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- 5581: The Impact of the Second Industrial Revolution on Europe
- ... industries, besides textiles. By the year 1850 the rest of Europe began to follow Great Britain in industrialization however they could not compete. In order to compete with Britain European countries were forced to placed high tariffs on British goods in order to protect their own industries. Britain could not undersell in Europe. It dramatically changes the practices of agriculture. With many farmers leaving the countryside for jobs in the factories ... to 300,000km from 1830 to 1870. Steel also gave rise for bigger ships. Not only could countries be able to ship products but also they could employ soldiers quicker. Traveling was no longer a high-risk adventure like it was in the previous century and solely for trade proposes. As technology increased coal and iron gave way to new sources of energy which involved electrify and internal combustion. However the ...
- 5582: To What Extent was Britain on the Verge of a Civil War in 1914?
- ... 232 000 by 1913. Although trade union militancy and general unrest did pose a challenge to the Liberals, there was not a serious threat of a breakdown of law and order, and although tensions were high (particularly in 1912), the government did manage to slowly suppress problems one by one with a mixture of conciliation and firmness. Therefore, it would be unrealistic to say that, due to the actions of the ... because all the militancy took place in Ireland between the unionists and the republicans. In conclusion, the problems with trade unions, the suffragettes and Ireland all contributed to an ever-increasing feeling of unease and high tension in Britain. Although separately, it can be concluded that each issue did not put Britain on the verge of a civil war in 1914, when looked at together, it can be seen that the ...
- 5583: Through The Eyes Of The Dyslex
- ... research studies, 10% of children have some degree of dyslexia, while about 4% will be affected severely (an average of one in every class). Most will need some special teaching at some time during their school life, but the most severely affected may need such help throughout their education, with support even at colleges and Universities (Masterson 290). What is dyslexia, or what does it mean? The actual definition for dyslexia ... reading to learn. Then you can't fake it anymore. But the very bright ones may not get picked up until later, and sometimes only because the parents notice that these kids seem frustrated during school, and not during vacations. The language problems of very bright kids are not obvious to lay people. And so parents need to get an evaluation. Semantic errors usually tend to hinder those that survive the ...
- 5584: Sweetness And Power
- ... states that for a several hundred-year time span, the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, sugar was being produced steadily with Cuba and Brazil leading the way. He then explains that because of sugar’s high demand, countries began creating settlements with the proper environment for growing sugar. Eventually, by gaining control of the "sugar islands," England became a great power in the sugar industry. This dominance would not last due ... but the wealthiest, it could be procured even in remote towns. Sugar later gained popularity as a decoration or subtlety, and hence, many different decorations were made using sugar. Using sugar in this was affirmed high class or wealth. Once the lower classes began to consume sugar, though, it lost its position as a status symbol for the rich. "As sugar became cheaper and more plentiful, its potency as a symbol ...
- 5585: Marijuana Should Be Legal For Medicinal Reasons Only
- ... s presumable that marijuana wasn’t the first thought in the majority of people’s heads. Yet, time’s are changing! Many people consider marijuana a "teenage thing" used only for the impression of being high, or stoned. Marijuana tends to be linked to rock and roll, death, and crime. For those reasons, it’s continued to be illegal to possess, use, or distribute marijuana. However, marijuana has been proven to ... 4). Many drugs that doctors use are confirmed as much more dangerous to people then marijuana, yet many doctors use morphine, cocaine, Demerol, amphetamines, and codeine. "Nobody thinks we have legalized cocaine for their own high because we let ophthalmic surgeons use it", says Mark Kleiman, a public policies analyst (4, p.4). Ultimately, the best question to inquire about the legalization of marijuana is-- why not? Marijuana should be legalized ...
- 5586: Capital Punishment
- ... obviously guarantees that the criminal will never commit another crime, for the murderer is dead, but, there is no evidence that capital punishment deters another individual from committing murder (Glover 139). Furthermore, it is a high moral price to pay when studies have proven that few convicted murderers commit further crimes of violence. An alternative, one that is far less inhumane, is a policy of life imprisonment without the possibility of ... action. From the time of arrest to the point of execution, it can be estimated that a single death sentence costs between one to three million dollars per case (NCADP). Some studies have figures as high as seven million per case. Life imprisonment, including incarceration, costs roughly five hundred thousand dollars. The millions of dollars spent on the unnecessary killing of one individual cuts into funds for more important needs, such ...
- 5587: The Autobiography of Malcom X
- ... father and laid him on a railway track, claiming he committed suicide. Alone and without money, Louise Little got more and more desperate, before the white authorities sent her to a mental hospital. Malcolm attended school until eighth grade living with different families. When his teacher stopped him from trying to become a lawyer, he dropped out of school and went to his older half sister, Ella, who lived in Boston. There, he took a job as a shoeshine boy at the Roseland Ballroom. A career as a hustler seemed a more tempting option ...
- 5588: Spin Cycle
- ... must be deeper explanations as well. Bill Clinton is the most investigated president since Richard Nixon--facing inquiries into Whitewater, campaign fundraising abuses, and sexual misconduct--and yet improbably began 1998 with approval ratings as high as those of Ronald Reagan. But the new year has brought a barrage of new allegations, and the president and his advisers face once again the challenge of spinning news to their advantage, a challenge ... Just sit back and let Howard Kurtz take you on a journey through the political media circus, where the ringmaster’s on the president’s team manage to keep their leader’s approval rating surprisingly high. In spite of the never ending parade of scandals.
- 5589: Adult Punishments For Children
- ... committing such heinous crimes and understanding why they committed the crime? These young people don't have the mental capacity to distinguish between right and wrong. Some of these young people haven't even attended school, and here they are, being tried as adults. A person's childhood is where one learns about life. One learns right from wrong, good from evil, and how to control one's emotions. What would ... our government sets a limit like this, shouldn't a limit be set for an age at which children can be tried as adults? Recently, a first grader in our country brought a gun to school and shot some of his classmates after a disagreement. Should this child be tried as an adult for this crime? He is 6 years old. Is this too young?
- 5590: Capital Punishment
- ... not, and therefore it is not effective and somewhat contributes to the problem. I must point out though that states that have the death penalty are usually highly urbanized areas that most likely will have high crime rates because of the large population. Rather, in rural states there is no need for the death penalty because the population is most likely low and scattered throughout the region. States that practice capital punishment do so because of high crime rates, not vice versa. Abolitionists also state that the death penalty is a racist punishment, and only given to African Americans. In the May 11, 1998 issue of JET magazine it stated that over ...
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