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- 241: Albert Einstein
- ... of space, time, and matter. (Discovering World History) The series of three papers dealt with the nature of particle movement known as Brownian motion, the quantum nature of electromagnetic radiation as demonstrated by the photoelectric effect, and the special theory of relativity (Discovering Science). The first paper of the series, "On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquid Demanded by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat,Ó dealt with ... as the first experimental evidence of the existence of molecules. (Discovering Science) The second paper, "On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light,Ó dealt with another puzzle in physics, the photoelectric effect. First observed by Heinrich Hertz in 1888, the photoelectric involves the release of electrons from a metal that happens when light is shined on the metal. The puzzling aspect of the photoelectric effect was that the number of electrons released is not a function of the light's intensity, but of the color of the light. Einstein assumed that light traveled in tiny particle bundles called quanta ...
- 242: Metadrama In Shakespeare
- ... repeatedly draws attention to theatrical devices and mechanisms and foregrounds the fact that his plays are carefully constructed art. This essay examines the various metadramatic constructions that Shakespeare used to achieve this and examines the effect of these dramatic constructs for the audience. Dramatic constructions were written to be presented and understood in performance. The nature of these constructions lies in how they are assembled. How the words work with and ... audience who may be ten meters away can hear him clearly and yet another person on the stage only three meters away cannot hear a word. The audience accepts this as a known convention. The effect of this is that the audience continues to interpret and actively participate in the metadramatic constructs, and co-operating with the artificiality of the play thereby increasing their involvement and enjoyment in the play as ... not find these lines as outmoded as a current audience might. However it is certain that the style of the lines are in contrast to the style of Hamlet which makes them stand out. The effect of this is to foreground the theatrical for those audience members who knew Shakespeare’s and his contemporaries’ work well, and who would understand the parody. Performers throughout history have parodied one another’s ...
- 243: Television Violence and Its Effects on Children
- ... violence. However, Josephson tends to rely more on the idea that it is affected and feels that more research should be directed to this area. Mostly, attention is focused on factors such as the disinhibition effect and cue-triggered aggression. Josephson aims to differentiate these two areas and how they are affected by television violence. The overall purpose of her study is to research the effect this violence has on boys' aggression. Special emphasis is placed on factors such as teacher-rated characteristic aggressiveness in the boys, timing of frustration (before or after watching the televised violence, and violence related cues ... and aggression could be useful because, then studies could be conducted on reducing the effects of violence on the viewer. Also, the results of such a study could be helpful in researching the cause and effect relationship which may exist between the two. However, this would require that the interventions pertain exclusively to television viewing and that any other areas of intervention are controlled. If the aggressive behavior is reduced, ...
- 244: Magic And Science
- ... is unable to explain. They leave their mark and give people something to think about, a mark which will never be forgotten. Although magic is able to deceive the minds of many, few understand its effect of misdirection of the human mind. The first accounts of magic were recorded around 1700 B.C. It appeared on the Westcon Papyrus and was recorded by an Egyptian chronicler. Stories of magic were handed ... the covered vanishes where it disappears under an object. Making an object disappear is quite impossible, but like all tricks there is a scientifically explanation. “The use of psychological conditioning is to achieve a magical effect”. As an object is repeatedly tossed up into the air, the audience is controlled by concentrating on the object. As the final tossed is perceived, the magician fakes the toss and the audience’s eyes ... is astonished by this trick, they are not noticing his other hand holding down the head. Like all tricks, magic is just a slight of hand (World Book, 50). “If one were to imagine an effect universally identified with a magic performer- along with pulling a rabbit from a hat and sawing a lady in two- certainly it would be floating a lady in the air”. Anti- Gravity and levitating ...
- 245: Gun Control
- ... for James Brady, press secretary to President Ronald Reagan, who was seriously injured when he was shot during a 1981 assassination attempt against Reagan) was signed by President Clinton, on November 30, 1993, and took effect in March 1994. This measure imposes a 5-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns and provides for the creation of a national computer network to check the backgrounds of gun buyers. The Clinton Administration was also able to pass an assault-style firearms bill that banned the sale and distribution of certain types of automatic weapons. The ban, part of a 1994 crime bill, took effect just months before Republicans gained control of Congress. During the past year, President Clinton's Administration pushed to get a terrorism bill passed and signed into law. During the whole fight, the President and his ... a sneak attack". The measure had not even been scheduled for action by the Rules Committee, which must act before a bill goes to the floor. The ban, part of the 1994 crime bill, took effect just months before Republicans gained control of Congress despite active lobbying against it by the NRA. Overturning it has been the association's top legislative priority. The House of Representatives voted to repeal the ...
- 246: Andy Warhol and Pop Art
- ... automobile accidents. To most, it seemed as if the media were relating this as a warning. To Warhol, this was a "goal to be met." Also, Warhol was obsessed with the way vulgarity looses its effect after view multiple times. This is the reason that he multiplied car accident pictures many times. Many of his famous works, such as Car Crashes, Race Riots, Electric Chair, Suicides and Tuna Fish Disasters were ... screen method. In retrospect, the rubber stamp method he was using to repeat images over and over (a Warhol trademark) suddenly seemed to homemade-- he wanted something stronger that gave more of an assembly line effect. The silk-screening method was done by taking a photograph and transferring it in glue to silk, and then rolling ink across the silk so that the ink permeated only certain spots in the silk ... would produce a work without color first. Then, he would observe the work and think for days what the color should be used. Many times, color was applied by airbrush later to achieve an overlay effect. For the most part, his color schemes were bright. He also used a dot-matrix technique that spread color out by means of a tiny dot pattern. This was achieved through the silk-screening ...
- 247: How The Canadian Economy Is De
- ... economy is determined largely by the United States economy threw the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The North American Free Trade Agreement was an agreement that came into effect on January 1,1995 which involves Mexico, Canada and the United States of America. This agreement is said to produce 1 billion to 3 billion dollar gains in each country. NAFTA ensures that a certain ... traded between the three countries has to have a minimum percentage of its parts produced in North America. The Free Trade agreement is between the United States and Canada. The Free trade agreement came into effect in 1989 even though three fourths of trade between Canada and the United States was already free. This agreement to Canada is huge because it set up a free trade zone between the U.S ... of its GDP and Canadian exports to the U.S account for 20 per cent of its GDP, Canada can’t afford to lose this agreement while the end of this agreement would hardly even effect the U.S. The NAFTA set up free trade over North America. Since Canada already had free trade with the U.S the NAFTA set up free trade with Mexico. The NAFTA has been ...
- 248: Endocrine Disruption
- ... the pancreas, gonads, kidneys, heart, and parts of the digestive tract. All these different glands or organs work together in the production of certain hormones. Those produced in one location will almost always have an effect on many other areas of the body, not just the surrounding tissues. An analogy that fits very well with the study of the endocrine system is that of a message in a bottle. We can ... are especially dangerous due their ability to alter hormone function by both binding and non-binding to the receptor site/s. When the chemical agents bind to the receptor site/s they are able to effect growth, reproduction, development, behavior, among many other body functions. All the items listed in the preceding sentence are strongly related to hormone function. When the hormone molecules are functioning, as they should, they regulate all ... storage, release, secretion, transportation, and elimination are all affected without receptor site binding. Other types of endocrine disrupters inhibit the natural hormones from performing their specified function. When this occurs, it has a more generalized effect on the molecular level of things. The items discussed in the previous paragraph are, for the most part on the macro level, compared to the items listed here, which are more on the micro ...
- 249: The Discovery of The New World Changed European Conceptions, Views, and Material Conditions
- ... other basic foods increased before the arrival of American gold and silver. Evidence shows there was a population increase. Therefore, the demand for food rose faster than the production did. The inflation had a negative effect on all of society. Much tension existed in all levels of society. “Without doubt, the Price Revolution and the defensive policies of the upper class contributed to two of the most disturbing problems of the ... the shifting of trade centers from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. The economic life of the once powerful Mediterranean region tended to stagnate compared with the Atlantic and North Sea. This shift had a direct effect on urban economies along the Mediterranean. New urban centers have an increase in economy because the prosperity shifts, due to the displacement of the traditional trade routes. The wealth of the people and government shifts ... significant ways because of its discoveries in America. The wake of Columbus can metaphorically be compared to the wake of a boat. Just as the wake of the boat expands and leaves a rippling tide effect, Europe expands, leaving behind a trail of significant consequences. The confiicts between European power spill out of Europe and continue to exist as Europeans expand. Explorers descriptions of various Native American societies stimulated intellectuals ...
- 250: Minimum Wage
- ... into law. When President Truman was in office, he signed the conference compromise bill, which about 1.5 million earners received wage increases of more then 5 cents an hour, when the amendment came into effect on January 1950. “The Act has proved to be wise and progressive remedial legislation for the welfare not only of our wage earners but of our whole economy,” President Truman observed while signing his statement ... the raise in minimum wage went to $3.80 and then in 1991 it went to $4.25 (Ayres, online). The minimum wage for this country is currently $5.15 an hour, which went into effect on September 1, 1997. The minimum wage needed to be increased because inflation was approaching a 40-year low. Inflation had largely wiped out the last increase in the minimum wage approved by Congress in ... September 1, 1997. Full time minimum wage workers will now make $10,300 a year, which is up $1,800 from the full-time annual earnings under the $4.25 an hour minimum wage, in effect from April 1991 to October 1996. There are many people that are paid minimum wages in this country. More than 4.8 million people in 1994 worked for wages at or below $4.25 ...
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