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- 741: Bureacracy In Japan
- ... industrial/business structure. This has been done through the auspices of institutions such as Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Keirietsu/Ziabatsu (or other such interest groups). The LDP's diversion of government funds to dissatisfied groups (i.e. "pork barrel" politics) and the creation of very close personal and financial linkages between government and industry served as the driving force ... for such a long time, major policy decisions have inevitably revolved around the conservative party and its internal political process. In this decision making system, the bureaucrats as well as the business industries and other interest groups, large and small play important parts. The LDP has ruled Japan since 1955, and with the bureaucracy at its side, its influence appears to be increasing. Seeing this, a close and personal relationship can be built by a conservative politician with the bureaucrats, and the other interest groups. The LDP acts in coordination and cooperation with the bureaucrats and the business industries in shaping Japan's public policies. The one-party LDP rule shaped the particular nature of the Japanese political ...
- 742: Brief History of the NRA
- ... Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Department of Justice have done studies that only show 7% of armed career criminals obtain firearms from legally licensed shops. The FBI reported in 1993 and 1994 that homicide rates had dropped 5%. Attorney General Janet Reno credited the reduction to community policing, while criminologists attributed the trend to maturing gang members who are now less willing to reside turf disputes violently. Neither attributed the ... the system without a hitch.8 When President Clinton signed the bill into law, he was already provided with information that said the bill would have no effect on the states with the highest crime rates. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were exempt from the 5 day wait since they already had gun delaying measures in place. These states and D.C. account for 63% of all violent crimes ... in the case of U.S. vs. Cruinshank. A militia is defined under federal law to include all able bodied persons of age.12 States with right to carry laws have lower overall violent crime rates than other states. The homicide rate is 28% lower. Survey research by criminologist Gary Kleck shows that there are at least 2.5 million cases of protective firearms. "The U.S. Department of Justice ...
- 743: Iran Iraq War
- ... Despite the blatant rejection of the Iraqi application, the members continued to view fundamentalist Iran as the more immediate threat and Saudi Arabia and Kuwait continued to provide material aid to Iraq. The council expressed interest in cooperation with the United States but still wanted to keep actual forces at arm's length. They did not agree with the United States regarding the nature of the threat to regional stability. The ... of its support. To restore its position in the Gulf, the United States agreed to re-flag and convoy Kuwaiti ships. Protection of the flow of oil was in any case still a paramount American interest, and President Reagan affirmed his commitment to safeguard Gulf exports. Along with the re-flagging, went a major American naval deployment to protect the tankers. The United States and Saudi Arabia maintained their close military ... addition to demands for compensation for revenues allegedly lost due to Kuwaiti oil sales in excess of OPEC quotas and for oil pumped from oil fields claimed by Iraq, Saddam Hussein's government renewed its interest in Bubiyan and Warbah islands. He cleared the way for action by beginning negotiations for a final settlement with Iran, massing troops on the Kuwaiti border, and sounding out the American reaction to a ...
- 744: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... which was struggling to suppress an independence movement in Cuba. He was animated both by strategic considerations and by the conviction that “superior” nations had the rights and duty to dominate “inferior” ones in the interest in civilizations. In his address he declared: “No triumph of peace is quite so great as the supreme triumph of war.” In 1989 Roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary to accept a lieutenant colonel ... nominee, he defended big business in his “New Nationalism” platform. The first major achievement of Roosevelt’s second term was the Hepburn Act of 1906, which gave the Interstate Commerce Commission power to fix railroad rates and to prohibit discrimination among shippers. He also helped secure the Pure Food and Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act. Always the advocate, “Teddie”, did suggest a variety of changes that became laws later ...
- 745: Plato vs. Aristotle
- ... each philosopher becomes an essential factor. It is not coincidental that Plato states in The Republic that Philosopher Rulers who possess knowledge of the good should be the governors in a city state. His strong interest in metaphysics is demonstrated in The Republic various times: for example, the similes of the cave, the sun, and the line, and his theory of the forms. Because he is so involved in metaphysics, his ... continues to be foremost on each Ruler's agenda, the Rulers live in community housing, hold wives/children in common, and do not own private property. The separation of classes is understood by everybody Self-interest, which could be a negative factor in the scheme of things, is eliminated through a very moral oriented education system. All these provisions are generated to maintain unity of the state. The most extravagant precaution ... class which promotes stability and balances the conflicting claims of the poor and the rich. Aristotle combines elements of democracy with elements of aristocracy, again to balance opposing claims. Because he is aware that human interest is an inextricable entity, the distribution of scarce and valuable goods is in proportion to contribution to the good of the polis. This system provides for the self interested who believe that those who ...
- 746: Social Darwinism
- ... is highly unlikely. At the time Darwin's interests were purely geological as can be seen by his correspondence with his sister. For instance, writing about the fossils, which he discovered he said, All the interest, which I individually feel about these fossils, is their connection with the geology of the Pampas. Furthermore, Darwin himself confessed that he could not have appreciated the significance of his findings while on the voyage ... to increase beyond the means of subsistence and is kept within the bounds of its resources only by misery, vice, and moral restraint. Malthus' principle of population was based on the supposed differences in reproduction rates between humans (who because of their status as "top dog" in the animal kingdom reproduced geometrically) and animals and plants (who could only increase arithmetically, because they served mankind as a means of sustenance). Darwin ...
- 747: Bridging Technology And Academ
- ... are data files from prior years codebooks and documentation area available for download or to order. The Gallup Organization is another example of on line research sources, but it is currently a commercial, for-profit interest, and offers a limited selection of public releases from Gallup Poll results. Free, on-line, full-text publications include the New York Times, the L.A. Times, and CNN Interactive. They are "browseable" much like ... are maintained at various sites. Another category of Internet social science resources is what is colloquially referred to as "trailblazer pages," which are typically maintained by social science departments, organizations or individuals with a special interest in the discipline. These Web sites are attempts to index the "best" resources in a given area. In fact, when an instructor composes a course Web page and adds a section consisting of links to ... discussion lists offer a scholarly tone of discussion, are current, and are frequently reviewed by a "moderator" who screens postings for relevance and merit. There are thousands of discussion lists that feature various topics of interest that students can be asked to subscribe to. A "list owner" at an educational institution maintains a list. Academic discussion lists are relatively easy to set-up with the help of an academic computing ...
- 748: Richard Nixon
- ... Court declared the practice illegal. Nixon then opposed the use of public buses to transport students to integrated schools. Other problems arose, such as inflation and high unemployment. His tactic to slow inflation with high interest rates failed, so he began wage and price controls. He also devalued the dollar to promote US exports and discourage imports. Nixon won easily over his Democratic opponent in the election of 1972 due to improved ...
- 749: Alfred Binet
- ... and teacher. Having been married in 1884 to Laure Balbiani, whose father was E.G. Balbiani, an embryologist at the College de France, Binet was given the opportunity to work in his lab where his interest in 'comparative psychology' was piqued and in which he eventually wrote his thesis for his doctorate in natural science, focusing his research on the "the behavior, physiology, histology and anatomy of insects"(Wolfe, p.7 ... was while working in Dr. Balbiani's lab, that Binet wrote 'Animal Magnetism', an obvious breaking away from associationism, showing Binet's ability to adapt and learn with every opportunity. Binet's next area of interest could be considered a precursor to some of Piaget's work with child psychology and began with the systematic observation of his two daughters, to whom he devoted much of his time, studying and writing ... died in Paris in 1911. As a French Psychologist, he was never appreciated, specifically by the French, to the extent that his work and dedication merited him to be. Binet's work was diverse, showing interest in the person as a whole and therefore, trying to understand all facets comprising man. His work, although contributing much in the sense that it was often the precursor of more detailed, profound research, ...
- 750: Steinbeck, His Critics, And Of
- ... gravest weakness" (French 56). Like Beach, Snell is positive about the early books. Particularly acute is his remarking that it was clear from the first that Steinbeck would never be "a literary naturalist" despite his interest in biology (French 57). In 1947, Snell thought Steinbeck still gave promise of being the "most gifted all-around novelist" (French 57). Lincoln Gibbs' "John Steinbeck: Moralist" is one of the few essays to handle ... fuller realization of democracy" (Tedlock 22). Steinbeck has not fared well in the hands of historians of contemporary literature (Telock Introduction XXXIX). Writes Frederick J. Hoffman in The Modern Novel in America: 1900-1950, "His interest in biology is a source of confusion in his interpretation of the human scene" (Tedlock Introduction XXXIX). He is unable to give us a convincing definition of his people because, having once reduced the scale ... in order for his works to be understood by the everyday person. His vocabulary and sentence structures are effective, yet straightforward. The dialogue he chose to use aided in captivating the reader's attention and interest. The parallels that exist between Steinbeck's works and his upbringing are undeniable. Of Mice and Men is a typical Steinbeck novel in terms of simplicity, story line, and setting. Steinbeck transplants the knowledge ...
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