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- 3071: The United States
- ... southwest of San Francisco; Alaska occupies the northwestern extremity of North America, with a 10,780-km (6,700-mi) coastline on the Pacific and Arctic oceans. The United States is geographically one of the world's largest countries, and it is the third most populous (after China and India). The 50 states are blessed with a variety of resources that provide the basis for a highly productive economy--in fact, the United States is the world's wealthiest nation. For most of the 20th century the country has enjoyed economic preeminence, particularly during the post-World War II era. Yet the population, per-capita wealth, and general welfare are unevenly distributed, with affluent areas often contiguous with areas of poverty. Beginning in the 1970s the United States faced economic difficulties ...
- 3072: Life of Tupac Shakur
- Life of Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur, in my thoughts, is the best rapper there is. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971. He was born in New York. Tupac Amaru are Inca words. Tupac Amaru means a "shining serpent." Shakur means "thankful to God," and that came from the Arabic language. When Tupac was 12 years old, his first performance was a play "A Raisin in the Sun." In that play Tupac played Travis. In June of 1986, Tupac's family moved to Baltimore from New York. That is where Tupac wrote his first rap. 3 months later Tupac attended Baltimore School for the arts. That is where he studied ballet and acting. About two years later Tupac moves west of ... then he began to sell drugs. In 1990 Tupac joins Digital Underground a record label where he was a dancer and a rapper. At the beginning of 1991 Tupac makes his album debut on his new label Digital Underground. In November of 91 2Pacalypse Now was released. Shortly after his 2Pacalypse release. Tupac charged a lawsuit of 10 million against an Oakland Police for brutality after being arrested for jaywalking. ...
- 3073: British Colonialism
- Colony is a geographical unit outside the borders of a state, which is connected to the state financially and managerially. As Barbara Ward states in her book "5 Ideas That Change the World", when we study colonialism, we are looking at one of the most far-reaching and widespread activities of mankind. It seems to be a fact of human nature that when one group of people becomes ... over Europe in order to control better their empire. Then the motives for building a colony changed. Colonialism as we know it today started in the 15th century after the great discoveries all over the world. The need for sugar, gold, and other materials, which where plenty in the New World, lead the Europeans ships to the new discoveries where they built colonies. The British colonialism was the most complex colonialism because beside the trading motives there were other motives like religion and politics. ...
- 3074: The Invention of the Telephone
- ... one of the principle driving forces of the future. It is transforming and shaping our lives at rates unprecedented in history. Tech- nology has developed and changed drastically over the past century. Each day many new things are being developed. It’s amazing to see how these inventions have the capability to change the world in such an extreme manner. In 1886, a man by the name of Alexander Graham Bell developed an interesting device which enabled people to communicate with others anywhere in the world live. This device came to be known as the telephone. Before Bell invented the telephone, the only way people could converse with each other was through letters. Since its invention and after it was ...
- 3075: Newfoundland
- ... of the island. It is the hope that, like David MacFarlane’s novel, we can put into perspective the difficult and sad history of the people of Newfoundland. The Political Realm The political and judicial world of Newfoundland has been a trying ordeal for the women of that island. The trials and tribulations the women have had to suffer have been quite different from that of what the men of Newfoundland ... of having. Two examples are that of Lady Constance Maria Harris and Lady Elsie Elizabeth Allardyce. Lady Harris was the wife of Governor Sir Alexander Harris, who served in Newfoundland from 1917 to 1922. During World War I she directed the Women's Patriotic Association (WPA), whose headquarters were at Government House. The WPA enlisted and organized the support of women island-wide to knit and sew garments for the soldiers ... Her novels are implicitly feminist, dealing with risky topics such as divorce and women's sexuality - topics on which her contemporaries in the suffrage movement remained silent. Her novels were reviewed favourably by critics in New York and England, while receiving little attention at home. Margaret was also a great entertainer, and was enrolled in the London Academy of Drama and Education in London when she was ordered to return ...
- 3076: Andrew Carnegie
- A man of Scotland, a distinguished citizen of the United States, and a philanthropist devoted to the betterment of the world around him, Andrew Carnegie became famous at the turn of the twentieth century and became a real life rags to riches story. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, on November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie entered the world in poverty. The son of a hand weaver, Carnegie received his only formal education during the short time between his birth and his move to the United States. When steam machinery for weaving came into use, Carnegie’s father sold his looms and household goods, sailing to America with his wife and two sons. At this time, Andrew was twelve, and his brother, Thomas, was five. Arriving into New York on August 14, 1848, aboard the Wiscasset from Glasgow, the Carnegies wasted little time settling in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, where relatives already existed and were there to provide help. ...
- 3077: The Effects of Divorce
- ... many created by divorce. During this confusing period of turmoil and high emotional intensity, the child must attempt to understand a complex series of events, to restructure numerous assumptions and expectations about themselves and their world. He or she may be uprooted to a new school, city or neighborhood leaving their familiar social ties behind. They must often assume new household duties, possibly feel the financial loss and most importantly receive less support and nurturing from their parents. These are just a few implications of divorce but demonstrates how it changes the lives of ...
- 3078: How To Start A Business
- ... ask themselves three basic economic questions; one, what to produce, two, how to produce, and three, for whom to produce? One must have each question fully answered in order to begin their venture into the world of entrepreneurship. Also, it is vitally important for one to fully understand every aspect of the product he or she plans to market. Knowledge is the key to success. After one has successfully answered the three basic economic questions, one must formulate a business plan. There are several steps to a business plan, each just as important and should not be overlooked in the process of starting a new business. First and foremost, one must ask, who are the potential customers? One must ask this question because if the product that is going to be sold is used by only a small percentage of ... bills paid for an office building (rent, electrical, etc.), taxes, freight charges, a licensee, etc. As opposed to expenses, one must also consider finance. How will he or she develop funds to support starting a new business? Funds can become available through personal finance or loans from banks. Other factors to be considered are those decisions to be made within the office. First, one must assign duties that he or ...
- 3079: Serial Killers, the Minds, the Methods, the Madness
- ... criminal. Whether or not the number of people who kill or are killed has risen recently, it is the concept of the serial killer that is becoming increasingly consequential to the way we perceive our world. In history, several words have been used to describe what we now call serial killers. These words have included monsters, demons and fiends. These psychopaths have also been called lust murderers, homicidal maniacs and stranger ... the visionary type is sometimes definitely out of touch with reality” (Holmes and DeBurger, 57). The second type of serial killer is the mission-oriented type. This killer has a conscious goal of ridding the world of a category of people who are, in his mind, undesirable or unworthy of living. The third type of killer is the hedonistic type. This killer is oriented toward pleasure and thrill seeking. The research ... reason, intelligence and logic. There are, however, the very few who are controlled by their primitive brains. In essence the supporters of this theory regard serial killers as Stone Age savages living in today’s world. It is noted by Falk that there are various core characteristics present in the serial killer. These may include that the serial killer chooses homicide as a method of coping, and that the killings ...
- 3080: Failure of Gun Control Laws
- ... have played in it. The second amendment to the Constitution of the United States makes firearm ownership legal in this country. There were good reasons for this freedom, reasons which persist today. Firearms in the new world were used initially for hunting, and occasionally for self-defense. However, when the colonists felt that the burden of British oppression was too much for them to bear, they picked up their personal firearms and went to war. Standing against the British armies, these rebels found themselves opposed by the greatest military force in the world at that time. The 18th century witnessed the height of the British Empire, but the rough band of colonial freedom fighters discovered the power of the Minuteman, the average American gun owner. These Minutemen, ...
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