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- 2581: The Vikings
- ... their long sea explorations. They also ate fish, fruit, vegetables, and homemade butter and cheese. Among the meals they drank milk, beer, and mead. The Vikings ate very well and didn't seem to be short of food during their main period of existence. Viking art was popular during the 5th through 8th centuries. The interior decorating of the Vikings was a very popular that seemed to come and go. It ... and grazing. Only 3% of the land in Norway can be farmed. 50% in Denmark can be farmed. In Sweden 99% of the land can be farmed. During the winter, the growing season was very short and the lands to grow crops were limited. Lack of good farmland for the increasing population was thought to be the one reasonwhy the Vikings set out to the new land. The Vikings used a ...
- 2582: Canada in WWI
- ... early 1820's Canadian workers began to form unions to help ensure equality and job security. Many strikes were staged all across the country in an effort to improve working conditions. These hard times were short lived, however, because in 1923 Canada's economy was once again on track. Farmers produced bumper crops, and their wheat was in high demand in war torn Europe. People began to settle in Western Canada ... economy within Canada was deteriorating. The government tried all it could to change the situation. Trade talk with other countries produced nothing. The government gave money to unemployed people, but that only proved to be short-term solution. It seemed Canada was never going to rid itself of the Great Depression. In 1939, The Canadian government signed trade deals with the US, and increased aid to farmers. This didn't end ...
- 2583: Types of Bosses
- ... and lenient. Most bosses know how it feels to be the employee, so there is the “been-there-done-that” feeling. For example, another of my bosses Dwayne has only been a boss for a short time. He was training only a few short months ago, and had to be a part of all the requests and hassles of the higher level bosses. Because of being trained by all the same bosses we have he can give us great ...
- 2584: Trapped Inside the TV
- ... printed word, or the newest technology of satellites and televisions, shapes our prevailing expectations of what is appropriate and what is an illusion! Are we trapped inside a world of sitcoms, cartoons, and gossip news stories? This basic belief about the dominant mediums can be observed in what Postman calls the transition from the “age of exposition” to the “age of show business.” How much has our culture changed because of ... to be telling the truth or not, are they creating an illusion? Why is it the image that has become important when it is the words that are telling the story? Is it because these stories are becoming like entertainment to us? The news is becoming our form of public information and has the power to define how we should respond to it. People in today’s society have the preconceived ...
- 2585: Observing Relations between People and their Eating Habits
- ... women like the men were drinking coffee and talking. They were at the food fair more for a quick visit than to eat while shopping. The women shared similar attributes, for example they both had short brown hair and wore dark clothing. One of the women seemed to dominant in most of the conversation. She was very expressive with her hand gesturing as well as her facial expressions. She raised her ... baby by giving it things to play with and talking in a happy voice. Nothing worked the baby kept crying anyway until the mother arrived at the food fair. The mother was only there a short time before leaving to go outside. The arrival of the mom seemed to calm the baby because as soon as she left the baby started to cry. The young man face tightened as he tried ...
- 2586: The Treatment of a Women in Sports
- ... this type of treatment of women in today’s sports world. INTRODUCTION: Growing up it was understood that the girl’s part in sports was to be the cheerleaders on the sidelines, with pom-poms, short skirts, letter sweaters, and those funky white shoes. Girls weren’t athletes, they weren’t supposed to be. Sweating was very unladylike, and the idea of getting dirty was even worse. Even their participation in ... opportunities for higher education that some may not have been able to afford otherwise. Although, these are great strides in the progress women and girls have made under Title IX legislation they still fall far short of achieving gender equity. "The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, the organization that is charged with enforcing Title IX, is under funded and, despite the reluctance of schools to comply with the ...
- 2587: Senior Citizens and Driving Tests
- ... public who have been involved in accidents due to the fault of a senior citizen. Both Dan and myself will have equal parts in this project. He will be dealing with the general public, gathering stories and facts from the everyday man. I will be attempting to gather information from the DMV, the county, and the police department. I hope to obtain driving records from the DMV, records of past accidents ... to in the duration of this report: 4/22 ~ Contact the DMV 4/23 ~ After previous day of being rerouted and transferred, try the DMV again 4/24 ~ Hit the street and get some good stories 4/25 ~ Again try the DMV, with the side of rudeness 4/26 ~ Contact City 4/27 ~ Contact Popo 4/28 ~ Contact DMV and get somewhere 4/29 ~ Gather information and begin constructing report 4 ...
- 2588: The Problems of Conflict
- ... lie”. My parents and younger brother responded to my tantrums with screaming and threats of their own, until someone either was hurt or left the house. In most cases, having my demands met (in the short run, at least) reinforced my outbursts. Thus, I felt justified in fighting for what I wanted, and I saw myself as the victor. However, long-term consequences included continued anger and resentment on the part ... lie”. My parents and younger brother responded to my tantrums with screaming and threats of their own, until someone either was hurt or left the house. In most cases, having my demands met (in the short run, at least) reinforced my outbursts. Thus, I felt justified in fighting for what I wanted, and I saw myself as the victor. However, long-term consequences included continued anger and resentment on the part ...
- 2589: The Society Is Flawed
- ... the old condition of production..." (32). If the proletariat is forced to violence, then violence should be taken, because it is for the greater good. Marx puts it all together in one final statement. "In short, the Communists everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of things" (46). Putting things back into perspective again, it is vital to realize that this violence should be short lived, and only continue until the proletariat is in position to make some changes to society. "Of course, in the beginning, this [the establishment of communism] cannot be effected except by means of despotic inroads ...
- 2590: Social Norms Are Constantly Changing
- ... time they had was spent ice skating, swimming, and at hot dog roasts. Things got a little more interesting in the late sixties with the advent of the muscle car. One interviewee told me many stories of drag racing in his ’69 Dodge Dart. He bought it brand new when he was 18 for the lofty price of $3400. Insurance was cheap and so was gas. Today, the only place teenagers ... say anything about it. As I said earlier, social norms are constantly changing. What is today viewed as shocking or controversial will in ten or twenty years probably be commonplace. Perhaps in thirty years, our stories of “the good old days” will blow the minds of the young people who are interviewing us old timers.
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