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- 301: Thomas Jefferson
- ... haired and freckled. His mind broadened and expanded fast under the tutelage of Dr. William Small, a Scotchman and the professor of mathematics, who made young Jefferson his companion in his walks, and showed an interest in the talented youth, which the latter gratefully remembered throughout life. Jefferson was by choice a farmer and never lost interest in the management of his estate. One day, while a student at law, he wandered into the legislature and was thrilled by the glowing speech of Patrick Henry who replied to an interruption: If this ... the improvement of my fortune, nor to wear any other character than that of a farmer." Thus, during his career of nearly half a century, he was impartial in his consideration of questions of public interest. His first important speech was in favor of the repeal of the law that compelled a master when he freed his slaves to send them out of the colony. The measure was overwhelmingly defeated, ...
- 302: Teen Homicide
- ... Teenage homicide has gone from the inner cities to suburbs. Homicide in teens has overall increased dramatically; many of the stories you read about homicide in the newspapers are committed by teens. Why? Homicide victimization rates for teenagers and young adults increased while the rates for older age groups dramatically decreased. Although homicide rates have overall decreased, the homicide victimization rates for 14-17 year-olds increased almost 150% from 1985 to 1993. The homicide rates for 14 and under has only slightly increased which is to be ...
- 303: Hydroponic Gardening
- ... more recent historical times, beginning around the 1920's, scientists became interested in, began to experiment with, and first used the term Hydroponics. The experimentation continued sporadically throughout the 1920's and 30's, but interest died out and the experiments were virtually abandoned. This loss of interest was due mainly to the high costs involved and a large number of technical problems. Approximately twenty years later there was a renewed interest in hydroponics, but as in previous times the effort was not sustained. This time it was due to the lack of pesticides available at the time as well as the cost factor again. Beginning ...
- 304: Against Gun Control
- ... 18 studies of the effects of gun availability among potential victims and criminals found that the overall effect on criminal violence was zero.(4) In one study, researchers found no significant differences in total robbery rates between cities where guns were widely available and cities where they were not; in cities with fewer firearms, armed robbers simply used other weapons.(5)The best available evidence, based on at least eight national ... used about as often for defensive as for criminal purposes.6 The experience of other nations also provides little support for the notion that guns cause crime.(7) Switzerland has one of the lowest murder rates in the world, and it requires all able-bodied males between the ages of 20 and 50 to have a military-issued automatic weapon, ammunition and other equipment in their dwellings. (8) Israel, which has an extremely low crime rate but is vulnerable to enemies including terrorists, depends on the defensive value of widespread civilian gun possession. Denmark and Finland also have high rates of gun ownership and low crime rates. The experience of these countries shows that widespread gun possession is compatible with low crime rates. How many violent crimes involving guns are committed each year? FBI ...
- 305: Transcendentalists Hippies A C
- ... most common ways that people break the law. When people break the law there are unappetizing consequences. A speeding ticket is an effective form of discipline: paying for a ticket, traffic school, and higher insurance rates. Paying for a speeding ticket is an unpleasant experience. A ticket can be outrageously expensive depending on how fast you were speeding. Some states charge ten to twenty dollars per mile an hour over the ... have never taken if given the chance. The unpleasantness associated with a speeding ticket is almost finished when you have completed the course. A reoccurring reminder of a previous mistake is evident in higher insurance rates. Most insurance companies feel that speeding tickets make someone a higher risk. So, to offset the risk they raise the premium. Which means it is more expensive to obtain insurance. If the insurance company decides to raise your rates by only ten dollars it can have a lasting effect. When the ticket falls off your driving, the record, usually in three to five years, you have spent more than one thousand dollars more ...
- 306: Poussin And Roman Influences I
- ... peasant class. In spite of the modest means of his family, his parents struggled to give him a complete education in Latin and letters where he discovered at an early age his natural talent and interest for drawing. Close to the age of seventeen he met an artist by the name of Quentin Varin who had traveled to his hometown to paint altarpieces. Varin recognized the young Poussin's innate talent ... was surely familiar. This painting depicts a famous image from Roman mythological history. After the founding of Rome by Romulus, it was discovered that there were not enough women in the Roman population. In the interest of preserving his city, Romulus invited the people of a neighboring population, the Sabines, to a celebration within the walls of Rome. Upon their arrival the Roman men captured the appalled Sabine women. After much ... retreated from Rome, leaving their women behind. The women were then made wives of the Roman men, and according the myth it was soon realized by all that the violent event was in the best interest for the future of Rome Russel, 1969). In this image we see the event at the climatic moment of the actual capture of the women. The dramatic poses and rapid movement from highlight to ...
- 307: The Sports Medicine Profession
- ... Below is an example of what a typical sports doctor will do before getting their degree: It has become increasingly evident over the past 25 years that there is a need for data on injury rates for the variety of sports and physical activities in which people of all ages are becoming involved. The research literature on the epidemiology of sports-related injuries has been growing slowly as various individuals and ... is being done to define risk levels. Such information is needed in order to make informed decisions as to the value of participating in a particular activity, and to provide clues as to how injury rates can be reduced. This paper presents some of the preliminary results on exercise patterns and injury rates for a six month study of a small sample of regularly exercising subjects. This pilot study was undertaken to test data collection forms and procedures for a planned longitudinal, prospective study of exercise and ...
- 308: Elites And The Masses
- ... bureaucracies to handle increased industrialization reflect the functional emphasis within managerialism In the managerial perspective, democracy is seen as a consequence of elite competition (Alford and Friedland, p.176). Organizations such as political parties and interest groups are dependent upon mass membership and participation, but participation is mobilized by the elites of these organizations, who compete for more power. They gain power by accumulating more popular support, and could further use ... to become more rationalized. Rationalization of the state occurs in many ways. Planning agencies staffed by experts attempt to develop long-range plans to deal with problems that may not be the current objects of interest group demands (Alford and Friedland, p. 178). Rationalization is facilitated by elite competition. Elites must gain strength by building popular support and can manipulate information to gain more power. It protects elites from outside mass ... This notion tells us that only the most efficient bureaucracies will survive and adapt to the ever growing complexities of society. The political emphasizes that elites create structures for their own advantage, despite the best interest of society. Organizations will strategize to increase their own power, and only listen to the masses when their own power as an elite gets threatened. An organization will use its power to manipulate information ...
- 309: Teenage Sex
- ... Costs of Adolescent Childbearing, researchers note, "During her first 12 years of parenthood, the average adolescent mother receives income and food stamps valued at just over $17,000 annually
" Recent declines in pregnancy and birth rates, however, are encouraging. The rates keep dropping and are showing no signs of increase, yet. The rate of pregnancies has dropped from a peak of 117 for every 1,000 young women ages 15 to 19 in 1990, to 101 ... about 1 in 4 sexually experienced teens-acquire an STD (Guttmacher, 1998). The more common sexually transmitted diseases include HIV (caused by the AIDS virus), herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and genital warts. Teens have higher rates of contracting gonorrhea than do sexually active men and women aged 20 to 44. Chlamydia is more common among teens than among older men and women; in some settings, 10-29% of sexually active ...
- 310: History Of Psychology
- ... but at last in 1872 he got he opportunity he had been waiting for. He was asked to teach on a newly instituted physiology course at Harvard. James excelled as a teacher provoking enthusiasm and interest from his students. He was charming and vivacious and very much involved personally with many of his students. He conveyed his own love of a subject to his students beautifully and with ease. James had ... He soon renamed the course " The Relations between Physiology and Psychology" and while he was working on his book The Principles of Psychology, between 1878 and 1890, he focused exclusively on psychology. As James's interest in psychology grew so he was determined to spread its message. He was extremely influential in this area as he brought the new science to life and taught in a way that all could understand ... Watson, 1963, page 325). James proved himself to be an accomplished writer and his exciting way of conveying psychology lead to it quickly becoming the leading psychology text in English. In later years James's interest in psychology dwindled and he worked more in philosophy. However, James can be seen as the man that not only spread the new science academically but who brought it to the people. As well ...
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