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- 2581: Atomic Bomb
- ... that the Japanese government had been equipping the commoners with any kind of weapon they could get their hands on. It is true that this could mean a Japanese citizen could have anything from a gun to a spear, but many unsuspecting soldiers might have fallen victim to a surprise spear attack! The number of deaths that would have occurred would have been much greater, and an invasion would have taken ... it possible that the Japanese would resort to using spears? Why wouldn't they use guns or other weapons? Well, the truth was, the government just didn't have the resources to give out a gun to just any citizen. US naval blockades are one of the major reasons that Japan was so low on resources, and a main point opponents of the decision to drop the bomb constantly bring up ...
- 2582: Coaching Decisions
- ... first incident, Coach Kraus claimed to be sick which gave him a short temper. The December 22 issue of the Granite City Journal supported Kraus, saying "he is not the type of man to lose control like that. As much as Kraus has given to the girls' team, he shouldn't be punished for using profanity one time." The school board President Jeff Parker stated "he is not a person that ... this time, Kraus couldn't make excuses. Granite City High School's Athletic Director, Jerry McKechan, was standing in the gym when the incident happened. He said there was no reason for Kraus to loose control the way he did. The school board had a meeting the next day to decide the fate of Chuck Kraus. Before they could agree on the appropriate decision, Kraus turned in his resignation letter. He ...
- 2583: Air Pollution 2
- ... of the lung, the death rate of 40.000 asthma patients every year, and the destruction of whole forests includes only a few examples of the effects of air pollution. There are many ways to control and reduce air pollution and it is not the lack of technology but the unwillingness of the humans to change their attitudes and life styles. It exists a wide range of technology for effective air ... power stations. For all other forms of waste that get released during production into the air, technology provides a wide range of filters which are able to remove 80-95% of sulphur dioxide gas. The control of emission from the most common pollutant, the car, improvements can be made. The use of lead free patrol and catalytic converters would reduce toxic emissions to a fraction of their present level and prevent ...
- 2584: Internet Concepts
- ... red a través de las líneas telefónicas. Este tipo de conexión permite comunicar directamente con otros ordenadores de la red por medio de conexiones TCP/IP. TCP/IP TCP/IP son las siglas de Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, el lenguaje que rige todas las comunicaciones entre todos los ordenadores en Internet. TCP/IP es un conjunto de instrucciones que dictan cómo se han de enviar paquetes de información por distintas ... los paquetes llegan a su destino final en el orden apropiado. IP, Internet Protocol, es la especificación que determina hacia dónde son encaminados los paquetes, en función de su dirección de destino. TCP, o Transmission Control Protocol, se asegura de que los paquetes lleguen correctamente a su destino. Si TCP determina que un paquete no ha sido recibido, intentará volver a enviarlo hasta que sea recibido correctamente. SLIP Siglas de Serial ...
- 2585: Nigeria and Ogoni's Campaign
- ... since the inception of the oil industry in Nigeria more than twenty-five years ago, there has been no concerned and effective effort on the part of the government, let alone the oil operators to control the environmental problems associated with the industry." In one of the most recent spills in Ogoni, oil leaked from a Shell flowline for 40 days between July and August 1993 without repair, further contaminating Ogoni ... to specify proper terms and conditions. For those in power, the Ogoni's campaign to protect their environment cannot gain momentum or international acclaim because it raises uncomfortable questions about the rights of communities to control their local environment and the rights of multinational companies. So with brute force and systematic violence, the Ogoni are being silenced. The way in which Shell conducts its business in Ogoni is an indication of ...
- 2586: Australia
- ... funds with the authorized dealers. If a bank needs cash on a given day, it either borrows from other banks or withdraws funds it has on deposit with the dealers. Under the above money supply control system, foreign exchange flows and government deficits and credits have only limited impact on the money supply. The government also uses interest rate changes to influence the money supply. In 1994, official government interest rates ... A$5,000 (US $3,650) in cash is to be taken out of Australia at one time, or A$50,000 (US $36,500) in any form in one year. The purpose is to control tax evasion and money laundering. If the Reserve Bank is satisfied that there are no liens against the money, authorization to take large sums out of the country is automatic. The regulation does not affect ...
- 2587: Jose Donoso's Paso: Summary
- ... expressed by the narrator say “it was not happy” instead of “it was sad” because that is exactly what I mean to say” (Donoso315). This absence of feeling is the foundation for the story. The control of the central character Aunt Mathilda is the stealer of these “ feelings”. She throughout the story is shown as a cold proper person. She is described by the narrator as an ugly woman and knowing ... handle. She is described as saying”She has to get better so we can throw her out(Donoso321)”. This exemplifies her need to make perfect imperfections in her life and shows fully her need to control. Needless to say this intrusion is not taken happily by her three brothers or her nephew the narrator. None complains however for fear of disturbing the balance of there world. It is seen in the ...
- 2588: Animal Farm
- ... to abolish tyranny and hunger. Soon Old Major does die, but the animals still remember everything he said. With the leadership of the pigs, the smartest animals, they rebel against the human and gain complete control of the farm. This would symbolize the Russian Revolution of 1917. Another parallel represented in the book is Farmer Jones. His character is similar to the Czar Nicholas II who treated his people similar to ... Stalin in Russia. Both were very mean looking, didn't talk very much but always got what they wanted through force. In the book Animal Farm Napoleon had the dogs charge Snowball to gain complete control over the farm. Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin. It was not until very many years later that the world found out about the many deaths that Stalin created in Russia ...
- 2589: Indonesia
- ... Japan, including Indonesia, was known to the Europeans as the Indies. Chris Colombus was looking for a westward sea roots from Europe to the Indies when he arrived in America. During 1600's dutch political control began to spread Indonesia. Indonesia declared it's independencein 1945 and fought the Dutch until 1949 when they gave up their control. At first, the Dutch allowed nationalist movement to delevope. In 1905, it had introduced municipal councils to govern the towns and cities. By 1920, there were 32 such councils, with little electorial franchise. Other councils ...
- 2590: History of the Computer Industry in America
- ... In 1945 he undertook a theoretical study of computation that demonstrated that a computer could have a very simple and yet be able to execute any kind of computation effectively by means of proper programmed control without the need for any changes in hardware. Von Neumann came up with incredible ideas for methods of building and organizing practical, fast computers. These ideas, which came to be referred to as the stored ... output means such as page printers, cathode-ray-tube displays, and graphing devices; and optional magnetic-tape and magnetic-disk file storage. These found wide use in business for such applications as accounting, payroll, inventory control, ordering supplies, and billing. Central processing units (CPUs) for such purposes did not need to be very fast arithmetically and were primarily used to access large amounts of records on file. The greatest number of ...
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