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- 2101: The Colorado River
- ... projects to transport water to Los Angeles. With Hoover and Parker, California could receive 5.6 million acre feet from the Colorado River. Mexico saw its share of the river water drying up with the control of the water at Hoover Dam. In 1944 the United States, wanting to continue a good relationship with her neighbor, signed an agreement with Mexico giving them 1.5 million acre feet per year, with ... would be no more than 115 parts per million. It also obligated the United States to assume all costs necessary to meet the salinity levels. As a result, the United States agreed to upstream salt control projects in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, and a 260 Million dollar desalination plant in Yuma, Arizona. The desalination plant reclaims more than 70 million gallons of drainage water a day from the Welton-Mohawk irrigation ... River Basin should follow the advice of Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and form a commission, along with representatives of the Federal Government with input from the Colorado River Indian Tribes, to regulate, manage, control, enforce and educate the public and private sectors regarding the Colorado River Water. Too many agencies, too many private water companies all add to the confusion of the water rights of the Colorado River. ...
- 2102: Italy
- ... This occurred after the break up of the Roman Empire when much of Europe became feudal. In 476, Odoacer defeated the last emperor of ancient Rome, Romulus Augustulus. Odoacer ruled for 13 years after gaining control. He was then attacked and defeated by Theodoric, the king of a Germanic tribe named the Ostrogoths. Both kings, Theodoric and Odoacer ruled jointly until Theodoric murdered Odoacer. Theodoric continued to rule Italy with a ... grew in power also. The Italian popes became increasingly more involved in the European political scene. Many of these city states became extremely wealthy and powerful and resisted the attempts of noblemen and emperors to control them. During the 1300's, one of the greatest eras in human history occurred, The Renaissance. The Renaissance occurred primarily in Italy in the various city states. Many great artists and philosophers lived during this ... the North Italian Plain. It is a broad plain that stretches between the Alps in the north and the Apennine mountains in the south. This valley floods periodically, but a intricate system of dikes helps control the flooding. The third region is the Adriatic Plain. It is a small region north of the Adriatic Sea. Its eastern edge borders Yugoslavia. This area is not very well suited for farming. The ...
- 2103: Chile
- ... CHILE He arrived in CHILE in 1541 and claimed the land under the crown of Spain. He founded the city of Santiago in February of that year, and appointed a Cabildo (Council) of Conquistadores to control local affairs. II. COLONIAL RULE In December of 1553, Valdivia set out for the fort of Concepcion to avenge the death of three soldiers, after word had reached him that the Indians had murdered them ... Chilean Republic. Formal independence of CHILE came in 1818. IV. 20th CENTURY CHILE During the 20th century, Chile has been throgh a few types of government, dictatorship and currently democracy. In 1973, the military took control of president Salvador Allende's goverment. Allende was the elected president of Chile during this period. The U.S. did not wanted Allende as president of Chile for many reason, so they killed him in ... of Chile, he was the chief of the army. Then he overthrowed the president, and became dictator. The U.S wanted Pinochet better than Allende, because Pinochet was someone that the U.S army could control. (Talk more about Pinochet in the oral presentation) One of the things Pinochet is mostly remembered for, was the killing of thousands of people during a protest. Many attempts were made to overthrough Pinochet' ...
- 2104: The Odyssey: Odysseus Learns Patience, The Sanctity Of Life, And Humility
- ... again, Odysseus is still unable to go home and resume his normal life. The patience that he acquired aides him in seeking the right moment to avenge his wifes thoughtless suitors and to regain control of his house. Before he descended into Hades, Odysseus was quick to draw his sword and start a fight. At almost all of his stops, Odysseus and his crew, some how or another, got into ... rock (195). It is because of this newly acquired patience that Odysseus is able to achieve rightful justice on all that were unfaithful. The traits that Odysseus attained during his journey aided him in regaining control of his household and becoming a better man. It was his patience, respect of life, and humility that caused him to survive the many obstacles that stood in his way during his trek home. Each of his experiences aided him in learning more about life and the right way to live it. It is because of these traits that Odysseus is successful in regaining control of his household and his family.
- 2105: Henry Fayol's Principles Of Management
- ... 5 elements of management. They basically represent the answer to the question What has a manager to do? They are defined as: to forecast and plan, to organise, to command, to co-ordinate, and to control. Fayol describes these elements as follows: to forecast and plan- examining the future, setting up objectives and developing a plan of necessary actions that must be undertaken in order to achieve these goals. To organise ... the optimum return from all employees and to maintain activity among the personnel interest of the organisation. To co-ordinate binding and harmonising all efforts undertaken by the organisation to facilitate the working process. To control seeing that everything occurs in conformity with instructions. Of course Fayol is not the only classical writer who approached this question. Another well-known analysis is given by Brech who identifies four main elements: planning determining how operations will be carried out and preparing methods by which they are carried out; control checking performance against standards for the purpose of ensuring progress and performance; co-ordination seeing that tasks are performed in harmony; motivation getting employees to work effectively and at the same time maintain high ...
- 2106: Naturalism in "The Open Boat"
- ... controlled by the forces of nature. One of Crane's greatest writings on naturalism, is the short story, "The Open Boat." In "The Open Boat," the theme of the story is that man has no control over his destinies and that nature controls everything. Naturalist themes prevail in Stephen Crane's, "The Open Boat." Crane is one of the best naturalist writers and has great importance to his writtings. Crane has ... A monstrous knife and ominous" (Claudon). Along with Crane's attitude about nature, religion is also an important part of tone. Religion in, "The Open Boat," is referred to as the gods of nature that control everything. Each of the certain gods of nature controls what occurs in the world. "If I am going to be drowned-if I am going to be drowned-if I am going to be drowned ... of naturalism in, "The Open Boat," prevail strongly. Crane's writings are greatly based on naturalism. Crane's belief is that everything is based around naturalism. To Crane naturalism was something nobody was able to control or get around. "The Open Boat," is one of Crane's best and most descriptive writings on naturalism. "The Open Boat," will continue to be a great story about naturalism for many years to ...
- 2107: Dorm vs. Home
- ... has to come up with the money to provide these things for themselves. However, this can teach a person good money management skills. There comes a point in everyone's life when they must take control, and college is usually that time. Several people choose to live in dorms to have more control. By doing this they no longer have to abide by their parents' rules. They are now in control to say and do what they want. Living in a dorm also develops responsibility and independence. People who choose to live at home will still be under the rules they have always had. The ...
- 2108: States More Interdependent On Each Other For Economic and Military Security
- ... the theory that will be able to best deal with the twenty-first century. States need to be able to depend on each other for economic needs and for security. People should also have more control over their society and the way that they live. With liberalism, democracies are more likely to be peaceful to other democracies. Since democracies are less likely to fight, trade should flourish under the peace that ... to live their lives, in a society based on peoples rights. Now that everyone is so dependent on each other for goods, and their security, it may be possible for one country to try to control the others. The US is doing this with their share of the control of the international monetary fund and in the UN. They can stall processes that they see as harmful to their economy or ones that they think harm the world system. With the system ...
- 2109: Social Criticism in Literature
- ... the factories and land. Rather, "state communism" was established, where a central government owned them. Orwell thought that such a political system, "state communism," was open to exploitation by its leaders. Napoleon, after gaining complete control, did anything he wished - reserved the best for the pigs, and treated the animals cruelly. The animals could not do anything, unless they again realized their strength in numbers against their own kind. Unfortunately, they ... different caste from the other animals. Orwell's implication is that "real" communism cannot exist in the countries which claim to be communist. The ruling class - politicians - own everything and ironically are therefore in total control. A Tale of Two Cities is a love story which chronicles the lives of Charles Darnay, a Frenchman who renounced his link with the aristocracy, and Sydney Carton, a wastrel who lived in England. Both ... disenchantment with the state of evolution of human nature. They seem to be saying, that even when we begin with honourable intentions, there will be some of us who will let their base instincts take control. Orwell, in Animal Farm portrays this nature by parodying events in real history. Given the right conditions, those events could happen anywhere - a leader becoming overly ambitious, to the point of harming his people ...
- 2110: The Myth of Perfection
- ... impossible to achieve. What exactly is perfection? Seeing as we have no inherent knowledge of what is perfect or imperfect, these ideals are usually set by the expectations of others who are in positions of control over us. Therein lies one of the fundamental dangers in attempting to achieve perfection. When the aims and goals of our lives are governed by an outside force, we are transferring a great amount of ... to someone else who may not have the best intentions. Those who have power over us, in most circumstances, will use it to their own benefit. This is Gregor Samsa's main problem. He transfers control of his life over to his family, who hardly had the best intentions for Gregor's well-being. They merely wanted a way to get money and food to support themselves. With Gregor working, his ... singing bird mustn't go drooping her wings, eh? Has it got the sulks, that little squirrel of mine? Nora, what do you think I've got here? NORA: Money!" p.3 Helmer uses his control over Nora in order to get the adulation that he needs to support his ego. He enforces the ideas of submission on Nora so that she will fit into his view of what women ...
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