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- 8761: The U.S. Penal System
- ... 73). On the other hand, many inmates think the government does not want to rehabilitate criminals. The reason behind this thinking is that prisons supply thousands of jobs to the economy. Also the construction of new prisons brings millions of dollars into the economy each year and if there were no new prisons needed it would mean the loss of thousands of jobs (Szumski 24-26). Henry Abernathy and inmate in Texas said "just think what a catastrophe it would cause if all cons across the country ... crime problem could worsen beyond control. Bibliography Szumski, Bonnie. America's Prisons Opposing Viewpoints. Greenhaven Press, Inc.: 1985 Doob, Christopher. Sociology: An Introduction. Harcourt Brace & Company, United States: 1994 Bennett, Lawrence. Counseling in Correctional Environments. New York: New York, 1978 Fox, Vernon. Community-Based Corrections. Englewood Cliffs: New Jersey, 1977.
- 8762: Theodore Roosdevelt
- ... the United States (1901-1909)\ Theodore Roosevelt was an energetic and dynamic leader who gave the nation a square deal. During his presidency to a position of internatio nal leadership. Roosevelt belonged to an aristocratic New York family. He attended Harvard Univerity. Theodore Roosevelt fought in the Spanish-American war with the Rough Riders at the battle of San Juan Hill. He had served as police commissiores of New York, assistant secretary of the navy, governor of New York, and vice president of the United States. When president McKinley was assassinated on September 14, 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became, at the time, the youngest (43 years) president in hist ory. The president saw ...
- 8763: Lord If The Flies A Reflection
- ... in both, suggest that the problems that plague the boys are those that are present in society during this time period. There is the same division of, and quest for power, the same fear of new technology used for inhuman purposes, and finally a society ending in collapse. Hence these elements suggest that William Goldings’ Lord of the Flies is reflecting upon the turmoil that existed during the Cold War. Different ... his form of Democratic leadership and rational thinking . Secondly there is the Fear of the unknown on the island revolves around the boys' terror of the beast, which is mirroring society's fear of the new technology, that is being used for war purposes. Fear is allowed to grow because they play with the idea of it. They cannot fully accept the notion of a beast, nor can they let go ... We wounded a pig and the spear fell out, If we could only make barbs-“(52) .Their quest for superior weaponry is mirroring the Soviet during the Cold War. Hence peoples fears of the unknown new technology during the Cold War is reflected in Lord of the Flies. In Lord of the Flies the theme is that evil is present as a destructive influence in man, operating opposite to the ...
- 8764: Hundreds Years War
- ... the side of a small hill, while the heavy number of French men-at-arms and hired Genoese crossbowmen were at the foot of the hill on a plain. The English were ready with their new longbows at hand. The Genoese crossbowmen attacked the English, but were too tired due to the long day's march and because of an earlier rainstorm, their crossbow strings were loose. The English's longbow ... by the corrupt royal officials and military commanders. Moreover, the military began to decline. "King Richard II was not a good general. Most of Edward III's captains were dead or in captivity and the new generation of officers showed little aptitude for war." 15 But King Richard II had to fight France not only for glorious tradition but to save the wine trade with Gascony and the wool trade with ... and the unstable economic conditions made it difficult to meet military crises as they arose. Consequently, the English army in Gascony disbanded. 18 When it seemed as if there was no hope for France, a new light appeared for them. She was Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans. Joan of Arc and Charles VII were able to organize France. They invaded Gascony with an overwhelming force and began to ...
- 8765: The Central Processing Unit
- ... s functions, it takes a fast processor to make a fast PC. These processors are all made of transistors. The first transistor was created in 1947 by a team of scientists at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. Ever since 1947 transistors have shrunk dramitically in size enabling more and more to be placed on each single chip. The transistor was not the only thing that had to be developed before a ... 1 million transistors, and had a 32-bit data path. Now the pentium processor range anywhere from 90 MHz to 200 MHz and are the most widely used processor today. Intel is currently producing two new pentium processors with MMX technology. These two processors, running at 166 & 200 MHz, are made to accelarate graphics and multimedia software packages. Currently the newest processor to be introduced in a 400 MHz processor made also by Intel. This new processor illustrates the performance potential of the new P6 architecture. It contains 7.5 million transistors and also includes the new MMX technology.
- 8766: Abstract Expressionism
- ... dominated art society and took a leading part in adding to the history of art. Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming, in 1912. He began to study painting at the Art Students' League in New York, in 1929, with Thomas Hart Benton. During the 1950s, he was strongly supported by most critics, but was also subject to abuse and sarcasm as the leader of a style still rather new (in 1956, TIME magazine called him "Jack the Dripper" because of his "Drip Paintings"). By the 1960s, however, he was generally recognized as one of the most important figures of the 20th century in American ... in 1880, in Weissenberg, Bavaria. He opened an art school in Munich and taught in california during the summers of 1930 to 1931. In 1932, he moved to America and opened an art school in New York soon after. "The highest three- dimensionality is two-dimensionality, which no layman can ever understand," said Hofmann. "Depth is nothing less than suggested volume. I have students who come to me painting in ...
- 8767: Capital Punishment
- ... Europe. Even though D-Day was considered a massacre, the invasion aided the US’s ultimate victory. D-Day happened on June 6, 1944. It was one of the darkest days in the history of World War II, not only for the U.S., but also the Allies. D-Day was the invasion of Hitler controlled Europe, and the beginning of the fall of an empire. It consisted of airborne attacks ... U.S. and Allies hadn’t pushed through, this process would have been extremely delayed, who knows it may have never happened. D-Day is probably the most well known day in the history of World War II and still burns in the minds of the men who fought on that day. It is a day that should always be remembered. Think about what might have happened if the soldiers hadn’t pushed though and didn’t make it inland. What would the world be like today? Would Hitler have lived his dream of conquering the world and making the "perfect race?" All in all, D-Day was the most important day in the history of World War ...
- 8768: Pride And Prejudice
- ... in the novel. I read because I enjoy it, not because I want to be taught life visions. STORYLINE: Title: Pride and Prejudice [Chapter 1] Mrs. Bennet tells her husband, Mr. Bennet, to visit the new owner of Netherfield, Mr. Bingley. He is quite rich and he is single which makes him a wanted man with all the girls in the neighbourhood. Mr. Bennet tells her that he won’t be ... with him is odd, he doesn’t say a worth so Lizzy decides that he must be punished for that. She starts a conversation. After a while she tells him she that she has a new acquaintance. Mr. Darcy gets upset and when he finally answers he is [{bitter}]. Mr. Lucas interrupts their conversation by mentioning that Mr. Bingley and Jane are dancing together. It seems to bother Darcy but he ... be visiting Charlotte in Hunsford. But first they pay a visit to the Gardiners in London. Jane is happy to see Lizzy and Mrs. Gardiner wants to know everything about Miss King, Mr. Wickham’s new friend. Lizzy gets an invitation for a holiday. They have a nice evening in the theatre. [Chapter 28] Next morning they drive to Hunsford. Mr. Collins shows them around and leads them to their ...
- 8769: Men, What Are We
- ... of the food web the population of a species are well balanced. They now how and when to stop, in growth of a population. But men deny the term mammal. We cry havoc into the world of order and destroy anything that gets in our way. We seek riches and high society. We burn forest after forest, crippling the land once rich, and full of life. Just to produce paper when it can be harvested using hash. To use the land for cattle for 3 year when it could of lived till end of the world it self. What are we? Over the history of time there is the losers and the winners. There have been wars, hatred of different colors of skin. This kind of behavior is seen in the ... can be also seen as a parasite, parasite will live long, as there is a host. Some time there is a good relationship between the host and the parasite. We are the parasite and the world is the host, or if you are religious. It can be seen as we are the parasites and the host is God. Men, in today’s society is the cancer that surfercates the world. ...
- 8770: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... label Edgar Allen Poe a horror writer, plain and simple others refer to Poe as the father of the detective story, but over all he´s one Americas greatest writers. His ability of expressing the world in gothic ways, really captures the reader´s attention. Even though he lead a tough life and was known as a sadistic drug addict and alcoholic, he still managed to produce great pieces of literature. Three of his greatest works were "The Tell Tale heart", "The Fall of the House Usher", and "The Raven." All of these are very known troughout the world and are considered three of Poe´s greatest pieces. He was born in Boston on January 19, 1809, his parents, regular members of Federal street theater, named him Edgar Poe. Shortly before his mother's ... he makes the reader paranoid about their surroundings, and makes them wonder everything around. Most all of Poe´s characters, are lonely and mentally distressed people. Most of his characters try to escape the real world and try to enter the insane world they create. By the end of the poems, the characters are considered completely insane or death comes to them. In most cases the main character or the ...
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