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- 521: Technological Advances In Agriculture Since The 1600's
- ... cultures became more stationary and more time was diverted from the pursuit of nutrition to the development of civilization. This can clearly be demonstrated through the fact that all major ancient civilizations including Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and India were founded upon a stationary, river-based agricultural system ("Agriculture" Encarta 1999). Similarly, technological advances in the field of agriculture in more recent times have led not only to improved farming techniques and ...
- 522: History of Telecommunications
- ... Telegraph. The drum telegraph was developed as a means of telecommunication. The natives of Africa introduced drum telegraphy. This roaring of drums is how messages were spread for far distances. In similar state, the old China used a sort of drum telegraph which was that of the "Tamtam". This was a big, free hanging, circular metal plate. The keystroking, as it is called, of this plate would create a far-reaching ...
- 523: Censorship And The Internet
- Censorship And The Internet The freedom of speech that was possible on the Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example, China is attempting to restrict political expression, in the name of security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet an d electronic mail (e-mail) to register, so that it may monitor their activities ...
- 524: The History of The Internet
- ... child pornography. It is illegal to post on any website anywhere. This Act was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Other governments have tried to put limitations on the Internet and some have even succeeded. China requires users and ISPs to register with police. Germany cut off access to some newsgroups carried on CompuServe. This ban was lifted due to protest. Saudi Arabia confines Internet Access to universities and hospitals. Singapore ...
- 525: Production Planning
- ... simulation was actually a General Electric facility that produced black and white television sets Syracuse, New York. Unfortunately this plant is no longer operational, it was closed down and the equipment was shipped off to China. One can only wonder if the plant manager would have taken Professor Moily's class in production management the plant still might be running. Modern production management or operation management (OM) systems first came to ...
- 526: Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government
- ... grown to be a global network. Just because one country deems something inappropriate does not mean that another will comply with the decision and follow the ruling. If posting pictures of bestiality was banned in China, for example, someone in Switzerland could post those pictures and the Chinese would have access to every single bit of data. Another example, this being completely factual, occurred in Ontario concerning the Karla Homolka/Paul ...
- 527: The vast cyber-frontier is being threatend with censorship from the government
- ... take major credit cards and make up to an excess of $1 million a year.41 The team found consumers in more then 2,000 cities in all 50 states and 40 countries, also in China, where possession of pornography can be a capital offense.42 The censorship of the Internet should be the responsibility of the child's parents and not the governments responsibility. There are many options for a ...
- 528: Robotics
- ... long been popular. For several centuries, automatons were as close as people came to constructing true robots. European church towers provide fascinating examples of clockwork figures from medieval times, and automatons were also devised in China. By the 18th century, a number of extremely clever automatons became famous for a while. Swiss craftsman Pierre Jacquet-Droz, for example, built mechanical dolls that could draw a simple figure or play music on ...
- 529: Internet Censorship
- ... censored. As a result of these and more, the Internet offers potential for a true democracy. The freedom of speech that was possible on the Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example, China is attempting to restrict political expression, in the name of security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet and e-mail to register, so that it may monitor their activities. In the United ...
- 530: The Joy Luck Club: The Gap between Mother and Daughter
- The Joy Luck Club: The Gap between Mother and Daughter Lena's mother, Ying-Ying was born in China. She was educated in the traditional Chinese culture. Lena, a half-Chinese girl, was born in the United States; she was educated in the western culture. Lena is an Asian girl, and in her mind ...
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