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- 1611: The Sedition Act of 1798
- ... Papers #10, "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." He went on to explain that faction is part of human nature; "that the CAUSES of faction cannot ... States, a large standing Army raised by the President (Congress was to raise and support armies,) a Department of Navy, funding and excise taxes, and, in foreign policy, a neutrality that was sympathetic to British interest to the detriment of France. Many legislators, especially those in the south, were alarmed to the point that a separation of the Union was suggested as the only way to deal with Hamilton's successes ...
- 1612: Malthus' Principle of Population: Today and the Future
- ... Fertile Society While the annual population growth seems to have reached a plateau, the the world has added 85 to 90 million people every year for the last decade. Recent regional decreases in population growth rates coupled with dramatic gains in agricultural production mask the severity of the problem which is just now becoming evident in terms of real numbers. A world population of 250 million at the beginning of Christianity ... has now grown to 5.7 billion in spite of wars, plagues, famine, and epidemics. Unrestrained, this growth could continue until world population approaches 11 billion in the year 2050. (Using currently assumed declining growth rates). An unchecked continuation of the AIDS epidemic would infect 320 million people by the year 2050 but would have a negligible effect on the total food requirements of the 11,000 million. Each month the ...
- 1613: Home School
- ... parents challenged the certification requirement as a burden on the free exercise of religion. This was rejected by the Michigan Supreme Court, regarding certification as a minimal burden that was outweighed by the State's interest in providing proper education. In People v. DeJonge parents claimed the right to educate their children at home, as an exercise in religious freedom. The court upheld the state law ruling that the state's interest in educated citizens outweigh the rights claimed by the parents (Fischer, 1995). In a related Michigan case, People v. Bennett (1983), the State Supreme Court ruling involving home-school families that had been convicted of ...
- 1614: Disease In Africa
- ... through a central nervous system. Humans contract Malaria by falling victim to a mosquito that has the virus. Once the mosquito bites its prey, the disease spreads fairly quickly. Thus resulting in extremely fast death rates among humans. The history of malaria can be traced all the way to AD 500. It is a disease that still to this day devours humans. "Malaria affects about 250 million people per year, killing ... Europeans who first came into Africa experienced disease at its worst. "After the fifteenth century, when European traders began to arrive by sea along the African coast, they made the same discovery, that their death rates were astronomical."(Bohannan & Curtin, 39) These Europeans were the pioneers from the outside world who first witnessed the destruction of disease. Once these explorers went back to Africa and told about the rich minerals and ...
- 1615: Gun Control
- ... to claim that possession of a gun turns average citizens into bloodthirsty lunatics. This theory falls apart under close scrutiny. If legal possession of a firearm caused this sort of attitude, then why are crime rates highest in areas such as Washington, D.C. and New York City which have strict gun control laws? And why are crime rates dropping in sates such as Florida where private ownership of firearms is encourage? Simply stated, legal ownership of a gun does not cause crime(86). The most recent efforts of the gun control lobby has ...
- 1616: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... America against us.' . . . . By the 1950s trade with Latin America accounted for a quarter of American exports, and 80 per cent of the investment in Latin America was also American. The Americans had a vested interest in the region that it would remain pro-American. The Guatemalan adventure can be seen as another of the factors that lead the American government to believe that it could handle Casto. Before the Second ... who had once been their lawyer, his brother Allen the Director of Central Intelligence who was a share holder, and Robert Cutler head of the National Security Council. In what was a clear conflict of interest, the security apparatus of the United States decided to take action against the Guatemalans. From May 1st, 1954, to June 18th, the Central Intelligence Agency did everything in its power to overthrow the government of ...
- 1617: The Great Depression
- ... land to plant crops. The money came from tax on millers, meat packers, and other food industries. In June of that same year the Farm Credit Act was passed. This act helped farmers get low interest loans. With this act, farmers wouldn't lose their farms to the banks that held the mortgages. The farmers who lost their farms already would also receive low interest loans(Drewry and O'connor 569). The Great Depression was the end result of World War I. It affected the rich and poor alike, factory workers and farmers, bankers and stockbrokers. In short, it affected ...
- 1618: Botany and Botanists
- ... the better good of humanity. One of the many great things about being a botanist is that there is so much diversity in the type of job you can have. All people, regardless of background, interest, or ability, can find careers in botany that can satisfy their needs. This profession is also an equal opportunity choice. There are just as many women in the occupation as there are men. If you ... But by using this new technology, scientists can place these nutrients into foods eaten by humans. This could help us dramatically, but more research is required for this to become common-place. Another area of interest is cell membranes. Scientists want to understand how these things work because all forms of life have cell membranes, but scientists still do not understand fully its activities. Living things could not exist without these ...
- 1619: Eating Disorders
- ... higher risk for eating disorders if they suffer from depression, personality disorder, or substance abuse. Anorexia and Bulimia have typically occurred in teenagers, however, over the past forty years, while they have increased among teenagers, rates have tripled among adult women. Complications brought on by Anorexia are dangerous. Although many women with anorexia recover after treatment, many remain thin and display traits including perfectionism and a drive for thinness that could keep them at risk for recurrence of the disorder. Recovery usually takes between four and seven years. Many studies of anorexic patients have reported death rates ranging from 4% to 20%. Patients who are at the lowest weights when they are first treated are in the greatest danger. Heart disease is the most common medical cause of death in people with ...
- 1620: Women's Roles in the Revolution
- ... pension. All women trengthened the nation, but a few stood out from the others. Mary Otis Warren was one of them. She was a very educated woman, especially for the time, and had a vivid interest in the war. She became he most noted historian of the revolution, and her records wtill are a good historical source on this subject. Abigail Adams was another important woman of the revolution. She addressed ... views on rights and tyranny were never far apart. Abigail had a shrewd awaremess of the political and social ideas of her time. many letters written to her husband while they were separated showed her interest in public affairs. In seventeen seventy-six, while John was attending the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Abigail tried to persuade his to extend the rights of women. She wrote: In the code of laws ...
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