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- 5131: The Seat Belt Law
- ... make on my own. These choices are one benefit to living and growing up where I did. Though in the past few years, the U.S. Congress has passed more legislation to track, spy, and control us. The things I do and the choices I make are a sign of my own freedom. Wearing a seatbelt is a choice that I don’t mind making for, ultimately, many reasons. I feel ...
- 5132: Kurt Vonnegut
- ... who worked on developing the atomic bomb, has the ability to destroy the world by freezing all its water. Even though the people with ice-nine are very careful all through the plot, they lose control of it in the end and the world becomes frozen. With ice-nine, Vonnegut thematically demonstrates how relatively simple technology can lay waste to the world, as the Allies did to Dresden (Draper, 3785). Cat ...
- 5133: A Comparison Of Male Juvenile Sex Offenders With Delinquent Non-Offenders
- ... In conclusion, a number of other characteristics have been commonly associated with JSOs, and they are as follows: low self-esteem; objectification of females; hostility or rage; feelings of powerlessness and/or emptiness; poor impulse control; gender identity confusion; a fear of intimacy; cognitive distortions; and poor coping and problem solving skill (Abel , Osborn , & Twigg , 1993). Comparison of Juvenile Sex Offenders with Juvenile Delinquents (Non-Sex Offenders) History of physical and ...
- 5134: Louis Armstrong
- ... a hero. Armstrong was born on July 4, 1900 in the Storyville section of New Orleans. At the age of 12 his life changed. When he was parting for New Years Eve, he shot a gun into the air. He was soon arrested and taken to a center for juvenile offenders. He hated being there, but loved going to see the band at the center play everyday. When he got the ...
- 5135: Asian Organized Crime
- ... Yakuza comes from a Japanese card game, similar to blackjack, called “oicho-kabu.” There are four origins to the modern-day Yakuza; the Tekiya , the Bakuto , the Uyoku, and the Gurentai. The Tekiya began to control sales at various fairs and markets and eventually began protection rackets, a trend which continues even today. The Bakuto are known as the gamblers in that they have contributed greatly to the Japanese tradition of ...
- 5136: The Prediction of 1984
- ... they did in the French Revolution. The people are then at peace with their government because of the war situation and therefore ‘WAR IS PEACE’. The second slogan ‘FREEDOM IS SLAVERY,’ relates to the complete control the totalitarian government of Oceania has on its people. The freedom of Oceania has, is that, “nothing was illegal, since there are no longer any laws.”4 On the other hand because “nothing was illegal ...
- 5137: R.I.C.O
- ... what it hoped would be the ultimate solution to the organized crime problem. The act, which is commonly known as RICO, (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) was passed as part of the Organized Crime Control Act. The purpose of the act was to curb the apparently increasing entry of organized crime into the legitimate business world. (Miller and Jentz 1998). G.R. Blakley (1980) who helped draft RICO, takes the ...
- 5138: Legalizing Idustrial Hemp
- ... Herer 7). To show how many products can be produced from hemp here is a list from A to Z: agrofiber composites, awnings, bio-plastics, building blocks, candy, bio-degradable cellophane, detergents, dynamite, erasers, erosion control, fire hoses, flooring, geotextiles, glues, hammacks, harnaces, ice cream, insulation materials, jackets, jeans, lip blams, lubricants, medicines, moisturizer, natural pesticides, newsprints, oil-spill absorbants, overalls, paint, parachutes, quilts, quishe, retaining walls, roofing materials, shampoos, shoes ...
- 5139: Marijuana: The Drug That Could Help Stop the Pain
- ... by drinking tea made with it or eating something that it has been baked into. Patients can also take THC pills orally. For cancer patients smoking marijuana is the most realistic way for them to control their symptoms. By smoking marijuana it releases the THC straight into the blood stream whereas by oral preparations can take up to 3 hours to take effect and patients may not receive the correct dosage ...
- 5140: Lucille Ball
- ... company for $17,000,000 to Gulf & Western in 1967. Obviously she knew what she was doing. In fact, Gloria Steinem said, "I admire her as a business woman. You know, she really seemed to control her entire professional life and was very, very smart" (100 Years of Great Women). She was certainly a brilliant businesswoman. Because of her unbelievable talent as an actress, comedienne, woman, and person in general, Lucille ...
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