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- 251: The China Syndrome
- ... On the way to a Nuclear Power convention there was a car following Jack. Jack went to the Ventanna Nuclear Power Plant to hide from the people following him. After arriving, Jack went to the control room to find that the people running the plant were making a big mistake. He saw the people raising the power back up to 100%. He tried to explain that there could be another accident ... because of a problem with the pumps. The people didn't believe Jack and were starting to raise the power up again. When Jack saw what they were doing he grabbed the security officer's gun and forced everyone out of the control room. After he locked the door he lowered the power down to 75% so the pumps wouldn't break. Jack agreed to have a one on one interview with Kimberly so the public would ...
- 252: Luis Gutierrez
- ... to his campaign were labor unions who gave 109,650 dollars; finance, insurance and real estate. Since he was on the banking committee, bankers backed him on his re-election. Public funding for health services, gun control and abortion are the three most controversial issues in politics, Gutierrez is primarily pro-choice. A bill was brought to congress on July 17, 1996 to allow federal employees health insurance program to cover abortion ... groups, Gutierrez in the area of education was 100 percent for the American Federation of teachers and the U.S. student Association in 1993. In 1994 he was 91 percent for national Education Association. On Gun control Gutierrez shows to be one hundred percent for the handgun control. Zero percent in favor of the National Riffle Association. On the issues of labor he was one hundred percent for; United Food ...
- 253: Night, Mother
- ... with Stanley Kauffman in his review of the movie, which was made on an adaptation by Marsha Norman of the play. The play tells the story of a young woman’s decision to finally take control her own life. This young woman, Jessie is the daughter of Thelma, and these are the only two characters that are in the play. There are other characters in the story such as Jessie’s ... the relationship between the mother and daughter. This approach by the author starts right at the beginning of the play, and continues throughout the play. For example, Jessie is looking for her father’s old gun at the beginning of the play. Thelma asks her why she’s looking for it, and Jessie responds, “protection.” (page 1553, line 7) They continue to have a conversation where they are both trying to be cunning and manipulative, because both of them are trying to control the actions of each other without the other knowing. Thelma tries using Dawson as an excuse to keep Jessie from going into the attic to get the gun, and therefore she’s trying to ...
- 254: Is Government Dominated by Business
- ... of Committee hearings to put their views on the record. One of the most well known special interest group is the National Rifle Association. This group has done tireless work in Washington trying to stop Gun Control bills from passing in Congress. The worst blow that happened to the NRA was the passing of the Brady Bill and the Assault Rifle Ban. The NRA believes this is an infringement on the constitutional ... This form of politics is quite popular these days, it is when individuals or groups support or reject a candidate based on one view of a certain issue. The types of issues include abortion and gun control to name two. It is now a lot easier for the Special Interest Groups to persuade the lawmakers. The spread of direct primaries, television-based campaigning, and the decline of the traditional political ...
- 255: Atomic Diplomacy
- ... and its value comes not from its destructive capabilities, but from its political and psychological ramifications. Kennen was never naive enough to view the bomb as an offensive weapon. In his long memorandum "The International Control of Atomic Energy," Kennen noted that, "There could be no way in which weapons of mass destruction could be made to serve rational ends beyond simply deterring the outbreak of hostilities". Even at this early ... support of the super bomb for bargaining purposes with the Russians. Kennen's point, of course, had been that the very decision to build the hydrogen bomb would inhibit bargaining with the Russians on international control. Most of the American national security structure viewed this as fallacious. Truman's perception was that the United States, as a technology rich, but man power short nation, was operating from a position of weakness ... advocate the nuclear response. The impotence of our standing army compared to the Soviet's military behemoth was clear to all U.S. policy advisors. There was no way in which we could match Russia gun for gun, tank for tank, at anytime, in any place. John's brother Allen Dulles, CIA director under Eisenhower, said, "To do so would mean real strength nowhere and bankruptcy everywhere". Instead, the U. ...
- 256: Continental Drift
- ... be that man, who is free, who owns his own life simply because he knows whether to use live or dead shrimp for bait, {…} He’s been able to trade his knowledge for power and control of his own life. His knowledge is worth something," (Banks, 218). Finally Bob has a chance to make a living doing what he knows, and what he loves. "Since childhood, fishing has satisfied his need ... Banks, 90). Never is this more evident than when the Coast Guard hails Bob while he is trying to smuggle illegal Haitian immigrants into the United States. Tyrone, Bob’s mate, begins to fire a gun, forcing the Haitians to jump into a stormy sea so that he and Bob can escape, avoiding prison sentences. Although he tries to resist Tyrone, Bob allows himself to believe that the Haitians will be able to survive the swim in to shore in heavy seas, until it is too late: the Haitians are drowning and Bob has relinquished control of the boat to Tyrone. He did not relinquished control in any official way, any way that can be easily described, yet when Bob has the opportunity to turn back and try to save ...
- 257: The United States and National Security, and Dominant Party in Balance of Power
- ... and its value comes not from its destructive capabilities, but from its political and psychological ramifications. Kennen was never naive enough to view the bomb as an offensive weapon. In his long memorandum "The International Control of Atomic Energy," Kennen noted that "there could be no way in which weapons of mass destruction could be made to serve rational ends beyond simply deterring the outbreak of hostilities" (Kennen 39). Even at ... support of the super bomb for bargaining purposes with the Russians. Kennen's point, of course, had been that the very decision to build the hydrogen bomb would inhibit bargaining with the Russians on international control, since the Kremlin was unlikely to negotiate from a position of weakness. Most of the American national security structure viewed this as fallacious. Truman's perception was that the United States, as a technology rich ... advocate the nuclear response. The impotence of our standing army compared to the Soviet's military behemoth was clear to all U.S. policy advisors. There was no way in which we could match Russia gun for gun, tank for tank, at anytime, in any place. John's brother Allen Dulles, CIA director under Eisenhower, said "to do so would mean real strength nowhere and bankruptcy everywhere" (Gaddis 121). Instead, ...
- 258: The Hundred Years' War
- ... power have the gold. History books will discuss the general reasons for war such as freedom from adversity or freedom from religion. But the real issue for any war is the thirst for power and control; and the means to finance them are the economic issues. Nations will endure years of fighting for power and control. France and England fought each other for more than a hundred years to have control of the Channel trade routes. This century of warring was known as The Hundred Years' War and is the longest war in record history. It began in 1337 when King Edward III invaded Normandy ...
- 259: Disposable Diapers
- ... The disposable diaper market can be divided into several strategic groups starting with the primary competitors that make up the bulk of the market. These primary competitors include Pampers, Huggies and Luvs. These three companies control 70 percent of the entire disposable-diaper industry and target the middle- to upper-income markets. The second strategic group is made up of secondary competitors such as private-label marketers and smaller brand-name manufacturers who control 25 percent of the market and target the discount shopper. The last group of competitors in the disposable diaper industry consists of generic-brand marketers, who control 5 percent of the market and who primarily target lower-income consumers. Refer to figure 3502P5 for a complete breakdown of the disposable diaper market by market share. Peripheral strategic groups consist of cloth- ...
- 260: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
- ... as the Europeans began to learn about new things and expand their horizon. Before the renaissance movement was the Middle Ages. Italy of the Middle Ages faced much turmoil. After the Ostrogoths, the Lombards took control from the north of Italy to Tuscany and Umbria. Although much of southern and eastern Italy remained in Byzantine influence. The Italian popes had resisted the Lombards as much as they could. In fact, Gregory ... In addition, they accepted many other parts of the Roman culture, including speaking Lain, using Roman laws, and administrating, which reflected both Roman and Germanic influences. While it seemed that the Lombards would have total control of Italy, there was still some resistance from the popes. In fact, Pope Stephen II had invited the Franks to invade Italy, thereby attacking the Lombards. In 774, the Lombard rulers were overthrown and their ... and had also attacked Rome itself. Byzantine fell under the Macedonian dynasty at the same time that the Carolingian empire had collapsed. As a result, there was a brief time in which eastern Italy held control. Still, the control was given to petty kings and power had vacillate between one ruler to the next, until the rule of German king Otto I. Although his crowning as Holy roman emperor had ...
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