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- 22861: Disscusion On Time
- ... be dilated. Albert Einstein talked about the effect of motion and time in his theory of relativity. Einstein theorized as an object moved closer to the speed of light time would slow down, while observer’s on earth His theory was proven to be true, when in the early 70’s an atomic clock was carried on a jet aircraft and another one on earth. The two clocks were synchronized to each other. The aircraft traveled at the speed of sound and when it landed again the clocks were examined. The clock on the plane was slightly faster then the clock on the ground. The results confirmed the predictions made in Einstein's theories of relativity. This test seems so amazing and if you think about it more, if we are ever able to travel at the speed of light, hundreds of human years on earth may ...
- 22862: Child Sex Tourism Bill in Australia
- ... or promote child sex tours, such as travel agencies and the like, who have specifically run sex tour packages. Defences to these offences such as stating that the defendant had no knowledge of the child's age will be also targeted, as currently, this is a major stumbling block on the course to justice. Finally to save time and cost, video link hearings will be setup between the child in question ... this argument. "I do not propose to comment on the technicalities of the Bill except to emphasise that it is essential that the intention of the Bill be fully maximised. The significance of the Bill's deterrent effect must not be jeopardised by any legal uncertainty which could result in an unsuccessful prosecution." The first two statements mentioned in the above paragraphs offer the view that the Bill will obstruct the ... devoted many hours of their time in assuring the new legislation was passed in Parliament. LAWASIA is a group of private attorneys that, in 1993 assembled the first World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights. This convention expressed overwhelming support for the new legislation. Another first in the way of conventions was the first World Congress on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. The convention was held in ...
- 22863: Marcus Brutus-the Tragic Hero
- ... heads to bed. In the middle of the night he wakes up to the ghost of Julius. Caesar tells his old friend Though shalt see me at Philippi. Brutus is startled by this and isn t sure what was meant by this. Will Caesar live again or is this some kind of omen. Brutus and his troops March to Philippi. After Cassuis dies, Brutus and his troops are winning, although Brutus don t realize it. Brutus decides to take the cowards way out of this and kill himself, rather than be drug through the streets of Rome. Strato holds out his sword as Brutus runs about and kills himself. Brutus tragic flaw in all of this was he was too loyal to Rome and to his friend Caesar at the same time. After killing Caesar he wasn t sure if he had done the right thing. And then when after Antony spoke at the funeral and turned all of the people from Rome against Brutus, things started to go downhill for our ...
- 22864: Divorce Rhtorical Analysis
- ... Rhona Mahony is a visiting scholar from Stanford Law School. She is writing this article as a rebuttal to the general perception that divorce is the cause of most behavioral and emotional problems in today’s youth. As an example of higher learning and a known savant, she uses logos to back up her theory, and uses a study of children from divorced families. In Mahony’s article she argues that “ there could be several reasons [that] … children of divorced parents have more emotional and behavioral problems, and also do less well in school than children who live with both of their ... Family Therapist and works as a volunteer in a day center for the mentally ill. Sheila Burns is a senior lecturer in social work at the Polytechnic of North London. Their book Divorce: The Child’s Point of View, is written for parents to understand what their children are going through during and after a divorce. They use their own daily experience as resource as well as statistics. These two ...
- 22865: Drugs And Alcohol
- ... altered so that it can be smoked. Cocaine and crack are highly addictive. This addiction can erode physical and mental health and can become so strong that these drugs dominate all aspects of an addict's life. Cocaine, and crack use has been a contributing factor in a number of drowning's, car crashes, falls, burns, and suicides. People under the influence of crack and cocaine frequently do risky things they later regret. Physical risk associated with using cocaine are increase in blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and body temperature. Severe risks include heart attacks, strokes, respiratory failure, brain seizures, and the body's ability to fight and resist infections. The psychological risks are violent, erratic, or paranoid behavior, hallucinations and "coke bugs" see insects crawling over skin. Cocaine can also lead to confusion, anxiety, depression loss of ...
- 22866: The Ebola Virus: One Deadly Disease
- ... Deadly Disease In the year 1976, Ebola have lurked from its unknown origin, and caused the death of 340 people. This virus had made the nation of Zaire in fear as it took away people's lives. The people of Zaire would wait outside clinics, churches and in their homes for a treatment of the horrible disease, but there was no cure. They were forced to watch people die, hoping that they would be saved from the awful death of the Ebola virus. Ever since this deadly virus had been exposed, researchers have been trying to find out where it's from and its cure. Although researchers have found little information about the virus, much of the information needed to develop treatment and vaccine still remains puzzling to them. The first outbreak occurred in Zaire in ... nose, abdomen, pericardium and vagina. Patients basically die of intractable shock. Those with severe illness often have fevers and are delirious, combative and difficult to control. One out of ten people infected survive the virus's deadly operations. Once in a while, the Ebola virus is known to sometimes die out within a person before killing the host organism. Since Ebola is a virus, there is no cure or vaccine ...
- 22867: Capitalism-Communism
- By: SJ Communist vs. Capitalist Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth describes a capitalist society in which each man works for himself in the race for independent wealth. In this caste society, progress is defined as the continual accumulation of material wealth. An individual's organizational skills lead to his success; his success acquires wealth, which in turn provides higher social status than his working class counterparts. Carnegie defines progress as material gain. He claims that over the years, wealth ... accumulation of wealth truly define progress? Does this definition of a capitalistic society include all members of the society? Carnegie has failed to include the working class counterparts to these so-called "successful" men. Carnegie's definition of capitalism is one sided and does not recognize the value of the disfavored members of its society. In reality, the only people who benefit from Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth are the ...
- 22868: Morality in Frankenstein
- ... Frankenstein Morality, it has been questioned by people, honored by people and revered since the beginning of time. Yet even today not one person can say what is morally right. It was Dr.Victor Frankenstein's opinion that it was alright to create a "monster". Frankenstein's creation needed a companion ,knowing that his first creation was evil should the doctor make a second? With the knowledge at hand, to Dr. Frankenstein, it is not at all morally correct to bring another ... bestow I will quit the neighborhood of man,"(pg 142) promises the morally corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner. When the doctor, if and when he, finished his first creation's mate there is a chance that the monsters will not keep their promise and stay in Europe evoking fear into townsfolk. The good doctor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for the good ...
- 22869: Huckleberry Finn and The Issue of Race In Our Country
- ... because believe you me if people really want to they will live life in their own way always reaching for the best. Therefore, race should not be an issue on the mental growth of today's students as in the case of Huckleberry Finn, one of Mark Twain's contested books in all history, to be taught in the high school classrooms. Mark Twain's novel, Huckleberry Finn should be taught in all high schools because students and parents should not be ashamed of their past, it has been a required novel for many years at schools, and because ...
- 22870: Macbeth
- Compare and Contrast: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Ambition, the world’s driving force to achieve their goals. Ambition is a characteristic of human nature, which, if expressed in an evil manner, can turn the entire person evil. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are great examples of these types of people. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, they are torn apart due to their excessive hunger for power. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a driving ambition that turns each of them into a spiral of guilt and evil. They are ... from their first meeting and throughout the play. She also uses her knowledge she has of him, to add to the task of persuading him, she knows how to get him motivated. Due to Macbeth’s lack of knowledge of his spouse, he is unable to prevent her. Many factors like persuasion and ambition are a big part in the couple's relationship. Macbeth starts to take control when he ...
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