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- 6591: The Watergate Scandal
- ... attempt to cover up the scandal. “The Watergate Affair” refers to the break-in and electronic bugging in 1972, of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate apartment, and office building complex in Washington D.C. The term was applied to several related scandals. More than thirty administration officials, campaign officials, and financial contributors pleaded guilty or were found guilty of breaking the law. Nixon faced possible indictment after his ... one of the plumbers, were indicted (Carson 2). In January 1973, two months after Nixon’s reelection, the seven indicted men were tried before Judge John Sirica in the U.S. district court in Washington D.C. Five pleaded guilty, and McCord and Liddy were convicted of conspiracy, burglary, and illegal wiretapping. Meanwhile, suspicions grew that the break-in was part of the broad program of political espionage. The U.S ...
- 6592: Aids And Africa
- The following are facts cited in “Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome” by Gerald J. Stine. Worldwide, about 9,000 persons a day become HIV-infected. The majority of all HIV infections worldwide occur in people ages 15-24. Over 1 million people die of AIDS each year. The number of HIV-infections worldwide has tripled since 1990 ... and 90% of the world’s HIV-infected children” (Stine, 364). An astonishing fact that further allows the realistic comprehension of the diseases’ dominance in Africa is that 6,000 Africans become HIV-infected each day which is 250 persons per hour or four per minute. “Between 20% and 30% of sexually active adults between the ages of 20 and 40 are believed to be infected with HIV in some urban ...
- 6593: "Haircut"
- ... moral to "Haircut". Jim Kendall wreaked havoc on the town he lived in for years, getting amused by others being humiliated and made a fool of. There comes a time when "every dog has his day" so to speak. Jim Kendall was basically the town joker. He played "joke" after "joke" on people throughout the town. Sometimes he did it for his sheer amusement, other times he did it because he ... gun. Paul never handled a gun before and lost control and shot and killed Jim. Whether it was a complete accident is not known. Was it meant to be? Did this dog finally have his day? In my opinion, Jim Kendall was a twisted individual that did not care about anyone else but himself. He didn't even provide for his family, that had to scrape by on peanuts. I think ...
- 6594: Industrial France And England
- ... the cities to work in the factories and the cities weren't large enough to keep all these people so many people were homeless or had to walk many miles to and from work each day. Heavy taxes and tithes also burdened these lower class people and Feudal obligations, which kept them from saving any money and ultimately being left behind by inflation, still eked by in a miserable existence. The family structure saw little change in the industrial revolution as the father worked all day and the mother-stayed home to look after the children . This kind of living was common during the industrial revolution until Frances final government that it has today was formed. In conclusion this essay has ...
- 6595: Prometheus
- ... out his liver, and devour it, again, and again, and again. Each night, after enduring the great pain, Prometheus’ liver would grow back, in the exact same place in his body ready for the next day’s punishment. It is odd, that being a god, that is his only unique characteristic. (Picture taken from Microsoft Encarta, 1998) There are a lot of Greek myths about the great Titan Prometheus. One of ... aids suggested a more painful punishment. Zeus agreed with his aide, and ordered Prometheus chained to the top of Mt. Caucasus. He instructed a vulture to tear out, and eat Prometheus’ liver each and every day at noon. Prometheus was bound with heavy chains, so heavy that even a god could not break. He began his long, and never ending sentence. Thirteen Generations later, Hercules, the son of Zeus, killed the ...
- 6596: Macbeth - Blood
- ... and says "What bloody man is that?". This is symbolic of the brave fighter who been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. After these few references to honour, the symbol of blood now changes ... the play, Macbeth has Macduff at his mercy, and lets him go, because of his guilt. He shows that he is guilty, when he says "But get thee back, my soul is too much charg'd with blood of thine already.". Of which, Macduff replies, "I have no words, my voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out." After the death of Macbeth at the ...
- 6597: Act One Of Othello
- ... depiction of huge hypocrisy, though by this point, and especially after Iago’s own admissions, we expect nothing more from Iago. His hypocrisy is underlined when he swears “By Janus”. Janus is the Greek g-d of two faces – representing the two faces of Iago’s multifaceted opinions, that he displays for the purpose of his own self-advancement. Othello does seem to have a certain degree of self confidence in ... affections that he calls for his wife to back confirm his innocence. Othello and Desdemona deliver an unequivocal testament of their love for each other, which convinces all, even Brabantio reluctantly blesses their matrimony, “G-d be with you” he says. Although Othello and Desdemona love each other, their respective speeches betray a dubious origin to their love. It seems that Desdemona loved Othello “for the dangers I had passed” and ...
- 6598: Diad Germany Cause WW1?
- ... played a part in the outbreak of war not just Germany. World War 1 had many complex causes rather than one main one. Bibliography Delap, S. The Reasons for War. Dublin: The Institute, 1996. Gardner, D. The Origins of War. New York: YTM Archive, 1998. MacDonald, L. 1914. London: Michael Joseph, 1987. Tierney, M. Europe Since 1870. Dublin: CJ Fallon, 1993. Terraine, J. The First World War 1914-18. London: Secker & Warburg, 1965. Terraine, J. White Heat. London: Lee Cooper, 1992. Wohl, R. The Generation of 1914. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980. Work Cited Delap, S. The Reasons for War. Dublin: The Institute, 1996. Gardner, D. The Origins of War. New York: YTM Archive, 1998. MacDonald, L. 1914. London: Michael Joseph, 1987. Tierney, M. Europe Since 1870. Dublin: CJ Fallon, 1993. Terraine, J. White Heat. London: Lee Cooper, 1992
- 6599: The Power On Self Test
- ... missing 384KB is reserved by the BIOS, mainly as shadow memory (see Advanced CMOS Setup). · Hard Disk C: Type: The master HDD number. See Hard disk C: type section in Standard CMOS Setup. · Hard Disk D: Type: The slave HDD number. See Hard disk D: type section in Standard CMOS Setup. · Serial Port(s): The hex numbers of your COM ports. 3F8 and 2F8 for COM1 and COM2. · Parallel Port(s): The hex number of your LTP ports. 378 for ...
- 6600: Einstein
- ... here that his studies turned mainly to Physics. He quickly learned that while physicists had generally agreed on major principals in the past, there were modern scientists who were attempting to disprove outdated theories every day. Since most of Einstein’s teachers ignored these new ideas, he was again forced to learn on his own. In 1900 he graduated from the Institute and got citizenship to Switzerland. He became a clerk at the Swiss Patent Office in 1902. The job did not have anything to do with physics but he did get to see the new inventions of the day. The most important part of Einstein’s job was that it gave him enough time to pursue his own research. As his ideas began to develop, he published them in journals. Though he was still ...
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