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- 4151: Bill Gates
- ... Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America take advantage of new technologies and the Information Age. In 1994 Gates established the William H. Gates Foundation, which supports a variety of initiatives of particular interest to Gates and his family. The focus of Gates' philanthropy is in four areas: education; world public health and population; non-profit, civic and arts organizations; and Puget Sound-area capital campaigns. Bill and Melinda ...
- 4152: Beware -- Witch Hunt In Sessio
- ... in another agency Since the initiation of this investigation considerable progress has been made in removing homosexuals and similar undesirable employees from positions in the Government. However, it should be borne in mind that public interest cannot be adequately protected unless responsible officials adopt and maintain a realistic and vigilant attitude toward the problems of sex perverts in the Government (Duberman, 181-185) Appendix B The ten factors are: Personality Structure ...
- 4153: Baseball And American Popular
- ... Costello s Who s on First? routine(Abbott, p.1-5). Though it was created during a different era than my own, it shows how long the game of baseball has gripped the enthusiasm and interest of American culture. Many motion pictures have recently been made regarding the subject of baseball. Field of Dreams was a movie about a farmer who heard a voice telling him to, "Build it and they ...
- 4154: Bacons Rebellion
- ... to pull themselves out of their depression, they adopted a strict policy of Mercantilism. Mercantilism according to Webster's Dictionary is the doctrine that arose in Europe with the decline of feudalism, that the economic interest of the nation could be strengthened by the government by the protection of home industries, as through tariffs, by increasing foreign trade, and a balance of exports over imports. In other words it was a ...
- 4155: Background Paper Of China
- ... toys and sporting goods. The industries that China have are iron and steel, coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemical fertilizers, footwear, toys, food processing, autos, consumer electronics and telecommunications The exchange rates of china are yuan (¥) per US$1-8.28. The GDP in China is purchasing power parity-$4.42 trillion agriculture: 19% industry: 49% services: 32%. The population in China is 1,246,871,951 ...
- 4156: Babe Ruth 2
- ... transformed baseball from a sport, to a national pastime when it needed it the most. Coming off of the wake of the Black Socks scandal, baseball was headed downhill. It had a bad reputation, and interest was waning. The dead-ball era was dragging on, and there were to few baseball "purists" left to support it. Baseball was in search of a new audience, and Babe Ruth handed it to them ...
- 4157: Ancient Greek Theatre Architec
- ... a fire broke out in the middle of the fifth century BCE in Athens, stone steps, flanked by wings that curved or angled forward, replaced the wooden seats (Norwich 56). At the same time, the interest in theatre was in full swing. Athens at the time was the cultural Mecca of the world (Brockett 4ed 41). As a result, they had to keep increasing the size of the theatre. The lower ...
- 4158: Ancient Egypt 2
- ... they feel is the most intriguing aspect of a specific culture. In this manner, museum officials are looking to attract more people and consequently bring in more money. Capitalistically speaking, it is in their best interest to overstress the parts of an exhibit to which the public will be attracted. In doing so, however, the museum visitor does not get an objective view of the culture of a country. The Field ...
- 4159: Analyse The Historical And Cur
- ... proved unexpected for voters who in 1981 had been promised a break with capitalism (Forbes and Hewlett, 1998, p.12). Yet it cannot fully explain their desertion to the right, who proposed the same with interest. However, the phenomenon of structural unemployment, with its increases to a new record high in nearly every year between 1981 and 1993, speaks of a failure of the PS which their voters were unable to ...
- 4160: American Indian Stories
- ... different ideas about religion, which undoubtedly created tension. Therefore, a significant controversy in the text is over whether the white man s intent in ministering to the children is actually in the Indian s best interest. Because of the Quaker s actions, innocent people had to make numerous sacrifices and deal with senseless hardships. Throughout the School Days section of the text, the main character expresses her feelings relative to going ...
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