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- 6861: What is a Luxury?
- What is a Luxury? What is a luxury? Is it a good thing or is it a bad thing? Most people can describe what a luxury is, but the World Book Dictionary gave me an accurate definition. A luxury is defined as the comforts and beauties of life beyond what is really necessary. Immediately, most luxuries that I think of relate to the latest technology in the world. Computers, cd players, cellular phones, and all sorts of nifty little gadgets are all luxuries to me. Again, they are not necessary and anyone can live without them; however, becoming dependent upon them is the ... had become. Family and friendship are much more important than any luxuries. I, unfortunately, had to learn that the hard way. Overall, humans often get too attached to their own luxuries. A man buys a new car and gets totally involved with it to the point he ignores his family. It is a mistake that all people make but it is not a problem that cannot be fixed. If a ...
- 6862: Imperialism
- ... the gain of both nations. A more powerful nation can better its own economy by sharing the resources of other nations and weaker nations are able to obtain an improved standard of living by learning new technologies that are more advanced than their own. Third world countries can receive food from stronger nations and heathen nations can learn to be civilized from missionaries. Imperialism also follows the laws of social Darwinism, where the “fitter” and more advanced countries must prosper. An ... meeting other demands of the Americans. Japan’s point of view was that by surrendering to the more powerful Americans they could avoid a war that could not be won, and be able to learn new concepts and technologies from the United States that would better their own nation. While Japan was at peace with the United States, a time called the Meiji Period caused newly learned ideas to change ...
- 6863: The Catcher In The Rye
- ... Christmas vacation. Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy who has flunked out of a private prep school. He doesn't want his parents to find it out, so he goes to a hotel in New York City instead of going home before the Christmas holidays start. In New York many things happen to him within a few days. He goes to several bars, trying to impress women and trying to find someone to spend some time with. He manages to arrange a meeting ... when she tries to rob him for his money even though he tries to be nice to her. He also has a date with an old girlfriend, and asks her to flee from this corrupt world and live in the woods with him. She doesn't share the same opinion. Holden meets some more people, but non of them can solve his problems. He feels more depressed and lonely. He ...
- 6864: Paul Bernardo
- ... what he saw. He lusted a women who was submissive and eager to please. This was the beginning of his abnormal sexual behavior. One year out of high school, Paul began his journey into the world of sexual control were he dated a sixteen year old high school student. This girl perfectly fit the description of Pauls ideal in being naive and unsophisticated. Over the three and one half years Paul ... good-looking, had a great body was naive and trusting, someone he could control, dominate and use as his personal sex toy. There sex life fired into action and the two were constantly searching for new adventures. The pair began having anal sex with Paul pulling a electrical cord around her own neck while his camera recorded the moment. The two's intimacy seemed to have no limits. When it came ... lover. She was controlled by Paul that she helped him drug and rape her younger sister Tammy. She even performed oral sex on her to please her demented lover, while Paul filmed the event. This new world of sexual dementia brought Paul to abduct the teen Leslie Mahaffy. Bernardo kept her for a day, during which he satisfied his lusts, videotaping the assaults for later pleasure. Mahaffy had to refer ...
- 6865: Grenada
- ... of good will coincided with the report Margaret Thatcher, Britian¡¯s Prime Minister, received from the Deputy High Commissioner in Bridgetown, Barbados, who had visited Grenada, that the British citizens were safe and that the new regime was cooperating in making arrangement for those who wished to leave(Thatcher 330). The same cooperation was being offer to the U.S., contradicting the President¡¯s statement, which was made long after notification ... of respect for international laws and brought disdain from many other countries. We invaded a commonwealth of our ally¡¯s. Comparisons have been made to our actions being similar to that of the Soviets. The world saw the U.S. stoop to the tactics of its enemies. The New York Times said ¡°The cost is the loss of the high moral ground, a demonstration to the world that America has no more respect for laws and borders, for the codes of civilization, than ...
- 6866: Data Mining
- In today s business world, information about the customer is a necessity for a businesses trying to maximize its profits. A new, and important, tool in gaining this knowledge is Data Mining. Data Mining is a set of automated procedures used to find previously unknown patterns and relationships in data. These patterns and relationships, once extracted, can be used to make valid predictions about the behavior of the customer. Data Mining is generally used for four main tasks: (1) to improve the process of making new customers and retaining customers; (2) to reduce fraud; (3) to identify internal wastefulness and deal with that wastefulness in operations, and (4) to chart unexplored areas of the internet (Cavoukian). The fulfillment of these ...
- 6867: Air Pollution Report
- ... there is mass destruction caused to the atmosphere. In the early 1950's, forest fires in the Southeastern United States covered huge areas of the country with smoke so thick that flights were canceled in New York City. Chlorofluorocarbons or CFC's were developed by chemists at General Motors in 1928. When they were developed, they were looked upon as "miracle" gases that could be safely used for many purposes. They ... make the smog even more toxic than most people think. Smog is developed when weather conditions are in the mid- eighties and there is little wind. Therefore, smog does not affect all parts of the world. It is most common in a city such as Los Angeles where these weather conditions exist. Ozone depletion is looked upon as a problem that up till now, we can not fix. Air pollution has ... coal and oil in factories and power plants has lowered levels of air pollution in the areas of the factories and plants. Another example is that automobile engines have been redesigned to emit lower emissions. New cars are equipped with devices such as catalytic converters which change pollutants into harmless substances. Because of this, air pollution from car exhaust has also been reduced. The EPA released the Pollution Prevention Strategy ...
- 6868: Freedom In America
- No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms ... for the first time. He depicts how people of all backgrounds worked together for one cause: freedom. I selected Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 as a fictitious example of the evils of censorship in a world that is becoming illiterate. In this book, the government convinces the public that book reading is evil because it spreads harmful opinions and agitates people against the government. The vast majority of people accept this ... throughout the book and finally prevailed in the end when his main character rebelled against the practice of burning books. Among the many forms of protests are pickets, strikes, public speeches and rallies. Recently in New Jersey, more than a thousand community activists rallied to draft a "human" budget that puts the needs of the poor and handicapped as a top priority. Rallies are an effective means for people to ...
- 6869: Canines On The Police Force
- ... Police dogs have become a vital part of the police force. They are well trained, obedient dogs that, unlike humans, do not fear the daily challenges that arise on the job. Police units throughout the world use K-9 units. They are employed by most local police forces and by many governmental agencies. Police dogs can search 400 to 500 packages in a half an hour. They can search a car ... became known as Shepherd dogs. The German Shepherd in particular, is a late breed of various breeds of Shepherd dogs in Germany. Through selective breeding, they were adapted for the rough job they had, plus new ones. Their shaggy coat developed into a thick, dense, short coat. They are relatively tall, (22-26 inches) and have a medium sized head with a long nose. This large body helps it support more ... can fight well. They are judged by breeders as very smart and are considered to have great judgment. Dogs have been used for police work for over 75 years and are used all over the world in such places as the North America, Europe, the Far East and Russia. New York City was the first city to use police dogs, but with little success and money running out, they abandoned ...
- 6870: Pollution Getting The Best Of
- Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment. It is a major problem in America and as well as the world. Pollution not only damages the environment, but damages us also. It has caused many problems ranging from lung cancer to the greenhouse effect. It is all among us and yet we continue to live in ... on our country's landscape. But people continue to consume and throw away more and more in the name of convenience. As they see it, when things get old, throw it away and get a new one. They blame the government for the trash problem, but the truth blame should be placed on themselves. The last great source of pollution lays in the businesses. Although not common, businesses have been known ... ecosystems, and human death have all occurred as a direct result of illegal dumping. It contaminates our drinking water and soil. It causes entire communities of humans (not to mention animals) to move on to new places not to return for at least a century. The pollutants dumped by industry are so concentrated that a single barrel can destroy an entire lake's ecosystem. Not only do companies dump chemicals, ...
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