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- 9671: Confucius And Confucianism
- ... Kongfuzi which means Great Master Kong. Confucius was the most influential and respected philosopher in Chinese history. His ideas were the single strongest influence on Chinese society from around 100 BC. to the AD. 1900's. The Chinese government made his ideas the official state philosophy and many nearby countries honored his beliefs. Confucius wanted to gain the position as an adviser to a wise ruler, but he failed. He hoped to do this in order to be able to employ his ideas for reforming society. If it wasn't for the disciples of Confucius his teachings would have never been spread around China, and he would have never been made known. His teachings were never written down by him, but his conversations and sayings ... these types of people were rulers, their moral example would inspire the people to lead good lives. Confucius died sometime around 479 B.C., and his philosophy was not very well known. If it weren't for his disciples his ideas would probably still be unknown. Confucius never wrote anything down himself; his disciples wrote all of his sayings down in a collection of books called the Analects. These contain ...
- 9672: Depression
- Depression Life eradicator might be a more appropriate name for this disease. That's right, this disease drains the zest for living and replaces it with anguish, guilt, pessimism, irritability, and the inability to experience pleasure. People used to think it was "all in your head" and if you ... or loved one dies and we grieve. A loved one leaves us and we hurt, we miss them and want them back. People with chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's disease are at a higher risk of developing depression. Nearly half the people with heart disease are depressed. Depression may be an early sign of a serious and as yet undiagnosed disease, such as cancer, brain tumor, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases (Halonen, Santrock). Personality traits, such as low self-esteem and being overly dependent, pessimistic and easily overwhelmed can make a person more susceptible to depression. The use of alcohol, nicotine ...
- 9673: Ultrasonic Radar for a Home PC System
- ... or an army base used to have huge structures that could send out signals to find out if any aircraft were approaching. This technology is now offered to people who have a computer with microsoft's quick basic, or a Macintosh, and space (equivalent to that of a coffee-pot) to spare. Ultrasonic radar is now a small component for your computer, giving computer operators a chance to see low flying ... the round trip time of pulses. It also controls the stepper motor and communicates with the control computer. The connections between the Experimenter, ranging board, and transducer are shown in Figure 4. The ranging board's power requirements are usually under a 100 mA, but at peak transmission the circuit can draw up to 2 Amps of current. Power passes from GND (pin 1) and V+ (pin 9). To avoid malfunction ... pin 1 and pin 9 (or alternately pin 16 and pin 5). Another 300mF resistor should be added to the Experimenter end of the cable. Figure 5 shows the timing diagram of the ranging boards's signals. It takes about 360 microseconds to transmit the pulses. The transmitter waits 1 millisecond for the pulse transmission and transducer to complete it's task. Then the experimenter waits for the pulse echo ...
- 9674: British War
- Gregg Giasson U.S. History Period B !! YOU ARE THERE !! The most important event in U.S. History in my opinion would be Washington s escape from the British Army at New York. This event changed the course of U.S. History because it was the closest the movement for freedom came to being crushed. It all started when ...
- 9675: Teaching Diverse Students
- ... increase the knowledge level of diversity among the students in the classroom. Definitions There are many definitions of multi-cultural education. The one most used and most relevant, I believe to this topic and today s educational society is: An education free of inherited biases, with freedom to explore other perspectives and cultures, inspired by the goal of making children sensitive to the purity of the ways of life, different modes ... Different cultures eat different foods, have their own way of dressing and speaking, and possess many other distinct cultural aspects. Children grow up questioning and understanding many aspects of their background and many times aren t subjected to other cultures. It is up to a child s parents to be the first teachers of multi-cultural education. Many times parents are bias to their own culture and way of life. There is a lot of discrimination in the world and many ...
- 9676: Medieval Battle Tactics
- ... of infantry and some cavalry was an important factor in Roman War. However, if Rome and England were compared then the cavalry of Rome later developed into the Knight. The well trained infantry of Rome’s legion for attacking and invading now was set to defend in Medieval England as it more compares to the castle. Now that you know some about the origination of the Knight and the castle, let’s get into the tactics used by the land units of Medieval England like the knight and the archers. The knight, being the cavalry of the castle, and also the last line of defense between invaders and the castle, were inferior to a well trained army of foot soldiers. Usually, it was the knight’s ability and bravery decided the medieval battle. The Medieval Knight was trained from childhood. However, they were never taught any strategies. So, when it came to fighting in the battlefield, they used a guerilla ...
- 9677: Donnellan on Attribution and Reference Idiolects
- ... of the definite description “murderer”. In applying the attributive use to the sentence “Smiths murderer is insane”, let us suppose that Smith committed suicide- “is insane” would still assert that we are talking about “Thompson’s” actions. “Thompson” can argue that he did nothing and accuse “Smith’s” representation of issuing a false statement thus damaging his reputation. It’s possible that someone else may be responsible for the murder and not “Thompson”, therefor it would refer to someone else other than “Thompson”. There are two uses of sentences that follow this form, “The ...
- 9678: Employee Assistance Programs
- ... those three areas are discussed, some of the statistics that make these EAPs necessary, or at the very least, helpful, will be looked at also. The Troubled Employee Many of us have seen Gus he s the one who believes that in order to ease the hang over from last nights party, he has to have a drink the next morning. But it may not stop there. He needs a sip ... 587). It is clear that an alcoholic employee is a troubled employee. Next on the list is Sharon. Sharon comes into the office every morning at least 10 minutes late and when she does, she s pretty irritated. Around 9:30, she leaves for a coffee break and returns with a silly smile on her face, an odd smell on her clothing and a dire need for cupcakes. She generally "sneaks ... from their employers to help support their drug habits. They use more sick days, are more likely to file workers compensation claims and are 1/3 less productive than other workers (Cascio 588). In Sharon s case, the cost can run higher simply because of the nature of her position. If Sharon transposed numbers on checks, forgot to write a check or forgot to log a check into the bookkeeping ...
- 9679: Laws Must Be Passed To Address The Increase In The Number And Types Of Computer Crimes
- Laws Must Be Passed To Address The Increase In The Number And Types Of Computer Crimes Over the last twenty years, a technological revolution has occurred as computers are now an essential element of today's society. Large computers are used to track reservations for the airline industry, process billions of dollars for banks, manufacture products for industry, and conduct major transactions for businesses because more and more people now have computers at home and at the office. People commit computer crimes because of society's declining ethical standards more than any economic need. According to experts, gender is the only bias. The profile of today's non-professional thieves crosses all races, age groups and economic strata. Computer criminals tend to be relatively honest and in a position of trust: few would do anything to harm another human, and most ...
- 9680: The Need For Reason
- There just doesn't seem to be a healthy middle ground any more, on any topic. Take the death penalty for example Believe it or not, I don't always favor lethal injection. Sometimes I think we should use the electric chair. Juice em up a bit! Other times the gas chamber or the firing squad for kicks every now and then. In my ... are we supposed to sit on that mess? What about the pervasive lack of reason across the entire political spectrum? If Ken Starr had been reasonable, he would've closed up shop when he couldn't nail Clinton on Whitewater. If Clinton were reasonable, he wouldn't keep whipping it out like it was the only lighter in a crackhouse. If the Republicans were reasonable, they wouldn't have been ...
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