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- 1191: The Fbi
- Federal bureau investigation, the FBI, is considered the strongest police agency in the United States because it has control over other police agencies around the states. The FBI as a police agency has its pluses and minuses; therefore, looking for searching for serial killers and control other police agencies are some of its pluses. In the other hand, the over react of dealing with civilians, and the unsupervised job that they do hold to be some of its minuses. One of ... Rafael Martinez or Angel Martinez, who was hiding in other country which, makes the other police agencies incapable of getting him back. In addition, another important job that the FBI does is to check and control other police agencies if they fail to function as they supposed to be functioned. The FBI makes it almost impossible for some police members to be corrupted. An example of that, March 12, 1999, ...
- 1192: The Different Faces Of Grace
- ... was a mother of three who had no money for food to feed her children. She was desperate for money and decided the easiest thing to do was to rob a convenience store with a gun. Before she went into the store a voice called her by name. This voice told her to take the bullets out of the gun, and she obeyed. She went into the store and tried to rob the counter clerk. The clerk later overpowered her, beat her up, and then tried to shoot her with her own gun. But, she had taken the bullets out, so her life was spared. Later, after she had spent much time in jail, she decided to attend a prison Bible study. While she was there, she ...
- 1193: Testing Tools
- ... tester can examine the contents of memory or specific data items, as it is possible to change values as the test progresses. Any information captured during the test can be used to provide information about control flow. Another automated tool, analysers, are similar to monitors, except that they can also evaluate captured data to prescribed criteria. A test coverage analyser records the number of each statement executed during a test step ... can be stored, aiding in error location. Simulators also help with stress and volume testing, since it can be programmed to load the system with substantial amounts of data, requests or users. Generally, simulators give control over the test conditions, allowing you to perform tests that may otherwise be dangerous or impossible. Test management Test management tools are used to control and co-ordinate testing for each of the major testing steps. Tools in this category manage and co-ordinate regression testing, perform comparisons that ascertain differences between actual and expected output and conduct batch ...
- 1194: An American Epidemic
- ... defend himself when Chester and his friends pushed him in his own locker and secured the combination lock for three consecutive classes. That was the event they say made the boy snap. He brought a gun to school the next day, and even with all of his football training, Chester could not run fast enough to save his own life. He was the first student ever killed in a Michigan high ... be found there are now metal detectors and armed guards. Detroit high schools have expelled fifteen students since Chester s murder inspired them to install metal detectors. Each of the students was carrying a loaded gun. Chester s death also resulted in the now nation wide Barron Assessment and Counseling Center, a program designed to encourage youths to exchange their weapons for books. Marva Collins, principal of a Chicago Public School ... have to die before our nation sits up and pays attention. Will mine be the next? In 1994, children under 18 were 244% more likely to be killed by guns than they were in 1986. Gun owners of all ages state that their number one reason for owning a handgun is protection from criminals, yet they are 43 times as likely to kill a friend or family member than they ...
- 1195: Claudius And Hamlet
- ... is most immediate" to his throne (I, ii, 115). This, coupled with the fact that Hamlet was at Wittenberg when his father died, are the two conditions that enabled Claudius to seize power. But taking control and remaining in control are two different things Claudius has some explaining to do, and this is precisely what occupies him for most of the second scene. It is practical concerns, Claudius argues, that have forced him to become ... lands/Lost by his father" (I, ii, 23-24). In a gesture of contemptuous superiority, Claudius simply declares "So much for him" (I, ii, 25). That crisis is over. The fact is Claudius is in control. He has already acknowledged the moral awkwardness of marrying his "sometime sister" Gertrude but characterizes it as mere political expedience: she is "The imperial jointress to this warlike state"(I, ii, 8-9). He ...
- 1196: Back To Chernobyl
- ... safety and the failure to follow safety features. This horrible incident shows us many lessons that should be learned. A few reasons for the Chernobyl power plant to rupture was due to the amount of control rods that were used. Where a minimum of 30 controls rods were required, only 6 to 8 control rods were used. The main reason that cause the core to actually ruptured was due to a sudden rise of the temperature in the reactor during the manual removal of control rods in a test which lead to the instability of the reactors. As the temperature rose, the core ruptured. A few reasons behind the Chernobyl nuclear power plants core to overheat were due to ...
- 1197: Birth Of Nazism
- ... little to have pride in. They were the joke of Europe, not to mention the brutal force which had caused the hardships within her neighbors as well. Leadership was also lacking at this time. The control of state that had once governed in Germany was strongly ousted away. Germany knew nothing but monarchical rule, but this had been replaced with the democratic attempt of the Weimar Republic. This was the state ... seeks to organize a society, led by a mass movement, in an effort to capture the state power. When the power is in the firm grip of the ruler, the government will be used to control the population, and everything in it so the community will benefit (Schneider, 1936). Fascism s ideal government would be fashioned around the good of the community or nation. Everyone would work solely for the benefit ... the intention of destroying and recreating the party in his own image" (Nyomarkay, 1967). Thus the birth of Nazism and the ideologies which encompassed it. Hitler s first step in developing the party, was to control its propaganda. He had a strong understanding of going directly to the people. He sought to increase the party s small gatherings into much larger ones. Presently, the meetings were being held in small ...
- 1198: Bolshevik Revolution
- ... s death, where opposing factions emerged in the party, and a leadership struggle occurred. Out of this, Stalin emerged as an authoritarian leader and used various forms of terror and economic policy to gain complete control by 1930. When examining the period between 1917 and 1924, an important theme question is developed by Russell Cowie, he asks, "how were the Bolsheviks, a subdivision of the Russian Social Democrat Party, able to ... the centralisation of power, which meant that the Government's role was paramount in the economic decision-making of the state. War communism had two major policies of importance, firstly, the nationalisation of industry under control of the Supreme Economic Council and secondly the Government's program of grain requisitioning. The nationalisation of industries was supposed to increase industrial production. However the opposite occurred. According to Kochan and Abraham, "between 1917 ... As general secretary, Stalin became the only voting member of all three bodies (Politburo, Orgburo and Secretariat) concerned with the day-to-day running of the party. According to Thomas, "he was uniquely placed to control the passage of business in the Politburo, and the appointment of people to responsible positions Stalin's ultimate victory lay in the influence he gained over the party's personnel. " Stalin's first manoeuvre, ...
- 1199: Teenage Sex
- ... them more frequently than before. Some teenagers are aware of the contraceptives available, but they just choose not to use them. Others may find it difficult and embarrassing to talk to their partners about birth control or contraceptives. Contraceptives such as the condom, Depo-Provera, diaphragm, IUD (intrauterine device), and the pill are effective more than 80% of the time. Some of those, more than 90%. Nine in 10 sexually active ... believe that you cannot get pregnant in a hot tub, girls cannot get pregnant during their period, and that you cannot get pregnant the first time they have sex. Some even believe that if birth control is taken right before intercourse, it will prevent a pregnancy. Those are all myths. Getting pregnant is easier than anybody would think. In fact, one out of every 20 girls becomes pregnant the first time ... is drinking alcohol or using drugs is less likely to be cautious and responsible about their behavior (Meier, 1994, p. 10). Teens will often go to parties and get so "smashed" that they have no control over what they are doing. Some of them go back to school and brag about what happened at that party or gossip about what happened to someone else. That is where some people earn ...
- 1200: British Imperialism In Africa
- ... protectorates and even colonies. Britain acted to protect the route east and its connection with the Indian Empire. Rather than to expand the British Empire, Britain fought battles over territory to prevent French or German control in Africa. Britain's imperialist involvement in the scramble for Africa occurred in response to the actions of the French and even German. Britain had a history of African trade agreements and, compared to its European counterparts, the highest degree of control in Africa. France and Britain began an earnest race for the Niger in 1883, agreeing then to divide the territory--Lagos to Britain and Timbuktu for France. This did not neutralize the competition, however. Britain ... in 1869, was soaring. It was abruptly grounded in 1875, however, by a surreptitious British purchase of the majority share in the Suez Canal. A dubious balance of power was achieved through duel Anglo-French control of Egypt. Britain was able to prevail over France during the Egyptian Crisis, as the French government did not allow French involvement in smothering the rebellion. This afforded the British a chance to re- ...
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