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- 551: Comparing The Works Of Richard Wright
- ... white woman who had only wanted to befriend young black Bigger. The short story The Man Who Was Almost A Man is about a seventeen-year-old black boy (Dave) who wants to buy a gun. The gun is the way for Dave to become a man and respected by the men that he works with in the field. He does get the gun but the possession of the gun does not give him any more respect because of the accident that he had with the gun. With the accident that Dave had with the gun he not ...
- 552: Octavian Augustus
- ... forced the upper class Romans, known as patricians, to give them more rights and liberties (Hadas 1969). The Republican government in Rome was established to satisfy the plebeian, while still leaving a majority of the control with the patricians. The government consisted of three main parts: the senate, the assemblies, and the magistrates. The Senate was a group of former state officials, usually patricians, who acted as advisors, controlled public finances ... conquered. Antony controlled the East and Octavian the West. Lepidus controlled Africa. The leaders led a ruthless campaign to punish Caesar's assassins but soon turned on each other. Octavian first attacked Lepidus and took control of Africa and all of Italy. Antony strained relations between Octavian and himself by divorcing Octavian's sister, in favor of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Finally, in 31 B.C.E., war broke out between ... Octavian's offer to resign; he controlled a vast army and had tremendous personal wealth not to mention being the man who brought the civil wars to an end. The Senate decided to give Octavian control of the provinces of Gaul, Syria, Spain and Egypt. These areas had large numbers of troops stationed within their borders giving Octavian almost total military authority(Coppolino 1997). In 23 B.C., Octavian renounced ...
- 553: Oedipus Rex: Fate and Freewill
- ... a tragic play. Ignorance of a protagonist can lead to a fall do to a mistake done by there own free will. Fate can cause the fall of a protagonist without there consent or there control. The fate of a protagonist leads to a much more horrible conclusion then the mistake of a tragic protagonist do to there own freewill. Oedipus was born with a horrible prophecy told to his parents ... had no way of changing his own fate or anyway from running from it. People cannot change there fate, as much as they think that they can. People, along with Oedipus believe that they can control there lives and that fate plays no role in there lives. But people do not understand that control is an illusion and is nothing more then something for people to believe in so that they do not feel scared, while living in this world that is based upon fate. People will always ...
- 554: German Unificatio
- ... to prepare for this "unification". After disagreements between Prussia and Austria, Prussia decided to try to unify Germany under their kleindeutsch plan, which would include all of the German states except Austria, with Prussia in control. In 1848, the Assembly finished the constitution, and appointed King Frederick William as the first emperor of constitutional Germany. Unfortunately, the National Assembly didn't actually wield enough power to carry out all of their ... production, and record exports, the population grew quickly and the middle-class expanded. After lagging behind Western Europe for about 300 years, Germany caught up in only two decades. Luckily for Prussia, it was in control of land that was precious for industrialization, and Prussia quickly dominated Germany economically. Various smaller German states began to adapt their economies to Prussia's. With Zollverein and the advancement in industry, Germany became economically ... Germany, were then made to withdraw from all European affairs. The North German Confederation was formed in 1867, making a new and powerful German state. Bismarck granted equal manhood suffrage and allowed the Parliament to control the budget. The German states were allowed to keep their own governments. These governments were still responsible to the Prussian king, however, who still retained the real power. The support for the liberals was ...
- 555: How Cell Phones Work
- ... on, and someone tries to call you. The MTSO gets the call, and it tries to find you. In early (pre-roaming) systems the MTSO found you by paging your phone (using one of the control channels, to which your phone is always listening) in each cell of the region until your phone responded. It then told both your phone and the base station in the cell your phone should be ... you are moving toward will be able to see your phone's signal strength increasing. The two base stations coordinate themselves through the MTSO, and at some point your phone gets a signal on a control channel telling it to change frequencies. This handoff switches your phone to the new cell (Dang). Roaming makes things a bit more interesting. In modern systems the phones listen for a System ID (SID) on the control channel when the power is turned on. If the SID on the control channel does not match the SID programmed into the phone, then the phone knows it is "roaming". The phone also transmits ...
- 556: Steps Towards an Ecosociety: Dealing with Air Pollution
- ... often imposed as a maximum rate of flow at which a firm may emit pollutants. This system in which emissions are managed on a source to source basis has been labeled one of "Command-and-Control (Vig and Kraft, 52)." However, empirical studies have shown that costs under Command-and-Control mechanisms are as much as twenty times as expensive as the least-cost market oriented mechanism that achieves the same environmental quality. This discrepancy in efficiency is due to the high costs associated with regulating ... As well, even when all sources are in compliance with technological based standards, there is no guarantee that the sum of emissions will produce quality air. Recently, there is growing consensus that the methods of control do not work on a uniform basis in terms of addressing different locations and types of pollutants with the most damaging health impacts. Presently, standards refer to ambient (outdoor) concentrations where measurements can most ...
- 557: Teddy Roosevelt
- ... proved to be fatal for the President. On September 3, 1902 while traveling in a carriage with the Governor of Massachusetts and his private secretary George Cortelyou, the carraige was struck by an out-of-control trolley car. The impact instantly killed on of Roosevelt's bodyguards, and badly injured Roosevelt's leg. After a short rest at Oyster Bay, he once again attempted to take to the campaign trail. The ... his attention to the Isthmian Canal. The main issue was which route would the canal take. One proposed route was through Panama and the other through Nicaragua. Panama at the time was under the government control of Colombia. Over the past several decades, however, the Panamanians had revolted scores of times seeking their independence from Colombia. The Colombians over the last few years only maintained control through the help of the U.S. fleet. With the debate raging in the U.S. over which site to choose, both countries were courting the U.S. to choose their site. A volcano ...
- 558: The Yellow Wallpaper: The View from the Inside
- ... men are nothing more than the wardens in the lives of women. Gilman, does well throughout the story to show with descriptive phrases just how easily and effectively, the man 'seemingly' wields his 'maleness' to control the woman. But, with further interpretation and insight I believe Gilman succeeds in nothing more than showing the weakness of women, of the day, as active persons in their own as well as society's ... in emotional support, but neither of these qualities imply or affect dominant characteristics. I believe that in the end the woman discovers that she is not being dominated as much as allowing herself loss of control. The discovering of where control falls in this story is very interesting when compared with literature in general. Much as the narrator comes to the realization that control over her life is ultimately her responsibility, a reader, who often ...
- 559: Fate in Romeo and Juliet
- ... the play as the ultimate cause for a mishap, there is always an underlying action, or combination of them, on the part of human beings that decides the consequences. Human weakness, the loss of self- control, is always the direct cause of a bad choice or mishap, and not fate itself. One of the most noted instances where fate is blamed for a mishap is when Romeo cries out the he ... that led to the tragic results. Romeo's comment on black fate is a thought that foreshadows ill events in the future. Since he realizes that these events will take place, he should try to control them as much as is possible by keeping a cool head and not letting his emotions rule him, as is seen to be the case. This would give Romeo control over his future, taking away the element of fate. Capulet is viewed as a man who enjoys control. His decision to have Juliet marry Paris is the reason for Friar Laurence's plan to ...
- 560: The Population Problem
- ... population explosion is only a myth. Those who hold these beliefs state that the evidence Neo-Malthusians use to justify their views is far from conclusive. Critics hold that the Neo-Malthusian call for authoritarian control is much too radical. Thus, these critics belittle the theories of Neo-Malthusians on the basis that population is not a problem. However radical Hardin's theories may be, current evidence shows that he may ... to Garret Hardin's idea of Lifeboat Ethics, continuing to add to the population of the United States will create many hardships. In order to bring the population within a reasonable number, Hardin suggests population control. Like other Neo-Malthusians, he states that this can only be accomplished under authoritarian government. Under authoritarian control, couples would no longer be able to receive private benefits from reproduction, while they pass the costs of their fertility on to society (Chen 88). He claims that individual rights-- particularly reproductive rights--are ...
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