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- 1471: Is Our Society Becoming Post-l
- ... that the printing press had been invented more and more documents were credited to a single source, the writer. The concept of authorship is so strong in our society that plagiarism is now an academic crime of heinous proportions and copyright laws were created to allow authors to be protected in law. In the Miller vs. Taylor decision of 1767 Mr Justice Aston commented, 'I do not know, nor can I ... very much in use today, indicating that information is often communicated by spoken word. Children will always be taught how to read by a teacher in the classroom and who would think of letting a computer read a child a bedtime story. The upper classes of our society take great delight in going to a theatre with friends to watch a performance of plays that can communicate the meanings and values ...
- 1472: Intergrating Technology And Le
- ... new clients, they select 15 loyal and hard-working employees and train them for the new jobs and hire. To train the new 15 employees, the company decides to use a combination of video and computer software programs to educate them on communication necessities, details of the job, and computer competencies since most of the 15 employees are skilled laborers. Their new plan worked and because of the risks, 25 new people were hired, 15 to fill the old positions and 10 more to keep ... such as electronic organizers, computers, software, email systems, or video conferencing equipment will be useful for the business. Many times, technology fails humans. It breaks, flounders, communicates incorrectly, and/or people lose things in the computer black hole. Because technology is advancing at such a fast rate, deciding which technological devices are right for a company can be mind boggling. But, if, for example, an entrepreneur just starting his company, ...
- 1473: Intelligence 2
- ... which they live. The dog is not intelligent because it can learn and it can remember but it cannot think logically or use it s information to improve it s life. Finally there is the computer. This machine can do computations at a rate in which just a few years ago seemed impossible, but dose this make it intelligent? The computer cannot make decisions logical or other, it requires a being to operate it and feed it the information in which it uses. It also never actually builds upon the knowledge that it has, it simply sits inanimate until it is needed. The computer may seem to be intelligent, but upon closer examination it can be seen that it can do nothing more then what it is told. Hopefully now after reading this you have a better understanding ...
- 1474: Muckraking Newspapers And Maga
- ... during the era, there were many issues to choose from. In the late 19th century, there was large-scale corruption across the United States. Politics, big business, and labor unions were filled with bribery and crime. The Land of the Free had turned to the Land of the Few. One of the biggest factors in this corruption was the rise of industrialism. Before the Civil War, a large corporation had a ... Even without the influence of firms on the politics of cities, corruption was everywhere. Political corruption was a common news topic even though few people realized just how much it affected their lives. Bribery and crime was common in the city, state, and national government. Frequently, the police department of a city would not only be turning a blind eye to crime, but helping the criminal elements get away with their illegal actions . . . all for a percentage of the rewards of course. A society besieged with problems such as the industrial society of the U.S. ...
- 1475: Marijuana And Hemp, The Untold
- ... some of their writings. Under the laws written by today's politicians, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson would be considered a threat to society-they would be arrested and thrown in prison for the felony crime of growing plants. · No other natural resource offers the potential of hemp. Cannabis Hemp is capable of producing significant quantities of paper, textiles, building materials, food, medicine, paint, detergent, varnish, oil, ink, and fuel. Unlike ... THAN MARIJUANA? Recently, narcotics officers raided the house of a suspected marijuana dealer in Wisconsin. The unarmed suspect, who offered no resistance, was shot to death in front of his 7-year-old son. His crime? Possession of 1 ounce of marijuana. In Oklahoma, a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who used marijuana to control muscle spasms caused by his broken back was sentenced to 10 years in prison. His crime? Possession of 2 ounces of medical marijuana. Another Oklahoma man is serving 75 years in prison for growing only 5 marijuana plants. (These are not misprints.) Prohibition is the number one cause of America' ...
- 1476: Multiple Personalities Do They
- ... However, others claim else wise. They say that since he knew about her disorder he was taking advantage of her. I cannot agree, for as long as she consented, he didn't intentionally commit any crime and cannot be prosecuted for it, even if it wasn't her main personality, it was still "her." The other type of case involving multiple personalities is even more involved, that is where one personality commits the crime, to the others' horror and surprise. In this case, is that person liable for the damage another personality caused? In the example of Juanita Maxwell she had a violent personality named Wanda who robbed two ... she was acquitted for murder, apparently the legal system thinks they should be allowed to be treated. I agree with this. However, many people disagree vehemently over this subject. Many feel they have committed a crime and should be punished the same as anyone else, and sometimes this happens. However, it happens more often with men than women, who are usually steered towards the psychiatric treatment route and are prosecuted ...
- 1477: Organizational Concepts -High
- ... mission statement (attachment A) that served as the underpinnings and catalyst to create an organizational structure that balanced the complex technical systems with a social and economic system which serves as a model to the computer industry today. GP is currently under going tremendous growth of over 100% annually which creates a turbulent environment and tests the organization structure GP was founded on. It is the belief of Kurt Blieken as ... achieve the first purpose is to facilitate the acquisition of technology on behalf of GP customers. GP does this by utilizing a large technical infrastructure with direct WAN (wide area network) links to every large computer distributor and manufacturer in the United States and Canada. GP customers can make one call to their sales broker (a GP employee) and have instantaneous access to over 100,000 computer software and hardware products. Moreover, as a result of being on-line and in real-time with the major distributors and manufacturers GP can provide pricing and availability on the spot. Additionally GP can ...
- 1478: Intergrating Technology And Le
- ... new clients, they select 15 loyal and hard-working employees and train them for the new jobs and hire. To train the new 15 employees, the company decides to use a combination of video and computer software programs to educate them on communication necessities, details of the job, and computer competencies since most of the 15 employees are skilled laborers. Their new plan worked and because of the risks, 25 new people were hired, 15 to fill the old positions and 10 more to keep ... such as electronic organizers, computers, software, email systems, or video conferencing equipment will be useful for the business. Many times, technology fails humans. It breaks, flounders, communicates incorrectly, and/or people lose things in the computer black hole. Because technology is advancing at such a fast rate, deciding which technological devices are right for a company can be mind boggling. But, if, for example, an entrepreneur just starting his company, ...
- 1479: Intelligence
- ... which they live. The dog is not intelligent because it can learn and it can remember but it cannot think logically or use its information to improve its life. Finally there is the computer. This machine can do computations at a rate in which just a few years ago seemed impossible, but dose this make it intelligent? The computer cannot make decisions logical or other, it requires a being to operate it and feed it the information in which it uses. It also never actually builds upon the knowledge that it has, it simply sits inanimate until it is needed. The computer may seem to be intelligent, but upon closer examination it can be seen that it can do nothing more then what it is told. Hopefully now after reading this you have a better understanding ...
- 1480: Infanticide
- ... married and widowed mothers often suffered as well - a fact noted by Charles Dickens in The Chimes. (King, , Once a Week, Sept. 1865) The furor of infanticide was due in part to the fact that crime went unpunished. Juries were extremely reluctant to bring in murder convictions against women accused of infanticide. Whatever their reasons, juries often chose to overlook evidence either by convicting the defendant on the charge of "concealment ... 100,000 births in the period from 1983 to 1987, according to researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (Editorial, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Nov 2, 1998) Infanticide- the horror of the crime is matched only by the horror of one of it's common causes- the waking nightmare called postpartum psychosis. Ranging from mild fits of fatigue and crying to genuine depression, the ailment usually passes in ... the last twenty years. Postpartum psychosis is not the only disorder that can lead to infanticide. Women who already suffered from bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder or schizophrenia before delivering their babies have also committed the crime. (Tobin, Detroit News) In 1939, the Infanticide Act was introduced into British Parliament recognizing post-natal mood disorders. It states that no woman can be found guilty of murdering her own child within twelve ...
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