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- 5571: A Story About WWF
- "Welcome everybody to 'Raw IS War'! Tonight's main event is Sting verses Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Before we begin, here is a little information on the challenger, Sting," announced Vince McCann. "He hails from Death Valley, California. At ... if I can ask you one question. Why do you want the title so badly?" " Well Gene, ever since I was a child, the championship belt has been held by disrespecting degenerates. I feel it's time for a real champion get the belt. That is why I'm here, I'm the people's cham....." Before sting could finish his sentence he is attacked by HHH. HHH's partner distracted the referee long enough for him to deliver the devastating 'Piledriver'. With Sting's head exposed, HHH drops ...
- 5572: The X Files: Negative Images of Races
- ... weather he/she knows about it; they associate all Latin Americans to this idea. Thus, Latin Americans are seen as inferior to this person. Another problem with this episode is that the local authorities can't figure out what is going on until the "white" FBI agents come along and "enlighten" them. Subconsciously, this can have a drastic effect on people. If they see that the "white man" has to show ... back to the game. Later we find out that the game is rigged and there is no way someone can win the money. To the viewer this seems stupid and foolish. What the viewer doesn't know is that the idea of making it big is a large persuasion. To the viewer, these people look like stupid and ignorant people. Again, Weather or not this is true, the viewer also associates this vision with the entire race. Another bad image that comes out of this is that these people are so superstitious that they can't see past it. Someone tells them "You will meet your ancestors." And they go along with what is happening. They are shown to believe so heavily in this, that they can't see that ...
- 5573: Alfred Thayer Mahan
- ... Crowl and Paul M. Kennedy have their own opinions on the degree to which Mahan influenced society and naval doctrine as a strategist and historian, the validity and brilliance of some of his ideas can't be denied. Mahan was a firm believer that sea power was the single most important factor in determining national dominance. He said sea power was the command of the sea through naval superiority. His second ... economy, with a large fleet to protect this overseas activity. Mahan believed not only in the importance of the navy as a fighting force but also as a tool of national policy. Philiip A. Crowl's assessment of Alfred Thayer Mahan is skeptical at best. He gives credit only where credit is absolutely due and never in the form of compliment. Crowl believed "Mahan's failure as a logican (and therefore as a historian) was the direct result of his methodology: he began his labors with an insight, a light dawning on his inner consciousness'; the insight hardened into ...
- 5574: A Massive Project for the Benefit of Mankind: A Look at the Human Genome Project
- ... genes, nearly 100,000, in the 23 chromosomes of the human body. Along the way, they hope to understand the basis of, and maybe even develop methods of treating certain genetic diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Muscular Dystrophy. They plan to do this by identifying the DNA sequence of an abnormal gene in which a disease originates and comparing it with the data of a normal or healthy gene. The ... having joined in. Most of the labs and researchers are located in France and the United States. The project started in 1990 and was slated to take 15 years and cost $3 billion in U.S. money for the entire project coming to roughly $200 million per year. Federal funding for the project is nearly 60% of the annual need. This has created some funding problems for the project. There also ... project was estimated to have detailed maps of all of the chromosomes and know the location of most of the human Genes by 1996. Researchers have successfully located the gene and DNA sequence for Huntington’s Disease on Chromosome 4 and have created a genetic test to determine if a person carries this gene. "The child of a person with Huntington's has a 50% chance of inheriting the gene, ...
- 5575: ON THE BEACH
- ... killers, i.e. effect of the explosion of a nuclear bomb dropped in one part of the world can gradually spread all over the globe killing every living organism, sometimes even bacteria because of it’s intense radioactive levels. In the novel, On the Beach, when the character Moira Davidson, a young ambitious girl who wanted to study and visit places throughout the world is faced with the fact that neither ... the Northern Hemisphere, she gets very furious and frustrated. She says, “There never was a bomb dropped in the Southern Hemisphere. Why must it come to us?”(7th last line, pg. 29) But, Moira wasn’t the only one who was complaining. Almost every soul on the rest of the planet shared her thought because of various reasons; a developing country like China who was at the peak of becoming one of the world’s biggest industrial power was destroyed, Russia, a country with abundant land was destroyed within days and last but not the least the people living in the countries of the Northern Hemisphere where the war ...
- 5576: King Lear
- In Shakespeare's non-fictional novel King Lear foretold of a King whose emotions clouded his judgment. King Lear suns begins to realize the truth as his character begins to suffer, both emotionally and physically. Lear was a foolish old man, his weakness was that he yearned flattery. This causes his actions all come from his emotions, not his process of reasoning. Lear's fear of the truth also clouds his judgment and causes his to repetition his words, by doing so he never gets to solving his problems. During Act I Lear's love for adulation was the strongest. Lear no longer wanted all the power that he had so he divided his kingdom amongst his three daughters. Goneril, the oldest, told him that she loved him ...
- 5577: The Brady Bill
- ... news reports on the Brady debate, I wondered what was making it so hard for this gun control bill to pass in this gun violence ridden country. In this paper, I will trace the bill's seven year history in Congress, which I hope will reveal how partisan politics played a crucial role in the Brady bill's passage in this policy making branch. The Brady bill took its name from Jim Brady, the former press secretary of President Reagan, who was shot in the head and partially paralyzed in the assassination attempt ... chairman as well as the chief sponsor of the bill, explained before the Subcommittee that the Brady bill "has a very simple purpose: to keep lethal handguns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them.3" Aside from the firm support from the public, the bill also gained the backing from the former president Reagan who, in a tribute to James Brady, said that it is "just ...
- 5578: Huck Finn
- By: Connie Ryu Tim Lively Critical Analysis: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Setting: Late 1800’s along the Mississippi River Plot: When the book begins, the main character, Huck Finn possesses a large sum of money. This causes his delinquent lifestyle to change drastically. Huck gets an education, and a home to live in with a caring elderly woman (the widow). One would think that Huck would be satisfied. Well, he wasn’t. He wanted his own lifestyle back. Huck’s drunkard father (pap), who had previously left him, was also not pleased with Huck’s lifestyle. He didn’t feel that his son should have it better than he. Pap tries to get a ...
- 5579: Computer Ethics
- ... retrieval and two, the more dangerous threat, the increased value of information in decision making. Information has become more vital in the competitive environment, thus, decision makers want it even if it violates somebody else's privacy. Violation of ones personal privacy, via computers may in part be due to the unclear understanding of responsibility on the part of those involved. Is it a management or a technical concern? Ethical standards ... laws to copy software? Is this as serious as ‘stealing' data or illegally infiltrating and viewing data in a computer database? As the general public becomes increasingly ‘computer literate', the gap between technology and people's intellect noticeably shrinks. Computer systems are no longer composed of one large, simple, straightforward batch-oriented computer. They are now integrated real-time currently available computers, software, and assorted output devices that have enlightened many ... times they set any ethical standards aside by rationalizing that there is a greater good that should be considered. Unfortunately ethical behavior is not part of the law of nature, but part of a person's set of beliefs and behavior. An important aspect of computer users ethical abuse includes the privacy question. Why exactly is a person's privacy important? There is no simple answer to this question, as ...
- 5580: Meniere's Symptoms
- Meniere's Symptoms Meniere's symptoms are due to a problem with the inner ear, the part of the ear responsible for balance as well as hearing. If you have Meniere's, you will recognize these symptoms: Vertigo (a spinning or whirling sensation that causes balance problems). Vertigo is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sweating. Attacks of vertigo usually begin suddenly and may last for ...
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