host countrys development MNCs should respect the human rights of their employees To the extent that the local culture does not violate ethical norms, MNCs should respect the local culture and work with and not against it MNCs should pay their fair share of ... is not based on economic differences, a practice will be permissible only if it is required to conduct business successfully in the host country and the practice does not violate a fundamental international right, or Bill of Rights, as stated in the United States Constitution (13). Does Ethics Pay? Ethical behavior ought to be our ideal regardless of the economic consequences. A corporation is , however, created for the primary purpose ...
- 636: America's Right Turn
- ... Ironically, he points out that this same inefficacy with regard to cultural and economic crises that allowed Reagan and Bush to come to office, was similar to the inefficacy of the Bush administration which allowed Bill Clinton to gain the presidency, one which declared "It's the economy, stupid" in its first term and promised "The end of big government" in its second. Berman contends that Clinton could not find a ... hold inside the Democratic party, despite the efforts of Jesse Jackson to push the party in a left-liberal direction both in 1984 and 1988. Neoliberalism attracted such Democrats as Gary Hart, Michael Dukakis, and Bill Clinton, who sought to shift their party's focus solely from the problems and concerns of marginalized workers and the unemployed to the larger structural requirements of an American economy facing severe competition in the ... this manner, he was able to repair the structural damage done by Reagan's economic policies, while at the same time bridging the gap in ideological issues between conservatives and liberals: During the 1992 campaign, Bill Clinton sought to bridge those ideological differences. Such was the challenge facing this Democratic nominee, who embodied a shrewd centrist awareness of the limits of liberalism and yet realized the need to forge a ...
- 637: The French and English Revolutions
- ... collectors, and changing all of the kings appointed men to intendants. Pretty soon there were oaths and things for Louis to sign everywhere. Oaths such as the "Tennis Court Oath", and the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen", and the "Constitution of 1791." Two effects of the Revolution were, change the voting by head, giving the third estate an advantage because they had as many people as the ... unexpected. Then James made some stupid mistakes and was forced out. His short reign ended with the Revolution at the arrival of William of Orange. Two effects of the English Revolution are, the "Declaration of Rights", and, the "Bill of Rights". These documents have held governments together, not only in England, but here in the USA too. This section has shown the how the English Revolution was effected by many people and things, ...
- 638: To What Extent was Britain on the Verge of a Civil War in 1914?
- ... as they had more pressing matters to attend to, and when Asquith was made PM in 1908, he was very anti womens suffrages. However, as the suffragettes increased pressure on the govt, the Conciliation Bill was proposed which would enfranchise about 1 million women. However, the Liberals would not accept this Bill because the enfranchised women (wealthy landowners) were likely to be of Conservative nature, therefore if they were given the vote, the Conservatives would get more votes. The Bill was tried again in 1911, but by this time, the suffragettes werent interested in a compromise plan. Their campaign had become less a question of politics than a matter of ensuring women were ...
- 639: Malcolm X 3
- Malcolm X Essay The road to equal rights for African Americans has been a long, hard, treacherous road that still continues today. Several prominent African American's have become strong leaders in the fight to bridge the racial gap. Malcolm X was one ... portray him as an inately good man, but they criticise the way in which he makes his stands. Some would have liked to have seen him join forces with Martin Luther King Jr., another civil rights activist. Despite how he may be portrayed, Malcolm X was a great man of many talents and achievements and will forever be remembered for his contribution to the civil rights movement. Malcolm X's personality developed throughout his life, these changes can be mapped into four respective parts, each part helping Malcolm determine ho he was. As stated by Malcolm: People are always speculating: ...
- 640: The Need for an Official Language
- ... find their lives even harder than before. To get a job will be difficult for them. Their inability to read the publications from the government will cause them a lack of many kinds of benefits, rights and services. For example almost impossible for them to get help from 911 Emergency service if they don't know how to speak English. They cannot get their driver license because of they don't ... Moreover, they will not be able to vote because they don't know how to fill out the ballot which is in English. However, according to the Constitution, everyone in the country should have equal rights. So, should we ignore the spirit of the Constitution? For the good of the whole society, we definitely need to have an official language. However, we cannot ignore the rights of those who don't speak English. They are also part of our society. This brings the solution that we have to make some exceptional cases for this bill; for example, the 911 Emergency ...
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