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- 3101: The Bicycle Past, Present And
- ... wheels. The movement of peoples feet were still used. With the wheels being made of steel, riders had a bone shaking experience while people rode them on the cobblestone streets. In 1871 the more popular High Wheelers were being manufactured. A High Wheeler was a bicycle constructed of solid steel with a huge wheel in the front averaging in size of 5-6 feet and a smaller wheel in the back averaging in height 2 1/2 ... steer the bike with as well as pedals to put the immense thing in motion. To mount the bicycle took acrobatic skills which made it hard for the average person to learn to ride. The High Wheeler was the first affordable bike of the time, it only took the average worker 6 months worth of his salary to buy one.(McGurn 157) A few years later in 1880 the tricycle ...
- 3102: D-Day
- ... move inland. The last two divisions were the 12th and 22nd. Both divisions were to work together to secure the Northern region of the beach. The 22nd was to move northwest clearing beaches and the high ground overlooking them while the 12th moved inland on their left flank. Unfortunately the 22nd was unable to make it's deep swing into the Northwest. By the end of the day the only infantry ... Normandy beaches at approximately 34,500 yards in length. The beach itself had only five passable ways off, creating another difficulty for the landing troops and vehicles. Behind the beach were heavily defended bluffs and high cliffs. In order to invade the area, with it's twelve German strongpoints over 34,000 troops and 3,300 vehicles would be involved in the Omaha Beach invasion. The large number was partly because ... for the area's above the beaches to be taken by an advance up the heavily defended bluffs but the plan was changed to a less organized direct assault on the German gunners in the high cliffs. Other such companies that decided on newly created missions included the 16th infantry and the 29th division. These two groups decided on a joint mission to save their allies who were pinned on ...
- 3103: The Office of Tomorrow
- ... most part to work on their own terms, they're often happier, as well as more creative and productive. Of course, the basic idea of working away from the office is nothing new. But today, high-speed notebook computers, lightning-fast data modems, telephone lines that provide advanced data-transmission capabilities, portable printers and wireless communication are starting a quiet revolution. As a society, we're transforming the way we work ... s mobile workers link from cars, home offices, hotels, even airplanes. Virtual workers are only a phone call away. To be certain, telephony has become a powerful driver in the virtual-office boom. Satellites and high- tech telephone systems, such as ISDN phone lines, allow companies to zap data from one location to another at light speed. Organizations link to their work force and hold virtual meetings using tools such as ... its officeless work force via CD-ROM. It will mail disks to workers, who will learn on their own schedule using machines the firm provides. The bottom line of this technology? Gemini can eliminate the high cost of flying consultants into a central location for training. Today, the technology exists to break the chains of traditional thought and the typical way of doing things. It's possible to process information ...
- 3104: A Family-friendly WorkPlace
- ... sharing opportunities Work and life benefit polices include: · On-site childcare and/or eldercare · Information services and resources on childcare and/or eldercare · Paid family and medical leave · Release time from work to participate in school and community events3 · Benefits for part-time workers Work reorganization initiatives One of the easiest ways to commence your family-friendly effort is with work reorganization. There are many options, such as job restructuring, telework ... period, to a maximum of 15 additional weeks. Every woman who works for the Laurentian Bank is qualified for this benefit, from bank teller to vice-president.1 Release time from work to participate in school and community events Western New York companies, Fisher-Price, are zeroing in on making life better for the work force through family-friendly policies that help people balance work and home responsibilities. In addition to the job sharing, a child-care center and wellness center, other benefits include school days, whereby workers with children are granted time off for such things as teacher meetings or school plays. Sarah Craig, vice president of administration, said that the shortened work hours on Fridays enable people ...
- 3105: Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man": A Review
- ... great respect for him. However, there are instances when Stephen is angered by his fathers' actions, and resents his statements. The growing debts incurred by Simon lead to his son's transferring to a day school. Stephens' difficulties at his former educational institution are relayed by his father, much to the chagrin of the younger Dedalus. Later in the novel, Stephen loses even more respect for his father as the familys' debts continue to grow and they are forced to move. Once, when the two males travel to sell of the family estate, Simon returns to his former school and converses with his former classmates. Stephen is upset to hear of his father's wild behavior as a youth, and of his flirtatious nature. He begins to rebel against his strict upbringing, striking back at his familys' traditional values and way of life. Religion is an ever present force in Stephen's life. He attends a religious school from an early age, and is a devout Roman Catholic. He has great reference for the priests at his school, and even fears the rector. As his life progresses, Stephen experiences great feelings for ...
- 3106: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... his father was a book binder by trade, Erich was brought up in a fairly poor household. That did not stop him from receiving a wonderful education at his local “gymnasium” (equivalent to an elementary school), then proceeding onto the University of Münster. While attending there, he was drafted in to the German Army at a mere 18 years of age. He was wounded five times, then released. After returning home, he had a plethora of jobs including: a school master, a tombstone salesman, and even joined a “Gypsy caravan”. His searching for a profession then came to an end when he started writing articles for a Swedish car magazine. He became very well known ... including: All Quiet On The Western Front, Arch of Triumph, and The Black Obelisk. (contd.) Plot Summery Of: All Quiet On The Western Front All Quiet On The Western Front is a record of seven school chums that all enlist in the German Army after being urged by their school master Kantorek. These poor youth are forced to endure the debilitating effects of World War I, and represent the generation ...
- 3107: Unity Amid Diversity
- ... off. African-Americans throughout the south looked at each other as if saying, “wait, just wait.” Surprisingly, the initiation came from a young, black girl who had to travel several miles to attend a segregated school even though she lived right next door to a white elementary school. This famous court case, known as Brown vs. Board of Education, determined that segregation in public schools based on race was unconstitutional. This decision was the result of decades of efforts by black segregationist opponents ... had a rough life as a child. His father was beaten and killed when he was only six years old and his mother was put into an institution shortly there after. He dropped out of school, got into trouble frequently and ended up as a “hustler” on the streets of Boston and New York. In 1946, he went to jail for eight years because he slept with a white woman. ...
- 3108: Important People in History
- ... and the poor. He called this class conflict. The rich people who owned the production were called the capitalists, and the poor who had nothing were called the proletariats. Marx was the founder of conflict school of sociology. He believed that the people struggled for power and wealth. Weber, Max - Sociologist (1864- 1920) Weber believed that Marx had placed to uch emphasis on the economic factors on describing the problems between ... people of New Guinea and the nearby Trobriand Islands in the South Pacific. What he did there was to record details of their social institutions. He was one of the earliest supporters of the functionalist school of social science. He rejected the Darwin evolution theory, believing instead that civilization of northern Europe were more advanced than those of Africa and the Pacific, and that anthropology's role was to explain and ... involves three stages. The first one is the preparatory stage. The children watch the behavours of others and try to imitate them. They talk to their imaginary friends. Stage two is when children are in school and they play and take on the roles of adults. Stage three is when a child enters a stage where they begin to understand the rules of different roles within a team.They begin ...
- 3109: James Francis
- ... In 1951, he was one of the first men to be admitted to the National Football Foundation s Hall of Fame. Knowing that Jim had athletic capabilities, Hiram Thorpe, his father, sent him off to school in Pennsylvania, away from his home, Prague, Oklahoma. Hiram said, I want him to go make something of himself, for he cannot do it here. 1 Thorpe began his athletic career at the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian Industrial School. As story goes, Glenn Warner, the coach of the Carlisle football school, made Jim try out for the football team by the means of a test. Thorpe was instructed to carry the ball from one end zone to the other end zone while the whole first- ...
- 3110: Violence On Television
- ... the Saturday morning "kid vid ghetto" is the most violent time on T.V." (Methvin, 49), and that "despite slight variations over the past decade, the amount of violence on television has remained at consistently high levels" (Wurtzel, 23)? Why is it that, like the tobacco companies twenty years ago, the present day television broadcasting companies refuse to consent that violent films and programming can and do have harmful effects on ... ABC, CBS, and NBC continue to air violent shows, because they make money off of these programs. In general, society finds scenes of violence "simply exciting" (Feshbach, 12). Broadcasting companies argue that "based on the high ratings, they are giving the public what it wants, and therefore are serving the public interest" (Time, 77). Michael Howe states: "We have to remember that children and adults do enjoy and do choose to ... Palmer, 120). Because violent television has been proven time and time again to play an active role toward inciting hostile behavior in children, the level of combative programming must be reduced. The media argument that high ratings correspond with the public's best interest is simply not valid. Even the American Medical Association agrees that the "link between televised violence and later aggressive behavior warrants a major organized cry of ...
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