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- 4111: Quantum Computers Fact -or- Fantasy?
- ... Deutsch, a physicist at Oxford University, argued that it may be possible to build an extremely powerful computer based on this peculiar reality. In 1994, Peter Shor, a mathematician at AT&T Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, proved that, in theory at least, a full-blown quantum computer could factor even the largest numbers in seconds; an accomplishment impossible for even the fastest conventional computer. An outbreak of theories and discussions ... electrons, or photons, require an immense amount of time on today's computers. In 1985 in Oxford England the first description of how a quantum computer might work surfaced with David Deutsch's theories. The new device would not only be able to surpass today's computers in speed, but also could perform some logical operations that conventional ones couldn't. This research began looking into actually constructing a device and with the go ahead and additional funding of AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey a new member of the team was added. Peter Shor made the discovery that quantum computation can greatly speed factoring of whole numbers. It's more than just a step in micro-computing ...
- 4112: Origins Of Buddhism
- ... religion. For instance, a Catholic goes to Church and prays to the same God as the person sitting beside them. There are many Eastern religions where that is not the case. Buddhism, one of the world's oldest religions, is one such instance. Buddhism, in fact, stresses a more individual approach to spirituality. In 563 B.C., in India, a man named Siddartha Guatama was born into the ruling family of the Sakya people. Because of his elevated position in society he was forced to live a life of seclusion. When he was twenty-nine years old, he ventured out into the world and was confronted with the reality of suffering and death in the world. The next day he left his wife and son to search for a way to put an end to human suffering. After six years of living ascetically, he realized that the path to success ...
- 4113: Technology
- ... lives, our cars. Most people don't realize how much our cars have been taken over by technology, until they get the bill after one of these computers go out. Just about everything in a new car is controlled by a computer, a computer will read and recognize your driving patterns and adjusts how and when the transmission should shift from gear-to-gear so that you, as the driver, will ... capital and buys the equipment. Then the place would just run itself, while that person sits back and reaps the benefits. My counter-argument would be this, so long as there are people in this world who are interested in getting the most value for their dollar, they would rather be at a place where they are treated like a person, by a person. The alternative option is this, every time ... advantage of and exploit other people in order to get ahead. I know it would be great if everything worked out that way, but as we all know we don't live in a perfect world and no matter what the scenario is, somebody's toes have to get stepped on if anybody wants to rise to the top. Another problem I can see arising is people letting technology overcome ...
- 4114: Time The Final Frontier
- The temporal world in which we live encompasses everything we know. All of our knowledge comes from a trust of five and a half billion people that have no idea where they came from, and no idea where they are headed; a world of blind leading blind. A vital component of this reality exists in a form that is neither provable, nor ideal. This supposedly perfect form of measurement, known as time, runs our lives until we fall ... for zero time before subsequent moments follow. How can one define what a word means if one cannot observe the object it represents? Right as one realizes what this present consists of, it leaves his world, a new present moment replacing it, departing before it is realized as well. This process has always occurred, always will. All societies have blindly accepted this curse of never knowing when one can trust ...
- 4115: Internet And Internet Security
- ... industry has wonderfully advanced some good blocking devices, but they are not an alternative for a well-reasoned law. Because the Internet has become one of the biggest sources of information in the whole wide world, legislative security is necessary. The government gives citizens the privilege of using the Internet, but it has never given them the right to use it. The government seems to think that the makers of the ... is paid for by taxpayers. People like this are the ones in the wrong. Taxpayer's dollars are being spent bringing foul text and graphics into the homes of adults and kids all over the world. The government has to take control to stop pornographers from using the Internet. They seem to fit because they are breaking laws that have existed for years. Cyberpunks,those most normally associated with the Internet, are members of a rebellious society that are corrupting these networks with information that contains pornography, racism, and other forms of explicit information. When they start looking around for a crime, new cybercops are coming into a pretty mean environment. Cyberspace, especially the Internet, has a ton of people who look for a culture that hates authority and scared that any trespass of police or government ...
- 4116: Ceasar
- ... Caesar" Bradford, Ernie (1990), I read over 270 pages of information from 4 different books. Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his strength and courage he created a strong empire . What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led ... then returned to Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. (3 204-260) In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla ... Bibulus, was thrown from the platform and his consular insignia were broken. Bibulus tried to stop Caesar and his supporters from passing any further law but was only able to postpone the creation of the new laws by saying that the skies would not permit it because there was stormy weather and they were very superstitious. Caesar disregarded Bibulus behavior and the remainder of the legislative program of the triumvirate ...
- 4117: Freedom of Speech & Censorship on the Internet
- ... warning labels like those on records this may serve to whet appetites. Warning labels involve some sort of judging and then the question is raised as to who shall be the judge. The Internet is world-wide so would the First Amendment apply in Germany? The material on the Internet which is grossly offensive by any standards, such as paedophile material, is extremely difficult to find because of its small amounts ... informal network of networks spanning the globe, with almost 4 million hosts, each of which may be serving anywhere between one and 2 million users. Theorists believe that by the year 2003 everyone in the world could be connected to the Internet (Treese, 1994). Alongside this growth that is aided by availability of low-cost computers, free software and inexpensive telecommunications, is the most important fact that the Internet is not ... to find a common denominator that everyone could agree upon that should be censored. Even at an individual level what is offensive to one person may not be offensive to another. This debate is not new, it is just a new medium that it is taking place over. Internet dissemination is fast, less agreeable to control by governments, it is almost global and the actual potential audience is huge. It ...
- 4118: Diamonds
- ... For example, traces of nitrogen give brown, yellow, green, and black stones. Blue diamonds owe their color to the presence of boron in them. (Foa, p.51) Some of the most famous diamonds in the world are colored diamonds, such as the Dresden green, which weighs 48.5 carats and the Hope Diamond, which is 44.5 carats. The clarity of the stone is determined by the amount of blemishes or ... determined by weighing the stone. A diamond that weighs 0.2g is said to be one carat. The greater the carat weight of the stone, the greater its value. Diamonds are mined all over the world. The worlds oldest major source of diamonds is India. For centuries, it has supplied stones to all parts of the globe. (Arem, p.34) Gradually, new places for mining were discovered. Today, there are diamond ...
- 4119: Jewish History
- ... however, led to four major conflicts between Israel and the Arab countries. One of the most meaningful wars was the Six-Day War. Events such as the holocaust have also had a dramatic effect on world history and whose mysteries are still being unravelled. For twelve years following 1933 the Jews were persecuted by the Nazi's. Jewish businesses were boycotted and vandalized. By 1939,Jews were no longer citizens,could ... engage in practically any business or profession, own any land, associate with any non-Jew or visit public places such as parks and museums. The victories of the German armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European Jewry under the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main city ... died in the gas chambers of the Nazi concentration camps. This has put a psychological strain on Jewish survivors or no longer having family and friends with them for support. This event has awaken the world up to the needs of the Jewish people. It has given them political power and a justification for some of their actions. On May recognised,1945 ,the end of World War II was seen. ...
- 4120: The History of the Ku Klux Klan
- The History of the Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is one of America's oldest and most feared groups. Driven by the dream of a world with only one master race, the KKK often uses violence and moves above the law to promote their cause. They didn't start of violent, or to promote white supremacy. They have been in the ... left. After the turn of the century, it started again. This time the goal was much larger, freeing America of all non white, Christian Americans. This is the Ku Klux Klan we know today. The new breed of Klan differed from the old version in many ways. The old Klan wanted to set things back to the old ways. They wanted their freedom back and wanted nothing more. Being prejudice was only an effect. In the eyes of the modern KKK, prejudice was the cause. The new Klan was far more violent. People were tarred and feathered, lynched, and beaten for little reason more than being a certain race, nationality or religion. In the 1920's, the KKK prospered. Unlike previous ...
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