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- 1241: Migrant Labour
- ... past. Reference Berstein, H. (1975). For their triumphs and for their tears: Women in apartheid south africa. International Defence & Aid Fund. Browett, J. (1982). The evolution of unequal development within south africa: An overview. London: George Allen & Unwin. Unesco. (1972). Apartheid. Paris. Wilson, F. & Ramphele, M. (1989). Children on the front line: The impact of apartheid, destabilization and warfare on children in southern and south africa. New York: Unicef.Apartheid did ... past. Reference Berstein, H. (1975). For their triumphs and for their tears: Women in apartheid south africa. International Defence & Aid Fund. Browett, J. (1982). The evolution of unequal development within south africa: An overview. London: George Allen & Unwin. Unesco. (1972). Apartheid. Paris. Wilson, F. & Ramphele, M. (1989). Children on the front line: The impact of apartheid, destabilization and warfare on children in southern and south africa. New York: Unicef.
- 1242: Locomotive
- ... were only moderate efficient and were used mostly to transport ores through mines. By 1804 inventors were trying, but finding impractical, to use steam power to move railroad cars. About 20 years later , the Briton George Stephenson, a former engine mechanic, made steam engines a practical method of locomotion. George Steferson built a workable locomotive for the Killingworth colliery in 1815. In 1825 his locomotives ran at the rate of 16 miles per hour on the newly opened Stockton and Darlington Railway. In 1829 Stephenson ...
- 1243: Animal Rights Protests
- ... 1994 Paul Shapiro, then a student at Georgetown Day School, didn't feel these non-profits were agitating aggressively enough for the cause. He founded Compassion Over Killing to mobilize animal rights activists in the Washington metropolitan area and "throw animal exploiters out of business." Since then, COK has expanded to over 300 members with chapters across the country, including one at American University, which formed in the fall of 1996 ... Ethical Treatment of Animals. "The PETA Guide to Animals and the Clothing Trade." Responsive Management. "Americans' Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare, Animal Rights and Use of Animals." Riechmann, Deb. "A Harvest of Fox Fur And Anger." Washington Post 5 Jan 1995: M2. Shapiro, Paul. "An Interview With the Owner of Miller's Furs." The Abolitionist Summer 1996: 3-4. Shapiro, Paul. Personal Communication. Bethesda, MD. 5 April 1997. Singer, Peter. Animal Liberation ...
- 1244: Port Phillip Prison
- ... prison and police cells. Yet the Government is claiming that it has implemented recommendation 165. In Port Phillip prison the shower screens provide additional hanging points - it was from the shower screens that two men (George Drinken and Adam Irwin) were found hanging. It is plainly obvious that if the prison was built without the intergral hanging points there would not have been five deaths in the Prison. These people have died at Port Phillip Prison: - 30 October 1997 George Drinken aged 28 years, on remand, was found hanging from the shower fitting in his cell. This was an unnecessary death if they had of build the Prison without the hanging points. - 16 December 1997 ...
- 1245: Journalistic Integrity
- ... appeared, however, the public s difficulty knowing whom to trust was evident. Twenty or thirty years ago there was plenty of plagiarism, embellishment, and other unethical short cuts, explains Howard Kurtz, media critic for the Washington Post (qtd. in Koch 1129). The number of cases within the past five, ten, even twenty years, in which the public s well being is put at risk, is what is disturbing. The severity of ... report was accurate or not. In some ways, journalistic ethics have improved over the last half-century (Koch 1129). The latest scandals are just because journalists want to be stars, and that goes on in Washington more than anywhere else , says Koch, defending the media (1129). There are also cases where a crime may be truly grisly, and it might not be in the public s best interest to have it ...
- 1246: Its Up To You, New York Its Up
- ... by the investors. Wall Street is one of the biggest place that holds the heart beat of the money and investing. There are three major sites in the Wall Street. Federal Hall National Monument, where Washington has sworn in as president in 1879. Trinity Church which is the oldest Anglican Perish in the city. And New York Stock Exchange holding the up and down beats of the globe which founded in ... the theatres placed on and where the great musicals, plays and songs rises towards the every corner of the world. The most famous of these theatres are The Neighbourhood Playhouse, Henry Street Settlement and the Washington Square Players. Incredibly wonderful and incredibly cheering colourful place. It seems like it is impossible to stop oneself to go there because the music which comes from there is magical and it grabs you till ...
- 1247: Microsoft The Company
- ... huge "money making machine." In its twenty-five years of existence, Microsoft has developed a very powerful and dominating corporation--but is not necessarily considered a monopoly. William Henry Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 1955. Gates' father was a lawyer, and his mother was a teacher (Cusumano and Selby 23). Much of Gates' programming started while he was a thirteen year old, from Lakeside School (tripod 1). He learned BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction) programming with, then sophomore, Paul Allen. By 1973, Gates was a student at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Allen had enrolled at the University of Washington, where he studied computer science. Gates left Harvard after just two years of education, and planed on programming for many personal computers. He and Allen later founded the Microsoft company --a name which Gates had ...
- 1248: Morality In America
- ... befall you. The handout given in class deals with the issue of homosexuality and the punishments for sodomy and buggery. The reading by Marcus was solely concentrated on the Salem Witch Trials. A former minister, George Burroughs, is accused of witchcraft and much of the section deals with people who claimed to have been bewitched by him. There are a couple of letters by Cotton Mather explaining the difficulty of the witchcraft trials and his defense of the conviction of George Burroughs. The rest of this reading is letters of confession by the accused and more letters relating to the trials. The role of Colonial women in society is given an in depth look in the ...
- 1249: Modern Television Changing Ame
- ... to the fact that broadcasters will be required to broadcast both signals simultaneously, some clogging of the airways is expected. The politics involved in this transition are mind-boggling. The FCC and lobbying groups in Washington will undoubtedly go back to the bargaining table once the digital broadcast places an impact on the American public. Certainly, some people will feel that they are being forced to upgrade and others will insist ... millenium rapidly approaching, Americans must prepare for the digital domain. A new attitude towards technology will be required! Works cited Department of the Army. "Camera composition tips." Soldier's Manual/Trainer's Guide MOS 25P. Washington: U.S. Army, 1990. A8-A15. Heuring, David, and Stephen Pizzello, eds. "Intermediate NTSC video testing." American Cinematographer Video Manual. Hollywood: ASC Press, 1992. 209-235. Petch, Chuck, and David Colborn, eds. "Digital video standards ...
- 1250: Opposition To Aviation Expansi
- ... currently looking to expand their scope to deal nationally and internationally with the aircraft noise issue. Some groups are set up for a specific cause, like that of the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) in Seattle, Washington. They are opposing a proposal to add a third runway to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). It was formed in 1993 because thousands of people living there claim that building a third runway ... airport and support alternatives to expansion such as high speed rail. They also are addressing airport noise, air, and water pollution issues. The purpose of their Home Page is to provide citizens in King County, Washington State with the latest information on airport issues but, imperatively, they are providing citizens in airport impacted communities world-wide, with information and communication. They have an impressive supporting library and extensive links to other ...
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