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- 281: After The Atomic Bomb
- After the Atomic Bomb Introduction The development and usage of the first atomic bombs has caused a change in military, political, and public functionality of the world today. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki revolutionized warfare by killing large masses of civilian population with a single strike. The bombs effects from the blast, extreme heat, and radiation left an estimated 140,000 people dead. The bombs created a temporary resolution that lead to another conflict. The Cold War was a political standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that again created a new worldwide nuclear threat. The destructive potential of nuclear weapons had created a global sweep of fear as to what might happen if these terrible forces where unleashed again. The technology involved in building the first ... 40,000 people and injuring another 25,000 (30-39). The bombs also killed an estimated 230,000 more people from the after effects of the two explosions (30). The two bombings had opened the worlds eyes to the destructive power that could be unleashed by man. The bombs had raised hell on earth for those few minutes and produced a tremendous amount of casualties. The way people had ...
- 282: Privacy and the Internet
- ... an individual's privacy rights do exist, but a great deal of privacy stems from common curteousy. Indeed, our society has created its own standards of privacy and its regulation. A problem arises whenever a new medium of communication forms. The question of privacy began when man uttered his first words. The question was raised again when the postal system began and then when telephones were introduced. Once again, we must apply the question to the new information superhighway, that is e-mail, telecommuting, online newsgroups, etc. The question is this: What does privacy on the internet mean? Privacy And The Internet Introduction According to Bill Eager, "The Information Superhighway refers to ... communications networks. Currently, for individuals, the Information Superhighway refers primarily to the use of personal computers (PCs) and modems to access information and services and to distribute messages and files via the networks" (3). This new medium allows information to be transformed at rates multiple times faster than ever before. The worldwide impact of such a communication breakthrough is unprecedented; information can be transferred anywhere, from the most remote corner ...
- 283: Descartes 2
- ... that he does, it is helpful to gain an understanding of the intellectual background of the 17th century that provided the motivation for his work. We can discern three distinct influences on Descartes, three conflicting world-views that fought for prominence in his day. The first was what remained of the mediaeval scholastic philosophy, largely based on Aristotelian science and Christian theology. Descartes had been taught according to this outlook during ... time at the Jesuit college La Flech_ and it had an important influence on his work, as we shall see later. The second was the scepticism that had made a sudden impact on the intellectual world, mainly as a reaction to the scholastic outlook. This scepticism was strongly influenced by the work of the Pyrrhonians as handed down from antiquity by Sextus Empiricus, which claimed that, as there is never a ... was the best way to discover what is certain: by applying sceptical doubt to all our beliefs, we can discover which of them are indubitable, and thus form an adequate foundation for knowledge. The third world-view resulted largely from the work of the new scientists; Galileo, Copernicus, Bacon et al. Science had finally begun to assert itself and shake off its dated Aristotelian prejudices. Coherent theories about the world ...
- 284: Chinese Economic Reform
- ... the party. Reform policies became Deng's platform against Hua. (Shirk 35-36) Once Deng and his faction had prevailed, it was necessary for some sort of economic reform to evolve. The initial form the new economy took was not a radical one. China was still a state in which the central government retained the dominant power in economic resource allocation and local officials worked for the interest of the units ... percentage of the populace to become involved in private enterprise and investment in family or group ventures. (Shirk 39-40) Another important aspect of Chinese economic reform was the decision of China to join the world economy. In doing this Deng Xiaoping and his allies hoped to affect the economy in two ways: by expanding foreign trade, and by encouraging foreign companies to invest in Chinese enterprises. This policy (called the ... Open Policy was apparent, resistance to the plan by the Chinese people lessened. The implementation of the Open Policy was so successful that by 1988 the leaders of the CCP were encouraged to create a new program called the "coastal development strategy." In this program, even more of the country was opened up to foreign investment. It was modeled on the experiences of Taiwan and the other Asian countries. (Nathan ...
- 285: Chinese Economic Reform
- ... the party. Reform policies became Deng's platform against Hua. (Shirk 35-36) Once Deng and his faction had prevailed, it was necessary for some sort of economic reform to evolve. The initial form the new economy took was not a radical one. China was still a state in which the central government retained the dominant power in economic resource allocation and local officials worked for the interest of the units ... percentage of the populace to become involved in private enterprise and investment in family or group ventures. (Shirk 39-40) Another important aspect of Chinese economic reform was the decision of China to join the world economy. In doing this Deng Xiaoping and his allies hoped to affect the economy in two ways: by expanding foreign trade, and by encouraging foreign companies to invest in Chinese enterprises. This policy (called the ... Open Policy was apparent, resistance to the plan by the Chinese people lessened. The implementation of the Open Policy was so successful that by 1988 the leaders of the CCP were encouraged to create a new program called the "coastal development strategy." In this program, even more of the country was opened up to foreign investment. It was modeled on the experiences of Taiwan and the other Asian countries. (Nathan ...
- 286: New Hreligion And Medieval Lit
- ... were time consuming to produce and expensive only compounded the problem. The situation was alleviated somewhat with William Caxton's introduction to type-setting in 1474, when he printed the first book in English. This new method of printing was the key to increasing the availability of texts and lowering the cost. But the church had overwhelming influence and plenty of funds to produce literature and wasn't terribly interested in ... the spiritual mystery of Christ's redemption of humankind" (308). Mystery plays were typically written in "cycles" (a series) that would begin with the Creation, chronicle the major events of the Old Testament through the New Testament and the Last Judgment. The mystery plays "endeavored to make the Christian religion more real to the unlearned by dramatizing significant events in biblical history and by showing what these events meant in terms ... The similarities and differences between the two plays make up what can be termed as "characteristic" of medieval drama. Everyman and The Second Shepherds' Play both contain ideas that illustrate how people in the medieval world of England viewed the rest of the world. One of those ideas is each play's sense of the state of the world. In Everyman this sense is described by God in lines 35- ...
- 287: ITS UP TO YOU, NEW YORKITS U
- ITS UP TO YOU, NEW YORK New York, New York says Frank Sinatra. There must be something about New York that makes this city this much popular and this much special. Even when someone speaks about the United States New York is one ...
- 288: Its Up To You, New York Its Up
- IT S UP TO YOU, NEW YORK New York, New York says Frank Sinatra. There must be something about New York that makes this city this much popular and this much special. Even when someone speaks about the United States New York is one ...
- 289: The Goods and Services Tax
- The Goods and Services Tax The Policy Objective of the Goods and Services Tax " This is A New Tax System for a new century", as quoted by the Hon P Costello MP in the second reading speech for ' A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax ) Bill for 1998. Australia is in need for a change of Taxation systems to ' A Modern, Broad Based, Low Rate, Goods and Services Tax'.(' A New Tax System ( ...
- 290: Terry Fox
- ... history of his life, his marathon of hope and it's successes over the years including special awards and the outstanding results and also the public's view towards Terry will help prove what a brave and beautiful person he was. Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958 and grew to be very brave, persuing qualities that were strong and showed much determination throughout his life. After graduating from high school with honours, Terrance Stanley Fox attended Simon Fraser University in Burnabe, British Columbia where he took interest in ... and sadly, he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma: a rare bone cancer. With his parents by his side, Terry cried. This marked the beginning of the battle for his life, yet the start of a new hope. Eventually, since the cancer had spread, Terry was forced to have his leg amputated. The night before his operation Terry's former basketball coach visited him at the hospital, his coach spoke to ...
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