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- 17931: The New World
- The New World As the dust clears, a horrible landscape shows itself to anyone who is still alive to see it. World War III has ended only to leave in it's wake the bleak carnage and destruction of hundreds of nuclear weapons. The planet lay riddled with huge craters full of the remnants of our civilization. In all directions as far as the eye could see ... consideration, the presidential role was given to Sitting Bull. The survivors chose Sitting Bull for this position because of the dedication he had always shown to his people. In the past, one of Sitting Bull's biggest concerns was to make sure his people had food and shelter, even during wars and harsh weather (Josephy 98). He made any allowances needed to get these resources, even if it meant making personal ... where Moses led his people through the Red Sea (Epstein 119). Later in life, Harriet Tubman became associated with the Underground Railroad where she earned the title "conductor of the Underground Railroad" (Epstein 129). Tubman's strong heart and dedicated attitude is what makes her the best person for the job of Vice President. The Secretary of Defense should be someone with deft military knowledge and battle experience. For this ...
- 17932: Julius Caesar As A Tragic Hero
- Julius Caesar as a Tragic Hero Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare during the year 1597. Julius Caesar’s story involves a conspiracy against Julius Caesar, a powerful senator. The play involves a highly respected senator, Brutus, who decides to join the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar, in the effort to keep democracy intact ... it may just as easily happen to any other person. Julius Caesar fits the role of a tragic hero. Julius Caesar is a high standing senator that possesses hamartia, failings of human nature. Julius Caesar’s imperfections may be seen in three distinct aspects of Caesar, such as the following: his pride, his vacillation, and his ambition. Julius Caesar has much pride, a hamartia, which brings him to not be wary ... by stating, “Caesar. He is a dreamer. Let us leave him. Pass.”(1,2,23) Caesar does not take warning to be wary the middle of the month, the day of his assassination. Later, Caesar’s wife Calpurnia has a nightmare that Caesar is slain at the Capitol. Caesar calls for the priests to do a sacrifice to see if it is wise to stay or leave for the Capitol. ...
- 17933: Copper Report
- Copper comes from a Latin term cyprium (after the island of Cyprus) meaning "the metal of Cyprus." Copper dates back to prehistoric times but has been mined for 5000 years, however it's exact discoverer is unknown. Cu is Copper's chemical symbol. It contains 29 protons/electrons (atomic number) and 35 neutrons. It's atomic weight is 65.39. Copper is an orangy, red metal that is found in ores as a solid form. It can be found in such countries as the United States, Chile, Zambia, Zaire, ...
- 17934: Medea: Guilty as Charged
- ... to brutally violate the little bodies of her own children. Some of you may argue that outside factors coerced her to act irrationally. She wants you to believe that pain and suffering caused by Jason’s “disloyalty” drove her mad enough to act out so rashly. However, her selfishness compelled her to plot and carry out these horrible deeds; Jason and others only tried to help her, but she denied their generosity. Those of you who blame Jason for provoking Medea’s eccentric behavior must realize he is another victim. Jason has acted righteously and did not contribute to the tragic deaths we speak of today. He has always tried to help Medea. Soon after they met ... help her and the children in every way (619-20). Medea responded selfishly. “Her heart on fire with passionate love for Jason” (8) morphed into a burning rage of jealousy. She did not return Jason’s favors but instead destroyed him, leaving him childless. Many people fear Medea and see her as a beast. We all know that she stops at nothing to get what she wants. She betrayed her ...
- 17935: Having Fun While Learning
- ... he must begin this new journey. Education is a long adventure, some longer than others, depending on whether the child continues onto college. Before he begins this scholastic excursion, the only thing occupying the child's mind is when will he be able to go out to play. Because he does not want to give up his cherished playtime, in order for the child to accept this new adventure, the school ... Several techniques can be applied to learning that allow the student to thirst for more knowledge, including the teachers themselves, computers, and the use of television. The first, and most important element, is the teacher's ability. The early stage of life is when a person's mind may be more readily shaped and the teacher plays a vital role in developing this young person's mind. It is important for the teacher to not only put out the information, but ...
- 17936: The Beginning of a Journey
- ... felt a yearning to tame the West more powerfully than Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson had grown up in a social circle where the men had planned an expedition to the Pacific. Since he shared his father’s avid interest in cartography, it is not surprising that he followed the reports of the explorations of the late 1700s very closely and collected many of the new publications and maps. Indeed, Thomas Jefferson himself ... by George Rogers Clark (the brother of William Clark); in 1787-88 by John Ledyard; and in 1793 by Andre‚ Michaux. In the summer of 1802, Jefferson, now president of the United States, read Mackenzie’s account of his journey to the Pacific. Mackenzie’s recommendation that the British government assume control of the Columbia River troubled Jefferson, who feared for the national interest if the British appropriated the West coast and all avenues inland from it for themselves. ...
- 17937: Affirmative Action in Seattle
- ... is that affirmative action is based on quotas, and that, as a result, the government is hiring unqualified candidates. This view fundamentally misrepresents the reality of affirmative action in the City of Seattle. The City's affirmative action program does not establish numerical quotas for hiring decisions, nor does it result in the hiring of unqualified candidates on the basis of gender or race. What the City of Seattle's affirmative action program does is very simple: first, it gives City managers and personnel officers a snapshot of the labor market, so that they are aware of the availability rates for different groups for a ... job classification. Through these availability rates, the City can determine whether or not women, people of color, or persons with disabilities are underrepresented in a given job classification within the work force; second, the City's affirmative action program encourages managers and personnel officers to make special outreach efforts into groups and communities that are underrepresented in our work force, in order to increase the number of qualified candidates in ...
- 17938: JFK
- ... commander of a small boat assigned to the battle in the Pacific against the Japanese. After World War II he soon decided to run for political office. In 1946, he was elected to the U.S. Congress, Kennedy, a Democrat, served three terms (six years) in the House of Representatives, and in 1952 he was elected to the U.S. Senate.In 1953, he married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. In the general election on November 8, 1960, Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon, in a very close race. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and the first Catholic. Just after the election, the Kennedy's second child, John Jr., was born. Kennedy wanted Americans to travel to a more distant destination. In May 1961, after Alan Shepard became the first American astronaut to fly into space, Kennedy asked Congress ...
- 17939: Malthus' Principle of Population: Today and the Future
- ... wars, plagues, famine, and epidemics. World food production has been keeping pace with population growth until recently. If the world food supply had been distributed equally to each member of society in the mid 1980’s, the population of 4.7 billion would have been allocated a weekly diet of 11 pounds of meat, grain and fish per person. In todays world, a billion people have been added to the population and the food supply has decreased to less than 10 pounds per week per person. The typical weekly diet in the U.S. is about 17 pounds, which means a significant number of the worlds people are eating considerably less than the average of 10 pounds per week. A world population of 10 to 11 billion by mid ... of the worlds highest life expectancies. Our Future Diet World food production has been keeping pace with population growth until recently. Actually, the food available per person has increased each year until the mid 80's, but has been declining for the last ten years. Food projections into the future become increasingly uncertain for the later years because: a) Natural disasters are unpredictable, usually not included in projections, but could ...
- 17940: Brief Look At The Code Of Hamm
- Brief Look at the Code of Hammurabi In his position as King of Babylonia, Hammurabi managed to organize the world's first code of laws and establish Babylon as the dominant and successful Amorite city of its time. "Records written on clay tablets show that Hammurabi was a very capable administrator and a successful warrior. His ... traditional activities, such as repairing buildings, digging canals, and fighting wars. Yet later in his rule, Hammurabi organized a unique code of laws, the first of its kind, therefore making himself one of the world's most influential leaders. Hammurabi was primarily influential to the world because of his code of laws. This code consisted of 282 provisions, systematically arranged under a variety of subjects. He sorted his laws into groups ... and business. This was the first time in history that any laws had been categorized into various sections. This format of organization was emulated by civilizations of the future. For example, Semitic cultures succeeding Hammurabi's rule used some of the same laws that were included in Hammurabi's code. Hammurabi's method of thought is evident in present day societies which are influenced by his code. Modern governments currently ...
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