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- 9321: How Toxic Waste Affects Our Natural Environment
- How Toxic Waste Affects Our Natural Environment Canada and all of the developed countries in the world produce some kind of toxic waste(s). It doesn't matter whether it's a chocolate bar wrapper or a canister of highly radioactive plutonium, they're potentially dangerous to us and/or our natural ... classified as toxic wastes) are both recycled and used again. About of the lead used in the country is recycled, and about of the silver is recycled. Other toxic wastes can be chemically 'transformed' into new products. This is done by adding chemicals to the waste, which causes it to change into something new. Philadelphia and Chicago transform sewage sludge into fertilizer, which is put to use on farms. A huge pile of toxic waste looms over Canada. This waste is not the product of some Natural disaster ...
- 9322: UFOs
- ... just a thought. Most researchers though mark the beginning of sightings in the United States un the later 1800s, they were called "The Mystery Airships". The next major fleet of sightings were during the second world war, from pilots who say they say metal like objects floating in the sky. These fighter pilots called them "foo fighters". And in 1947 in Europe, there were sightings of silent "ghost rockets". None of ... every country. Sometimes there is something called a UFO wave, which for a short time UFO sighting increase rapidly in one certain area. For instance, UFO waves occurred in France and Italy in 1954, in New Guinea in 1958, and in the USSR in 1967. In the United States and Canada, waves happened in 1947, 1952, 1957, 1965-67, and in 1979. Nobody can explain ANYTHING about these waves. Attempts to ... be hysteria, or booze. Or maybe, just maybe, there is something out there, just waiting to be found. I still think because of the lack of information, UFO sightings are the most mysterious in the world, OR BEYOND!
- 9323: Marcus Garvey
- ... would return black people to their homeland of Africa. The shipping triangle revolved around the United States, West Indies, and Africa. Marcus Garvey not only founded companies or groups, but he also founded the Negro World in 1918, which was the leading black weekly and soon had 50,000 readers in the United States, Latin America, the West Indies, and Africa. Due to it’s content of black equality and freedom ... s followers were in the thousands and the UNIA had become a major organization. Also in 1920 was the first convention for the UNIA. Several thousand representatives from the United states and all over the world elected Marcus Garvey as the president of the Republic of Africa. “Historians later noted the impossibility of a West Indian being elected in the United States and the ‘president’ of Africa” (Kranz, Koslow ... Improvement Association. Madison Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. Hill, Robert A. Marcus Garvey: Life and Lessons. Calif.: University of California Press, 1987. Krans, Rachel and Philip J. Koslow, The Biographical Dictionary Of African Americans. New York: Checkmark Books, 1999. Rogoff, Edward G., John Trinkus, and Alvin Puryear. “Perhaps the times have not yet caught up to Marcus Garvey, an early Champion of Ethnic Entrepreneurship.” Journal of Small ...
- 9324: Theodore Seuss Geisel, Better
- Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known to generations of readers all over the world as "Dr. Seuss," is the American author of many popular childrens books. Dr. Seuss "deft combination of easy words, swift rhymes and batty nonsense" (Horn 69) has convinced many children that reading does not ... messages. Political messages in Dr. Seuss works include war, economic and environmental themes. Two of Dr. Seuss later works, The Butter Battle Book and The Lorax, "take strong stands on the dangers of indifference to world affairs." (Horn 70) In The Butter Battle Book, Seuss takes nuclear war as his theme. Two groups of animals live on either side of a stone wall. One side eats their bread butter side up ... so obviously a parable about the struggle between capitalist and socialist ideologies." (Atkinson 132) It can be said that Sam-I-Am represents the capitalist United States trying to convince communist countries to try the new, strange and unusual dish of green eggs and ham, which represents capitalism. Political messages can also be found in The Lorax, in which "the threat is environmental." (Lystad 4) In this book the Once- ...
- 9325: The Atomic Bomb and Japan
- ... bomb. He simply did not want to upset them. He did not keep the Soviet Union in the dark. At the conference in Potsdam on July 24th he mentioned to Stalin that "we had a new weapon of unusual destructive force" (Truman's memoirs). Stalin did not inquire about the specifics of this "new weapon" as he showed no special interest in it. Stalin only said that "he was glad to hear it and hoped we would make good use of it against the Japanese." War is an inherently ... Committee) to "recommend action to the executive and legislative branches of our government" (Introduction, pg 2). Stimson also appointed a four- member Scientific Advisory Panel which included some of the top scientific minds in the world. The decision to drop the bomb was made at a conference ending on June 1, 1945. The Interim Committee decided that the bombs should be used as soon as they were ready, they should ...
- 9326: A Chioce Made Easy
- ... certainly not an easy task. Because so many options are available, it is easy to be overwhelmed by all the vividly colored packages, the intriguing characters, and fantastic claims of academic enhancements. How in the world does one actually choose? Fortunately, all is not lost. A software package is available, which truly encompasses those qualities, and does so without assaulting the purchasers pocketbook. My Personal Tutor by Microsoft, is a ... child is creating. In another challenging exercise, the student reads stories and answers questions relating to the story content in order to gain points, thereby fostering comprehension. Finally, in a third CD, the childs world becomes an incredible space station where the goal is to help a new friend, Spy, capture alien stowaways. In Spys Space Station, traditional math of the past is transformed into exciting activities, which virtually hold the child hostage with interest. To illustrate, in the Astro Disco, ...
- 9327: Oliver Twist
- OLIVER TWIST BOOK SUMMARY Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. New York: Longman Edition, 1981, pp. 353 This book is a fiction novel set in the 19th century. I found the main theme of he book to be about the social problems at that time in ... parish authorities decide that Oliver shall be 'sold' to the Undertaker Sowerberry who can feed him and teach him the ways of a job. From there he runs away to London and comes in the world of thieves. When he finally meets a friendly person (Mr. Brownlow) he is then kidnapped by the thieves. In the end he finds a good home and also finds out who his parents were and ... accomplished his main purpose and maybe even more in the book. I think he tried to write a novel that takes you through the hardships of a little orphan boy in a harsh and cruel world. I also found the book to be quite realistic. Everything in it was believable from the characters to the description of London. Remarkably I did not find the book to be the slightest bit ...
- 9328: Being a Mortician
- ... one, a high school graduate with some undergraduate college work, as well as at least one year of professional training in mortuary science, and completion of an apprenticeship. "Upon completing a state board licensing exam, new funeral directors are qualified to join the staff of a funeral home. In many states successful completion of a national examination given by the National Conference of Examining boards will qualify you for licensure"(IRN ... them. A lot of the time the mourners will vent their pent up anger on the funeral director and will blame you for their problems. Some of time you'll need to deal with religions new to you and that seem strange, but you'll have to be understanding and willing to let the mourners carry out their forms of burial and mourning. In other words, can you handle a career ... ground. When the mourners leaves, the funeral director ordinarily supervises the lowering of the casket into the grave or burial vault"(IRN 6). Earth burial is the most common means of final disposition in the world today(Lamers 96). The outlook for funeral directors in the future is a good one. The greatest need will be in suburban funeral homes, whose business is increasing because of the growing shift of ...
- 9329: Slavery
- ... hardships and tough times that the slaves went through. In the time of slavery, innocent people were taken from their homes and separated from their families to be sold as workers to people around the world. They did not just work, similar to modern times, they were restrained and held captive while being forced to work in terrible and unsuitable conditions. These people had dark skin, which the slave owners saw ... what will happen next. When the snow covered the deck of the ship, Equiano had no idea what it was. This is a sign of fear to me; just like a baby coming into a new world. There was outright mental abuse towards the slaves, especially when the master told Equiano that they might eat him. This was hell for him because every second of his life on the ship, he ...
- 9330: The Hundred Years War
- ... Froissart) Philip VI invaded the English territory of Gascony on May 24, 1337. (Schwarz) In retaliation, Edward III reclaimed his right to the French throne and invaded France from the north. The English was a world superpower when it came to the sea, so the destruction of a French fleet at Sluis was not a surprise. This was a major reason for the fighting being on French soil. Since the French ... III's son initiated the next advancement of English soldiers on French soil. Edward the Black Prince of Wales started his raid in 1355 and marched his men northward until he was cornered by the new French king, John II, near Poitiers, in western France. John II was no competition for the Black Prince who annihilated the French cavalry and took John II and one of his sons hostage. England held ... was signed in 1360 and gave the English one-third of the French kingdom. (Goubert) In 1364 Charles V started his kingdom in France. Charles V brought restoration back to France. Charles V appointed two new influential people to lead his armies to victory. One of the men appointed was Bertrand du Guesclin who was highly skilled in hit and run raids and had good fortune at controlling the unruly ...
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