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- 1161: What Is Radar
- What Is Radar The word "radar" was invented by scientists of the United States Navy during World War II. The word comes from the first letters in the term "radio detection and ranging.""Detection," as used here, means finding an object or target by sending out a radio signal that will bounce back ... reflected radio signals are really radio echoes. So he predicted that such echoes could be used to find the position and course of ships at sea. But nothing was dine about it until just before World War II. In 1935, Robert A. Watson)Watt and other British scientists developed a system of radio echoes that could detect approaching aircraft. This later developed into the radar system that proved effective against ...
- 1162: Ontological And Cosmological A
- ... Pg.313). I agree with Anselm's argument that in order for God to be the Supreme Being, the best, He must exist in both the understanding as well as in reality. Where did the world start? Where did everything start? If we believe that one thing came after another then there has to be a starting point. The only possible answer to this starting point is God. Thus, there must ... people to have faith in the existence of God. When people can not show cause and effect for certain happenings they attribute their cause to God. There must be God to keep order in the world or as some people say to keep the world going in utter disorder. Cosmological Argument The Cosmological Argument: The second "proof" of God's existence is a set of arguments that date back to the Aristotle's argument for God's existence. The ...
- 1163: The Hindu and Muslim Religions
- ... culture, our lives, beliefs, and religious laws are different than those of other regions. In all reality, there are many religions that one may or may not be knowledgeable about. Two major religions in the world are Hinduism and Islam. Through different avenues, Hindus and Islam followers can be compared and contrasted in three different ways: life-styles, beliefs, and customs. The history of Hinduism consists of how it began, its population, and its establishments over the years. First, its history can be revealed by how Hinduism began. Dean C. Halverson, World Religions Specialist for International Students, in his book, World Religions, talks about how Hinduism can be traced back to 1500 B.C. in what is now India. It began as just a religion that worshipped lots of gods and that was very ritualistic. ...
- 1164: The Catcher in the Rye: A Bridge from Innocence to Adulthood
- The Catcher in the Rye: A Bridge from Innocence to Adulthood Adolescence is a time of existence in two worlds. One world having the desire to be in the adult world, which is filled with all the unknown wonders of the world. The other world is the world of childhood which is comfortable and protected from all the impurities in the world. This sort of tug of war between the two worlds is not only mentally ...
- 1165: McCarthy's Communist Witch-Hunt
- McCarthy's Communist Witch-Hunt While the United States was fighting the Cold War to preserve its freedoms, the fears and anti-Communism the Cold War helped cause at home undermined some of those freedoms. One of the most notorious examples of this is Senator Joseph McCarthy. In his search for Communists in the U.S. government he infringed upon civil ... McCarthy was little known before gaining national attention with a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, on February 12, 1950. In that address, McCarthy argued that the United States was denied the fruits of victory from World War II by treasonous subversives in the U.S. State Department. He especially blamed the 1949 Chinese communist takeover on treachery within the U.S. State Department. In that speech, McCarthy stated fifty-seven ...
- 1166: The Bell Curve Of African Amer
- The bell curve of African American rights has risen and fallen throughout Americas history. The period between the Pre-Civil War Era and the Post Civil War Era, were momentous in displaying the status and rights of African-Americans in the time. As the Civil War approached, the status of African-Americans was an increasingly troubling issue among the American Public. During the War, the bells curve had reached its height. And during the Post-Civil War, the curve ...
- 1167: The Cause of the War Between Britain and America
- The Cause of the War Between Britain and America The cause of war between Britain and America was over many reasons. America had no representation in the British Parliament. Britain still proceeded to pass laws that would effect the Americans. Americans would not stand for Britain' laws for ... hand, British troops were sent to keep peace. The Americans also took action by forming an army. The two armies encountered for the first time at Lexington. This was the beginning battle of the Revolutionary War. While the war was being fought leaders of America took their first step toward freedom. A Declaration of Independence was created to proclaim Americas' freedom from Britain. The French and Indian war left the ...
- 1168: John Fitzgerald Kennedy and His Accomplishments in Office
- ... he envisioned all the hopes of the United States rising from its troubled past? Or maybe it was attributed to a man who, in only 1,037 days in office, changed America and the world. January 21, 1961 (Inauguration Day), after becoming the youngest ever elected president as well as the first Roman Catholic and beating out Republican Richard Nixon he gave what was one of the shortest speeches ever ... need but also food, education, and medical care. The idea of a Food and Peace Program in his state of the union address in January was to distribute Surplus American Food needy countries throughout the world. In March of 1961, his executive order created the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps was made up of Americans willing to put their skills and education to use in order to work for the people of newly developed nations. The idea was to teach the people of third world countries the help them develop solutions to their own problems. The idea caught on quickly and 5,000 Americans volunteered to join the Peace Corps. Kennedys early presidency was also marked by tension ...
- 1169: History Of The Counterculture
- ... authority and the law. However, with all the talk and the tension that this movement created it turned out to be an empty rebellion. While it did voice important concerns about civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the injustices of society. (Constable, 27-28) It is important to first examine the change in music that was the fuel of the counterculture revolution. Rock n Roll was born in the 1950's ... the counterculture. Besides the Civil Rights movement, there was another important movement during the 1960s: the Student Movement. Youthful Americans were outraged by the intolerance of their universities, racial inequality, social injustice, and the Vietnam War. The Student Movement led to the hippie culture. This movement marked another response to the decade as the young experimented with music, clothes, and drugs. These young people became known as hippies. Hippies preached mysticism ... the famous Woodstock Festival for peace in New York, a three day concert that emphasized their beliefs. One of the chief movements that came from the Student Movement were the antiwar protests during the Vietnam War. (Time 6 Jan. 1967, 22) The United States first became directly involved in Vietnam when Harry Truman started to underwrite the costs of France's war against Viet Minh. Later, the presidencies of Dwight ...
- 1170: What Is Postmodernism
- ... more, but whether or not an idea, or game , is useful. Knowledge becomes a commodity that is to be sold, and Lyotard sees it as possibly the most important commodities in what he calls: the world-wide competition for power Lyotard links the rise in the importance of knowledge to the rise in the use of computers in both society s commercial and social life. In my view there are few ... even sees political leaders as becoming themselves simulacra having no real power or ability to change things. Power has disappeared and nobody can therefore exercise it. The main reason for this is nuclear weapons. A war is pointless due to the fact that both countries would be destroyed at the push of a button. Baudrillard s writings have been criticised for being highly abstract, however his view is in my view ... and China have become involved and are demanding a cessation to the bombing. What power do they really have? What power does NATO really have? If this crisis develops into a major conflict between major world powers what can either side do? If either side were to launch a nuclear attack the other side would retaliate. Threats can be made in the form of selling the image of a nuclear ...
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