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- 9551: The Truth
- ... one knows the truth though or at least people pretend to not know the embarrassing truth of our “founding fathers.” Textbooks today give the candy coated version of good saintly Englishmen come to a better world and find good neighbors willing to help in their time of need. As the story goes, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth by “accident” and found the Indians who taught the Pilgrims how to plant and ... with them. Killing off most of the Natives, the diseases made it easy for the English to come and take over the land. For the English seemed immune to the “plague” that was sweeping the New World and this was the will of God, punishing the Natives so the English could settle. Therefore, when the Pilgrims first arrived at Plymouth, the few Indians that were there were helping only to gain ...
- 9552: DNA Technology
- DNA Technology DNA technology can be used to better the world around us, even when it is used on the human egg cell. However, restrictions should be instated to insure that no unethical or hazardous situations occur. Human cloning is one of these situations. Although, even ... this has a good use, perhaps not when it is used to clone an entire human but when it is used to make healthy organs or blood specific to the donor of the DNA. The new advances in science throw a wrench in many ethical beliefs. DNA technology is a large problem with many people's ethics especially religious ethics. Many believe that it is unethical to genetically tamper with one ... twenty-first century. However, it is a very complicated and sensitive issue to most people. Therefore it should be closely watched and restricted to insure the safest and most ethical practices. If used correctly this new technology can improve lives in ways never imagined. Works Cited Audesirk, Teresa and Gerald A. Audesirk. Life on Earth. 2000. Second Edition. Prentice Hall.
- 9553: Mien Kempf: The Great Canadian Edition
- ... but we should not allow one more gram of our natural resources to cross the border. We do not need to import expensive merchandise. We are one of the most highly educated countries in the world. We have the brain power and the manpower to build our own cars, chainsaws, computers, and military equipment. There are two words to prove it; The Arrow. We are not a violent people but we will have to recognize that the rest of the world will want what we have. We can not let them take it. We may be the only country able to build nuclear weapons entirely with our own domestic materials. We are the only country that ... be able to develop as a society, save our resources, and control our economic situation. We can put the money we save into environmental reclamation, and into education. We will need intelligent people to develop new technologies, and to properly lead this dominant power without destroying it. This is only a taste of what good we can do if we think of the most utilitarian answers. Would you like to ...
- 9554: John Lennon
- ... of songs written by either one of them. The credit simply read Lennon-McCartney. The two as song writers were a perfect mix. John had a quick artistic sense and he was easily excited by new challenges, he projected a sarcastic and rebellious tough-guy personality, who was actually a vulnerable romantic. While Paul projected the sweet image and who was underneath an injured, controlling, perfectionist. By 1964, The Beatles arrived ... I knew, deep inside me, that that was it, without him, we'd had it." John met a Japanese artist name Yoko Ono in 1967. In just a few weeks, the two were inseparable. This new relationship destroyed John's marriage with Cynthia and eventually destroyed his relationship with Paul McCartney, and the other Beatles. After John's divorce from Cynthia, John Winston Lennon changed his name to John Ono Lennon ... together. At 10:49 p.m. that night, John and Yoko were returning from the studio when Chapman stepped out of the shadows and gunned down John Ono Lennon at the age of 40. The world mourns the loss of John Lennon.
- 9555: Illustrate How The Way People
- ... the 7th month of Chinese Lunar calendar (Month of August), Chinese old folks believe that the gates of the hell will open to release dead souls and they are allowed to roam at the human world for one month. The Chinese believe that throughout this month, children and young toddlers alike should be kept from going out of the house, or the unrest souls will lure them to dead. Visiting the ... allowed also, since there are many tragedies have taken place in the waters, and evil ghosts may be eager to take more lives. Besides that the people who is having a wedding or moving into new house during this period is considered bad luck and should never be practiced and God forbid that one should die during this month! Another example is during the Chinese New Year, they are not allow to sweep the floor because they believe that if they do so they will 'sweep' away all the good luck. They also prohibited from wearing black shirt during the ...
- 9556: Computer Software Piracy
- Computer Software Piracy The information age is the age we live in today, and with the information age comes an age of ethics. When we deal with the new technologies introduced every day, we need to decide what we must consider ethical and unethical. We must consider all factors so that the use of the information readily available to many persons is not abused ... of software. "Why is it that people who wouldn't think of stealing pack of gum will copy a $500 piece of software". (Parker) A popular form off illegal software distribution is throughout the online world. Whether it be the Internet, America Online, CompuServe, Prodigy, or a BBS (Bulletin Board System), software "pirates" thrive freely online. These so called "pirates" operate by uploading pieces of software, commonly referred to as "warez", into an online service's database then sending through e-mail the rights to download them. "The Information Superhighway has opened the door to a new kind of highway robbery - the home shoplifting network" . When you access a online service, you are identified through an account which most commonly consists of a user ID and password. The password is so ...
- 9557: The Causes Of American Revolut
- The American Revolution was a dramatic change in the political, social, and economic system of New England. It was not a bloody revolution; on the contrary it is unique because it was not as violence as other revolutions we know (French, Russia and China). The American Revolution had many causes. Long ... taxes if they had a representation in the Parliament. The underline cause of the revolution was the increasing demand of independence, and autonomy the colonies had developed over hundred years they had settled in the New World. The consequences would be a profound changes in the political, the creation of the state, United States of America . The long-term consequence was always a demand for a great among power of concentrate ...
- 9558: Analysis of Bryant's "Thanatopsis"
- ... The answers to these questions reassure some readers while confusing others. Sleep is a time of rest. It allows preparation for the next day or event, and by relating this definition to death Bryant gives new insight on one's fate after earthly existence. When identifying sleep with death Bryant gives death many characteristics of slumber. People generally wake from sleep, and Bryant expands this occurrence to death. Death could simply be a time of rest that retires the bodies' of earthly beings, and allows the soul to wake. Upon waking the soul is freed, and enters a new plane of existence. This idea of a spiritual awakening is demonstrated in “Thanatopsis.” In lines 50 and 51 Bryant writes, “Take the wings of morning, pierce the Barcan wilderness.” To me, the wings in this ... existence elsewhere. In my opinion these lines indicate Bryant's belief in an afterlife. After reflective meditation in the wilderness Bryant comes to terms with death. He knows death is a conclusion to the material world, but in this conclusion is a type of rebirth. Bryant believes death prepares the soul for its next journey. With this belief he is put at ease, but I cannot say the same for ...
- 9559: Bob Dylan
- ... Guthrie. Throughout his life, Dylan will blend these three (blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk) musical styles together. Dylan soon realized that if he wanted to make something of himself, he needed to get to New York City. This was something that he had been thinking about for a long time. So one morning with nothing but his guitar and suitcase in hand, he just left. Several months later he arrived in New York with a guy that knew the city. The two immediately took a subway to Greenwich Village, where Dylan once again fell in with the artistic community. Dylan soon began taking every thing in and ... Wind), Jimi Hendrix (All Along the WatchTower), and even modern artists like Sheryl Crow (Mississippi) have all borrowed songs from him. Dylan has won a number of Grammy Awards, ranging from best traditional folk album (World Gone Wrong, 1993), to album of the year (Time Out of Mind, 1997). He was just the right thing, at just the right time in America. I feel though, that he would have been ...
- 9560: Overview Of Belgium
- ... business include foreign trade, environment and investment regimes and incentives.3 Belgium and the United States have strong reciprocal trade relations. Belgium is a major market for American exports in 1995. Since the end of World War 2, American businesses have played an active and important part in the Belgian economy.4 One example of US and Belgium economic relationship include the Telecommunications Services (TES). The partial privatization of BELGACOM and ... many other U.S. companies are already active in the value-added network services market in Belgium. Another example is Computer Software (Csf) industry. The Belgian software market follows the U.S. market very closely. New product announcements by leading suppliers in the U.S. are introduced in Belgium with only a few months delay.5 Windows-based programs and applications, as well as Macintosh-based applications, are expected to continue ... the EU through a “chain of sales” would find that EU customs officials assign their products a higher customs value, and thus levy higher tariffs, than is now the case.6 1 “Belgium.” Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. Pg. 398- 409. 2 Johnstone, Patrick. “The Unreached Peoples Prayer-Belgium" 3 “Political Environment.” Www.businesseurope.com. 4 “Executive Summary.” Www.businesseurope.com. 5 “Leading Sectors for US Exports and Investments.” ...
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