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- 20891: Environmental Studies
- Since the release of Rachel Carsons Silent Spring in the 1960s, mankind has expanded its quest to come to grips with the competing virtues of human economic entropy and of maintaining the integrity and diversity of the natural environment. As awareness of environmental degradation has increased ... by simply focusing on a single problem with no analysis of other issues. This tendency to blindly solve environmental problems without understanding the full complexity of the problem was evident in the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) recent mandate that Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) be a required ingredient in gasoline formulas with the goal of increasing combustion efficiency. A fuel oxygenate, MTBE enhances the octane in gasoline and decreases ...
- 20892: When the Government Stood Up For Civil Rights
- ... their own home too long. She speaks for the race that would be patient no longer that would be accepting no more. Mrs. Hamer speaks for the African Americans who stood up in the 1950's and refused to sit down. They were the people who led the greatest movement in modern American history - the civil rights movement. It was a movement that would be more than a fragment of history ... rights movement was a campaign led by a number of organizations, supported by many individuals, to end discrimination and achieve equality for American Blacks (Mooney 776). The forefront of the struggle came during the 1950's and the 1960's when the feeling of oppression intensified and efforts increased to gain access to public accommodations, increased voting rights, and better educational opportunities (Mooney). Civil rights in America began with the adoption of the 13th, ...
- 20893: NAFTA And Its Effects
- ... jobs are confronted with lower wages and benefits. American Farmers, long the backbone of world food supplies are taking it on the chin with increased imports from Mexico, threatening their very way of life. NAFTAs promised effects jobs, prosperity and environmental cleanup have far from materialized. In the beginning NAFTA pledged a brightened tomorrow, with the assurance of new jobs and economic growth for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Unfortunately, clouds with no silver lining still cover the skies over the land of the free. Numerous problems have arisen since the passage of NAFTA, the U.S. trade deficit still continues to be a growing problem. Also, Mexican workers have not benefited, and in some cases, are worse off today than just five short years ago. Futhermore, jobs have begun to flood ... almost doubled in one year, in January of 1998 it was only $0.80 billion and in January of 1999 it has swollen to $1.43 billion (Wall Street Journal, 3/19/99). The U.S. trade deficit with Canada has also increased. The deficit has risen from $2.18 billion in December of 1998 to $2.71 billion in January of 1999 (Wall Street Journal, 3/19/99). The ...
- 20894: Stereotyping The Followers Of
- ... As it turns out, Iran had just finished their revolution and had gone back to the old ways, when women have minimal rights. Mahmoody decides to stay in Iran with his family and Betty can't do anything about it, but Betty and her daughter Mahtob manage to get back to America. Stereotyping: A minor fault of all people today. What is it? It is the common mistake all people make ... America, I think that some of the instances in Not Without My Daughter were a bit exaggerated. One part of the movie that set me off, was when Betty was doing something that Moody didn't like. He slapped her because she had disobeyed him. Is this realistic in the Muslim religion? Probably not. It might be in Iran, but probably not in the religion itself. One of the ideals of ... rationale to the wife beating. This, subconsciously or consciously, gives a message to the viewers that all Muslim men beat their wives, and that turns them away. Another part of the movie that I didn't take kindly to, was when Betty went to the American Interests department in the Swiss Embassy for help to get out of the country. Because of this Muslim country's laws, they could not ...
- 20895: The Behavior Of Presidents
- ... However the performance of the president is often shaped by outside factors which control how he must act as a Chief Executive. The behavior of presidents come from a number of different criteria. A president's personal character, his approach to the position and circumstances during his term all contribute to presidential behavior. Presidents have approached the office from two vague positions. They have believed, to varying degrees, that either the ... an obligation and interest in bringing the nation out of the depression. In order to do this he initiated a number of agencies and projects to employ people. In the first "Hundred Days" of Roosevelt's first term he initiated a number of programs which increased the size of the Federal Government and the power of the President. He did all that he could to see that his proposals were put ... Ginsburg 227.) However, personal beliefs on the role of the president have been minor in the behavior of a President. When required all Presidents have assumed power to quickly deal with a situation. A President's personality and beliefs are also a factor in determining his actions as a President. Barber argues that a person's personality is shaped by his character, world view, and style all of which are ...
- 20896: Stolen Dreams
- ... match stick powder and then lights it, causing the skin and blood to bond. Again he cries for his mother and again he receives a beating. I wish that I could tell you that Shankar's story is unique but unfortunately it is not.The United Nations Labour Agency estimates that there are 250 million children from ages 5 - 14 employed aroun the world. These children are making carpets, manufacturing bricks ... company. I think one of the most important ways to create change is for each and every person to be concerned that these atrocitities are occuring. Not in a detached way that says I don't like it but it's not happening here, but rather once it has nauseated you. It must be taken to heart. Educate yourself and them educate the people around you. Tell local store owners what you have learned and ...
- 20897: The Evolution of the First Amendment
- ... legal right to express opposition to the British government that ruled them. Nonetheless, throughout the late 1700s, these early Americans did voice their discontent with the crown. For example they strongly denounced the British parliament's enactment of a series of tax levies to pay off a large national debt that England incurred in its Seven Years War with France. In newspaper articles, pamphlets and through boycotts, the colonists raised what ... and inalienable rights of Americans to think and speak freely. The first Amendments early years were not entirely auspicious. Although the early Americans enjoyed great freedom compared to citizens of other nations, even the Constitution's framer once in power, could resist the string temptation to circumvent the First Amendment's clear mandate. Before the 1930s, we had no legally protected rights of free speech in anything like the form we now know it. Critics of the government or government officials, called seditious libel, was ...
- 20898: Satanism 2
- Satanism I am hoping I can somehow make this seem like a psychological report without making it lose any of it's important details. My goal in writing this paper is to hopefully make people understand and agree that Satanism is not a "Devil Worshipping," animal mutilating, child scarifying cult organization. The psychological thing comes in when ... Christians would disregard books which represent the foundation of another religion. Satanism is not considered a religion for the white race and should not be confused with or grouped together with skinheads, The KKK, Nazi's, Neo-Nazi's, or people who support white power. Satanists are not teenage vandals, not gang murderers, not psychopathic murders, not child molesters or vicious rapists. Satanists do not sacrifice young children or animals. The ninth and ...
- 20899: Say No To Premarital Affairs
- ... and a way of practicing, it is actually a dangerous, harmful, risky and seriously unsafe activity that implies many negative consequences. However, a statement from The Waters Organization demonstrates a generalization of the adult world s point of view concerning this situation: today it is still not a "socially acceptable" policy to have sexual intimacy outside of wedlock, regardless of the millions who do so each day. Premarital sex damages the ... way it destroys life. Sex is very much the same kind of powerful force. It is a gift from God to give us the greatest pleasure, to help in creating a deep companionship with one's marriage partner and for procreation of the next generation. But if you play with this powerful force outside the bounds of marriage, it destroys you and those close to you. Sexual activity for young people ... disfiguring diseases like herpes have no cure. Some venereal diseases have no symptoms and many couples discover many years later that they became infertile because of these diseases. Infertility experts estimate that 80% of today's infertility is due to venereal diseases contracted before they married. The best and only method that guarantees 100% against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases is to wait for marriage to have sex and ...
- 20900: Stats
- ... To find funds with high gains or losses, determine the average, range and standard deviation of each fund. The results are in the following Table: Table 1. Average and Standard Deviation Comparison AVG % STD Range S & P 16.15 11.38 34.80 CMI 14.28 8.29 27.60 C1 10.75 4.16 15.40 C2 12.50 5.70 21.70 S1 14.15 6.97 19.30 ... over. The average will not guarantee that you will make the 15 % every year, it is only reflects how well you will do in the good and the bad years combined. The return for the S & P over the same time period was an average of 16.15 % with a range of 34.8 and a STD of 11.38. The Capitol Market Index was an average of 14.28 % with a range of 27.6 and a STD of 8.29. By removing any funds with an average that fell below the Standards & Poor s, and Capitol Market Index, this would narrow it down to funds that did as well as the market or better. The funds that fit this requirement are M1, A1, A2, B1, G1, and G2. ...
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