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- 201: Assassination Of JFK
- ... attached scope of the rifle. It was near impossible for him to make the shot in 5.6 seconds "If I had to pick one man in the whole United States to shoot me, I'd pick Oswald. I saw that man shoot and there's no way he could have ever learned to shoot well enough to do what they accused him of. I'm one of the best shots ... and have initiated or sanctioned illegal operations, to include working with organized crime. JFK and the CIA were in a virtual state of war from the moment of the Bay of Pigs disaster until the day he died. JFK did not trust the CIA and he reportedly intended to dismantle it after the 1964 election. In Vietnam, the CIA refused to carry out instructions from the ranking American official in the ... According to former (and now deceased) CIA operative Frank Sturgis, who knew Hunt well, Hunt was involved in CIA assassination operations. Hunt has made no secret of his intense dislike for John Kennedy. To this day, Hunt blames JFK for the failure at the Bay of Pigs. When Watergate whistleblower John Dean opened Hunt's private safe, he found bogus telegrams that falsely linked JFK with the assassination of South ...
- 202: The Computer Underground
- ... in partial fulfillment of degree requirements. ______________________ Thesis Director ______________________ Date ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR CRITIQUE, ADVICE, AND COMMENTS: DR. JAMES L. MASSEY DR. JIM THOMAS DR. DAVID F. LUCKENBILL FOR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT: GALE GREINKE SPECIAL THANKS TO: D.C., T.M., T.K., K.L., D.P., M.H., AND G.Z. THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO: GEORGE HAYDUKE AND BARRY FREED Introduction The proliferation of home computers has been accompanied by a corresponding social problem involving the activities of so ... Assessing the degree and manner in which the underground is organized provides the opportunity to also examine the culture, roles, and channels of communication used by the computer underground. The focus here is on the day to day experience of persons whose activities have been criminalized over the past several years. Hackers, and the "danger" that they present in our computer dependent society, have often received attention from the legal ...
- 203: Problems in Air Traffic Control and Proposed Solutions
- ... system while it's new technology. · Provide better funding mechanisms for the FAA · · Implement a vehicle to attract high caliber controllers at the busiest facilities. Many NATCA controllers believe they are able to survive each day's shift in spite of their equipment, not because of it. It's a known fact the technology contained in a laptop computer outperforms the capacity of the IBM 9020E that supports all FAA radar ... The union reiterates the FAA has once again chosen to ignore their most valuable resource; the working air traffic controller. Carr said the transition plan to the new TRACON calls for 77 controllers working six-day workweeks in order to man both facilities. This is required so there's orderly training, testing, and transition. According to Carr, there are only 67 controllers, and seven of those are leaving. The staffing for ... The FAA boasts they spend the majority of their resources operating an air traffic control system that handles an average of two flights per second, every minute, every hour, 365 days a year. In one day , the U. S. commercial aviation industry will move approximately 1.5 million passengers safely to their destination. Strangely enough, they're proud of the fact they have 5,000 fewer employees than in 1991, ...
- 204: Roswell Incident
- ... event, affirm the right of all people throughout the world to know the truth about what occurred, and propose a course of action that will allow the truth to emerge. It was July 1947, the day started out just like any other day. People of Roswell were going off to work, going downtown shopping, and the little ones were at playgrounds with their mothers. Day in and day out townspeople would drive by the military without giving it much thought. However, this day, in Roswell, New Mexico would change the course of history, and how the public thinks of ...
- 205: Lewis And Clark
- The Lewis and Clark expedition across the present day United States began May 14, 1804. With the approval of President Jefferson and the U.S. Congress, Lewis and Clark gathered an exploration party of about four dozen men. These men headed off to discover Western America. On September 1, 1805, they arrived at the Bitterroot Mountains, near present day Idaho. This began a nightmare that would not end until they reached modern-day Weippe. September 1, 1805, the explorers set out traveling west, heading into rough, seldom traveled, mountainous country. They stopped at todays North Fork of the Salmon River, known as Fish Creek to Lewis ...
- 206: Labor And Unions In America
- ... But in those times, a half-dozen eggs cost five cents and a whole chicken cost 15 cents. The hours worked in the factories were long. Generally, the girls worked 11 to 13 hours a day, six days a week. But most people in the 1830s worked from dawn until dusk, and farm girls were used to getting up early and working until bedtime at nine o'clock. The factory owners ... said. Shaw's decision was widely accepted. For many years following this decision, unions did not have to fear conspiracy charges. UNION STRUGGLES In the next two decades, unions campaigned for a 10-hour working day and against child labor. A number of state legislatures responded favorably. In 1851, for example, New Jersey passed a law calling for a 10-hour working day in all factories. It also forbade the employment of children under 10 years old. Meanwhile trade unions were joining together in cities to form federations. A number of skilled trades organized national unions to ...
- 207: Understanding Holden Caulfield
- Understanding Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger 1953), is a novel told in an autobiographical manner which tracks Holden Caulfield on his two day sojourn through 1950s New York City. This short twentieth century novel delves into the underlying problems that mire Caulfield to the point where it seems he will never enter the adult world. Holden' ...
- 208: Romeo and Juliet: Theme Paper
- ... of the town join the fray. Soon town officers arrive and attack. When the Prince enters he says: "Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, By thee, old Capulet and Montague, Have Thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets And made Verona's ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments To wield old partisans, in hands as old, Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate. If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. " (I, i, l 85-94) From this passage we learn that there has also been two other ...
- 209: Labor In America
- ... But in those times, a half-dozen eggs cost five cents and a whole chicken cost 15 cents. The hours worked in the factories were long. Generally, the girls worked 11 to 13 hours a day, six days a week. But most people in the 1830s worked from dawn until dusk, and farm girls were used to getting up early and working until bedtime at nine o'clock. The factory owners ... said. Shaw's decision was widely accepted. For many years following this decision, unions did not have to fear conspiracy charges. UNION STRUGGLES In the next two decades, unions campaigned for a 10-hour working day and against child labor. A number of state legislatures responded favorably. In 1851, for example, New Jersey passed a law calling for a 10-hour working day in all factories. It also forbade the employment of children under 10 years old. Meanwhile trade unions were joining together in cities to form federations. A number of skilled trades organized national unions to ...
- 210: Emperor Claudius
- Introduction Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus (b. 10 BC, d. 54 A.D.; emperor, 41-54 A.D.) was the third emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His reign represents a turning point in the history of the Principate for a number of reasons, not the least for the manner of his ...
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