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- 2291: The Steam Engine
- ... In all, the steam engine was a key that unlocked the doors to the infinite amount of paths that have been walked through to reach to todays society. The steam engine, says BIBLIOGRAPHY Gordon, John S. What has Watt Wrought? Forbes Magazine. 7-7-1997: pp144. Online. Electric Library. 11-24-99. Johnson, Brian. Steam Traction Engines, Wagons and Rollers. London: Blandford Press, 1971. Lord, John. The Penetration of Industry by Steam-Power. 12-2-1996. Online. Available: http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/lord/8.htm. 11-24-99. Siegel, Beatrice. Inventions that Changed our Lives: The Steam Engine. New ...
- 2292: Thesis: More should be done to reform the United States Prison System
- ... D. Total taxpayer burden 1. delays legitimate cases 2. estimated cost to taxpayers is $200 million a year II. PRISONERS ENTITLED LUXURIES A. Weight lifting equipment 1. medical bills of $600,000-$700,000 2. John Hull quote a) taxpayers subsidizing largest health-club chain in America B. Cable television 1. HBO and Cinemax 2. prisoners have closed-circuit television studio a) sex b) horror c) violence C. Socializing with society ... Bidinotto, Robert James. "The Scandal of Prisoner Lawsuits". Reader's Digest. November, 1996. pg. 67, 68, 69. Gest, Ted. "The Law That Grief Built". U.S. News & World Report. April 29, 1996. pg. 58. Hull, John D. "Building a Better Thug?". Time. April 11, 1994. pg. 47 Press, Aric and Klaidman, Daniel. "'The Great Writ' Hit". Newsweek. May 6, 1996. pg. 72 Towle, Lisa H. and Witkowski, Tom. "Not In My ...
- 2293: Origins and Bibliography of the Big Bang Theory
- ... water from water." (Gen. 1:6) And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. (Gen. 1:9) - - - - Further reading: 1. John H. Schwartz, "Completing Einstein", SCIENCE 85, vol 6, pp 60-64, 1985. 2. Robert Palmer, "What's a Quark?", SCIENCE 85, VOL 6, pp 66-71, 1985 3. Bruce Schechter, "The Moment of Creation", DISCOVER ... tensor, thereby treating both subjects from an essentially geometric point of view. Other attempts to incorporate electromagnetism into the basically geometric formalism of general relativity were made by Hermann Weyl (1918) and more recently by John Wheeler; although some theories are more esthetic than others, all lack the connection with quantum phenomena that is so important for interactions other than gravitation. More-recent attempts at unification have been made from the ...
- 2294: The Introduction of Computers in Education
- ... software for making professional-quality printed materials, computer programming language such as, Hypercard for creating interactive computer exercises, and Telecommunications software for exchanging ideas at electronic speeds with other classrooms all over the world (Hirschbul, John). These are just some of the important methods in which software can develop a student problem solving skills and also increase their quality in communication skills. In conclusion, since the induction of computers in education ... Windows NT (1999). OEM version. Collis, Betty, et al, Children and Education in the school Grolier . Computer Software. Windows1998. CD-ROM, 3.1 Windows NT(1999). OEM version. Gooden, Andrea, Computer in Classrooms (1996) Hirschbul, John. Computer Studies: Computers in Education, 7th Ed.(1996)
- 2295: Effects Of Watergate
- ... involvement in Southeast Asia and how the administration was going to extricate itself from the disaster. The media was on the job during this watershed period in our political history. The whitewash days of the Kennedy period were over. The press was willing to examine and cross-examine. This was a significant departure from the mentality of the press the day Kennedy was assassinated and his alleged assassin incredibly unprotected and gunned down two days later. The country had changed significantly by the early seventies. The passive public was not quite so willing to be blindly led ...
- 2296: Christopher Columbus
- ... a distance that could be sailed in existing vessels. His idea was furthered by the suggestions of the Florentine cosmographer Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli. In 1484, Columbus sought support for an exploratory voyage from King John II of Portugal, but he was refused. The Portuguese also underestimated the distance but believed it to be beyond the capabilities of existing ships. In 1485, Columbus took his son Diego and went to Spain ... found favorable winds. Martin Alonzo Pinzon, who had explored on his own with the Pinta, rejoined Columbus, but the ships were separated at sea. Columbus finally landed (March 1493) in Lisbon and was interviewed by John II. Then he went to Palos and across Spain to Barcelona, where he was welcomed by Isabella and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon. Columbus claimed to have reached islands just off the coast of ...
- 2297: Status of Women In Society
- ... shaping ideas about women are the debates of philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Finally, the most radical theories on women, men, and patriarchy surfaced in the Enlightenment era, with the work of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Mary Wollstonecraft. During the influential account of man's downfall in the Judaic Bible, Eve, the woman is told by God, "thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he ... of the women. At the root of patriarchy, Hobbes claimed, is an arbitrary agreement between a man and a woman; a social contract. Formal marriage is the institutionalized form of these agreements. Like Thomas Hobbes, John Locke was a social contract theorist. He, too, rejected the patriarchal concept of authority that had been used, historically, to support the right of men to rule over women. In particular, he rejected the Biblical ...
- 2298: Byzantium Civilization
- ... used to hold wine during the Liturgy. Upright frontal figures decorated most of the chalices with Christ appearing as a beardless young man. The dove represents the Holy Christ that descended over Christ when Saint John baptized him. Crosses and bust-length figures of Christ decorate the censers. The emperor Maurice Tiberius had a medallion that when put together with twelve gold coins and three other medallions that were identical formed ... Processional Cross is decorated on both sides with silver-gilt medallions. On the front of the cross, Christ has his right hand raised in blessing and is flanked by Mary on the left side with John the Baptist on the right. The clergy in imperial ceremonies, military campaigns, and liturgical processions carried these crosses. They were also given to the church as gifts for healing and remission of sins. The origin ...
- 2299: Is Capital Punishment Biblical?
- ... preservation of criminals. Capital punishment is never used legitimately in the New Testament. Jesus' constant preaching of love and forgiveness shows his contempt for the harming of others. One example of love is found in John 15:17 This is my command: Love each other. An example of forgiveness is Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Jesus practiced what he preached by not condemning guilty persons. In John 8:1-11, Jesus did not let the people stone a woman that is caught in adultery. Jesus is known for giving people second chances. Opponents of the death penalty think that everyone should learn ...
- 2300: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau
- Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau By: Rina E. Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed theories on human nature and how men govern themselves. With the passing of time, political views on the philosophy of government gradually changed. Despite their differences, Hobbes, Locke, and ... time of the English Civil War. His political views were influenced by the war. Hobbes perceived that by bringing back the monarch, there would be an end to the civil war. On the other hand, John Locke believes the original state of nature is a state of perfect freedom where men do whatever it is in their will and ability to accomplish. Every man has the liberty to arrange his life ...
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