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- 24381: Overpopulation
- Overpopulation The twentieth century has drawn to a close and humanity faces the problem of being able to support its population without inducing catastrophic and irreversible destruction on Earth’s life-support systems. Throughout time, humankind has been living as though there are no consequences to its actions. But now, as people of the future, we see what is happening to the world that we ... working to slow population growth and achieve a sustainable balance of people, resources, and the environment. ZPG is the reason I have become an advocate and they have supplied most of my statistical information. Today’s children are likely to see a tripling of the global population within their lifetimes. These children our are next generation of parents, voters, consumers, and leaders. The choices they make are critical to stabilizing the ... adopt responsible population policies. One problem the earth and its inhabitants face today is our lack of resources due to of the increasing number of people. Tropical forests cover only 7 percent of the earth’s surface, but it holds over half of all plant and animal species in the world. The rate of destruction of these resources is now so far in excess of their renewable rates that they ...
- 24382: Plato On Justice And Injustice
- ... whether justice is stronger than injustice, what each does to a man, and what makes the first good and the second bad. In answering this question, Socrates deals directly with the philosophy of the individual's goodness and virtue, but also ties it to his concept of the perfect state, which is a republic of three classes of people with a rigid social structure and little in the way of amusement ... is achieved through destructive means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice is a form of goodness that cannot be involved in injuring someone's character. Justice, in short, is a virtue, a human excellence. His next point is that acting in accordance with excellence brings happiness. Then he ties excellence to one's function. His examples are those of the senses -- each sensory organ is excellent if it performs its function, as the eye sees, the ear hears. Therefore, the just person is a happy person is ...
- 24383: The Great Gatsby 4
- ... Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in America history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. The book indicates the worthlessness of materialism, the futile quest of Myrtle and Gatsby, and how America's moral values had diminished. Despite his newly acquired fortune, Gatsby's monitory means could not afford his only true wish, therefore he cannot buy everything which is important to Daisy. (Fitzgerald, -page 42-) What you wish for is not always what you want or not all that glitters is gold. The wild lavishness of Gatsby's parties and the shallowness and purposelessness of the lives of the guests all kills Gatsby on the inside. All Gatsby wants when he chooses to be rich is to get Daisy. Daisy, who is ...
- 24384: Chinese Architecture
- ... religions of the temples vary from Buddhist to Taoist to ancestral and folk religion, but all of these share the same basic structure. In Taiwan temples are to be seen everywhere. Temples are the island's unique cultural features. Over 5,000 of Taiwan's temples show architecture significance. Some of the famous traditional temples in Taiwan are Lungshan Temple, Tienhou Temple, and the Chaoien Temple. The main elements of the temples include color painting, calligraphy; wood, stone, and clay structure; ceramics; and cut-and-paste art. By looking at Taiwan's traditional architecture we can have a better understanding of China's rich folk culture. It is believed that the Mongols made substantial contributions to the Chinese architecture. It is now thought that the original ...
- 24385: Where Would We Be Without Freedom?
- Where Would We Be Without Freedom? Freedom: 1. The quality or state of being free a). the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action… 2. a). a political right… (Webster’s, 458.) This is Webster’s definition of the liberty we take advantage of daily. American citizens live in "the land of the free;" still, to most, freedom is something important only if it is being denied. Where would we be ... in the original Constitution. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, the right to bear arms, and the rights of the accused are a few mentioned in the first ten amendments. The campaign for women’s suffrage was a clear example of the rights expressed by the first amendment. It was won primarily through continuous picketing and assembly by those determined to make a difference. The Constitution of the United ...
- 24386: Compaison Of Any Two Search En
- ... search engines is to always search more than one engine to answer your question. No two engines are the same-each offers a unique set of features and indexes or crawls the Web differently. It’s no surprise the results vary. Good searchers triangulate output from several engines to acheive relevent results. The emergence of meta search engines is a credible antitode to the time-consuming practice of sequential search engine ... ranked, compiled results. Meta search engines vary widely in which engines they search, how they process queries, and how they compile and display results. Some search sequentially, others simultaneously; some translate queries into target engine’s language, and others just send the query “as is”. The best metas offer an esily viewable list that can be customized, and it is a plus to see a checkbox feature on the first screen ... and other factors to create a search plan. SavvySearch allows the searcher to customize a selection of engines to search and in what order-and then save the customized selection for future use. SavvySearch Limited’s technology also enables users to 1) dramatically speed up browsing of the World Wide Web, 2) quickly target and retrieve relevant information from the internet, and 3) communicate seamlessly with a virtually unlimited number ...
- 24387: Child Rearing in Victorian Times
- ... hired help. This assured the parents of a good upbringing, considering they inform the nanny to instill their beliefs and morals onto the children. It also assured constant care and a watchful eye. The child's life operated with clockwork regularity, they seldom ventured out of the nursery, unless it was to take a walk in the park or to attend dance class with the nanny. The child ate breakfast at ... clock. When the children reached a certain age they were permitted to join their mother for a luncheon at 10 o'clock, and were able to spend one hour prior to dinner in their mother's dressing room. Other than meals, occasional visits with mother and short walks in the park, the child had nothing to do except play with lavish toys, such as the toy theatre, the steam driven train ... Poppins stereotype were usually unmarried old maids who were strict to the point of being sadistic. Although on the other hand some were warm and caring, providing the only love and companionship in the child's life. Even with the austere aspects of the nursery, caring nannies could brighten everything up right down to the meals, which were monotonous unlike those of their parents who would feast on a thirteen- ...
- 24388: The Cherokee Indians
- The Cherokee Indians The American Indian History in the Eastern part of the country is always associated with the Cherokee Indian nation. The Cherokee's were by far the largest and most advanced of the tribes when Europeans first arrived and came in contact with Native Americans. There are too many tribes to go over background on every one of them, so I'm going to focus on the Cherokee's since many of their ways and customs are so similar to all the other tribes in the East. When Europeans first arrived in North America, the Cherokees occupied a large expanse of territory in the ... their ancestral relatives (the Iroquois) occupied much of the Northeast cultural area. The name Cherokee was probably given to them by outsiders since the word Cherokee means, "people of different speech." The name the Cherokee's had for themselves was Ani-yun-wiya which means, "real people." Villages were placed along rivers and streams so they could take advantage of the rich black soil for farming. Corn was their main ...
- 24389: Crown Casino
- The casino industry in Australia operates under an environment of uncertainty. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Australia’s 13 casinos recorded a total operating loss of $288 million in 97-98. Outsiders predict a gloomy future for the casino industry in the next few years due to the reduction in international high rollers and the low level of management talent in Australia’s young casino industry.?? In this business environment Crown must implement business strategies will carry it into the next century as one of the worlds most successful casino complexes. The Crown was set up as a ... access to customers and many online operators are benefiting from the lack of regulatory and tax burdens. This industry is expected to grow from $US5 billion to $US25.4 billion by next year. In Crown‘s strategic outlook it should attempt to tap into this booming market. Crown would be able to use its globally recognised name and add credibility to this undisciplined market. With the cooperation of PBL namely ...
- 24390: Hell: That Place in Your Mind
- Hell: That Place in Your Mind Hell is a place that is created in one's mind. It is different for each person, depending on what they believe. It can be a never-ending pit, or a room a barren room at the center of the earth, that is super hot ... can be a place people land because they could not get to the holy land. In Christianity, Hell is a place that God created and sent the Devil to rule over, because he challenged God's power. It is where a person goes if she commits sins and is never redeemed again. Some religions believe in a nirvana, where all is good. On the other hand, if a person does not ... makes it, through their actions in their lifetime. The underlying idea is that if a person does something wrong it will come back to have her. Hell is a place that is created in one's own mind. Some persons believe that it is a religious place, while others will argue that it is created by actions of a person during his lifetime. Some say that it is a physical ...
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