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- 421: A Man For All Seasons- Every Man Has His Price
- ... compromise their principles in exchange for something that benefits them. This shows us that at the end of the day we all, other than a few, will only be looking out for our own self-interest. Money is probably the most common thing that would be offered to someone to compromise his or her principles for example. Money is a benefit and most people, being human, will accept it, as it would be in their self-interest to do so. The play gives us a range of characters that have different prices, most of which are met, and shows the benefits gained. The Common Man represents us. He is as relevant in ... and just wants enough money to get by with, without getting into dangerous situations. He also shows how we will manipulate a situation to suit our own needs and wants. The Common Man shows self-interest on a small scale. Take for example when More is using the Common Man's boat and the issue of payment comes up. He asks More to 'make it worth his while". This shows ...
- 422: Online And Research Journalism
- ... even more important in a fragmented market, as mass events or stars now become the focus of enormous audiences desiring unity and shared experiences. Information overload and diversity of sources will result in a growing interest in recognisable brands. The selection and personalisation that the new media make possible should not be heralded as the only desired way to consume news. Even though the use of the online resource can point ... relevant than their printed counterparts. Readers indicate that online news might best be selected just as traditional reports are, on the basis of professional standards of newsworthiness, not as measured against individual scales of personal interest. I suggest that news, to such readers, is defined as what appears in a newspaper or on a newscast, not as what matches their standards of personal interest: The democratic problems that have been noticed, such as waning interest in the political process and lack of trust reflected in lower voter turn out, may be a reflection of many developments in society. ...
- 423: Year 2000 Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact
- ... In the year 2000 however, the computer will subtract 57 from 00 and say that I am - 57 years old. This error will affect any calculation that produces or uses time spans, such as an interest calculation. Banker's beware!!! Bringing the problem closer to the home-front, let's examine how the CAPS system is going to be affected. As CAPS is a multifaceted system, I will focus on one ... in the phone company computers, the NewYorker will be billed from 00 to 99, a phone call some 99 years long!!! (p. 1) What if you deposit $100 into a savings account that pays 5% interest annually. The following year you decide to close your account. The bank computer figures your $100 was there for one year at 5% interest, so you get $105 back, simple enough. What happens though, if you don't take your money out before the year 2000? The computer will re-do the calculation exactly the same way. Your ...
- 424: Woodrow Wilson and His Ability To be an Effective President
- ... he showed to be a great democratic leader in many areas. He managed to accomplish a lot, despite his poor health that he had to deal with since his childhood. Wilson always had a strong interest in government and was always looking for changes and improvements. As president he was never afraid to show a bit of a radical side when it came to making changes. He was constantly pushing for ... were dedicated to convincing the U.S. to join his League of Nations. Woodrow Wilson was born December 28, 1856. Through his childhood he was often sick. This did not keep him from building an interest in education. His father and him would read out loud to each other and discuss the books. If they were not reading often the two would sit and talk about recent events. He later moved ... while in school, he showed a poor ability to be a lawyer. During this time he was in and out of sickness. Wilson did not really want to be a lawyer. His main area of interest was in politics. His first taste of politics was during his term as Governor of New Jersey. He took this seat in office with sites of presidency two years later. He let this be ...
- 425: Dementia
- ... the most 11% and is probably far lower, with drugs, metabolic causes and depression accounting for about two thirds of the cases (Clarfield, 1989). Overall, there are no significant gender differences in prevalence and incidence rates for dementia as a whole. However, for AD, there is an increased prevalnce in females. Jorm et al. (1987) estimate a female to male AD prevalence ratio of 1.6. Ethnically there seem to be ... review of the Wang (1978) and Barclay et al. (1985) studies. The Wang study examined senile dementia (mean age of onset 71.3 years) and presenile dementia (mean age of onset 53.8 years) survival rates during the 1960s. Senile dementia patients survived on the average 6.0 years, close to half of the expected survival rate (11.1 years) of similarly aged non demented people. Presenile demented patients survived slightly longer an average of 6.9 years, against an expected survival of 22.3 years. The Barclay et al. Studies examined survival rates in AD and MID patients in the 1980s. The mean survival rates for AD and multi-infarct dementia were 8.1 and 6.7 years respectively. Interestingly, the survival rate of demented women on ...
- 426: Regulating Big Companies
- ... for a Russian official spilling the beans, the United States may never have found out about these illegal computer sales. As stated in the book, Banking on Fraud, the Moscow-based subsidiary showed that self-interest and opportunism are reinforced by the reward structure. The book also defines opportunism as the selected or distorted disclosure of information in a transaction. This definition fits this illegal sale of computers right on the head. IBM took this opportunity out of self-interest, and used Russian middlemen to distort the disclosure of information on the sales. I personally feel that this case illustrates the need for more regular checks on the activity of sales made in overseas countries ... set aside the money it would have to return if the inflated number was caught. They knew that even if It was found, Southwest would merely have to pay the money and without fines or interest. After the hospitals were sure the trick had gone undetected for two or three years, and the risk of a full audit had passed, the money could be counted as profits. It is illegal ...
- 427: The Great Gatsby: The Question of Nick Carraway's Integrity
- ... later do we realize peril of this course. In the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the journey from delight to disappointment may be seen in the narrator, Nick Carraway. Moving from initial interest to romantic allure to moral repugnance, Nick's relationship with Jordan Baker traces a painfully familiar, all-to-human arc. Nick's initial interest in Jordan is mainly for her looks and charm. Upon first sight of her at the Buchanan's mansion, he is at once drawn to her appearance. He Notes her body "extended full length" on ... and her apparent simple sunniness: "Time for this good girl to go to bed," she says. When Daisy begins her matchmaking of Nick and Jordan, we sense that she is only leading where Nick's interest is already taking him. It is Jordan, then, who makes Nick feel comfortable at Gatsby's party, as we sense what Nick senses: they're becoming a romantic couple. As they drive home a ...
- 428: Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign
- ... arising from the impact on society of the increasingly pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and information distribution." In addition, the EFF also notes that it "will support litigation in the public interest to preserve, protect and extend First Amendment rights within the realm of computing and telecommunications technology ." Also in the press release that announced the formation of the EFF, Kapor said, "It is becoming increasingly obvious ... and it fits right in with today's fast moving society. A person can see the Blue Ribbon icon, and can immediately see what it means. There is no time for the person to lose interest due to making a phone call or waiting for a postal letter to be delivered. Therefore on a daily basis I was seeing the Blue Ribbon Campaign icons, and several times I clicked on those ... blue ribbon icon and allow the EFF to give it away to be used for the same cause. This entire emphasis on the graphic image of the campaign is a smart move because people's interest is aroused by images more than words. If the words "Blue Ribbon Campaign" were seen everywhere, the impact would be less dramatic than the colored image of the blue ribbon that accompanies these words. ...
- 429: Private Cable TV
- ... in 1984. You will find more about the introduction on the following page. There were 15 Germany-based TV-broadcasters in 1994. To summarise, today the Germany-based TV-broadcasters are : public: ARD private (general interest): ZDF RTL Arte (with F) Sat 1 3-Sat (with AU + CH) Pro7 DW-TV (foreign service) private (special interest): private (pay TV): Kabel 1 Premiere Vox Viva RTL 2 DSF n-tv Definitions on the next page! 4.2 CABLE/SATELLITE TV The German PTT developed as one of the first PTT«s in ... to be controlled. The strongest regulation is that no one is allowed to hold more than 50% on an broadcaster. An other important mechanism is the declaration of a channel, there are declarations as "special interest" (only one topic, e.g. sport, movies), "general interest" (with information/news) and "pay TV". The most important german media-investors are Bertelsmann (RTL, Premiere) and the Kirch-Group (Sat 1, Kabel 1, Pro ...
- 430: Lord Of The Dead
- ... convinced that their issues are the preeminent ones. For many of them, any Realpolitik to advance their cause is justified; as Benhabib rightly points out, they have no larger vision of social justice and little interest in taking on the concerns of other progressive causes. But I do not see what is postmodern in any of this. The passive and reified sense of identity at work here, the crude conception of ... the politics of identity as simply a struggle over the conditions of self-formation. The interdependence of class, race, and gender issues ought to be considered, not as the occasional confluence of discrete single-issue interest groups, nor as the commonly decentered construction of multifarious identities. What the historical politics of class and race can teach us is that material issues of resources, of access to the protection of service institutions ... how we construct our identities and our relations with one another. Issues about the environment, AIDS, sexual harassment, animal rights, and so on, are not merely symbolic or cultural issues; nor are they necessarily single interest-group issues. Framed well, they hold promise as parts of forming durable, multifaceted coalitions; framed poorly, they are divisive and force people into the sort of with us or against us dichotomies that MacKinnon, ...
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