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- 4321: Nuclear Weapons: Destructors or Saviors?
- ... nuclear arms: should countries dismantle their nuclear arms; and whether a nuclear war can occur, without resulting in a total nuclear holocaust of both conflicting parties. Virtually all, who know of the rise in modern-day technology, oppose the first subheading, dismantling nuclear weapons; but, before stating their reasoning, we will change our viewpoint to that of the naive (no insult intended) or too optimistic. Assuming all nations dismantled their nuclear ... Paul Sartre once wrote that in war, "we are all embued with the feeling of participating in a world event . . . it's during peacetime that we should have had that dedication and that seriousness-we'd perhaps have avoided the war." Recently, true to the wishes of Sartre, an international panel of nuclear powers convened to adopt a policy of "No-First Strike." This occurrence, while weighting popular opinion on the ...
- 4322: The Increasing Application of Scientific Management Principles Of Work Organisations To Services Is, Despite Its Limitations, Inevitable and Irreversible
- ... strategy - notably in the budget sector. Bibliography Hales, C. (1994) Managing Through Organisation, Routledge, London. Peters, T. & Waterman, R., In Search of excellence, Harper & Row, New York. Ritzer, G. (1993) The MacDonaldization of Society. Targett, D. (1995) ‘Management Science in service industries', in Schmenner, R.W. (ed.) Service Operations Management, Prentice Hall, New Jersey. Taylor, F.W. (1984) ‘Scientific Management', in Pugh, D. Organisation Theory, Penguin, Harmondsworth. Thompson, P. & McHugh, D. (1990) Work Organisations: A critical introduction, Manmillan, London.
- 4323: Beer
- ... in the sun. Chances are that germination had already begun, and the grain had therefore malted and developed a much sweeter taste. The sweet result of what the farmer considered a disaster is now modern-day malted barley. This malted barley gave a sweeter taste to breads, cakes, or anything which had previously been prepared with unmalted barley. After a while when barley malt became a common ingredient it is thought ... and were licensed under kings, queens, dukes, and earls. During this time queen Elizabeth I had a brew so strong that none of her servants could handle it, even though they received two gallons per day. The New World exploration began and Elizabeth oversaw that no ship left port without a large cargo of beer. Beer provided a clean supply of water, some food value, and a good protection against scurvy ... and food rations (5). Beer was valued so high in the Colonial economy that Harvard students were allowed to pay school tuition in wheat and malted barley. Students were rationed two pints of beer a day until the end of the 1700s when they stopped brewing. Many of the Statesmen had a love for beer. William Penn had a malt house and a brewery on his estate in Bucks County, ...
- 4324: Building of Dwelling Houses in Estonia
- ... completing or taking her doctor's degree. She was examining Finnish post-war modern house, it's morphology, the structure of the Finnish family, the connections between them and making conclusions which extend to this day. Those observations about architecture were much more smarter than those that the most of self-confident architects could do. Unfortunately it has to be confessed that I don't remember such a research work or ... happen that we will be on the same development level soon. In that country the grown-up children don't want to live with their fathers and mothers, at least statistically). Even such an every day activity as cooking is changing essentially. An apartment or house is not a small production unit with its storages, kitchen and dining room any more. The kitchen can be as presentable as the dining room ... communication and toilet. It won't happen so soon, but one has to keep an eye on that branch of development. Talking into account the above mentioned statements it seems rather logical that the present day “style of living” which is monofunctionally divided into the units, should be replaced by a multifunctional and more universal room. The architects can make their conclusions if they want to. The society is coming ...
- 4325: Tequila And Agave
- ... uses and the importance or the Agave plant in Mexico have been demonstrated since the beginning of recorded history. The plant has been both food and Shelter to the Aztecs and bread to the modern day Mexicans who depend on it's crop in a very poor region of the country. It provides more than the alcoholic drink that it is best know for and has played a major role in ... can be both beautiful and durable and is a source of sustenance in a land where little else will grow. Sources Colliers Encyclopedia volume 22 1997 Laurna Bauhr Copyright 1996 Collier Publishing The Plant Book D.H. Mabberly P151 Cambridge Press 1987 Flowering Plants and Ferns Eighth Ed. J.C. Willis P133 Cambridge Press 1973 Plants and Their Names P Ryan, R Pankhurst Oxford Univ. Press 1995 Sturtevant's Notes On ...
- 4326: Following A Dream Toward Freedom
- ... neighbor-anywhere in the world," stated President Roosevelt. The first Americans followed their dream toward freedom by coming to America and founding the colonies which have evoled into the cities and towns present to this day. The officers and soldiers of our great country followed their dream toward freedom by fighting and sacrificing their lives for the freedoms which are enjoyed and greatly appreciated today. Civil rights and women's rights leaders followed their dream toward freedom by achieving equality among all american citizens. As President Frankin D. Roosevelt stated in 1941, these four freedoms are still essential today. Not just in our country, "but everywhere in the world." We, as human beings have the right to these freedoms and the responsibility to ...
- 4327: The Latvian-Russian Relations
- ... much more benefits than it really provides. Free things sound appealing to anyone, however, it is known from economics that nothing in the world is free. There are opportunity costs and tradeoffs we face every day. Many, thanks to communism, have lost their incentive to succeed in their lives, and find command form of government quite to their satisfaction. Everyone has a job, everyone is provided with shelter and transportation, in ... is composed of residents of various nationalities. (Latvia, 1) It is hard to ignore that one third of Latvia's population is Russians. Latvia's victory meant a loss for them, which up to this day they refuse to accept. Latvia's treatment of its large ethnic Russian minority has put a severe strain on its relations with Moscow. (The Latvian-Russian Crisis, 3) This is the first communication problem that ... have had plenty of long winter nights without the lights on, just because they were afraid. Latvians are a strong nation that will get through these difficulties. They have had much harder times before. One day, through hard work, Latvia will become a prosperous country that will help people to overcome their pain. Bibliography Americana, The Encyclopedia Vol.3., "communism" Dobbs, Michael. Down With Big Brother. New York:Alfred A. ...
- 4328: Izzy saves the Olympics
- ... I had to keep that mean Professor Weirdo from taking the Olympics away from the world with his new invention the "Super Sucker". Oh, let me get on with the story. Here it goes! One day, while I was watching the Olympics swimming events on the television, something weird happened. On the screen, a big, floating, tree- shaped vehicle landed right in the middle of the pool. Then, there was a ... t cut all the wires, but I managed to cut a few. I got out as fast as I could. Then, I hid behind a water fountain. After about a hour, which seemed like a day, they finally started to leave. The professor and all of his aliens got on board the ship. I heard alot of weird noises and saw funny flashing lights. After a couple of minutes, the ship ... knew right off that those wires I cut did some good. The machine backfired on the ship. It blasted off way far off from Earth. Nobody has seen Professor since. Well, that was a long day. Saving the world can be pretty tiring, if you now what I mean! Well, that's all for now! Got to rest up for tommorrow. The evil professor might just find his way back ...
- 4329: The Anasazi Indians
- ... about the ancient Anasazi Indians in Tony Hillerman's A Thief of Time, one can identify several cultural characteristics of this mysterious tribe. One can discover how they lived, where they lived, their religion, simple day to day activities, and mysteries about their culture. Even though many references are made about this tribe, people will never know the truth, for there is an unsolved mystery to why the Anasazi disappeared. Even to this day no one knows what happened to them. The location of over 100,000 Anasazi sites have been found outside of Bluff, Utah along the San Juan river. Anasazi Indians were very picky as to ...
- 4330: Halloween
- Halloween Halloween is the best holiday of the year, and should be more actively worshipped than all the rest of the holidays. This is because Halloween relieves people form the stress of every-day life, Halloween was originally a wiccan holiday, and because on Halloween the television stations play all the good horror movies. Halloween is the best holiday of the year, because it allows people to escape the stress of their every-day lives by pretending to be someone else for one night, relaxation through disassociation. Also, psychologically the wearing of masks and make-up allows people to express themselves more freely, and to be themselves without feeling ... long dead adrenaline rush response that reminds modern humans of their links to primitive man, and the ties of their roots to the animal world. Halloween allows people to escape the stress of their every-day lives, it was originally a wiccan holiday, and the television stations play all the good horror movies. This is why Halloween is the best holiday of the year, and why it should be more ...
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