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- 901: Economic Effects On Soveriegnt
- ... sized governments have less control than they did in the past. "From about 1930 to about 1970 governments had a historically unusual degree of control over their economies"(Walker 3). They could fix market exchange rates, limit imports through tariffs and quotas, control capital flows, and boost domestic production. In the 1990s capitalist governments have much less control. A government that attempted to control capital flows would receive much less international investment than more open competitor nations. Central banks cannot maintain market exchange rates against the will of private investors. Another way in which analysts confuse the aspects of sovereignty is through the conflation of territoriality and economics. The problem lies with characterizations of trans-border economic flows. Questions ...
- 902: Buddhism
- ... It is opposed to materialism. It does not recognize a conflict between itself and modern science. On the contrary, it holds that the Buddha applied the experimental approach to the questions of ultimate truth. Growing interest in Asian culture and spiritual values in the West has led to the development of a number of studies and practice of Buddhism. Zen has grown in the United States to create more than a dozen meditation centers and a number of monastaries. Interest in Vajrayana has also increased. As its influence in the west slowly grows, Buddhism is once again changing and adapting to the new environment. Although its influence in the United States is still small, it ...
- 903: Drugs And Alcohol
- ... s ability to fight and resist infections. The psychological risks are violent, erratic, or paranoid behavior, hallucinations and "coke bugs" see insects crawling over skin. Cocaine can also lead to confusion, anxiety, depression loss of interest in food or sex. Cocaine users often suffer big losses like, losing touch with reality, and loss of interest in family, sports, and friends. (Dragan 197) Hallucinogenic drugs are substances that distort the perception of objective reality. The most well-known hallucinogens include phencyclidine, otherwise know as PCP, lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as ...
- 904: How Is Mystery And Suspense Cr
- ... have solved and he explains which story he is going to tell and why he is going to tell the story. By telling us the reasons for telling the story, the author is provoking the interest of the reader. He also makes the story seem realistic thus gaining the readers belief, which is vital in a story because people prefer not to read stories that develop no sense of credibility. The ... plot on a smaller scale is by letting the reader obtain small but very significant parts of information of the plot over a long period of time. By doing this, Doyle is maintaining the readers interest by giving out the significant facts while building up a climax to the next fact over a long period thus building up tension. This method of climax is used in all of Doyle s short ...
- 905: Hero And Anti-hero In Casablan
- ... their relationships with Ilsa, and in the director's portrayal of their inner feelings. Rick Blane and Victor Lazlo are individuals with very strong political beliefs. Even though both characters demonstrate that they have an interest in politics, they have different driving forces within them that bring forth their interests. In Rick's case, he exhibits an interest in politics that is centered around his feelings for the woman he loves. For example, when Rick was together with Ilsa in Paris he was very ambitious with his political beliefs. He was visualizing resistance ...
- 906: Depression 7
- ... actual brain disfunction. In the major depression or the depressed phase of bipolar illness, a depressed mood predominates, even though the patient may not be aware of feeling sad. Typically, he or she loses all interest in activities. Symptoms include sleep disturbances, not able to concentrate or to make decisions, loss of appetite or greatly increased appetite, slowed thinking and decreased energy feelings of worthlessness, guilt, hopelessness, diminished sexual interest, and recurrent thoughts of suicide and death, sometimes leading a person to actually committing suicide. In the manic phase of bipolar disorder the patient's behavior is bizarre and sometimes obnoxious. Some symptoms are: the ...
- 907: Popes
- ... institutions. Plural holding of offices lead to absenteeism and the practice of ad commendam. The first Renaissance pope, Sixtus IV, took great advantage of appointing whomever he wanted in the College of Cardinals in the interest of political favor. He often chose the younger sons of great families, giving no thought to whether or not they were qualified to hold the position. He gave the archiepiscopal see of Lisbon to an ... no better in the political arena than Sixtus did. Innocent was plagued by the King of Naples constantly harassing the papacy. When the King's army marched on Rome, Innocent sought help, arousing France's interest. The King of Naples was temporarily frightened into a peace agreement, but later on he scorned the Pope and incited many Papal states into rebellion. Innocent drew up a Bull to excommunicate the King but ...
- 908: Magic And Science
- ... in the same way (so that the second time around the audience can analyze the action and perhaps discover the method), you have a considerable advantage over them”. Boring people with magic would loose the interest of the trick. Good magicians defy science and learn from there past mistakes. Science is a logical explanation to everything buy it has its exceptions. Magic is a form of art in which has its weaknesses. If everybody knew how to do the trick, there is no interest to magic. Mysticism has been in the past and probably ever will be one of the great powers of the world. It is bad to pretend its complete opposite. People may argue against it but ...
- 909: Free Music: Why Not?
- ... Clay). That’s easy enough, but should the music industry support free music on the internet instead of prohibiting it among its artists? The RIAA claims that it is acting in the artist’s best interest when it lobbies Congress to help put an end to the downloading of copyrighted music (It’s All about the Music). Singer-songwriter Janis Ian thoroughly disagrees and asserts that “if a music industry executive ... my wallet…and check it after they leave just to make sure nothing’s missing” (The Internet Debacle). The contract that is given to an artist in no way looks after his or her best interest but rather the wellbeing of the label. Of the twenty-five or more albums Ian has created with major labels, she has never received a royalty check that did not show that she owed them ...
- 910: Buddhism
- ... ku is identical with shiki (Niwano 207). It is through this main parallel that it is likely that scientists, physicists in particular, would embrace this new concept of reality. Through personal experience it is my interest in modern physics that piqued my interest in Eastern Mysticism. Therefor through the western ideal of attaining as much knowledge of the universe as possible (read: space exploration, particle accelerators, etc) it is quite possible that Buddhism, had it been formed in ...
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