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- 4301: United States of American: Personal Freedom
- ... was the strongest objection to the ratification of the Constitution. Less than a decade after the Bill of Rights had been adopted it met its first serious challenge. In 1798, there was a threat of war with France and thousands of French refugees were living in the United States. Many radicals supported the French cause and were considered "incompatible with social order." This hysteria led Congress to enact several alien and ... 16, 1965, thirteen year old Mary Beth Tinker went to school in Des Moines, Iowa. She and her fifteen year old brother, John, had decided to wear black armbands as a protest to the Vietnam War. In advance to their arrival, the principal had decided that any student wearing an arm- band would be told to remove it, stating that, "The schools are no place for demonstrations." If the student refused ...
- 4302: Leadership In Oedpius
- ... side of the State, he shall have my respect while he is living and my reverence when he is dead."(Sophocles pg 534) Based on this, Creon shows excellent leadership under this situation because a war just finished and to make sure others will not do the same as Polyneices, that is commit treason, he gives this command so others would heed his warning and not to do what Polyneices has done. His actions are justifiable since any good leader would do the same to prevent another similar war from occurring. The second character from the play Antigone who displays admirable leadership qualities is Antigone herself. Antigone tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She says, "I intend ...
- 4303: Affirmative Action in Seattle
- ... framework that has opened employment opportunities to qualified individuals who happen to be members of groups that have experienced long- standing and persistent discrimination. A review of the City's work force profiles since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 clearly illustrates the dramatic and positive impact affirmative action has had on providing equal opportunities for more women, people of color, and persons with disabilities. For example, in 1970, white workers ... to try to take on at a time that the deficit is at an all time high. One more addition to the fire is just too much. Since the passage of 1994 additions to the Civil Liberties Act, all that the American society has been concerned with is the discrimination. The problem that all Americans are ignoring, is the blatant fact that every issue in favor of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION is based ...
- 4304: American Pit Bull Terrier
- ... dog families with small children. Even if most of them couldn't identify the breed by name, kids of the Lil Rascals generation wanted a companion just like "Pete the Pup". During the First World War, there was an American propaganda poster that represented the rival European nations with their national dogs dressed in military uniforms; and in the center representing the United States was an APBT declaring in a caption ... game-bred APBTs that are practically indistinguishable from typical ASTs, but in general they are leaner, leggier, and lighter on their toes and have more stamina, agility, speed, and explosive power. Following the second World War, until the early 1980s, the APBT lapsed into relative obscurity ( Semenic ). But those devoted few who knew the breed knew it in intimate detail. These devotees typically knew much more about their dogs' ancestry than ...
- 4305: The Effects of Over-Population on the Earth's Water Supply
- ... States, all of which have started to run dry for periods of each year. Anyone who studies world history knows that these are the rivers where civilization began. In the southeastern United States a "Water War" is being fought. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution has published a series of articles over the last ten years documenting a court battle between the State of Georgia, the State of Alabama, and the State ... Chattahoochee, Flint, and Etowah rivers, all of which run through Georgia and into Florida and Alabama. Charles Seabrook wrote most of these articles. In his most recent article titled Time, hope running out in water war, Mr. Seabrook reports, "Georgia wants assurance of enough water from the river basins to fuel growth in metro Atlanta and North Georgia through the next 30 to 50 years. Alabama wants adequate water to support ...
- 4306: Life Of The Settlers
- ... Africans who had come or been brought to Canada generations before. More, however, were the descendants of Black Loyalists who had been promised freedom and assistance if they fought for the British during the American War of Independence around 1783. Many others had supported the British during the War of 1812 in return for similar promises, while still others were escaped slaves who had sought refuge in Canada after slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire, including Canada, in 1834. Canada was thus widely ...
- 4307: Creation or Evolution?
- ... correct. The fact that many people think they evolved from monkeys has made morale in the world lower. However, to say that it has been the cause for the decline of society is ridiculous. Yes, war and crime has been higher in this century than in any other, but it is ceartainly not because of the theory of evolution. A theory can not start a war or commit a crime. People can. How can you prove creation or evolution? You can not prove them scientifically. The only one you could prove is creation, because of the Bible. If you believe that ...
- 4308: Nuclear Energy
- ... power from the 100 or so nuclear power plants throughout the country. Even though atomic power has been in use for over 50 years it was basically another weapon of destruction. Since there was no war, the scientists who created the atomic bomb, turned this destructive power into huge plants generating "clean and cheap "electricity for the country. But this new resource brought sickness, mutations, cancer and eventually death to those ... have any affect at all on the amount of electricity that is consumed. " Anything that slows down the development of solar energy, the one cheap limitless source of energy that cannot be shut down by war or embargo, is undermining the national security of the United States " Nuclear power has been a constant in all of our lives due to the many problems it has and to the many accidents that ...
- 4309: Leonardo Da Vinci
- ... enemies and Leonardo wanted to put in practice all his fantastic designs in benefit of the city. In a letter send to Francisco Sforza, Milan governor, Leonardo offered him his abilities to construct canons, catapults, war ships, digging tunnels under the enemy lines, grave drainages and methods for climbing castle brick walls. As well as for defending Milan Leonardo also wanted to make that city a pretty city such as Florence ... He didn't had any opportunity to finish the mayor parts of his ideas, but he was a big precursor in his time period. The tank, for example wasn't use until the First World War, almost 450 years after Leonardo had designed his armored vehicle. When Leonardo died, he left more than 5000 pages of notes and drawings. He writed his notes in a kind of inverted letter or secret ...
- 4310: Detrimental Effects That Technological Advances In Industry And Agriculture
- ... some lobbying power. Fourth, the reality exists that some companies would be unable to afford the costs of transforming to the designated technology. Commoner offers the suggestion that the money that is used to fund war and preparation for war should be funneled towards the transformation. How this would be practically implemented is not apparent. It is apparent, however, that some policy consistent with the goals of decreasing pollutants and economic growth must be forthcoming ...
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