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- 4261: The Computer Revolution
- ... each other. This is largely due to the massive improvements and development of communication technologies throughout the years. The massive increase in the number of satellites orbiting our planet means that no place in the world is out of range of a satellite. This means that microwave between the ground and between stateliness is permanently possible and practical. This linked with the millions of communications towers across the world makes the mobile communications revolution a reality in today's world. Communication of another sort that exploits IT and which is exploited heavily by IT in turn is optical communications which has developed rapidly over the last ten years. It forms the backbone of global ...
- 4262: Battle Of The Bulge
- ... place were the Germans first crossed over to attack France the Ardennes forest . The allies who were stationed there called it a ghost front because there was never any fighting so the allies sent their new solders and the tired battered solders here . The Germans mobilized at this last chance they had to win the war and if they would lose this battle Hitler wanted all the Germans left in Germany ... death. The Germans needed to cut the American forces in to two parts, this way the could easily be destroyed because the allies all ready had a tough time supplying all the troops and Hitler new that if they took control of Antwerp he would have a chance against the allies. Hitler felt he had enough of the resources he would need to win the battle. The main things that the ... Battle of the Bulge,” was one of the worst battles - in terms of losses - to the American Forces in WWII. References used Chris Meyers, July 25, 1996, "The Battle of the Bulge-An Ardennes Christmas", [World Wide Web], http://www.cyberplus.ca/~chrism/bulge.htm D. Reinbol, April 4, 1997, "The Battle of the Bulge", [World Wide Web], http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~dreinbol/bulge.html John Kline, January 1, ...
- 4263: The Rez Sisters
- ... in a String.) It is given that as we go through our lives and encounter different experiences our identity of yourselves and where we belong may change. As this happens we may gain or relinquish new values and from this identity and image our influenced. A bad self-image and low self-esteem may form part of identity but often the cause is not a loss of identity itself so much ... with a non-native society. I will prove that the play The Rez Sisters showed this loss of identity and loss of belonging. When a native person leaves the reservation to go and start a new life in a city they are forced to adapt to a lifestyle they are not accustomed to. They do not feel as though they fit in or belong to any particular culture. They are faced ... the younger generation and maybe give them a better chance at life. As the play continues the seven women, Pelajia, Philomena, Marie-Adele, Annie, Emily, Veronique and Zhaboonigan confirm that the biggest bingo in the world is coming to Toronto. All of them have no extra money to get there so they all band together and do anything they are skilled at to raise the funds. They all work very ...
- 4264: Louis XIV
- ... was faced with several problems. He knew that he did not want to reside and rule in Paris, so against the will of his advisors he chose a hunting chateau as the site of his new palace. He also knew from history that the nobles of his domain had in the past and would continue to cause trouble in the form of uprisings and other conflicts. Louis XIV sought absolute power ... for the common people of his country. Regardless of this, it is almost a matter common knowledge that Louis XIV brought France to its peak in terms of its respect and social status in the world. During his reign France became the authority on all that was proper and elegant. All of this seems trivial, but the fact is, it was very important to the people of the upper class, and as always they were controlling the world. There were several qualities that Louis XIV possessed that were found undesirable by his common subjects. His tax system weighed most heavily on the lower class, and they were often called to fight in ...
- 4265: Communism
- ... CD-ROM). They thought that conflict between opposing forces rooted in the economic system and the ownership of property. So, they thought, if we abolish the need for property and wealth, we can bring about world peace. Their answer was the government known today as communism. Almost every modern form of communism is based on Marx's and Engles ideas and writings. So then I thought, why isn't communism an ... None of them found communism a government something they would like. Each of my interview-e's thought that communism was a good government in theory but, agreed it doesn't work in the real world. III. Presentation and Analysis of Data During my research, I interviewed a few people from my community. I interviewed a teacher and a parent. One, is called "Sudo" he is a history teacher from my ... few communists. Then, I would go to Russia so I could learn exactly the people felt about communism and they can tell me exactly how the country was before the change from communism to their new government. I would like to find a communist group or organization because I couldn't find anyone who truly liked communism. I would also like to give the communists a chance to show why ...
- 4266: Desktop Videoconferencing
- Desktop Videoconferencing is gaining acceptance as a key telecommunications technology in the work place all around the world. Desktop Videoconferencing makes communication far more effective when its impossible for people to meet in person. Not only do people get a feel of what takes place in a face to face meeting but they ... are hundreds and thousands of miles apart (Senn, 1998). As Joseph Jesson an information technology consultant at Amoco in Chicago put it the notion of Desktop Videoconferencing was highlighted at the 1964 Worlds Fair in New York. It is now 1999 and the promises of upgraded desktop videoconferencing are still on the rise. In the year of 2000 there will still be promises of desktop videoconferencing upgrades as it has been ... of factors such as corporate culture, the nature of the work group, and work practices was in its infancy. In the 1990s the incorporation of sociological and psychological perspectives in the development and deployment of new technologies is still limited, but there are examples of research and product development sites where these concepts are taken seriously. Xerox Corporation, Ontario Telepresence Project is one of those sites that is taking it ...
- 4267: Object Oriented Analysis
- ... approach had one major flaw: because of its strict sequence, nothing of substance could be demonstrated to the end user until the final stage of the waterfall cycle was completed. During the 1970’s, a new approach was developed. Tom Demarco, is his book, Structured Analysis and System Specification, introduced model-based software engineering. Demarco thought that complex software systems should be built like any large, complex engineering system, by first ... system will do, independent of any particular approach or technology. Design models specify how a particular system will be built within the context of a given implementation environment. To solve the problems of past, a new school of thought has emerged within the world of computing, object-oriented analysis and design. An oft used, but misunderstood phrase. Object-oriented is used in a variety of ways, but the term always suggests an association between (abstraction of) things in ...
- 4268: The FBI
- ... a series of name changes, it received its present official name in 1935. During the early period of the FBIs history, its agents investigated violations of mainly bankruptcy frauds, antitrust crime, and neutrality violation. During World War One, the Bureau was given the responsibility of investigating espionage, sabotage, sedition (resistance against lawful authority), and draft violations. The passage of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act in 1919 further broadened the Bureau's jurisdiction. After the passage of Prohibition in 1920, the gangster era began, bringing about a whole new type of crime. Criminals engaged in kidnapping and bank robbery, which were not federal crimes at that time. This changed in 1932 with the passage of a federal kidnapping statute. In 1934, many other federal criminal statutes were passed, and Congress gave Special Agents the authority to make arrests and to carry firearms. The FBIs size and jurisdiction during the second World War increased greatly and included intelligence matters in South America. With the end of that war, and the arrival of the Atomic Age, the FBI began conducting background security investigations for the White House ...
- 4269: The Federal Bureau of Investigation
- ... name changes, it received it's present official name in 1935. During the early period of the FBI's history, it's agents investigated violations of mainly bankruptcy frauds, antitrust crime, and neutrality violation. During World War One, the Bureau was given the responsibility of investigating espionage, sabotage, sedition (resistance against lawful authority), and draft violations. The passage of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act in 1919 further broadened the Bureau's jurisdiction. After the passage of Prohibition in 1920, the gangster era began, bringing about a whole new type of crime. Criminals engaged in kidnapping and bank robbery, which were not federal crimes at that time. This changed in 1932 with the passage of a federal kidnapping statute. In 1934, many other federal criminal statutes were passed, and Congress gave Special Agents the authority to make arrests and to carry firearms. The FBI's size and jurisdiction during the second World War increased greatly and included intelligence matters in South America. With the end of that war, and the arrival of the Atomic Age, the FBI began conducting background security investigations for the White House ...
- 4270: Catcher In The Rye 3
- ... man getting expelled from another school, the Catcher in the Rye is, in fact, a perceptive study of one individual s understanding of his human condition. Holden Caulfield, a teenager growing up in 1950 s, New York, has been expelled from school for poor achievement once again. In an attempt to deal with this he leaves school a few days prior to the end of term, and goes to New York to take a vacation before returning to his parents inevitable irritation. Told as a monologue, the book describe Holden s thoughts and activities over these few days, during which he describes a developing nervous ... a unique story of a unique child. Engle writes, "The story is engaging and believable Full of right observations and sharp insight, and wonderful sort of grasp of how a boy can create his own world of fantasy and live forms"(3) Holdens continuous thoughts on the death are not typical of most teenagers. His near obsession with death might come from having experienced two deaths in his early life. ...
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