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- 6831: Utopia-work
- ... part of the foundation of the society which help accomplish the goals of work. Also, everybody works at a productive trade, and the result is that they get the work done in a six-hour day. "Their working hours are ample to provide not only enough but more than enough of the necessities and even the conveniences of life." Whether it be food, supplies, road conditions, or any other improvement of ... crafts, their way of life requires less total labor than does that of people elsewhere." When there is less work for each member of the community to perform, the opportunity to shrink the average work day arises. This allows for more free time in which the people can pursue their interests. The overall principle behind Utopian function of work is based upon the idea that when work is needed servicing the ...
- 6832: Abolishing Poverty in The U.S
- ... certain level of living . These people have a hard time getting money for food , clothing, or shelter. People who are absolutely poor have a rough time getting money to put food on the table one day and the next day they might not have any money to put food on the table. Not all people who are relatively poor are absolutely poor, but, all people who are absolutely poor are relatively poor. These types of ...
- 6833: Controlling Computers With Neu
- ... Benjamin Controlling Computers with Neural Signals Scientific American, October 1996) He made these observations using a primitive device for measuring voltages called a galvanometer. Galvanometers are used with direct current are most commonly of the DArsonval type. A small coil of fine wire held by two springs is pivoted between a pole of a permanent magnate. The current moving through the wire causes the coil to develop a magnetic field ... would be able to launch a nuclear holocaust with a thought, while they were performing a simple task like grocery shopping. Work Cited An EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interface for Cursor Control. J. R. Wolpaw, D.J. McFarland, G.W. Neat and C.A. Forneris in Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Vol. 78, No. 3, pages 252-259; March 1991 Biocontrollers for the Physically Disabled: A Direct Link from Nervious System to ...
- 6834: Hiroshima, Account Of Father K
- ... Atomic Account Father Kleinsorge was a German priest that was in Japan for a Jesuit magazine. Before the bomb was dropped, he was relaxing outside of his three-story mission house in his underwear. That day, alarms went of several times, but all were false. Father always would go outside and scan the sky that would have a single weather plane flying over at about the same time each day. Then for a while it was quiet. Peace did not last long, however. A blinding flash surrounded the area. Father thought that a bomb fell on the mission house, so he ran outside into the ...
- 6835: Hiroshima 6
- In the book Hiroshima, John Hersey introduced Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a young woman who lived in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On that day, Miss Sasaki's life was forever changed. The adversities that Miss Sasaki faced brought changes to her life. Her parents had died in the bombing but her brother and sister survived. She had to take ... her because she was a hibakusha and a cripple. One of the biggest changes in Miss Sasaki's life happened when she converted to Catholicism. At first, she did not believe in it. However, one day after feeling a burst of joy, she converted herself. She knew that she wouldn't get married so she became a nun. Miss Sasaki noticed there was a big change in her strength which she ...
- 6836: Homosexual Education
- ... two different views on the subject of homosexuality. Some people are perfectly okay with it, while others cringe at the thought. Many parents would be highly upset if their child came home from school one day and said, "Mommy, guess what? We got to learn about homosexuals today. Ms. Conner said we are supposed to accept them no matter what their sexual behavior. Why did you and daddy tell me it ... it is not important, or feel they just do not have the time. Someone should take time to speak to the children about it. We cannot wait until Little Johnny comes home from school one day and says, "Why does Georgie have two moms? I told him that was weird." It is so important to discuss this different way of life to the children, but is it the school's responsibility ...
- 6837: Counseling A Compulsive Gamble
- ... light and hit them. So, in essence they are taking a gamble that the person in the car will obey the traffic law of stopping at a red light. In this sense, people gamble every day of their lives. The most commonly noticed, and most dangerous forms of gambling usually deal with playing cards, and/or casinos. Betting on horse races or sports games are also among the common forms of ... gambling ruins lives. Statistics of people losing it all compared to those who actually win should be more readily available to the public. "Casinos usually rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single day" (Eadington, 1999, p. 184). The numbers of losers to winners is unreal. People should be made more aware of this. Also, people who know others with a gambling problem should help them to seek the ...
- 6838: Charles Shults
- ... convey everything necessary in facial expressions and thought balloons. A one-man show with superior intelligence and vivid imagination. Peppermint Patty is a pro on the baseball field, but in the classroom shes a D minus all the way. Bold, outgoing and tom-boyish, what she lacks in common sense she makes up for in sincerity. Shes the only one who calls Charlie Brown "Chuck." Obviously too much goes ... baseball team. If these two bussom buddies ever were to squabble it would most likely be because of their shared secret crush on Charlie Brown. Franklin met Charlie Brown at the beach in 1968. Theyd never met before because they went to different schools, but they had fun playing ball so Charlie Brown invited Franklin to visit him at this house across town for another play session. Later, Franklin showed ...
- 6839: Alcoholism: Cunning, Baffling, Powerful, Patient And Deadly
- ... addictions and the need for your own recovery. Substance abuse can have a happy ending. John Barleycorn, CUNNING, BAFFLING, POWERFUL, PATIENT AND DEADLY can be defeated. Works Cited Coping with Addictions. Arthur T. Horvath, Ph.D. A.B.P.P. Copyright ,1989 Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc. New Your City Are you an Alcoholic? John Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD. American Society of Addiction Medicine 4601 North Park Ave, Arcade Suite 101, Chevy Chase, M.D. 20815, Fax 301/656-3815 Addiction Research Foundation. 33 Russell Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1, Tel: (416) 595-6981
- 6840: The Physical and Psychological Effects of Marijuana
- ... reports of cannabis-induced lung cancer? One interesting theory is that it's because tobacco tars are significantly radioactive, while marijuana tars aren't at all. Winters found that a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoker of tobacco is exposed to 8000 mrem of radiation a year, equal to the dose of 300 chest x-rays. A more recent study indicates that a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoker receives 16000 mrem of radiation more than a non-smoker, annually. It could also be noted that the mere contents of carcinogenic chemicals doesn't necessarily indicate an extreme health hazard. For example, roasted ...
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