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- 10201: False Advertising
- ... being seen on television and how they fluctuate from year to year. In the past ten years television ads which make fraudulent claims have "gone down significantly"(miller). This is in part due to several new laws which have been established. It is doubtful however that much more stringent laws will be put in place in the near future. This is mostly due to political stubbornness. Many books have also been ... seeing the ad for the first time. I think that our government should make much stricter laws on what ad agencies may say and/or show in their ads. Bibliography Hoffman, Mark S., ed. The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, 1994. TV Viewing Shares and Nielsen Media Research. Advertising, The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations. Columbia University Press, 1993. Advertising. Advertising, The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press, 1995. Advertising. Miller, ...
- 10202: Hidden Persuaders in Advertising
- ... making advertisements which were aimed at the subconscious. They started making mothers fell guilty for not giving their child a certain brand of milk. This was done by showing that the best mother in the world acted by some beautiful model gives her children that brand of milk. The children are showed to be happy and lively and the mother asks here audience "Why don't you give your child Nespray ... like the person in the add who attracts beautiful women towards him. What radio station we should tune into to get the music that will make you happy. The advertisers show you products which are new inventions and adds something you like to the picture and tells you that you can't live without it this persuades people into buying these things. They might have no particular use for the item they purchase but they buy it to satisfy their mind. The advertiser has become a person who plays with your mind and alters your likes and dislikes. The new wave of advertising has started aiming at the subconscious mind by that changing how people think. They have become the god of the Greeks who made people do things. They are the HIDDEN PURSUADERS.
- 10203: Why Steven Landsburg Is Delusional, On Drugs, Or Should Be Taking Them
- ... and if we want to learn a lot about extinction, then we should knock out a few species and see what happens. Give me a break! He goes on to explain how in 1992 a new species of monkey was discovered in the Amazon rain forest, and that if it had gone extinct before we had discovered it he would have not missed it, and neither would I not knowing that ... and humans were directly responsible for destroying it, I would be quite remorseful unless destroying the monkey was necessitated by the utter survival of humanity. It is not man’s divine mission to dominate the world as his adversary, but as his partner and every species as his equal. We all arrived into this existence in the same manner. After Landsburg hypothetically justifies not missing the monkey, he calls upon the ... other way of life besides a technologically progressing society. Yet no one, environmentalist or not, can deny that there is a problem at hand. But then again Steven Landsburg thinks that he is an omnipotent world conqueror with the ability to exploit and manipulate the environment eternally without he himself perishing. His kind of economic progress is quickly taking away the harmony in nature that an eternity took to find. ...
- 10204: Imigration And Discrimination In The 1920s
- Beginning in the early nineteenth century there were massive waves of immigration. These "new" immigants were largely from Italy, Russia, and Ireland. There was a mixed reaction to these incomming foreigners. While they provided industries with a cheap source of labor, Americans were both afraid of, and hostile towards these new groups. They differed from the "typical American" in language, customs, and religion. Many individuals and industries alike played upon America's fears of immigration to further their own goals. Leuchtenburg follows this common theme from the beginning of World War I up untill the election of 1928. If there was one man who singlely used America's fear of immigrants to advance his own political goals it was Attorney General Palmer. The rise ...
- 10205: Nuke Waste
- ... wastes, must for the protection of mankind be stored or disposed in such a manner that isolation from the biosphere is assured until they have decayed to innocuous levels. If this is not done, the world could face severe physical problems to living species living on this planet. Some atoms can disintegrate spontaneously. As they do, they emit ionizing radiation. Atoms having this property are called radioactive. By far the greatest ... decaying' to a stable state their energies can be used according to the kind of energy they emit. Since the mid 1900's radioactive wastes have been stored in different manners, but since several years new ways of disposing and storing these wastes have been developed so they may no longer be harmful. A very advantageous way of storing radioactive wastes is by a process called 'vitrification'. Vitrification is a semi ... binding of radioactive wastes in rock matrix gives assurance of its permanent elimination in the environment. This is a method of disposal safe from the effects of earthquakes, floods or sabotages. With the development of new ion exchangers and the advances made in ion technology, the field of application of these materials in waste treatment continues to grow. Decontamination factors achieved in ion exchange treatment of waste solutions vary with ...
- 10206: Dr. Suess
- ... his fifty-four books have been translated into twenty different languages only goes to show that his writing is well accepted not only in the United States, but also throughout various other countries around the world. The topics and themes of his writing are universal, and are enjoyed by people of all origins. As nonsensical as Seuss’s stories may seem, some of them venture into very deep and serious subjects ... would not like them, he ends up tasting them and finding out that they are "so good, so good you see". This, although doubtful, may even be a little help in getting kids to taste new foods as well. Seuss’s greatest accomplishment through writing his numerous books is that he has helped a huge number of children learn to read, and learn to love reading as well. Instead of making ... t even realize they’re learning, they just think they’re having fun. Dr. Seuss is a wonderful children’s author, and his work continues to be enjoyed by children of all ages throughout the world.
- 10207: Atom Bomb
- ... was tested. The strategic plans of our armed forces for the defeat of Japan, as they stood in July, had been prepared without reliance upon the atomic bomb, which had not yet been tested in New Mexico. The Americans were planning an intensified sea and air blockade with intensified air bombing. The down side of the invasion meant serious casualties. Many people had disapproved of the Soviet Union entering the war ... because they strongly opposed it and they did not want a join occupation of Japan with the Soviet Union like in Germany. The only resolution was to end the war quickly by dropping the bomb. World War II, after four years of fighting around the world, came to a sudden end with two events: dropping of the atomic bombs first on Hiroshima and then on Nagasaki. The dropping of the deadliest weapon ever known to mankind was to end the ...
- 10208: Do Companies Have Business Con
- ... managed to eliminate virtually all its ozone-depleting substances a year and half before company's goal, and 2 years ahead of the worldwide ban. Now AT&T does not have to worry about the new U.S. law that requires companies to put warning labels on all goods that contain or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances. The company figures that the cost of tracking and labeling all the tiny ... cover pages and using electronic rather than printed media. The department was consuming 22 percent less paper within a year. Today, AT&T is one of the companies that has the reputation of saving the world. Company's 'goes green' not only create a better place for communities, but also helping the company to save on a lot of costs. Herman Miller, Inc., proves that financial success and a constant striving ... But the U.S. Olympic Committee, which is responsible for fielding the U.S. team, depends on the American people to support these talented athletes. The U.S is the only major nation in the world whose Olympic athletes do not receive a continuing government subsidy. U.S competitors are supported solely by private donations. P&G has initiated several programs to help raise these funds, giving millions of Americans ...
- 10209: Fifth Business
- ... from her son. The two characters help each other develop throughout the story. Fenstad is a person who is very reluctant to change, whereas his mother is an individual whose mind is always open to new possibilities. It did not surprise me that Mrs. Fenstad and York Follette, a student in Fenstad’s class, instantly become friends. Follette is a different person: he is African American, he thinks on a different ... do what she can to help. She sacrifices her own comfort and warmth to give those same feelings to another human being. Fenstad is not selfish, but more like most of the people of the world; he thinks of himself before he thinks of the well-being of others. Even though the two characters are very different, they also have many similarities. They both care for and worry about the other ... How’s your soul, Harry?" (page 117). Each has a genuine concern for how the other is handling life. Mrs. Fenstad makes comments about Harry’s divorce from his ex-wife, Eleanor and about the new woman he is dating, Susan. Mrs. Fenstad seems to feel as if her son is not really happy with his love life; he does not spend enough time thinking about himself. Fenstad thinks that ...
- 10210: Atomic Bomb 3
- Atomic Bomb On August 2, 1939 Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This was right before the start of World War 2. In this letter Einstein and several other scientists told Roosevelt of the efforts Hitler was making to purify U-235 in which he hoped to make an atomic bomb. This is when the ... working bomb or a very expensive dud. At 5:29:45 (Mountain War Time) on July the 16th, 1945 the "Gadget", the code name for the bomb, was tested in the Jemez Mountains in northern New Mexico. This was the first atomic bomb ever detonated. The Gadget caused a white blaze to stretch across the skies of New Mexico. The light then turned orange as the fire ball started upwards at 360 ft/second. A characteristic mushroom cloud of radioactive vapor materialized at 30,000 ft. All that remained of the soil ...
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