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- 1551: The Rain Forest - Example of a Flourishing Ecosystem
- ... living things to their surrounding and to each other. The rainforest is on of the biggest and best examples of a flourishing ecosystem. With the almost unlimited amount of species found within the rainforest something new is bound to be found every time one is looked at. In this essay I hope to outline and explain the various species of plants, animals, people and others that make up the structure of ... of space, that trying to identify them all would be like to trying to name every person in Toronto. It just can't be done. Of the approximate THIRTY MILLION plants, and animals in the world about TWO THIRDS are only able to survive in the rainforests. When you think of a rainforest, the first thing that most likely comes to your mind is a green steamy hell that is miles ... also contributes to something of much greater importance. The field of medicine owes a lot to the enormous "gene bank" that the rainforest supplies. Treatments for such things as Leukaemia (Madagascar Periwinkle), AIDS (Catanospermine) gives new hope to these terminal diseases. Perhaps the most noticeable life form within the forest are the trees themselves. Most trees in the rainforest are evergreens however some, such as the wild Kapok are deciduous ...
- 1552: Blood And Belonging
- ... the author of this paper. The author of the book travels on what he terms "the six journeys." On these "journeys" he encounters different cultures, as he travels to six different coinciding areas of the world. He examines the unique expression of nationalism that each populace displays by interviewing various members of that particular society. The six areas that he travels to are specifically chosen for the clarity which nationalism is ... existence of the German problem. If the nation makes the state then Germany will always be a threat. If the state makes the nation, then the aggressive nature of the German nation, which lead the world into two global wars, can be harnessed and redirected. The question has its roots and answers in the recent reunification of Germany. The Ukraine is concerned with not being Russian. It is here Ignatieff receives ... in Canada it can fail anywhere." If the balance between "ethnic and civil principles" is not maintained in Canada, who is not an impoverished country and has a large, successful economy; then perhaps the modern world has not transcended the grasps of nationalism. The Kurds represent a nation without a state, who find themselves surrounded by other nations who are more aggressive nationalists. The term Kurdistan is a definition of ...
- 1553: Rites of Passage
- Rites of Passage When an individual experiences movement, or a change from an affixed position in society to another position, that individual can easily describe their change as a passage into a new realm of living. A new realm of living is the way in which the individual and society views, acknowledges, and proceeds with their life. Their changes are monumental not only for the individual, but for his/her society as well ... while other men, who have already been through the ceremony, prepare by hunting for food and arranging a site, not too far from the village, where the initiation will take place. The next morning, a new day at hand, the novices are taken to the site at which time the ceremony commences. Howitt continues in writing of his recollection of the ritual by inferring that after many ritual movements (gestures ...
- 1554: John Savage Desires What Makes
- Brave New World illustrates a world where everything that is morally right in our society, is wrong. Monogamy is sinful, massive orgies are not. Serious thinking is unnecessary because life has already been planned out. Hardships and ...
- 1555: History Of The Computer Indust
- Only once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and ... Soma, 46).After Babbage, people began to lose interest in computers. However, between 1850 and 1900 there were great advances in mathematics and physics that began to rekindle the interest (Osborne, 45). Many of these new advances involved complex calculations and formulas that were very time consuming for human calculation. The first major use for a computer in the U.S. was during the 1890 census. Two men, Herman Hollerith and James Powers, developed a new punched-card system that could automatically read information on cards without human intervention (Gulliver, 82). Since the population of the U.S. was increasing so fast, the computer was an essential tool in tabulating ...
- 1556: E-corporation And Their Busine
- ... which model to use for a specific product? Should companies go directly to consumers via the Web or protect their traditional channels? These are the daily questions of many corporations selling on the net. The World Wide Web is a large environment progressing and changing at a very erratic pace, and only companies quick in trying, learning and adapting will survive and win this new battle. A thing that has changed in fact, is the approach of product/service towards consumer. Off-line the consumer is told to check out the new store next door, but online the consumer checks out what he wants. The consumer is able to travel through 50 different stores in different countries in one afternoon whilst it would probably take him ...
- 1557: The Broadcast of "War of the World" in 1938
- The Broadcast of "War of the World" in 1938 On November 2, 1938, a nationwide radio station broadcast a radio show that was based on the best seller, War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells. The play was performed by many ... listen to their favorite radio show or for some music to dance to, but instead heard a special news bulletin reporting that Martians were landing on Earth. The Martians were first sited in Groves Mill, New Jersey and reports spread that they had also landed in Chicago, Illinois. These reports caused hysteria and paranoia everywhere, mainly in New Jersey and Illinois. The play aired the voice of a man, which sounded like the president's. A few hours later, the people found out that these were not actual reports, but just a ...
- 1558: The Use of Planes and Tanks in WWI
- The Use of Planes and Tanks in WWI This paper will support the statement The statement of planes and tanks in World War I. The planes and tanks in World War I were a great help to soldiers. The airplanes were used for battles in the air, the planes had gun specially mounted on them. The tanks were also a great use, they were used for attacks and for breaking through other countries lines. The Developments of Planes in World War I. Although the first airplanes were not very maneuverable or fast, they sometimes engaged in air battles called dogfights. However the airplanes were primarily used for observing troop movements and for dropping explosives. ...
- 1559: Excellence Redefined
- ... always seemed to win, even when others would lose. It turns out that they had many sure things, only with one problem: they were all illegal. Boesky and Milken characterize the rest of the financial world at the time, and Wall Street is the movie that exemplifies the such attitudes of the 1980s from Oliver Stones accurate point of view. Boesky and Milken had a great system. They would befriend ... interpretation of the 1980s, and how Boesky and Milken were almost role models of the decade. The movie takes Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko, a Wall Street player who powers his way through the world with millions, often at the expense of others. Charlie Sheen plays Bud Fox, who is stuck in a directionless brokerage job with dreams of being like Gekko. Fox eventually works his way into Gekkos office, where he gets swept into a different world of greed and money. Greed overcame him. Finally there is Buds father, played by Martin Sheen, who represents the good in this movie as a hardworking, middle class worker for Blue Star Airlines, ...
- 1560: The Souls of Black Folk
- ... merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost. He would not africanize America, for America has much to teach the world of Africa. He would not bleach his Negro soul in a flood of white Americanism, for he knows that Negro blood has a message for the world. He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in ... Du Bois seeks to expose his own soul through his tribulations as a black American. But he speaks of a double consciousness whereby the Negro can only see himself through the "revelation of the other world." That is, of white America. He makes a distinction between the American soul and the Negro soul as the two "warring and conflicting parts of the African American identity, whose dogged strength alone keeps ...
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