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- 2501: Analysis of Radio Station Mergers and Acquisitions
- ... proposed deals and companies owning numerous radio stations in a single market, the FCC has been very busy analyzing these deals. The FCC and the Justice Department are reviewing several mergers that would give companies control over 60% or more of the local radio advertising revenue market. Officials have previously allowed one company to own up to 53% of the local radio advertising revenue market. With these current deals, the threshold ... advertising revenue. One of the cases that the FCC is currently reviewing is Regent Communications’ acquisition of four radio stations in Redding, California. Officials have said that if this deal goes through, one company would control 64% of the local radio revenue and would also give two companies a whopping 99.6% of the market’s radio revenue. The FCC is concerned about competition and trying to help smaller radio stations ...
- 2502: J. Edgar Hoover
- ... many connections with many important people (Summers 29). Another factor that aided J. Edgar Hoover in his rise to power was the knowledge he had about people (Kessler 449-450). This meant that he could control people, or in other words, blackmail them (Summers 38-39). The third reason why J. Edgar Hoover became such a powerful individual is that he was very intelligent and shrewd (Summers 25). These three factors ... one of the greatest con men the country has ever produced, and that takes intelligence of a certain kind, an astuteness, a shrewdness" (Summers 25). Hoover’s intelligence and his cunning demeanor helped him to control a great portion of the United States. J. Edgar Hoover created one of the most powerful organizations in the United States, in some troubling ways the most powerful of all (Summers 45 and Powers 1 ...
- 2503: Greek and Roman Influences on Modern Society
- ... to sacrifice peace because free men would eventually disagree on things, and fight. On the other hand, to have peace the freedom would be lost, because there would have to be a higher power to control the people. Their was one solution, however. Cicero, a prominent politician, said that the only way to have peace and freedom together was a government where each man controlled himself, but he always did what ... was right. In effect, a government of laws. He proposed a constitution that, if followed by all men, would give total freedom and peace. Our Constitution is only slightly modified, with an executive branch to control the police and military forces. The Greeks also had another great idea for law. They had the Twelve Tables, which were erected in the forums of all Roman cities, and they had the laws of ...
- 2504: Mark Twain
- ... Huck and Jim end up as heroes, successful in their quest for freedom. The illusion of freedom is a powerful one. It allows people, in this case,Huck, to rest in a false sensew of control over one s own life. When Huck is with Widow Douglas, he feels that he can sneak out at night and be by himself, but she is constantly trying to control his every constriction. After he ran away, he felt he was finally free, but he had to constantly hide and stay in certain places to avoid being caught. In a note of irony, the only ...
- 2505: Madness In Macbeth and Hamlet
- ... of revenge he became so overwhelmed with every situation and plot that he entangled himself in his own schemes and had to sacrifice his sanity. Only then did he truly become insane and couldn't control the web that he was weaving. Even if the madness was true or false, as Hamlet portrayed the role of a madman he took it upon himself to be lost in his control of actions. In Macbeth the witches are the main reason for madness. Here’s one simple reason the witches could foretell the future, if they’d never spoken to Macbeth he still would have become ...
- 2506: Ophelia: The Forgotten Character
- ... treated very disrespectfully by Hamlet and there conversation would be more appropriate in a whore house (96). Abused by her lover, alone and overcome by the sense of her dishonor to her father, Ophelia loses control of her mind. It becomes way too much for Ophleia when her father is mysteriously killed. Ophelia repetedly states, “He is dead and gone” (4.5.30). She is now starting to lose her mind ... little late for her to hear (Frye 96). Hamlet has created a situation for her, which parallels his own, death of a father and betrayal by a loved one. However, as he managed to maintain control over his sanity and overcome any thoughts of suicide her weaker spirit. That weakness of her mind, which permitted her obedience to her father and then destroyed her hope in Hamlet’s love, finally results ...
- 2507: Ophelia: The Forgotten Character
- ... night her father is mysteriously killed and then buried it is too much for her. Abused by her lover, alone and overcome by the sense of her dishonor and that of her father, Ophelia loses control of her mind. In her insane state she comes to believe that which her family tried so hard to protect her from, her seduction, has come to pass and that this explains Hamlet's rejection ... what he has suffered" (Webster 108), Hamlet has unthinkingly created a situation for her which parallels his own, death of a father and betrayal by a loved one. But as he managed to maintain final control over his sanity and rise above the temptation of suicide, her weaker spirit, unable to bear up under the burden of sorrow and disillusionment, finds its release in insanity and final death. That weakness of ...
- 2508: Beringia to the Revolution
- ... of Paris was signed. Effectively the English gained all land east of the Mississippi from the French, except for New Orleans. The colonists were not in the clear yet. The British government began to tighten control. They issued several Acts including the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. The colonists were angered. Showing their disapproval, they engaged in the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. British officials tried again to tighten control, but colonists were not going to give up. They formed the First Continental Congress to elect a governor and a military head. In 1775 a Second Continental Congress was formed and George Washington was elected ...
- 2509: Beatles 2
- ... going to enjoy watching their parents cringe with the sound of their favorite song? The Beatles were different, though. They sang the same music, but people were not threatened by them. "Happiness is a Warm Gun" and "Run for Your Life" are two songs that could have easily been threatening had anybody else sung them. In "Happiness is a Warm Gun," Lennon says that he needs "a fix" and there are some obvious sexual implications, although that has been denied. Lennon is threatening to kill a girl in "Run for Your Life": he says "I would ...
- 2510: Firewalls
- ... the context suggests that Phil knew what Steve meant, yet Steve doesn't think he invented it. What is a network firewall? A firewall is a system or group of systems that enforces an access control policy between two networks. The actual means by which this is accomplished varies widely, but in principle, the firewall can be thought of as a pair of mechanisms: one that exists to block traffic, and ... that exists to permit traffic. Some firewalls place a greater emphasis on blocking traffic, while others emphasize permitting traffic. Probably the most important thing to recognize about a firewall is that it implements an access control policy. The Internet, like any other society, is plagued with the kind of jerks who enjoy the electronic equivalent of writing on other people's walls with spray paint, tearing their mailboxes off, or just ...
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