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- 14041: Human Rights
- ... safeguard the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the country and to promote international peace and co-operation. 2. What part has the United Nations played in obtaining more rights for people around the world. Part C – Conclusion 1 page max 1. Why do some people around the world enjoy a better level of rights than others? 2. Do we have an obligation toward people if they are less well off? What benefits may come from a more equal distribution of Human Rights around the world?
- 14042: Confederate States Naval Technological Advances
- ... small, and pretty much standard in armament. The Southern navy being small and undermanned, contracted Privateers to help run and break the Union blockade. This was the last significant use of privateers anywhere in the world due to the Declaration of Paris. The reason the South was able to use this method was because the document was (Reynolds 121) and still remains unsigned by the United States of America. (Pirate homepage ... Hunley as the first submarine to sink a ship in a wartime effort. The only problem was that during it's record setting actions, the CSS Hunley was run over by the sinking ship (Submarines World Book 942). However, this was not the first time it had been sunk, it was raised and sunk three previous times before the Confederacy ran out crew for it (The Hunley Project) and abandoned the ... invention. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Birth of the Ironclads!." Internet. 5/5/99. http://www.civilwarhome.com/merrimacbirth.htm "CSS H.L. Hunley Project." Internet. 5/5/99. http://members.aol.com/litespdcom/hunhist.html Polmar, Norman. "Submarine." World Book Encyclopedia. 1989 "Privateers." Pirates Homepage. Internet. 5/4/99. http://www.powerup.com.au/~glen/pirate1.htm Reynolds, Clark. Navies In History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1998 CSN TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES I. Introduction ...
- 14043: Push/pull Theory
- ... htm • http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/X/Xylem.html • http://www.k-hahn.de/index.html • Wright,K (2002). Antigravity Plumbing. From Discover, Vol. 23, No 9, pps: 20-21 • Webster's New World Dictionary (1995). Xylem, p:685. Guttation, p:264. Cavitation, p:96. Root Pressure, p:512 . Transpiration, p: 627 • Encarta (1999).–computer version-- . Xylem, Transpiration
- 14044: Aedies Aegypti
- ... availability of habitat has greatly affected the geographic distribution of the species. They have a “cosmopolitan range extending from 40 degrees N to 40 degrees S latitude.” says Womack (1993). It is found throughout the world in tropic and subtropic regions (Womack 1993). The species has been distributed throughout New England staying close to the marshes and damp areas and away from dry and cold climates. It is not only the dry and cold climates that threaten the Aedes aegypti but one of its associated ...
- 14045: Colt Revolver: Inspiration from a Ship’s Wheel
- ... the cocking of the hammer. He had truly created a work of art. In 1822 however, when the gun was perfected, he had no money to start production. To remedy this situation he travled the world as “Dr. Coult” ,giving lectures and demonstrations on the silliness of laughing gas for a profit. In 1835, he went out to France and England to take out a patent on his new invention, then in 1836 he got an American patent. In 1837 he tried to to interest the U.S. Government into adopting this sidearm for military use, however they declined, stating that they were satisfied ...
- 14046: The Vietnam War
- ... one of their biggest. South Vietnam would have had little or no support if the communist movement were not involved in Vietnam. The United States were only trying to stop communism from flourishing in third world countries. They thought that if Vietnam became communist, then several other countries might follow it's lead(Hearden 63-65). On November 1, 1963, Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated. The U.S. government clearly had ... did not surrender when they were faced with conflict, and the townspeople did not revolt against the South. The expectations of the North were in complete contrast with what actually occurred(Herring 264-65). This new Communist strategy resulted in a complete military disaster for the North Vietnamese. During the battles, the Vietcong lost as many as 40,000 men, while the United States and South Vietnamese lost a combination of ...
- 14047: The Depression
- ... much difference. The election of 1932 made it clear that the American people were unhappy with Hoover. Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the election on the Democratic ticket by a landslide. His promis e of "a new deal" gave Americans hope for what he could do for them. Two days after his inauguration he ordered a ‘bank holiday’ for all the banks in the country to close. When they reopened, people felt more safe putting their money in banks with the go vernment backing them up. FDR’s "New Deal" became what started the nation’s turn around. With such programs as the CCC (employing single males from the ages of 17-28 to do community labor like road building), the FERA (used $250 ... now had the power to help people in need, and in return people had more trust in the government because they knew it would support them. The position of minorities improved somewhat be cause the New Deal relief measures were essentially color blind, and gave non-whites a small but significant chance. Women also made their way into the workforce during and after the Depression. America, as I see it, ...
- 14048: Alzheimers Disease
- ... autopsy on the brain of a 56-year-old woman Auguste D., of Frankfurt, who died after several years of progressive mental deterioration marked by increasing confusion and memory loss. Taking advantage of a then-new staining technique, he noticed an odd disorganization of the nerve cells in her cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for reasoning and memory. The cells were bunched up like a rope tied in ... will be known about how it is contracted and how to know if you have. Until that is known, Alzheimer’s disease will remain one of the most researched and looked at diseases in the world today.
- 14049: Causes of the American Revolution
- ... the several constituent parts of the empire"", yet those duties were always imposed with design to restrain the commerce of one part". This statement by the colonist (John Dickinson), shows that the sole reason for new taxes is just for the British government to make money, at the expense of the economy of the colonies. Dickinson makes a important distinction between the rights of the colonies and the authority of the ... being questioned and rebellion shortly will be forthcoming. "That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying it's foundations on such principles and organizing it's powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.". What the declaration is really saying, is that a society who has no or little rights (such as the colonies) should be destroyed, thus separation from England. A new society would follow, where the people of the society would have these rights necessary for self-autonomy. The Declaration of Independence was a strong justification for revolution. The Revolution follows the Declaration of Independence, ...
- 14050: Mans Effect On The Environment
- Man’s Effect on the Environment 1) SOURCES OF POLLUTION Freshwater Environments : Man pollutes freshwater all over the world in many ways there is much waste and pollution that ends up in rivers. One of the main hazards is called eutrophication, this process becomes enriched with artificial nutrients from fertilisers which run off into ... than the oil itself but nowadays they use less destructive. Lead Lead is found in cars exhausts and some plants. It can cause brain damage and various mental disabilities. Lead free petrol are now used world wide. Fertilisers Eutrophication from fertilisers running off the fields and into rivers and lakes causes abnormal plant growth. It causes bad tatse, odours and algae and other things like precipitation of calcium carbonate. Treatment in ... Britain, Canada and Russia. It is not as efficient as coal as a fuel because it has a high water and ash content. Wood this is a good Biofuel as it provides 13% of the world’s energy. As wood is used so much in the poorer countries and is insufficiently burnt resources are slowly decreasing in such countries as Africa and Asia. Nowadays there are special trees which can ...
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