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- 501: Ancient Babylon
- ... slaves who were of course the lowest class. The next section in the code was the Commercial Law. This had to do with business transactions and most things relating to business. It set up 20% interest rates. There was a political economy based on economic status. The wealthy classes were the creditors and the poorer class was the debtors. After the Commercial Law came the Penal Law. This had to do with ...
- 502: The Death Penalty: Why We Should Have Capital Punishment?
- ... us to eliminate all prisons as well because they do not seem to be any more effective in the deterrence of crime. Others say that states which do have the death penalty have higher crime rates than those that don't, that a more severe punishment only inspires more severe crimes. I must point out that every state in the union is different. These differences include the populations, number of cities, and yes, the crime rates. Strongly urbanized states are more likely to have higher crime rates than states that are more rural, such as those that lack capital punishment. The states that have capital punishment have it because of their high crime rate, not the other way around. In the ...
- 503: Landscape Architecture as a Career
- ... of today^Òs profession of landscape architecture can be traced to the early treatments of outdoor space by successive ancient cultures, from Persia and Egypt through Greece and Rome (ASLA 3). During the Renaissance, this interest in outdoor space, which had waned during the Middle Ages, was revived with splendid results in Italy and gave rise to ornate villas, gardens, and great outdoor piazzas. The history of the profession in North ... field through the year 2000, although any periods of downturn in the construction industry could cause temporary slow periods (VGM 241). There are about 19,000 practicing professional landscape architects. City and regional planning programs, interest in environmental protection, and the growth of transportation systems and recreational areas will contribute to the demand for qualified landscape architects, as will the general growth in population. Landscape architects usually advance by moving to ... or landscape architectural are located all over the country. Forty-seven colleges offer bachelor’s degree programs in landscape architecture that are approved by the American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA-Colleges). Some colleges of interest are the University of Arizona, the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, and Purdue University. Landscape architects usually require a bachelor^Òs or master^Òs degree in landscape architecture for entry into the ...
- 504: Women In Math And Science
- ... t given the opportunity to learn or show them and when the women in these science classes finally had the opportunity they thrived and enjoyed the classes. The most noted reason for these women's interest in science they said was a relationship with their teacher. "They mentioned instructors who considered them able, kept their projects to show others, gave positive encouragement, and demonstrated high regard for students" (Taylor and Sweetnam ... young girls? I am sure it isn't because the teachers don't care about the students, but they must be aware of their impact on the students. Students tend to internalize their teacher's interest and if students think that the teacher isn't happy teaching and does not enjoy being with them in the classroom, they will be less motivated to learn. Some subtle behaviors such are sighing in ... and math courses they take. Boys more commonly take upper division courses that lead to careers in these fields. Due to the way in which young girls are typically taught these courses they often lose interest or have such high anxiety that they just stop taking classes in science and math. In an idealistic classroom there would be complete involvement by everyone and gender bias would not exist. Unfortunately we ...
- 505: An Overview Of Student Acceleration
- ... play behaviour, exceptional memory, rapid pace of learning, mathematical ability and probing questions are all deemed to be highly developed. The final area is language development, where signs of highly developed language include early speech, interest in the sound of language, the use of complex sentences and extensive vocabulary and finally, creating rhymes and stories. Having discussed characteristics of gifted and talented behaviour it becomes useful to determine how educators select ... to match their academic ability. Braggett (1985) further identified four main types of acceleration options. These are: 1. Traditional grade skipping. 2. Jumping a grade in stages during a particular year. 3. Catering for individual rates of progression by offering a range of enrichment and acceleration options. 4. Completing a differentiated curriculum in a shortened time. (Braggett, 1985, cited in Eales & Paoli, 1991, p.140). It is not sufficient to only ...
- 506: Deregulation Of The Airline In
- ... airports. „h Flexibility ¡V such as allowing users to select and fly desired routes. „h Predictability ¡V such as meeting flight schedules even in adverse weather conditions. „h Capacity ¡V such as increasing aircraft arrival rates to airports. „h Efficiency ¡V such as saving fuel by reducing taxing times to/from the runways. „h Security ¡V such as controlling access to facilities and critical information systems. The NAS Architecture is essential ... the FAA¡¦s bureaucratic corporate culture. And they do not address the inherent problems of the ATC system being part of the federal budget process, subject to external micromanagement, and subject to a conflict of interest between safety regulation and ATC operations. They believe the United States should follow the example of Britain, Germany, Switzerland and most recently, Canada, in fundamentally restructuring air traffic control. It is their opinion that a ...
- 507: Women In The Labour Force
- ... them with excellent benefits. In Japan there is a drop in female economic activity, the reason why is it affects their marriage and the care of their only child. An observation of labour force participation rates in Canada show that female rates rose a lot between 1971 and 1981, while the male rate rose unnoticeably. The increase in the female participation rate was found in all age groups except in older women. For women aged 15 to ... rate was as almost as high as the men. But the largest increase was in the age group of 25-44 years old, where the rate rose almost 50 percent. This meant that the participation rates of the females had become more alike with the men. Family status also influenced the female participation rate but later on during 1981 it had a more less affect than in 1971. According to ...
- 508: The Internet Its Effects And Its Future
- ... and exploited were sold at high prices through tightknit, difficult-to-access networks. Today, those illegal pictures are available for free online, at any hour of the day. Anyone with rudimentary computer skills and an interest in the material can obtain it. Computer networks can also allow pedophiles to identify and contact potential victims without revealing their identities. Often, adult predators pretend to be children until they have gained their victims ... the businesses connecting to the Net will ¡§make it big¡¨, it is obvious that those which don¡¦t will be left behind. But one thing is certain: The Internet is dynamic, will sustain high growth rates and will serve as the platform for international commerce well into the foreseeable future. Today the Internet is a highly effective tool for communicating, for gathering information and for cooperation between dispersed locations. There is ...
- 509: Justice In Plato Vs. Justice I
- ... over nineteen years and teaching at the Platonic Academy, Aristotle had many different views in regards to justice in society. Plato felt that justice was harmony, while Aristotle felt that it was in the common interest or in other words: justice was a compromise. I will attempt to provide a deeper understanding of this dilemma. (Justice is harmony) One would tend to believe that peace, and good will among all individuals ... as a situation where the owner wanted to go hunting with his knife it would be just to return the knife to him or her. Thrasymachus interjects that justice is that which is in the interest of the stronger party. When he emphasized "stronger party" he implied governing bodies such as political leaders. He said that a community's people would follow leaders because the leader's law would be justice and it would be the constitution of the community. The problem here is that corrupt officials may make laws and regulations that wouldn't be fair to all or even be in the worst interest of some. Some officials would make laws to simply benefit their own interests. At one point Thrasymachus said that perfect injustice pays better than perfect justice. Socrates changed Thrasymachus' mindset by making him agree ...
- 510: Justice In Plato Versus Justic
- ... over nineteen years and teaching at the Platonic Academy, Aristotle had many different views in regards to justice in society. Plato felt that justice was harmony, while Aristotle felt that it was in the common interest or in other words: justice was a compromise. I will attempt to provide a deeper understanding of this dilemma. (Justice is harmony) One would tend to believe that peace, and good will among all individuals ... as a situation where the owner wanted to go hunting with his knife it would be just to return the knife to him or her. Thrasymachus interjects that justice is that which is in the interest of the stronger party. When he emphasized "stronger party" he implied governing bodies such as political leaders. He said that a community's people would follow leaders because the leader's law would be justice and it would be the constitution of the community. The problem here is that corrupt officials may make laws and regulations that wouldn't be fair to all or even be in the worst interest of some. Some officials would make laws to simply benefit their own interests. At one point Thrasymachus said that perfect injustice pays better than perfect justice. Socrates changed Thrasymachus' mindset by making him agree ...
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