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- 20741: The Possible Future of Mankind
- ... the people become more intelligent, they invent such things as the bow and arrow, spears, etc. Coincidentally, this is also the stage in which the minor concept known as 'war' first began... well it isn't minor... One day someone gets tired of running after his lunch, and decides to have some fruit, drops the seeds on the ground, comes back next year, and look and behold, a small fruit tree ... so involved. When people are driven to exploration, they discover better technology. Thusly, we enter the Technological stage. 5. Technological This stage has 3 levels: A. Level 1, Exploration and utilization of an entire planet's resources. B. Level 2, is the exploration and utilization of a solar system's resources. C. Level 3, the exploration and utilization of a galaxy's resources. 6. Divinical Well, after we conquer the galaxy, so to speak, we have the rest of the universe to explore. As ...
- 20742: Dinosaurs
- ... inches apart. I think that shows the thought "that dinosaur and man never saw each other" is wrong. Comparison From all the facts here I believe that the Christian theory is correct. The Evolutionists couldn't find a reason for the disappearance of the dinosaurs, and I think that the flood wiped all but the one that were on the Ark. After the flood the dinosaurs could not handle the conditions ... in Evolution, but I do not understand how they can. It says right in Genesis 1 that it took God six days to create the world, not millions of years. Evolutionists says that we don't even get in touch with dinosaurs, how can't we? Adam named all of the animals. In my research I found there are three things we need to know about dinosaurs. 1) They did not evolve. 2) They fit perfectly in with the ...
- 20743: The Origin Of Humanity
- ... seem to far fetched to be accountable theories for the creation of humanity on planet earth. There are a lot more questions that remain unanswered such as if spacemen put us on earth why didn't they bother to teach humans anything? And if the creationist theory were accurate why can't God control natural disasters on his planet? He is so clever to create everything known to mankind why doesn't he make the perfect world if he had that much control? There seems to be quite a bit more sustantial evidence on earth to support the theory of evolution. The evidence is holds up ...
- 20744: Volvo the Collectable Classic
- ... bound automobile ever. The car had resembled a smaller version of the 1946 Ford Tutor. The car featured a two piece windshield, small engine, and all of the standard features of a car of it's time. About three years later Volvo came out with a better version of the car, the PV544. That was the car that gave Volvo it's reputation for Swedish Quality. This car featured a one piece windshield, fifteen inch wheels, drum brakes, padded instrument panel. The powerplant was a 1.6 liter push rod four that delivered a smooth 85 horse ... engine the 90hp 1.8 liter. This car had natty trip in new colors which for years it was in contempt. By 1966 the company was only making one model, the PV544. The company didn't have any technical advances in the car which probably kept the car and the company alive. To some the car was a very well build sports car. I know that in this cars day ...
- 20745: Children And Video Games
- ... sales that began in the late 1980s after the introduction of the Nintendo system has renewed interest in examining the effects of video games. Some research suggests that playing video games may affect some children's physical functioning. Effects range from triggering epileptic seizures to causing heart rate and blood pressure changes. Serious adverse physical effects, however, are transient or limited to a small number of players. Research has also identified ... pro-social uses of video games, as in physical rehabilitation and oncology (Funk, 1993). Proponents of video games suggest that they may be a friendly way of introducing children to computers, and may increase children's hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. Video Game Use by Children Recent studies of television watching by children has included measures of the time children spend playing video games. In 1967, the average sixth ... on children than watching television. A conference sponsored by Atari at Harvard University in 1983 presented preliminary data that failed to identify ill effects. More recent research, however, has begun to find connections between children's playing of violent video games and later aggressive behavior. A research review done by NCTV (1990) found that 9 of 12 research studies on the impact of violent video games on normal children and ...
- 20746: Halloween
- ... how Trick-or-Treating got started is by the Celebration honoring Muck Olla where a parade of people begged for food and the leader wore a mask, which is how costumes were started. Halloween didn't become widely celebrated in the United States until the 1800's when immigrants from Ireland and Scotland came to America. The immigrants brought their own customs as well as making new customs in America. In Ireland people lit candles and placed them in turnips as jack ... After the war parents saw Halloween as a fun holiday to include their children. Except in 1970 a child was killed after eating a pixie stix poisoned with cyninde. It turned out that the child's father poisoned the pixie stix so he could collect money from the child's insurance policy. Even after this and other fatal incidents Halloween is still enthusiastically celebrated, in fact it is the second ...
- 20747: Casinos
- ... gamblers anonymous groups has nearly doubled indicate a strong need for help with addiction to gambling. In conclusion, the casino gaming industry is clearly an important provider of jobs, wages, and taxes for the U.S. economy. The jobs created are well paying which match the national average wage and exceed average wages of several other industries. Furthermore the casino gaming industry creates additional jobs in the number of domestic supplier ... of promises it knows will not be fulfilled. But, once the revenues are tasted by the local governments they can never turn back. The casinos have lobbyists in Washington as well as local levels. Its not like the old days of bookies and craps houses, now its huge business. The owners of the casinos are the same owners of movie companies as well as amusement parks, they are all just forms of entertainment to them. If people could learn to play ...
- 20748: The National Tobacco Agreement
- ... Tobacco Agreement In the past few months, there has been serious debate over a new settlement entitled the National Tobacco Agreement. People have been arguing over the points in this proposed law, some saying it's too light of a sentence and others expressing their acceptance of it. Before making your own decision, you should consider the points in the agreement and those made by the general public. But before we ... to turn over any incriminating evidence stating they had knowledge of the seriousness of the addictions in most people. Even though these highlights seem too lenient to some people, there are still others who don't think they are harsh enough. The critics argue that this agreement doesn't really do anything to get rid of the allure of the products and won't decrease the teen smokers. They say that the tobacco companies can still get around the deal by continuing to ...
- 20749: Existentialism
- ... the existence of a divine being, described as the "Prime Mover," who is responsible for the unity and purposefulness of nature. In order for humanity to attain such a climax, everyone must imitate The Almighty's perfect profile. Aristotle's basic philosophy deduces that humanity strives for an identical peak of moral excellence, as judged by a higher being (Aristotle). Existentialism declares that the individual must choose his way; there is no predetermination. Since the ... Almighty, or by society -- he is in fact choosing to do so (Sartre). Individuals are free to choose their own destination. Hence, they must accept the risk and responsibility of following their commitment. Since man's choices cannot be universally judged, E)Existentialists propose a framework for which responsibility can be recognized. This outline does not tell individuals what and how to choose; rather it implies that there are right ...
- 20750: Airships
- ... fabric hull. Inventors sought to combine the best features of these models in a semirigid type, but it met with only limited success. Today only the nonrigid airship is used. Rigid Airship The rigid airship's structure resembled a cage that enclosed a series of balloons called gas cells. These cells were tailored to fit the cylindrical space and were secured in place by a netting that transmitted the lifting force ... Resolute, Enterprise, Ranger, and Columbia. During the 1930s these airships were used for advertising, and they barnstormed all over the United States. During World War II, the fleet was used for reconnaissance by the U. S. Navy. Three Goodyear blimps still operate, the newest, the Spirit of Akron, which was launched in 1989, was for a short time the world's largest operating airship 205.5 ft, with a volume of 248,000 cu ft. Goodyear no longer builds blimps, but other companies continue to produce and operate the craft. Among new types are the ...
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