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- 21521: Gold 2
- ... of Origin From the Old English word geolo (yellow) ? Symbol Origin From the Latin word aurum (gold) ? Uses electronics, jewelry, coins ? Obtained From crust of the earth, copper ores Atomic and Chemical Properties: In it s usual state atomic mass number 197 gold is stable. However, there are radioactive (unstable) isotopes of mass number 186 to 196 and 198 to 203. Gold normally exhibits a chemical valence of one or three ... West Indies, he found natives fishing with gold hooks, similar hooks were in use in remote parts of Colombia n the 20th Century. The Uses of Gold: Gold, eternally attractive to man has found it s principal use as a store of value and has become an increasing important industrial metal. Because of its rarity and durability, gold tended to remain relatively stable in valuable and thus almost universally acceptable as ... rate for gold at $ 42.22 per ounce. It was then selling for about $65 on the free market. The IMF abolished the official price of gold effective April 1978, and by year-end it s value rose to $226.37. The market price, more than doubled in one year. By mid- January 1980 gold was sold at a record high of $880. Sources: It occurs in veins and alluvial ...
- 21522: Sticks And Stones Can Break Th
- ... that only those in touch with nature can see. Wordsworth illustrates such powers by writing, "These beauteous forms/Through a long absence, have not been to me/As is a landscape to a blind man s eye". He wishes he could feel the beautiful powers of the forest more often. Coleridges poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" illustrates Christian redemption and man s redeemable qualities. Coleridge believes life and poetry both follow a cyclical pattern. The story is about a man s literal and spiritual journey and how they parallel each other. On these journeys, Coleridge imaginatively explores the supernatural. He makes the story and the Mariners experiences more interesting. The Mariner experiences moral error and ...
- 21523: The Immigration Experience
- ... in the Union army. Congress later passed a law stating that chaplains had to be "ministers of some religious denomination," which included Christian ministers and Jewish rabbis. Then, more trouble came for the Jews. Ulysees S. Grant ordered that all Jews in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee were to be removed. Fortunately, Lincoln cancelled the order as soon as he found out. Later, between 1880 and 1925, many Jews came ... laws which discriminated against Jews. In Russia, a czar had been assassinated, and Jews were blamed out of fear of a revolution. This caused a flood of immigrants into the United States. Most of America's famous people are descended from immigrants if they are not immigrants themselves. People, like Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, and Henry Kissinger, who was Secretary of State, and helped to open up negotiations with China ... because each group has done so much. All this proves that Americans are not just one people. We are individuals from different cultures. We are different, but we are all Americans. --- Bibliography "Asian Americans" Grolier's Online Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. "Chinese Exclusion Act" Grolier's Online Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. "Ellis Island" Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. 1986 ed. Fallows, James. "The Mind of Japan" U.S. News and World Report 2 ...
- 21524: Global Warming--is It Getting Warmer
- Greenhouse Effect: Is it Getting Warmer? By definition, the greenhouse effect is a term for the role the atmosphere plays in insulating and warming the earth's surface. In modern society, this is the term for something better known as global warming. The earth s climate is predicted to change drastically in the next century due to human activity. As the population of the world increases, so does the anount of greenhouse gasses produced. These include mainly carbon dioxide, methane ... and coal), and wood and wood products are burned. Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil. Methane can also come from the decomposition of organic waste and livestock s waste (cow poop). Nitrous oxide is emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, as well as during burning of solid waste and fossil fuels. (http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/). Light energy comes through the earth ...
- 21525: Blind Conformity: Malcolm X
- Blind Conformity: Malcolm X ENC 1101 D.J. Henry In today's world it is often difficult to adjust to one type of lifestyle or another. The constant bombardment of outside opinions hamper our ability, as humans, to choose and be comfortable with a certain way of ... as shown in his essay, My First Conk, Malcolm X, in fact, was victimized by this malignant disease. Straightening black hair, though, is just one impulse that is bought on by blind conformity. Changing one's self to look or behave like another because it is more desired by the public is due to a disregarding of one' s self-claimed morals and values, an over emphasis of the media and outside opinions, and an insecurity which most of us unfortunately have. In My First Conk, Malcolm X assured that black people were ...
- 21526: Motivation 2
- Motivation is the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward organizational goals, conditioned by the effort's ability to satisfy some individual needs (Robbins, 168). For some business analysts, employee motivation is a good way to increase productivity in an organization. When people get motivated, they will have a reason to put more efforts on what they are doing. Motivation is a crucial management tool in lifting the organization's work force's ability. There are many different ways to motivate employees. Employers can motivate their workers as individuals, groups, teams, or the organization as a whole. Motivation takes forms like offering rewards, improving working conditions, or ...
- 21527: Speech Observations
- Speech Observations Public communication is the process by which a group of individuals are identified as the receivers or listeners and a single individual is identified to provide the primary source of conversation. Today's Government training classes are somewhat typical of this scenario. Though the instructors pull information from the students to ensure class participation, the primary flow of information is directed rather than having open discussions. I am ... to their experiences and attempted to make analogies of their own he gave full attention to the student. He then reiterated the information for the rest of the class, ensuring they understood how the student's analogy was pertinent to the topic. Once he felt the class had a thorough understanding of the issue he made a point to thank the student for the input. This directed attention to the student ... addition, allowing the students to relate the information to his/her experiences was an effective way of gauging how well the material was being processed and understood by the class. On various occasions, the student's analogy of the information was incorrect. This gave the instructor the insight of how the information was being perceived and allowed for additional clarification. This interaction between the students and instructor actually changed the ...
- 21528: Ritalin
- Ritalin The parents of six year old James Patrick Smith receive a phone call from the school guidance counselor informing them of their child's recent hyperactive behavior. After a short conference, the guidance counselor suggests to the parents a solution for young James' problem; as a result, the family visits their family doctor and the doctor diagnoses James with ... the vast market of prescription drugs, Ritalin, one of the most highly used drugs, also carries with it some of the greatest medical drawbacks. ADD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) stands tall as America's number one psychiatric disorder (Hancock 52). Estimates suggest that more than two million children live with the disorder; in addition, according to Dr. Daniel Safer of Johns Hopkins University, over 1.3 million regularly consume ... which leaves patients and their families holding a possible "time bomb" of Ritalin. With assembly line-like characteristics, physicians turn patients in one door and out the other without conversing with teachers, reviewing a child's educational level, nor doing psychological evaluations (Hancock 52). After children use all the Ritalin given with one prescription, new prescriptions are required for additional doses (Bailey 5). Doctors as well as pharmacies benefit monetarily ...
- 21529: Shockwave Rider
- There are numerous books on the science fiction market, that deal with the myriad of possibilities involving the technology of the future. John Brunner s book, Shockwave Rider, is one of the most popular, as well as one of the most famous, books dealing with this issue. Brunner presents many different realities to the reader, and they are all potentially ... reality in the world he presents to the reader, but he does indicate that the world wide datanet and technology has great potential to make the world a better place for all concerned. In Brunner s book we have a reality that is incredibly tense, and almost plausible today. The space that the author deals with is filled with endless bits of information (information overload to be more precise), corporate domination ... at this character and see the author within. Haflinger is a prodigy whose talents allow him to switch identities with a simple phone call. By the advanced technology and the ingenuity that is completely Haflinger s, we see that the author is not one to be content with the realities that may be a possibility in the future of technology. Brunner clearly illustrates, by the previous description of Haflinger, that ...
- 21530: Philosophy Of Quality
- ... forefront of world industry. Deming stresses that the most important part of quality is the role of management. Deming also emphasizes on achieving long term goals through cultural transformation rather then short term needs. Deming s findings can be viewed best through his System of Profound Knowledge, and his 14 Points of Management. While Deming was continually expanding his research, Philip B. Crosby entered the forefront of quality in the 1970 s. Crosby has been a consulter as well as a trainer for many leaders in the manufacturing industries. Like Deming, Crosby also has a 14-Step Pan for Quality Improvement. Crosby s main focus is first evaluate the quality system and make improvements on the current system. Another of Crosby s main concerns is defects. Crosby emphasizes that the performance standard should be zero defects. The ...
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