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- 1361: Actions and Behavior of the President
- ... different fronts. For the most part the legislation that the president proposes is in response to a problem or concern by the public or the media. The president must react to international events which may effect American interests. Presidents who want to take a proactive approach to problems are often bogged down with problems which derail their plans. President Kennedy was forced to devote most of his time to Cold War ... as a clerk, putting into action the orders of Congress. A Presidents character and style of leadership are an important factor in his approach to leadership. The size and duty of the Federal Government also effect a President's behavior and the priorities of his office. Finally a President must react to events at home and abroad which are out of his control. The pressures that these events and the public ...
- 1362: Apathy 2
- ... world. For those who take the time to educate themselves, and to participate in what activities they can; they soon find that the major candidates have paid little, if any attention to the issues that effect young people the most. Chris Weinkopf, associate editor of National Review, when speaking about how Bill Clinton and Bob Dole are talking to young voters said, "I think both of them are really just paying ... they are more likely to get involved in political activities. Issues such as student loans, tax cuts, minimum wage and Pell Grant minimums are issues that turn the heads of younger voters. Other issues that effect young people and make them get involved include birth control, use of tobacco products and A.I.D.S. research to name a few more. In 1991, Montanas state Legislature enacted a unique referendum. It ...
- 1363: Working Together
- ... t always the case. All too often there is one person, perhaps not even the leader, who wants to run the show. This paper is for research assistance only. Blair asks us to consider the effect that a "self-opinionated, cantankerous loud-mouth" would have on performance efforts, as contrasted to working with a "friendly, open, helpful associate" (Groups 1). One person can destroy the team just as effectively as if ... organization s problems, can deteriorate due to lack of proper facilitation. Teams that have a tendency to repeatedly set aside difficult decisions find their options are increasingly limited. Without the adequate instruction on how to effect solutions, the teams will eventually either dissolve, or worse -- make decisions by "default rather than informed choice" (Rayner 167). term papers efefDisruptive team members are another pitfall in team meetings. The reluctance of team members ...
- 1364: The Mongol Invasion of China
- ... had a small clan. His father was poisoned when he was still young and, the clan, for lack of an effective leader, abandoned Temujin, his mother, and several brothers and half brothers. This had an effect on him which, although difficult, would lead Temujin at the age of forty, after having consolidating several clans, to be elected Grand Khan of the Mongols in 1206. Although he had a difficult start, when ... running of the government. Merchants from areas as far as the Middle East and Western Europe and Constantinople began trading with China around this time as well. However none of these cultural exchanges had any effect on the Chinese people after the end of the Yόan Dynasty. In fact, due to the vast number of foreigners in China the Chinese became ultra xenophobic after the Mongol Empire collapsed. The Yόan Dynasty ...
- 1365: Development Of Shakespeare
- ... how Shakespeare should develop his plays. He had to appeal to the high-class taste of the richest members of society while also keeping the play interesting to non-educated thieves and working class. In effect, he wrote plays that everyone could understand and enjoy (plays that deal with human relations rather than politics for example). Another aspect of the theater that helped to develop Shakespeare's style was the fact ... at the calmer melancholy type of humor and so there are characters like the First Gravedigger in Hamlet and the Fool in King Lear (Bentley 129). Another aspect of the cast that had a distinct effect on Shakespeare's style was the fact that women could not be actors in that time period. Instead, female roles had to be played by younger boys whose voices had not yet deepened. This severely ...
- 1366: The Bush Administration's Relation With Iraq Prior to Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait: Credibility and Misperception
- ... prior to August 2 were clouded in misperception, unclear communication, and questions regarding credibility, the actions that were taken in the days prior to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait certainly did not have a clear effect of halting the use of military force. If anything, stances taken on the part of the Administration most likely contributed to the implicit assumption on the part of Saddam Hussein that Kuwait was his for ... United States sent varying signals to Hussein, sourced in a range from the President to the Secretaries of State and Defense to the US Ambassador to Iraq. Those varying expressions of policy had the immediate effect of giving Hussein the impression and misconception that the United States would do nothing should he proceed with his plan to take over Kuwait. It had the long term affect of raising credibility questions of ...
- 1367: The Invasion of Spain
- ... the emissary of Abderrahman assassinated Ibn-el-Arabi, who had prematurely brought on his army of Berbers,, and though Pampelona was razed, and Barcelona and other cities fell, Saragossa held out. Apart from the moral effect of this campaign upon the Moslem rulers of Spain, its result was insignificant, though the famous ambuscade in which perished Roland, the great Paladin, at the Pass of Roncesvalles, furnished to the medieval world the ... made him odious to the Romans and Italians generally. In any case, since the Donation of Pepin (752) the pope was formally sovereign of the duchy of Rome and the Exarchate; hence, apart from its effect on his shadowy claim to the sovereignty of all Italy, the Byzantine ruler had nothing to lose by the elevation of Charles. However, the event of Christmas Day, 800, was long resented at Constantinople, where ...
- 1368: Australians Against Further Immigration
- ... to pass our heritage to our children and their children. We want to preserve our Australian identity. We stress that migrants already in Australia are welcome, what we are against is further immigration and the effect this in now having on social harmony. Our opposition is the pro-immigration lobby comprised of big business including the media, the ethnic lobby, churches, misguided humanitarians and both sides of politics. It is our own successive governments inflicting these policies on us and they, not the individual migrant, should bear the blame. We are concerned about the effect of immigration and multiculturalism on this country where as the pro-immigration lobby is only concerned for the migrant or their own interests. ENVIRONMENT Australia, the world's oldest and driest continent, with severe soil ...
- 1369: Noise Reduction In Hearing Aids
- ... automatic signal processor) comes from PILL circuitry that can provide either a BILL or a TILL response. In order to accomplish this, the instrument must have a minimum of two channel compression. (Tobin 1997) In effect, the audiologist can choose which type of processing better suits his client, while taking into consideration the subjective needs of his client. Presumably, PILL type hearing aids cost more than BILL or TILL type aids ... unit and an electromagnetic coil, all of which are implanted. For amplification purposes, the aid will generate sound waves that match the desired sound or voice. Combining both signals in phase will have the constructive effect of directly increasing the amplitude of the wave travelling over the basilar membrane. To account for noise reduction, the system is analogous to a FlowMaster muffler (see figure). As shown, the signal processor generates a ...
- 1370: Women In Western Religion
- ... rituals are tied to a specific time of day, week, month, or year. Women are in practice exempt from many religious rituals that have designated times. {2} Because exemption often translates into exclusion women in effect become totally barred from participation. Orthodox Jewish communities are also to a very large extent spatially segregated: the physical location of men's worship differs from women's. The main prayer area of a synagogue ... herself would prefer to produce boys so that she can attain a higher status in her community.{6} In todays society many have come to believe that we live in a secular age, meaning, in effect, that religion is not an especially important issue for most people. But there is much evidence to suggest that this is not true. In all three religious traditions, religion and religious values shape the lives ...
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