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- 26701: WW
- ... all the other nations into a fight. This is just what happened when a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia led to World War 1. Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey). Prominent among the war's causes were the imperialist, territorial, and economic rivalries of the great powers. The German empire in particular was determined to establish itself as the preeminent power on the Continent. The Germans were also intent on ... Serbia. Other declarations of war followed quickly, and soon every major power in Europe was in the war. Some of the basic causes of World War 1 goes as far back as the early 1800's. Peoples controlled by other countries began to develop feelings of nationalism. Countries grouped together in rival military alliances to advance their aims. They fought for colonies and other lands. Finally, governments clouded international relations by ... of Marne throught September 6-9. Germany failed to reached the English Channel on October 21 through November 17 in the first battle of Ypres. On October 30th the Turks joined the Central Power. That's how the war began and some of the main events of 1914, the first year of the war. Word Count: 469
- 26702: Utopian Communes
- By: Mike Kerbe Mike Kerbe U.S. History to 1876 Professor Giaimis October 8, 1999 History of the Amana Communes With the new foundland of north America, Europeans saw a chance to apply their hopes and dreams of a perfect Utopian society ... the Amana as seeing their community as an island of redemption in a world awash with temptation, sin and avarice; the Elect could come and perfect themselves, if they were prepared to heed the Lord’s call to chastity, poverty, simplicity, hard work, purity, and brotherly love. 1 Although they sought redemption, the main driving force behind the Amana was that they sought religious freedom. Unhappy with their religious rights and ... village practiced their Utopian ideals and worked together as one large community. Perhaps the most impressive view of the Amana may be their unique contributions to social reform. Many aided and abetted the abolitionists, women’s rights, and objections to war. Their history and communal methods were basically unchanged for 89 years. The Amana is definitely one of the longest lasting communal societies in the world. In a sense you ...
- 26703: Animal Experimentation
- ... other animals, despite the fact that the test results do not help prevent or treat human illness or injury. Cosmetics are not required to be experimented on animals, and since non-animal alternatives exist, it's difficult to understand why some companies still choose to conduct these brutal and unnecessary tests. Cosmetic companies murder millions of animals every year just to put a few more dollars into their pockets. The companies ... free companies use a combination of many methods to ensure the safety of a product. Lobbying by animal welfare groups has resulted in federal, state, and local legislation severely restricting animal experimentation. Under the U.S. Animal Welfare Act, all animals used in biomedical research must be bought from vendors licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA inspects laboratories where animals are used and enforces federal laws regarding treatment and care of the animals. Scientists have also taken action to prevent the abuse of the animals, ...
- 26704: Capital Punishment
- ... a per- capita basis in countries or states that do have it, then those that do not. In order for capital punishment to work as a deterrence, certain events must be present in the criminal's mind prior to committing the offence. The criminal must be aware that others have been punished in the past for the offence that he or she is planning, and that what happened to another individual ... as a deterrent, because of human nature to ignore practised advice and to self learn. There are those who claim that capital punishment is in itself a form of vengeance on the killer. But isn't locking up a human being behind steel bars for many years, vengeance itself? And is it "humane" that an individual who took the life of another, should receive heating, clothing, indoor plumbing, 3 meals a ...
- 26705: Animal Rights
- ... the experiments are replicated also which causes an unneeded demand for animals to perform experiments. Experiments which have already been proven are still being experimented with. However, animal research is an integral part of today's society when thinking of how much progress we have gained in human health with the use of animal experimentation. To date some forty-one Nobel prizes have been awarded to scientists whose achievements depended on ... diabetes and medications important in the management of asthma, epilepsy, arthritis, ulcers, and hypertensions are a few more to add to the list. To take animal research away would also be to halt our society's advancement of more procedures and more medicines to enhanc he better living of humans. In addition, there are no alternatives to animal experimentation that can give the same results that it can. In certain research ... experiment. Humans are the only alternatives to animals for this and when faced with this alternative, most people prefer the use on animals as the research model. Animal research is necessary to maintain our society's well being. Many people think it is morally wrong but when the advantages are considered with the disadvantages, the good outweighs the bad. Animal Research is necessary to continued progress in human health. If ...
- 26706: The Story of Sugar
- ... where raw materials, such as sugar cane, was processed. (E.g. East Anglia/ British ports.) The technological changes involved for mass production. Here railways were built, in areas such as Africa, using the United Kingdom’s capital. The railways provided a way for the goods to be transported. An historical aspect, which reflects upon these economical changes, is that of slavery or as it was coined “labour transplantation”. During 1601 and ... scale production of sugar meant that the crop was transplanted half way across the world with the main passage as south Europe and Madeira and the Canary Islands, West Indies and Brazil. During the 1970’s The European Community (EC) had become a major exporter of white sugar, thus making the price of sugar fall by 28%. Guyana and Jamaica’s major source of export earning was in fact ‘Sugar’, there was an attempt to reorganise the production of sugar as each country knew they had structural difficulties, but they were faced with competition from ...
- 26707: GI Jane Military Surplus
- ... be kept, to keep up with big business. It also allows for easier product searches, and quick stock lists. Universe Of Discourse This Information system features a simple but efficient conceptual schema design, whereupon it's simply derived from an initial stock list into sub-categories and then the report, this is to maintain a user friendly system capable of the task of maintaining this business. Rationale for development This business ... employees information. It will provide a simple utility for changing the databases contents, and updating it as the business grows. I understand the business wants a simple cheap but efficient system, as the company isn't willing to invest more than $1000 in the system. This however does not include hardware allowing $1000 for software development. I assumed that the business does not want full automation but purely simplification of common ...
- 26708: Computer Viruses: Infection Vectors, and Feasibility of Complete Protection
- Computer Viruses: Infection Vectors, and Feasibility of Complete Protection A computer virus is a program which, after being loaded into a computer's memory, copies itself with the purpose of spreading to other computers. Most people, from the corporate level power programmer down to the computer hobbyist, have had either personal experience with a virus or know someone ... Kratz. The Computer Virus Crisis. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989: 6-81. McAfee, John, and Colin Haynes. Computer Viruses, Worms, Data Diddlers, Killer Programs, and Other Threats to Your System. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989: i-195. Roberts, Ralph. Computer's Computer Viruses. Greensboro: Computer Publications, Inc., 1988: 29-82
- 26709: Optimism Verses Pessimism
- ... has the tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation. For example, if a tremendous rain storm was to occur, an optimist would say “well, we have been needing some rain” or “it’s going to be sunny tomorrow.” When a pessimist would say “I hate the rain” or “it’s never going to stop raining.” An optimistic person is upbeat and charismatic, and a pessimistic person is dejected and downhearted. An optimistic outlook is most successful and radiant. Although everything has both pleasant and unpleasant ... have their draw backs and advantages. So, is the glass half-full or half-empty? The truth of the matter is, there is no right or wrong answer it is total up to the person’s perception.
- 26710: The Indian Wars
- ... Indian removal into effect in the war of 1812 when he battled the great Tecumseh and conquered him. Then General, later to become President, Jackson began the later Indian Removal movement when he conquered Tecumseh¹s allied Indian nation and began distributing their lands (of which he invested heavily in). Jackson became the leader of the distribution of Indian lands and distributed them in unequal ways. In 1828 when Jackson was ... went with the suppression of South Carolina and gave Georgia all out support. When faced with the decision of Union or Indians he went with the Union and oppressed the Indians. The Executive branch wasn¹t the only part of government which suppressed the Indians, the Legislative branch also suppressed them. In 1828 Congress passed the Indian Removal Bill which forced the Indians in the south to relocate or "be subjected ...
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