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- 3341: Voodoo
- ... to perform their rituals in private. They transposed Catholic saints onto the tribal deities, called loa, to please their owners. Instead of hindering the faith of the slaves, the incorporation of the saints added something new to their religion. Because of this they included into their rituals statues of the saints, candles, and other Christian relics. It is combinations like this that form religions such as Santeria, a blend of Voodoo and Spanish Catholicism, that proves what a malleable religion it is. Voodoo has spread throughout the world into major communities on Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Miami, and New York city. Vodoun has as many as 50 million followers throughout the world now. Although varieties of this religion occur in different regions there are some basic tenets common among ...
- 3342: Endangered Species Of South
- ... and the inability to adapt to survive competition and predation. Since the 1600's, however, the rate of extinction has accelerated rapidly because of human population growth and resource consumption (17). Today, most of the world's habitats are changing faster than most species can adapt to such changes through evolution, or natural selection. The current global extinction rate is estimated at about 20,000 species per year, exponentially greater than ... the brink of extinction (2). Virtually entire families of plants such as cactus, orchids and cyads are considered threatened or endangered because of over-collection for commercial purposes (2). Non-native species introduced to a new ecosystem have caused serious native species declines. The non-native, or exotic, species may be introduced either accidentally or intentionally, and either out-compete the native species or prey on them (Newman 92). Native plants ... organisms in freshwater lakes and destroy large tracts of forested land (Microsoft 3). In any effort to produce global biodiversity and encourage the study, restoration, and sound management of endangered species the IUCN and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) maintain a global list of endangered species and vulnerable animals called the Red List. A framework for international conservation efforts, the Red List database accesses the status of, and threats ...
- 3343: The Computer Underground.
- ... when it was used by programmers in the late 1950's. At that time it referred to the pioneering researchers, such as those at M.I.T., who were constantly adjusting and experimenting with the new technology (Levy, 1984. p.7). A "hacker" in this context refers to an unorthodox, yet talented, professional programmer. This use of the term still exits today, though it is largely limited to professional computing circles ... true" meaning of the word. Bob Bickford, a professional programmer who has organized several programmer conferences, explains: At a conference called "Hackers 4.0" we had 200 of the most brilliant computer professionals in the world together for one weekend; this crowd included several PhD's, several presidents of companies (including large companies, such as Pixar), and various artists, writers, engineers, and programmers. These people all consider themselves Hackers: all derive ... exactly call these numbers direct. A lot of people are in the same boat. In my case, phreaking is a tool, an often used one, but nonetheless a tool (TU, message log, 1988). In the world of the computer underground, the ability to "phreak a call" is taken for granted. The phone companies allowance the use of the credit cards for billing has opened the door to wide-scale phreaking. ...
- 3344: The Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft
- ... a minimum number of operating systems that a vendor had to buy, Microsoft also would sign contracts with the vendors for long periods of time such as two or three years. In order for a new operating system to gain popularity, it would have to do so quickly, in order to show potential buyers that it was worth something. With Microsoft signing long term contracts, they eliminated the chance for a new operating system to gain the popularity needed, quickly.(Maldoom 2) Probably the second most controversial issue, besides the per processor agreement, was Microsoft's practice of tying. Tying was a practice in which Microsoft would ... confusion that arose, and the consumers could sit back and relax, knowing that the DVD format is secure and won't be changed. Another conclusion that many anti-Microsoft people and other people around the world jump to is that the moment that we have a company, such as Microsoft, who is very successful, they immediately think that there must be something wrong; they have to be doing something illegal ...
- 3345: Bill Gates
- William (Bill) H. Gates III is co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation, the world's leading provider of software for personal computer. Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney ... computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Gates is actively involved in key management and strategic decisions at Microsoft, and plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in contact with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail. Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission is continuously to advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The ...
- 3346: The Invention of the Telegram
- ... make Mexico a proposal or alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. You will inform the President of the above most secretily as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States of America is ... city, where conditions were not so dangerous. In 1910, Mexico had over 15 million inhabitants; by 1921, the population had fallen to under 14 million. Because of these conditions Mexico was not able to enter World War 1 or consider any foreign alliance. Mainly because of the problems faced in their revolution is the reason Japan comes in to play. In essence the war would be United States vs. Japan battling in Mexico. Prior to World War 1, Japan began rapid expansion through the Pacific and anemic Chinese Empire. It was believed that this expansion along with the United States' imperial interests in the Pacific would eventually lead to war ...
- 3347: Has The De Beer Diamond Lost I
- ... the fittest in every department." -Andrew Carnegie Since the 1930s when Sir Ernest Oppenheimer established the Central Selling Organisation, De Beers Consolidated Mines have controlled the selling and marketing of approximately 80% of the worlds rough diamond production (Capon, 1998). However, in 1996, Australian company, Argyle, stunned the world by announcing that they would no longer market diamonds through De Beers C.S.O. Many economists predicted that Argyle wouldnt be able to compete against the mammoth De Beers. Yet in the year ... monopoly is an industry in which there is only one organisation that supplies a particular good, service or resource which has no other similar alternatives. Monopolies are created by barriers which restrict the entry of new organisations (McTaggart et al, 1999). In a perfect monopoly, the seller has total control over the quantity of goods or services available for sale and the price at which the items are sold (Butterworths ...
- 3348: The Tempest 3
- Explain how Ariel and Caliban serve as character foils for each other. Be sure to consider their physical appearance and their roles as servants to Prospero. In the world of The Tempest , Ariel, the airy spirit, and Caliban, the earthy monster, can be described as character foils. Unlike and contrasted as they are, they have some traits in common. They both have an aversion ... She knows no other woman and therefore had no female figure to aid the process of raising her. She is naοve and unaware of life s experiences, having been shielded from the rest of the world. Throughout her life, which began at age three on the island, to the time in which she met the only other human contact, Ferdinand, at age fifteen, she learned many things from her father about ... of. Being a father, mother, friend, companion, and teacher has been a tough task for Prospero, but it is now up to Miranda to take what he has taught her and bring it into this new world that she is a part of and make him a proud father. He is confident that she will do so and she is too. It is time for her to become a woman ...
- 3349: Being an Outsider
- ... president and vice-president. When the teacher announced that the boy would be president and the girl would be vice-president she felt this horribly unfair. It was her first taste of the ways the world was ran at that time. Men first, ladies second. A major factor in Lordes life that demonstrates her outsider status is her color. I am not talking about just within her family. I am talking about when she notices that she is black and that there are racial standards in the world in which she is living. She first sees racism in her trip to Washington with her family when they are refused service at a soda fountain. This injustice, she said, made me sick to my ... alone was hard. She knew that being a black woman was even harder. Through in the fact that she chose an alternative lifestyle in choosing life partners and it would feel like the weight of world was on your shoulders. She struggled throughout the entire book with all of these things not only with the society around her, but with in her own mind also. She struggled with her love ...
- 3350: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... and Legacy On November 22, 1963, while being driven through the streets of Dallas, Texas, in his open car, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead, apparently by the lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. The world had not only lost a common man, but a great leader of men. From his heroic actions in World War II to his presidency, making the decisions to avert possible nuclear conflict with world superpowers, greatness can be seen. Kennedy also found the time to author several best-selling novels from his experiences . His symbolic figure represented all the charm, vigor and optimism of youth as he led ...
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