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- 14381: Israel
- Israel At independence, Israel was a poor country with little agricultural or industrial production. But Israel's economy has grown tremendously since 1948. The nation now enjoy's a relatively high standard of living, despite having few natural resources and a limited water supply. Service industries plays a big part in thier economy. It accounts for 67% of Israel's net domestic product(Robert E. Clark, The World Book Encyclopedia). It employs about 65% of all it's workers. Tourism is a major service industry in Israel. Many of Israel's service industry workers ...
- 14382: Juvenile Crime
- ... highly impulsive and hyperactive, with relatively low intelligence and school attainment. A commission was formed to examine what was known about violence from across the world. The commission appointed scientists, leaders of business, the women's movement and trade unionists, and supplied them with a budget and staff to bring the scientific studies together. The following factors were the first six in order of priority as increasing violence: (1) Families as ... these countries generally spend less on social programs and social security. It is also important to note that research has shown that in periods of economic prosperity, property crime levels decline, while during recessionary period's property crime rises. In 1973, The Law and Justice Planning Office in the city hall of Seattle. Initiated a Community Crime Prevention Program to tackle burglary problems through: residential security inspection services; marking personal property ... surveillance and decrease building vulnerability to vandalism. A before-after evaluation confirmed a 56% drop in reported crime in the housing complex after 2 years Congress is considering how to help state and local official's combat violent teenage crime. The most prominent example is the Violent Youth Predator Act of 1996 (H.R. 3565), sponsored by Representative Bill McCollum (R-FL), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime. ...
- 14383: Hacking
- Hacking The Technology Age, and the Downfall of the U.S. In today's society, people are always trying to improve technology, but in doing so, are they creating something that can be used to create mass destruction for the United States? Everyday computers get faster, new programs are ... new technology is being called Cyber Terrorism, and is used by a variety of people. Many radical Rebel groups, and other terrorist groups are using the World Wide Web to preach propaganda, and some U.S. officials believe they are also sending encrypted e-mails detailing when there next attack will be. The Columbian Rebel Group ELN is one of the many terrorist groups known to have a web page ...
- 14384: Artificial Heart Devices
- ... has reached a crucial biotechnological plateau, the creation of artificial organs. Such a concept may seem easy to comprehend until one considers the vast knowledge required to provide a functional substitute for one of nature's creations. One then realizes the true immensity of this breakthrough. Since ancient times, humans have viewed the heart as more than just a physical part of the body. It has been thought the seat of the soul, the source of emotion, and the center of each individual's existence. For many years, doctors and researchers left the heart untouched because they thought it was too delicate, too crucial to withstand the rigors of surgery. However, the innate human desire to achieve brought about ... device incorporates a host of hard won technological advances. Perhaps the most important is its "bio-compatible" materials, which have allowed the LAVD to function without problems for well over a year in a patient's body. The LAVD has been implanted in more than seven hundred people for up to seventeen months, as they have awaited human heart transplants(Stipp 38). It is difficult to fathom the great scientific ...
- 14385: Love And Marriage
- Throughout Pride and Prejudice, there dwells the omnipresent theme of marriage. Opinions on this complex subject vary from character to character in Jane Austen's book, but one aspect remains the same -- the notion that the institution is a necessary step in the economical and political maturity of a young adult. This idea is present in all of Austen's characters. Some, like Jane and Elizabeth, believe rather strongly that love, or companionship, is an integral part of marriage, while others, most notably Mrs. Bennet, view the institution solely as a means of enhancing one's station in life -- love is of secondary, if any importance. Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. ...They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation, and ...
- 14386: Stephen Vicent Benet: An American Poet
- Stephen Vicent Benet: An American Poet The introduction to Stephen Vincent Benét from the Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism states: “He conveyed his faith in the enduring existence of America’s fundamental ideals: the virtues of the democratic system of government, the possibility of a common spirit unifying a diverse populus , and, most importantly, the value of the individual” (TCLC 68). Stephen Vincent Benét was an ... of life) and realism (factual, objective details of ordinary life). Benét was an author who had a profound love and vast knowledge of his homeland: Benét, Stephen Vincent, (b. July 22, 1898, Bethlehem, Pa., U.S. - d. March 13, 1943, New York, NY), American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best known for John Brown’s Body, a long narrative poem on the American Civil War (Fenton). Born into a military family, Stephen was raised on military posts by his father, Colonel James Benét. “His father read poetry aloud to ...
- 14387: Vincent Van Gogh
- Vincent Van Gogh Vincent was born on March 30, 1853, in the village of Groot Zunbert in the Dutch province of North Brabant. His father, Theodorus, was pastor of a small Dutch Reformed Church. Vincent's mother, Anna Cornelia Carbentus, was a similarly mild and uninspired soul. It is common for biographers to dismiss Van Gogh's parents with a wave of the hand. Vincent had two brothers and three sisters. At the age of twelve Vincent was sent to boarding school in the village of Zevenbergen, fifteen miles away. At sixteen he left school. Through the influence of Uncle Cent a place was found for him in the office of Goupil and Cie at The Hague. Goupil's was a conservative house, specializing in well-made reproductions of famous paintings. When he was twenty Vincent was transferred, with a fine recommendation, to the London branch of Goupil's. He found a room ...
- 14388: Bless Me, Ultima: Conflicting Lifestyles
- ... raised mostly by his mother with the help of Ultima, a sickly friend who came to live with the family. She became a teacher and mentor to Tony, showing him her brand of spirituality. Tony's parents came from very different backgrounds, and raised him based upon their cultures. Though the Marez background influences Tony, the Luna background made a much more profound impression on him, leading Tony into Ultima's world of spiritual exploration and healing. Gabriel Marez, Tony's father was raised in a very nontraditional lifestyle. His family lineage came from the plains. His family was restless and nomadic, and inclined to be rootless and adventurous. They lived off the land. The ...
- 14389: Baroque And Classical Music
- ... of the Late Baroque (1700-1750) Italian opera was composed all over Europe. Metastasio was a famous librettist who supplied Italian opera stories to composers of the late baroque and classic periods.Two of Handel's best-known Italian operas are Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda.The Italian city to the south of Rome that became the trend-setting center of opera was Naples. Two famous composers that worked there were Leonardo ... of Rome.A choral work from his Italian period was his Dixit Dominus. The Dixit, as well as the Magnificat belonged to the liturgical service known as the Roman Catholic and Anglican Vesper Services.Handel's best known oratorio in English is The Messiah. Two of his other oratorios with English texts are Judas Maccabaeus and Israel in Egypt.Handel also wrote instrumental music in the Italian style, notably two sets of concerti grossi. Another composer, an Italian, who wrote many concerti grossi in England and also reworked music by Corelli to add to his repertoire was Vivaldi. London's Royal Academy of Music was not a music school. The purpose of the society was to firmly establish Italian opera in London. II Like Bach and Telemann in Germany, Vivaldi was in charge of ...
- 14390: Sonnet 72 Shakespeare
- William Shakespeare Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer s day? a Thou art more lovely and more temperate: b Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, a And summer s lease hath all too short a date: b Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines c And often is his gold complexion dimmed, d And every fair from fair sometimes declines, c By chance, or nature s changing course, untrimmed; d But thy eternal summer shall not fade, e Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow st; f Nor shall death brag thou wander st in his shade, e When ...
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