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- 2301: Censorship and the Internet
- ... s (CIEC) request for a preliminary injunction against the Communications Decency Act (CDA). In a unanimous decision, the judges ruled that the CDA would unconstitutionally restrict speech on the Internet."(CIEC) Writing for the court, John Paul Stevens, one of the Justices, attacked the CDA by stating "As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of the content of speech ... to safely criticize our government about their tactics and doings. We elected these people to office to speak for us; we had better make sure that they are doing their job. I think that Justice, John Paul Stevens, said it best when he stated "The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship." In conclusion I would just like to add ...
- 2302: History of Computers
- ... automatic, it was controlled by instructions punched into a roll of paper tape. There was a need for an all-electronic machine. This project was taken up by Dr. J. Presper Eckert Jr., and Dr. John W. Mauchly, with help from a few of their colleagues, in the spring of 1946. For two and a half years, they work diligently to construct a machine called the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator ... a room the size of an average three-bedroom home. ENIAC was capable of performing 5,000 additions in one second. At around the time ENIAC was being created, a man by the name of John Atanasoff was hung up on a problem: How do you get machines to remember stuff you’ve already done? In 1939 Atanstoff and a graduate student, Clifford Berry started on the project of making an ...
- 2303: Artificial Life
- ... have taken place, drawing increasingly wider attention and a growing number of participants. Theoretical studies of a-life, however, had been in progress long before the 1980s. Most notably, the Hungarian-born U.S. mathematician John VON NEUMANN, one of the pioneers of computer science, had begun to explore the nature of very basic a-life formats called cellular automata (see AUTOMATA, THEORY OF) in the 1950s. Cellular automata are imaginary ... s contribution is evident in the fact that so-called "genetic algorithms" are now basic to research into a-life as well as many other areas of interest. Genetic algorithms, first described by computer scientist John Holland of the University of Michigan in the 1970s, are comparable to L-systems. A computer worker trying to answer some question about a-life sets up a system--an algorithm--by which the computer ...
- 2304: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... Sebastian 3). A famous early fifteenth-century manuscript at the University of Heidelberg contains hundreds poems by the most famous meistersingers as well as illustrations which are ³as entertaining as they are instructive² (Young 44). John Wilbye represented another new form of entertainer, the madrigalist, and provided studies of English landscapes in the words and music of his madrigals (Young 71). Again, there is a wealth of evidence to show that ... The Women Troubadours. New York: Paddington Press, 1976. Burdick, Jacques. Theater. New York: Newsweek Books, 1974. Edwards, Scott N. ³Homer.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Flaxman, Jacob. ³Dutch Literature.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Gasset, John. ³Spanish Literature.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Grunfield, Frederic V. Music. New York: Newsweek Books, 1974. Henderson, Florence. ³Greek Literature.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Hering, Jack. The Gypsies: Wanderers in Time. New York: Hawthorne ...
- 2305: The Crucible 2
- ... theocracy, it wasn't alright to have misguided faith, for in their terms that was herecy. Finally, close to the play's conclusion Elizabeth Proctor faces the question and states, "I am not your judge John, I cannot be." (Miller, P132) Elizabeth believes God is his own messenger and we cannot act like Him, specifically being a judge. Clearly, there is a distinction in the response to the question of our ... to finish. Elizabeth Proctor sides with Hale's later inclination and firmly believes we cannot read God's will. In her last speech with her husband she states, "It is not for me to forgive, John, I am " (Miller, P.131) She demonstrates her belief that she cannot forgive her husband for his sins, for she does not know if God wants them forgiven. Danforth once again, as a high political ...
- 2306: Containment Policy
- ... to beat the Russians to the moon. The Russians had beaten the Americans into space with Sputnik and put the first man, Yuri Gregarian . The Americans increased funding for research, education in science programs. Mr. Kennedy announced that they would put a man on the moon within ten years; they did it in eight years. Technology grew by leaps and bounds because of the Cold War. Because of the Arms Race ... States amassed a huge debt. They had to pump lots of money into science and research. The Cold War also almost brought about the destruction of the world several times. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy was prepared to take the world into World War III so he could get another term in office. The Russians claimed that they were attempting to install purely “defensive” missiles . A “defensive” missile was, in ...
- 2307: Medical Malpractice
- ... United States of America : Nolo Press, 1994. ( Internet: Fed up #32. Compensate Medical Malpractice Victims) n "Government to Rally Support Against Physicians' High Insurance Costs" Canada News Wire. [Toronto] 12 Dec. 1995. (Internet) n Taylor, John Leathy. Medical Malpractice. Great Britain: John Wright & Sons Ltd., 1980. n Law, Sylvia and Steven Polan. Pain and Profit: The Politics of Medical Malpractice. New York, NY.: Harper and Row Publishers, 1978.
- 2308: Jimi Hendrix
- Jimi Hendrix On November 27, 1942, Jimi Hendrix was born as John Allen Hendrix in Washington at Seattle General Hospital. His childhood was not a privileged one, however, he did indulge himself in one particular way: Jimi loved to play the guitar. At first he played an ... where a young producer named Chas Chandler discovered his act, which by then included Hendrix’ famous playing with his teeth and behind his back. Chandler brought Jimi to London, where blues-based bands such as John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, and Chandler’s old group, The Animals were immensely popular and on the cutting edge. Hendrix and Chandler auditioned a number of musicians to be in the new band, The ...
- 2309: Ignatius of Antioch
- ... Roman festival he was fed to the lions. Ignatius was a Syrian by birth who became attracted to the first generation of Christians. Some authors believe that he may have been a disciple of St. John the Evangelist He certainly was friends with St. Polycarp, one of St. John's closest followers. Tradition has it that St. Peter himself made Ignatius the third bishop of Antioch, the second largest city of the entire Roman empire (only Rome was larger). As Bishop of Antioch, Ignatius ...
- 2310: Alphonse Capone
- ... delinquents Salvatore Lucanio, Better Known In later life as Lucky Luciano. The two of them became life long friends. Later Capone fell under the influence of an old Navy Street Neapolitan gangster who called himself John Torrio. Torrio was born in Naples in 1883 and his nickname form his followers was "Little John" due to his shortness in height. Torrio had belonged to Manhattan's historic 5-Pointers gang for a little over 7years until the gangs' desperados began to disappear into prisons or the grave. He then ...
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