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- 5651: The Borderlands: 1880 - 1940
- The time of change in the region called the "borderlands" occurred during the period between 1880 and 1940. The region became urbanized and ended its years of isolation from the rest of the world. In the past the region's economy was based on ranching and farming. As the region became more urbanized the economy changed. The economy did not change equally between the United States and Mexico, the ... unemployed and homeless. This was the first time migration along the border had reversed, now Americans were going into Mexico. The effects of the Great Depression were not limited to the United States, the whole world was affected and Mexico was no different. The industry that was affected most in cities along the border was tourism. Americans now had very little money to spend on food and housing, and no money ... civil projects in the region to provide jobs for the people in the region and to modernize the region. The United States had also started civil projects in the region. The projects started under the "New Deal" plan to pull the United States out of the Great Depression. The Southwest United States benefited greatly from the New Deal, in fact this was the first time they received money from the ...
- 5652: A Farewell To Arms
- ... Senick 615). These feelings stayed with Billy throughout the strange occurrences of his life. When still a baby in the eyes of many people, Billy was sent off to death's symbiotic partner war, fighting World War II in Europe. Here he is a depressed soldier who has seen too much death and destruction in order to function like a human being and wants to die, but like many other incidents ... on with his daily affairs. He spends much of the rest of his life "actively disseminating that philosophy, first preaching it orally on the all-night radio program and then writing letters to the Ilium New Leader" (Bryfonski and Senick 615). But Vonnegut disagrees and "rejects the Tralfamadorian philosophy… [and] Billy's total "incapacity to understand the significance of the death of human beings" (Bryfonski and Senick 615). In Slaughterhouse Five ... and a feeble will to survive," (Vonnegut 151) responds Vonnegut through Slaughterhouse Five. Billy is "bleakly ready for death" (Vonnegut 32), for a long time and even resents a man who saves his life during World War II. When death finally happens to him, he is stupidly killed by someone seeking revenge on him for making his friend mad during the war. To Billy "it was all right somehow, his ...
- 5653: International Logistics
- ... materials, coordinating flows into and out of different countries, choices of transportation, cost of the transportation, packaging the product for shipment, storing the product, and managing the entire process. The concept of logistics is fairly new in the business world. The theoretical development was not used until 1966. Since then, many business practices have evolved and logistics currently costs between 10 and 25 percent of the total cost of an international purchase. There are two ... the risk involved. One of the largest obstacles of international logistics is geography. The distance and manner materials must be shipped is the most important step in international logistics. Transportation infrastructures vary greatly throughout the world. International companies must consider all options before starting any operation in another country. Perhaps a country could have easy access by ship, but no way to transport the goods once on the ground. All ...
- 5654: Computer Programming
- ... project(AOL). Programmers write the detailed instructions for a computer to follow. A computer programmer carefully studies the program that best suits the employer needs. They may also work for a large computer corporation developing new software and/or improving older versions of these programs. Programmers write specific programs by breaking down each step into a logical series of hours of writing programs, the programmer must follow. After long hours of ... Most employers prefer experience in accounting, inventory control and other business skills. Employers look for people who can think logically and can have patience when doing analytical work(Information Finder). Then entrance salary of a new fresh out of college computer programmer ranges in the area of $30,000 in 1989(Occ. Outlook Handbook 115). The little more experienced programmers that have five to ten years experience earn about $40,000 ... the year 2000(Occ. Outlook Handbook 115). Most of the job openings for programmers will probably result from replacement needs. The need for computer programmers will increase as business, government, schools, and scientific organizations seek new applications for computer software and improvements already in use. The computer programming field is not an easy line of work to be successful in nor is it a easy one to get into. This ...
- 5655: Irrationalism
- ... to the psychological and social irrationalism of individual psychology, manipulation of the masses has always gone hand in hand. During the infantile stages of its discovery to the full blown power seen in today's world, nothing alone has contributed more to the near total destruction or utopian existence in humankind's evolution than time itself. And with that I will briefly recite my perceptions of the latter. For the most part, the Age of Reasoning saw its rewards on a recovering Europe. The reverberating affects the French revolution caused throughout the world left Europeans void of accustomed routines and allegiances. The ideals of the Enlightenment led to massive reorganization of leadership enforcing new social values in most every country. Many of the conventionalities the lower class population had become so dependant on were literally wiped from their lives, leaving huge voids in belief and purpose. This is ...
- 5656: Assassination Of Caesar
- ... prosperity in Rome dealt with mostly the Plebeians. He increased the number of senators from five hundred to nine hundred, and to fill the vacant seats he selected many of the plebeians. Due to the new jobs that Caesar gave the poor, they became faithful supporters (Caesar: The causes for his assassination) He also helped the poor by checking the spread of luxury throughout Rome to ensure that no one was ... The outcome of Caesar’s death lead to a monarchy lead by the first emperor, Octavin, Caesar’s nephew. This was easy for Octavin to obtain, because the people of Rome were looking for a new form of Government, due to the fact that the people thought the Senate was corrupt. Their love for Octavin “gave him more dictatorial power than they would have given Caesar”. (The Roman Emperors, 10) With ... ability to control Rome could prove to be prosperous or dangerous. For Octavin, he used his power the same way Julius Caesar used his dictatorial power. In every branch of his empire he created a new Roman Peace, in which all the classes, except for the richest classes, benefited improved communications and flourishing commerce. (The Roman Empire, 15) By doing this “Octavin brought stability, security and prosperity to Rome for ...
- 5657: Heart Of Darkness
- ... all they have. Marlow, however, sees it differently. He is now in Africa where reality broods. It's lurking everywhere. The only thing one has to do to find it is open his mind to new and previously 'unheard' of ideas. He looks at this event and reduces it from the European's image of a supposedly intense battle, with smoke and enemies everywhere, to a futile firing of "tiny projectiles ... From that point on, Marlow is looking to corroborate if in actuality, the mentality instilled upon him in Europe is similar to this, or if those are atypical Europeans who are living in a dream world. As the novel continues, Marlow recognizes that this flaw of not being able to see something for what it is, and in turn, not being able to give it an accurate "label", is indeed "the ... torch. This is Kurtz's role. Unlike Europe, which imposes their principles upon others, he is merely there to "illuminate"(79). Kurtz is there to expand the peoples minds, to introduce them to a broad new spectrum of reality. However, he does not impose his own reality upon them. Hence, he is blindfolded in the picture. To him, they make a subjective decision and they find their own truth, regardless ...
- 5658: ESP
- ... a long time, ESP was considered to be a supernatural phenomenon. That meant that ESP experiments were put on the shelf as far as scientists were concerned. In the middle of the 1940¹s, a new idea was born. It was thought that the three types of ESP were just different examples of the same thing. From that premise came an attempt to relate parapsychology to the other sciences- physics, biology ... not a factor. Furthermore, as in telepathy and clairvoyance, ESP does not depend on distance. However, there is another side of the coin. PK is a type of energy. Physicists study energy. In the past, new elements, new planets, and other physical things have been discovered when scientists found physical phenomena consisting of the gravitational pull on one object by another undiscovered object. The problem was checked out and the unknown object ...
- 5659: ASSATA Shakur
- ... of revolutionary groups demanding total liberation. She became actively involved in this movement, while, consequently becoming a victim of the government's repressive actions. Assata's struggle began as a child trying to comprehend the world around her. She learned greatly from her schools, deriving many of her historical perspectives of the black white conflict. She learned false history of the slave period in the U.S., thinking Lincoln supported the ... she developed goals, ones retaining insight into liberation movements. Community college and later CCNY had great influences on Assata's historical perspectives on her race. College broadened her horizon into black history; opening a whole New World of events she had no idea existed. This is the period where she discovered the lies her previous schooling had taught and pursued organizations devoted for the fighting for liberation. Assata's voyages, in ...
- 5660: Dietary Fibre
- ... Even the Bible speaks of how the complex carbohydrate manna miraculously sustained the children of Israel during their progress through the wilderness. Bread, of course, became known as the staff of life, and potatoes, a New World food, were grown on the private lands of Frederick the Great in 1774 to set an example to the German people as an inexpensive and easy way to avoid starvation. Potatoes, breads, cereals, and other ... amounts of a plant's fibre. How much fibre should be consumed? Current nutritional guidelines recommend that adults get 25 grams of fibre each day from a diet rich in cereals, fruits and vegetables. The new guidelines recommend 6-11 daily servings of cereal and grain, 2-4 servings of fruit and 3-5 servings of vegetables daily. Not only will one get the fibre one needs but should also ...
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